Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 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) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 247,936,164 | 226,230,648 | 245,922,291 | 241,311,504 | 261,657,223 | 1,223,057,830 |
| 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 | 247,936,164 | 226,230,648 | 245,922,291 | 241,311,504 | 261,657,223 | 1,223,057,830 |
| 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).. | 12,395,783 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 1,210,662,047 | |||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 247,936,164 | 226,230,648 | 245,922,291 | 241,311,504 | 261,657,223 | 1,223,057,830 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 78,908,086 | 82,576,423 | 85,887,195 | 115,486,620 | 74,797,729 | 437,656,053 |
| 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.).. | 66,618,979 | 88,700,962 | 64,845,310 | 72,403,603 | 94,283,514 | 386,852,368 |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 2,047,633,426 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (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) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (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 | ||||
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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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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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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 2018 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-2018 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2018 |
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Distributable amount for 2018 from Section C, line 6 |
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2018 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2018: | ||||
| a From 2013....... | ||||
| b From 2014....... | ||||
| c From 2015....... | ||||
| d From 2016....... | ||||
| e From 2017....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2018 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2013 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2018 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2018 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2018, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2018. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2019. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2014...... | ||||
| b Excess from 2015..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: | INCOMELOSS ON INVESTMENTS - 2014 AMOUNT: $ 66,455,024. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 44,378,305. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 64,640,923. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 71,980,037. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 92,689,670. FOREIGN CURRENCY - 2015 AMOUNT: $ 610,292. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 73,310. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 273,145. MISCELLANEOUS INCOME - 2014 AMOUNT: $ 17,623. GROSS INCOME FROM GAMING - 2014 AMOUNT: $ 146,332. DERIVATIVE INCOME - 2018 AMOUNT: $ 1,458,519. INVESTMENT IN AFFILIATES - 2015 AMOUNT: $ 43,529,075. LIFE INSURANCE TRUST - 2015 AMOUNT: $ 183,290. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 131,077. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 150,421. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 135,325. |
