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| (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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| 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. | ||||||
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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). | ||||||






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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.) | ||||||
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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.).. | ||||||




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| FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION | PART III LINE 1 HENNEPIN HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, INC. (HHS); D/B/A HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER CONTINUES TO TRANSFORM THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY WITH EXCEPTIONAL CARE WITHOUT EXCEPTION. HHS IS COMMITTED TO PARTNERING WITH ITS COMMUNITY, PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES TO ENSURE ACCESS TO OUTSTANDING CARE FOR EVERYONE, WHILE IMPROVING HEALTH AND WELLNESS THROUGH TEACHING, PATIENT AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND RESEARCH. HHS CONTINUES TO PROVIDE UNPARALLELED CARE FOR LOW-INCOME, THE UNINSURED, THE INDIGENT AND VULNERABLE POPULATIONS WHILE BEING A MAJOR EMPLOYER AND ECONOMIC ENGINE IN HENNEPIN COUNTY. HHS OPERATES COMMUNITY CARE CLINICS AND CONVENIENCE CARE CLINICS IN MINNEAPOLIS AND THE SURROUNDING METROPOLITAN AREA. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2013, HHS OPERATED A HOSPITAL WITH LICENSED CAPACITY OF 894 BEDS AND 65 BASSINETS, OF WHICH 441 BEDS AND 62 BASSINETS WERE AVAILABLE, AS WELL AS 11 PRIMARY CARE CLINICS AND 35 SPECIALTY CARE CLINICS, 6 PHARMACY LOCATIONS, AND EMPLOYED APPROXIMATELY 841 PROVIDERS. AS A SAFETY NET HOSPITAL, HCMC RECEIVES SUPPLEMENTAL MEDICAID PAYMENTS, ALSO KNOWN AS UPPER PAYMENT LIMIT PAYMENTS (UPL) FOR INPATIENT, OUTPATIENT AND PHYSICIAN SERVICES THROUGH INTERGOVERNMENTAL TRANSFERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SPECIFIC STATE STATUES SUBJECT TO FEDERAL REGULATIONS AND APPROVAL. THESE UPL REVENUES ARE REPORTED IN THE STATEMENT OF REVENUES AND EXPENSES AND CHANGES IN NET POSITION. ESTIMATED UPL RECEIPTS DUE TO HHS A DECEMBER 31, 2013 AND 2012 WERE APPROXIMATELY 71.2 MILLION AND 49.4 MILLION, RESPECTIVELY. THESE ARE REPORTED AS ESTIMATED THIRD-PARTY PAYOR SETTLEMENTS IN THE BALANCE SHEET. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 | VOLUNTEERING AT HHS, INC GIVES THE VOLUNTEERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY OF DIVERSE VOLUNTEERS, STAFF, VISITORS AND PATIENTS. VOLUNTEERS HELP SUPPLEMENT AND ENHANCE HOSPITAL SERVICES AND PROGRAMS. MOST VOLUNTEERS SCHEDULE A 3-4 HOUR SHIFT ONCE PER WEEK FOR 3-6 MONTHS. A COORDINATOR WILL WORK WITH A VOLUNTEER TO FIND A POSITION THAT FITS THEIR SCHEDULE AND INTERESTS FROM AMONG VARIOUS OPENINGS. DAYTIME, EVENING AND WEEKEND HOURS ARE AVAILABLE. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A | ACUTE DIALYSIS (DAVITA): ACUTE DIALYSIS SERVICES' MAIN PURPOSE AND GOAL IS TO PROVIDE QUALITY CARE TO ALL OUR PATIENTS. WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR HEMODIALYSIS TREATMENTS AND OTHER NEPHROLOGY NURSING NEEDS OF THE ACUTE AND CHRONIC PATIENTS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITALS. WE PROVIDE THE PATIENT WITH THE SERVICES OF AN EXPERIENCED TEAMMATE AND WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE HOSPITAL TO ENSURE THAT EACH PATIENT REACHES THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF HEALTH, SECURITY AND INDEPENDENCE 