Brooklyn United Methodist Continuum

“The sole member of the organization is brooklyn united methodist church health services inc.”

“The board of directors is elected by the member at the annual meeting. Vacancies on the board of directors occurring between annual meetings may be filled by election by the member.”

“Any of the directors may be removed at any time without cause by vote of the member.”

“The organization does not have a committee with authority to act on behalf of the governing body.”

“Brooklyn united methodist health services foundation has its form 990 prepared by an outside accounting firm and has established the following review process to ensure that the information reported is complete and accurate. When the form 990 has been prepared, reviewed by management and is ready to be filed with the internal revenue service, it is electronically sent to the audit committee for review and approval. Once the audit committee has approved the return it is electronically sent to the entire board before filing.”

“Annually any director, principal officer, trustee, key employee, and member of a committee must review the conflict of interest policy and sign a statement agreeing to comply with the policy. Each director, principal officer, trustee, key employee, and member of a board committee with board of directors delegated powers must annually sign a statement with affirms such person: a. Has received a copy of the conflicts of interest policy, b. Has read and understands the policy, c. Has agreed to comply with the policy, d. Knows of no undisclosed conflicts, and e. Understands the organization is charitable and in order to maintain its federal tax exemption it must engage primarily in activities that accomplish one or more of its tax-exempt purposes. In connection with any actual or possible conflict of interest, an interested person must disclose the existence of the financial interest and be given the opportunity to disclose all material facts to the directors and members of committees with governing board delegated powers considering the proposed transaction or arrangement. After disclosure of the financial interest and all material facts, and after any discussion with the interested person, he/she must leave the governing board or committee meeting while the determination of a conflict of interest is discussed and voted upon. The remaining board or committee members must decide if a conflict of interest exists. If the board of directors or board committee has reasonable cause to believe a member has failed to disclose actual or possible conflicts of interest, it must 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 member's response and after making further investigations warranted by the circumstances, the board of directors or board committee determines the member has failed to disclose an actual or possible conflict of interest it must take appropriate disciplinary and corrective action. The minutes of the board of directors and all board committees with board-delegated powers must contain: a. The names of the persons who disclosed or otherwise were found to have a financial interest in connection with an actual or possible conflict of interest, the nature of the financial interest, any action taken to determine whether a conflict of interest was present, and the governing board's or committee's decision as to whether a conflict of interest in fact existed. B. The names of the persons who were present for discussions and votes relating to the transaction or arrangement, the content of the discussion, including any alternatives to the proposed transactions or arrangement, and a record of any votes taken in connection with the proceedings.”

“The organization makes its form 990 available for public inspection as required under section 6104 of the internal revenue code. The return is posted on guidestar.org and other similar types of websites. In addition, the financial statements, conflict of interest policy, articles of incorporation, form 990, and by-laws are also available upon written request or by calling the organization directly.”