2015-11-12T16:33:36-06:00 2015-06-30 350921680 CROWE HORWATH LLP 3815 River Crossing Parkway Suite 300 Indianapolis IN 462400977 990 2014-07-01 351038653 Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Fort Wayne - South Bend Inc CATH 2604225625 915 S Clinton St Fort Wayne IN 46802 Gloria D Whitcraft Executive Director 2015-11-10 true NICOLE BENCIK P00756195 3175698989 2014 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z Gloria D Whitcraft 915 S Clinton St Fort Wayne IN 46802 4419942 false 0928 X www.ccfwsb.org X 1922 IN Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Fort Wayne - South Bend, Inc. serves those in need as Christ would have us do. 15 9 216 221 0 0 4199578 4060700 292871 307768 35142 51474 0 0 4527591 4419942 679688 782813 0 0 2943845 2602967 0 0 151099 1058302 1023289 4681835 4409069 -154244 10873 3691634 3678644 276988 274979 3414646 3403665 Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Fort Wayne - South Bend, Inc. (Catholic Charities) serves those in need as Christ would have us do. (Continued in Schedule O) false false 1756513 139 143785 OLDER ADULT SERVICES: THE SCSEP PROGRAM PROVIDES WORKPLACE TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE TO LOW-INCOME SENIOR CITIZENS AGED 55 AND OLDER IN 6 COUNTIES. FUNDED BY THE US DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND SPONSORED WITH SENIOR SERVICE AMERICA, THE GOAL OF THE SCSEP PROGRAM IS FOR THE PARTICIPANTS TO OBTAIN UNSUBSIDIZED, GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT TO MAINTAIN THEIR INDEPENDENCE. THE PROGRAM ASSISTED 79 PARTICIPANTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2015. VILLA OF THE WOODS IS A STATE-LICENSED RESIDENTIAL FACILITY FOR OLDER ADULTS. ALL ROOMS ARE PRIVATE WITH PERSONAL BATH AND INDIVIDUALLY CONTROLLED HEAT AND AIR CONDITIONING. ALL ROOMS ARE EQUIPPED WITH CABLE TV SERVICE. THIS RETIREMENT COMMUNITY PROVIDES INDEPENDENCE, YET IS STAFFED AROUND THE CLOCK SO RESIDENTS CAN RECEIVE ASSISTANCE WHENEVER IT IS NEEDED. HOUSEKEEPING, LINEN SERVICE, MEALS, AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES ARE PROVIDED. THE FACILITY IS CONVENIENTLY LOCATED IN A WOODED RESIDENTIAL AREA CLOSE TO THE BUS LINE, A PUBLIC LIBRARY BRANCH, AND A SHOPPING CENTER. FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2015 VILLA OF THE WOODS HOUSED 15 INDIVIDUALS AND PROVIDED OVER 3,825 DAYS OF CARE. CATHOLIC CHARITIES SPONSORS RSVP (RETIRED SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM), A PROJECT OF THE ORGANIZATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE. RSVP MOBILIZES PEOPLE AGES 55 AND OLDER TO HELP MEET A WIDE VARIETY OF COMMUNITY NEEDS. VOLUNTEERS ARE PLACED BASED ON THEIR TALENTS, INTERESTS, AND SCHEDULES, WITH LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES, SCHOOLS, LIBRARIES, HOSPITALS, PARKS, AND OTHER NONPROFIT ENTITIES. THE RSVP PROGRAM HAS ASSISTED OVER 638 VOLUNTEERS AT 85 DIFFERENT SITES. THE RSVP PROGRAM HAS ALSO PROVIDED OVER 146,666 HOURS OF VOLUNTEER SERVICES IN DEKALB, LAGRANGE, NOBLE, ST. JOSEPH, ELKHART, AND STEUBEN COUNTIES, THE VALUE OF WHICH IS OVER $3,276.518 1121311 472373 106060 REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES: THESE PROGRAMS PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS COMING TO THE UNITED STATES UNDER REFUGEE STATUS AS GRANTED BY THE US DEPARTMENT OF STATE, AS WELL AS ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS WHO SEEK ASYLUM ONCE THEY ARE ALREADY IN THIS COUNTRY. CATHOLIC CHARITIES WORKS IN COOPERATION WITH THE US CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS TO PROVIDE THESE SERVICES, WHICH HELP NEW RESIDENTS ADJUST TO LIFE IN THE COMMUNITY. SERVICES INCLUDE PRE-ARRIVAL PROCESSING, ARRIVAL SERVICES, ASSISTANCE WITH HOUSING, REFERRALS FOR MEDICAL CARE, ACCULTURATION, REFERRALS FOR ENL (ENGLISH-AS-A-NEW-LANGUAGE) CLASSES, SCHOOL ENROLLMENT FOR THE CHILDREN, AND OTHER EDUCATION SERVICES AS NEEDED. DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2015, CATHOLIC CHARITIES RESETTLED 270 REFUGEES AND ASSISTED IMMIGRANTS WITH 227 CONSULTATIONS. IN ADDITION, 382 IMMIGRATION APPLICATIONS WERE FILED TO THE UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES (USCIS), OF WHICH 300 WERE APPROVED. