Elant at Fishkill Inc

“Elant at fishkill purchases management services from a related company, elant, inc. Elant, inc. Oversees the maintenance of the building, pays bills and keeps the books and records of the corporation. Please refer to part vii and schedule j of the return for the current officers who are compensated by elant, inc. The corporation incurred a management fee of 1,268,343 in 2016 for services provided. Elant, inc., the parent company of the filing organization, outsourced the ceo position for itself and affiliates to an unrelated organization, grassi & co. The interim ceo, under the direction of elant, inc.'s board and the executive committee, supervised the conduct of elant and the business and operational affairs of its subsidiaries until june 2016 when a permanent ceo was hired. In addition, grassi & co. Provided financial and compliance review consulting services.”

“Elant, inc. Is the sole member of elant at fishkill inc.”

“The sole member shall have the sole power and right to elect the directors of the corporation and to exercise such powers and rights as are granted to the sole member pursuant to applicable provisions of law.”

“For each of the following, the sole member has the authority to approve such action, or if the sole member receives a recommendation from the corporation as to any such actions, the sole member may approve such action as recommended. (1) approval of strategic plans; (2) approval of capital budgets; (3) approval of operating budgets; (4) approval of debt; (5) authority to combine and centralize administrative and support functions; and (6) approval of the submission of con applications.”

“The organization has its form 990 prepared by an outside accounting firm and has established the following review process to ensure that the information reported is complete and accurate. When the form 990 has been prepared, reviewed by management and is ready to be filed with the internal revenue service, it is sent to the organization's executive committee for comment. At the discretion of the executive committee, the 990 may be sent to the full board for additional comments. Any comments are then grouped, summarized and provided to the outside accountants. Each issue is documented and addressed until the return is finalized and approved for filing by the executive committee.”

“Annually board members, officers and key persons have to fill out the conflict of interest policy. A potential conflict may exist if a board member, officer or key person, or his/her immediate family seeks to engage in a transaction with elant or has an interest in a vendor that could be viewed as potentially compromising the persons loyalty to elant. Each board member shall immediately advise elants chief compliance officer ("cco") of any changes that may result in a conflict. If the person is not certain whether the matter poses a potential conflict of interest, he/she should discuss the matter with the cco and elants counsel. The cco shall review all complete questionnaires, all subsequent advice of changes and all disclosures of interest and potential conflicts of interest. All potential interest will be reported to the governance committee by the cco. The governance committee shall determine whether a reported interest or potential conflict is in fact a conflict of interest, by a majority vote of disinterested members of the committee. If the determination is that a conflict actually exists, then the full committee shall determine the action that needs to be taken. Upon completion of its review, the committee shall report its findings and recommendations to the board. After due deliberation, the board shall determine the action to be taken based on the best interests of elant. The affected person shall be provided an opportunity to address the committee, and by majority vote of the board, may address the board, but may not otherwise be present or participate in the deliberations of the committee or the board and shall not be counted for determining if a quorum is present.”

“The board of directors reviews and approves salary recommendations of the ceo, executive director and top managment officials. Salary recommendations are derived from reputable top-tier survey houses as well as local industries and association specific sources. World at work standards are followed in the selection and use of said compensation surveys to assure reliability and validity of data sources. This policy was implemented in 2011. In 2013, the organization engaged with an outside consultant to review executive compensation. Annually, the board reviews and approves compensation to executives.”

“The board of directors reviews and approves salary recommendations of key employees and other officers. Salary recommendations are derived from reputable top-tier survey houses as well as local industries and association specific sources. World at work standards are followed in the selection and use of said compensation surveys to assure reliability and validity of data sources. This policy was implemented in 2011. In 2013, the organization engaged with an outside consultant to review executive compensation. Annually, the board reviews and approves compensation to executives.”

“The organization makes its form 990 available for public inspection as required under section 6104 of the internal revenue code. The return is posted on guidestar.org and other similar types of websites. In addition, the financial statements, conflict of interest policy, articles of incorporation and by-laws are also available upon written request.”

“To provide exceptional health care and quality of life through innovative programs to those we serve within our communities. Our services are made available to all income levels and include: two skilled nursing facilities, a long-term home health care program, and a foster grandparent program.”

“Elant at fishkill's other program services includes a foster grandparent program and other patient revenue.”

“The entire board assumes responsibility for oversight of the audit of its financial statements and selection of an independent accountant. This process did not change from the prior year. To date, the organization has only received draft financial statements.”