Santa Teresita Inc

“The sole member of santa teresita, inc. Is mount carmel health ministries, inc., a california nonprofit public benefit religious corporation.”

“Members have the power to appoint new members of the board of directors.”

“All of the business and affairs of the corporation are managed and controlled by the board of directors, except that certain powers are reserved to the member. As defined in the bylaws, the powers reserved to the member may be initiated and exercised by the member or, if initiated by the board of directors of the corporation must be submitted to and receive the approval of the member, and the action of the member on such matters shall be final.”

“There were no committees authorized to act on behalf of the governing body.”

“The form 990 is prepared by an independent cpa firm. The administrator and board of directors review the 990 prior to filing with the internal revenue service.”

“The conflict of interest policy applies to any officer, key employee and board members who has a direct or indirect financial interest. On an annual basis, all board members, officers and key employees sign the conflict of interest policy agreeing that they have received and understand the policy. Where a potential conflict of interest exists, it shall be the responsibility of the person involved or any other person with knowledge to notify the board of trustees of the potential conflict, so that the board of trustees can provide such guidance and take such action as it shall deem appropriate. An interested person may make a presentation at the governing board or committee meeting, but after the presentation, he/she shall leave the meeting during the discussion of, and the vote on, the transaction or arrangement involving the possible conflict of interest. Violations of the conflicts of interest policy - if the governing board or committee has reasonable cause to believe a member has failed to disclose actual or possible conflicts of interest, it shall inform the member of the basis for such belief and afford the member an opportunity to explain the alleged failure to disclose. If, after hearing the member's response and after making further investigation as warranted by the circumstances, the governing board determines the member has failed to disclose an actual or possible conflict of interest, it shall take appropriate disciplinary and corrective action including but not limited to abstain from vote and remedy the conflict. The individual would not be present in these meetings.”

“All the officers and the majority of key personnel are religious personnel who do not receive compensation. However, for non-religious key personnel, a salary survey is conducted and are paid comparable to the prevailing wage in the healthcare industry. A salary comparison to the surrounding market is completed by the human resources department prior to the hiring of any key personnel. All personnel go through a three-part interview process with three independent persons within the organization. The organization's board officers do not receive direct reimbursement. As members of a religious order, these key personnel are not compensated individually. Instead, the religious order is reimbursed based on market rates for comparable positions, which are reviewed annually.”

“Documents are available to the public upon request.”

“Repairs & maintenance fees: program service expenses 324,878. Management and general expenses 67,916. Fundraising expenses 43,177. Total expenses 435,971. Security: program service expenses 188,311. Management and general expenses 8,287. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 196,598. Other: program service expenses 241,509. Management and general expenses 40,494. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 282,003.”

“The process for oversight and selection of an independent accountant has not changed from the prior year.”