Elder Care of Alachua County Inc

“The organization's officers are compensated by Shands Teaching Hospital and Clinics, Inc., a related tax-exempt organization. The language below explains the process undertaken by Shands Teaching Hospital and Clinics, Inc. to review officer compensation. THE TOTAL COMPENSATION PACKAGE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL WAS ESTABLISHED, APPROVED AND REVIEWED internally and presented to THE ORGANIZATION'S INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF directors. THIS PROCESS WAS LAST UNDERTAKEN IN June 2024 AND WAS DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MEETING. DUE TO THE FACT THAT OFFICER COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY A RELATED ORGANIZATION, FORM 990 PART VI LINES 15A AND LINE 15B ARE INTENTIONALLY ANSWERED "NO" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE IRS INSTRUCTIONS TO THE FORM 990.”

“The sole member of the Corporation is Shands Teaching Hospital and Clinics, Inc., a Florida not-for-profit corporation.”

“Vacancies in the Board of Directors shall be filled by Shands Teaching Hospital and Clinics, Inc., the Corporation's sole member. Recommendations for a slate of nominations for officers and directors, which have been approved by the Corporation's Board of Directors, may be submitted to the Chief Executive Officer of the sole member. The member will give reasonable consideration to the recommendations in selecting and appointing nominees for officer and director positions.”

“The sole member expressly reserves the power to perform the following: a) To make and approve the Articles of Incorporation and the Bylaws of the Corporation and to adopt amendments. Recommendations for changes in the Articles, Bylaws and Amendments, approved by the Board, may be submitted to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the sole member. b) To select the directors and officers. Recommendations for a slate of nominations for officers and directors, which have been approved by the Board, may be submitted to the CEO of the sole member; and c) To exercise all power and authority reserved to the Corporation by virtue of its membership in other corporations. In addition, the sole member of the Corporation may reserve other powers to it by amendment.”

“Elder Care of Alachua County, Inc. does not have any committees with the authority to act on behalf of the governing body. Therefore, this question has been answered "no" in accordance with the IRS instructions to Form 990.”

“The organization uses an external tax advisor to prepare and review the form 990. Prior to filing, the form 990 is reviewed by management and a draft of the complete form 990 is sent to all members of the governing body for review and comment.”

“Annually and as potential Conflicts of Interest arise, the Shands Teaching Hospital and Clinics, Inc. compliance department receives and reviews the information disclosed by Key Staff (Board members, Officers, and Key Employees) regarding conflict of interest issues and, in cooperation with the Legal Department, determines whether disclosures made by the employees would involve conflict of interest issues and how to resolve them, pursuant to Core Policy 01.098.”

“Elder Care of Alachua County, Inc., makes it's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request.”

“The Form W-2 of the organization's Executive Director is issued by STHC. The organization reimburses STHC for 18.65% of her compensation.”