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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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(a) 2009 | (b) 2010 | (c) 2011 | (d) 2012 | (e) 2013 | (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) 2009 | (b) 2010 | (c) 2011 | (d) 2012 | (e) 2013 | (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.) | ||||||
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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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| CORE FORM, PART III; STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | BACKGROUND ========== CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER ("CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S") IS RECOGNIZED BY THE IRS AS AN INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION. PURSUANT TO ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSES, CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S PROVIDES MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS IN A NON-DISCRIMINATORY MANNER REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, RELIGION OR ABILITY TO PAY. MOREOVER, CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S OPERATES CONSISTENTLY WITH THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA OUTLINED IN IRS REVENUE RULING 69-545: 1. CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S PROVIDES MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY, INCLUDING CHARITY CARE, SELF-PAY, MEDICARE AND MEDICAID PATIENTS; 2. CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S OPERATES AN ACTIVE EMERGENCY ROOM FOR ALL PERSONS WHICH IS OPEN 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK, 365 DAYS PER YEAR; 3. CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S MAINTAINS AN OPEN MEDICAL STAFF, WITH PRIVILEGES AVAILABLE TO ALL QUALIFIED PHYSICIANS; 4. CONTROL OF CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S RESTS WITH ITS BOARD OF TRUSTEES. ITS BOARD IS COMPRISED OF INDEPENDENT CIVIC LEADERS AND OTHER PROMINENT MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY; AND 5. SURPLUS FUNDS ARE USED TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF PATIENT CARE, EXPAND AND RENOVATE FACILITIES AND ADVANCE MEDICAL CARE, PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES. THE OPERATIONS OF CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S, AS SHOWN THROUGH THE FACTORS OUTLINED ABOVE AND OTHER INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN, CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE THE HOSPITAL PROVIDES SUBSTANTIAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT AND THAT THE USE AND CONTROL OF CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S IS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, AND THAT NO PART OF THE INCOME OR NET EARNINGS OF THE ORGANIZATION INURES TO THE BENEFIT OF ANY PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, NOR IS ANY PRIVATE INTEREST BEING SERVED OTHER THAN INCIDENTALLY. HISTORY ======= CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S IS A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED, 187-BED NOT-FOR-PROFIT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL SERVING AS THE PRIMARY TEACHING HOSPITAL FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS. CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S IS CONSISTENTLY NAMED AMONG THE BEST IN THE NATION FOR SEVERAL OF ITS PEDIATRIC SPECIALTIES IN THE ANNUAL U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT "BEST CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS" RANKINGS. THE HISTORY OF CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S SPANS MORE THAN 100 YEARS. FOUNDED AS A 10-BED HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN WHO SUFFERED THEN INCURABLE CONDITIONS SUCH AS CEREBRAL PALSY, SPINA BIFIDA AND POLIO, CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S IS NOW ONE OF ONLY TWO FREESTANDING CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS IN NEW ENGLAND AND THE ONLY FREESTANDING CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IN CONNECTICUT THAT OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE, WORLD-CLASS HEALTHCARE TO CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS IN A PATIENT- AND FAMILY-CENTERED ENVIRONMENT WITH A FOCUS ON RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY. CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S HAS APPROXIMATELY 2,300 EMPLOYEES WITH A MEDICAL STAFF OF NEARLY 1,100, PRACTICING IN MORE THAN 30 SPECIALTIES. CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S IS A TERTIARY REFERRAL CENTER AND PROVIDES OUTSTANDING CARE TO CHILDREN OF ALL AGES AFFECTED BY A WIDE RANGE OF CONDITIONS. CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE