Sheppard Pratt Physicians Pa

“The organization is ultimately controlled by the sheppard and enoch pratt foundation, inc.”

“The sheppard and enoch pratt foundation, inc. Holds reserved rights which include the powers to appoint board members.”

“The sheppard and enoch pratt foundation, inc. Holds reserved rights which include the powers to appoint and remove board members. They also hold the right to approve certain select transactions of its subsidiaries.”

“The finance committee of the board of trustees reviews the form 990 at the april meeting. Following finance committee review of the form 990, the form 990 is posted to the sheppard pratt website portal for the board of directors review prior to filing.”

“Members are required to orally disclose any potential conflicts of interest at each meeting. If there is a conflict of interest, the member is required to disqualify him or herself from any further discussion on the matter. The chairperson will select a disinterested person to investigate alternatives to the transaction that poses the potential conflict. If after exercising due diligence the board determines that it is unable to secure a more advantageous transaction with an entity that would not give rise to a conflict of interest, the board will determine whether or not to enter into the transaction, if it is in the best interest of the organization. The organization requires all trustees and key executive personnel to complete a conflict of interest questionnaire annually. The completed questionnaires are reviewed by the cfo who summarizes the reported conflicts. This information is then presented to the ceo and the chairman of the board for review.”

“Salaries of the ceo and top management are reviewed by the employee compensation committee of the board of trustees. This committee is comprised of independent trustees. The trustees review compensation for reasonableness. They use comparative industry data and form 990s of other organizations in their review process. The process for employee compensation includes development of compensation recommendations based on market surveys and other comparative industry data as well as written employment contracts. The salary information for this group is obtained by a consultant that is engaged by the executive compensation committee. This consultant uses current market compensation surveys and other comparative industry data to make recommendations. The recommendations are then presented to the executive compensation committee for approval. The executive compensation committee reports that compensation was approved to the full board. There is contemporaneous documentation and recordkeeping for deliberations and decisions regarding the compensation arrangements.”

“Financial statements, governing documents, and other policies including the conflict of interest policy are available upon request.”

“Transfer from affiliate 4,200,000.”

“The parent entity, sheppard and enoch pratt foundation, inc., has a finance committee that assumes responsibility for the consolidated audited financial statements. This process has not changed from the prior year.”