Trillium Institute

“Pursuant to its Articles of Incorporation, as amended, the Corporation is organized on a membership basis.”

“Pursuant to its Bylaws, the Corporation shall consist of one class, and the only member of the Corporation shall be Christian Living Services, a Michigan nonprofit corporation. The power to adopt, amend and repeal the Bylaws of the Corporation and, except as provided in the Bylaws, to elect all members of the Board of Directors of the Corporation is reserved exclusively to the member. The Bylaws may require approval by the member for specified actions of the Board of Directors to be effective.”

“The Form 990 and appropriate schedules are prepared by the organization. A draft of the Form is reported to the organization's Finance Committee, which is given the opportunity to review the Form, prior to its submission to the Internal Revenue Service. Upon confirmation of review, the Form is subsequently submitted and filed with the Internal Revenue Service.”

“On an annual basis, each director, principal officer, and member of a committee with board delegated powers must complete a statement that (1) they have received a copy of the Conflict of Interest Policy, (2) they have read and understood the policy, (3) they have agreed to comply with the policy, and (4) understands the organization is charitable and in order to maintain its federal tax exemption it must engage primarily in activities which accomplish one or more of its tax-exempt purposes.”

“The organization purchases compensation surveys and establishes the executive compensation around the fiftieth percentile, (with some flexibility) of prevailing market rates for similar positions, market trends, and the financial resources of the organization. The organization is committed to balancing fiscal stewardship with a desire to competitively compensate its personnel. Executive compensation is reviewed within the compensation committee of the Board of Directors.”

“The organization does not generally make is governing documents or Conflict of Interest Policy available to the public; however, such documents would be subject to public inspection if so requested. A summary of the annual audited financial statements is made available each year within the annual publication of the Holland Home and Christian Living Services annual report. This publication is made available to residents and key stakeholders.”

“The organization, through a contracted services provider (Holland Home), receives the services of its medical director and de-facto executive director, Dr. John Mulder.”

“The organization received a pledge commitment for $1,000,000 in 2024. The net change in pledges receivable of $500,000 is recognized in restricted net assets and included in line 9 of Section XI. Until received, pledges receivable are recognized in restricted net assets by the organization.”