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 support? |
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GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER |
240795959 | 3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | 0 | |||
| Total | 73,000,000 | ||||||||
| Calendar year(or fiscal year beginning in) | (a) 2007 | (b) 2008 | (c) 2009 | (d) 2010 | (e) 2011 | (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(or fiscal year beginning in) | (a) 2007 | (b) 2008 | (c) 2009 | (d) 2010 | (e) 2011 | (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. (Explain in Part IV.) Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets.. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support (Add lines 7 through 10). | ||||||






| Calendar year(or fiscal year beginning in) | (a) 2007 | (b) 2008 | (c) 2009 | (d) 2010 | (e) 2011 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 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...... | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513.. | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5. | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons... | ||||||
| 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. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public Support (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
| Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) | (a) 2007 | (b) 2008 | (c) 2009 | (d) 2010 | (e) 2011 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part IV.) | ||||||
| 13 | Total support (Add lines 9, 10c, 11 and 12.). | ||||||




| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| Explanation |
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| IN ADDITION TO MAKING DONATIONS AND OTHER TRANSFERS TO THE GEISINGER HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATION AND TO ORGANIZATIONS CONTROLLED BY SUCH FOUNDATION AND DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, CONSISTENT WITH AND IN FURTHERANCE OFTHESE PURPOSES, GEISINGER CLINIC SUPPORTS ITS SUPPORTED ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH THE SERVICES OF PHYSICIANS AND OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROVISION OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES AT GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER AND THROUGHOUT THE GEISINGER HEALTH SYSTEM AND OTHER HOSPITALS, CLINICS AND HEALTH CARE FACILITIES. |
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.| Identifier | Return Reference | Explanation |
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| ORGANIZATION'S MISSION | FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION | I.MISSION TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE POPULATION SERVED BY PROVIDING QUALITY PHYSICIAN AND ADVANCED PRACTITIONER SERVICES AND ACCESS THROUGH AN INTEGRATED SERVICE ORGANIZATION BASED ON A BALANCED PROGRAM OF PATIENT CARE, EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND COMMUNITY SERVICE. II.GENERAL INFORMATION GEISINGER CLINIC (GC), A 501(C)(3) NOT FOR PROFIT CORPORATION, EMPLOYS 899 PHYSICIANS PRACTICING AT 71 SITES IN 50 COMMUNITIES OF NORTHEASTERN AND CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. GC PROVIDES THE MULTI-SPECIALTY PHYSICIAN GROUP PRACTICE FOR THE GEISINGER HEALTH SYSTEM. THE SALARIED PHYSICIAN STAFF IS DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THE PEOPLE OF PENNSYLVANIA THROUGH AN INTEGRATED SYSTEM OF HEALTH SERVICES BASED UPON A BALANCED PROGRAM OF PATIENT CARE, EDUCATION AND RESEARCH. SOME OF THE LOCATIONS IN WHICH GEISINGER CLINIC PRACTICES INCLUDE: ALTOONA MILLVILLE BELLEFONTE MILTON BERWICK MONTOURSVILLE BLOOMSBURG MOOSIC BURNHAM MOUNTAINHOME CARBONDALE MOUNTAINTOP CATAWISSA MOUNT POCONO COAL TOWNSHIP NANTICOKE DALLAS NICHOLSON DANVILLE NORTHUMBERLAND DUBOIS ORWIGSBURG DUNMORE PHILIPSBURG EAST STROUDSBURG PITTSTON FORTY FORT PLAINS FRACKVILLE