Good Samaritan Hospital Foundation

“The sole member of the good samaritan hospital foundation of cincinnati, inc. Shall be the good samaritan hospital of cincinnati, ohio.”

“Pursuant to article ii, section 2.2 of the code of regulations of the good samaritan hospital foundation of cincinnati, inc., the sole member of the corporation shall appoint the board of trustees of the corporation no later than september 30 of each year.”

“The good samaritan hospital of cincinnati, ohio must approve amendments to the filing organization's regulations and those matters reserved by ohio law.”

“Members of the board are provided an electronic copy of this form 990 prior to filing. However, for the protection of donor privacy, schedule b - schedule of contributors was removed from the copy provided to the board. Subsequent to presentation to the board, the organization files the return making any non-substantive changes necessary to effect e-filing. Any such changes are not re-submitted to the board.”

“All board members are required to annually disclose certain financial interests and fiduciary relationships. The executive committee and corporate counsel review responses, conduct further investigation, if necessary, and determine when a conflict exists with respect to a certain transaction. If a conflict exists, the transaction is not to be entered into unless alternatives are fully investigated and, in their absence, the board, without participation of the interested member(s), determines that the transaction is in the best interest of the organization. Plans to manage the conflict during the relationship are implemented. All discussions are appropriately documented.”

“The good samaritan hospital foundation of cincinnati, inc.'s governing documents, conflicts of interest policy and financial statements are available upon request. In addition, the good samaritan hospital foundation of cincinnati, inc.'s financial statements are included in the catholic health initiatives' consolidated audited financial statements that are available at www.catholichealthinitiatives.org or at http://www.dacbond.com.”

“The officers and directors for the good samaritan hospital foundation of cincinnati, inc. That show at least 60 hours per week, excluding the filing organization's president/ceo, provide services to trihealth, inc. (a related organization who paid the individuals) and its subsidiaries/affiliates ("trihealth") as an entire system. Hours worked, including their duties as officers and directors of the filing organization, are not tracked on an entity by entity basis, thus the average hours per week disclosed are estimates to show that the time spent by these individuals relate to them fulfilling their duties as full-time, 60 hours-per-week employees of trihealth versus their duties as officers and directors of the filing organization. In addition, the compensation reported on form 990, part vii was paid to these individuals in fulfillment of their duties as employees of trihealth.”

“Pursuant to article v, section 5.1 of the code of regulations ("code") of the good samaritan hospital foundation, inc., the executive committee shall be appointed by vote of the board. Pursuant to article v, section 5.2(a) of the code, the executive committee shall consist of three (3) or more of the trustees, including the chair, the president and the chief executive officer and other representatives of the board as deemed necessary. The chair shall serve as the chair of the executive committee. Members of the executive committee (other than the chair and the president and chief executive officer) shall serve at the pleasure of the board and may be removed with or without cause at any time by vote of the board. Two consecutive unexcused absences shall be grounds for removal from the executive committee. Pursuant to article v, section 5.2(b) of the code, the executive committee shall have the power and authority of the board to transact all regular business of the corporation in the intervals between meetings of the board, subject to any prior limitations imposed by the board by statute. Pursuant to article v, section 5.2(c) of the code, the presence of a majority of voting members of the executive committee then serving shall constitute a quorum for any meeting of the executive committee. The act of a majority of the trustees present at a meeting at which a quorum is present is the act of the executive committee. Any action which may be authorized or taken at an executive committee meeting may be authorized or taken without a meeting with the written approval of all the members of the executive committee entitled to vote thereon.”

“The organization's mission is to nurture the healing ministry of the church by bringing it new life, energy and viability in the 21st century. Fidelity to the gospel urges us to emphasize human dignity and social justice as we move toward the creation of healthier communities.”

“The good samaritan foundation of cincinnati, inc. ("foundation") was founded in 1986 and is recognized by the internal revenue service ("irs") as exempt from federal income tax under internal revenue code section ("irc sec.") 501(a) as an organization described in irc sec. 501(c)(3). It is entrusted to receive all charitable gifts to the good samaritan hospital of cincinnati, ohio ("hospital") and the good samaritan college of nursing and health science ("college") to steward those funds prudently, and to ensure that they are used according to the desires of donors. Both hospital and college are recognized by the irs as exempt from federal income tax under irc sec. 501(a) as organizations described in irc sec. 501(c)(3). With respect to the hospital, it operates exclusively to secure and steward philanthropic gifts which will sustain the level of personal, compassionate care for which it is renowned. A gift to the foundation enables the hospital to continue reaching out to the community with innovative health education and wellness programs that help people help themselves by maintaining better health. The foundation's staff and board of trustees, the majority of which are independent persons representative of the community, raise funds through special events, annual giving, major gifts, planned giving, corporate/foundation grants and capital campaigns to help fund many areas of the hospital, such as, community programs, medical/nursing education, medical/nursing research, capital needs, departmental support, and program support.”

“Transfer of endowment from unrestricted to permanently restricted -1,545,402.”

“During the tax year, the good samaritan hospital foundation of cincinnati, inc. Was assisted by 245 volunteers assisting in various fundraising activities and events to benefit the good samaritan hospital of cincinnati, ohio.”

“The financial statements of the good samaritan hospital foundation of cincinnati, inc. Are included in the consolidated audited financial statements of catholic health initiatives ("chi"), a related organization. Chi has a committee that assumes the responsibility for oversight of the audit of both its and its subsidiaries and affiliates financial statements as well as the selection of the independent auditor. During the tax year, there was not a change in the process of audit oversight and/or selection of an independent auditor by chi.”