2025-06-12T17:34:31-04:00 2024-08-31 263806553 RATLIFF & ASSOCIATES PC 2501 PARKVIEW DR STE 205 FORT WORTH TX 76102 990 2023-09-01 201499005 COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES OF ELLIS COUNTY INC COUR 9729371455 601 WATER ST WAXAHACHIE TX 76165 KIM GARLITZ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 9729371455 2025-06-12 true true JONATHAN TUCKER P00311453 8173323222 2025-06-12 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z KIM GARLITZ 601 WATER ST WAXAHACHIE TX 76165 419874 false X HTTPS://CASAOFELLISCOUNTY.ORG/ X 2004 TX TO RECRUIT, TRAIN, AND SUPERVISE VOLUNTEERS WHO PROTECT THE INTERESTS OF ABUSED AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN IN THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM AND ADVOCATE IN COURT ON THEIR BEHALF. 10 10 5 75 0 475806 384818 0 1516 2750 0 477322 387568 29128 9655 0 232794 231650 0 31203 92711 97254 354633 338559 122689 49009 739691 787646 9359 8306 730332 779340 X TO RECRUIT, TRAIN, AND SUPERVISE VOLUNTEERS WHO PROTECT THE INTERESTS OF ABUSED AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN IN THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM AND ADVOCATE IN COURT ON THEIR BEHALF. false false 248734 9655 CASA OF ELLIS COUNTY IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE LIVES OF ABUSED AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN IN ELLIS COUNTY. CASA RECRUITS, TRAINS AND SUPERVISES VOLUNTEERS WHO ARE SELECTED TO ACT AS COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES (CASA) TO BE A VOICE FOR THE CHILD IN COURT. CASA OF ELLIS COUNTY SERVES 100% OF CHILDREN REMOVED FROM THEIR HOMES IN ELLIS COUNTY. ADDITIONALLY, 100% OF THE CHILDREN APPOINTED TO THE PROGRAM ARE ASSIGNED A CASA VOLUNTEER ADVOCATE. DURING THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR, CASA OF ELLIS COUNTY SERVED 111 CHILDREN ON 72 CASES WITH 45 CASA VOLUNTEER ADVOCATES. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR MORE INFORMATION. 248734 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false true false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 2 0 true 5 true false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false X 10 10 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false X KIM GARLITZ 9729371455 601 WATER ST WAXAHACHIE TX 75165 DR SETH ATKINS PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MIKE BROWN TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 HEATHER FAILS SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KRISTI AUTREY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 WHITNEY KRUPALA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PATTY MCGINNIS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 FAITH ANNE PITTS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TRAVIS VILLANUEVA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL COLWELL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHELBY ELLZEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KIM GARLITZ EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 66867 0 0 66867 false false false 69048 255107 60663 384818 2750 2750 32306 69048 32306 387568 2750 9655 9655 66867 50150 10699 6018 148321 111241 23731 13349 16462 12347 2634 1481 13800 2208 10350 1242 18715 11930 2545 4240 8852 6639 1416 797 21766 16324 3483 1959 15137 11353 2422 1362 STAFF DEVELOPMENT 8390 6293 1342 755 VOLUNTEER DEVELOPMENT 5400 5400 DUES & SUBSCRIPTION 5194 5194 338559 248734 58622 31203 251443 254460 115551 158301 35149 52650 768 300 300 375336 54005 335876 321331 604 604 739691 787646 9359 8306 9359 8306 X 730332 779340 730332 779340 739691 787646 X 49009 -1 X false true X true false X 440362 407196 271287 475806 384248 1978899 440362 407196 271287 475806 384248 1978899 1978899 1933 207 223 1516 2750 6629 1985528 0.99670 0.99760 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 24000 24000 300150 23762 276388 14308 10189 4119 36878 20054 16824 321331 419874 32306 32306 387568 387568 370865 32306 32306 338559 338559 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 2D SPECIAL EVENTS 32,306 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2D SPECIAL EVENTS 32,306 BLING BANG BASH 101354 69048 32306 11619 8677 8677 3333 101354 69048 32306 11619 8677 8677 3333 32306 false SPECIFIC ASSISTANCE-INDIV 50 9655 FMV CLOTHING/OTHER FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 VOLUNTEERS ARE AN ESSENTIAL PIECE OF THE SUCCESS OF CASA OF ELLIS COUNTY. -VOLUNTEER ADVOCATES GO THROUGH 30 HOURS OF INITIAL TRAINING, CPS AND FBI FINGERPRINTS AND BACKGROUND CHECKS, AND ARE THEN SWORN IN BY THE COURT TO ADVOCATE FOR THE BEST INTEREST OF CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE. THESE