Phoebe Devitt Homes

“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.”

“Change in value charitable gift annuity -25,519. Change in value of funds held in trust by others 135,652.”

“Organizational overview: phoebe-devitt homes (d/b/a phoebe ministries) is a pennsylvania not-for-profit, multi-facility corporation specializing in healthcare, housing and support services for older adults. Founded in 1903 as a single allentown nursing home, phoebe now serves thousands of seniors each year in seven pennsylvania counties: berks, bucks, lancaster, lehigh, montgomery, northampton, and union. Phoebe features four continuing care retirement communities, eight affordable housing facilities, home and community-based services and pharmacies. Phoebe's comprehensive services include skilled nursing care, personal care, independent living, in-home care coordination, short-term and outpatient rehabilitation, mental health services, award-winning memory support and dementia services, and pharmacy services. For more than a century, phoebe's tradition of excellence and passion for caring have made us the leader in care for senior adults and their family members. Phoebe's charitable care benefit: phoebe's charitable care totaled more than $12.5 million fiscal year 2017-2018. Phoebe remains fully committed to our residents and employs comprehensive charitable care to allow residents to receive uncompromised care even when they exhaust their funds. As people live longer and health care costs increase, charitable care is a growing need. Our commitment to providing this care is a demonstration of phoebe's enduring legacy of care and compassion. Those served by charitable care are able to receive phoebe's quality care and programming, ensuring that each and every resident, no matter their age or ability, can experience innovative services that promote fullness of life. The annual golf tournament is phoebe's biggest fundraising event of the year. The golf tournament typically nets more than $100,000 for charitable care at phoebe. Last year, 248 golfers attended the event and supported phoebe's mission to provide compassionate care to residents, regardless of their ability to pay. Phoebe's workforce benefit: phoebe continues to attract skilled and dedicated employees. We offer competitive salaries and benefits, as well as opportunities for ongoing growth and education within the health care profession. Last year, phoebe ministries continued as a leader in providing jobs to people in our communities and employing nearly 1,200 individuals. Human resources staff attend and recruit from job fairs and advertise open positions at lehigh valley colleges and other universities in the northeast. Volunteerism at phoebe: phoebe's volunteers range in age from just 14 years old to 102 years old and are trained by phoebe staff for the various activities for which they volunteer. Because of our well-trained staff and dedicated volunteers, phoebe is able to deliver the best services to seniors. Phoebe partners with individuals, local corporations, and organizations to who live in phoebe communities. Phoebe works with more than 614 volunteers who help with activities ranging from office work to chaplain duties. Community education: founded in 2001, the phoebe institute on aging's mission is to provide forums for discussion and learning, including educational programs, cooperative ventures, and outreach activities that promote improved quality of care for the aging and their families in the regions phoebe serves. It is guided by a community advisory board that includes representatives of governmental agencies, hospital and medical personnel, human services providers, area agencies on aging, and faculty from colleges and universities. In 2018, the phoebe institute on aging (pia) hosted a series of community conversations on dementia to address the growing population of people exhibiting signs of alzheimer's disease and related dementias, both nationally and in the lehigh valley. The goal in initiating these conversations is to make the lehigh valley a better place to live for those with dementia and their families. We are inviting stakeholders from al”

“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.”