Unity Care Northwest

“The executive committee consists of the officers the board and one other member of the board of directors. The executive committee (a) acts only as necessary between meetings of the board with all the powers of the board and reports and presents for ratification any such actions to the board at the board's next meeting; (b) coordinates the activities of the board's committees; (c) annually evaluates the ceo's performance; and (d) monitors the organization's compliance activities, findings, and policies. However, the executive committee does not have authority to bind the board of directors or the organization on any matters involving the purchase or sale of real property or the purchase or sale of equipment, furniture or fixtures in excess of 1% of the organization's annual budget. The executive committee has authority to authorize submittal of grant applications.”

“The bylaws were amended in 2021 to clarify that a patient board member who ceases to receive medical care at unity care northwest will also cease to qualify as a patient board member, but that the indivual may apply for an open (non-patient) board position.”

“The form 990 was reviewed by the cfo, the ceo and by the finance committee, then provided to all members of the governing body for approval prior to being filed.”

“The organization has a conflict of interest policy that applies to all officers, directors, members of board committees, and key employees. Upon joining the organization, and then annually thereafter, all covered individuals sign a detailed conflict of interest statement that clearly defines each individual's responsibility to disclose any possible relationships or arrangements that could result in a conflict of interest, as well as the procedure for dealing with these conflicts if they should arise. If an individual has a potential conflict of interest, they disclose the facts to the board or committee chair, as appropriate. The board or committee determines whether a conflict of interest exists. If a conflict exists, the conflicted individual must leave the room for all discussions and votes on the matter. Conflict of interest discussions and results are noted in meeting minutes.”

“The board has a policy regarding executive director and key employee salary and benefits to ensure that compensation for key employees is reviewed and approved by independent persons, compared against appropriate benchmarks and documented adequately. To ensure that there is no conflict of interest in the decision making process, the executive committee has access to an independent consultant to assist with evaluating salary and benefit structures for key employees. The process last included review and approval by independent persons, comparability data and contemporaneous substantiation in 2021.”

“The form 990 is available upon request and online at www.guidestar.org, a website that the public can access to obtain information about non-profits. The form 1023 is available upon request.”

“The organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are available upon request.”

“Change in fair market value of interest rate swap agreement 209,692.”

“The organization's process for selecting an independent auditor and for overseeing the financial statement audit did not change during the year.”