Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.| Identifier | Return Reference | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2 | Pamela Anderson, Trustee, and Lisa Carlson, CFO, have a business relationship. The following officers, board members, and key employees are employees of Sanford or its related organizations. Many of these employees also serve on other related Sanford boards, or have business relationships with each other that span the organization as a whole: John Vanderwoude Mark Paulson Michael Olson Richard Hardie Terrence Grimm Kelby Krabbenhoft Lisa Carlson Douglas Okland Ellen Cooke Linda O'Halloran Michael Gibbs | |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6 | Sanford North is the sole shareholder of the organization. | |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a | Board members are members of the Board of Governors of Sanford North. | |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7b | Sanford North, as sole shareholder, reviews the actions of MeritCare Health Enterprises, Inc. | |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11 | The Form 990 is prepared internally by the finance department and reviewed by executive management. An external accounting firm reviews the return prior to filing and prepares return highlights and key disclosures for the Board of Trustees meeting immediately following the return filing date. After the return is filed, a complete copy is made available to the current trustees. | |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c | The annual Conflict of Interest disclosure process is managed by the Chief Compliance Officer (CCO). The CCO is responsible for assuring that all completed forms are returned in a timely and complete manner. Conflict of Interest questionnaires are sent to System Trustees, members of the governing boards of subsidiary entities, officers, and key employees for all the entities subject to the IRS Form 990 filings. The disclosures are summarized for review by the executive committee of the Board of Trustees, pursuant to policy. This review allows: 1) The Board to acquire an awareness of financial relationships of board members and key management employees and can invoke the recusal process on a case-by-case basis when potential conflicts are implicated in Board decisions and deliberations, and, 2) Gives the Board the opportunity to seek additional information and clarification about disclosures to determine potential conflicts of interest and how to manage such. | |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 | The Sanford Board of Trustees directly engages a nationally recognized independent compensation consulting firm to annually review the total compensation arrangements of the officers and operating unit executives of the organization, including the CEO, and to report the findings and recommendations to them for deliberation and action. The deliberations and actions are recorded in the minutes of the Sanford Board of Trustees. The most recent study was completed in 2011. Additionally, Sanford periodically engages an independent compensation consultant to review and issue a report regarding the reasonableness of the total compensation arrangements of all physicians employed by the organization. The most recent study of physician total compensation arrangements was completed in 2009. | |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 | Although the organization does not maintain a website where the public can access these documents, it would respond individually to any requests or inquiries from the public for these documents. | |
| Form 990, Part VII | Board members of Sanford provide services to Sanford subsidiaries. Hours reported for each individual reflect the time spent on work related to either the filing organization or related organization. Sanford Board of Trustees has ultimate governance responsibilities for each entity within the Sanford system. In addition, a Board of Directors is established for each entity, which has specific delegated responsibilities from the Board of Trustees related to the oversight of day to day operations of that entity. | |
| Changes in Net Assets or Fund Balances: | Form 990, Part XI, line 5: | Net Asset Transfers (AP Intercompany) -101,484. Total to Form 990, Part XI, Line 5: -101,484. |
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