Oregon Health & Science University

“Ohsu's president has the power to approve directors.”

“The vp - chief financial officer reviews the final form 990 which is prepared by an outside accounting firm from work papers prepared by foundation staff. The vp - chief financial officer signs the return before it is filed. The form 990 is available for members of the board of trustees to view after it has been filed. To protect the privacy of our donors, schedule b is redacted from any form that is provided to the board of trustees.”

“An annual conflict of interest questionnaire and statement are provided to each covered person to disclose any interest that could give rise to conflicts of interest. Covered persons include any current and former officer, trustee, director, member of a committee with board delegated powers, highest compensated employees, or key employee, any of whom held the named position within five years from the date the position terminated. Each respondent is asked to sign a disclosure statement which affirms that they received a copy of the policy, have read and understand the policy, have agreed to comply with the policy, and have responded to the questionnaire to the best of their ability. The completed questionnaire will be provided to the executive committee prior to june 30 of each year. After reviewing the disclosure statements as well as any other potential or real conflicts of interest that are identified, the executive committee shall notify the ohsu foundation vice-president-chief financial officer of any positive responses to any questions on the disclosure statement; and will follow up with respect to any other disclosures that indicate an actual or potential conflict of interest. This may include, but is not limited to, asking the person not to participate in related decisions or recommending appropriate disciplinary and corrective action to the foundation president and/or chairman of the board of trustees for the ohsu foundation. As potential conflicts of interest are identified throughout the course of a year, each respondent has an obligation to advise the executive committee in writing of the existence of any such real or potential conflict of interest. A respondent may make a presentation at the executive committee meeting, but after such presentation, they shall leave the meeting during the discussion of, and the vote on, the transaction or arrangement that creates the actual or potential conflict of interest. The executive committee shall determine to its satisfaction whether the foundation can obtain a more advantageous transaction or arrangement with reasonable efforts from a person or entity that would not give rise to an actual or potential conflict of interest. If a more advantageous transaction or arrangement is not reasonably attainable under circumstances that would not give rise to an actual of potential conflict of interest, the executive committee shall determine by a majority vote of the disinterested committee members whether the transaction or arrangement is in the foundation's best interest and whether the transaction is fair to the foundation, and shall make its decision as to whether to enter into the transaction or arrangement. The executive committee will inform the respondent, in writing, of its decision. If the executive committee has reasonable cause to believe that a respondent has failed to disclose an actual or possible conflict of interest, it shall inform the respondent of the basis for such belief and afford the respondent an opportunity to explain the alleged failure to disclose. If, after hearing the response of the respondent and making further investigation as may be warranted in the circumstances, the executive committee determines that the respondent has in fact failed to disclose an actual or possible conflict of interest, it shall recommend appropriate disciplinary and corrective action to the foundation president and/or the chairman of the board of trustees for the ohsu foundation.”

“Process of determining the compensation: 1. Review and approval by a governing body: a compensation committee is composed of representatives of the ohsu foundation board of trustees with members to include but not limited to the board chair, immediate past chair, board secretary, and finance chair. The compensation committee approves the dollars allotted for merit increases prior to the presentation of the budget at the june board meeting. The compensation committee only approves the compensation of senior leadership. 2. Use of data as to comparable compensation: for each position subject to review, comparability data is gathered from any of the following sources: industry surveys, documented compensation of persons holding similar positions in similar organizations, expert compensation studies, or other comparable data. For each time there is a material change to the salary range or compensation package of the affected position and/or person in that position, new data is gathered and new documentation is created. 3. Contemporaneous documentation regarding decisions: all documentation on final decisions, including deliberations, made by the compensation committee is kept on record in the ohsu foundation human resources department. In cases where there is a hiring decision of the president, the executive committee is convened which includes all members of the compensation committee. This process was last undertaken for the hiring of the president in the summer of 2024.”

“Other org. Documents publicly available while federal tax laws do not mandate that the organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements be made available for public inspection, limited information on the governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are available at the foundation's website including the audited financial statements. This information is not readily available for the general public and requests for this information are assessed on a case by case basis by the relevant foundation employee before disclosure.”

