American Cancer Society

“Acs development company ii, inc. Is a nonprofit corporation whose sole corporate member is acs.”

“The filing organization is a supporting organization of acs. The ceo of acs has the authority to elect members of the board of directors.”

“Acs has voting rights with regards to amendment of the filing organization's articles of incorporation or to merge, consolidate, or dissolve the filing organization.”

“Management, in conjunction with an independent accounting firm, prepares and reviews the form 990. An electronic (or hard) copy of the form 990 is provided to each member of the board of directors prior to the form being filed with the irs.”

“The filing organization has never had and does not currently have employees. The employees reported on schedule j are employees of acs, which controls the filing organization. Acs maintains the conflict of interest (coi) policy, which covers all employees and affiliates of acs. The coi policy is reviewed by management and the board of directors' audit committee at least annually and modified as required. The board of directors, trustees, officers, key employees, and all other employees of the organization are required to certify annually that they have read and understand the coi policy and submit a response to a written questionnaire each year disclosing any known conflicts. Employee responses to the questionnaires are reviewed by management. Management also monitors all transactions during the normal course of business to identify other potential conflicts. On a quarterly basis, and upon notice of a conflict disclosure, the board of directors' audit committee reviews potential conflicts to determine whether any actual conflicts exist. Individuals who believe they are in a potential conflict are required to recuse themselves from the deliberation and decision-making process.”

“The filing organization is controlled by acs and had no employees as of the end of the tax year. The individuals reported on part vii and schedule j are employees of and are compensated by acs. The procedures for reviewing and determining compensation of these individuals are conducted in accordance with those of acs. The process used by acs includes a review by an independent compensation consultant using comparability data, review and approval by a compensation committee, and contemporaneous substantiation of the deliberation and decision.”

“The consolidated audited financial statements (which can be found in the financial information section) are made available to the general public by posting to its website at www.cancer.org. Governing documents and the conflict of interest policy are made available upon request.”

“Gertrude c. Ford - jackson, ms hope lodge space rental - acs hope lodge in jackson, ms, which opened in 2019, offers 32 guest rooms located near treatment centers in the area. Hope lodge offers people with cancer and their caregivers a free place to stay when their best hope for effective treatment may be in another city. Not having to worry about where to stay or how to pay for lodging allows guests to focus on getting better. Hope lodge provides a nurturing, home-like environment where guests can retreat to private rooms or connect with others. Every hope lodge also offers a variety of resources including information and support about cancer treatment and survivorship. Rental income: acs development company ii, inc.'s purpose is to support acs by developing, owning and operating real property for uses in furtherance of the mission of acs.”