Blood Systems Inc

“THE BYLAWS OF BLOOD SYSTEMS, INC. WERE AMENDED ON JANUARY 1, 2014 TO ADD BELLE BONFILS MEMORIAL BLOOD CENTER (BBMBC) AS AN AFFILIATE. BLOOD SYSTEMS, INC. IS THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OF BBMBC. THE BYLAWS OF BLOOD SYSTEMS, INC. WERE AMENDED ON JULY 1, 2014 TO ADD BLOOD BANK OF SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTIES, DBA LIFESTREAM, AS AN AFFILIATE. BLOOD SYSTEMS, INC. IS THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OF LIFESTREAM. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 1A The Executive committee has the powers of the Board of trustees between board meetings, unless prohibited by law or the articles of incorporation. The executive committee is composed of 6 or more trustees, including the Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary-Treasurer, one trustee selected by Blood Centers of the Pacific, and two or more trustees selected by the Board.”

“The form 990 is reviewed by management, including confirmation of compensation disclosures against w-2 and 1099 reporting. A copy of the draft form 990 and all schedules is supplied to all board members prior to the meeting held to accept the returns. The w-2s and 1099s are available for board review upon request. The paid preparer, ernst & young, and members of management review the form 990 with the committees and are available for answering questions. Any comments from the board are considered prior to filing with the irs.”

“Each year, the board of trustees and senior management are required 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 trustees has a compensation and human resource committee whose purpose, among other things, is to hire an independent consulting firm once every 2-3 years to provide data on competitiveness of salaries and benefits for the ceo and other officers of the corporation. The human resource department collects information through surveys and other sources in addition to the independent consulting firm. The members of the human resource and compensation committee of the board are all independent trustees and include no members of management. The recommendations of the committee are reviewed by the entire board prior to approval. Compensation for these individuals is set and approved by the board each year. The results of these discussions, reviews and approvals are documented in the executive minutes of the board meetings. This process was last completed in 2014.”

“The form 990 is made available on the company's intra-net for all operating locations to access. Upon request, the form can be printed or viewed on-line. Upon written request to the chief financial officer, a copy of the form 990 will be mailed to the requestor. 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 organization's combined financial statements are made public via the annual report posted on the organization's website.”

“In 2012, sally caglioti and eugene robertson were reported as an officer and key employee, respectively, of blood systems, inc. (bsi). Creative testing solutions (cts), a related 501(c)(3) organization, leased their employees from bsi in 2012, including sally caglioti and eugene robertson. In 2013 cts hired their own employees, including sally caglioti and eugene robertson. Thus, they are no longer considered an officer or key employee of bsi. For this reason, they are being reported as former.”

“The mission of blood systems, inc. ("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 22 community blood centers. These centers recruit blood donors and collect, process and distribute approximately 1,000,000 blood donations to meet the blood needs of patients in more than 500 hospitals throughout the country. The staff of nearly 2,500 serves a geographic area covering one-third of the united states, from the gulf 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 banking division, which includes united blood services; (2) the biocare division; and (3) the blood systems research institute. These operating divisions are unincorporated divisions doing business under registered tradenames and service marks. Bsi conducts its blood banking activities through its regional blood centers located in the following states: arizona, california, colorado, louisiana, mississippi, montana, nevada, new mexico, north dakota, south dakota, texas 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. Form 990, part iii, line 2 on january 1, 2014 belle bonfils memorial blood center (bbmbc), a colorado nonprofit corporation, became an affiliate of blood systems, inc. Bbmbc partners with the community to save lives through transfusion medicine excellence. Bbmbc collects and processes blood donations and also provides reference laboratory and blood testing services. On july 1, 2014 the blood bank of san bernardino and riverside counties, dba lifestream, a california nonprofit, became an affiliate of blood systems, inc. Lifestream helps save lives by connecting donors and patients through the gift of blood. Lifestream collects and delivers blood throughout southern california, provides educational information on blood safety, and participates in community outreach promoting the importance of blood donors.”

“4a) united blood services - blood banking the blood banking division operates under the name united blood services (ubs). The primary purpose of ubs is to provide a safe and stable supply of blood and blood components to hospitals and medical facilities. The strength of ubs is that it operates as local blood centers that are part of the community and yet has access to a large networked organization with all the advantages and efficiencies that are realized through standardization and economies of scale. Ubs collects blood from volunteer donors, performs screening and testing on the donated blood, and processes the whole blood into blood components such as red cells, platelets and plasma. Blood and blood components are then stored and distributed to hospitals and other health care providers. 4b) biocare - biological the biocare division provides biological products, primarily human-plasma derived products, that serve as adjunct therapies in transfusion medicine and healthcare. Plasma derivatives are basically protein therapies provided from plasma left over from whole blood donations. Examples of such plasma derivatives include: intravenous immune globulins, coagulation factors, albumin and fibrin sealants. These products are used as therapies for immune system disorders, bleeding disorders and wound management. 4c) blood systems research institute blood systems research institute ("bsri") facilitates research primarily funded by extramural grants (nih and others). The research is in transfusion medicine epidemiology, health policy, virology, viral discovery, the immune reaction to transfusion and to transfusion-transmitted infectious agents, cell therapy and genetic epidemiology. Areas studied include implications of receiving components at different storage ages; mechanism of virus entry into cells; how transfusion transmitted viruses cause symptoms; the use of commercially available or locally-developed donor tests; the factors leading to chimerism, etc. Bsri supports training programs for specialists in transfusion medicine and the development of epidemiology research scientists. Bsri investigators publish more than 45 papers each year in the peer-reviewed scientific literature. The research facility is staffed with 12 investigators, 24 research associates, 16 staff scientists and various other positions as well as administrative support. 4d) other program services consist of laboratory services and other program activities.”

“Pension recapture other than net periodic benefit $ (40,470,995)”