Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
See separate instructions.| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 9 above or IRC section (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization in col. (i) listed in your governing document? | (v) Did you notify the organization in col. (i) of your support? | (vi) Is the organization in col. (i) organized in the U.S.? | (vii) Amount of monetary support | |||
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2008 | (b) 2009 | (c) 2010 | (d) 2011 | (e) 2012 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") .... | ||||||
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf....... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | ||||||
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | ||||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2008 | (b) 2009 | (c) 2010 | (d) 2011 | (e) 2012 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | ||||||
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | ||||||
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part IV.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support (Add lines 7 through 10). | ||||||






Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2008 | (b) 2009 | (c) 2010 | (d) 2011 | (e) 2012 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | 3,356,528 | 3,929,295 | 5,414,703 | 4,748,689 | 6,171,536 | 23,620,751 |
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose...... | 17,046,625 | 15,692,472 | 18,316,988 | 20,363,146 | 21,423,195 | 92,842,426 |
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513.. | 0 | |||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | 0 | |||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | 0 | |||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5. | 20,403,153 | 19,621,767 | 23,731,691 | 25,111,835 | 27,594,731 | 116,463,177 |
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons... | 0 | |||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | 0 | |||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | 0 | |||||
| 8 | Public support (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | 116,463,177 | |||||
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(a) 2008 | (b) 2009 | (c) 2010 | (d) 2011 | (e) 2012 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | 20,403,153 | 19,621,767 | 23,731,691 | 25,111,835 | 27,594,731 | 116,463,177 |
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | 9,656 | 4,209 | 1,111 | 706 | 1,514 | 17,196 |
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | 0 | |||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | 9,656 | 4,209 | 1,111 | 706 | 1,514 | 17,196 |
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | 0 | |||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part IV.) .. | 0 | |||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | 20,412,809 | 19,625,976 | 23,732,802 | 25,112,541 | 27,596,245 | 116,480,373 |




