Woodside Oaks Inc

“The corporate membership of the Organization consists of congregations of the Green Bay Conference of the East Central Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The membership of the Organization may include other organizations, however, a majority of the corporate members shall consist of Lutheran congregations of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, or its successor.”

“Each of the members has the ability to nominate one or more delegates based on the congregation levels of each respective church. Each delegate nominated has the authority to nominate one board member to Bay Area Lutheran Home, Inc. (BALH). The board of directors for BALH nominates the BOD for Woodside Oaks, Inc. No one church has the ability to nominate more than 50% of the delegates.”

“The Board of directors has delegated the detailed review of the Form 990 to management. The Form 990 is presented to the full board of directors for review and final approval.”

“At least on an annual basis, the organizations require that a conflict of interest statement be signed, with all potential conflicts listed and discussed. Each board member completes this form, and all potential conflicts are discussed during a board meeting. Board members decide the appropriate course of action for each conflict. Some conflicts are immaterial enough to warrant no follow-up, others are resolved by not allowing the member with a conflict to vote on decisions related to the conflict.”

“All persons were paid from Bay Area Lutheran Home, Inc., a related organization that has its own policies in place.”

“The organization believes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are the property of the organization and does not make them available to the public.”

“Selection of independent accountant the board of directors selects the independent accountant and reviews the audited financial statements. This process has not changed from last year.”