PORT MATILDA HARRISBURG POTTSVILLE HAZLETON SCRANTON HUNTINGDON SELINSGROVE KINGSTON SHAMOKIN KULPMONT STATE COLLEGE LEWISBURG SUNBURY LEWISTOWN TUNKHANNOCK LOCK HAVEN WILKES-BARRE MAHANOY CITY WILLIAMSPORT MIFFLIN WYOMING III.UNCOMPENSATED CARE GEISINGER CLINIC RECOGNIZES THAT ITS MISSION IS TO SERVE ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WITH RESPECT TO THE PROVISION OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES AND HEALTHCARE EDUCATION. GC PROVIDES QUALITY MEDICAL HEALTHCARE REGARDLESS OF RACE, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, HANDICAP, AGE OR ABILITY TO PAY. IN THIS REGARD, GC PROVIDES FREE CARE OR SUBSIDIZED CARE, TO PERSONS COVERED BY GOVERNMENTAL PROGRAMS AT OR BELOW COST, AND PROVIDES VARIOUS HEALTH ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS IN SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITIES WHERE GC PRACTICES. A.CHARITY CARE THE PRIMARY CONCERN OF GC IS THE DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE TO ALL THE CITIZENS IN NORTHEASTERN AND CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA, REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. THE UNREIMBURSED COST OF CHARITY CARE REPRESENTS THE COST GC INCURS BY PROVIDING FREE OR DISCOUNTED SERVICES TO THOSE WHO CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY. FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2012, THE COST OF CHARITY CARE WAS 5,843,270. B.MEDICARE/MEDICAID RECOGNIZING ITS MISSION TO THE COMMUNITY, SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO THE ELDERLY (MEDICARE) AND THE POOR (MEDICAID). CLINIC PROVIDES CARE, BELOW COST, TO PERSONS COVERED BY THESE GOVERNMENTAL PROGRAMS. TO THE EXTENT REIMBURSEMENT IS BELOW THE COST OF PROVIDING HEALTHCARE, GC IS FURTHERING ITS MISSION TO THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. THE UNREIMBURSED VALUE OF MEDICARE AND/OR MEDICAID IS EQUAL TO THE COST OF PROVIDING SERVICES LESS THE AMOUNT OF REIMBURSEMENT RECEIVED UNDER THE PROGRAM. FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2012, THE UNREIMBURSED VALUE OF PROVIDING CARE TO THESE PATIENTS WAS 71,843,370. C.OTHER UNCOMPENSATED PATIENT SERVICES IN ADDITION, GC PROVIDES OTHER PATIENT SERVICES FOR WHICH FULL PAYMENT IS NOT RECEIVED. THE UNCOMPENSATED COST OF PROVIDING SUCH PATIENT SERVICES DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2012, WAS 3,467,032. IV.RESEARCH SUPPORT GEISINGER CLINIC SUPPORTS ITS CHARITABLE MISSION THROUGH MEDICAL RESEARCH ACTIVITIES AT TWO FACILITIES ON THE CAMPUS OF THE GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER: THE SIEGFRIED AND JANET WEIS CENTER FOR RESEARCH (WCR) AND THE HENRY HOOD CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH. THE WCR PROVIDES A FOCUS FOR LABORATORY RESEARCH AND RESEARCH TRAINING, AND SUPPORTS THE CLINICAL STAFF IN THEIR RESEARCH PROGRAMS. THE PRIMARY MISSION OF THE WCR IS TO CONDUCT ORIGINAL AND INNOVATIVE RESEARCH THAT CONTRIBUTES NEW KNOWLEDGE TO BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE. SCIENTISTS APPLY MODERN MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR APPROACHES TO DIVERSE RESEARCH PROBLEMS IN THE AREAS OF CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION, CANCER AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY. THE HENRY HOOD CENTER FOR RESEARCH HOUSES TWO RESEARCH PROGRAMS: THE GEISINGER CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH (GCHR) AND THE CENTER FOR CLINICAL STUDIES (CCS). GCHR CONDUCTS HEALTH SERVICES, EPIDEMIOLOGIC AND POPULATION GENETICS RESEARCH ON THE BROAD RANGE OF CONDITIONS TYPICALLY SEEN IN PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY CARE SETTINGS. THE MISSION OF THE CCS IS TO PLAN, CONDUCT, FOSTER AND SUPPORT INNOVATIVE CLINICAL RESEARCH TRIALS TO HELP ADVANCE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF DISEASE AND IMPROVE PATIENT CARE. ALL THREE