Ascension St John Foundation (Fka St John Hospital Foundation)

“The process for determining compensation of the organization's ceo, executive director, or top management official is performed by a related organization. The process includes review and approval by independent persons of the related organization's compensation committee, use of comparability data, and contemporaneous substantiation of the deliberation and decision regarding the compensation arrangement. The compensation committee is charged with overseeing the process in a manner designed to assure independence, avoid conflicts of interest, ensure reasonableness and market comparability of total compensation, and to otherwise abide by pertinent laws and regulations.”

“Line 15b is more appropriately answered as not applicable as ascension st. John foundation does not compensate any other officers or key employees.”

“On august 30, 2018, st. John hospital foundation changed its name to ascension st. John foundation.”

“Ascension st. John foundation has a single corporate member, st. John providence.”

“Ascension st. John foundation has a single corporate member, st. John providence, who has the ability to elect members to the governing body of ascension st. John foundation.”

“Ascension st. John foundation has a single corporate member, st. John providence, who has the ability to elect members to the governing body of ascension st. John foundation. All decisions that have a material impact to ascension st. John foundation financial information or corporation as a whole are subject to approval by its sole corporate member, st. John providence.”

“During the return preparation process, the tax department works with other functional areas which may include, as needed, finance, accounting, treasury, legal, human resources, and corporate compliance for advice, information and assistance in order to prepare a complete and accurate return. A complete final copy of the return is provided to designated management team members with experience in tax, in lieu of the full board.”

“The organization regularly and consistently monitors and enforces compliance with the conflict of interest policy in that any director, officer, or member of a committee with governing board delegated powers, who has a direct or indirect financial interest, must disclose the existence of the financial interest and be given the opportunity to disclose all material facts to the directors and members of the committees with governing board delegated powers considering the proposed transaction or arrangement. The remaining individuals on the governing board or committee will decide if conflicts of interest exist. Each director, officer and member of a committee with governing board delegated powers annually signs a statement which affirms such person has received a copy of the conflict of interest policy; has read and understands the policy; has agreed to comply with the policy; and understands that the organization is charitable and, in order to maintain its federal tax exemption, it must engage primarily in activities which accomplish its tax-exempt purpose.”

“The organization will provide any documents open to public inspection upon request.”

“The organization utilizes an affiliate as the common pay agent. Employees reported in part vii may have duties that impact multiple related entities. Total average hours worked and compensation and benefits paid are reported. In doing so, if available, a common law employer analysis is used to determine whether the hours and compensation/benefits are reportable as attributable directly to the filing organization or another entity; otherwise, the best available information has been used as the basis for allocations utilized in the reporting.”

“Transfers with alpha fund - 8123373;”

“The activity of ascension st. John foundation is reported in the consolidated financial statements of ascension health alliance. No individual audit of ascension st. John foundation is completed. Therefore, the audited financial statements are of ascension health alliance and affiliates, which include the activity of ascension st. John foundation.”

“Ascension st. John foundation is included in the consolidated financial statements of ascension. The finance and audit committee of ascension's board assumes responsibility for the consolidated organization as a whole.”