2016-11-14T14:20:08-06:00 2015-12-31 752393478 WHITLEY PENN LLP 1400 WEST 7TH STREET STE 400 FT WORTH TX 76102 990 2015-01-01 751895412 CASA OF TARRANT COUNTY INC CASA 8178775891 101 SUMMIT AVE NO 505 FORT WORTH TX 76102 DON BINNICKER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8178775891 2016-11-07 1 CHRISTY CATES P00440503 8172599100 2015 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z DON BINNICKER 101 SUMMIT AVE NO 505 FORT WORTH TX 76102 1553208 0 X WWW.SPEAKUPFORACHILD.ORG X 1984 TX HIGHLY TRAINED CASA VOLUNTEERS SERVE AS THE JUDGES' EYES AND EARS IN LEARNING ABOUT THE SPECIFIC NEEDS AND BEST POTENTIAL OUTCOMES FOR ABUSED CHILDREN ASSIGNED TO THEM. THEY GATHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE CHILD'S LIFE BEFORE AND AFTER THEY ENTERED FOSTER CARE AND BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE CHILDREN THEY SERVE. VOLUNTEERS ALSO ENGAGE WITH PARENTS, RELATIVES, AND FOSTER FAMILIES. COMBINED, THIS INFORMATION FORMS THE BASIS FOR THE VOLUNTEER'S RECOMMENDATION TO THE JUDGE ON WHAT THEY FEEL IS IN THE CHILD'S BEST INTEREST REGARDING PERMANENT PLACEMENT. 20 19 30 368 0 0 1539488 1377219 0 0 1569 695 87617 73261 1628674 1451175 0 0 0 0 965633 1067827 0 0 221226 380245 406175 1345878 1474002 282796 -22827 1590117 1540158 77775 50643 1512342 1489515 CASA OF TARRANT COUNTY ASSISTS THE FAMILY COURT SYSTEM BY PROVIDING TRAINED, COURT-APPOINTED VOLUNTEERS WHO ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF ABUSED AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN BY MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SAFE AND PERMANENT HOMES. 0 0 1057380 WITH A VISION OF A CASA VOLUNTEER FOR EVERY CHILD WHO NEEDS ONE, THE AGENCY ASSIGNED 368 VOLUNTEERS TO 510 CASES. ACCORDING TO THE 2015 TEXAS ANNUAL REPORT AND DATA BOOK FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES, TARRANT COUNTY HAD THE 2ND HIGHEST NUMBER OF CONFIRMED CASES OF CHILD ABUSE IN THE STATE. TARRANT COUNTY HAD 6,213 CONFIRMED CHILD ABUSE VICTIMS IN 2015. THE VOLUNTEERS SERVED A TOTAL OF 880 ABUSED AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN IN TARRANT COUNTY FOSTER CARE. OF THE 880 CHILDREN SERVED, OVER HALF (52%) WERE UNDER THE AGE OF FIVE, AND THEY REPRESENTED EVERY RACE, ETHNICITY, AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS. THE 368 CASA VOLUNTEERS SPENT AN AVERAGE OF 17.6 MONTHS ON A CASE, DEMONSTRATING THEIR COMMITMENT TO CHILDREN IN CRISIS. 1057380 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 30 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 20 19 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X DON BINNICKER 8178775891 101 SUMMIT AVE SUITE 505 FORT WORTH TX 76102 RICHARD CORONADO PHD PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MARTIN DURBIN PRESIDENT-ELECT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CLARK RUCKER SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CHARLOTTE KAUFFMAN ASSISTANT SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MATT OPITZ TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CRAIG DAVIS PAST PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JANET BISHOP BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 J HEATH COFFMAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MOLLY R DAVIDSON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTINE DOBSON PHD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHARON GEIDER PHD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LISA GRADY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT KEENAN BOARD MEMBER (PARTIAL YEAR) 1.00 X 0 0 0 NATALIE MARTIN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CAROL MCQUIEN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 GLENN MONROE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DONNA MULLEN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TONY RUTIGLIANO BOARD MEMBER (PARTIAL YEAR) 1.00 X 0 0 0 AMY WALTON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 REBECCA FARROW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 98000 0 0 98000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 113377 677891 585951 1377219 695 695 158935 113377 102033 56902 56902 