City of Hope

“THE AUXILIARIES DO NOT HAVE A SEPARATE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR TRUSTEES BUT ARE UNDER THE ULTIMATE OVERSIGHT OF THE CITY OF HOPE MANAGEMENT AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS. AUXILIARIES ARE FORMED ONLY WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE CITY OF HOPE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE FUNDRAISING OF THE AUXILIARIES ARE CONDUCTED BY THEIR RESPECTIVE MEMBERS, OFFICERS AND STANDING COMMITTEE MEMBERS. These persons are not listed on Part VII because they were not officers, directors, or employees of the auxiliaries under state law during the tax year.”

“A copy of the form 990 is reviewed by the risk, audit and compliance committee of the board of directors of city of hope, which assists the board in fulfilling its responsibilities regarding financial, accounting, and corporate compliance matters of the auxiliary network. The form 990 is prepared by ey, an external accounting firm and is reviewed thoroughly with internal leadership and by retained outside tax counsel. Prior to filing, the city of hope group return form 990 is made available to voting members of the city of hope board of directors for review. City of hope is the central organization filing the group return on behalf of the auxiliaries.”

“Each auxiliary is a division of city of hope and thus is required to comply with city of hope's bylaws and policies and procedures, including its conflict of interest policy.”

“The auxiliaries operate under a common set of bylaws that govern the activities of each member of the auxiliary network. All auxiliary members are subject to these bylaws. City of hope, the tax exempt parent for the group return, has a conflict of interest policy that applies to the members of the auxiliaries and which is available upon written request made to the city of hope conflict of interest manager.”

“A final return is being filed for City of Hope Group Return as the subordinate organizations are divisions of City of Hope (95-3435919), rather than legal entities separate from City of Hope. Since it has been determined that the previously reported subordinate organizations are divisions of City of Hope, no assets have been transferred, however all assets, liabilities and retained earnings previously reported on the City of Hope Group Return are currently reported on the FYE 9/30/21 CITY OF HOPE FORM 990.”

“NO STAND-ALONE AUDITS ARE PERFORMED OR ISSUED FOR THE AUXILIARIES AS THEY ARE DIVISIONS OF CITY OF HOPE. ALL THE Auxiliaries' finances ARE REPORTED ON THE CITY OF HOPE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for its year-ended SEPTEMBER 30, 2021.”