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK. OUR TEAMMATES WORK WITH THE PATIENTS ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS TO PROVIDE QUALITY CARE AND SERVICE EXCELLENCE WITH CONFIDENCE AND TRUST. ACUTE PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES (APS): APS IS A PSYCHIATRIC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT OPEN 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK, FOR ANYONE EXPERIENCING A MENTAL HEALTH OR EMOTIONAL CRISIS. WE PROVIDE ASSESSMENT, INTERVENTION AND REFERRAL. AUDIOLOGY CLINIC: THE AUDIOLOGY CLINIC PROVIDES HIGH QUALITY INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES, FROM INFANCY TO GERIATRICS. WE ARE DEDICATED TO PROVIDING THE MOST UP-TO-DATE TECHNOLOGY AND HEARING HEALTH CARE AVAILABLE TO THE COMMUNITY. HENNEPIN BURN CENTER: THE HENNEPIN BURN CENTER HAS PROVIDED INPATIENT, ACUTE, AND REHABILITATIVE CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH BURNS, FROSTBITE, AND OTHER COMPLEX WOUNDS FOR MORE THAN 32 YEARS. UNIQUE IN ITS ON-SITE ACCESS TO BURN CARE SPECIALISTS 7 DAYS A WEEK, THE BURN CENTER CONTAINS A 17 BED INPATIENT UNIT AND AN AMBULATORY BURN AND WOUND CLINIC FOR OUTPATIENT TREATMENTS. THE BURN CENTER HAS RECEIVED VERIFICATION AS A BURN CENTER FROM THE AMERICAN BURN ASSOCIATION AND AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGERIES. HENNEPIN HEART CENTER: THE HENNEPIN HEART CENTER PROVIDES HIGH QUALITY CARDIAC CARE TO PATIENTS BEING EVALUATED AND TREATED FOR CARDIOVASCULAR PROBLEMS. THE CARDIOLOGY DIVISION PROVIDES CARE TO PATIENTS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: CARE UNIT (37 TELEMETRY BEDS), OBSERVATION UNIT (15 BEDS), CARDIAC MEDICAL INTERMEDIATE CARE UNIT (14 BEDS), CARDIAC CLINIC, CARDIAC REHABILITATION, CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION LAB & ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY (EP) LAB, ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY AND NON-INVASIVE LAB, ELECTROCARDIOGRAM (EKG) AND CARDIAC RESEARCH. CENTER FOR WOUND HEALING: THE CENTER FOR WOUND HEALING IS AN ADVANCED CARE CENTER FOR THE TREATMENT OF DIFFICULT-TO-HEAL WOUNDS OF THE LOWER EXTREMITIES. PATIENTS WHO HAVE CHRONIC, NON-HEALING WOUNDS CAUSED BY DIABETES, HYPERTENSION AND OTHER CONDITIONS OFTEN EXPERIENCE A MARKED REDUCTION IN THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE. OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE THE HIGHEST QUALITY CLINIC SERVICES TO MEET THE INDIVIDUAL NEEDS OF EACH PATIENT. CHILD / ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY CLINIC: THE CHILD / ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY CLINIC OFFER A VARIETY OF OUTPATIENT SERVICES TO HELP CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WHO ARE HAVING BEHAVIORAL AND EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS. SERVICES INCLUDE PSYCHIATRIC AND PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATIONS, THERAPY, PARENTING SKILLS, COUNSELING AND MEDICAL MANAGEMENT. HENNEPIN COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER: THE HENNEPIN COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING THE FINEST IN CANCER RELATED SERVICES THROUGH AN INTEGRATED SYSTEM OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES. THE CONTINUUM OF CARE EXTENDS FROM PREVENTION, DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, SYMPTOM CONTROL, AND CURE, THROUGH ALL RELATED ASPECTS OF ADJUSTMENT TO RELAPSE, SURVIVORSHIP, AND BEREAVEMENT COUNSELING. THE CANCER CLINIC STAFF INCLUDES MEDICAL, SURGICAL AND RADIATION ONCOLOGISTS, RADIOLOGISTS AND PATHOLOGISTS TRAINED IN CANCER DIAGNOSIS, SPECIALLY TRAINED ONCOLOGY RNS, NURSE PRACTITIONERS, AND CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST IN BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT AND COMPLEMENTARY THERAPY. THIS TEAM COLLABORATES WITH PHYSICAL THERAPISTS TO PROVIDE CARE TO PATIENTS WITH LYMPHEDEMA AND WITH A GENETICIST WHO PROVIDES GENETIC COUNSELING TO PATIENTS AND FAMILIES. THE HENNEPIN COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER ALSO INCLUDES THE NANCY GELTMAN SHILLER CANCER RESOURCE LIBRARY. THE COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER IS ACCREDITED BY THE COMMISSION ON CANCER OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS. DENTISTRY: THE DENTAL & ORAL SURGERY CLINIC CARE RANGES FROM PREVENTIVE AND CHRONIC TO ACUTE, SIMPLE TO COMPLEX. SERVICES INCLUDE GENERAL DENTAL CARE, SPECIALTY CARE, ADULT AND PEDIATRIC CARE UNDER GENERAL ANESTHESIA, ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY, AND SPECIALTY CARE TO PATIENTS WITH COMPROMISING MEDICAL, PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL CONDITIONS. RECONSTRUCTIVE SERVICES WITH MAXILLOFACIAL PROSTHESES, MANAGEMENT OF TMJ DYSFUNCTION AND CARE OF EMERGENCY AND TRAUMA CASES ARE PROVIDED. EEG LAB: ROUTINE EEG TESTING (RECORDING OF ELECTRICAL IMPULSES FROM THE BRAIN) IS PERFORMED IN BOTH AN INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SETTING. PROLONGED MONITORING (1-5 DAYS) AND VIDEO MONITORING CAN ALSO BE PERFORMED TO ASSIST IN DIAGNOSING UNUSUAL SPELLS OR SEIZURES. TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY CENTER: THE TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY CENTER AT HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY PATIENT CARE, EDUCATION AND RESEARCH TO SERVE PEOPLE WHO HAVE SUSTAINED A TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY. WE PROVIDE A FULL RANGE OF STATE-OF-THE-ART MEDICAL AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES. OUR EXPERTISE SPANS THE ENTIRE CONTINUUM OF CARE FOR ADULT AND PEDIATRIC TBI PATIENTS. WE ARE A REGIONAL EXPERT IN PROVIDING CARE TO PATIENTS WITH TBI. OUR NEUROSURGEONS ARE RENOWNED FOR THEIR NATIONALLY FUNDED RESEARCH IN TBI & HYPERBARIC OXYGEN, AND WE ARE STAFFED 24/7 IN ORDER TO CARE FOR PATIENTS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. "STATE-OF-THE-ART MONITORING IN OUR SURGICAL/TRAUMA/NEUROSCIENCE INTENSIVE UNIT CARE, INCLUDING EQUIPMENT TO MONITOR BRAIN OXYGEN AND TEMPERATURE, IS AVAILABLE AT ALL TIMES. NEUROSURGERY SERVICE PHYSICIANS STAY AT THE HOSPITAL 24/7 TO BE ABLE TO RESPOND QUICKLY TO CHANGES IN A PATIENT'S CONDITION. "THE PEDIATRIC BRAIN INJURY PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH TRAUMATIC AND OTHER ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURIES, MANY OF WHOM HAVE BEEN TREATED AT OUR LEVEL 1 TRAUMA CENTER. "THE MILAND E. KNAPP REHABILITATION CENTER, AN ON-SITE, ACUTE REHABILITATION PROGRAM, HAS THE COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF REHABILITATION FACILITIES (CARF) ACCREDITATION TO BE AN INPATIENT BRAIN INJURY REHABILITATION PROGRAM FOR ADULTS AND ADOLESCENTS. "THE MILD TO MODERATE TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY CLINIC AT HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER OFFERS A UNIQUE SYSTEM OF DIAGNOSING, TREATING AND CARING FOR PATIENTS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING POST-TRAUMATIC EFFECTS OF AN INJURY TO THE BRAIN. LEVEL 1 TRAUMA CENTER: HCMC WAS THE FIRST HOSPITAL IN MINNESOTA VERIFIED BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS AS A LEVEL I TRAUMA CENTER, THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF TRAUMA CARE. IT NOW OPERATES BOTH A LEVEL 1 ADULT TRAUMA CENTER AND LEVEL 1 PEDIATRIC TRAUMA CENTER AND RECEIVES PATIENTS BY AMBULANCE AND HELICOPTER FROM ACROSS MINNESOTA