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO ASSISTED 56 STUDENTS THROUGH CITIZENSHIP CLASSES, OF WHICH 42 SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED AND GRADUATED THE COURSE. CATHOLIC CHARITIES' HISPANIC HEALTH ADVOCATE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO ASSIST THE SPANISH-SPEAKING POPULATION WHO SPEAK LITTLE TO NO ENGLISH WITH THEIR MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS. THE GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO REDUCE THE LANGUAGE BARRIERS IN ORDER TO PROMOTE PREVENTATIVE HEALTH PRACTICES FOR THE SPANISH SPEAKING COMMUNITY. THE CASE MANAGERS ACCOMPANY CLIENTS TO OB-GYN, WELL BABY CHECK-UPS, UROLOGY, ONCOLOGY, DENTISTRY, CARDIOLOGY, EAR, NOSE, AND THROAT, COUNSELING, AND ANY OTHER MEDICAL RELATED APPOINTMENTS. MANY OF THE APPOINTMENTS ARE PRIMARILY FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN. THE PROGRAM CONTINUES TO BE OFFERED AS A FREE SERVICE. THERE ARE OTHER BUSINESSES THAT OFFER INTERPRETATION AND TRANSLATION SERVICES IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES; HOWEVER THIS WILL COST CLIENTS APPROXIMATELY $50 AN HOUR, AND MOST OF THE CLIENTS WHO UTILIZE OUR SERVICES HAVE BEEN FAMILIES WITH LIMITED OR NO INCOME. THE PROGRAM HAS ASSISTED 182 INDIVIDUALS WITH 569 APPOINTMENTS THIS FISCAL YEAR IN THE FORT WAYNE AREA. IN ADDITION, CATHOLIC CHARITIES HAS RECEIVED A GRANT FROM THE STATE OF INDIANA TO PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT SERVICES FOR REFUGEES WHO RESIDE IN THE UNITED STATES. SERVICES CAN BE PROVIDED TO REFUGEES UP TO FIVE YEARS AFTER THEY HAVE BEEN RESETTLED. CATHOLIC CHARITIES ACCOMPLISHED 258 JOB PLACEMENTS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2015. 602752 307268 0 CASE MANAGEMENT BRIEF SERVICES INCLUDE THE RESOURCE AND REFERRAL PROGRAM, WHICH ASSISTS FAMILIES WITH THE BASIC NEEDS SUCH AS HOUSING, UTILITIES, FOOD, CLOTHING, HYGIENE/PAPER PRODUCTS, FUEL ASSISTANCE AND BUS PASSES. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2015, 213 FAMILIES WERE SERVED. CATHOLIC CHARITIES IS A PART OF THE CASE COORDINATION SYSTEM IN ALLEN COUNTY TO COLLABORATE WITH OTHER SOCIAL AGENCIES IN SHARING RESOURCES TO BETTER ASSIST FAMILIES. THE AGENCY ALSO RECEIVED FUNDS THOUGH THE EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER PROGRAM AND WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO 84 HOUSEHOLDS. CATHOLIC CHARITIES' CHRISTMAS PROGRAM SPONSORS LOW INCOME FAMILIES TO PROVIDE THEM WITH WINTER CLOTHING, GIFTS, CHRISTMAS TREES, AND HOLIDAY FOOD BASKETS. THIS YEAR THE PROGRAM SERVED 32 FAMILIES IN FORT WAYNE AND 61 FAMILIES IN SOUTH BEND. THE HARDEST HIT FUND VOLUNTEER SERVICE PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM IS PART OF THE BUILDING THE BRIDGE TO RECOVERY PROGRAM, WHOSE FOCUS IS ASSISTING QUALIFIED UNEMPLOYMENT RECIPIENTS IN AVOIDING FORECLOSURE ON THEIR HOME MORTGAGE IN EXCHANGE FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION IN JOB TRAINING, EDUCATION, OR VOLUNTEER SERVICE. PRE-QUALIFIED CLIENTS WHO CHOOSE VOLUNTEER SERVICE AS THEIR FOCUS AREA ARE REFERRED TO CATHOLIC CHARITIES, WHO WILL THEN PROVIDE THEIR SCREENING, ORIENTATION, PLACEMENT, AND