Lifecenter Northwest

“Organization's process used to review the Form 990: Copies of the Form 990 are distributed to the Governing Board of Directors (GB) after the 990 is reviewed by the Finance and Audit Committee. The Finance and Audit Committee reviews the 990 with LifeCenter's CFO & CEO, the finance personnel who prepares the Form 990, plus a senior representative of our independent accounting firm. The Form 990 is filed upon approval of the Finance and Audit Committee after distribution to the entire GB.”

“How the organization regularly and consistently monitors and enforces compliance with our conflict of interest policy: LifeCenter Northwest's Corporate Compliance Policy states and requires that all LifeCenter employees sign the Employee Conflict of Interest Agreement at the time of hire. All LifeCenter employees also receive training annually on the Corporate Compliance Policy which includes the Conflict of Interest Policy. Oversight and enforcement of the Corporate Compliance Policy is the responsibility of the Vice President of each division., the CCP Committee and Directors and Managers of each department. The policy includes the implementation of anonymous web form and an 800 telephone hotline. The Director of Human Resources has an established process for review, reporting and addressing reported problems, including appropriate involvement of the Governing Board of Directors and the organization's council. The Board of Directors sign a Conflict of Interest Agreement and complete a questionnaire on an annual basis.”

“Process for determining compensation: LifeCenter Northwest's Governing Board of Directors approves the CEO's compensation with the assistance of an Independent Compensation Consultant. LifeCenter Northwest's Governing Board of Directors approves other officers and key employees' compensation as a part of their annual budgeting and review process. The last compensation review was completed in Q4 2014.”

“Governing documents disclosure explanation: LifeCenter Northwest does not make financial statements, governing documents or our conflict of interest policy available to the public at this time.”

“Volunteers: LifeCenter Northwest's volunteers receive training to share their personal donation story and present accurate donation information to aid in the understanding of the need for donation and transplantation. They assist LifeCenter Northwest by presenting in High Schools, Driver Education Schools, Civic groups, Churches, Community Donation Events, and Multi-Cultural outreach. They also work with our Hospital Development Department by providing a personal donation story in hospital education to support our relationships for donation and transplantation within our hospitals.”