RESEARCH PROGRAMS INVESTIGATE EXTRAMURAL RESOURCES FOR FUNDING AND WORK COLLABORATIVELY ON BUILDING THE CAPABILITY FOR POPULATION-BASED GENETICS RESEARCH. TO THE EXTENT REVENUES AND GRANTS RECEIVED ARE BELOW THE COST OF RESEARCH OPERATIONS, GEISINGER CLINIC IS FURTHERING ITS MISSION TO THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. THE UNREIMBURSED COST OF GEISINGER CLINIC'S RESEARCH OPERATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2012 WAS 1,458,947. V.COMMUNITY HEALTH, EDUCATION AND OUTREACH GEISINGER CLINIC STRIVES TO SERVE AS PARTNERS TO THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH THEY ARE LOCATED. GC PROVIDES CARE TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH MANY REDUCED PRICE SERVICES AND FREE PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR BASED UPON ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES THAT GC BELIEVES WILL SERVE A BONAFIDE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEED. THESE SERVICES AND PROGRAMS INCLUDE SUPPORT GROUPS, HEALTH EDUCATION SERIES, LECTURES AND OTHER HEALTH RELATED PROGRAMS. THE COST OF THESE SERVICES TOTALED 223,756 IN FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2012. SOME OF THE SERVICES AND PROGRAMS PROVIDED INCLUDE: A.SUPPORT GROUPS DIABETES SUPPORT GROUP CHRONIC PAIN SUPPORT GROUP SIGHT LOSS SUPPORT GROUP B.HEALTH EDUCATION SERIES YMCA HEALTHY LIVING SERIES C.HEALTH EDUCATION LECTURES NUTRITION SEMINAR SKIN CANCER PREVENTION EDUCATION LUPUS SEMINAR ETHICS EDUCATION INJURY PREVENTION EDUCATION D.OTHER SERVICES AND PROGRAMS HEALTH FAIRS HEALTH SCREENINGS SCHOOL AND SPORTS PHYSICAL EXAMS KIDS SAFETY EXPO TRANSPLANT PICNIC RACE FOR THE CURE FREE CLINICS BLOOD DRIVES SENIOR HEALTH EXPO UNITED WAY CAMPAIGN EMS PROGRAMS SUPPORT & TRAINING PATIENT SUPPORT & EDUCATION PROGRAMS HEALTH PROMOTION SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS TRAUMA EDUCATION PROGRAM VI. COMMUNITY SERVICE SUMMARY CHARITY CARE 5,843,270 MEDICARE/MEDICAID 71,843,370 OTHER UNCOMPENSATED PATIENT SERVICES 3,467,032 RESEARCH 1,458,947 COMMUNITY HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND OUTREACH 223,756 TOTAL 82,836,375 VII. STATISTICS TOTAL NUMBER OF CLINIC VISITS (CLINIC-WIDE) 2,045,772 SERVICE DAYS (CLINIC-WIDE) 435,836 GEISINGER CLINIC PHYSICIANS ADMIT TO THE THREE GEISINGER OWNED FACILITIES, GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER, GEISINGER WYOMING VALLEY AND GEISINGER-COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER, AS WELL AS THIRTEEN NON-GEISINGER OWNED FACILITIES. GEISINGER HAS A POLICY TO SEE PATIENTS OF ALL PAYORS. |
| ADDITIONAL INFORMATION | FORM 990, PART III | FORM 990, PART IV, LINE 24A: DID THE ORGANIZATION HAVE A TAX-EXEMPT BOND ISSUE WITH AN OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORE THAN 100,000 AS OF THE LAST DAY OF THE YEAR, THAT WAS ISSUED AFTER DECEMBER 31, 2002? GEISINGER HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATION, PARENT OF GEISINGER CLINIC, IS CURRENTLY THE SOLE OBLIGOR UNDER A SERIES OF BOND ISSUES WITH A TOTAL OUTSTANDING BALANCE OF 845,252,950 INCLUSIVE OF UNAMORTIZED ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT AS OF JUNE 30, 2012. BECAUSE THE BOND PROCEEDS ARE DISBURSED TO GEISINGER HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATION SUBSIDIARIES, THE BOND LIABILITES ARE REFLECTED ON THE BALANCE SHEETS OF THE FOLLOWING SUBSIDIARY ORGANIZATIONS: GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER, EIN: 24-0795959 GEISINGER WYOMING VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER, EIN: 23-1996150 GEISINGER CLINIC, EIN: 23-6291113 MARWORTH, EIN: 23-2171417 GEISINGER SYSTEM SERVICES, EIN: 23-2164794 SCHEDULE K WAS PREPARED ON A CONSOLIDATED BASIS AND IS INCLUDED IN THE FORM 990 FILING OF GEISINGER HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATION, EIN: 23-1995911. |