“At ohsu, we are sincerely thankful for the philanthropic support that empowers us to advance our essential missions: life-saving care, groundbreaking research, inclusive education and advocacy for health equity. Throughout the past year, we have witnessed countless stories of impact that demonstrate our joint commitment to building a healthier future for all. Here are a few highlights from our journey. * the schlesinger family foundation made a generous gift of $50,000 to increase the ralph and bunny schlesinger medical school scholarship endowment. Established in 2012, this scholarship supports medical students from oregon with demonstrated financial need. The schlesinger family foundation was established by ralph and bunny schlesinger in 1982 with the purpose of enhancing oregon and southwest washington communities in the areas of medical research and care, higher education, and promoting the welfare of our communities. As one of five generations of portlanders in the family, family foundation president josh schlesinger is one of the new trustees elected to the ohsu foundation board at our june board meeting. Josh reaffirmed his family's commitment to supporting the growth and vitality of the state which has been their home and community for over 100 years. * the foundation team celebrated the success of the first-ever timberline daydream event that took place over labor day weekend. A sizeable crowd joined us at timberline lodge on saturday, september 2, to support doernbecher children's hospital, enjoy live music in the outdoor amphitheater and take in the views. Through sponsorships, donations and the silent auction, we raised more than $196,000 for doernbecher's area of greatest need. * a longtime supporter of the harold schnitzer diabetes health center recently made a $1 million gift to be directed by center director dr. Andrew ahmann to the area of greatest need. With dr. Ahmann's guidance and the support of the donor, the gift will be split equally to support research efforts--specifically $500,000 for the center--to hire two key positions in adult and pediatric type 1 diabetes (t1d) research and quality improvement (qi) programs. The remaining $500,000 of this gift will be used to develop collaborative efforts with cardiology and vascular surgery teams. The research being conducted on cardiovascular disease, particularly in individuals with type 1 or type 2 diabetes, holds immense promise for improving lives and reducing the burden of these debilitating conditions. * our partnership with costco raised over $855,000 this spring through their annual children's miracle network hospitals campaign. There were eleven costco warehouses engaged in fundraising for doernbecher in oregon and southwest washington during the month of may. Since 1995 these warehouses have raised more than $12 million with the annual campaign. * the pacific heart lung and blood institute of california (phlbi) has donated $450,000 to the ohsu knight cancer institute to advance mesothelioma research including new drug development and testing - within the knight's center for experimental therapeutics. Phlbi has recently closed its operations and was looking for a partner who could help carry on their fight against mesothelioma. After meeting with brian druker, m.d., shivaani kummar, m.d., and other knight cancer institute and ohsu foundation leaders, phlbi's executive director noted, "we are acutely aware of the rigorous and pioneering work that your institution conducts in the pursuit of innovative cancer treatments, early detection methods, and ultimately a cure for this terrible disease. It is an honor to contribute to your efforts." * our team continues to celebrate the incredible night we had at doernbecher freestyle xix in october. Overall, the evening raised $991,000 for doernbecher children's hospital, with $580,000 of that total raised through donations, paddle raises and matching gifts. We happily exceeded our paddle raise goal by $40,000, w”

“* jeffrey jay, m.d., and his wife mary ellen recently gave a $250,000 gift to the ohsu knight cancer institute to support chronic myelogenous leukemia (cml) research. This gift will enable research into the possible discontinuation of long-term therapy for cml patients, hopefully lessening the financial burden and potential side effects associated with indefinite treatment. Dr. Jay is the founder and managing partner of the health care investment firm great point partners. The jays have been supporting leukemia research at the knight cancer institute since 2003. The 2024 gift is their largest. We are grateful for their continued partnership in ending cancer as we know it. * the ohsu foundation office was the backdrop for a momentous document-signing ceremony. Leaders from first technology federal credit union, doernbecher children's hospital, and the ohsu foundation met to formalize an agreement establishing a $1 million first technology credit union innovation endowment. The new endowment will provide a stable funding source for doernbecher children's hospital to purchase equipment for its most pressing technological needs. First technology federal credit union is part of the credit unions for kids collaboration, which has supported doernbecher children's hospital for over 30 years. Their collective philanthropic contributions have made an indelible impact on doernbecher's patient and family care. * in the final days of fy24, we received continued support from the roundhouse foundation with a generous grant totaling $2.5 million to reinvest in the ohsu casey eye institute community outreach program with a goal to eliminate preventable blindness, especially in rural and tribal communities throughout oregon.”