Nmdp Foundation

“Form 990, Part III, Line 4d BTMF PARTNERS WITH BE THE MATCH ON VARIOUS INITIATIVES TIED TO THE SHARED MISSION. THESE PROGRAMS INCLUDE: THE JASON CARTER CLINICAL TRIALS PROGRAM HELPS PATIENTS WITH LIFE-THREATENING BLOOD DISORDERS FIND CLINICAL TRIALS. THIS PROGRAM USES A WEBSITE TO CONNECT PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES WITH INFORMATION THAT THEY NEED TO FIND A CLINICAL TRIAL AND RECEIVE ONE-ON-ONE SUPPORT AND EDUCATION FROM A BE THE MATCH EDUCATION SPECIALIST. BE THE MATCH MEXICO WAS A NEW INITIATIVE IN FISCAL YEAR 2017. WITH THE GOAL OF REACHING MORE PATIENTS AND INCREASING DIVERSITY ON THE REGISTRY, WORK BEGAN TO CREATE A NETWORK OF DONOR CENTERS AND FUNDRAISING PARTNERS IN MEXICO. BE THE MATCH IS A LEADER IN PROVIDING HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS WITH THE EDUCATION, RESOURCES AND SERVICES THEY NEED TO PROVIDE THE BEST CARE FOR TRANSPLANT PATIENTS. BTMF HELPS TO FUND THE CREATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF A NEWSLETTER FOCUSED ON THE ADVANCEMENTS IN TRANSPLANTATION AS WELL AS QUICK REFERENCE GUIDES, WITH AN ACCOMPANYING APP VERSION, THAT PROVIDES RESOURCES FOR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS WHO CARE FOR PATIENTS BEFORE, DURING, AND/OR AFTER A TRANSPLANT. SPONSORSHIPS FOR THE BE THE MATCH ANNUAL COUNCIL MEETING ARE RECEIVED BY BTMF AND THEN GIFTED TO BE THE MATCH. THIS MEETING CONNECTS ALL THE BTM NETWORK PARTNERS AND FOCUSes ON EDUCATION AND SHARING PROGRESS AND CHALLENGES RELATING TO TRANSPLANTS. BTMF ALLOCATES COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS AND OCCUPANCY COSTS TO PROGRAM BASED ON EMPLOYEE RESPONSIBILITIES. Business Relationships Form 990, Part VI, Line 2 THE FOLLOWING OFFICERS OF BTMF HAVE A REPORTABLE BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP: JEFFREY CHELL AND AMY RONNEBERG (MR. CHELL AND MS. RONNEBERG WERE BOTH OFFICERS OF CLR INSURANCE, LTD. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2017).”

“Form 990, Part VI, Line 6 NMDP is the sole corporate member of BTMF.”

“Form 990, Part VI, Lines 7A & 7B The NMDP board elects the board of directors of BTMF and approves the actions of BTMF.”

“Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b The organization contracted with the outside public accounting firm, Grant Thornton LLP, to prepare the Form 990. Preparing the details and supporting reports for the return is a collaborative effort among a small group of individuals in the financial reporting & compliance area of finance, internal audit and human resources. That work is then reviewed by the manager of financial reporting prior to sending to Grant Thornton LLP; the chief legal officer also reviews the governance sections prior to sending to grant thornton llp. Once a draft is received back from Grant Thornton LLP, it is reviewed by the staff that pulled the details together, Vice President of Finance, Chief Financial Officer, and Executive Director of BTMF. A copy of the return is provided to the NMDP Audit and Finance Committee and the BTMF Board of Directors prior to filing.”

“Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c The Conflict of Interest Policy states the following: "All Members must disclose to the applicable Organization's Board of Directors or Executive Committee all conflicts of interest and reportable relationships, and must annually complete and submit the Conflict of Interest Questionnaire which is required by this Policy. Whenever in the course of events a Member's circumstances change such that the Member knows or has reason to believe that the Member may have an actual or perceived conflict of interest, such Member shall promptly disclose the potential conflict to the applicable Organization's Board of Directors or Executive Committee. For the purposes of this Article, a Member may formally disclose a conflict or reportable relationship to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NMDP, the BTMF Executive Director and Senior Vice President (SVP) of Philanthropy, or the NMDP Chief Legal Officer (CLO), as applicable, who shall inform the applicable Organization's Board of Directors or Executive Committee for resolution. As noted herein, if the potential conflict involves a Director, that Director shall not participate in or vote upon such matters until the question of the existence of the conflict of interest has been resolved in accordance with this Policy. Likewise, an officer or key employee may not become substantially involved in decision-making involving any covered litigation, contract or transaction until the resolution of the matter in accordance with this Policy. The existence of an actual or potential conflict of interest turns on the specific facts and circumstances in each case. If a Member has an interest which may conflict with those of NMDP and/or BTMF, he or she must immediately disclose the matters and discuss them fully and frankly with the applicable Organization's full Board or the Executive Committee, as set forth in detail below. A Member must not participate in any matter in which that the Member may have an actual or potential conflict of interest without the express approval of the applicable Organization's Board of Directors or its Executive Committee."”

“Form 990, Part VI, Lines 15a & 15b The BTMF Executive Director and Senior Vice President (SVP) of Philanthropy reports directly to the NMDP CEO and is considered a key employee per IRS definition during fiscal year 2017. The compensation of the BTMF Executive Director and Senior Vice president (SVP) of Philanthropy is reviewed, evaluated, and set in accordance with the NMDP Bylaws and Compensation Committee Charter. The NMDP Bylaws state: "The Compensation Committee shall be comprised only of Voting Directors and shall include the Chair of the Board and at least one (1) non-officer Board member as voting committee members. The Compensation Committee shall review and evaluate the overall compensation and benefit structure of the Corporation and shall have such other authority and responsibilities as set forth in the Compensation Committee Charter." The Compensation Committee Charter states: "The Compensation Committee shall review and evaluate the overall compensation and benefit structure of the Corporation. The Compensation Committee shall conduct the Chief Executive Officer performance evaluation and make Chief Executive Officer compensation and benefit recommendations to the Executive Committee. In making the Chief Executive Officers compensation and benefit recommendations, the Committee shall utilize, among other things, comparability data for compliance with IRS Intermediate Sanction rules. On a periodic basis, the Compensation Committee shall obtain comparability data from an independent compensation consultant. In addition, the Compensation Committee shall advise the Chief Executive Officer in the evaluation and compensation of and benefits for senior corporation employees, as well as the President of any affiliate of the Corporation reporting to the Chief Executive Officer."”

“Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 The conflict of interest policy, articles of incorporation and consolidated audited financial statements and additional consolidating information are all made available to the public upon request. The consolidated audited financial statements are also available on our website. Summary financial statements are also included in our annual report, which is mailed to key stakeholders and posted on our website. Additionally, articles of incorporation are available at the MN Office of the Secretary of State, and consolidated audited financial statements may be obtained at the MN Office of the Attorney General.”

“Form 990, Part VII, Section A, Line 1A, Column B The Hours listed on the 990 Part VII are based on a 50 hour week that these individuals devoted to NMDP and BTMF in total during the year.”