ADVOCATES MEET WITH THE CHILD(REN) AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH, COMMUNICATE WITH CASA STAFF, ATTORNEYS, CASEWORKERS, BIOLOGICAL FAMILY, FOSTER FAMILY, EXTENDED RELATIVES, SCHOOL AND MEDICAL PERSONNEL AND ANY OTHER PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THE CHILD(REN)'S LIFE. VOLUNTEER ADVOCATES ATTEND COURT HEARINGS AND PREPARE WRITTEN AND ORAL REPORTS FOR THE JUDGE AND OTHER PARTIES ON THE CASE, ARE ACTIVE IN OTHER MEETINGS, CONFERENCES, AND ADOPTIVE FAMILY SEARCHES. WHILE A CHILD COMING INTO FOSTER CARE MAY HAVE MULTIPLE CASEWORKERS, THE CASA VOLUNTEER ADVOCATE OFTEN REMAINS THE ONE CONSTANT, CONSISTENT FIGURE IN A CHILD'S LIFE. MANY OF THESE ADVOCATES GO OVER AND BEYOND THE MONTHLY REQUIREMENTS ON THEIR CASE AND TRULY FORM A BOND AND SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR THE CHILDREN THEY SERVE. -THE CASA OF ELLIS COUNTY BOARD OF DIRECTORS PROVIDE LEADERSHIP AND SUPPORT OF THE OPERATIONS OF THE CASA PROGRAM THROUGH FINANCIAL ANALYSIS AND RECOMMENDATIONS, POLICY AND PROCEDURE UPDATES AND RECOMMENDATIONS, AND STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE GROWTH AND SUCCESS OF THE PROGRAM. FORM 990, PART III CONTINUED FROM PART III PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS- THESE SPECIALLY-TRAINED VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED MEDICAL, DEVELOPMENTAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, EMOTIONAL, EDUCATIONAL AND SOCIAL ADVOCACY FOR CHILDREN IN THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM. WHILE PROVIDING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ANY SERVICES THE CHILDREN MIGHT NEED, THE VOLUNTEER ADVOCATES ULTIMATELY MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR WHERE THE CHILDREN SHOULD PERMANENTLY RESIDE. THESE VOLUNTEER ADVOCATES CONTRIBUTED 2,404 SERVICE HOURS AND OVER 31,707 MILES WHILE SERVING THE CHILDREN ON THEIR CASES. THE PROGRAM SERVES NEWBORNS WHO TEST POSITIVE FOR EXPOSURE TO ILLEGAL SUBSTANCES AT BIRTH AND ARE IMMEDIATELY PLACED WITH RELATIVES OR IN FOSTER CARE, SIBLING GROUPS WITH OFTEN DIFFERENT OR UNKNOWN FATHERS, TEENS WHOSE PARENTS HAVE REFUSED TO ACCEPT PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY, AND THOSE CHILDREN WHO ARE SURRENDERED UNDER THE BABY MOSES LAWS. CASA OF ELLIS COUNTY IS PART OF A NATIONWIDE ORGANIZATION OF COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES (CASA) WITH 939 PROGRAMS AND 79,000 VOLUNTEERS NATIONWIDE, AND FALLS UNDER THE UMBRELLA ORGANIZATION OF TEXAS CASA, A SERVICE ORGANIZATION FOR 74 LOCAL PROGRAMS IN TEXAS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY A CPA WHO IS EXPERIENCED WITH NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. A DRAFT IS SENT TO THE BOARD FOR THEIR REVIEW. ONCE ALL QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED, AND ANY NECESSARY CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE, THE FORM 990 IS E-FILED. WHEN THE 990 HAS BEEN ACCEPTED, A COPY OF THE ACCEPTANCE AND FINAL RETURN ARE SENT TO THE BOARD. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS MUST DISCLOSE TO THE BOARD ANY POSSIBLE COMPETING INTEREST. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY THEN DECIDE IF THE MEMBER SHOULD REMAIN ON THE BOARD AND EXCUSE THEMSELVES FROM DISCUSSING AND VOTING ON CERTAIN MATTERS, OR IF THE MEMBER NEEDS TO LEAVE THE BOARD. ON MATTERS WHERE THERE MAY BE A CONFLICT, BOARD MEMBERS SHOULD ALWAYS PUT THEIR INTEREST IN CASA AHEAD OF ANY OTHER INTEREST. IN INSTANCES OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST THAT MIGHT INTERFERE OR APPEAR TO INTERFERE WITH THE SERVICES OFFERED BY CASA OF ELLIS COUNTY, THERE CAN BE NO QUESTION OF THE MEMBER REMAINING ON THE BOARD. THE INTEGRITY OF THE PROGRAM AND ITS SERVICES HAVE DEFINITE PRIORITY. IF A BOARD MEMBER WITH A CONFLICT OF INTEREST REMAINS ON THE BOARD AND IS RECUSED FROM DISCUSSION AND VOTING ON A MATTER OF BUSINESS, THE MINUTES WILL STATE THAT THE MEMBER WAS NOT PRESENT AT THAT TIME. IN THE EVENT THAT BOARD MEMBER FAILS TO DISCLOSE A CONFLICT PRIOR TO BECOMING INVOLVED IN THE TRANSACTION OR DECISION AFFECTED BY THE CONFLICT, THAT BOARD MEMBER WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE BOARD. ALL BOARD MEMBERS MUST SIGN AND ACKNOWLEDGE THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS AND APPROVED THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY. DURING THIS PROCESS, THE BOARD REVIEWS SALARIES OF COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT COMPARABLE SIZED CASA PROGRAMS AS DOCUMENTED BY TEXAS CASA. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 TO MATCH AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -1