Upper Chesapeake Residential Hospice House Inc

“Family or business relationship lyle e sheldon and joseph e hoffman iii are officers in the same business entities. The same business entities are the for-proft corporations or partnerships that are related to this filing entity. Please see form 990, schedule r.”

“Existence of members upper chesapeake health system and university of maryland medical system are partners in a maryland limited liability company named uchs/umms venture llc ("venture"). The venture was organized for charitable purposes to coordinate activities of healthcare facilities and other corporate bodies whose purposes include the provision of healthcare services or financial assistance to healthcare facilities in harford county, maryland. Venture is the sole member of this filing organization.”

“Organizational review of form 990 the board of upper chesapeake health system, inc. ("health system") has assigned the executive committee of the health system's board to review and approve all contents of form 990 on behalf of the boards of all health system's tax-exempt affiliates. In turn, once the form 990 has been approved by health system's executive committee, a final version of the form 990 will be made available to all board members of the respective health system's tax-exempt affiliates. Formal notification of the final and approved form 990 for each of the health system's affiliates as well as its availability will be communicated to the applicable board members on or before the filing of the form 990.”

“CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY The organization's written conflict of interest policy covers the following individuals: Directors, Principal Officers, and Senior Management. Furthermore, the policy extends to the family members (per Internal Revenue Service definition) of such Directors, Principal Officers, and Senior Management. The Board of Directors and any committee considering a contract, transaction or arrangement to which a known or potential conflict of interest relates, determines whether a conflict exists. Actual conflicts are reviewed by the Chairman of the Board. An individual with a known or potential conflict of interest must refrain from participating in, or acting on, the decision on any matter in which a conflict of interest, or even the appearance of such a conflict of interest, is present with respect to such individual and will remove himself or herself from any meeting or deliberations on the matter.”

“PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION The executive compensation committee of the board of directors approves compensation for the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and all key employees. The executive compensation committee utilizes but is not limited to the following resources in evaluating and establishing reasonable compensation: independent compensation consultants, compensation surveys and compensation studies. This organization and its tax-exempt affiliates strive to maintain an arm's length relationship between itself and its employees. It is the goal of the executive compensation committee to ensure that total compensation (compensation and benefits) paid to its employees is fair and reasonable. Finally, the process of setting and approving such compensation is performed annually by the board's executive compensation committee.”

“Documents available to the public the organization will make the following documents available to the public upon request: articles of incorporation, bylaws, conflict of interest policy, and audited financial statements.”

“Fundraising for Upper Chesapeake Residential Hospice House, Inc. (UCRHH) will consist of annual fundraising events such as the annual Hospice Regatta, annual and memorial gift donations programs, capital campaigns, a planned giving program, and receipt of in-kind goods and services from community businesses and organizations. Cash and in-kind charitable donations will help support the ongoing community mission of UCRHH. Funds raised will help support Hospice construction, maintenance, and operations as well as help ensure access to care at the facility for all individuals in the final stages of their illness regardless of financial circumstances. Contributions of cash and in-kind goods and services will be accepted by UCRHH. In-kind donations initially may include gifts of real estate or goods and services required for the construction of the first Residential Hospice House. We anticipate that once the first Residential Hospice House is built, the community will make in-kind and cash gifts to help provide ongoing operation of this patient care facility. In addition, there will be need for ongoing cash donations to help provide financial assistance on a sliding scale based on need and ability to pay. UCRHH will encourage planned gifts or bequests in an effort to build a base of support that will ensure that there is access to care for all individuals in the final stages of their illness regardless of financial circumstances and resources available for ongoing Residential Hospice House operations and potential expansions.”