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| ORGANIZATION'S MISSION | FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1 | OUR VISION: WE ENSURE THAT THERE ARE NO CLOSED DOORS FOR THOSE SEEKING PRIMARY HEALTH CARE AT MENDOCINO COMMUNITY HEALTH CLINIC ("MCHC") IN LAKE AND MENDOCINO COUNTIES. EXCELLENCE, ACCESS, COMMUNITY AND COMPASSION ARE THE VALUES OF OUR ORGANIZATION. OUR GOALS: OUR PATIENTS ARE AS HEALTHY AS POSSIBLE: - THEY HAVE ACCESS TO SERVICES REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. - THEY ARE WELL-INFORMED. - THEY HAVE A SIGNIFICANT VOICE IN THEIR HEALTHCARE CHOICES. - THEY RECOGNIZE THEIR ABILITY TO IMPACT THEIR OWN HEALTH. MCHC IS AN EXTRAORDINARILY POSITIVE PLACE TO WORK: - WE ARE COMMITTED TO OUR MISSION AND VISION. - WE PRODUCE EXCEPTIONAL CLINICAL RESULTS THROUGH IMPLEMENTATION OF BEST MEDICAL PRACTICES. - WE ARE HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL AND SEEK CAREER DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES. - WE DEMONSTRATE OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE PHILOSOPHY WHEN INTERACTING WITH PATIENTS AND EACH OTHER. - WE WORK TOGETHER TO GENERATE SUSTAINABLE FINANCIAL RESULTS. THE COMMUNITY LOOKS TO MCHC FOR HEALTH CARE LEADERSHIP: - MCHC IS RECOGNIZED AND SUPPORTED AS A VALUABLE COMMUNITY RESOURCE. - MCHC COLLABORATES WITH OTHER HEALTH PRACTITIONERS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY. - MCHC IS CONSULTED REGARDING HEALTH POLICY ISSUES ON A LOCAL, STATE AND NATIONAL LEVEL. - MCHC'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. OUR CORE OPERATING PRINCIPLES: - WE BELIEVE THAT HEALTH CARE IS A RIGHT AND A RESPONSIBILITY. - WE DELIVER PRIMARY HEALTH CARE IN A SUPPORTIVE, SAFE AND NONJUDGMENTAL MANNER, STRESSING PATIENT INVOLVEMENT. - WE ENSURE THAT LIMITED FUNDS ARE USED EFFECTIVELY. - WE BELIEVE IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF MANAGEMENT TO CREATE A PRODUCTIVE AND POSITIVE WORKING ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL STAFF BY MODELING EFFECTIVE COLLABORATION AND COMMUNICATION AT ALL LEVELS. - WE ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR OURSELVES. - WE BELIEVE THAT TRUST IS EARNED. - WE EMPHASIZE PROFESSIONAL TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT OF ALL STAFF. - WE BELIEVE THAT HAPPY PEOPLE TREAT EACH OTHER WELL AND THAT FUN LEADS TO CREATIVITY. |
| VOLUNTEERS | FORM 990, PART I, LINE 6 | THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS A VOLUNTEER BOARD. |
| PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE | FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | MEDICAL CARE THE ORGANIZATION IS INVOLVED IN ONGOING STRATEGIC ASSESSMENT OF OUR COUNTIES' HEALTH CARE NEEDS AND IT RESPONDS WITH AGILITY BY INSTITUTING INNOVATIVE HEALTH PROGRAMS. OUR PATIENTS ARE OFFERED COMPREHENSIVE PRIMARY CARE MEDICAL SERVICES, INCLUDING PHYSICAL EXAMS, CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, HEALTH MAINTENANCE SUPPORT, VACCINES, IMMUNIZATIONS, INCISION/DRAINAGE OF CYSTS, OUTPATIENT HIV TESTING AND CARE, WELL-CHILD CARE, CHILD HEALTH AND DISABILITY PROGRAM EXAMS, ADDICTION MEDICINE, SCREENINGS FOR ANEMIA, LEAD, VISION, HEARING AND TUBERCULOSIS. SERVICES ARE OFFERED IN BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH. OTHER SPECIAL CLINICAL INITIATIVES INCLUDE OFFSITE SERVICES TO POPULATIONS WITH SPECIAL BARRIERS TO CARE INCLUDING SENIORS IN SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES AND THE HOMELESS; AN ORGANIZATION-WIDE PURSUIT OF SOLUTIONS TO MANAGEMENT OF DIABETES, HIV AND EARLY CANCER DETECTION; AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF COLLABORATIVE RESPONSES TO WIDE-RANGING HEALTH THREATS SUCH AS MRSA. WE HAVE DEVELOPED STRONG ALLIANCES WITH