ARRAY OF PEDIATRIC SERVICES IN LOCATIONS ACROSS CONNECTICUT AND IN MASSACHUSETTS, INCLUDING ITS HOSPITALS IN HARTFORD AND WATERBURY, NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNITS IN HARTFORD AND FARMINGTON, FIVE SPECIALTY CARE CENTERS IN DANBURY, HARTFORD, FARMINGTON, GLASTONBURY AND SHELTON, AND SEVERAL PRACTICES CONVENIENTLY LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE STATE. ITS LEVEL 1 PEDIATRIC TRAUMA CENTER AND PRIMARY CARE CENTER ARE THE BUSIEST BETWEEN BOSTON AND NEW YORK. MISSION ======= CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S IS DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH OF CHILDREN THROUGH FAMILY-CENTERED CARE, RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY. CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S EMBRACES DISCOVERY, TEAMWORK, INTEGRITY AND EXCELLENCE IN ALL THAT IT DOES. PROGRAMS OF EXCELLENCE ====================== CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S OFFERS THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF CARE TO CHILDREN AND HAS BEEN CONSISTENTLY RECOGNIZED BY U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT IN ITS ANNUAL "BEST CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS" RANKINGS. FOR 2013-14, SIX OF ITS SPECIALTIES WERE RANKED AMONG THE BEST IN THE NATION: DIABETES & ENDOCRINOLOGY (#35), GASTROENTEROLOGY & GI SURGERY (#49), NEONATOLOGY (#43), ORTHOPEDICS (#41), PULMONOLOGY (#39), AND UROLOGY (#25). THE RANKINGS ARE BASED ON THREE MAJOR COMPONENTS, EACH OF WHICH COUNTS AS ONE-THIRD OF A HOSPITAL'S SCORE. OUTCOMES -------- NOTHING MATTERS MORE THAN OUTCOMES - KEEPING KIDS HEALTHY, PROTECTING THEM FROM SURGICAL COMPLICATIONS, AND IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF THOSE WITH CHRONIC CONDITIONS. PROCESS OF CARE --------------- SEVERAL ELEMENTS ARE CONSIDERED, INCLUDING HOSPITAL COMPLIANCE WITH BEST PRACTICES AND A COMMITMENT TO INFECTION CONTROL. MIX OF CARE-RELATED INDICATORS ------------------------------ CONDITION-SPECIFIC PROGRAMS, SURGICAL VOLUME AND NURSE/PATIENT RATIO ARE JUST A FEW EXAMPLES OF AN ASSORTED 38 MEASURES AND SUB-MEASURES USED IN THE SPECIALTY RANKINGS. IN ADDITION TO CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S NATIONALLY RANKED SPECIALTIES, THERE ARE SEVERAL PROGRAMS OF EXCELLENCE AT THE MEDICAL CENTER THAT HAVE TIME AND AGAIN EARNED NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL HONORS AND ACCOLADES: DIABETES & ENDOCRINOLOGY, GASTROENTEROLOGY, NEONATOLOGY, ORTHOPAEDICS, RECONSTRUCTIVE AND SOLID TUMOR SURGERY, SURGERY, AND UROLOGY. EACH OF OUR PROGRAMS OF EXCELLENCE OFFERS SUPERIOR PEDIATRIC CLINICAL CARE AND HAS DEMONSTRATED THE ABILITY TO: - EXPAND ACCESS TO SERVICES TO MEET THE GROWING NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, - INTEGRATE VARIOUS DISCIPLINES OF CLINICAL PRACTICE TO PROVIDE EXPANDED, ADVANCED CARE, - DEVELOP OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPAND BASIC AND CLINICAL RESEARCH, - CREATE OPPORTUNITIES TO BE AN INNOVATIVE LEADER IN EDUCATION AND TRAINING. |
| CORE FORM, PART III; STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | RESEARCH ======== COMMITTED TO MAKING CHILDREN AND FAMILIES HEALTHIER, CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S TALENTED MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS ARE AT THE FOREFRONT OF RESEARCH AND CLINICAL TRIALS. SUCH SCIENTIFIC INQUIRIES CHANGE THE FUTURE OF CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE. FROM FUNDAMENTAL MOLECULAR SCIENCE THAT HELPS US UNDERSTAND DISEASES AT THE MOST BASIC LEVEL, TO MOTION STUDIES DESIGNED TO DISCOVER NEW WAYS FOR YOUNG ATHLETES TO AVOID INJURIES AND CLINICAL TRIALS THAT ESTABLISH THE MOST EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT PROTOCOLS FOR TREATING CHILDREN, CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S IS A RESEARCH LEADER. FOR EXAMPLE, CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S DIVISION OF HEMATOLOGY & ONCOLOGY IS ENGAGED IN CONDUCTING 173 ACTIVE CLINICAL TRIALS THROUGH THE CHILDREN'S ONCOLOGY GROUP. THIS NUMBER OF OPEN PROTOCOLS DISTINGUISHES CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S HEMATOLOGY & ONCOLOGY DIVISION AMONG THE TOP ONE PERCENT OF ITS PEERS, WORLDWIDE. ADDITIONALLY, THE DIVISION IS IN THE TOP THIRD PERCENTILE FOR TOTAL PEDIATRIC CANCER PATIENTS ENROLLED IN TRIALS. THIS IS ESPECIALLY IMPRESSIVE GIVEN THAT CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S IS ONE OF THE SMALLER FREE-STANDING CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS IN THE COUNTRY. AWARDS AND RECOGNITION ====================== CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S WAS NAMED AS THE #4 BEST PLACE TO WORK IN CONNECTICUT BY THE HARTFORD COURANT AND FOX61 TV. ONE OF CONNECTICUT'S TOP 