| ALL OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENT DESCRIPTION | FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D | SEE SCHEDULE O |
| ADDITIONAL INFORMATION | FORM 990, PART V | FORM 990, PART V, LINE 1A: ENTER THE NUMBER REPORTED IN BOX 3 OF FORM 1096, ANNUAL SUMMARY AND TRANSMITTAL OF U.S. INFORMATION RETURNS. GEISINGER SYSTEM SERVICES (GSS), AN AFFILIATE OF THE ORGANIZATION, PROVIDES A CENTRALIZED ACCOUNTS PAYABLE FUNCTION FOR ALL ORGANIZATIONS OF THE GEISINGER HEALTH SYSTEM. AS THE ACCOUNTS PAYABLE PROCESSOR, GSS PREPARES AND FILES FORM 1099 UNDER ITS EIN FOR CERTAIN REPORTABLE PAYMENTS OF THE FILING ORGANIZATION. THE NUMBER OF FORM 1099'S FILED BY GSS FOR THE 2011 REPORTING PERIOD ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND ITS AFFILIATES WAS 1,212. THE RESPONSE ENTERED ON LINE 1A FOR THE ORGANIZATION INCLUDES ONLY THOSE FORM 1099S FILED UNDER THE ORGANIZATION'S EIN, IT DOES NOT INCLUDE THOSE FILED BY GSS ON ITS BEHALF. |
| ADDITIONAL INFORMATION | FORM 990, PART VI | FORM 990, PART I, SECTION A, LINE 4: FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1B: ENTER THE NUMBER OF VOTING MEMBERS THAT ARE INDEPENDENT. BASED ON THE FORM 990 DEFINITION OF "INDEPENDENCE" AS IT RELATES TO VOTING MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY, ONE VOTING MEMBER IS NOT INDEPENDENT BECAUSE HE IS COMPENSATED AS AN EMPLOYEE OF A RELATED TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION, AND ONE VOTING MEMBER IS NOT INDEPENDENT DUE TO A TRANSACTION REPORTED ON SCHEDULE L, PART IV. INCLUDING THE VOTING MEMBERS DESCRIBED ABOVE, A TOTAL OF SIX VOTING MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY ARE ALSO VOTING MEMBERS OF AFFILIATED TAXABLE ORGANIZATIONS FOR WHICH BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS MAY BE DISCLOSED ON SCHEDULE L, PART IV. HOWEVER, IF THE RELATED TAXABLE ORGANIZATIONS WERE REQUIRED TO FILE SCHEDULE L, THESE TRANSACTIONS WOULD NOT BE OF A TYPE THAT WOULD BE REPORTABLE ON THEIR SCHEDULE L. IN ADDITION, THESE VOTING MEMBERS ARE NOT COMPENSATED BY THE AFFILIATED TAXABLE ORGANIZATIONS FOR WHICH TRANSACTIONS ARE DISCLOSED IN SCHEDULE L, PART IV, DO NOT HAVE AN OWNERSHIP INTEREST IN OR RECEIVE ANY ECONOMIC BENEFIT FROM THE ACTIVITIES OF THESE AFFILIATED TAXABLE ORGANIZATIONS, RECEIVE NO PRIVATE INUREMENT / PRIVATE BENEFIT FROM THE TRANSACTIONS WITH THE RELATED TAXABLE ORGANIZATIONS AND THE VOTING MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY ABSTAIN FROM VOTING AND ARE ABSENT FROM BOARD DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS ON MATTERS IF A CONFLICT EXISTS. REFER TO THE RESPONSE FOR FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, QUESTION 12A, 12B, AND 12C REGARDING THE GEISINGER HEALTH SYSTEM CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY, DISCLOSURE, AND ENFORCEMENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2: DID ANY OFFICER, DIRECTOR, TRUSTEE, OR KEY EMPLOYEE HAVE A FAMILY RELATION- SHIP OR BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH ANY OTHER OFFICER, DIRECTOR, TRUSTEE, OR KEY EMPLOYEE? GLENN D. STEELE, JR. M.D., PH.D., DAVID J. FELICIO, ESQUIRE, FRANK J. TREMBULAK, EDWARD J. ZYCH, ESQUIRE, WILLIAM H. ALEXANDER, RICHARD GRAFMYRE, WILLIAM R. GRUVER, THOMAS H. LEE, JR., M.D., ROBERT E. POOLE, AND DON A. ROSINI ALL HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH ONE ANOTHER BECAUSE THEY SERVE AS OFFICERS AND/OR DIRECTORS ON ONE OR MORE FOR-PROFIT AFFILIATES OF GEISINGER CLINIC. ALL OF THE AFFILIATES ARE PART OF THE GEISINGER HEALTH SYSTEM. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 13: DID THE ORGANIZATION HAVE A WRITTEN WHISTLEBLOWER POLICY?; LINE 14: DID THE ORGANIZATION HAVE A WRITTEN DOCUMENT RETENTION AND DESTRUCTION POLICY?; LINE 16B: DID THE ORGANIZATION HAVE A WRITTEN JOINT VENTURE POLICY? THE GEISINGER HEALTH SYSTEM WHISTLEBLOWER POLICY, DOCUMENT RETENTION AND DESTRUCTION POLICY, AND JOINT VENTURE POLICY HAVE BEEN IN EFFECT AND ENFORCED FOR MANY YEARS. IN ADDITION TO THE POLICIES BEING A BEST PRACTICE, GEISINGER HEALTH SYSTEM RECOGNIZES THEIR VALUE AS A GUIDE TO THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE ORGANIZATION, EMPLOYEES, AND OTHERS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF GEISINGER HEALTH SYSTEM FORMALLY ADOPTED THE POLICIES IN THE SPRING OF 2013 |
