St. Anthony Hospital Foundation

“Pursuant to section 8.6 of the bylaws of st. Anthony hospital foundation, the executive committee is composed of the board chair, the board vice chair, the president and ceo, each of whom shall serve as an ex officio voting member of the executive committee. At least one member of the executive committee shall be a member of the sisters of st. Francis of philadelphia, who shall serve as an ex officio member of the committee. Each individual appointed to the executive committee shall serve for a term of one year or until his or her successor is duly appointed by the board of directors. The executive committee shall consist of only directors of the corporation. Pursuant to section 8.1 of the corporation's bylaws, committees, such as the executive committee, that are granted the authority to act on behalf of the board of directors may include only directors of the corporation. Further, pursuant to section 8.6 of the corporation's bylaws, the executive committee has and may exercise such powers as may be delegated to it by the board of directors.”

“The sole member of the organization is st. Anthony hospital, an oregon nonprofit corporation.”

“According to the organization's bylaws, directors shall be appointed or refused by the corporate member. The corporate member may appoint one or more individuals to the board of directors, and may at any time remove, with or without cause, any member of the board of directors. According to the organization's bylaws, directors of the corporation shall be appointed by the corporate member no later than june 30 of each year. The names and qualifications of each individual accepted by the board of directors shall be submitted to the corporate member, who shall appoint or refuse each nominee in accordance with the corporate member's bylaws and with endorsement of the group president. The corporate member may unilaterally appoint one or more individuals to the board of directors should the board fail to furnish the corporate member with a list of individuals qualified to serve on the board of directors of the corporation.”

“He organization's corporate member is st. Anthony hospital. Pursuant to section 5.4 of the organization's bylaws, both st. Anthony hospital and catholic health initiatives (chi) (st. Anthony hospital's sole corporate member) have reserved powers as outlined in the chi governance matrix. Pursuant to the governance matrix the following rights are held by the st. Anthony hospital board: *approve members of the st. Anthony hospital foundation board *amendment of the corporate documents of st. Anthony hospital foundation *approve removal of a member of the governing body of st. Anthony hospital foundation *adoption of long range and strategic plans for st. Anthony hospital foundation the following rights are reserved to the chi board directly or through powers delegated to the chi chief executive officer: *substantial change in the mission or philosophy of st. Anthony hospital foundation *removal of a member of the governing body of st. Anthony hospital foundation *approval of issuance of debt by st. Anthony hospital foundation *approval of participation of st. Anthony hospital foundation in a joint venture *approval of formation of a new corporation by st. Anthony hospital foundation *approval of a merger involving st. Anthony hospital foundation *approval of the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of st. Anthony hospital foundation *to require the transfer of assets by st. Anthony hospital foundation to chi to accomplish chi's goals and objectives, and to satisfy chi debts. Pursuant to section 5.5.2 of the organization's bylaws, st. Anthony hospital or chi may, in exercise of their approval powers, grant or withhold approval in whole or in part, or may, in its complete discretion, after consultation with the board and its president and the chief executive officer of the organization, recommend such other or different actions as it deems appropriate.”

“Once the return is prepared, the return is reviewed by st. Anthony hospital's president. A copy of the return is then provided to the board prior to filing. Subsequent to review by st. Anthony hospital's president and the st. Anthony hospital foundation board, the tax department files the return with the appropriate federal agency, making any non-substantive changes necessary to effect e-filing. Any such changes are not re-submitted to st. Anthony hospital's president or st. Anthony hospital foundation's board.”

“At the beginning of each board meeting board members are asked if they need to declare an actual or possible conflict of interest based on the published agenda and if so to disclose the conflict at that time. In addition, the foundation board is required to disclose conflicts of interest annually in conjunction with the form 990 preparation process. These conflicts of interest are reviewed by the tax return preparer and to the extent required, are disclosed on the form 990, which itself is reviewed by the foundation board. If in fact a conflict of interest is evident or disclosed, the affected board members/staff members can withdraw themselves from the meeting, abstain from voting on the topic, or withdraw from the position all together.”

“The organization's document retention & destruction policy was not formally adopted by the board prior to year end. However, the organization follows the document retention and destruction policy of st. Anthony hospital. The organization plans to have the board of directors formally adopt this policy during the fiscal year ending june 30, 2014.”

“During the tax year ended 6/30/2014, no officers, directors, or trustees received compensation from the organization. Any executive compensation paid to officers, directors, or trustees by related organizations was set by the related organization's compensation committee utilizing both an independent consultant and comparability studies to determine compensation. Therefore, these questions are more appropriately answered as n/a.”

“The organization's financial statements, conflict of interest policy and governing documents are available to the public upon request. The organization's financial statements are included in catholic health initiatives' consolidated audited financial statements that are available at www.catholichealthinit.org or at www.dacbond.org.”

“The mission of the corporation is to nurture the healing ministry of the church, supported by education and research. Fidelity to the gospel urges the corporation to emphasize human dignity and social justice as it creates healthier communities. The corporation, sponsored by a lay-religious partnership, calls other catholic sponsors and systems to unite to ensure the future of catholic health care. To fulfill this mission, the corporation, as a values-based organization, will assure the integrity of the ministry in both current and developing organizations and activities; research and develop new ministries that integrate health, education, pastoral, and social services; promote leadership development and formation for ministry throughout the entire organization; advocate for systemic changes with specific concern for persons who are poor, alienated, and underserved; and steward resources by general oversight of the entire organization.”

“Organization's mission, vision, and tax-exempt purpose st. Anthony hospital foundation was incorporated as a 501(c)(3), tax-exempt, charitable foundation in 1989. The foundation's sole purpose is to solicit, receive, maintain and distribute funds and other assets in support of the programs, projects, services and mission of st. Anthony hospital. Qualitative description of community benefit st. Anthony hospital foundation raises funds through special events, annual giving, individual gifts and corporate and foundation solicitations. The foundation sponsors an annual festival of trees christmas charity event. In december 2013, the event raised approximately $25,000. These proceeds were designated for the purchase of iv pumps for our cancer clinic. This purchase replaces pumps that are at least 15 years old and we have increased the number of pumps from 6 to 12. It has assisted in the enhancement of the quality of care for our chemo patients. This again was another successful fund raising event in the history of the foundation, drawing nearly 200 people together to celebrate the season and funding of equipment for the cancer clinic”