Notre Dame Health System

“The organization may have up to three members. The entity is organized and operated exclusively on a non-stock basis, and there is only one class of membership. The members consist of the archibishop or administrator of the archdiocese of new orleans, who is an ex-officio member and serves as president of the corporation. Two additional members may be appointed by the archbishop or administrator of the archdiocese of new orleans at his option.”

“Each of the members is entitled to one vote. Members elect the board of directors. Members or the board have the power to make and pass by-laws governing the affairs of the corporation. Members also elect the officers of the corporation.”

“Yes. The members of the corporation elect the board of directors and have the power to make and pass by-laws governing the affairs of the corporation. The board of directors, as distinguished from the members of the corporation, may borrow money, purchase immovable property, or sell, lease, encumber, or otherwise alienate any of the immovable property belonging to this corporation without obtaining the approval or a resolution authorizing the same by the members as contradistinguished from the board, but the aforementioned actions must have the approval of the archbishop or administrator of the archdiocese of new orleans. The finance council (the council) of the archdiocese of new orleans convenes on a regular basis in the presence of the archbishop. The current practice of the organization is to bring the aforementioned items before the council and the archbishop for discussion, review, and approval. The decision of the archbishop is then communicated to the ceo of chateau de notre dame.”

“Audits are presented to the board annually. It is the organization's current practice to also present the audit to the finance council of the archdiocese of new orleans. Prior to its filing, the form 990 is presented to chateau's board. The archdiocese of new orleans receives a copy of the form 990.”

“Each employee of the archdiocese of new orleans, its agencies, or its affiliates, is required to fully disclose any relationship or situation that may give rise to a potential conflict or the appearance of a conflict of interest. Disclosure forms are sent to the head of the affected entity, agency, and/or parish, and copies are forwarded to the executive director.”

“The archdiocese, through its representative, sr. Anthony (represents member corporation) coordinates annual evaluations based on established goals, compares salaries with other similar organizations and other archdiocese ministries, and ensures compliance with archdoicese policies relating to compensation. The ceo has set the rates for all employee compensation based on the organization's budget. The ceo speaks with other individuals in similar fields to determine the compensation rates. Board members are not compensated.”

“This form as well as various policies are also made available to the the general public upon request.”

“Chateau de notre dame officially adopted a conflict of interest policy on march 14, 2013. They also adopted a whistleblower and document retention policy before june 30, 2014. All three of these policies were fully implemented after june 30, 2014.”

“ROUNDING ADJUSTMENT -1.”

“This process has not changed from the prior year.”

“During the audit of chateau de notre dame, it was determined that certain costs should have been capitalized rather than expensed. As a result, the financial statements for 2013 were restated. The effect of the restatement reduced expenses, increased intangible assets, and increased net assets by $65,325. This is reflected on the 2013 form 990 as a prior period adjustment on the reconciliation of net assets.”