The Eden Alternative Inc.

“Various board members are also trainers or employees of organizations that have adopted the eden alternative philosophy. The organization's conflict of interest policy was followed in approving any contracts with these board members, and the potential conflict was disclosed. All board members abstain from voting when there is a potential conflict of interest. Board members transacting business with the eden alternative are given the same financial terms as any other contractor or customer.”

“The form 990 will be reviewed by the board and management in detail. Any questions will be directed to the accounting firm who prepared the return. A pdf copy of the return will be e-mailed to all board members prior to the filing of the return.”

“The board and management reviews the annual conflicts of interest statements signed annually. Any conflicts will be discussed and the person with the conflict will abstain any discussions and will not vote on that item.”

“An analysis of appropriate compensation is undertaken by the board of directors prior to hiring of officers and key employees. The board of directors reviews the executive directors compensation annually with a comparison to other organizations with similar size and structure.”

“Documents are available at the organization's home office and are available upon request.”

“The eden alternative, inc. Is dedicated to reframing the experience of aging and disability across america and around the world. Its mission is to improve the well-being of elders and their care partners by transforming the communities in which they live and work.”

“The eden alternative, inc. Is dedicated to reframing the experience of aging and disability across america and around the world. Its mission is to improve the well-being of elders and their care partners by transforming the communities in which they live and work.”

“We completed a cmp funded grant project in the state of georgia that involved sending georgia nursing home workers to the 2018 eden alternative international conference, then attending certified eden associate training held in 6 cities across the state. We contunue work on a project in collaboration with the tennessee eden alternative coalition in tennessee. We began our third year of the 3 year project and successfully recruited 58 homes to participate in the project and trained nearly 300 people at our in-person train the change agent events. Financially, we generated $85k in revenue in 2018. We will complete this project in the fall of 2019. We began a $445.4k cmp funded grant project in the state of ohio to educate nursing home employees. Training includes dementia beyond drugs and continues into 2019 with reframing dementia: train the change agent, care partner workshops, leadership pathways to culture change, and facilitative leadership. We completed a $130k grant through the may and stanley smith trust that began in 2017 and completed the milestone 1 journey on the path to mastery for 5 homes. We then supported 7 communities through milestone 1 of the path to mastery with consultation services and training. Overall, we trained over 2,324 people using 9 different curricula plus webinar education.”

“Contracted services: program service expenses 339,643. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 339,643. Other professional fees: program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 17,702. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 17,702.”

“The oversight process has not changed from the prior year.”