The Meadows at Maria Joseph Manor

“The meadows at maria joseph manor ("the meadows") and affiliate, maria joseph manor ("mjm") utilizes the management services of health dimensions group ("hdg"). Chief executive officer, theodore spotts, is an employee of hdg. Mjm and the meadows reimbursed hdg for his salary of $147,748 for services provided to mjm and the meadows.”

“The members of the corporation are the general superior and the general council of the sisters of saints cyril and methodius (the "congregation").”

“In their capacity as members of the meadows at maria joseph manor, the general superior and the general council of the congregation have the right, among others, to appoint the trustees, officers and executive director of the meadows at maria joseph manor.”

“In their capacity as members of the meadows at maria joseph manor, the general superior and the general council of the congregation have the right, among others, to approve major capital expenditures and approve long-term borrowings.”

“The chairperson of the finance committee completes a detailed review of the form 990 and then report any notes/observations to the finance committee. The president and the controller also read/review the form 990 in detail. A full copy of the return is provided to all board members prior to filing with the irs.”

“On an annual basis, each governing body member reviews and signs the conflict of interest statement. This process is monitored by the principal officers and the finance committee by reviewing and maintaining conflict statements. On an interim basis, the controller is aware of the names of each of the members of the board. Whenever a material contract for goods/services is under consideration, the controller assesses whether or not this would create a conflict of interest. Any noted conflict of interest would be immediately reported to the president.”

“Maria joseph manor's (affiliate) management refers to the pennsylvania association of non-profit homes for the agings' salary/wage survey each year for comparative information on salary/wage data. This is done each august and september when the budget is being prepared for the upcoming year. The budget, which includes the salary/wage recommended amounts, is then reviewed by the finance committee each year at their winter meeting. The budget is then recommended to the board, which has final approval authority. Review and approval is documented via minutes of the meetings. Also each year, management consultations are completed with independent cpa's and management consultants, regarding the reasonableness of compensation levels.”

“Governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are maintained at the corporate offices and are available to the public upon request.”

“The meadows at maria joseph manor is an affiliate in a group in which maria joseph manor ("mjm") is considered a common pay agent for w-2 reporting. Mjm reports all employees on its form w-3. Salaries reported by the meadows on part ix line 7 represent the allocated portion of salaries for work performed at the meadows.”