SUPERVISION. CATHOLIC CHARITIES HELPED 16 IN ALLEN COUNTY, 1 IN NOBLE CTY, 20 IN ST JOSEPH CTY, 2 IN MARSHALL CTY, 3 IN KOSCIUSKO CTY AND 8 IN ELKHART COUNTY. IN FISCAL YEAR 2015, THE SOUTH BEND FOOD PANTRY SERVED 12,131 INDIVIDUALS AND THE AUBURN FOOD PANTRY SERVED 20,502 INDIVIDUALS IN NEED OF FOOD ASSISTANCE. ABOUT 25 PERCENT OF THESE HOUSEHOLDS WERE NEW TO THE FOOD PANTRY IN SOUTH BEND AND 7 PERCENT IN AUBURN. EACH FAMILY WHO VISITS THE PANTRY RECEIVES ENOUGH FOOD TO PREPARE FOUR MEALS; WHEN AVAILABLE, CLIENTS ALSO RECEIVE PERSONAL CARE ITEMS SUCH AS SHAMPOO, TOILET PAPER, AND DIAPERS. THE PANTRY ALSO PROVIDES CLIENTS WITH RECIPES, COMMUNITY REFERRALS, NUTRITION INFORMATION, AND SAFE FOOD HANDLING INFORMATION. THE RSVP SEWERS AND YARN CRAFTERS PROVIDED HATS, SCARVES, AND MITTENS FOR FOOD PANTRY CLIENTS, AND A NUMBER OF PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS IN THE COMMUNITY HAVE MADE INDIVIDUAL GIFTS OF GOODS AND MATERIALS FOR THE FOOD PANTRY. 345656 3033 57923 THE ORGANIZATION'S OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2015, INCLUDE: PREGNANCY AND ADOPTION SERVICES, WHICH PROVIDE FREE BIRTH OPTIONS FOR PERSONS WITH UNPLANNED PREGNANCIES, AS WELL AS FINANCIAL AND OTHER ASSISTANCE FOR OTHER PREGNANCY RELATED NEEDS. THE PROGRAM CONTINUES TO NETWORK WITH VARIOUS COMMUNITY AGENCIES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. CATHOLIC CHARITIES BUILDS RELATIONSHIPS WITH PREGNANCY CLINICS, HOSPITALS, CHURCHES, AND LAWYERS HELPING TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT ADOPTION. THE FORT WAYNE EDUCATION CREATES HOPE AND OPPORTUNITY (ECHO) PROGRAM IS A SCHOOL AND HOME-BASED PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES GUIDANCE AND RESOURCES TO PREGNANT AND PARENTING TEENS, ENABLING THEM TO COMPLETE THEIR HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION AND SUCCESSFULLY PARENT THEIR CHILDREN. AS OF JUNE 30, 2015, 68 CLIENTS WERE SERVED. DURING THE YEAR, 12 OF 13 CLIENTS RECEIVED THEIR HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMAS; . IN ADDITION, THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO STUDENTS AGES 18-24 WHO ARE ENROLLED IN AN EDUCATIONAL OR JOB TRAINING PROGRAM. SOUTH BEND EDUCATION CREATES HOPE AND OPPORTUNITY (ECHO) PROGRAM: THE ECHO PROGRAM IN SOUTH BEND HAD A TOTAL OF 56 CLIENTS WHO REQUESTED ASSISTANCE IN COMPLETING THEIR HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION. 8 OF 9 CLIENTS GRADUATED SUCCESSFULLY. ECHO PROGRAM IN SOUTH BEND HAS ESTABLISHED WORKING RELATIONSHIPS TO SHARE INFORMATION AND FOR MUTUAL REFERRALS WITH WOMEN'S CARE CENTER, PRE-NATAL CARE COORDINATION OF ST. 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When distributed, the organization's endowment funds will be used to supplement the organization's operating activities. Schedule D, Part X, Line 2 FIN 48 (ASC 740) footnote THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES ON INCOME FROM RELATED ACTIVITIES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE U.S. INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND CORRESPONDING STATE TAX LAW. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION HAS BEEN MADE FOR FEDERAL OR STATE INCOME TAXES. THE ORGANIZATION IS SUBJECT TO ACCOUNTING GUIDANCE RELATED TO ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES. THIS GUIDANCE REQUIRES THE ORGANIZATION TO RECOGNIZE A TAX BENEFIT ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THE TAX POSITION WOULD BE SUSTAINED IN A TAX EXAMINATION, WITH A TAX EXAMINATION BEING PRESUMED TO OCCUR. THE AMOUNT RECOGNIZED IS THE LARGEST AMOUNT OF TAX BENEFIT THAT IS GREATER THAN 50% LIKELY OF BEING REALIZED ON EXAMINATION. FOR TAX POSITIONS NOT