Jefferson Regional Medical Center Foundation

“Board member gary evans is the spouse of board member karen evans. During the tax year, board member harry sichi was a partner in the same firm for which board member edward marasco worked.”

“The final version of the 990 is provided to board members for review. Information and items can be clarified and confirmed with executive management and other members of the board. Corrections and clarifications are submitted or suggested prior to the filing of the return.”

“Periodic reviews are conducted and may include assistance from outside advisors to ensure jefferson regional foundation is operating in a manner consistent with its charitable purpose and does not engage in activities that could jeopardize its tax exempt status. A disclosure procedure outlined in the conflict of interest policy includes submission of the annual disclosure statement as well as letters, memos, or other disclosures to the board. This procedure is monitored by other members of the board as well as legal counsel. The scope of coverage for the conflict of interest policy is directed towards "potentially interested parties" including, but not limited to: directors, officers, key employees, members of a committee with board delegated powers, persons who have authority to enter into contracts or agreements, persons with access to restricted, sensitive, or confidential information which could be valuable to non-jefferson regional foundation entities, and persons with a significant financial interest or influential interest. Jefferson regional foundation president and chief operating officer, by authority of the board, are the designated administrators for interpretation and implementation of this policy and all procedures relating to it. Failure to comply with this policy may include a determination for the potentially interested party to sever all ties with jefferson regional foundation. The governance committee is in place and in its committee charter has additional oversight to develop and update conflict of interest and ethical guidelines for the board, provide board education on these matters, and make recommendations regarding updates or implementation.”

“The executive committee of the board provides oversight of the compensation process as it is designated to serve as personnel committee. The committee is led in personnel functions by the president and ceo of the foundation. As part of its engagement with the foundation, an outside consulting firm which specializes in nonprofit talent management provided comparable compensation information for the foundation's key compensated positions, including the executive director and program officer. Two primary sources were used to develop benchmark information: a grantmakers salary and benefit survey compiled by the council on foundations and a regional nonprofit survey published by the united way in collaboration with a local university's nonprofit management program. This information provided detail on salary ranges relative to the asset size of similar organizations. The executive committee reviewed all of this information in determining compensation, made its determinations, and fully reported its deliberations and actions directly to the board. The review and approval process for the determination of compensation is documented via board and committee minutes.”

“The form 990 is posted on the foundation's website. The foundation also produces an annual report of grant award information which is distributed in print form and is available on the foundation's website. The conflict of interest policy can be made available to the public upon request.”

“Jefferson community collaborative since 2015, the foundation has hosted an evolving network which has grown to over 80-member organizations and the addition of a staff member for support. Organizations include human services, libraries, churches, community development, local universities, and even other funders such as united way. The jefferson community collaborative is committed to bringing together change-makers to positively impact the health and vitality of communities south of pittsburgh. The collaborative's vision includes serving as an incubator for ideas and promising practices, improving the capacity of community-serving organizations and facilitating group action on community aspirations. Its current priorities include: behavioral health, family and resident engagement and workforce development. The full collaborative hosts member meetings five times a year, averaging 75 participants with extensive networking, interactive presentations on a focus issue or skill, reports on its action teams, networking and sharing among organizations. A vision council provides guidance to the collaborative and includes over a dozen leaders of community organizations. Collaborative activities also include a peer-led education series, a community engagement team, certified mental health first aid trainers, and other issue-based action teams. Another outgrowth of the jefferson community collaborative is the highly-regarded jefferson community directory: a resource guide for connections which the collaborative developed in partnership with the foundation and jefferson hospital/allegheny health network. The foundation published the third edition of the directory in the spring of 2018 which included 60 new programs and 2 new resource categories (immigrants and workforce). The 141-page indexed community directory continues to be distributed to key stakeholdersincluding nonprofit providers, libraries, churches, healthcare professionals, and first responders and it is also available online. In addition to the collaborative noted above, the foundation also convenes other groups to promote cooperation for larger community benefit and increased quality and capacity. In partnership with jefferson hospital, the foundation hosted a clergy convening focused on resources for older adults. The foundation regularly hosts meetings of local out of school time providerswho serve youth with afterschool and summer programming. The foundation also hosted a gathering of key stakeholders focused on the opioid overdose epidemic in our local area.”