Cornerstone Hospice Foundation Inc

“Because the top management official did not receive compensation from the filing organization, this question has been answered "no" in accordance with form 990 instructions.”

“Because the other Officer did not receive compensation from the filing organization, this question has been answered "no" in accordance with form 990 instructions.”

“The Executive Committee consists of the Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary, Treasurer, two board members at large, and up to three representatives from the Board of Directors of Cornerstone Hospice & Palliative Care, Inc. The Executive Committee documents all actions taken within meeting minutes and has the authority to act on behalf of the full Board of Directors when necessary.”

“The organization paid Chapters Health System, Inc. and Cornerstone Health Services, Inc. for management services during the year. Services provided by Chapters Health System, Inc. and Cornerstone Health Services, Inc. included executive leadership, accounting/finance, human resources, legal, information technology, etc.”

“All board members are provided a copy of the form 990 for their review. Upon board's review and following up on any changes, the full board votes to approve the final form 990. The final form 990 is then filed with the IRS upon signature of an authorized officer.”

“Proposed or ongoing transactions are monitored by the CFO for conflicts of interest. Board members are notified immediately if any issues arise so that appropriate action may be taken. 1. persons covered by this policy are the organization's officers, directors, and leadership/executive staff. 2. Persons covered by this policy will annually disclose or update to the Chairman of the Board of Directors on a form provided by the organization their interests that could give rise to conflicts of interest, such as a list of family members, substantial business or investment holdings, and other transactions or affiliations with businesses and other organizations or those of family members. 3. On an annual basis (preferably during the first calendar quarter), the following will be sent to all applicable individuals: (a) A copy of the policy and memorandum available upon request. (b) Conflict of interest questionnaire available upon request. 4. When personnel assume positions relevant to the conflict of interest policy during the year, the same procedure will be followed. This procedure is applicable to any new board member and leadership staff. 5. For each interest disclosed to the Chairman of the Board of Directors, they will determine whether to: (a) Take no action; (b) Assure full disclosure to the board of directors and other individuals covered by this policy; (c) Ask the person to recuse from participation in related discussions or decisions within the organization; or (d) Ask the person to resign from his or her position in the organization or, if the person refuses to resign, become subject to possible removal in accordance with the organization's removal procedures. 6. The organization's chief employed executive and chief employed finance executive will monitor proposed or ongoing transactions for conflicts of interest and disclose them to the chairman of the board of directors in order to deal with potential or actual conflicts, whether discovered before or after the transaction has occurred.”

“The Organization's Articles of Incorporation are filed with and viewable by the public at the official website of the Department of State, division of corporations. The organization's bylaws and conflict of interest policy are not made available to the public. Unaudited financial statements of the organization are filed and viewable by the public at the official website of the State, division of consumer services. In addition, the organization reports its financial performance each year in its annual report, copies of which are available to the public upon request.”