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 16359 16359 16359 1451175 16359 0 57597 98000 76448 8295 13257 761105 593722 64422 102961 134719 105091 11403 18225 74003 57728 6264 10011 14454 14454 86410 11778 47380 27252 12665 12665 12980 11294 1686 113236 88333 9585 15318 36376 34418 1958 2364 2364 15693 12242 1328 2123 6198 4835 525 838 MISCELLANEOUS 35936 29218 6718 STAFF RECRUITMENT 21048 2949 99 18000 FAMILY FUND 16898 16898 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 10485 10485 21432 12426 8430 576 1474002 1057380 195396 221226 1187642 1165250 100505 100578 234500 175831 12013 16525 173003 99143 47343 73860 8114 8114 1590117 1540158 47775 20643 30000 30000 77775 50643 X 1364865 1317229 31679 48988 115798 123298 1512342 1489515 1590117 1540158 -22827 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1043107 1274700 1301682 1539488 1377219 6536196 1043107 1274700 1301682 1539488 1377219 6536196 302900 6233296 760 1102 840 1667 695 5064 15229 6988 2850 20916 16359 62342 6603602 0.94390 0.92580 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 147477 42200 17391 172286 107323 44940 4786 147477 101053 6270 107323 89152 11901 101053 81943 7209 89152 0.00000 0.71570 0.28430 0 0 10793 2279 8514 86249 66553 19696 75961 30311 45650 73860 X 1553208 102033 102033 1451175 0 1451175 1576035 102033 102033 1474002 0 1474002 PART V, LINE 4: THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS HAVE BEEN RESTRICTED FOR USES INCLUDING THE CHILDREN'S NEEDS FUND AND TRAVEL EXPENSES FOR THE STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION. PART X, LINE 2: GAAP REQUIRES MANAGEMENT TO EVALUATE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE ORGANIZATION AND RECOGNIZE A TAX LIABILITY (OR ASSET) IF THE ORGANIZATION HAS TAKEN AN UNCERTAIN POSITION THAT MORE LIKELY THAN NOT WOULD NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. MANAGEMENT HAS ANALYZED THE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE ORGANIZATION AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2015 AND 2014, THERE WERE NO UNCERTAIN POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION OF A LIABILITY (OR ASSET) OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION IS SUBJECT TO ROUTINE AUDITS BY TAXING JURISDICTIONS; HOWEVER, THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO AUDITS FOR ANY TAX PERIODS IN PROGRESS. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THE ORGANIZATION IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX EXAMINATION FOR YEARS PRIOR TO 2012. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENT DIRECT COSTS 102,033. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENT DIRECT COSTS 102,033. SUPERHERO RUN 30125 30125 160 1690 24086 JUDGE SCOTT MOORE DINNER 183935 25000 158935 2000 33308 73746 1 58252 58252 911 272312 113377 158935 160 3690 33308 98743 135901 23034 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A CASA OF TARRANT COUNTY, INC. PROVIDES NOTIFICATION TO DONORS OF THE VALUE OF GOODS AND SERVICES PROVIDED WHEN THEY RECEIVE A PAYMENT IN EXCESS OF $75 MADE PARTLY AS A CONTRIBUTION AND PARTLY FOR GOODS AND SERVICES PROVIDED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B CASA OF TARRANT COUNTY, INC. PROVIDES NOTIFICATION TO DONORS OF THE VALUE OF GOODS AND SERVICES PROVIDED WHEN THEY RECEIVE A PAYMENT IN EXCESS OF $75 MADE PARTLY AS A CONTRIBUTION AND PARTLY FOR GOODS AND SERVICES PROVIDED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY BEFORE IT IS FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS MONITORED AND BOARD MEMBERS DECLARE ANNUALY BY FILING OUT A FORM, THAT LIST ALL OTHER BOARDS THAT THEY ARE MEMBERS OF AND ANY OTHER ORGANIZATION THEY ARE INVOLVED IN. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 CASA CONSIDERS EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUNDS, PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS, EXPERENCE LEVELS, AND COMMUNITY/INDUSTRY COMPARISONS WHEN DETERMING COMPENSATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 DOCUMENTS ARE AVALIABLE UPON REQUEST FROM THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICE. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEARS.