Sanford Group Return

“The following officers, board members, and key employees are employees of Sanford or its related organizations. Many of these employees also serve on other related Sanford boards, or have business relationships with each other that span the organization as a whole: Al Hurley, Allison Suttle, Bill Marlette, Bradley Schipper, Brenda Larsen, Bruce Viessman, Cole Turner, Craig Boyer, Craig Lambrecht, Daniel Olson, Daniel Blue, David Link, Douglas Okland, Ellen Cooke, Eric Hilmoe, Jeff Sandene, Jesse Tischer, JoAnn Kunkel, Joy Johnson, Karen Tobin, Kelby Krabbenhoft, Kim Patrick, Kirk Cristy, Maria Bell, Mark Lundeen, Mark Paulson, Matthew Hocks, Michael Farritor, Michael LeBeau, Michelle Bruhn, Michelle Micka, Nate White, Paul Hanson, Paul Richard, Randy Bury, Richard Hardie, Richard Marsden, Steve Goetsch, Tiffany Lawrence.”

“Sanford is governed by a Board of Trustees (BOT) that has ultimate strategic and decision making authority. The BOT delegates certain activities and responsibilities to Boards of each of Sanford's primary operating subsidiaries. The unique nature and complexity of the subsidiaries requires each to have a delegated Board with a singular entity focus. Such bodies, referred to as Boards of Directors and Boards of Governors, address matters such as credentialing, accreditation standards, developing budgets, programs and facilities on an entity-specific basis, and generally consist of individuals distinct from the BOT. These Boards function much like committees in a traditional corporate structure. The BOT then acts as a holding company Board, synthesizing and reconciling each entity's programs and budgets into a system-wide strategic plan. This structure of governance produces a significant number of trustees, governors and directors. Subsidiaries included within this group tax return consist of Sanford Health, Sanford North, Sanford Medical Center, Sanford Medical Center Fargo, Sanford Clinic, Sanford Clinic North, Sanford Health Network, Sanford Health Network North, Sanford Medical Center Thief River Falls, Sanford Medical Center Mayville, Sanford Medical Center Wheaton, Sanford Home Health, Sanford Research, Sanford World Clinics, Sanford Hillsboro, Sanford Health of Northern Minnesota, Baker Park, Inc., Sanford West, Sanford Bismarck and Sanford Living Centers. The Board of Trustees of Sanford is also the Board of Trustees for Sanford Health, Sanford North and Sanford West, and Sanford is the sole corporate member of these entities. These entities, in turn, are the sole corporate members of the subsidiaries. The actions approved by a subsidiary's Board of Directors are then approved by the Sanford Board of Trustees.”

“The Sanford Board of Trustees appoints the board members for the Boards of Directors and Boards of Governors of the subsidiary entities.”

“The Sanford Board of Trustees approves the actions approved by the Boards of Directors and Boards of Governors of the subsidiary entities. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 10b: Sanford North, Sanford Clinic and Sanford Health Network have local chapters, branches or affiliates over which the organization has the legal authority to exercise direct or indirect supervision and control.”

“The Form 990 is prepared internally by Finance and reviewed by executive management. An external accounting firm reviews the return and prepares return highlights and key disclosures for the Board of Trustees meeting prior to the return filing date. Before the return is filed, a complete copy is provided to the current Board of Trustees.”

“The annual Conflict of Interest disclosure process is managed by the Chief Compliance Officer (CCO). The CCO is responsible for assuring that all completed forms are returned in a timely and complete manner. Conflict of Interest questionnaires are sent to System Trustees, members of the governing boards of subsidiary entities, officers, and key employees for all entities subject to the IRS Form 990 filings. The disclosures are summarized for review by the executive committee of the Board of Trustees, pursuant to policy. This review allows: 1) The Board to acquire an awareness of financial relationships of board members and key management employees and can invoke the recusal process on a case-by-case basis if potential conflicts are implicated in Board decisions and deliberations, and, 2) Gives the Board the opportunity to seek additional information and clarification about disclosures to determine potential conflicts of interest, and how to manage them.”

“The Executive Compensation Committee of the Sanford Board of Trustees directly engages a nationally recognized independent compensation consulting firm annually to review the total compensation arrangements of the officers and executives of the organization, including the CEO, and to report the findings to them for deliberation and action. The deliberations and actions are recorded in the minutes of the Sanford Board of Trustees. The most recent study was completed in 2016. Part VI, Line 16a: Sanford Health, Sanford Medical Center, Sanford Clinic and Sanford Clinic North have participated in joint ventures with taxable entities.”

“Although the organization does not maintain a website where the public can access these documents, it would respond individually to any requests or inquiries from the public for these documents.”

“Amounts listed as compensation for the five highest compensated independent contractors include payments for both materials and services.”

“The Sanford Board of Trustees has ultimate governance responsibilities for each major operating entity within Sanford. In addition, a Board of Directors is established for each major operating entity. This Board has specific responsibilities delegated from the Board of Trustees. Generally these responsibilities are related to the oversight of the day to day operations of that entity.”

“Sanford Health, Sanford Medical Center, Sanford Clinic, Sanford North, Sanford Medical Center Fargo, Sanford Clinic North, Sanford Bismarck and Sanford Living Centers have unrelated business gross income over $1,000.”

“Sanford World Clinics has an interest in financial accounts in the foreign countries of Ghana, China and Germany.”

“Net payroll and other expenses paid on behalf of parent/affiliates -164,188,394. Pension FAS 158 26,861,979. Transfer reserve cash to Sanford the parent -46,100,000.”

“Form 990, Page 1, Line H(a) - Listing of Subordinate Organizations: Names, Addresses, and EINs Sanford Health 1305 W 18th Street, PO Box 5039 Sioux Falls, SD 57117-5039 EIN: 31-1527032 Sanford USD Medical Center 1305 W 18th Street, PO Box 5039 Sioux Falls, SD 57117-5039 EIN: 46-0227855 Sanford Home Health 1305 W 18th Street, PO Box 5039 Sioux Falls, SD 57117-5039 EIN: 46-0282134 Sanford Health Network 1305 W 18th Street Sioux Falls, SD 57105 EIN: 46-0388596 Sanford Clinic 1305 W 18th Street, PO Box 5039 Sioux Falls, SD 57117-5039 EIN: 46-0447693 Sanford Research 2301 E 60th Street N Sioux Falls, SD 57104 EIN: 46-0450378 Sanford World Clinics 1305 W 18th Street Sioux Falls, SD 57105 EIN: 26-2707628 Sanford North 801 Broadway Drive, PO Box 2010 Fargo, ND 58122 EIN: 45-0385890 Sanford Clinic North 801 Broadway Drive, PO Box 2010 Fargo, ND 58122 EIN: 91-1770748 Sanford Medical Center Fargo 801 Broadway Drive, PO Box 2010 Fargo, ND 58122 EIN: 45-0226909 Sanford Health Network North 801 Broadway Drive, PO Box 2010 Fargo, ND 58122 EIN: 45-0409348 Sanford Medical Center Thief River Falls 3001 Sanford Parkway Thief River Falls, MN 56701 EIN: 41-0709579 Sanford Medical Center Mayville 801 Broadway Drive, PO Box 2010 Fargo, ND 58122 EIN: 45-0228899 Sanford Medical Center Wheaton 401 12th Street N Wheaton, MN 56296 EIN: 27-2042143 Sanford Hillsboro 12 3rd Street SE, PO Box 609 Hillsboro, ND 58045 EIN: 45-0230400 Sanford Health of Northern Minnesota 1300 Anne Street NW Bemidji, MN 56601 EIN: 41-1266009 Baker Park, Inc. 803 Dewey Avenue NW Bemidji, MN 56601 EIN: 41-1372480 Sanford West 300 N 7th Street Bismarck, ND 58501 EIN: 45-0397195 Sanford Bismarck 300 N 7th Street Bismarck, ND 58501 EIN: 45-0226700 Sanford Living Centers 1000 18th Street NW, Suite 1 Mandan, ND 58554 EIN: 45-0416454”