Beulah Community Nursing Home

“Membership: The membership of Knife River Care Center (KRCC) shall be all persons over the age of 18 who are residing within Mercer county and adjacent counties in North Dakota, and family members of residents who are willing to assist the board of directors and officers of KRCC in the operation of KRCC.”

“Member Voting Rights: The members of the organization vote yearly to elect the board of directors.”

“Committees: There are no committees in place that may act on behalf of the board.”

“Form 990 Review: Upon receipt of the draft Form 990, the organization will forward the draft to the board members for their review and comment prior to filing with the IRS.”

“Procedures for addressing the conflict of interest: The chairperson of the board or committee shall, if appropriate, appoint a disinterested person or committee to investigate alternatives to the proposed transaction or arrangement. After exercising due diligence, the board or committee shall determine whether Knife River Care Center can obtain a more advantageous transaction with reasonable efforts from a person or entity that would not give rise to a conflict of interest. If a more advantageous transaction or arrangement is not reasonably attainable under circumstances that would not give rise to a conflict of interest, the board or committee shall determine by majority vote of the disinterested directors whether the transaction or arrangement is in Knife River Care Center's best interest and for its own benefit, and whether the transaction is fair and reasonable to Knife River Care Center, and shall make its decision as to whether to enter into the transaction or arrangement in conformity with such determination. Violations of the Conflicts of Interest Policy: If the board or committee has reasonable cause to believe that a member has failed to disclose actual or possible conflicts of interest, it shall inform the member of the basis for such belief and afford the member an opportunity to explain the alleged failure to disclose. If after hearing the response of the member and making such further investigation as may be warranted in the circumstances, the board or committee determines that the member has in fact failed to disclose an actual or possible conflict of interest, it shall take appropriate disciplinary and corrective action.”

“Compensation for the Administrator was determined by looking at comparable administrator wages using data from the Long Term Care Association salary surveys. The Board of Directors reviewed the data and based the starting wage for the new administrator on experience and market. The Administrator salary will be reviewed by the Board on a yearly basis.”

“The organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are available if specifically requested.”

“Contracted Services: Program service expenses 3,178,297. Management and general expenses 37,593. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 3,215,890. Consultants: Program service expenses 129,656. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 129,656.”

“Net Change in Interest in Foundation 24,126. Friends Club Net Income -1,343.”