Cassia Services

“The sole member of the organization is cassia.”

“The organizations board of directors are appointed by augustana care and elim care, inc. Each appoint an equal number of directors. Such appointment are made by each organizations' respective board of directors.”

“Decisions of the cassia services board are subject to approval by the cassia board (parent company).”

“The form 990 and all related schedules were prepared by internal finance staff and reviewed by the organization's cfo. The form 990 was made available to the full board of directors prior to being filed with the irs.”

“The organization annually requests a conflict of interest disclosure from each board member, key employee and officer. The organization's conflict of interest policy covers all board members and key employees. All covered individuals are required to complete an annual conflict of interest statement and to disclose an actual or potential conflict of interest to the appropriate level of management or to the board of directors as outlined in the policy, based on the individual's position within the organization. Conflicts are determined at the appropriate level of management or by the board of directors. Individuals with actual or potential conflicts will abstain from discussing or voting on any matters relating to the conflict. All proceedings relating to actual or potential conflicts are noted in the meeting minutes.”

“The cassia board of directors routinely retains the services of a compensation consultant to review the current wage and benefit levels of similar positions in similar organizations. The compensation committee uses this information to make a recommendation to the board of directors.”

“The organization makes its governing documents and conflict of interest policy available to the public upon request.”

“$1,529,609 reflects management fees paid to integrated pharmacy solutions llc , which provides day-to-day operational management and administrative oversight for a&e pharmacy llc, a pharmacy company owned by the organization. The remaining $1,469,631 consists of other consulting and contracted service costs for program, strategic, and technology support not classified elsewhere.”

“Other changes in net assets were as follows: $7,012 contributions transferred from cassia (a related organization); $27,595 equity-method loss from nextgen llc reported on form 990 but not in audited consolidated financial statement; ($68,533) exclusion of nextgen llc's net assets.”