Child Health Patient Safety Organization

“There is an office sharing and administrative services agreement with national association of children's hospitals and related institutions, inc., a related not-for-profit georgia corporation.”

“The national association of children's hospitals, inc., a section 501(c)(6) organization, is the pso's sole member.”

“As sole member, the national association of children's hospitals, inc. Appoints members of the governing board.”

“Initial compilation of information is completed by finance staff for transmission to an outside firm for tax return prepration. The draft return is reviewed by finance staff and the cfao. The draft return is provided to the board of trustees; any board comments or questions are cleared prior to filing the final return.”

“At the start of all board meetings, the participating members are asked to declare any conflict of interest accordingly. Periodically, all staff must fill out a conflict of interest form and must adhere to the association's conflict of interest policy. Any conflicts of interest are resolved as appropriate. The human resource department encourages staff to bring any situations to their attention and make prompt and full disclosure of any potential situations that may involve a conflict of interest. The policy is included in our employee manual and whistleblower policy.”

“The ceo began his employment october 16, 2023. The hiring panel was made up of three board members. The process involved a national search firm that was closely monitored by the entire board of trustees. The ceo's compensation was based on an assessment of the market of similar sized organizations and responsibilities. The compensation is included in a written employment agreement. The governance committee reviews all compensation matters related to the ceo. The committeee determined the compensation increase and bonus amount awarded on the ceo's first anniversary date.”

“For all other staff, the association periodically engages an outside consultant for compensation studies to review all job descriptions and salaries. This consultant has expertise in the non-profit and health fields and is very familiar with the compensation practices. The consultant reviews the compensation of other national associations and peer groups. Executive leadership salaries were evaluated during 2024. Other staff evaluation of salaries occurred during 2022.”

“The governing documents and conflict of interest policy are not generally made available to the public. Audited financial statements and form 990 are available upon request.”

“CONSULTING FEES - Total Expense: 60094, Program Service Expense: 44204, Management and General Expenses: 15890, Fundraising Expenses: ; CONTRACTED STAFF - Total Expense: 547537, Program Service Expense: 402758, Management and General Expenses: 144779, Fundraising Expenses: ;”