| AUTHORITY DELEGATED TO COMMITTEE EXPLANATION | FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 1A | OTHER THAN THE COMMITTEES' LISTED IN THE IRS INSTRUCTIONS AND THE MEDICAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE WHOSE AUTHORITY IS LIMITED IN SCOPE, THERE WAS A DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY TO THE GEISINGER HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATION EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WHICH IS COMPRISED OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO SERVE AS FOUNDATION BOARD MEMBERS. UNDER THE NONPROFIT CORPORATION LAW AND UNDER FOUNDATION'S CORPORATE BYLAWS, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HAS THE FULL AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHEN IT IS NOT IN SESSION. |
| CLASSES OF MEMBERS OR STOCKHOLDERS | FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6 | THE MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATION HAVE THE POWER AND AUTHORITY TO ELECT AND REMOVE DIRECTORS, ELECT AND REMOVE THE PRESIDENT AND FILL ANY VACANCY IN THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE CORPORATION AND APPROVE AMENDMENTS TO THE CORPORATE BYLAWS. THE MEMBERS ALSO HAVE THE RESERVE POWERS AS SET FORTH IN THE PENNSYLVANIA NONPROFIT CORPORATION LAW. |
| ELECTION OF MEMBERS AND THEIR RIGHTS | FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A | THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CORPORATION SHALL SERVE AS THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CORPORATION. THE PRESIDENT OF THE CORPORATION SHALL BE A DIRECTOR BY REASON OF HOLDING SUCH OFFICE. THE REMAINING DIRECTORS SHALL BE ELECTED BY THE MEMBERS AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE MEMBERS. THE MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATION MAY SERVE AS DIRECTORS AND DIRECTORS MAY SUCCEED THEMSELVES FROM TERM TO TERM. VACANCIES ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL BE FILLED BY THE MEMBERS AT THEIR DISCRETION AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE MEMBERS OR AT A SPECIAL MEETING CALLED FOR SUCH PURPOSE. |
| DECISIONS SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF MEMBERS | FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7B | THE MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATION HAVE THE POWER AND AUTHORITY TO ELECT AND REMOVE THE DIRECTORS; ELECT AND REMOVE THE PRESIDENT AND FILL ANY VACANCY IN THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE CORPORATION; AND, MAY APPROVE AMENDMENTS TO THE CORPORATE BYLAWS IN LIEU OF SUCH APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE MEMBERS ALSO HAVE THE RESERVE POWERS AS SET FORTH IN THE PENNSYLVANIA NONPROFIT CORPORATION LAW. |
| ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990 | FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | ALL OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS WERE ELECTRONICALLY PROVIDED A FINAL COPY OF THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING THE RETURN WITH THE IRS. AN EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION REPORTED ON THE RETURN IS PROVIDED TO ASSIST IN THE REVIEW. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GEISINGER HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTOR'S FINANCE COMMITTEE CHARTER, STAFF PERIODICALLY REVIEWS THE GHS ORGANIZATIONS' FORM 990 FILINGS. THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY THE GEISINGER HEALTH SYSTEM (GHS) TAX AND FINANCIAL REPORTING DEPARTMENTS WITH INFORMATION PROVIDED FROM FINANCE, TAX, HUMAN RESOURCES, PAYROLL, LEGAL SERVICES AND OTHER RELEVANT DEPARTMENTS WITHIN THE GEISINGER HEALTH SYSTEM. THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (CFO) OF GHS AND THE INDIVIDUAL ORGANIZATIONS SENIOR FINANCIAL MANAGERS REVIEW THEIR RESPECTIVE FORM 990 PRIOR TO MAKING THE FINAL RETURN AVAILABLE TO THE BOARD. IN ADDITION, THE CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER AND CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCE OFFICER OF GHS REVIEW THE INFORMATION DISCLOSED ON THE FORM 990 RELEVANT TO THEIR RESPECTIVE AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY. FOR PURPOSES OF THEIR ANNUAL AUDIT OF THE GHS CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS REVIEW ALL FEDERAL TAX RETURNS FILED BY THE GHS ORGANIZATIONS TO IDENTIFY MATERIAL ITEMS, INCLUDING IF THERE ARE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT MAY BE REQUIRED TO BE RECOGNIZED. THE COMPANY HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS REQUIRED TO BE REPORTED FOR FISCAL YEAR-ENDED JUNE 30, 2012. |
| ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS POLICY | FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C | THE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF GEISINGER CLINIC ARE SUBJECT TO THE GHS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY FOR DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND SENIOR LEADERS (MAY INCLUDE INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS). AT LEAST ONCE EACH YEAR DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, KEY EMPLOYEES, SENIOR LEADERS (INCLUDING INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS) AND OTHERS DESIGNATED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE IN WRITING THE EXISTENCE OF ANY POTENTIAL FINANCIAL INTERESTS THAT MAY GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH ANY AFFILIATE WITHIN THE GEISINGER HEALTH SYSTEM. THE DISCLOSURES ARE REVIEWED BY THE OFFICE OF THE CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER AND REPORTED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS. AFTER REVIEW OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND ALL MATERIAL FACTS, INPUT FROM DEPARTMENT OF LEGAL SERVICES AND ANY DISCUSSION WITH THE PERSON DESIRED BY THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE, THE BOARD DECIDES IF A CONFLICT EXISTS AND TAKES APPROPRIATE ACTION. THE INDIVIDUAL DISCLOSING THE FINANCIAL INTEREST IS ABSENT DURING THE BOARD DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS ON THE MATTER. |
| COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIAL | FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A | THE PROCESS TO REVIEW AND APPROVE THE COMPENSATION OF GHS EMPLOYED BOARD DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT IS DESIGNED TO SATISFY THE REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION PROCEDURE AVAILABLE FOR INTERMEDIATE SANCTION PURPOSES. THE PROCESS REQUIRES A REVIEW OF COMPENSATION DETERMINATIONS BY DISINTERESTED PARTIES, USE OF APPROPRIATE COMPARABILITY DATA AND CONTEMPORANEOUS DOCUMENTATION OF THE PROCESS. ON AN ANNUAL BASIS AN INDEPENDENT, NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED COMPENSATION CONSULTANT COMPLETES A COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT OF COMPENSATION FOR THE CEO AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT WITHIN GHS. THE CONSULTANT'S REPORT IS PRESENTED TO THE MANAGEMENT AND COMPENSATION COMMITTEE PRIOR TO ANY COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENT. THE REPORT SUPPORTS THE RIGOROUS REVIEW COMPLETED BY THE MANAGEMENT AND COMPENSATION COMMITTEE TO ENSURE THAT THE PROGRAM IS RESPONSIBLE TO THE GEISINGER CHARITABLE MISSION, REFLECTS REASONABLE COMPENSATION WITHIN THE NONPROFIT MARKET AND IS COMPLIANT WITH THE IRS'S INTERMEDIATE SANCTION REQUIREMENTS. THE