Wyncote Church Home

“Phoebe-devitt homes is the sole member of wyncote church home.”

“The business and affairs of the corporation shall be managed by a board totaling not more than fifteen, in addition to the president/ceo. Elected trustees, not less than seven, shall be elected by the board itself and three of whom shall be elected as follows: one by the pennsylvania northeast conference of the united church of christ conference or minister designate; one by the pennsylvania central conference of the united church of christ conference or minister designate; and one by the pennsylvania southeast conference of the united church of christ conference or minister designate. If a conference minister cannot fulfill the role and responsibilities of an active member of the governing board, the governing board will consult with the conference minister as to an appropriate representative of the conference leadership. All nominees for election by the board shall be selected by the nominating and governance committee of the board. All persons selected for nominations shall be selected on the basis of their concern and interest in phoebe-devitt homes and its subsidiary corporations. No salaried officer or employee of the homes or its subsidiary corporations, with the exception of the president of the homes, shall be eligible for trusteeship.”

“Initial review of the tax return is done by the controller of phoebe ministries. After initial approval, the return is reviewed by senior management. Following final approval by senior management, the return is made available to the entire board of directors for review. Once this process is complete, the return is filed.”

“Any new employee or board member meeting the definition of interested person is provided a letter regarding their responsibility to disclose any conflicts of interest which include the full policy and the conflict of interest statement for signature. The conflict of interest statement is renewed at the beginning of each fiscal year. The compliance officer reviews all acknowledgement statements for any conflicts of interest. Acknowledgement statements include language regarding family and business relationships as sources of possible interested persons. If a conflict is determined to exist, it will be reviewed by the governing board to determine whether the conflict is acceptable. If a board member has a conflict, he or she would abstain from any votes that were in the area of the conflict. All documents are maintained in the office of the compliance officer.”

“Each year a compensation survey review is completed for officers and key employees. Information is compiled and compared with current internal and external data for benchmarking. Based on this analysis, the overall compensation adjustments and plan criteria are presented to the compensation committee for review. The yearly plan for overall adjustments is voted on by the compensation committee and presented to the governing board for approval. The compensation committee of the governing board is responsible for setting the compensation and benefits for the president/ceo. All compensation decisions made by the committee are determined in keeping within fair market value range for the industry. The compensation committee discussions are recorded in their respective minutes. A general summary is provided by the chair of the compensation committee to the governing board members through discussion in executive session.”

“The financial statements are available through the organization's web site and the 990 is posted to the web site guidestar.org. Other documents are made available upon request.”

“The officers of phoebe ministries devote their time to each organization in the group (see schedule r). However, the time needed for each organization varies widely from week to week, month to month, etc., and consequently, it would be extremely difficult to provide an accurate analysis of the approximate time devoted to each entity. Phoebe ministries prefers not to provide information that it cannot substantiate and therefore will list 40 hours per week for each of its officers as an alternative to reporting hours worked for related organizations.”

“Repair and maintenance services: program service expenses 206,456. Management and general expenses 914. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 207,370. Purchased services: program service expenses 19,480. Management and general expenses 38,459. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 57,939. Dietary services: program service expenses 828,208. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 828,208. Transportation services: program service expenses 12,331. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 12,331. Other professional fees: program service expenses 33,436. Management and general expenses 2,552. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 35,988. Consulting: program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 15,266. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 15,266. Physician and medical services: program service expenses 311,780. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 311,780.”

“Elder and the elder's closest care partners. Phoebe's second largest fundraising event is the phoebe institute on aging annual benefit. This annual event is supported by corporate and individual sponsorships with the proceeds from the benefit helping to underwrite nursing and therapist scholarships, employee workshops, and community conferences (as listed above) on topics of concern to older adults and their caregivers. Approximately 200 people attended the event in march 2018. As part of phoebe's mission to enhance the lives of our seniors, their families, and the communities we serve, phoebe offers free or at low-cost programs to the public that augment and support both our services and the role that the community can help play in caring for the aging. Programs like the annual upper bucks forum on aging and phoebe berks community day are made possible by the generous support of donors, volunteers, and underwriters. Pastoral care: phoebe ministries' pastoral care program plays a major role in our benefit to the community. This past year, 14 students participated in the clinical pastoral education (cpe) program. Phoebe is committed to providing pastoral care to our residents. All of phoebe chaplains are trained in phoebe's spirit alive program and help the coordinator of the program maintain spirit alive on all our campuses. Spirit alive is a multi-sensory montessori method of leading worship for those with mid- to late- stage dementia. Phoebe employs a director of pastoral care who is a certified acpe supervisor. Phoebe's cpe program has trained over 200 students in pastoral ministry. To date, $122,000 has been raised for the endowment for clinical pastoral education. The first phase of the campaign was to raise $100,000 for pastoral student scholarship to attend phoebe's cpe training. The second phase seeks to raise an additional $100,000 for program enhancement. The last phase is to raise another $100,000 to expand the program to include clinical pastoral education training. Altogether the goal is to raise a total of $300,000 to support phoebe's commitment to theological training for clergy and laypeople that takes place in an academic setting along with real life experience practicing ministry to phoebe residents. In addition, the director coordinates outreach to the churches and conferences, as well as represents phoebe to the ucc council for health and human services ministries.”