SPECIALTY CARE PROVIDERS IN ALL OUR COMMUNITIES, GIVING OUR PATIENTS THE ABILITY TO HAVE CARE FOR THEIR UNIQUE HEALTH CHALLENGES. CURRENT SPECIALTIES INCLUDE CHIROPRACTIC, DERMATOLOGY, NUTRITION EDUCATION, GASTROINTESTINAL MEDICINE, OPHTHALMOLOGY, ORTHOPEDICS, PEDIATRICS, PODIATRY, PSYCHIATRY AND SURGERY. CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT DIABETES, CANCER AND HIV/AIDS ARE THE KINDS OF SERIOUS ILLNESSES AFFECTING OUR PATIENTS. IN A VARIETY OF WAYS WE GRAPPLE WITH MEETING SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM TREATMENT NEEDS OF THESE MORE FRAGILE PATIENTS. MCHC HAS ACTIVELY PARTICIPATED IN IMPLEMENTING THE HEALTH DISPARITIES COLLABORATIVE MODEL OF CARE. WE CURRENTLY PARTICIPATE IN DIABETES, CANCER SCREENING, AND HIV COLLABORATIVES. THESE PROJECTS USE PATIENT REGISTRIES AND CLINICAL GUIDELINES TO IMPROVE OUR PROVISION OF CARE. DR. BILL FISHER TAKES AN ACTIVE ROLE IN OUR CANCER COLLABORATIVE WORK AS A PHYSICIAN CHAMPION. ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS, WE EXTEND SUPPORT TO OUR PATIENTS THROUGH OUR CASE MANAGERS. CASE MANAGERS WORK WITH THE CLINICAL TEAM TO HELP FORMULATE COST EFFECTIVE CARE PLANS. THESE CARE COORDINATING STAFF MEMBERS ALSO TAKE ON THE TASK OF IDENTIFYING A PATIENT'S UNIQUE NEEDS AND THEN HELP CONNECT THEM TO COMMUNITY SERVICES THAT MAY FILL IMMEDIATE NEEDS FOR NUTRITION, SHELTER AND TRANSPORTATION. MCHC IS PROUD THAT ITS CARE FOR ITS PATIENTS DOES NOT END AT THE DOOR, AND THAT OUR YEARS OF COMMUNITY COLLABORATION HAVE STRENGTHENED THE COMMUNITY'S SAFETY NET SO IT EFFICIENTLY PROTECTS ITS MOST VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. |
| DENTAL CARE | FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B | AT ALL THREE SITES, MCHC OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE DENTAL SERVICES TO ITS PATIENTS. IN ADDITION TO EXAMS, PATIENTS ARE OFFERED ACCESS TO GUM TREATMENT, SEALANTS, TOOTH-COLORED FILLINGS, DENTURES AND EMERGENCY CARE. SPECIAL PROGRAMS INCLUDE HIV DENTAL CARE, A NURSING FACILITY DENTAL OUTREACH PROGRAM, ORAL HEALTH CARE FOR PREGNANT WOMEN AND A COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY OUTREACH THAT ALLOWS MCHC TO IMPLEMENT SHORT-TERM, COMMUNITY BASED SERVICE PROJECTS INCLUDING ON-SITE SCREENINGS AT MIGRANT EDUCATION SCHOOLS. WE ARE ONE OF THE FEW HEALTH FACILITIES IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THAT SPECIALIZES IN ORAL CARE FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED. ADDITIONALLY, WE REFER PATIENTS IN NEED OF ORAL SURGERY TO A NETWORK OF SPECIALISTS IN THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA REGION. WE CONTINUE TO PURSUE, AND RECEIVE, GRANT FUNDING TO FOCUS ON THIS PROBLEM. CONSEQUENTLY, WE ARE ACTIVELY RECRUITING DENTISTS COMMITTED TO SERVICE WHO WISH TO WORK IN A FAST-PACED TEAM ENVIRONMENT. |
| MENTAL HEALTH CARE | FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C | IN OUR PRACTICE, MANY OF OUR PATIENTS ARE BESET BY MULTIPLE CONDITIONS. FOR EXAMPLE, A SENIOR STRUGGLING WITH THE EFFECTS OF DIABETES MAY SUFFER FROM CHRONIC DEPRESSION OR A MOTHER SEEKING CARE AT OUR WOMEN'S HEALTH UNIT MAY BE A VICTIM OF ABUSE. AT MCHC, WE SEEK TO TREAT THE WHOLE PERSON. PRIMARY CARE CONSULTATION (PCC) PCC IS AN INTEGRATED PRIMARY CARE/BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAM DESIGNED TO SERVE PATIENTS WHOSE