The Steward Center for Palliative

“Hospice savannah inc., a georgia not for profit corporation ("member"), is the sole member of the corporation. The sole member shall have and exercise certain rights and certain powers related to the corporation set forth in the corporation's bylaws.”

“The sole member of the corporation, hospice savannah inc., shall have the right to appoint and remove the directors of the corporation with or without cause. One or more directors, or the entire board of directors, may be removed by the affirmative vote of hospice savannah inc. At a regular or special meeting of the corporation.”

“The following governance decisions of the organization are reserved to the sole member of the corporation, hospice savannah inc.: (a) determine that the reimbursement of the judgment and expenses of litigation of a current or former director is appropriate (b) approve a transaction where a director has an interest conflicting with the corporation (c) amend the articles of incorporation (d) amend the bylaws, except as limited in the bylaws; (e) merge the corporation with another entity (f) sell all or substantially all of the assets of the corporation in other than the usual course of business (g) dissolve and terminate the corporation (h) remove a director from office when required by the bylaws. Any required notice may be waived by the member as permitted under the bylaws; and any member may object to the failure of sufficient notice of the meeting or of a matter brought before a meeting.”

“The form 990 will be reviewed and approved by the board of directors prior to submission to the irs.”

“An acknowledgement is signed by all employees and board members. This form is reviewed by management and maintained in the human resources department. Any board member with a conflict abstains from voting in conflicting matters during board meetings.”

“Compensation for the organization's chief executive officer is paid by hospice savannah, inc., a related tax-exempt organization. The board of directors evaluates, reviews and sets the ceo and executive team compensation. The board utilizes surveys andthe services of an independent compensation consultant whten determining what market ranges were appropriate for compensation. These deliberations are contemporaneously documented in the board of directors meeting minutes. Because the organization's chief executive officer is not paid by the filing organization, the form 990 instructions require this to be answered "no."”

“Compensation for the organization's other officers is paid by hospice savannah inc., a related tax exempt organization. The chief executive officer is responsible for and reviews the compensation of officers, executive staff, and employees. Many employees and officers were hired in 2023. Therefore, their compensation was reviewed by the chief executive officer for reasonableness and was documented in their employee file.”

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request from the adminstrative office.”

“Other consulting 9,627 0 0 management fee 0 165,180 0 total 9,627 165,180 0”