Communicare Health Foundation

“Power to appoint one or more members of the governing body: per the foundation's bylaws communicare health centers appoints the executive trustee of the foundation's governing board.”

“Process to review the form 990: the form 990 is prepared by an independent accounting firm based on audited financial statements and information provided by the accounting department of the organization. Prior to filing, the organization's management will review the 990 in detail. A final draft of the form will be provided to all board members prior to filing with the irs.”

“Monitoring compliance with conflict of interest policy: the organization annually provides a code of conduct statement letter to all board members, providers, employees, contractors, agents, representatives, and vendors. The letter includes the organization's conflict of interest policy. If a conflict is discovered, interested parties are expected to disclose the situation to the compliance officer or executive director for further review. Upon review, senior management determines the best course of action. Board members are specifically required to disclose any personal interests or potential conflicts of interest before the board and shall refrain from participation in any decision on such matters.”

“Compensation of top management official and other officers: communicare health foundation does not provide compensation to any ceo, executive director, top management official, officer, or key employee. The organization relied on communicare health centers process to establish the top management officials compensation. Communicare health centers process is as follows: the hr manager collects data and researches compensation information from like-kind health care providers. This information is used by the hr manager and the board to review top management compensation.”

“How documents are made available to the public: the organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to governmental agencies and funding sources upon written request for a legitimate business purpose. The audit report and form 990 is available to the general public upon request.”

“The organization's mission: to foster, encourage and promote the charitable purposes of barrio comprehensive family health centers, inc. (d/b/a communicare health centers) as well as provide financial support and resources to enhance the ability of communicare health centers and other non-profit organizations to foster healthy lives and promote the growth of healthy communities.”

“Audit oversight committee: the foundation does not have its own audit oversight committee, however the audit of the financial statements of the foundation is performed on a consolidated basis with another exempt organization that does have such a committee.”