Community Hospice Foundation

“Management duties are performed by chi management, inc. Which is a related party exempt organization.”

“Community hospice inc. Is the member of community hospice foundation and is a related entity.”

“The organization has one member with the power to elect or appoint one or more members of the governing body. The member is community hospice, a related entity.”

“Governance decisions by the organization may be subject to approval by the member.”

“The chief financial officer (cfo) obtains the completed form 990 from the preparer and reviews it for accuracy and completeness. Once considered accurate and complete, the form 990 is converted to a pdf file for electronic storage and viewing. A pdf copy is forwarded to each member of the audit committee for their review. The audit committee is comprised of 1 individual from each related entity (community hospice, chi management, and community hospice foundation.) after the audit committee reviews the form 990, the preparer will address any questions or concerns they may have. Absent any questions or concerns of the audit committee, the form 990 will be electronically sent to each board member with a recommendation of the audit committee and a request for comment. After 72 hours the form 990 will be considered ready to be filed with the internal revenue service.”

“All employees, volunteers, and members of the board of directors and advisory committees will sign a conflict of interest document upon employment, appointment, or reappointment at least annually and monitored by the corporate compliance officer, indicating that they have read and understood the relevant policies and that they will observe them.”

“Compensation is approved by the independent board of directors where the vote of each member is counted. Compensation analysis of similarly situated organizations (taxable and tax-exempt) with respect to size and responsibilities of each position are compared. This analysis is prepared annually. The process of arriving at each individual's compensation arrangement is documented in board minutes, personal action forms, and the employee's personnel file.”

“The organization makes available its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and annual report to the public upon request.”

“Members of the board of directors from community hospice, inc., chi management, inc. And community hospice foundation make up the audit committee charged with responsibility of oversight in connection to the audited financial statements and selection of independent auditors.”