Gilda'S Club Western New York Inc

“The center for hospice and palliative care, inc., a 501(c)(3) organization, is the sole corporate member of gilda's club western new york, inc.”

“The organization has a stockholder who may elect one or more members of the governing body.”

“The form 990 is prepared by an independent accounting firm. The completed irs form 990 is presented to the audit committee and board of directors. After a review has taken place, such is recommended for submission to the irs.”

“The organization has a comprehensive corporate compliance plan and set of policies. The board and all employees are required to complete an annual inservice regarding corporate compliance. The inservice specifically reviews the policies regarding conflicts of interest, how to determine if a conflict of interest has occurred, and all manner in which compliance violations can be reported within the organization.”

“The board of directors, compensation committee and ceo have the responsibility and oversight of all elements of executive compensation. An annual review and approval is completed by the committee. In the review process, annual compensation and key goals are reviewed. The committee also compares compensation of key employees to similarly qualified persons in functionally comparable positions. During the year, an executive compensation study was performed by an independent party, the results of which were presented to the board of directors.”

“Availability of the organization's irs form 990 is disclosed on the website and requests are received via the website, phone or mail.”

“All governing documents, conflict of interest policies and financial statements are made available to the public upon request. Availability is disclosed on the website and requests are received via the phone number on the website or by mail. The organization's form 990 is also available at guidestar.org.”

“There have been no changes from the prior year to the process that the organization has in place for the oversight of the audit or the selection of an independent accountant.”

“Effective january 1, 2013, gilda's club wny ended its license agreement with the cancer support community, its national licensing body, to allow for more flexibility to charge for services offered. Under the existing license agreement, the organization was not permitted to charge its members for services and the business model proved unsustainable with recurring losses. The services provided by gilda's club wny will continue under life transitions center, a related party.”