Transplant House

“The board of transplant foundation, an affiliated entity, has the right to appoint members of the transplant house governing body.”

“The following actions by the board of directors require the written approval of the transplant foundation, an affiliated entity: a) altering, amending or repealing the articles of incorporation and/or bylaws; b) borrowing money under terms that provide for a repayment period of one year or more; c) adopting an operating budget and/or a capital budget; d) incurring capital expenditures which, in the aggregate, are in excess of $200,000 in any one fiscal year; e) organizing or acquiring any subsidiary or affiliate; f) acquiring, by whatever means, an interest in any other entity or becoming a member of any other nonprofit corporation; g) authorizing or designating officers of the corporation to execute a deed of assignment for the benefit of creditors, file a voluntary petition in bankruptcy, file an answer consenting to the appointment of a receiver, or file an answer to an involuntary petition in bankruptcy; and h) authorizing any and all transactions that change, or have the effect of changing, the ownership and/or control of the corporation, with such a transaction including, but not being limited to any proposed attempt to merge, acquire or combine the corporation with any other entity, whether such transaction is by contract, sale of all or substantially all of its assets, or by operation of law.”

“Form 990 was reviewed with the governing body at a board meeting prior to filing, and all board members received a copy of the final form 990 prior to filing with the irs.”

“Board members, officers and key employees are annually required to review the conflict of interest policy; disclose any possible personal, familial, or business relationship that would give rise to a conflict or appearance of a conflict; and acknowledge by signing the policy that he/she is acting in accordance with the letter and spirit of the policy. These signed statements and disclosures are reviewed by the organization's vice president of administration and general counsel. Board members must refrain from voting on any transaction or other matter in which the member has a conflict of interest. Members must also report promptly to the board chairperson and president/ceo any future situation in which a possible conflict of interest might arise.”

“Compensation is paid by a related organization. At the related organization, compensation is determined annually by a committee of the board which is comprised of independent persons. An informal paired comparison ranking among existing gift of life donor program jobs combined with market-based wage data (when available) is used. A periodic review performed every two years with an independent compensation consultant is also conducted.”

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

“Transplant house is an affiliate in a group, including the transplant foundation (ein: 31-1481798) and the gift of life donor program("gldp," ein: 23-7388767), of which gldp is considered a common pay agent for w-2 reporting. Gldp reports all employees on its form w-3; however, each affiliate has employees allocated to that entity. Per irs instructions, employees listed on part v, line 2a are those who have been deemed to be employees of this organization. The salary expense and benefits reported in part ix of form 990 are an allocation from gldp.”