Standard 1: Oversight of Operations and Staff - Organizations shall have a board of directors that provides adequate oversight of the charity's operations and its staff. Indication of adequate oversight includes, but is not limited to, regularly scheduled appraisals of the CEO's performance, evidence of disbursement controls such as board approval of the budget, fund raising practices, establishment of a conflict of interest policy, and establishment of accounting procedures sufficient to safeguard charity finances.
QH does not meet this Standard because its board of directors did not:
- Receive information about the financial arrangements made with outside fund raising firm(s) and/or consultant(s) hired in the past year.
Standard 3: Frequency and Attendance of Board Meetings - An organization shall have a minimum of three evenly spaced meetings per year of the full governing body with a majority in attendance, with face-to-face participation. A conference call of the full board can substitute for one of the three meetings of the governing body. For all meetings, alternative modes of participation are acceptable for those with physical disabilities.
QH does not meet this Standard because:
- The board of directors held one meeting in the past year.
Standard 4: Compensated Board Members - Not more than one or 10% (whichever is greater) directly or indirectly compensated person(s) serving as voting member(s) of the board. Compensated members shall not serve as the board's chair or treasurer.
QH does not meet this Standard because:
- 3 members out of the 14 member board of directors (21%) are paid staff, including the treasurer.
Standard 7: Board Approval of Written Report on Effectiveness - Submit to the organization's governing body, for its approval, a written report that outlines the results of the aforementioned performance and effectiveness assessment and recommendations for future actions.
- QH does not meet this Standard because an effectiveness assessment has not been conducted in the past two years.
Standard 8: Program Service Expense Ratio - Spend at least 65% of its total expenses on program activities.
- QH does not meet this Standard because according to the organization's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2009, the organization spent $2,778,022 or 56% of its total expenses ($4,935,741) on program service activities.
Standard 14: Budget - Have a board-approved annual budget for its current fiscal year, outlining projected expenses for major program activities, fund raising, and administration.
QH does not meet this Standard because, when the organization provided budget information, it indicated that the budget:
- Did not identify total projected program service expenses, broken down by major program category.
- Did not identify total projected fund raising expenses.
- Did not identify total projected administrative expenses.