HEALTH IS AFFECTED BY STRESS, WHO HAVE PROBLEMS MAINTAINING HEALTHY LIFESTYLES AND/OR THOSE AFFECTED BY PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS. THE PCC MODEL ENCOURAGES MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS TO COLLABORATE AND UNDERSTAND THE PATIENT HOLISTICALLY, AN APPROACH THAT IS BROADLY ADVOCATED WITHIN THE DISCIPLINES OF FAMILY MEDICINE, SOCIAL WORK AND PSYCHIATRY. PSYCHOTHERAPY MCHC'S PSYCHOTHERAPY DEPARTMENT PROVIDES OUTPATIENT PSYCHOTHERAPY AND COUNSELING SERVICES. ELIGIBLE PATIENTS ARE REFERRED TO ONE OF OUR PSYCHIATRISTS, LICENSED PSYCHOLOGISTS OR LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKERS WHO PROVIDE SERVICES AT OUR CENTERS. |
| OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES | FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4D | PHARMACY/OTHER SERVICES PEOPLE IN GREATEST NEED CANNOT CONSISTENTLY ACCESS AFFORDABLE MEDICATIONS. THOSE WHO ARE LOW INCOME, UNINSURED AND/OR HAVE CHRONIC CONDITIONS ARE MOST SEVERELY IMPACTED BY LACK OF ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE MEDICATIONS. BECAUSE OF ITS ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT TO ACCESS, MCHC HAS A FULL-TIME, LICENSED, BILINGUAL PHARMACIST AT HILLSIDE HEALTH CENTER. BY MAINTAINING A FULL-SERVICE PHARMACY, MCHC CAN MAKE LIFE-SAVING MEDICATIONS AVAILABLE TO LOW-INCOME PATIENTS AT REDUCED FEES. MCHC ALSO PARTICIPATES IN THE 340B DISCOUNTED DRUG PROGRAM AND OTHER PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE FREE MEDICATIONS TO ELIGIBLE USERS. WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES CARE FOR HER, AN INNOVATIVE, BY-WOMEN, FOR-WOMEN HEALTH UNIT, WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2002. IT PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES IN A SENSITIVE AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT. THE PROGRAM'S STAFFING MODEL RELIES ON CERTIFIED NURSE-MIDWIVES AND FAMILY NURSE-PRACTITIONERS WHO HAVE ACCESS TO A BROAD ARRAY OF SUPPORT STAFF, INCLUDING WOMEN'S HEALTH SPECIALISTS, NURSES, HEALTH EDUCATORS, NUTRITIONISTS, BREASTFEEDING SPECIALISTS, CANCER SPECIALISTS AND LAB TECHNICIANS. CARE FOR HER PROVIDES WOMEN WITH FULL-SCOPE GYNECOLOGY SERVICES, PAP SMEARS, FOLLOW UP FOR ABNORMAL PAPS AND COLPOSCOPIES; INFORMATION AND EDUCATION ABOUT SEXUALLY-TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS, NUTRITION AND SMOKING CESSATION; GENETIC SCREENING AND COUNSELING; BLOOD TESTS, INCLUDING THYROID, DIABETES, CHOLESTEROL AND HORMONAL EVALUATIONS; URINALYSIS; BONE DENSITY/DEXASCAN; MAMMOGRAMS; CANCER SCREENINGS. MCHC IS PROUD OF OUR PREGNANCY CARE PROGRAM. A SEAMLESSLY BILINGUAL STAFF OF PROFESSIONAL WOMEN HAVE CREATED A HOMELIKE ENVIRONMENT WHERE WOMEN MAY COME TO PREPARE FOR THE BIRTH OF THEIR CHILD. PRENATAL EDUCATION CLASSES CREATE A LEARNING ENVIRONMENT THAT ALLOWS FAMILIES TO FURTHER DEVELOP CHILD-REARING SKILLS. CARE FOR HER OFFERS HANDS-ON INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION FOR THE PREGNANT MOTHERS ENTERING OUR PRACTICE. IN OUR EXPERIENCE, EXPECTANT MOTHERS WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE THEIR SKILLS. WE KNOW THIS ONE-ON-ONE EDUCATION SUPPORTS THE GROWING FAMILIES IN OUR COMMUNITIES. CLASSES INCLUDE PREGNANCY EDUCATION, PARENTING SKILLS, NUTRITION, FAMILY PLANNING, DIABETES, INFANT CARE, BREAST-FEEDING AND EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT. PATIENT FINANCIAL SERVICES (PFS) BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT ACCESSING SUPPORT FOR HEALTH CARE CAN BE DIFFICULT, WE HAVE A STRONG PATIENT FINANCIAL SERVICES STAFF TRAINED TO HELP PATIENTS NAVIGATE PUBLIC INSURANCE PROGRAM APPLICATIONS. THEY ARE KNOWLEDGEABLE ADVOCATES WHO ASSIST OUR PATIENTS IN ACCESSING AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE. IN ADDITION TO PFS REPRESENTATIVES, MCHC OFFERS ACCESS TO A FAMILY ASSISTANCE REPRESENTATIVE (FAR) FROM COUNTY SOCIAL SERVICES. THIS COLLABORATIVE SERVICE IS AVAILABLE TO OUR PATIENTS AT EACH OF OUR CENTERS, EXPEDITING PROCESSING OF PROGRAM APPLICATIONS AND ENSURING THAT ELIGIBLE PATIENTS MAY OBTAIN HEALTHCARE BENEFITS IN A TIMELY MANNER. CENTERS, EXPEDITING PROCESSING OF PROGRAM APPLICATIONS AND ENSURING THAT ELIGIBLE PATIENTS MAY OBTAIN HEALTHCARE BENEFITS IN A TIMELY MANNER. ADDITIONALLY, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES A SMALL AMOUNT OF GRANTS AND ASSISTANCE TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. |
| CHANGES TO GOVERNING DOCUMENTS | FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 | THE ORGANIZATION AMENDED ITS BYLAWS TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: THE PRESIDENT/CEO IS AN AGENT OF THE BOARD AND, AS SUCH, IS DIRECTLY ACCOUNTABLE TO THE BOARD; THE PRESIDENT/CEO IS AN EX OFFICIO MEMBER OF THE BOARD. ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE BOARD ARE OUTLINED BELOW: - APPROVAL OF THE ANNUAL 330 GRANT APPLICATION - MONITORING AND MAINTAINING COMPLIANCE THROUGH THE CLINIC CORPORATE COMPLIANCE PROGRAM - EVALUATING ITSELF FOR EFFICIENCY, EFFECTIVENESS, AND COMPLIANCE WITH ALL SECTION 330 REQUIREMENTS, WHICH WILL BE DONE EVERY TWO YEARS - MAINTAINING CONFIDENTIALITY REGARDING BOARD BUSINESS - UNDERSTANDING THAT MEMBERS MAY NOT SPEAK OR ACT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD WITHOUT OBTAINING PRIOR CONSENT THE COMPOSITION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WAS AMENDED TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: - ALL BOARD MEMBERS MUST MEET FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SERVICE AND USER-MEMBERS SHALL BE SELECTED IN A MANNER THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH APPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS - THE BOARD HAS THE SOLE AUTHORITY TO ELECT/REJECT ITS MEMBERS AND NO THIRD PARTY SHALL HAVE THE ABILITY TO SELECT REPRESENTATIVES TO SERVE ON THE BOARD - BOARD MEMBER-CONSUMERS WILL UTILIZE THE HEALTH CENTER AS THEIR PRINCIPAL SOURCE OF CARE AND SHALL HAVE USED THOSE SERVICES IN THE LAST TWO YEARS - A LEGAL GUARDIAN OF A CONSUMER WHO IS A DEPENDENT CHILD OR ADULT, OR WHO IS A LEGAL SPONSOR OF AN IMMIGRANT CONSUMER, MAY BE CONSIDERED A CONSUMER AND MAY SERVE ON THE GOVERNING BOARD - NO MEMBER OF THE BOARD SHALL BE A DOMESTIC PARTNER OF AN EMPLOYEE THE ORGANIZATION ADDED A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT TO THE BYLAWS. UPON APPOINTMENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, NEW MEMBERS WILL ATTEST TO THE FOLLOWING: - CONFIDENTIALITY FIDUCIARY STATEMENT - CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT - CODE OF CONDUCT STATEMENT ALL BOARD MEMBERS WILL ATTEST TO THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT ANNUALLY. A MINIMUM OF SIX MONTHS MUST