Lankenau Medical Center Foundation

“Under the bylaws of the lankenau medical center foundation, its board of trustees has sole discretion whether to make the foundation's assets available, except with respect to the terms of certain restricted gifts to the foundation or assets held by the foundation in a special projects fund (which are available to fund lankenau medical center requests for contributions from the foundation for identified purposes other than voluntary or required prepayments or payment of debt.) the financial statements do not reflect or establish the legal relationship, agency or otherwise, between the foundation, lankenau medical center or lankenau institute for medical research or any right to any assets owned by the foundation. In fact, the foundation is a separately incorporated nonmembership nonprofit corporation governed by a self-perpetuating board of trustees. The bylaws of the foundation provide that all assets held by it, including assets in its special projects fund, shall not be subject to attachment, execution, or sequestration for any debt, obligation, or liability of the lankenau medical center and lankenau institute for medical research or any other person or entity, and shall not be subject to pledge, assignment, conveyance, or anticipation by the lankenau medical center or any other person or entity. In particular, the foundation is not party to or obligated by any obligation of the lankenau medical center, main line health, inc. Or lankenau institute for medical research and assets owned by the foundation are not subject to any lien.”

“Certain officers and/or trustees may hold financial interests as investors/advisors in unrelated companies and/or companies which are also invested in by the lankenau institute for medical research and/or its wholly-owned taxable subsidiaries.”

“As per the articles of incorporation, main line hospitals, inc., a pa nonprofit corporation, has rights to approve certain fundamental actions of the foundation as well as have hospital representation on the governing body. Additionally, the president of lankenau medical center (an officer of main line hospitals, inc.) serves as ex officio president of the foundation. The foundation's governing documents are made available to the public upon request.”

“The form 990 is prepared in conjunction with pwc us tax llp and reviewed internally by management. It is then sent to the board of trustees for their review. The form 990 is reviewed at a meeting of the board of trustees prior to filing.”

“Annual conflicts of interest statements are required to be completed by all trustees, officers, directors, key employees, and other interested persons. Any conflicts arising are referred to the governance committee for resolution. If deemed necessary or advisable, conflicts may be referred to the main line health board for resolution.”

“The process for determining the compensation paid to the ceo, top management officials and key personnel of the organization is as follows: the human resources and compensation committee of the main line health board, using the services of an independent executive compensation consulting firm and both national and regional healthcare delivery market comparable compensation data, is responsible for the evaluation and determination of senior executive benefits and compensation for the ceo, evp and chief financial officer, hospital presidents, and senior vice presidents. After review and deliberation, the committee documents its compensation decisions and reports to the full main line health board of governors. The compensation paid to key personnel of main line health system and affiliates is similarly determined using market survey data representing comparable positions in similar organizations as provided by independent consulting firms. Compensation recommendations at this level are reviewed and recommended by mlh compensation function to members of senior management.”

“The organization makes its governing documents and financial statements available upon request.”

“Compensation reported on part vii and schedule j of form 990, as it relates to certain officers and trustees of the foundation, is paid by affiliates of main line health system, specifically main line hospitals, inc. And main line services for services provided to the compensating organizations and other controlled affiliates of main line health system.”

“The compensated officers devote their time to all of the organizations within main line health system and, as such, the total hours worked by the officers, across all the organizations, cumulatively represent their full-time employment status.”

“The $405,175 consists of change in valuation of beneficial trusts.”