Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.
| (i)Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 9 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any unusual grants.) .... | 559,420 | 512,084 | 163,959 | 70,127 | 575,161 | 1,880,751 |
| 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 | 559,420 | 512,084 | 163,959 | 70,127 | 575,161 | 1,880,751 |
| 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).. | 314,159 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 1,566,592 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 559,420 | 512,084 | 163,959 | 70,127 | 575,161 | 1,880,751 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 283,600 | 427,217 | 207,407 | 206,408 | 247,845 | 1,372,477 |
| 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 VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10. | 3,253,228 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (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) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (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 VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2015 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2015 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2015 |
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Distributable amount for 2015 from Section C, line 6 |
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2015 (reasonable cause required--see instructions) |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2015: | ||||
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| d From 2013....... | ||||
| e From 2014....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2015 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2010 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2015 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
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| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2015 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2015, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2015. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2016. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
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| c Excess from 2013....... | ||||
| d From 2014....... | ||||
| e From 2015....... | ||||
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| Form 990, Part III, line 2 | Valley Health Systems, Inc., in addition to its previous functions as the sole corporate member of the affiliated entities in the Holyoke hospital system, will also now be tasked with managing, operating and providing management counsel and advice in connection with the provision of medical or healthcare and services ancillary to Holyoke Medical Center, Inc. and its affiliates. These functions were previously conducted by Valley Health Systems, Inc.'s affiliate, H-C Management Services, Inc. Valley Health Systems, Inc. continues to operate within the boundaries of its organizing documents originally on record in that it continues to operate exclusively for the benefit of Holyoke Medical Center, Inc. and its affiliated tax-exempt organizations. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2 | Certain officers and directors of MassWest Services, Inc. are employed by a related tax-exempt organization which has common officers and/or directors. By virtue of this arrangement, certain individuals listed in Form 990, Part VII have a business relationship with one another. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 4 | Valley Health Systems, Inc. has made the following significant changes to its bylaws: 1. Under the principal functions of the Board, the Organization now will be tasked with managing, operating and providing management counsel and advice in connection with the provision of medical or healthcare and services ancillary to Holyoke Medical Center and its affiliates. 2. The Board of Directors has the power to approve any management contract or other management arrangement to include, but not be limited to, the employment of the President, either of which is of a material nature, with another entity which is not controlled directly by or affiliated with the Member. 3. The President shall appoint the presidents and treasurers of Holyoke Medical Center, Inc., and all other affiliates in accordance with the bylaws of those Corporations and subject to the approval of the Board of Directors of Valley Health Systems, Inc. 4. The principal functions of the Board of Directors of the Corporation shall be to oversee the management, quality of services provided by all affiliates, as well as investment of the Corporation's funds; to coordinate the spectrum of services offered by the affiliates of the Corporation; to develop a strategic plan and set of priorities for the development of an integrated and comprehensive healthcare delivery system for the service areas served by Holyoke Medical Center and its affiliates; managing, operating and providing management counsel and advice in connection with the provision of medical or healthcare and services ancillary to Holyoke Medical Center, Western Mass Physician Associates, River Valley Counseling Center, Holyoke VNA and MassWEST; to identify, encourage and sponsor new ventures which have the potential of (a) generating revenues that can be used to support such a health care delivery system; (b) reducing the costs of operating such a system; or, (c) otherwise benefiting the communities served by Holyoke Medical Center and its affiliates; to review for consistency with the objectives of an integrated and financially viable system the fundamental decisions of the Board of Directors of Holyoke Medical Center and other affiliated corporations of which this Corporation is the sole member or stockholder; to elect the directors of Holyoke Medical Center and other affiliated corporations of which this Corporation is the sole member or stockholder as provided in the Bylaws of such corporations; and to take such other action and steps as may be necessary to maintain the long-range financial strength and viability of Holyoke Medical Center and other affiliates of the Corporation. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11 | A copy of Valley Health Systems, Inc.'s Form 990 was provided to each voting member of the governing body prior to its filing with the Internal Revenue Service. The Form 990 was prepared with the assistance of an independent public accounting firm and thoroughly reviewed by the Senior Vice President of Finance and CFO and key financial staff of the Hospital prior to distibuting it to the governing body for review. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c | The conflict of interest policy is monitored and enforced as part of the Valley Health Systems, Inc. System and is reviewed annually by the System's conflict of interest committee. Valley Health Systems, Inc. board members, officers, and key employees complete and sign a conflict of interest questionnaire annually. All signed questionnaires are then submitted to the committeed for review and monitoring. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15a | The compensation committee of the Valley Health System, Inc. utilizes a market compensation survey to recommend to the Board the approval of its determination of the appropriate compensation of the Chief Executive Officer. During that process, the Committee also reviews the compensation levels of other senior management and key employees of the System. These individuals are not members of the compensation committee and do not participate in this process. The CEO, as a member of the Board of VHS, does not participate in the approval process of that officer's compensation. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 | The governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements of Valley Health Systems and Affiliates, which includes supplemental information of the filing entity, are available to the public upon request at the Organization's administrative office at 575 Beech Street, Holyoke, MA. |
| Form 990, Part VII: | Antonio Correia, though no longer an officer of the filing organization, remained employed by Valley Health Systems, Inc. and H-C Management Services, Inc. as Chief Strategy Officer until March, 2016. Compensation and hours reflected on Form 990, Part VII and Schedule J, Part II is for his services as Chief Strategy Officer and does not reflect compensation in his capacity as a former officer of the organization. During the fiscal year following the period covered by this return, the Organization's CFO and Treasurer, Paul M. Silva, resigned his position within the affiliated hospital system. Michael J. Koziol became interim-CFO in April of 2017. Accordingly, Mr. Silva is listed in Part VII while Mr. Koziol is listed on Page 1 as the authorized signing officer. Mr. Koziol will be listed in Part VII of the Organization's 9/30/17 Form 990. |
| Form 990, Part XI, line 9: | Net Assets Transferred to Holyoke Medical Center -531,510. Net Assets Released from Restriction Used for Operations 92,519. Change in Beneficial Interest of Perpetual Trusts 65,204. Equity Contribution from Affiliates 2,350,000. Equity Contribution to Affiliates -3,127,000. |
| Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c: | The audit process has not changed from the prior year. |
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