Franciscan Care Services Inc.

“The organization is a not-for-profit corporation whose member is franciscan sisters of christian charity sponsored ministries, inc.”

“The franciscan sisters of christian charity sponsored ministries, inc. A wisconsin non-stock, not for profit corporation has the following reserved powers over franciscan care services inc.: a) approval of the philosophy, mission and values statements of the corporation. B) amendment of articles of incorporation and by-laws of the corporation. C) appointment and removal of members to the board of directors. D) approval of the creation and dissolution of this corporation or any subsidiary corporations, as well as approval of any merger, consolidation, affiliation, joint venture or other form of corporate reorganization of this corporation or any subsidiary of which this corporation is the member or controlling shareholder. E) appointment, evaluation and discharge of the president of the corporation. F) approval of borrowing in excess of the limit established by the member. G) approval of purchase, mortgage or sale of real estate, or lease of real estate, by or to the corporation for longer than one year. H) implementation of sponsor appointment, salary negotiation, and reassignment processes for franciscan sister personnel within this corporation. I) approval of capital and operating budgets. J) requirement of a certified audit of corporate funds at any time and approval of the fiscal auditor of the corporation annually. K) approval of all insurance carriers and insurance coverage for the corporation. L) approval of long-range or strategic plans of the corporation.”

“Form 990 is reviewed prior to submission by the member (franciscan sisters of christian charity sponsored ministries, inc.) and the finance committee of the franciscan care services, inc. Board of directors. A copy of form 990 will be available for all board members to review at their monthly board meeting before the 990 is filed. Form 990 is made available in the administrative office for any individual requesting to inspect it as required by internal revenue code section 6104.”

“The corporate compliance officer (cco) and several members of the corporate compliance committee attend board, administrative, and department manager meetings. The cco ensures that all board, medical staff, administration staff, department managers, and individuals who have purchasing authority review the conflict of interest policy annually and disclose any conflicts that might exist. Each individual is also asked to identify any family members that are an employee of fcs, inc. Or employed by a business with which fcs conducts business. Any new conflicts that arise during the year need to be reported to the compliance officer immediately. If a conflict exists at the board level, the person or the cco or committee member identifies that the conflict exists and then the board determines if the person can take part in the deliberations or needs to leave the room. The person would not be able to vote and it is identified in the minutes of the meeting. At the administrative level, the staff member identifies the conflict and the administrative team determines if the person can take part in the discussion or needs to leave the room. This is also the policy at the medical staff and manager meetings.”

“Franciscan care services, inc. Strives to provide a fair and competitive compensation package for its executive. This package shall include, but is not limited to salary, incentive bonus, life insurance, health benefits, and a matching defined contribution to a 403(b) retirement plan. The salary range and total compensations shall be based upon surveys of the geographic west north central states average for the position as reported by an independent executive compensation market analysis for liked sized organizations and the executive compensation survey for nebraska hospitals provided by the nebraska hospital association. Bonuses are given based upon achievement of strategic goals agreed upon by the franciscan care services board of directors and the president of the franciscan sisters of christian charity sponsored ministries, inc. These bonuses are based upon a percentage of salary and are not to exceed 25%. The president/ceo's compensation is set by the executive committee of the board of directors and the sponsored ministries president after a performance appraisal conducted by the executive committee of the fcs board (serving as the compensation committee) and the president of franciscan sisters of christian charity sponsored ministries, inc. All members of the board provide their input through a written appraisal presented to the compensation committee. Minutes of the meeting are kept by the sponsored ministries president. All other executives are reviewed by the franciscan care services, inc. President/ceo, who sets their compensation based upon the above surveys and principles.”

“No documents available to the public.”

“FRANCISCAN CARE SERVICES, INC., DOING BUSINESS AS ST. FRANCIS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND ST. JOSEPH'S RETIREMENT COMMUNITY, IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION IN NEBRASKA. ST. JOSEPH'S RETIREMENT COMMUNITY PROVIDES ASSISTED LIVING SERVICES TO THE RESIDENTS OF WEST POINT, NEBRASKA AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY. DURING 2018, ST. JOSEPH'S RETIREMENT COMMUNITY WAS TRANSFERRED TO ST. JOSEPH'S ELDERS SERVICES INC., A RELATED ENTITY UNDER FRANCISCAN SISTERS OF CHRISTIAN CHARITY SPONSORED MINISTRIES, INC. FORM 990, PART IV, LINE 12a Checklist of Required Schedules The organization's financial statements were audited on a separate basis but also consolidated at the organization's parent level. The organization uses the separate audited financial statements for tax return purposes.”

“In 2017, st. Josephs retirement community foundation received $2,650,000 of restricted donations for the construction of a nursing home facility. Franciscan care services is recognizing its interest in the restricted net assets of the foundation. In 2018, franciscan care services recognized an additional $177,265 interest in the restricted net assets of the foundation. Franciscan care services received payment of $1,716,817 of these restricted donations resulting in a net decrease in the interest in the restricted net assets of the foundation of ($1,539,552).”