Lakeland Health Foundation Benton Harbor/St Joseph

“Christina freese decker and matthew cox have a business relationship as they serve as an officer or director of corewell health indemnity company, ltd, a related taxable entity. Heather lallo and natalie baggio have a business relationship as they serve as an officer or director of lakeland care, inc., a related taxable entity. Debra johnson, heather lallo, and melinda gruber have a business relationship as they serve as an officer or director of lakeland health enterprises, inc., a related taxable entity. Heather lallo and melinda gruber have a business relationship as they serve as an officer or director of lakeland medical practices, a related taxable entity. Christina freese decker and matthew cox have a business relationship as they serve as an officer or director of priority health managed benefits, inc., a related taxable entity.”

“All spectrum health system language has been changed to corewell health, alongside naming conventions and dbas. 4.1:language added: the chair of the lory's place advisory board committee shall be an ex-officio director with a vote. 4.3:the section discussing members of the board has been consolidated into only emeritus members of the board, a status "given as an honor and is a lifetime designation". Previously this section separately addressed honorary, emeritus, and lifetime members of the board. 4.3.1: (d) candidate designations for qualifying to the board are now defined in the articles of incorporation. 4.3.3: a new section was added outlining the rights and privileges of emeritus members. 6.4: paragraph added: lory's place advisory board committee. There shall be a lory's place advisory board committee consisting of not less than seven (7) and not more than twenty-five (25) members. The initial chair and the initial members will be appointed by the caring circle lory's place advisory board and shall serve staggered three (3) year terms with 1/3 of its members' terms expiring each year. The president of the foundation, the chair of the foundation, and director of lory's place shall also be ex-officio members with a vote. Any vacancy shall be filled with a person selected by the affirmative vote by 2/3 of the remaining members of the lory's place advisory board committee. The duties of the lory's place advisory board committee shall consist of the following: 6.4.1 advise the board and management as to the fundraising, programs, and volunteer activities of lory's place; 6.4.2 play an active role in developing volunteers and supporters of lory's place; 6.4.3 report at least once annually or more frequently as may be necessary to the board on the activities of lory's place; 6.4.4 make recommendations to the board regarding the direction, strategy, goals, and priorities of lory's place; and 6.4.5 perform any other duties assigned by the board. 12.4: paragraph added: specific powers relating to lory's place. Given that the funds to construct the edgewater facilities of lory's place were given by donors with the express understanding that the funds be used for that purpose, it is understood that in the unlikely event that the foundation discontinues the operation of lory's place for any reason, the building, furnishings (including but not limited to furniture, equipment, and supplies), and any designated funds of lory's place will be distributed to another 501(c)(3) qualified organization, as determined by the lory's place advisory board committee, to carry on the activities of lory's place.”

“Corewell health, a michigan nonprofit corporation, is the ultimate sole member of lakeland health foundation benton harbor/st. Joseph.”

“Corewell health, a michigan nonprofit corporation, is the ultimate sole member of lakeland health foundation benton harbor/st. Joseph and has the right to elect one or more members of lakeland health foundation benton harbor/st. Joseph's governing body.”

“Corewell health, a michigan nonprofit corporation, is the ultimate sole member of lakeland health foundation benton harbor/st. Joseph and has certain reserved powers over operations of lakeland health foundation benton harbor/st. Joseph, including but not limited to budget, acquisitions, capital projects, and participation in joint ventures.”

“The organization has no committees with authority to act on behalf of the governing body.”

“The form 990 is prepared by corewell health corporate tax. It is reviewed by the corporate tax manager and the director of tax. A copy of the form 990 is then provided to each member of the governing body. All questions are addressed prior to filing the form 990.”

“1. Conflicts of interest must be disclosed, via an annual electronic disclosure process and verbally at each board and board committee meeting as part of the declaration of conflict of interest prior to discussion of any agenda items. 2. A person having a financial interest in a proposed transaction or arrangement may make a presentation at a meeting of the board or committee which is considering that transaction or arrangement, but after that presentation he/she shall leave the meeting before discussion and voting on that proposed transaction or arrangement. The person having the financial interest shall not be counted in determining whether a quorum is present. 3. The chairperson of the board or the committee chair shall, if appropriate, appoint a disinterested person or committee (including outside advisors) to investigate alternatives to the proposed transaction or arrangement, and to advise whether the proposed transaction or arrangement is in the organization's best interest. 4. The board or committee shall exercise due diligence to determine whether the organization can, with reasonable efforts, obtain a more advantageous transaction or arrangement that would not give rise to aconflict of interest. 5. If a more advantageous transaction or arrangement is not reasonably attainable under circumstances that would not give rise to a conflict of interest, the board or committee shall determine by a majority vote of the disinterested directors and members whether the proposed transaction or arrangement is in the organization's best interest and for its own benefit and whether the transaction is fair and reasonable to the organization, and shall make its decision as to whether to enter into the transaction or arrangement in conformity with such determination. 6. The minutes of the meetings of the board and all of the organization's committees shall set forth: a) the names of the persons who disclosed a financial interest in a proposed transaction or arrangement involving the organization or any of its subsidiaries and the nature of the financial interest; and b) the names of the persons who were present for discussions and votes relating to such transaction or arrangement, including any discussion of alternatives to the proposed transaction or arrangement, and a record of any votes taken in connection with that matter. The votes of individual members need not be recorded unless otherwise directed by the board ofdirectors or committee. 7. There is an ongoing requirement that members of the board and board committees update their annual disclosure questionnaire at any point during his/her tenure on the board of directors when a new potential conflict of interest arises. Management 1. Upon acceptance of an employment offer, each member of management (directors and above) completes a conflict-of-interest disclosure questionnaire. A copy of the member of management's disclosure questionnaire is sent to the organization's system compliance department. A copy of the member of management's disclosure is reviewed by the organization's compliance operations analyst and escalated to the appropriate executive leadership team, if necessary. 2. Annually, each member of management (directors and above) completes an annual conflict of interest disclosure questionnaire electronically. If there is an affirmative disclosure, the questionnaire is reviewed by the appropriate executive leadership team. 3. There is an ongoing requirement to update the disclosure questionnaire when a new potential conflict of interest arises. Updated disclosures follow the same process as initial disclosures described above. 4. The compliance officer, in consultation with executive management, determines how reported conflicts should be managed. Management of a conflict may take a variety of different forms from implementation of a management plan to requiring that the member of management cease the activity creating the conflict or, in extreme cases, leave the organi”

“The organization's articles of incorporation have been provided to the state of michigan and are available to the public on the state's website. The organization's bylaws and internal policies are generally not made available to the public.”

“In 2024, lory's place was integrated with the filing organization. Lory's place provides hope and strength for every grieving person, offering peer-based support groups, crisis response, staff education, and community outreach for children, adults, and families across southwest michigan and northern indiana. All program activities are now under the filing organization to streamline operations and ensure continued delivery of grief support services.”

“SHARED SERVICES/MGMT FEES: Program service expenses 513,329. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 513,329.”

“Transfers from affiliates 4,470,109. Net assets beginning of year reported on group filing 24,301,481.”

“No change in oversight from prior year.”