10 LARGE WORKPLACES, CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S IS THE ONLY HOSPITAL IN THE STATE TO EARN THIS DESIGNATION. CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S OFFERS THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF CARE TO CHILDREN AND HAS BEEN CONSISTENTLY RECOGNIZED BY U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT IN ITS ANNUAL "BEST CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS" RANKINGS. FOR 2013-14, SIX OF ITS SPECIALTIES WERE RANKED AMONG THE BEST IN THE NATION: DIABETES & ENDOCRINOLOGY (#35), GASTROENTEROLOGY & GI SURGERY (#49), NEONATOLOGY (#43), ORTHOPEDICS (#41), PULMONOLOGY (#39), AND UROLOGY (#25). THE RANKINGS ARE BASED ON THREE MAJOR COMPONENTS, EACH OF WHICH COUNTS AS ONE-THIRD OF A HOSPITAL'S SCORE. CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S AWARDED STATE'S 2012 KEEP KIDS SAFE GRANT ---------------------------------------------------------------- THE INJURY PREVENTION CENTER AT CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S WAS AWARDED A $45,150 GRANT FROM THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT OFFICE OF POLICY AND MANAGEMENT AS PART OF THE CONNECTICUT KEEP KIDS SAFE GRANT PROGRAM. THE GRANT WILL HELP CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S INJURY PREVENTION CENTER DEVELOP AND DISSEMINATE INJURY PREVENTION INFORMATION FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS VIA THE PEDIATRIC E-NETWORK, A COMPUTER TABLET-BASED SYSTEM BUILT FOR PROVIDING PRECISELY THIS KIND OF SAFETY INFORMATION. CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S AWARDED $2M GRANT FROM NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH -------------------------------------------------------------------- CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S WAS AWARDED A $2M GRANT FROM THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH-NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE FOR A FIVE-YEAR STUDY, "SPHINGOSINE-1- PHOSPHATE PATHWAY BASED THERAPY FOR NEUROBLASTOMA." THE STUDY, LED BY FERNANDO FERRER, M.D., EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND SURGEON-IN-CHIEF AT CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S, WILL INVESTIGATE A NOVEL APPROACH TO TREATING NEUROBLASTOMA, A DEADLY CHILDHOOD TUMOR, BY TARGETING A LIPID SIGNALING PATHWAY ESSENTIAL TO TUMOR GROWTH. INFECTIOUS DISEASES RECEIVED HIV PREVENTION GRANT ------------------------------------------------- CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S INFECTIOUS DISEASES DEPARTMENT RECEIVED APPROVAL OF A HIV PREVENTION GRANT. FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS, THE $140,000 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH HIV PREVENTION GRANT WILL BE USED TO IMPLEMENT TWO CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL (CDC) EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTIONS TARGETING AT-RISK YOUNG MEN HAVING SEX WITH MEN AND HIV-POSITIVE AFRICAN AMERICAN AND HISPANIC WOMEN. TEEN PREGNANCY PREVENTION GRANT ------------------------------- THE HARTFORD HEALTH DEPARTMENT'S TEEN PREGNANCY PREVENTION INITIATIVE GRANTED CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S $14,000 FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF MAKING PROUD CHOICES, AN EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTION WHICH TARGETS YOUTH YOUNGER THE AGE OF 19 THAT LIVE IN TARGETED HARTFORD NEIGHBORHOODS WITH HIGH TEEN PREGNANCY RATES. BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS AWARD ------------------------ OUR INJURY PREVENTION CENTER'S INJURY FREE COALITION FOR KIDS OF HARTFORD WAS AWARDED THE "PROGRAM EXCELLENCE AWARD" BY THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF HARTFORD. THE INJURY FREE COALITION FOR KIDS IS AMONG THE COUNTRY'S FASTEST GROWING AND MOST EFFECTIVE INJURY PREVENTION PROGRAMS, WORKING TO CHANGE THE WAY COMMUNITIES THINK ABOUT SAFETY AND INJURY PREVENTION. U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY RECOGNIZED LEADERSHIP IN ASTHMA MANAGEMENT -------------------------------------------------------------------- CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S WAS SELECTED TO RECEIVE THE U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY'S (EPA) 2012 NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP AWARD IN ASTHMA MANAGEMENT. THE AWARD RECOGNIZES 14 YEARS OF DEDICATED WORK, LED BY MICHELLE CLOUTIER, M.D., and DIRECTOR OF CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S ASTHMA CENTER, TO IMPROVE ASTHMA MANAGEMENT AND OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN. RECENTLY, OUR EASY BREATHING PROGRAM, CREATED BY DR. CLOUTIER, ENROLLED ITS 100,000TH CHILD IN THE PROGRAM. CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S AWARDED $10.5M NIH GRANT FOR