MEETING THE MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT TEST, NO TAX BENEFIT IS RECORDED. THE ORGANIZATION HAS EXAMINED THIS ISSUE AND HAS DETERMINED THERE ARE NO MATERIAL CONTINGENT TAX LIABILITIES OR QUESTIONABLE TAX POSITIONS. THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT EXPECT THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS TO SIGNIFICANTLY CHANGE IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS. THE ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZES INTEREST AND/OR PENALTIES RELATED TO INCOME TAX MATTERS IN INCOME TAX EXPENSE. THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT HAVE ANY AMOUNTS ACCRUED FOR INTEREST AND PENALTIES AT JUNE 30, 2015 OR 2014. true FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE 366 116334 MEDICAL ASSISTANCE 4 1186 HOUSING ASSISTANCE 495 180242 UTILITY ASSISTANCE 520 54004 TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE 531 13302 OTHER FINANCIAL/NEEDS ASSISTANCE 33161 141687 195977 FMV Food IN-KIND DIRECT ASSISTANCE 366 80081 FMV Household Items Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 Description Of Procedure For Monitoring Use Of Grant Funds Each program has guidelines regarding financial and other assistance. Assistance for refugees is governed by the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services regulations. Assistance provided is monitored within the client's file, and documentation is maintained within the file and/or with checks disbursed. Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 Procedures for monitoring use of grant funds. Each program has guidelines regarding financial and other assistance. Assistance for refugees is governed by the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services regulations. Assistance provided is monitored within the client's file, and documentation is maintained within the file and/or with checks disbursed. X 143660 Market value X 144 195976 Market value X Rent Reduction 1 92871 Market value X Burial Plots 2 16140 Market value X Volunteer Hours 16 19011 Market value X Discounted Fuel Voucher 1 340 NONE 0 false true false Schedule M, Part I Explanations of reporting method for number of contributions Other: number of contributions Food inventory: number of contributions Other: number of contributions Other: number of contributions Clothing and household goods: number of contributions Other: number of contributions Schedule M, Part I Number of contributions or items contributed number of contributions Schedule M, Part I, Line 19 Number of contributions or items contributed number of contributions Schedule M, Part I Number of contributions or items contributed number of contributions Schedule M, Part I Number of contributions or items contributed number of contributions Form 990, Part III, Line 1 ORGANIZATION'S MISSION (CONTINUED FROM FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1) CATHOLIC CHARITIES PROVIDES AN ARRAY OF SERVICES THAT CREATE AND BUILD FAMILIES; HELP PEOPLE COPE WITH DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES, ECONOMIC HARDSHIP, AND RELATIONSHIP ISSUES; PROVIDE A FRESH START FOR HARDWORKING PEOPLE; AND ENSURE THAT CHILDREN AND SENIORS IN PARTICULAR HAVE ACCESS TO SERVICES TO PROMOTE THEIR PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING. CATHOLIC CHARITIES SERVES THOSE IN NEED WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON THE MOST VULNERABLE POPULATIONS: THE POOR, DISABLED, IMMIGRANTS, ELDERLY, AND CHILDREN. CATHOLIC CHARITIES IS COMMITTED TO IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE INDIVIDUAL, THE FAMILY, AND THE COMMUNITY. OUR VALUES: WE BELIEVE THAT A CHILD SHOULD GROW UP IN A LOVING AND NURTURING