The Blessing Foundation Inc.

“In order to achieve cost efficiencies, the blessing foundation, inc. And its sole member, blessing corporate services, inc., have entered an intercompany management services agreement whereby blessing corporate services provides management services to the blessing foundation.”

“Blessing Corporate Services, Inc., an Illinois not for profit corporation, is the sole voting member of the Blessing Foundation, Inc.”

“Blessing Corporate Services, the sole voting member of the Blessing Foundation, Inc., shall appoint and/or remove all the trustees of the corporaton and appoint the corporation's president.”

“Blessing Corporate Services, the sole voting member of the Blessing Foundation, Inc., shall approve expressly all amendments to the corporation's articles of incorporation and bylaws before they may become effective, approve long-term debt, long-range plans, and capital and operating budgets, approve the purchase and sale of real and personal property and contracts (other than those providing annuities for donors) entered into by the corporation, not expressly made part of an approved budget, the reasonable value of which exceeds an amount set forth in the bylaws of the voting member, approve of material investment decisions, including without limitation establishment and modification of investment policies, engagement and removal of investment managers and advisors, and changes in investment allocations not permitted by an existing investment policy, approval of the parameters for terms of employment of physicians, including physician compensation plans, and any material variances from such parameters for individual physicians, approval of the selection of auditors and legal counsel, approval of charity care and community benefits-related policies, approval of the formation of subsidiary entities and/or joint ventures, approval of the filing of a petition in bankruptcy, making an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or applying for protection under any insolvency laws, approval of the participation in any merger, combination, consolidation, liquidation, dissolution or other corporate or business entity restructuring, and the power to compel the corporation to enforce and/or perform any contractual obligation.”

“Following management and legal review, the form 990 was provided to the board of trustees for review and comment prior to filing.”

“A copy of the conflict of interest policy is distributed annually to officers, directors, trustees, and key employees to be read, signed, and returned to the organization. The signed policies are retained in the corporate administrative files. In addition, each officer, director, or trustee is required to declare any conflict of interest in regards to agenda items being presented at the start of each monthly board meeting.”

“These documents are located in the corporate office of the blessing foundation and are available upon request for public inspection.”

“To finance a portion of the costs of the acquisition of a 53,772 square foot medical office building located at 927 broadway, quincy, illinois and pay certain expenses incurred in connection with the issuance of the revenue bonds, series 2010.”