Blood Systems Inc Group Return

“IN RESPECT TO LIFESTREAM, LIFESTREAMS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HAS THE POWERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES BETWEEN BOARD MEETINGS, UNLESS PROHIBITED BY LAW, THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, amended and restated bylaws, OR AFFILIATION AGREEMENT WITH VITALANT.”

“Vitalant is the sole corporate member of bcrbc and lifestream.”

“As the sole member, vitalant shall have the right to appoint and remove the officers and directors of bcrbc. Vitalant, as the sole corporate member of lifestream, will have the right to nominate two vitalant designated directors to serve as full voting members of lifestream board. Lifestream will have the right to approve the nomination.”

“In addition to the rights and powers afforded to vitalant as the corporate member, vitalant has the following rights with respect to bcrbc: (a) authority to operate the corporation in a manner consistent with the corporations articles of incorporation and bylaws. (b) approve election and removal of directors and officers; (c) approve amendment of the articles of incorporation of the corporation; (d) approve amendment of the bylaws of the corporation; (e) approve merger, consolidation or dissolution of the corporation. Vitalant, as the sole corporate member of lifestream, has the right of final approval of the following actions, but the lifestream board will have primary responsibility: 1) to nominate members of lifestreams board, 2) establishment of goals and monitoring and evaluating the performance of lifestreams president/ceo, 3) development of lifestreams strategic plan, 4) adoption of lifestreams annual operating and capital budget. Vitalant reserves the right of final approval of the following actions, and lifestream will give advance notice prior to talking any of the following actions: 1) changes to lifestreams mission statement, 2) changes to lifestream articles of incorporation and bylaws, 3) establishment of any joint ventures, mergers, partnerships, subsidiaries and affiliations between lifestream and any other organization, 4) decisions related to the hiring and termination of lifestreams president/ceo, 5) approving the incurrence or refinancing of debt of lifestream in excess of $250,000 in aggregate, other than in the ordinary course of business, 6) approving any sale of lifestream assets in excess of $250,000 in aggregate, other than in the ordinary course of business. Vitalant reserves the right to select the lifestream independent auditors (external and internal) following consultation with the lifestream board.”

“The form 990 is prepared by an outside accounting firm based on information provided by the finance team. A copy of the draft form 990 and schedules is supplied to all current board members prior to the meeting held to accept the returns. Members of management review the form 990 with the board and are available for answering questions. Any comments from the board are considered prior to filing the form 990 with the irs.”

“BCRBC EACH YEAR, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT ARE REQUESTED TO SIGN AND RETURN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM TO COMPANY COUNSEL. ANY CONFLICTS DISCLOSED ARE DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION WITH THE BOARD AND RESOLVED. IN ADDITION, IN PREPARATION FOR THE FORM 990 FILING, THE TRUSTEES, OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES IDENTIFIED ARE REQUIRED TO RESPOND TO A COMPREHENSIVE CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND FAMILY RELATIONSHIP QUESTIONNAIRE. ANY CONFLICTS DISCLOSED ARE DISCUSSED WITH THE BOARD AND DISCLOSED APPROPRIATELY ON THE FORM 990. LIFESTREAM LIFESTREAM DOES NOT HAVE AN ACTIVE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY; HOWEVER, IN PREPARATION FOR THE FORM 990 FILING, THE TRUSTEES, OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES IDENTIFIED ARE REQUIRED TO RESPOND TO A COMPREHENSIVE CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND FAMILY RELATIONSHIP QUESTIONNAIRE. ANY CONFLICTS DISCLOSED ARE DISCUSSED WITH THE BOARD AND DISCLOSED APPROPRIATELY ON THE FORM 990. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 13 LifeStream does not have a written whistleblower policy in effect.”

“The board of directors has an executive committee who serve as the compensation committee, and whose purpose is, among other things, to provide data on the competitiveness of salaries and benefits for the ceo and make recommendations back to the full board for approval.”

“The form 990 is made available upon written request. The form 990 for current and past years is also posted on guidestar for organizations to access. The governing documents and conflict of interest policy are not made available to the public.”

“The vitalant group exemption includes the following: 1) vitalant - the central organization / parent 2) bergen community regional blood center ("bcrbc") - subordinate 3) blood bank of san bernardino and riverside counties ("lifestream") - subordinate this group return represents the activities of the subordinates. Vitalant, as the central organization, files its own form 990. Effective january 1, 2019 bergen community regional blood center ("bcrbc") merged into vitalant. Vitalant is the surviving enity. Bcrbc continues to operate services and programs as previously, now as an integral part of vitalant.”

“Vitalant the mission of vitalant is to make a difference in people's lives by bringing together the best people, inspiring individuals to donate blood, producing a safe and ample blood supply, advancing cutting-edge research and embracing continuous quality improvement. Vitalant, one of the nation's oldest and largest nonprofit community blood service providers, supplies comprehensive transfusion medicine services to nearly 1,000 hospitals and health care partners for patients in need across 40 states. Bcrbc the mission of bcrbc is to promote the health of our community by providing high-quality blood and tissue services, education and innovative research, utilizing state-of-the-art technology. Lifestream the mission of lifestream, a nonprofit organization engaged in the collection, development, and disbursement of blood and blood products, is to help save lives by connecting donors and patients through the gift of blood. In addition to collecting and supplying blood through a number of fixed collection sites and blood drives around the san bernardino and riverside counties, lifestream prepares and supplies specialty blood products to patients throughout the counties it serves.”

“Bcrbc promote the health of our community by providing high-quality blood and tissue services, education and innovative research, utilizing state-of-the-art technology in synergy with strategic partnerships and alliances. Lifestream approximately 143,708 individuals donated more than 105,584 blood cells and 18,126 apheresis collections that provided platelets, plasma and red blood cells. Blood was collected at fixed collection sites and blood drives throughout the san bernardino and riverside communities. Lifestream also supplied specialty products such as red cells and plasma for pediatric patients, high dose white blood cells to treat patients with infections, large volume apheresis plasma for burn, trauma and transplant patients and pooled cryoprecipitate and factor concentrates for patients with bleeding disorders. Autologous and directed donation services were made available to patients and their families who desired to donate blood in advance of anticipated need. As one of two aabb (american association of blood banks) accredited immunohematology labs in san bernardino and riverside counties, lifestream is an expert at solving complex problems involving rare blood types and other sophisticated blood center services and prepares specialized blood products for unique blood conditions. Lifestream also contributes to the education and advancement of the blood banking and transfusion community by offering continuing education programs, internships for students, and lectures for hospitals and medical societies.”

“The following organization is required to complete schedule b, schedule of contributors: lifestream.”

“The following organization reported more than $5,000 of grants or other assistance to any domestic organization or domestic government on part ix, column (a), line 1: bcrbc.”

“Net asset transfer due to merger $ 6,080,610 ------------- total $ 6,080,610”