Commonwealth Health Free Clinic Inc

“Commonwealth health corporation ("chc") is the sole corporate member of the organization. Article v of the bylaws says "commonwealth health corporation shall have the right and power to appoint and remove directors of the corporation and to approve changes in the articles of incorporation and these bylaws."”

“Commonwealth health corporation ("chc") is the sole corporate member of the organization. Article v of the bylaws says "commonwealth health corporation shall have the right and power to appoint and remove directors of the corporation and to approve changes in the articles of incorporation and these bylaws."”

“Form 990 is sent to board members via secure email. Each board member receives access to review the form prior to the designated filing date.”

“The commonwealth health corporation (chc) (applicable to the corporation and/or its affiliates) code of conduct explicitly states members of the board, administration, the medical staff and all employees are expected to avoid conflicts of interest. Further, it requires disclosure of any potential conflicts of interest in a timely manner. All individuals sign an acknowledgement that they received a copy of the code of conduct, are familiar with its content and understand their responsibilities to avoid non-compliant activity. Chc's regulatory compliance and compensation committee (rcc) reviews and approves all contracts between chc and/or its affiliates and disqualified entities. The review is designed to identify potential conflicts of interest by board members and/or officers. Rcc members are prohibited from taking part in decisions regarding transactions with which he/she has a conflict of interest. Annually, written inquiry is made (by questionnaire) of board members and officers seeking disclosure of conflicts of interest or information that relates to family members. Transactions arising are reviewed by management as they occur.”

“Governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are only made available if required, and in the manner required, by a governing agency.”

“Employee officers of this entity are employees of commonwealth health corporation which uses independent consultants to annually review compensation. Compensation-related determinations are conducted in accordance with applicable requirements of the internal revenue code and regulations to qualify for the presumption that the compensation is reasonable, including but not limited to approval by an authorized committee of the board of directors who do not have a conflict of interest, obtaining and relying on appropriate data as to comparability, and concurrent documentation of the basis for the compensation determinations.”

“Chfc currently operates programs that ease the financial burden to patients in need of basic medical and dental care, offering services that include: - outpatient non-emergency clinical services - dentistry - community health education and counseling - access to pharmaceuticals - outpatient community health promotion services - foreign language translation services - primary care preventive services - coordination of care and social support services - special clinic services the clinic is located at 740 east tenth street, bowling green, kentucky. Patients are also seen at med center health's primary care location at 825 e 2nd ave in bowling green, ky. All qualifying patients attest that their family income falls at or below 250% of the national poverty guidelines. During the fiscal year ending march 31, 2025, chfc provided assistance through: - 3,231 patient visits - 4,752 diagnostic procedures - 837 volunteer hours - 523 prescriptions”

“CONTRACT FEES - Total Expense: 160093, Program Service Expense: 160093, Management and General Expenses: 0, Fundraising Expenses: 0; BILLING FEES - Total Expense: 7522, Program Service Expense: 0, Management and General Expenses: 7522, Fundraising Expenses: 0; EMPLOYEE SUPPORT FEES - Total Expense: 537809, Program Service Expense: 537809, Management and General Expenses: 0, Fundraising Expenses: 0;”

“The board of directors assumes responsibility for oversight of the audit of the financial statements and selection of the independent accountant. No processes have changed from prior year.”