Casa De Amparo

“The form 990 is prepared by an outside accounting firm and is reviewed by the audit committee and accounting firm staff. If there is adequate time, the form 990 is provided to the full board of directors for their approval before filing; otherwise, the entire board will be provided a copy at the time the organization files its 990 with the irs.”

“Each january, all board members read and sign the conflict of interest disclosure form at the regular board meeting. The board reviews the conflict of interest policy as the education topic for january. Each director or officer of casa has a duty to disclose to the board (and to any applicable committee of the board) the material facts of any proposed transaction or action by casa in which such director has any conflicts. The disclosure required under #1 (above) must be made, to the extent possible, prior to any consideration of such proposed transaction or action by the board or by any applicable committee of the board. If a director or officer does not recognize the existence of a conflict prior to the board's decision regarding the transaction, the board member has a duty to disclose the material facts of the conflict as soon as the conflict is recognized. The director or officer having a conflict shall not participate in the deliberation or decision regarding the matter under consideration and shall retire from the room during deliberations except to the extent he or she has been invited by the board or committee to participate, after consideration of the significance to casa of the disclosed conflict. The board or committee may also request that he or she provide casa with any relevant information known to the director regarding the matter. Any proposed transaction or action in which the board has determined that a director or officer has a conflict of interest must be approved by at least 2/3rd's of the directors entitled to vote other than the interested director(s) at a scheduled meeting. When there is any doubt as to whether a conflict exists, the matter shall be resolved by action of the board, not including the participation of the individual whose potential conflict is at issue. All directors and officers are obligated to notify the board if they believe an individual director or officer has failed to properly disclosure a conflict they believe to be at hand, and the aforementioned procedure (resolution by action of the board, not including the participation of the individual whose potential conflict is at issue) shall be employed by the board in all such instances. The decision and vote of the board regarding any conflict shall be fully recorded in the minutes.”

“Compensation for employees, including the executive director, shall be considered in a fair and informed manner taking into consideration the external economic climate and the financial condition of the organization. Risk to the short and long term financial health of the organization is the overriding consideration. Board members are not compensated. The procedure for determining the executive director's compensation requires the full board to consider compensation on an annual basis.”

“The organization's articles of incorporation, bylaws, and conflict of interest policy are made available to the public upon request. The organization's financial statements are available on the organization's website.”

“Financial statements are reviewed and aproved by the board of directors prior to issuance.”