St. Lukes Foundation

“The officers of the board of directors shall serve as ex-officio members of the executive committee with vote. The ceo shall serve as an ex-officio member of the executive committee without vote. The executive committee shall have all the powers and authority of the board of directors of this corporation in transacting the regular business of the corporation, including directing the management of the property, affairs, and business of this corporation, during the interval between meetings of the board of directors, subject at all times to the direction and control of the board of directors. The executive committee shall not have the power to amend the articles of incorporation or these bylaws, the power to remove a director or officer, or the power to fill a vacant board seat or officer position.”

“St. Luke's hospital of duluth provides some managing services to the foundation such as: executive, accounting, human resources, and information technology.”

“The sole member of the corporation shall be st. Luke's hospital of duluth.”

“Directors shall be elected to the board of the corporation by the board of directors of the hospital, or by an officer of the hospital designated by the board of directors of the hospital.”

“Amendments to the foundation's articles of incorporation and bylaws shall become effective upon the approval of the board of directors of the hospital.”

“The form 990 was prepared by an independent accountant with the help of management in order to accurately prepare the 2023 form 990. Once the form 990 was prepared, it was reviewed by the following groups: 1. St. Luke's senior management 2. St. Luke's finance committee 3. St. Luke's board of directors all of the above groups were provided with a complete copy of the form 990. The chief financial officer made a presentation to the board regarding the form 990 and their responsibilities. In the case of the finance committee and board of directors, the form 990 was listed as an agenda item at their respective meetings. The cfo of st. Luke's provided an overview of the return and answered any questions or concerns from the board/committee members. Any suggested changes to the form 990 were evaluated, with legal counsel if necessary, and incorporated into the return as appropriate. The return was then filed with the irs.”

“Each director, officer, and committee member shall sign, as a condition to serving the corporation in his/her respective role and annually thereafter, a statement agreeing to be bound by the terms of the policy. Pursuant to the policy, any director, officer, or committee member having a financial interest in a contract or other transaction presented to the board of directors or a committee thereof for authorization, approval, or ratification shall make a prompt, full, and frank disclosure of such person's interest to the board or committee prior to its acting on such contract or transaction. Such disclosure shall include any relevant and material facts, known to such person, about the contract or transaction which might reasonably be construed to be adverse to the corporation's interest. The board or committee to which such disclosure is made shall thereupon determine, by majority vote, whether the disclosure shows that a conflict of interest exists or can reasonably be construed to exist. If a conflict is deemed to exist, such person shall not vote on, nor use personal influence on, or participate (other than to present factual information to or respond to questions) in the discussions and deliberations with respect to such contract or transactions. Such person may be counted in determining the existence of a quorum at any meeting where the contract or transaction is under discussion or is being voted upon. The minutes of the meeting shall reflect the disclosure made, the vote and, where applicable, the abstention from voting and participation, and whether a quorum is present.”

“The executive director is an employee of st. Luke's hospital of duluth, a 501(c)(3) related organization. The compensation review process described below pertains to the executive director. The executive director is the top management official. There are no employees who qualify as key employees of the organization. The compensation review process occurs during an annual review performed by the st. Luke's hospital of duluth's human resources department and last occurred in 2022. Total compensation for the executive director was itemized using base salary, health insurance, life insurance, disability, vacation, and holiday pay. All amounts were combined to determine the total compensation for this position. The total compensation amount is reviewed based on market data provided by integrated healthcare strategies for like positions in healthcare organizations of comparable size and scope. Contemporaneous documents and recordkeeping with respect to the deliberations and decisions are maintained by the st. Luke's hospital of duluth's human resources department. The foundation board of directors approves the annual compensation.”

“St. Luke's foundation's governing documents and conflict of interest statements are reviewed and updated annually by the board of directors. They are not made available to the general public. Financial information is made available through st. Luke's foundation annual report (published every year and available on st. Luke's hospital of duluth's website at www.slhduluth.com).”