AND SURROUNDING STATES. EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AND URGENT CARE: HCMC PROVIDES THE ENTIRE SPECTRUM OF CARE TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF INJURED PATIENTS FROM THE PRE-HOSPITAL CARE AND TRANSPORT THROUGH REHABILITATION. THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT IS THE BUSIEST IN THE STATE WITH OVER 95,000 VISITS IN 2013. BOARD-CERTIFIED EMERGENCY MEDICINE PHYSICIANS PROVIDE 24-HOUR COVERAGE AND OUTSTATE EMERGENCY CONSULTATION. NURSES RECEIVE AND PARTICIPATE IN TEACHING SPECIALIZED TRAINING (ACLS, TNCC, APLS) IN HANDLING TRAUMA AND MEDICAL EMERGENCIES. HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER'S EMERGENCY URGENT CARE IS A FAST TRACK UNIT OF THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT. EMERGENCY URGENT CARE STAFF TREATS PATIENTS WITH MINOR ACUTE ILLNESSES, SIMPLE INJURIES, AND OTHER NON-EMERGENCY CONDITIONS. EMERGENCY URGENT CARE IS STAFFED WITH REGISTERED NURSES, NURSE PRACTITIONERS, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS, AND PHYSICIANS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCE IN EMERGENCY MEDICINE. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (EMS): EMS FIELD OPERATIONS: HCMC EMS IS LICENSED TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES TO ALL OR PART OF THE 14 COMMUNITIES IN HENNEPIN COUNTY. IN 2013, EMS PROVIDED OVER 60,000 AMBULANCE RUNS. EMS EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION CENTER: EMERGENCY MEDICAL DISPATCHERS ARE ALSO WEST METRO MEDICAL RESOURCE CONTROL CENTER (WMRCC) OPERATORS. WMRCC ACTS AS THE COORDINATOR AND INFORMATION RESOURCE FOR FIELD PERSONNEL OPERATING IN THE HENNEPIN COUNTY AREA. EMS EDUCATION: THE EMS EDUCATION DEPARTMENT MISSION IS TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE PROVIDED TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH TRAINING, EDUCATION AND RESEARCH. EMG LAB: THE EMG LABORATORY PROVIDES PATIENTS WITH NERVE CONDUCTION STUDIES (NCS), NEEDLE ELECTROMYOGRAPHY, AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM TESTING, BOTULINIUM TOXIN AND PHENOL INJECTIONS ON ADULT AND PEDIATRIC INPATIENTS (AMBULATORY OR PORTABLE) AND OUTPATIENTS FROM ALL ETHNIC AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC GROUPS. THE EMG LABORATORY IS FULLY ACCREDITED WITH EXEMPLARY STATUS THROUGH THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NEUROMUSCULAR AND ELECTRODIAGNOSTIC MEDICINE (AANEM). HCMC EMG LABORATORY IS ONE OF ONLY TWO ACCREDITED LABORATORIES IN MINNESOTA AND THE FIRST IN THE STATE TO ACHIEVE ACCREDITATION WITH EXEMPLARY STATUS. ENT CLINIC: THE ENT CLINIC IS A SPECIALTY CLINIC THAT PROVIDES A WIDE RANGE OF SURGICAL, DIAGNOSTIC AND POSTOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH EAR, NOSE AND THROAT CONDITIONS. FA |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6 | AS PER THE CORPORATE BYLAWS, THE CORPORATION SHALL HAVE ONE CLASS OF MEMBERS; A GOVERNING MEMBER. THE GOVERNING MEMBER OF THE CORPORATION IS THE COUNTY OF HENNEPIN MINNESOTA AND IS REPRESENTED BY THE HENNEPIN COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A | THE GOVERNING MEMBER, HENNEPIN COUNTY OF MN HAS RETAINED ALL THE RIGHTS, DUTIES AND PRIVILEGES AS TO ALL MATTERS SPECIFIED UNDER THE BYLAWS OF HHS, INC. HENNEPIN COUNTY OF MN RETAINS ITS AUTHORITY TO APPOINT THE DIRECTORS OF HHS, INC. THE HHS, INC. BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS EMPOWERED TO EXECUTE THE RIGHTS, DUTIES AND PRIVILEGES OF THE CORPORATION TO THE EXTENT AS SPECIFIED IN HHS, INC. BYLAWS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7B | AS EXPLAINED IN PART VI LINE 7A, THE GOVERNING MEMBER, HENNEPIN COUNTY OF MN RETAINS THE APPROVAL RIGHTS TO APPOINTING THE HHS, INC. BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THE HHS INC. BUDGET, ANY ADDITIONAL INDEBTEDNESS, FINANCE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AS WELL AS APPROVING THE ANNUAL HHS INC. HEALTH SERVICES PLAN WHICH IS REQUIRED BY STATE LAW. