National Association of Children'S Hospitals and Related Institutions Inc

“Board members deborah feldman and timothy robinson work at dayton children's hospital and nationwide children's hospital, respectively; these two hospitals have partnerships and business relationships.”

“Membership is composed of two categories of members, voting and nonvoting. Voting members are hospitals and those related institutions emphasizing the clinical care of children. Nonvoting members are institutions and individuals. Membership may be granted upon application to the board of trustees, which shall establish membership criteria, grant or deny membership and assign applicants to membership categories at its pleasure. The sole voting member is the national association of children's hospitals, inc., a related, non-profit entity.”

“Nachri's board of trustees consists of those persons who serve as trustees of nachri's sole member, the national association of children's hospitals nach), a related 501(c)(6) organization.”

“The membership may approve various decisions of the governing board.”

“Initial compilation of information is completed by finance staff for transmission to an outside firm for tax return preparation. The draft return is provided to the board of trustees; any board comments or questions are cleared prior to filing the final return.”

“The board of trustees must fill out an annual conflict of interest questionnaire. At the start of all board and committee meetings, the participating members are asked to declare any conflict of interest accordingly. Periodically, all staff must fill out a conflict of interest form and must adhere to the association's conflict of interest policy. Any conflicts of interest are resolved as appropriate. The human resource department encourages staff to bring any situations to their attention and make prompt and full disclosure of any potential situations that may involve a conflict of interest. The policy is included in our employee manual and whistleblower policy.”

“The ceo began his employment october 16, 2023. The hiring panel was made up of three board members. The process involved a national search firm that was closely monitored by the entire board of trustees. The ceo's compensation was based on an assessment of the market of similar sized organizations and responsibilities. The compensation is included in a written employment agreement. The governance committee reviews all compensation matters related to the ceo. The committeee determined the compensation increase and bonus amount awarded on the ceo's first anniversary date.”

“For all other staff, the association periodically engages an outside consultant for compensation studies to review all job descriptions and salaries. This consultant has expertise in the non-profit and health fields and is very familiar with the compensation practices. The consultant reviews the compensation of other national associations and peer groups. Executive leadership salaries were evaluated during 2024. Other staff evaluation of salaries occurred during 2022.”

“The governing documents and conflict of interest policy are not generally made available to the public. Audited financial statements and form 990 are available upon request.”

“(Expenses $ 1,769,260 including grants of $ 125,000)(Revenue $ 136,800) POLICY AND PUBLIC AWARENESS: AS THE VOICE FOR CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS AND CHILD HEALTH, NACHRI ACTS AS ITS MEMBERS' "EYES AND EARS" IN WASHINGTON, D.C., FOCUSING ON LEGISLATION AND REGULATORY ACTION THAT DIRECTLY AFFECT ITS CONSTITUENCIES. TIMELY PUBLIC POLICIES ARE CRITICAL TO THE ABILITY OF CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS TO CARE FOR ALL CHILDREN THROUGH CLINICAL CARE, TRAINING, RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH ADVOCACY. AS HEALTH CARE POLICIES ARE DEBATED AT THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVELS, NACHRI AND ITS MEMBER HOSPITALS WORK WITH POLICYMAKERS TO ENSURE THAT EVERY CHILD HAS ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY, COST-EFFECTIVE PRIMARY, PREVENTIVE AND SPECIALTY CARE SERVICES TAILORED TO MEET THEIR NEEDS.”