ENVIRONMENT. WE BELIEVE THAT FAMILIES ARE THE CORNERSTONES OF OUR SOCIETY AND THEY NEED HELP TO FULFILL THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO PROVIDE CARE AND INSTILL VALUES. WE BELIEVE IN HELP AND COMPASSION FOR THE POOR AND IMPOVERISHED. WE BELIEVE THAT THE ELDERLY SHOULD BE ABLE TO LIVE WITH DIGNITY. WE BELIEVE IN THE STRUGGLE TO BRING ABOUT CHANGE IN THE SYSTEMS THAT CAUSE HUMAN SUFFERING. WE BELIEVE THAT TO SERVE OTHERS IS TO SERVE CHRIST. CoreFormPartIII_PartIIILine4d Description of other program services (Expenses $ 602,752 including grants of $ 307,268)(Revenue $ 0) CASE MANAGEMENT BRIEF SERVICES INCLUDE THE RESOURCE AND REFERRAL PROGRAM, WHICH ASSISTS FAMILIES WITH THE BASIC NEEDS SUCH AS HOUSING, UTILITIES, FOOD, CLOTHING, HYGIENE/PAPER PRODUCTS, FUEL ASSISTANCE AND BUS PASSES. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2015, 213 FAMILIES WERE SERVED. CATHOLIC CHARITIES IS A PART OF THE CASE COORDINATION SYSTEM IN ALLEN COUNTY TO COLLABORATE WITH OTHER SOCIAL AGENCIES IN SHARING RESOURCES TO BETTER ASSIST FAMILIES. THE AGENCY ALSO RECEIVED FUNDS THOUGH THE EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER PROGRAM AND WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO 84 HOUSEHOLDS. CATHOLIC CHARITIES' CHRISTMAS PROGRAM SPONSORS LOW INCOME FAMILIES TO PROVIDE THEM WITH WINTER CLOTHING, GIFTS, CHRISTMAS TREES, AND HOLIDAY FOOD BASKETS. THIS YEAR THE PROGRAM SERVED 32 FAMILIES IN FORT WAYNE AND 61 FAMILIES IN SOUTH BEND. THE HARDEST HIT FUND VOLUNTEER SERVICE PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM IS PART OF THE BUILDING THE BRIDGE TO RECOVERY PROGRAM, WHOSE FOCUS IS ASSISTING QUALIFIED UNEMPLOYMENT RECIPIENTS IN AVOIDING FORECLOSURE ON THEIR HOME MORTGAGE IN EXCHANGE FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION IN JOB TRAINING, EDUCATION, OR VOLUNTEER SERVICE. PRE-QUALIFIED CLIENTS WHO CHOOSE VOLUNTEER SERVICE AS THEIR FOCUS AREA ARE REFERRED TO CATHOLIC CHARITIES, WHO WILL THEN PROVIDE THEIR SCREENING, ORIENTATION, PLACEMENT, AND SUPERVISION. CATHOLIC CHARITIES HELPED 16 IN ALLEN COUNTY, 1 IN NOBLE CTY, 20 IN ST JOSEPH CTY, 2 IN MARSHALL CTY, 3 IN KOSCIUSKO CTY AND 8 IN ELKHART COUNTY. IN FISCAL YEAR 2015, THE SOUTH BEND FOOD PANTRY SERVED 12,131 INDIVIDUALS AND THE AUBURN FOOD PANTRY SERVED 20,502 INDIVIDUALS IN NEED OF FOOD ASSISTANCE. ABOUT 25 PERCENT OF THESE HOUSEHOLDS WERE NEW TO THE FOOD PANTRY IN SOUTH BEND AND 7 PERCENT IN AUBURN. EACH FAMILY WHO VISITS THE PANTRY RECEIVES ENOUGH FOOD TO PREPARE FOUR MEALS; WHEN AVAILABLE, CLIENTS ALSO RECEIVE PERSONAL CARE ITEMS SUCH AS SHAMPOO, TOILET PAPER, AND DIAPERS. THE PANTRY ALSO PROVIDES CLIENTS WITH RECIPES, COMMUNITY REFERRALS, NUTRITION INFORMATION, AND SAFE FOOD HANDLING INFORMATION. THE RSVP SEWERS AND YARN CRAFTERS PROVIDED HATS, SCARVES, AND MITTENS FOR FOOD PANTRY CLIENTS, AND A NUMBER OF PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS IN THE COMMUNITY HAVE MADE INDIVIDUAL GIFTS OF GOODS AND MATERIALS FOR THE FOOD PANTRY. Form 990, Part V, Line 2a NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES CATHOLIC CHARITIES EMPLOYEES - 67, SCSEP CLIENTS - 149, (SCSEP CLIENTS ARE COMPENSATED WITH FEDERAL PASS THROUGH FUNDING - NO AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS ARE USED TO COMPENSATE SCSEP CLIENTS.) Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b PROCESS USED TO ESTABLISH COMPENSATION OF OTHER OFFICERS THERE ARE NO OTHER COMPENSATED OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION. AS SUCH, THIS QUESTION HAS BEEN ANSWERED "NO." Form 990, Part VI, Line 6 Classes of members or stockholders The organization has three members: the Diocesan Bishop of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend (Diocese) and two other persons designated by the Diocesan Bishop. Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a Members or stockholders electing members of governing body The Organization's directors are elected by majority vote of the members and serve at the sole discretion of the members. Any director may be removed, with or without cause or notice, by a majority vote of the members at any time. Form 990, Part VI, Line 7b Decisions requiring approval by members or stockholders powers include: a) the establishment of and adherence to the philosophy according to which the organization operates; b) any amendment of the Articles of Incorporation or any amendment or repeal of the bylaws; c) the appointment of removal of any individual to the board of directors; d) the purchase, lease, sale, transfer, exchange, or encumbrance or real estate for or on behalf of the organization; e) the sale, lease, exchange, or any form of disposal of any corporate assets other than real estate, in other than the usual and regular course of the organization's activities, except as specifically provided in the organization's bylaws; f) the pledge, dedication to repayment of indebtedness, or any other form of encumbrance of the organization's assets, other than real estate, whether or not in the usual and regular course of the organization's activities; and g) the merger or dissolution of the organization. Any actions taken by the board of directors related to the above described reserved powers of the members require written approval of the members. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body The organization's management personnel and board of directors review a final draft of the full Form 990, including all applicable schedules, before it is filed with the IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy Each year, every board member and employee is required to fill out a conflict of interest disclosure. The organization's Executive Director and Assistant director review the disclosures for any potential conflicts of interest. If an actual conflict is determined to exist, the organization's attorney also reviews the disclosure. Where an employee has a conflict, that employee is not allowed to approve any related expenditures. If applicable, work must be inspected by another employee of equal or greater rank in the organization. If a board member has a conflict, the member is required not to vote or have any input on anything related to the stated conflict. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a Process to establish compensation of top management official The organization takes part in the Salary Survey of Catholic Charities Agencies. The survey compares the compensation of all management employees to salaries of similarly-situated employees in the Midwest. The organization's board of directors uses the Salary Survey of Catholic Charities Agencies (2013 Edition) to review and approve the Executive Director's compensation. The Executive Director's compensation was last reviewed in March 2015 and was documented in the board meeting minutes. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the public The organization's annual report is published in the organization's newsletter. The organization's governing documents and conflict of interest policy are not available to the public at this time. Schedule M, Part I, Line 5 Number of contributions or items contributed number of contributions Schedule M, Part I Number of contributions or items contributed number of contributions DIOCESE OF FORT WAYNE-SOUTH BEND PO BOX 390 FORT WAYNE IN 46801 350876373 RELIGIOUS IN 501(c)(3 1 NA false