Court Appointed Special Advocates of Jefferson County
Court Appointed Special Advocates of Jefferson County
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About this organization
Mission
Casa recruits, trains, and supervises adult volunteers who are appointed by a juvenile court judge to speak for the best interest of the child and help find the child a safe permanent home. With a casa volunteer, a child is half as likely to languish in the foster care and child welfare system, and much more likely to find a safe, permanent home.
About
With just over 700 kids in the custody of Child Protective Services in Jefferson County, our program was able to have CASA volunteers assigned to 136 children in 2017.
Interesting data from their 2019 990 filing
The non-profit's aim, as indicated in the filing, is “Casa is an organization that provides one-to-one court advocacy to abused, neglected, or abdandoned children who are dependents of the juvenile court. casa recruits, trains, and superises adult volunteers.”.
When referring to its functions, they were specified as: “Casa recruits, trains,and supervises adult volunteers who are appointed by a juvenile court judge to speak for the best interest of the child and help find the child a safe permanent home. with a casa volunteer, a child is half as likely to languish in the foster care and child welfare system, and much more likely to find a safe, permanent home.”.
- The non-profit has reported their operating state as MO, as required by law.
- The non-profit's form reports a total of 4 employees as of 2019.
- Does not operate a hospital.
- Does not operate a school.
- Does not collect art.
- Does not provide credit counseling.
- Does not have foreign activities.
- Is not a donor-advised fund.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are less than $100,000.
- Revenue is between $100,000 and $250,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $7,693.
- The CEO's salary policy within the organization is established through a review process by an impartial entity.
- The organization has a written policy that describes how long it will retain documents.
- The organization has 10 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 2011.
- The organization has a written policy that addresses conflicts of interest.
- The organization is required to file Schedule B.
- The organization is required to file Schedule O.
- The organization's financial statements were compiled or reviewed by an accountant.
- The organization pays $85,312 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $4,547 in fundraising expenses.
- The organization has minutes of its meetings.
- The organization has a written whistleblower policy.
- The organization has fundraising events.
- The organization's financial statements were reviewed by an accountant.