El Rio Health Center Foundation Inc.

“Foundation board members will be provided a copy of the 990 by e-mail. It will be noted as sent to all board members in the minutes.”

“At least annually, designated individuals must review this policy and the attached Conflict of Interest Certification. At the facility level, the form must be sent to the Compliance Officer; potential conflicts will be reported to the Compliance Committee. At the Board level, the forms should be sent to the CEO with potential conflicts referred to the Governing Board.At any time during the year, when an actual, potential, or perceived conflict of interest arises, the employee must contact his or her supervisor and the Compliance Officer. Board level reports should be submitted to the CEO.”

“The El Rio Foundation does not have any employees, it does not compensate any of its officers or directors, and it does not participate in any discussions regarding the level of compensation of its Executive Director who is employed by a related organization, the El Rio Community Health Center. However, the related organization follows these guidelines in determining the executive level compensation of its employees:The process for determining compensation of the key employees includes a review and approval based on compensation committee, independent compensation consultants. The compensation is paid by the health center and follows their policies. The Executive Director of the Foundation is part of the senior leadership team of the health center.”

“The 990 is available to the public. The Conflict of Interest Policy is available. The annual audited financials are available to any organization that requests a copy including the OMB Circular A-133 compliance supplement. Copies are also posted on elrio.org”