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | FORM 990 IS COMPLETED AND REVIEWED INTERNALLY FOR ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS AND VALIDITY. THE FORM 990 IS THEN REVIEWED BY THE HHS, INC. BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. ANY QUESTIONS THAT THE BOARD HAS ARE ANSWERED BY THE NEXT MEETING BEFORE APPROVAL. AT THE OCTOBER MONTHLY BOARD MEETING, THE FORM 990 IS FORMALLY APPROVED VIA A LINE ITEM MOTION. IT IS THE SIGNED AND FILED ELECTRONICALLY AS REQUIRED BY THE IRS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C | HHS, INC. HAS A POLICY ON CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND CONFIDENTIALITY WHICH REQUIRES THAT AN INTERESTED PERSON WHO IS A DIRECTOR, OFFICER, OR MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE WITH BOARD-DELEGATED POWERS MUST DISCLOSE IN WRITING WHEN POSSIBLE, OR ORALLY WHEN TIME DOES NOT ALLOW FOR WRITTEN DISCLOSURE. THE EXISTENCE AND NATURE OF HIS/HER RELATIONSHIP OR MATERIAL FINANCIAL INTEREST TO THE DIRECTORS AND MEMBERS OF COMMITTEES WITH BOARD-DELEGATED POWERS CONSIDERING THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT AT OR PRIOR TO THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE CONSIDERING THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. AN INTERESTED PERSON SHALL NOT ATTEMPT TO EXERT HIS OR HER PERSONAL INFLUENCE WITH RESPECT TO THE MATTER EITHER AT OR OUTSIDE THE MEETING. COPIES OF DISCLOSURES ARE MAINTAINED BY CORPORATE LEGAL COUNSEL WHO ALSO DOES MONITORING. EVERY YEAR THE ORGANIZATION IS AUDITED SEPARATELY FROM HENNEPIN COUNTY, MN AND A SEPARATE AUDIT REPORT IS PREPARED AND PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND TO THE HENNEPIN COUNTY, MN BOARD OF DIRECTORS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A | HHS, INC. BOARD OF DIRECTORS ENGAGES AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTING FIRM EXPERT, SULLIVAN COTTER TO EVALUATE THE BASE AND TOTAL CASH COMPENSATION FOR THE CEO AND OTHER TOP OFFICIALS. THE COMPARABLE DATA COLLECTED BY SULLIVAN COTTER RELEVANTLY APPLIES REVENUE, EMPLOYEE SIZE AND GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION IN DELINEATING THE COMPARISON GROUP. THE DATA IS REVIEWED BY THE COMPENSATION SUBCOMMITTEE AND FURTHER SUBMITTED FOR DISCUSSION AND APPROVAL BY THE HHS, INC. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B | SEE EPLANATION IN PART VI LINE 15A |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | FORM 990 DISCLOSING THAT THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE TAX YEAR ARE AVAILABLE ON THE OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL WEBSITE AT WWW.AG.STATE.MN.US/CHARITIES. AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FORMS 1023, 990/990-T INCLUDING THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS. THE TAX RETURN IS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AT WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG WEBSITE. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 12, PART XII, LINE 1 | THERE WAS NO CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING METHOD IN THE YEAR. HOWEVER, PER THE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTING STANDARD BOARD (GASB), HHS USES ENTERPRISE FUND ACCOUNTING. REVENUES AND EXPENSES ARE RECOGNIZED ON THE ACCRUAL BASIS, USING THE ECONOMIC RESOURCES MEASUREMENT FOCUS. |
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