SURVEY DATA IN THE COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS IS CAPTURED FOR FUNCTIONALLY COMPARABLE POSITIONS IN MULTIPLE SIMILAR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND REFLECTS TOTAL REMUNERATION PROVIDED IN THE MARKET. ALL SURVEYS ARE CONDUCTED BY THIRD PARTY ORGANIZATIONS AND NOT CONDUCTED AT THE SPECIFIC DIRECTION OF GEISINGER. ANY COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENTS ARE APPROVED BY MANAGEMENT AND COMPENSATION COMMITTEE PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE PAYMENT. THE MANAGEMENT AND COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AT ITS SOLE DISCRETION MAY POSITIVELY OR NEGATIVELY ADJUST ANY RECOMMENDED COMPENSATION. |
| COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR OFFICERS | FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B | SEE SCHEDULE O RESPONSE TO FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, QUESTION 15A. |
| GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION | FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | THE MISSION STATEMENT IS AVAILABLE ON THE GEISINGER HEALTH SYSTEM WEBSITE AT: WWW.GEISINGER.ORG. THE ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE GEISINGER HEALTH SYSTEM, CONTAINING CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENT INFORMATION, COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT AND OTHER INFORMATION, IS AVAILABLE ON THE SYSTEM WEBSITE AT: WWW.GEISINGER.ORG/ABOUT/2011_AR_FINAL.PDF. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ALONG WITH THE COMPLETE FORM 990 AND 990-T ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THE GEISINGER HEALTH SYSTEM CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY IS AVAILABLE ON THE SYSTEM WEBSITE AT: WWW.GEISINGER.ORG. |
| ADDITIONAL INFORMATION | FORM 990, PART VII | FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A, COLUMN B - AVERAGE HOURS PER WEEK: FOR ALL CURRENT OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, KEY EMPLOYEES, AND FIVE HIGHEST COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES REPORTED IN FORM 990, PART VII, THE AVERAGE HOURS PER WEEK REPRESENTS THE MINIMUM HOURS DEVOTED TO THE ORGANIZATION AND RELATED ORGANIZATIONS OF THE GEISIGNER HEALTH SYSTEM, AS APPLICABLE. FORMER OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, KEY EMPLOYEES, AND FIVE HIGHEST COMPENATED EMPLOYEES WORK A MINIMUM OF 40 HOURS PER WEEK FOR RELATED ORGANIZATIONS. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 24F: BALANCE ON LINE 24F INCLUDES 4,433 OF UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX |
| OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS EXPLANATION | FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5 | INCREASES IN NET ASSETS: TRANSFER FROM AFFILIATE 308,086 INCREASE IN NET ASSETS 308,086 DECREASES IN NET ASSETS: ENTITY TRANSFER 73,000,000 UNREALIZED LOSS ON INVESTMENTS 5,041,017 UNREALIZED LOSS ON DERIVATIVE 2,199,619 DECREASE IN NET ASSETS 80,240,636 NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS 79,932,550 |
| ADDITIONAL INFORMATION | FORM 990, PART XII | FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 3A: AS A RESULT OF A FEDERAL AWARD, WAS THE ORGANIZATION REQUIRED TO UNDERGO AN AUDIT OR AUDITS AS SET FORTH IN THE AUDIT ACT OR OMB CIRCULAR A-133? FEDERAL AWARDS ARE AUDITED AS A PART OF THE GEISINGER HEALTH SYSTEM'S CONSOLIDATED REPORT ON FEDERAL AWARDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH OMB CIRCULAR A-133. FOOTNOTE: THROUGHOUT FORM 990, THE TERMS "GEISINGER HEALTH SYSTEM" AND "SYSTEM" OR THE ACRONYM "GHS" SHALL REFER TO THE ENTIRE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM COMPRISED OF GEISINGER HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATION ("THE FOUNDATION") AS PARENT AND ALL SUBSIDIARY CORPORATIONS COMPRISING THE SYSTEM. |
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