National Marrow Donor Program

“The nmdp bylaws state: "the executive committee shall at all times include the chair of the board, the immediate past chair (when in office), the chair elect (when in office), the vice chair, the secretary, the chief executive officer, and any government representatives. All members of the executive committee shall be voting directors, except the chief executive officer and government representatives, who shall serve as ex officio members of the committee." the executive committee charter states: "the executive committee shall, to the extent determined by the board of directors, have the authority of the board in the oversight of the business of the corporation between meetings of the full board. The executive committee shall manage the business of the corporation and direct and coordinate the work activities of committees between meetings of the board. The executive committee shall also review key board-level policies and procedures on a periodic basis and recommend new or modified policies and initiatives. With the board, the executive committee is responsible for oversight of the strategic planning process, developing a calendar for board activities, and providing guidance to the board and corporation staff regarding the appropriate roles of each. The executive committee, in close coordination with the finance committee, shall monitor the financial integrity of operations, including evaluating performance against the corporation's budget and strategic and business plans. In addition, the executive committee shall represent the corporation in its interactions with other organizations, congress, federal agencies, participating centers, constituent groups, professional organizations, and the public."”

“The following individuals on the nmdp board of directors have a reportable business relationship: miriam markowitz and zbigniew szczepiorkowski (ms. Markowitz and dr. Szczepiorkowski are, respectively, an employee of, and a director of, the same tax exempt organization).”

“The organization contracted with the outside public accounting firm, eide bailly, llp to prepare the form 990. Pulling together the details and supporting reports for the return is a collaborative effort among a small group of individuals in the financial reporting & compliance group in finance and internal audit. That work is then reviewed by the controller prior to sending to eide bailly. Once a draft is received back, it is reviewed by the staff that pulled the details together, controller, chief legal officer, and chief financial officer. A copy of the return is reviewed by the finance committee and board of directors of nmdp prior to filing.”

“The conflict of interest policy states the following: "all nmdp members must disclose to the executive committee all conflicts of interest and business and family relationships and must annually complete and return to the executive committee the questionnaire which is a part of this policy. Whenever in the course of events an nmdp member's circumstances change such that the nmdp member knows or has reason to believe that the nmdp member may have an actual or perceived conflict of interest, such nmdp member shall promptly disclose the potential conflict to the executive committee. As noted herein, if the potential conflict involves a director, that director shall not participate in or vote upon such matters until the question of the existence of the conflict of interest has been resolved by the executive committee in accordance with this policy. Likewise, an officer or key employee may not become substantially involved in decision-making involving any covered litigation, contract or transaction until the executive committee resolves the conflict of interest question. The existence of an actual or potential conflict of interest turns on the specific facts and circumstances in each case. If an nmdp member has an interest which may conflict with those of the nmdp, he or she must immediately disclose the matters and discuss them fully and frankly with the executive committee. An nmdp member must not participate in any matter in which that the nmdp member may have a conflict of interest without the express approval of the nmdp executive committee."”

“The nmdp bylaws state: "the compensation committee shall be comprised only of voting directors and shall include the chair of the board and at least one (1) non-officer board member as voting committee members. The compensation committee shall review and evaluate the overall compensation and benefit structure of the corporation and shall have such other authority and responsibilities as set forth in the compensation committee charter." the compensation committee charter states: "the compensation committee shall review and evaluate the overall compensation and benefit structure of the corporation. The compensation committee shall conduct the chief executive officer performance evaluation and make chief executive officer compensation and benefit recommendations to the executive committee. In making the chief executive officer's compensation and benefit recommendations, the committee shall utilize, among other things, comparability data for compliance with irs intermediate sanction rules. On a periodic basis, the compensation committee shall obtain comparability data from an independent compensation consultant. In addition, the compensation committee shall advise the chief executive officer in the evaluation and compensation of and benefits for senior corporation employees, as well as the president of any affiliate of the corporation reporting to the chief executive officer."”

“The conflict of interest policy, articles of incorporation and financial statements are available to the public upon request. Summary financial statements are also included in our annual report, which is mailed to key stakeholders and posted on our website. Additionally, articles of incorporation are available through the mn office of the secretary of state, and financial statements may be obtained at the mn office of the attorney general.”

“The hours listed on the 990 part vii are based on a 40 hour week that these individuals devoted to nmdp & btmf during the year. It is estimated that employees of nmdp work approximately 40-50 hours in total for both nmdp & btmf. The hours listed for the members of the governing body represents time devoted to nmdp based on a 40 hour week. For nmdp board members also serving on the btmf board of directors, the hours listed indicates time devoted to nmdp and btmf. Form 990, part vii, section a, line 1a, column d: nmdp provided a form 1099-misc to david porter for consulting services provided to the cibmtr rci bmt data and safety monitoring board during calendar year 2013.”