Easter Seals Hawaii

“The Form 990 will be provided to the Board of Directors for review prior to submission to the IRS.”

“The ESH Board of Directors, officers, employees, and representatives of ESH are expected to use good judgment, adhere to high ethical standards, and to conduct their affairs in such a manner as to avoid any actual or potential conflict between their personal interests and those of ESH.”

“& Top management positions included Director of People & Performance. Easterseals Hawaii is a member of a family of companies including the Catalight Foundation, the BHPN, Easterseals Northern California and Xolv Technology Solutions and the Executive Compensation Committee of the Catalight Foundation's Board of Directors is authorized to conduct an annual performance & compensation review of the CEO of Catalight. ESH's CEO & top management report to the CEO of Catalight Foundation who conducts a market analysis with the People & Performance department to determine compensation.”

“The compensation evaluation process for key employees is similar to the executive compensation evaluation mentioned above in Question 15a.”

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available to the public upon request.”

“It was determined during the preparation of the 2020 annual financial statements that certain assets' useful lives used prior to 2018 to calculate depreciation did not properly reflect the Organization's useful life policy and, therefore, accumulated depreciation for those assets was understated in the prior-year financial statements. In addition, certain receivables and prepaid expenses recorded in 2019 and prior were recorded in error. The combined effect of these restatement adjustments resulted in a reduction to total assets of $1,025,794. Pension-Related Changes , other than net periodic costs of $30,757.”

“2020 was a year of unexpected change and anxiety, but despite this, Easterseals Hawaii was able to quickly recalibrate, pivot and fulfill its mission in new ways that ensured it was able to meet both its team members and client families where they were at any given time. Much of this was driven by its people-first approach, prior investments in technology infrastructure and new clinical modalities that offered greater flexibility in supporting both a remote workforce and remote service delivery environment. Because of this, ESH was able to maintain its 300 plus person staff, without pay reduction, invest in new trainings to equip its practitioners with the skills needed to provide care via telehealth and serve more than 2,000 families delivering nearly 220,000 service hours in 2020. In addition, myBrightlink Virtual Camp and Club were launched to provide children and adult participants in the programs some fun, educational and social connection via a classic summer camp-like experience, at no cost to families. The summer session was a success and has evolved into a year-round program funded exclusively by donated dollars. Easterseals Hawaii is also a member of a family of companies including the Catalight Foundation, the BHPN, Easterseals Northern California and Xolv Technology Solutions. Across the five companies, there are nearly 800 employees working together to responsibly disrupt and transform home and community-based care and help become a diverse, equitable and inclusive organization that works proactively to address complex societal problems such as healthcare access and greater well-being for underrepresented communities.”