“Donor support of our mission: the office of institutional advancement was renamed the office of philanthropy at the end of fiscal year 2017-2018. The office of philanthropy is profoundly grateful for generous contributions from foundations, individuals, corporate partners, churches, and organizations. As a result of generous charitable giving, phoebe is able to continue our mission to enhance the lives of our seniors, their families and the communities we serve. The list below outlines noteworthy support from our donors. Phoebe allentown -phoebe allentown received a $10,000 grant from the donald l. And dorothy b. Stabler foundation to renovate the adl (activities of daily living) suite. The suite allows residents and families to train for discharge by practicing their activities of daily living independently or with assistance based on their specific challenges. -phoebe received two $35,000 grants from the century fund. One grant was for charitable care for residents of phoebe allentown and the david a. Miller personal care facility. The second grant was to establish the rev. Dr. Grant harrity scholarship for an employee of phoebe allentown who is enrolled in a career enhancement program and providing direct care for residents. Phoebe berks -several phoebe berks residents made leadership gifts to support renovations to the berks west side lobby including installation of a coffee bar and new furnishings. In addition, a resident made a gift to purchase a piano for phoebe berks, and another purchased several christmas trees for a holiday celebration. Phoebe richland -phoebe richland's 13th upper bucks forum on aging was held at benner memorial hall in may. The event attracted sponsorships and more than 25 vendors. The event format changed from featuring speakers to having an interactive wellness fair. Phoebe wyncote -generous gifts were made to renovate the organ used for chapel services and to upgrade wyncote's technology and sound system. The technological upgrades allow phoebe residents who are immobile to listen to faith services in their rooms. The upgrades also allow residents who are mobile to participate in exercise classes or watch television and movies with improved sound and visuals. In addition, unrestricted gifts remain the backbone of supporting phoebe's mission and play a part in many projects completed at phoebe throughout each fiscal year. Unrestricted giving provides phoebe with the opportunity to use the money where it is needed most and where it will have the greatest impact. An unrestricted gift may be used to support charitable care or community life programming, equipment repairs, pastoral care programming or even community enhancements. Phoebe also accepts restricted gifts that are deemed reasonable by the office of philanthropy. Donors are encouraged to first discuss their ideas for restricted gifts with the philanthropy office to assure the appropriate use of their charitable gift and official acceptance. Many of our donors choose to remember phoebe ministries in their estate plans. Their thoughtfully arranged deferred gifts have a significant impact on phoebe's mission and ministry. Finally, phoebe is also blessed by donors who have established permanent endowments that are prudently invested and provide income in perpetuity. Donors also provide support to phoebe through trusts of various types, while others choose to utilize charitable gift annuities (a simple contract with phoebe ministries) as a means of making a significant gift to phoebe while retaining a life income stream. Donors may contact the office of philanthropy at 610-794-5132 or [email protected] to explore gift planning options. Phoebe encourages donors to consult their professional advisors when considering significant charitable gifts. The philanthropy staff frequently works with donor advisors to accomplish the donors' goals and desired outcomes. Phoebe highlights from fiscal year 2017-2018: leadership recognition -phoebe's abid”

“Expanded facilities and services: -in february 2018, phoebe entered into an agreement to purchase the former rodale publishing campus in emmaus, pa. Phoebe plans to open an independent living campus with a focus on health and wellness. -phoebe pharmacy continues to expand, adding a third site in colmar, pa., montgomery county. Currently, phoebe pharmacy serves 12,000 customers in long term care and behavioral health facilities across eleven counties in pennsylvania. -pathstones by phoebe, the organization's continuing care at home program, continued to grow, reaching nearly 60 members.”