The Rehabilitation Institute of Kansas City

“By-laws amendments were approved in 2019 and 2020. These changes included: 1) clarity to board powers and authorities. 2) changed the number of minimum board members from fifteen (15) to eleven (11) and the maximum number of board members from forty (40) to twenty-one (21). 3) reduction of definition of "term" from 3 years to 2 years each with exceptions for terms ending during the board service as chair/vice chair. 4) more concise wording of conflict of interest as pertains to the policy and procedures approved by the board which "shall supplement but not replace any applicable laws or rules governing conflicts of interest applicable to nonprofit and charitable corporations." 5) changed timing of annual meeting from 1st quarter to 4th quarter each year. 6) changed definition of quorum from 1/3 of board members to 1/2 of board members shall constitute a quorum. 7) changed conduct of meetings from sturgis standard code of parliamentary procedures to roberts' rules of order. 8) updated/renamed standing committees as well as their purpose and responsibilities. 9) updated committee chair roles and responsibilities 10) allowed for creation of task forces for specific assignments of limited duration upon recommendation of the governance committee and approval by the board. 11) changed stepladder trustees nomination origination from the finance committee to the governance committee. 12) clarified stepladder trustees responsibilities. 13) added clarity on indemnification and insurance for officers, directors, employees, and agents. 14) added the ceo/executive director as an ex officio, non-voting member of the executive committee. 15) added the past chair to the executive committee.”

“An independent accounting firm prepares and reviews the 990. The 990 is then reviewed by the organization's officers, accounting personnel, and the finance committee. Any questions and concerns the organization's officers and accounting personnel have are addressed and any corrections or clarifications are made. The updated draft 990 is then provided to all the voting members of the board for review. Prior to filing the 990, any concerns/questions from board members are addressed and any additional corrections or clarifications are made.”

“Annually, the board members, key employees and officers receive compliance training, which includes discussion on conflict of interest. After the annual training, all board members, key employees and officers sign a statement stating that the materials have been reviewed, they have been allowed to ask questions and received appropriate answers, and that they understand the material. The compliance officer, the department supervisor, who then reports to the compliance officer, or through anonymous submittal via a compliance issues drop box. The compliance officer investigates all compliance issues and determines the correct course of action. Either it is not a compliance issue or, if it is a compliance issue, the compliance officer logs all reported issues, the findings from her investigation, and any actions taken to correct the issue. In addition, her report is submitted to the ceo and the board of directors for review. If the compliance issue is associated with any of the directors, the director is required to leave the board room during the discussion and voting.”

“The ceo's compensation includes a review of comparability data prepared by an independent organization (compensation survey), discussions/review at the executive committee and then the recommendation of the executive committee is made and voted on by the board. There are minutes for the executive committee and the board to substantiate this process. Compensation for all officers, other than the ceo, is based on a set pay scale for the position. Pay scales were reviewed by an independent organization in the form of a compensation survey which were reviewed by the board in 2019. The ceo determines any increase given, up to the top of the scale for the position.”

“The organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are available upon request.”

“Contributions to restricted assets 437,245. Temporarily restricted net assets released from restriction -1,415,606. Net assets released from restriction used for purchase of property 1,026,281.”

“The organization didn't changed its oversight or selection process during the tax year.”