Pioneer Towers

“There shall be one member, who shall be the sponsor of the corporation. The sponsor of the corporation is retirement housing foundation. The sponsor shall act through its board of directors or the designated representatives of said board.”

“The board of directors shall be elected annually during the month of december by the board of directors of retirement housing foundation, and shall serve for the calendar year commencing january 1 after their election or until their respective successors are elected. All directors shall be elected by retirement housing foundation.”

“Except as otherwise provided by law, bylaws may be adopted, amended or repealed by a majority of the directors of the corporation.”

“The accounting firm sends a draft of the return to the management company. The corporate secretary and director of housing accounting review and approve the return prior to filing.”

“Upon joining the company and annually thereafter, all employees and board members are required to complete and sign a certification acknowledging their understanding and agreement to comply with the company's conflict of interest policy, including disclosing any activities that may appear or may be deemed violations of the policy. Board members and company officers have an additional and more comprehensive conflict of interest policy and certification requirement. Designated management personnel are responsible for tracking the distribution and return of all certifications and for accounting and reporting any disclosures to the company's compliance officer. If further review of any disclosure is merited, the compliance officer forwards the certification to the company's general counsel, ceo, and/or board for final disposition. Individuals who have made disclosures are advised of final dispositions. An employee's failure to submit timely certifications, disclosures, and/or to take the necessary required actions to avoid conflicts may be disciplined, up to and including termination. If the individual is a board member, he or she may be subject to removal from his or her position.”

“The process for determining compensation for the ceo, executive director, top management officials, and other officers or key employees included an extensive review and approval by independent persons.”

“The form 990 and all related financial and policy information are made available to the public upon written request.”

“Average number of hours worked: all of the officers, directors, and employees listed in part vii, section a perform similar duties and have similar responsibilities for related organizations as they do for this organization. Their total hours worked per week for this organization are similar to their hours worked for related organizations both in terms of number of hours and type of work performed.”

“Compensation disclosure: the compensation listed on schedule j and elsewhere in this return is for services provided to and paid by retirement housing foundation which is a related organization that sponsors and manages through subsidiaries approximately 190 tax exempt organizations and partnerships that provide affordable and market-rate housing, skilled nursing and assisted living services for senior adults, low income families and persons with disabilities throughout the united states including the district of columbia, puerto rico and the virgin islands.”