SEPARATE EMPLOYMENT WITH THE ORGANIZATION AND JOINING THE BOARD IN ORDER TO AVOID ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THE ORGANIZATION CHANGED TO FOLLOWING RELATING TO OFFICER DUTIES: - THE SECRETARY/TREASURER SHALL ENSURE MINUTES ARE DISTRIBUTED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS. THE SECRETARY SHALL SIGN THE MINUTES TO VERIFY ACCEPTANCE, AND SIGNED COPIES OF THE MINUTES SHALL BE KEPT IN THE PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE BOARD MAY DECLARE THE OFFICE OF ANY OFFICER VACANT FOR THE FOLLOWING CAUSES: - THE OFFICER HAS BEEN DECLARED OF UNSOUND MIND BY A COURT ORDER - THE OFFICER HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF A FELONY - THE OFFICER HAS BEEN FOUND GUILTY OF BREACHING ANY DUTY ARISING UNDER ARTICLE 3 OF THE CALIFORNIA NONPROFIT PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION LAW - THE OFFICER HAS MISSED THREE CONSECUTIVE MEETINGS THE VICE CHAIR WILL AUTOMATICALLY SUCCEED THE CHAIR IF THE CHAIR POSITION BECOMES VACANT. SHOULD ANY OTHER OFFICE BE VACATED, THE MAJORITY OF THE BOARD SHALL APPOINT A MEMBER IN GOOD STANDING TO TAKE THE POSITION. BOARD MEMBERS SHALL COMPRISE A MAJORITY OF EACH STANDING COMMITTEE. VOTING MEMBERS OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE MUST BE LESS THAN FIFTY PERCENT OF THE BOARD. THE BYLAWS WERE AMENDED TO CHANGE THE FOLLOWING FISCAL POLICIES: - REMOVAL OF THE STIPULATION THAT "ANY BOARD MEMBER WITH A FINANCIAL INTEREST IN THE HEALTH CENTER" SHALL NOT SERVE ON THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. - THE AUDIT COMMITTEE SETS THE COMPENSATION OF BOTH THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. |
| PROCESS TO REVIEW THE FORM 990 | FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM BASED ON THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT OF THE ORGANIZATION. PRIOR TO BEING FILED, THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE CEO AND CFO. THE FULL BOARD WILL RECEIVE A COPY OF THE 990 PRIOR TO IT BEING FILED WITH THE IRS. |
| MONITORING COMPLIANCE WITH CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY | FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | THE ORGANIZATION HAS A COMPLIANCE OFFICER IN PLACE WHO MONITORS THE ADHERENCE TO THE POLICY RELATED TO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THIS POLICY IS INCLUDED IN EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK AND COVERS ALL EMPLOYEES AND BOARD MEMBERS. IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS IDENTIFIED WITHIN THE BOARD, THE INTERESTED PARTY WOULD RECUSE HIMSELF OR HERSELF FROM ANY MATTER UNDER WHICH THE CONFLICT OPERATES. TO THE ORGANIZATION'S KNOWLEDGE, THERE ARE NO SUCH CONFLICTS AT THIS TIME. |
| COMPENSATION REVIEW | FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINES 15A & 15B | THE CEO AND CFO'S COMPENSATION ARE REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANNUALLY. THE REVIEW INCLUDES AN ANALYSIS BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD UTILIZING COMPARABILITY DATA FROM NACHC SURVEYS. THE ANALYSIS AND RECOMMENDATION WAS PRESENTED TO THE FULL BOARD AND APPROVED. THIS APPROVAL WAS DOCUMENTED IN THE BOARD MINUTES. |
| DISCLOSURE OF DOCUMENTS | FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO BE MAILED UPON REQUEST. |
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