St Andrews Charitable Foundation

“Director anna harris and director theresa galakatos have a family relationship.”

“The foundation is currently managed by st. Andrews resources for seniors system (starss) for an initial term of five years, with the option to renew for an additional five years. Management fees paid during the year ended may 31, 2024 were approximately $48,000.”

“St. Andrew's resources for seniors system is the sole corporate member.”

“Directors shall be appointed by the governing body of st. Andrew's resources for seniors system (starss), the sole member, to serve for a term of three years or until his or her successor shall have been elected and qualified. If an officer or a director position becomes vacant for any reason, starss shall appoint a successor or successors for the unexpired term. Directors may be removed, with or without cause, by the board of directors of starss.”

“The member must approve certain transactions as set forth in the most recent bylaws of the organization.”

“The draft of the form 990 is reviewed by the cfo for accuracy and emailed to both the administration and finance committees and the entire board of directors. The final form 990 is emailed to the board of directors for review and approval and the cfo signs the return on their behalf.”

“An annual conflict of interest disclosure is completed by each board member, submitted, and reviewed by the entire board of directors. If any conflicts arise with any member, that member is then excluded in any voting for applicable subject areas. There is also a corporate compliance policy which is reviewed with all employees annually and periodically audited with respect to operational compliance. A tax preparation questionnaire is also completed by each board member and key employee before filing in order to ensure that details of any conflicts or relationships that might cause conflicts are identified.”

“A review is performed annually, using compararable data regarding compensation with input from the cemo study. Independent board of directors approval is sought for any changes outside of normal ranges. Salaries are reviewed annually during the budget process by the executive director and the managment company accounting and operations personnel. During this review, salary ranges for all positions are compared with the results from a benchmarking salary survey. The budget is reviewed and approved annually by the board following a recommendation from the compensation committee and the administration and finance committee.”

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available to the public upon request.”

“The organization's oversight and selection processes did not change in the current year.”