Seiu 775 Benefits Group

“Adam glickman is the chair/secretary of this organization, the secretary-treasurer of seiu healthcare 775nw, a trustee for the seiu health benefits trust, seiu 775 secure retirement trust, the seiu healthcare northwest training partnership and a director of carina. Sterling harders is the president of this organization, the president of seiu healthcare 775nw, a trustee of the seiu health benefits trust, seiu 775 secure retirement trust and the seiu healthcare northwest training partnership. Franklin plaistowe is a director for this orgnaization and a trustee for the seiu healthcare northwest training partnership bill moss is a director for this orgnaization, a trustee for the seiu healthcare northwest training partnership and the seiu health benefits trust abigail solomon is the executive director of this organization, the seiu health benefits trust and the the seiu healthcare northwest training partnership.”

“The benefits group has contracted with clark nuber, ps to provide bookkeeping and administrative services.”

“The form 990 was prepared under the guidance of the organization's third-party administrator by the independent accounting firm schoedel & schoedel, certified public accountants, pllc. Draft copies of the organization's financial statements and form 990 were first provided to the organization's third-party administrator and director of finance who reviewed the form 990 for accuracy and completeness. Any questions, concerns, or issues raised by the third-party administrator and director of finance were addressed, and any necessary revisions were made to the form 990. The revised form 990 was then provided to the board of directors for its review and approval. Any additional questions, concerns, or issues raised by the board of directors were addressed, and any necessary revisions were made to the form 990. The final version of the form 990 was reviewed, approved for filing by the board of directors.”

“All seiu benefit group officers, directors, members of committees of the board of directors, and staff employees authorized to act on behalf of the board of directors are considered to be fiduciaries of this organization. A fiduciary of this organization has an ongoing duty to disclose all material facts of every actual or potential conflict of interest existing when he or she is offered or elected to become a fiduciary, occurring after the acceptance of a position as a fiduciary, and annually through a conflict of interest questionnaire. Based on all material facts, the board of directors determines if a conflict of interest exists and what, if any, actions are required to eliminate or mitigate the conflict of interest. The directors will evaluate the disclosures to determine whether each involves an actual conflict of interest and may attempt to develop alternatives to remove a conflict from the situation. A fiduciary who has an actual or potential conflict of interest is not present for or leaves any portion of a meeting at which the directors are voting to determine whether a conflict exists, but may be present prior to the vote or discussion of the vote to make a presentation to the directos, disclose additional facts, or respond to questions. The benefits group may enter into a transaction or arrangement in which a fiduciary has a conflict of interest only if the fiduciary has disclosed such conflict of interest in accordance with the benefits group's policy and either: the directors approve the transaction or arrangement at a meeting at which the fiduciary who has a conflict is not present and does not participate (other than to answer questions raised by the unaffected directors), after determining, in good faith and after reasonable investigation, that the transaction or arrangement is fair and reasonable to the benefits group and is in the best interest of the benefits group, or the transaction or arrangement is in fact fair to the benefits group, furthers the benefits group's purposes, and does not result in a violation of the internal revenue code. Consideration of actual or potential conflicts of interest are documented in minutes of the meeting of the board of directors (or a committee thereof) by containing: 1) the names of the persons who disclosed an actual or potential conflict of interest or otherwise were found to have a conflict of interest; 2) the nature of the conflict of interest; 3) any action taken to determine whether a conflict of interest was present; 4) the directors' decision as to whether a conflict of interest in fact existed; 5) the names of the persons who were present for discussions and votes relating to the transaction or arrangement; 6) the content of the discussion, including any alternatives considered to the proposed transaction or arrangement; and 7) a record of any votes taken in connection with the issue.”

“Compensation for the benefit group's executive director is set and reviewed annually by the board of directors, pursuant to reviews of comparable market pay.”

“The organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, financial statements and form 990 are available to the general public upon written request to the organization at: 215 columbia st ste 300, seattle, wa 98104.”

“None of the directors are compensated by the organization. The board of directors is comprised of ten individuals, seven of whom are representatives of the employers and three of whom are representatives of the union. One or more directors maybe required or encouraged to serve on this board of directors. As such their regular compensation may take into consideration services performed by them in regard to the organization. The organization does not readily have access to information related to compensation paid by other entities to the directors. In their roles as directors, all are fiduciaries and understand their obligations under the articles of incorporation and the organization's policies and procedures, which include a conflict of interest policy.”

“The process has not changed as established beginning january 1, 2021.”