FIRST OF ITS KIND ULCERATIVE COLITIS STUDY --------------------------------------------------------------------- JEFFERY S. HYAMS, M.D., DIVISION HEAD OF DIGESTIVE DISEASES, HEPATOLOGY & NUTRITION AT CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S, ALONG WITH LEE "TED" DENSON, M.D., FROM CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER, RECEIVED A $10.5M NIH GRANT FOR THE PREDICTING RESPONSE TO STANDARDIZED PEDIATRIC COLITIS THERAPY (PROTECT) STUDY, A FIVE YEAR PROJECT THAT WILL EXAMINE THE EFFECTS OF STANDARDIZED THERAPY FOR CHILDREN WITH ULCERATIVE COLITIS. THE STUDY TEAM, LED BY DR. HYAMS WILL INCLUDE 25 PRESTIGIOUS PEDIATRIC INSTITUTIONS FROM ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA. |
| CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION A, QUESTION 2 | WILLIAM POPIK, M.D. & DAVID ROTH - BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. |
| CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION A; QUESTIONS 6 & 7 | CCMC CORPORATION IS THE SOLE MEMBER OF THIS ORGANIZATION. CCMC CORPORATION HAS THE RIGHT TO ELECT THE MEMBERS OF THIS ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND HAS CERTAIN RESERVED POWERS AS DEFINED IN THIS ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS. |
| CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION B; QUESTION 11B | THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN CCMC CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES; A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM. THE ORGANIZATION'S FEDERAL FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO EACH VOTING MEMBER OF ITS GOVERNING BODY (ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS) PRIOR TO THE FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE ("IRS"). AS PART OF THE ORGANIZATION'S FEDERAL FORM 990 TAX RETURN PREPARATION PROCESS THE ORGANIZATION HIRED A PROFESSIONAL CPA FIRM WITH EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE IN BOTH HEALTHCARE AND NOT-FOR-PROFIT TAX RETURN PREPARATION TO PREPARE THE FEDERAL FORM 990. THE CPA FIRM'S TAX PROFESSIONALS WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCE PERSONNEL INCLUDING THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING AND VARIOUS OTHER INDIVIDUALS TO OBTAIN THE INFORMATION NEEDED IN ORDER TO PREPARE A COMPLETE AND ACCURATE TAX RETURN. THE CPA FIRM PREPARED A DRAFT FEDERAL FORM 990 AND FURNISHED IT TO THE ORGANIZATION'S INTERNAL WORKING GROUP, INCLUDING THOSE INDIVIDUALS OUTLINED ABOVE FOR THEIR REVIEW. THE ORGANIZATION'S INTERNAL WORKING GROUP REVIEWED THE DRAFT FEDERAL FORM 990 AND DISCUSSED QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS WITH THE CPA FIRM. REVISIONS WERE MADE TO THE DRAFT FEDERAL FORM 990 WHERE NECESSARY AND A FINAL DRAFT WAS FURNISHED BY THE CPA FIRM TO THE ORGANIZATION'S INTERNAL WORKING GROUP FOR FINAL REVIEW AND APPROVAL. THE FORM 990 WAS THEN PROVIDED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCE COMMITTEE PRIOR TO FILING. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE FINAL FEDERAL FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO EACH VOTING MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY PRIOR TO THE FILING OF THE TAX RETURN WITH THE IRS. |
| CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION B; QUESTION 12 | THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN CCMC CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES; A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM. THE SYSTEM REGULARLY MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. ANNUALLY ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL ARE REQUIRED TO REVIEW THE EXISTING CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND COMPLETE A QUESTIONNAIRE. THE COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES ARE RETURNED TO THE ORGANIZATION AND SYSTEM'S GENERAL COUNSEL FOR REVIEW. GENERAL COUNSEL THEN PREPARES A SUMMARY OF THE COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES WHICH CONTAINS INFORMATION DISCLOSED ON AN INDIVIDUAL BY INDIVIDUAL BASIS. THEREAFTER, GENERAL COUNSEL PRESENTS THIS SUMMARY TO THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR ITS REVIEW AND DISCUSSION. |
| CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION B; QUESTION 15 | THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN CCMC CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES; A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM. CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER'S ("CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S") BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS AN EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE ("COMMITTEE"). THE COMMITTEE HAS ADOPTED A WRITTEN EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY WHICH IT FOLLOWS WHEN IT REVIEWS AND APPROVES OF THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS OF CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S SENIOR MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING, but not limited to, THE PRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, Senior VICE PRESIDENT/CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT/CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER. CERTAIN CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S SENIOR MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL, INCLUDING, but not limited to, THE PRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, Senior VICE PRESIDENT/CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT/CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER ALSO SERVE AS OFFICERS OF THIS ORGANIZATION. THE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE "TOTAL COMPENSATION" OF THE INDIVIDUALS WHICH IS INTENDED TO INCLUDE BOTH CURRENT AND DEFERRED COMPENSATION AND ALL EMPLOYEE BENEFITS, BOTH QUALIFIED AND NON-QUALIFIED. THE COMMITTEE'S REVIEW IS DONE ON AT LEAST AN ANNUAL BASIS AND ENSURES THAT THE "TOTAL COMPENSATION" OF SENIOR MANAGEMENT OF THE ORGANIZATION IS REASONABLE. THE ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ENABLE THE ORGANIZATION TO RECEIVE THE REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION OF REASONABLENESS FOR PURPOSES OF INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 4958 WITH RESPECT TO THE TOTAL COMPENSATION OF CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM, INCLUDING, but not limited to, THE PRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, Senior VICE PRESIDENT/CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT/CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER. THE THREE FACTORS WHICH MUST BE SATISFIED IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THE REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION OF REASONABLENESS ARE THE FOLLOWING: 1. THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT IS APPROVED IN ADVANCE BY AN "AUTHORIZED BODY" OF THE APPLICABLE TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION WHICH IS COMPOSED ENTIRELY OF INDIVIDUALS WHO DO NOT HAVE A "CONFLICT OF INTEREST" WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT; 2. THE AUTHORIZED BODY OBTAINED AND RELIED UPON "APPROPRIATE DATA AS TO COMPARABILITY" PRIOR TO MAKING ITS DETERMINATION; AND 3. THE AUTHORIZED BODY "ADEQUATELY DOCUMENTED THE BASIS FOR ITS DETERMINATION" CONCURRENTLY WITH MAKING THAT DETERMINATION. THE COMMITTEE IS COMPRISED OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES EACH OF WHO ARE INDEPENDENT AND ARE FREE FROM ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THE COMMITTEE RELIED UPON APPROPRIATE COMPARABLE DATA; SPECIFICALLY THE COMMITTEE OBTAINED A WRITTEN COMPENSATION STUDY FROM AN INDEPENDENT FIRM WHICH SPECIALIZES IN THE REVIEWING OF HOSPITAL AND HEALTHCARE SYSTEM EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. THIS STUDY USED COMPARABLE GEOGRAPHIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC MARKET DATA INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO SIMILAR SIZED HOSPITALS, # OF LICENSED BEDS AND NET PATIENT SERVICE REVENUE, INCLUDING COMPLEXITY OF SERVICES. THE COMMITTEE ADEQUATELY DOCUMENTED ITS BASIS FOR ITS DETERMINATION THROUGH THE TIMELY PREPARATION OF WRITTEN MINUTES OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MEETINGS DURING WHICH THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS WAS REVIEWED AND SUBSEQUENTLY APPROVED. THE ACTIONS OUTLINED ABOVE WITH RESPECT TO THE COMMITTEE AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION OF REASONABLENESS ONLY APPLIES TO CERTAIN SENIOR MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE PRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, Senior VICE PRESIDENT/CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT/CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER. THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS OF CERTAIN OTHER INDIVIDUALS CONTAINED IN THIS FORM 990 ARE REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE PRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE ORGANIZATION'S HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE INDIVIDUAL'S JOB PERFORMANCE DURING THE YEAR AND IS BASED UPON OTHER OBJECTIVE FACTORS DESIGNED TO ENSURE THAT REASONABLE AND FAIR MARKET VALUE COMPENSATION IS PAID BY THE ORGANIZATION. OTHER OBJECTIVE FACTORS INCLUDE MARKET SURVEY DATA FOR COMPARABLE POSITIONS, INDIVIDUAL GOALS AND OBJECTIVES, PERSONNEL REVIEWS, EVALUATIONS, SELF-EVALUATIONS AND PERFORMANCE FEEDBACK MEETINGS. PLEASE ALSO REFER TO OUR RESPONSE INCLUDED IN SCHEDULE J, PART III, QUESTION 3 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON HOW CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S SATISFIES THE CRITERIA OUTLINED IN THE IRS REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION OF REASONABLENESS. |
| CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION C; QUESTION 19 | THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING POLICIES AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON THE WEBSITE, WWW.CONNECTICUTCHILDRENS.ORG, OR BY REQUEST. THE CONSOLIDATED AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
| CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J | PART VII AND SCHEDULE J REFLECT CERTAIN BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS RECEIVING COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS FROM THIS ORGANIZATION OR A RELATED ORGANIZATION. PLEASE NOTE THIS REMUNERATION WAS FOR SERVICES RENDERED AS FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES OF THIS ORGANIZATION OR THE RELATED ORGANIZATION; NOT FOR SERVICES RENDERED AS A VOTING MEMBER OR OFFICER OF THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS. |
| CORE FORM, PART VII, SECTION A, COLUMN B | THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN CCMC CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES ("SYSTEM"); A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM. CERTAIN BOARD OF DIRECTOR MEMBERS, OFFICERS AND/OR DIRECTORS LISTED ON CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J OF THIS FORM 990 MAY HOLD SIMILAR POSITIONS WITH BOTH THIS ORGANIZATION AND OTHER AFFILIATES WITHIN THE SYSTEM. THE HOURS SHOWN ON THIS FORM 990 FOR BOARD MEMBERS WHO RECEIVE NO COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES RENDERED IN A NON-BOARD CAPACITY, REPRESENTS THE ESTIMATED HOURS DEVOTED PER WEEK FOR THIS ORGANIZATION. TO THE EXTENT THESE INDIVIDUALS SERVE AS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF OTHER RELATED ORGANIZATIONS IN THE SYSTEM, THEIR RESPECTIVE HOURS PER WEEK PER ORGANIZATION ARE APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR. THE HOURS REFLECTED ON PART VII OF THIS FORM 990, FOR BOARD MEMBERS WHO RECEIVE COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES RENDERED IN A NON-BOARD CAPACITY, PAID OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES, REFLECT TOTAL HOURS WORKED PER WEEK ON BEHALF OF THE SYSTEM; NOT SOLELY THIS ORGANIZATION. |
| CORE FORM, PART XI; QUESTION 9 | OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES INCLUDE: - NET TRANSFER TO AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS - ($22,991,224); - CHANGE IN FUNDED STATUS OF PENSION AND POST-RETIREMENT PLANS - ($3,807,134); - CHANGE IN EQUITY INTEREST IN THE NET ASSETS OF CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION; A RELATED INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION - ($547,812); - TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED NET TRANSFER FROM AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS - $10,054,736; - TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED CHANGE IN EQUITY INTEREST IN THE NET ASSETS OF CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION; A RELATED INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION - $402,458; - PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED CHANGE IN FUNDS HELD BY OTHERS - $3,685,543; AND - PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED CHANGE IN EQUITY INTEREST IN THE NET ASSETS OF CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION; A RELATED INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION - $431,168. |
| CORE FORM, PART XII; QUESTION 2 | AN INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM AUDITED THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER AND SUBSIDIARIES, FOR THE YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 AND SEPTEMBER 30, 2013; RESPECTIVELY. THE AUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONTAIN CONSOLIDATING SCHEDULES ON AN ENTITY BY ENTITY BASIS. THE INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM ISSUED AN UNQUALIFIED OPINION WITH RESPECT TO THE CONSOLIDATED AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. IN ADDITION, CCMC CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES ALSO RECEIVED A CONSOLIDATED AUDIT REPORT FOR THE YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 AND SEPTEMBER 30, 2013; RESPECTIVELY. THE AUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONTAINED CONSOLIDATING SCHEDULES ON AN ENTITY BY ENTITY BASIS. THE INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM ISSUED AN UNQUALIFIED OPINION WITH RESPECT TO THE CONSOLIDATED AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER'S AUDIT COMMITTEE ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR. |
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