Lamplighter Manor Inc

“Lamplighter manor's parent organization, ecumen, manages the rental property of lamplighter manor and performs various other functions on lamplighter manor's behalf.”

“The sole member is ecumen, a minnesota nonprofit organization affiliated with the evangelical lutheran church in america.”

“Each member of the board of directors is elected by the board of trustees of ecumen, the sole member.”

“Ecumen, the sole member, must approve any amendments to the articles of incorporation or bylaws.”

“The form 990 was reviewed by the cfo of ecumen, the sole member, then presented to lamplighter manor's board of directors for review, then filed with the irs.”

“Lamplighter manor utilitzes it's parent company, ecumen's, conflict of interest policy and it applies to all trustees, officers, managers and employees who can influence the actions of ecumen, including those who make purchasing decisions or who have proprietary information conerning ecumen. The conflict of interest policy is distributed to applicable parties annually and a signed conflict of interest disclosure statement is obtained. The policy states that it is the responsibility of the applicable party to disclose a potentially conflicting transaction before it is consumated and to continue to scrutinize their transactions and disclose potential conflicts immediately. The signed conflict of interest disclosure statements are monitored by an h.r. Generalist in the home office and by the vice president of human resources. The vice president of human resources notifies the ceo for diclosures involving employees, unless the employee is the ceo in which case the board chair is notified. The board chair notifies the board or the applicable committee of the board. Disclosures involving trustees are made to the board chair unless the board chair has a conflict in which case the vice-chair is notified. The controls are specific to the potential area of conflict. For instance, if an employee provides daily work direction to a family member, all salary related decisions for that family member would be assigned to another (non-related) person. During board discussions, the person with the conflict of interest is excluded from the discussion and approval for the conflicting transaction. Other specific restrictions may be imposed, depending upon the conflict. A competitive bid or comparable valuation must exist. The board, or duly constituted committee, has determined that the transaction is in the best interest of the organization.”

“All compensation is determined by ecumen, the sole member.”

“The organization makes its governing documents and financial statements available to the public upon request. The organization does not have a written conflict of interest policy because it follows the policy of its parent organization, ecumen.”