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, or affiliation agreement with blood systems inc.”

“The bylaws of lifestream were amended in 2017 to reflect the following changes: - number of directors required to live in or be employed by the county of san bernardino and the county of riverside. - the percentage of directors required to be physicians. - added a finance committee, revised the composition and duties of the audit committee.”

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

“As the sole member, bsi shall have the right to appoint and remove the officers and directors of bcrbc. Bsi, as the sole corporate member of lifestream, will have the right to nominate two bsi 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 bsi as the corporate member, bsi 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. Bsi, 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 lifestream's board, 2) establishment of goals and monitoring and evaluating the performance of lifestream's president/ceo, 3) development of lifestream's strategic plan, 4) adoption of lifestreams annual operating and capital budget. Bsi 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 lifestream's 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. Bsi 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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“Blood systems, inc. ("bsi") the mission of bsi 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. To further its mission, bsi operates community blood centers. These centers recruit blood donors and collect, process and distribute blood donations to meet the blood needs of patients in hospitals throughout the country. The staff serves a geographic area covering the united states, from the east coast to california and from the canadian border to mexico. Bsi is known more commonly throughout the united states by the name of its blood banking division, united blood services. Bsi is licensed by the u.s. Food and drug administration ("fda") as a provider of blood and blood services. The company's three operating divisions are: (1) the blood center division, which includes united blood services; (2) the biocare division; and (3) the blood systems research institute. United blood services and the blood systems research institute are unincorporated divisions doing business under registered tradenames and service marks. As of january 1, 2017 the biocare division began operating as biocare, inc. A for-profit, wholly owned subsidiary. Bsi conducts its blood banking activities through its regional blood centers located in the following states: arizona, california, colorado, illinois, louisiana, mississippi, montana, nevada, new mexico, north dakota, pennsylvania, south dakota, texas, ohio, new jersey, tennessee, virginia and wyoming. The biocare division distributes plasma-derived products through hospitals, community blood center locations and also directly from its headquarters in tempe, arizona. Blood-related research is conducted at the blood systems research institute located in san francisco, california and denver, colorado. Bergen community regional blood center ("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. Blood bank of san bernardino and riverside counties ("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 149,614 individuals donated more than 106,673 blood cells and 17,497 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.”