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| FORM 990, PART III, PROGRAM SERVICE STATEMENT | CLEVELAND CLINIC, LOCATED IN CLEVELAND, OHIO, IS A NONPROFIT, TAX-EXEMPT ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER THAT INTEGRATES CLINICAL AND HOSPITAL CARE WITH RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION IS THE PARENT OF THE CLEVELAND CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM. CLEVELAND CLINIC WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1921 WITH THE SAME MISSION THAT CONTINUES TODAY: BETTER CARE FOR THE SICK, INVESTIGATION OF THEIR PROBLEMS, AND FURTHER EDUCATION OF THOSE WHO SERVE. CONSISTENT WITH ITS TRIPARTITE MISSION, CLEVELAND CLINIC'S PRIMARY PROGRAM SERVICES ARE FOCUSED ON PATIENT CARE PROVIDED ON A CHARITABLE BASIS, MEDICAL RESEARCH, AND EDUCATION OF BOTH MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS AND THE COMMUNITY. THE FOUNDERS RECOGNIZED THAT IT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF PATIENTS TO POOL THE TALENTS OF MEDICAL SPECIALISTS TO DEVELOP, TEACH AND APPLY THE BEST MEDICAL TECHNIQUES. THIS STATEMENT IS NOT INTENDED TO IDENTIFY ALL THE ACTIVITIES BY WHICH CLEVELAND CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM FULFILLS ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSES, BUT RATHER IS A SUMMARY OF ITS PRIMARY PROGRAM SERVICES AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY. THE CLEVELAND CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM DEFINES AND MEASURES COMMUNITY BENEFIT (INCLUDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE) USING THE CATHOLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION ("CHA") COMMUNITY BENEFIT MODEL, WHICH RECOMMENDS REPORTING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ON A COST BASIS. USING THIS MODEL, IN 2018 CLEVELAND CLINIC AND ITS AFFILIATES PROVIDED $969.3 MILLION IN BENEFITS TO THE COMMUNITIES SERVED. THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT THAT THE CLEVELAND CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM PROVIDES INCLUDES PATIENT CARE PROVIDED ON A CHARITABLE BASIS, RESEARCH, EDUCATION, MEDICAID SHORTFALL, SUBSIDIZED HEALTH SERVICES, AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS. THE CURRENT COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT IS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT CLEVELANDCLINIC.ORG. (COMMUNITY BENEFIT AMOUNTS REPORTED IN THIS PROGRAM SERVICE STATEMENT REFER TO OUR 2018 COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS, BASED ON THE CHA REPORTING METHODOLOGY. SEE FORM 990, SCHEDULE H FOR A RECONCILIATION OF SCHEDULE H TO COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORTING.) I. PATIENT CARE IN 2018, THE CLEVELAND CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM INCLUDED AN ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER AND 11 COMMUNITY HOSPITALS (AKRON GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER, AVON, EUCLID, FAIRVIEW, HILLCREST, LODI, LUTHERAN, MARYMOUNT, MEDINA, SOUTH POINTE, AND UNION HOSPITALS), AND A SPECIALTY HOSPITAL (CLEVELAND CLINIC CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL FOR REHABILITATION) IN NORTHEAST OHIO; ONE HOSPITAL AND ONE HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER IN FLORIDA; AND A CENTER FOR BRAIN HEALTH IN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA. CLEVELAND CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM IS DEDICATED TO THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE STRIVING TO PROVIDE COMPASSIONATE, HIGH QUALITY HEALTHCARE TO ALL WHO NEED IT; AND SUPPORTING PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES THAT IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF OUR COMMUNITIES. THROUGH OUR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE EFFORTS AND AS A LEADING MEDICAID PROVIDER IN OHIO, WE PROVIDE HEALTHCARE TO THOSE WHO OTHERWISE COULD NOT AFFORD IT. IN 2018, CLEVELAND CLINIC RECORDED 1,294 TOTAL STAFFED BEDS, 118,317 EMERGENCY VISITS, 80,094 SURGICAL CASES, 51,514 ADMISSIONS, AND MORE THAN 6.6 MILLION TOTAL CLINIC VISITS. IT IS THE POLICY OF CLEVELAND CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM TO TREAT ALL PATIENTS WITH COMPASSION, DIGNITY AND RESPECT, REGARDLESS OF THEIR RACE, CREED, OR ABILITY TO PAY. CLEVELAND CLINIC'S PATIENT CARE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED VIA PATIENT-ORIENTED INSTITUTES, WHICH ARE STRUCTURED ON THE BASIS OF ORGAN SYSTEM OR DISEASE. THE INSTITUTES FACILITATE A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH, AND ARE DESIGNED TO ENHANCE CONVENIENCE FOR PATIENTS AND THE EXCHANGE OF KNOWLEDGE, RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL COLLABORATION FOR BETTER PATIENT OUTCOMES. SOME OF THE INSTITUTES ARE: ANESTHESIOLOGY & PAIN MANAGEMENT, BARIATRIC & METABOLIC, COLE EYE, DERMATOLOGY & PLASTIC SURGERY, DIGESTIVE DISEASE & SURGERY, EMERGENCY SERVICES, ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM, GENOMICS, GLICKMAN UROLOGICAL & KIDNEY, HEAD & NECK, MILLER FAMILY HEART & VASCULAR, IMAGING, MEDICINE, NEUROLOGICAL, NURSING, OB/GYN & WOMEN'S HEALTH, ORTHOPAEDIC & RHEUMATOLOGY, PATHOLOGY & LABORATORY MEDICINE, PEDIATRIC & CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, RESPIRATORY, TAUSSIG CANCER, & WELLNESS & PREVENTATIVE MEDICINE. NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS CLEVELAND CLINIC WAS AGAIN RECOGNIZED FOR ITS QUALITY OF CARE IN U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT'S PRESTIGIOUS ANNUAL "AMERICA'S BEST HOSPITALS" SURVEY IN 2018. OVERALL, CLEVELAND CLINIC WAS AMONG THE NATION'S BEST HOSPITALS, EARNING THE NO. 2 RANKING. FOR THE 24TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR, CLEVELAND CLINIC RANKED BEST IN THE NATION FOR CARDIOLOGY AND HEART SURGERY, EARNING THE NO. 1 SPOT. THE GLICKMAN UROLOGICAL & KIDNEY INSTITUTE RECEIVED THE NO. 1 DISTINCTION IN UROLOGY AND NO. 2 IN NEPHROLOGY. TEN OTHER CLEVELAND CLINIC SPECIALTIES ALSO RANKED IN THE TOP 10. NINE OTHER CLEVELAND CLINIC SPECIALTIES PLACED IN THE TOP 5 INCLUDING: CANCER, DIABETES & ENDOCRINOLOGY, GASTROENTEROLOGY & GI SURGERY, GERIATRICS, GYNECOLOGY, NEUROLOGY & NEUROSURGERY, ORTHOPEDICS, PULMONOLOGY, AND RHEUMATOLOGY. CLEVELAND CLINIC WAS ALSO RATED "HIGH PERFORMING" IN NINE PROCEDURES AND CONDITIONS. CLEVELAND CLINIC HAS ACHIEVED DISTINGUISHED MAGNET RECOGNITION. MAGNET STATUS IS THE HIGHEST NATIONAL RECOGNITION AWARDED TO A HOSPITAL OR MEDICAL CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE IN NURSING. ANCC, A SUBSIDIARY OF THE AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION, GRANTS MAGNET STATUS WHEN A HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATION REFLECTS NURSING PROFESSIONALISM, TEAMWORK AND SUPERIORITY IN PATIENT CARE. FEWER THAN 400 OF THE COUNTRY'S 6,000-PLUS HOSPITALS HAVE EARNED THIS PRESTIGIOUS HONOR. CLEVELAND CLINIC RECEIVED SEVERAL AWARDS FROM PRACTICE GREENHEALTH. PRACTICE GREENHEALTH RECOGNIZES ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE HEALTHCARE SECTOR THAT SUPPORT AND CREATE BETTER, SAFER, AND GREENER WORKPLACES AND COMMUNITIES. IN 2018, CLEVELAND CLINIC AND ITS FACILITIES RECEIVED: THE ENVIRONMENTAL EXCELLENCE AWARD, PARTNER FOR CHANGE AWARD, GREENING THE OR LEADERSHIP AWARD, LEADERSHIP CIRCLE AWARD, CLIMATE CIRCLE, PARTNER RECOGNITION AWARD, SYSTEM FOR CHANGE AWARD, AND THE GREEN BUILDING CIRCLE AWARD. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY ASSISTS POOR AND INDIGENT PATIENTS BY PROVIDING FREE CARE FOR EMERGENCY AND MEDICALLY NECESSARY SERVICES TO UNINSURED PATIENTS WITH INCOMES UP TO 250 PERCENT OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL AND ALSO OFFERS DISCOUNTS ON EMERGENCY AND MEDICALLY NECESSARY SERVICES FOR UNINSURED PATIENTS WHOSE INCOME IS UP TO 400 PERCENT OF THE POVERTY LEVEL. PATIENTS WITH EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES MAY ALSO BE ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. THIS POLICY IS DESIGNED TO PREVENT MEDICAL BILLS FROM CAUSING A PATIENT OR FAMILY UNDUE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP. THE CLEVELAND CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM PROVIDED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AT A COST OF $110.8 MILLION IN 2018. II. RESEARCH CLEVELAND CLINIC'S MISSION INCLUDES CONDUCTING RESEARCH TO ADVANCE BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE AND ULTIMATELY IMPROVE PATIENT CARE, PREVENT DISEASE, AND FIND CURES FOR MEDICAL ISSUES. CLEVELAND CLINIC'S LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE ("LRI") IS ITS RESEARCH INSTITUTE LOCATED ON THE MAIN CAMPUS AND HOME TO A COMPLETE SPECTRUM OF LABORATORY-, TRANSLATIONAL-, AND CLINICAL-BASED RESEARCH. LRI HAS APPROXIMATELY 175 FACULTY-LEVEL SCIENTISTS ORGANIZED IN THE FOLLOWING DEPARTMENTS: BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING, CANCER BIOLOGY, CARDIOVASCULAR AND METABOLIC SCIENCES, GENOMIC MEDICINE, INFLAMMATION AND IMMUNITY, NEUROSCIENCES, OPHTHALMIC RESEARCH, PATHOBIOLOGY, QUANTITATIVE HEALTH SCIENCES, AND TRANSLATIONAL HEMATOLOGY AND ONCOLOGY RESEARCH. LRI IS ONE OF THE LEADING NIH-FUNDED RESEARCH INSTITUTES IN THE UNITED STATES AND HAS SPEARHEADED NUMEROUS ADVANCES IN THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF COMPLEX MEDICAL PROBLEMS. SCIENTISTS AND THEIR TEAMS ARE PURSUING A WIDE RANGE OF BIOMEDICAL QUESTIONS AT LRI, INCLUDING THOSE RELATED TO CARDIOVASCULAR, CANCER, NEUROLOGICAL, MUSCULOSKELETAL, AND METABOLIC DISEASES. ALTOGETHER, NEARLY 1,500 SCIENTISTS AND SUPPORT PERSONNEL WORK AT LRI. THIS INCLUDES APPROXIMATELY 240 RESEARCH FELLOWS, 160 GRADUATE STUDENTS AND 200 UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS. |
| FORM 990, PART III, PROGRAM SERVICE STATEMENT (CONTINUED) | IN ADDITION TO BASIC PRE-CLINICAL RESEARCH, THE CLEVELAND CLINIC, ITS AFFILIATES, AND EMPLOYED PHYSICIANS PARTICIPATE OR ARE PRIMARY INVESTIGATORS IN MANY CLINICAL TRIALS. IN 2018, CLEVELAND CLINIC WAS INVOLVED IN APPROXIMATELY 4,000 ACTIVE IRB APPROVED HUMAN SUBJECTS' RESEARCH STUDIES. THE ONGOING COLLABORATION BETWEEN PHYSICIAN INVESTIGATORS AND STUDY VOLUNTEERS IS CENTRAL TO TESTING THE SAFETY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF DRUGS AND MEDICAL PROCEDURES AND HELPS TO SET THE STANDARDS FOR PATIENT CARE. RESEARCH AT CLEVELAND CLINIC IS FUNDED BY EXTERNAL SOURCES, SUCH AS FEDERAL GRANTS, BUT IS ALSO SUBSTANTIALLY SUPPORTED BY THE CLINIC'S OWN INTERNAL RESOURCES. IN 2018, CLEVELAND CLINIC PROVIDED COMMUNITY BENEFIT IN RESEARCH AT A SUBSIDIZED COST OF MORE THAN $243.4 MILLION, WHICH INCLUDED EXTERNALLY- SPONSORED FUNDING OF $165.7 MILLION. THE CLEVELAND CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM'S RESEARCH ACTIVITIES ARE INTENDED TO IMPROVE PATIENT CARE AND THE HEALTH OF THE PUBLIC AT LARGE, BY PROVIDING THE LATEST ADVANCES IN MEDICINE DIRECTLY TO PATIENTS AND BY REFINING THE PRACTICE OF MEDICINE THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT AND PROMULGATION OF NEW TECHNIQUES, DEVICES, AND TREATMENT PROTOCOLS. III. EDUCATION ON ITS MAIN CAMPUS, CLEVELAND CLINIC OPERATES A MEDICAL SCHOOL AND RELATED RESEARCH INSTITUTE. THE PRIMARY FOCUS OF CLEVELAND CLINIC LERNER COLLEGE OF MEDICINE OF CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY (THE "LERNER COLLEGE OF MEDICINE") IS THE TEACHING AND TRAINING OF MEDICAL STUDENTS WHO HAVE A PARTICULAR INTEREST IN RESEARCH. MANY CLEVELAND CLINIC PHYSICIANS SERVE AS FACULTY FOR THE LERNER COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, FURTHERING THE INTEGRATION OF CLINICAL CARE WITH RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. THE LERNER COLLEGE OF MEDICINE CURRENTLY PROVIDES ALL STUDENTS WITH FULL TUITION SCHOLARSHIPS. IN ADDITION TO TRAINING THIS NATION'S FUTURE DOCTORS, CLEVELAND CLINIC SPONSORS A WIDE RANGE OF HIGH QUALITY MEDICAL EDUCATION TRAINING THROUGHOUT THE HEALTH SYSTEM INCLUDING ACCREDITED TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR NURSES AND HEALTH SCIENCE PROFESSIONALS. CLEVELAND CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM DEVOTES SUBSTANTIAL RESOURCES TO EDUCATION PROGRAMS, WHICH, IN 2018, PROVIDED A NET COMMUNITY BENEFIT OF $282.9 MILLION. THESE EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES ENSURE RESIDENTS AND PATIENTS IN ALL OF THE CLEVELAND CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM'S COMMUNITIES ARE RECEIVING THE HIGHEST STANDARD OF MEDICAL CARE AND HAVE TRAINED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS TO CARE FOR THEM IN THE FUTURE. SOME OF THESE EDUCATION PROGRAMS INCLUDE: -GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION: CLEVELAND CLINIC MAINTAINS ONE OF THE LARGEST GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN THE COUNTRY. IN 2018, 1,001 RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS TRAINED IN 77 ACCREDITED TRAINING PROGRAMS, APPROVED BY THE ACCREDITATION COUNCIL FOR GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION (ACGME), INCLUDING 137 ADVANCED FELLOWS IN 88 FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS. -LERNER COLLEGE OF MEDICINE: SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN MAY 2002, THE LERNER COLLEGE OF MEDICINE HAS LINKED ONE OF THE NATION'S TOP HOSPITALS WITH ONE OF THE NATION'S LEADING RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES. THERE WERE MORE THAN 1,900 APPLICANTS FOR 32 POSITIONS FOR THE 2018-19 ACADEMIC YEAR. THE PROGRAM'S STUDENTS HAVE MATCHED AT SOME OF THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS HOSPITALS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES AND HAVE CONTRIBUTED 117 PUBLICATIONS TO THE WORLD'S STORE OF SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE BASED ON 2018 CALENDAR YEAR (WHICH INCLUDES PUBLISHED ARTICLES AND ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS), AND 69 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN LOCAL AND NATIONAL MEETINGS WITH PRESENTATIONS AND POSTERS. -VISITING MEDICAL STUDENTS: VISITING MEDICAL STUDENT EDUCATION REPRESENTS A MAJOR ACADEMIC COMMITMENT BY CLEVELAND CLINIC. IN 2018, 326 MEDICAL STUDENTS FROM 168 MEDICAL SCHOOLS AROUND THE WORLD ROTATED THROUGH CLEVELAND CLINIC. -CENTER FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION: CLEVELAND CLINIC MAINTAINS ONE OF THE LARGEST CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION (CME) PROGRAMS IN THE COUNTRY AND ENJOYS THE HIGHEST ACCME RANKING: "ACCREDITATION WITH COMMENDATION." IN 2018, THE CENTER FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION CERTIFIED 1,738 CME ACTIVITIES THAT OFFERED OVER 13,000 CME CREDITS TO 194,008 PARTICIPANTS. OF THAT NUMBER, 1,344 WERE LIVE COURSES THAT ATTRACTED 80,006 PARTICIPANTS. CLEVELAND CLINIC IS ONE OF THE LARGEST PROVIDERS OF ONLINE CME AMONG THE NATION'S ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS. THE CENTER'S WEBSITE HAD 171 ACTIVITIES THAT ATTRACTED 29,148 ACTIVITY VIEWERS. JOURNAL CME CONTINUES TO REACH A LARGE NUMBER OF LEARNERS, AWARDING MORE THAN 85,000 CERTIFICATES TO CLEVELAND CLINIC JOURNAL OF MEDICINE (CCJM) PARTICIPANTS. IN 2018, THE CENTER ISSUED 182,832 CERTIFICATES FOR ALL ACTIVITIES COMBINED. -THE CCJM ENJOYED A CIRCULATION OF MORE THAN 123,000 COPIES AND RANKED NO. 2 IN READERSHIP AMONG JOURNALS DIRECTED TO OFFICE-BASED INTERNISTS AND CARDIOLOGISTS. EACH YEAR, THE PRINT AND ONLINE VERSIONS ARE READ OR ACCESSED BY APPROXIMATELY 3.5 MILLION PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD. IN 2018 THE CCJM WEBSITE RECORDED 7,123,661 PAGE VIEWS FROM 5,200,985 UNIQUE VISITORS. -CENTER FOR HEALTH SCIENCES EDUCATION: CLEVELAND CLINIC IS A MAJOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING SITE FOR A NUMBER OF ALLIED HEALTH STUDENTS FROM VARIOUS ACADEMIC PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE REGION. THE CLEVELAND CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM CURRENTLY OFFERS 11 IN-HOUSE ALLIED HEALTH PROGRAMS AND HAS 51 AFFILIATED PROGRAMS WITH REGIONAL ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS. IN 2018, CLEVELAND CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM HOSTED MORE THAN 370,000 CLINICAL ROTATION HOURS FOR OVER 1,100 HEALTH SCIENCE STUDENTS. -CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL EDUCATION: THE CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL EDUCATION (CIME) IS RESPONSIBLE FOR COORDINATING CLEVELAND CLINIC'S INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES AND FOR ENSURING THE PROVISION OF HIGH QUALITY EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES FOR THE GLOBAL MEDICAL COMMUNITY. IN 2018, 918 INTERNATIONAL PHYSICIANS AND MEDICAL STUDENTS TRAVELED TO CLEVELAND CLINIC TO PARTICIPATE IN OBSERVERSHIPS; 245 PHYSICIANS ATTENDED SYMPOSIA HELD AT CLEVELAND CLINIC IN PATIENT EXPERIENCE, CARDIOLOGY, COLORECTAL SURGERY, SPINE SURGERY, GASTROENTEROLOGY, LEUKEMIA, UROLOGY, CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE, BREAST CANCER, AND OBESITY; AND STAFF TRAVELED TO MORE THAN 15 COUNTRIES TO SHARE CLINICAL AND SURGICAL INNOVATIONS. IV. ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT PATIENT CARE PROVIDED ON A CHARITABLE BASIS, RESEARCH, AND EDUCATION DESCRIBED ABOVE ARE INTEGRAL COMPONENTS OF THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT THE CLEVELAND CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM ANNUALLY REPORTS TO THE COMMUNITY. THE OTHER COMPONENTS OF OUR COMMUNITY BENEFIT ARE: MEDICAID SHORTFALL THE CLEVELAND CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM IS A LEADING PROVIDER OF MEDICAID SERVICES IN OHIO. IN MANY STATES, INCLUDING OHIO, MEDICAID PAYMENTS HAVE NOT BEEN SUFFICIENT TO COVER THE COST OF TREATING MEDICAID BENEFICIARIES. IN 2018, THE HEALTH SYSTEM'S UNPAID MEDICAID COSTS WERE $438.1 MILLION (THIS FIGURE IS INCLUSIVE OF AN HCAP ASSESSMENT OF $6.2 MILLION). SUBSIDIZED HEALTH SERVICES IN ADDITION TO FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND COSTS NOT COVERED BY MEDICAID PAYMENTS, ANOTHER CLINICAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT CATEGORY IS "SUBSIDIZED HEALTH SERVICES." THESE SERVICES YIELD LOW OR NEGATIVE MARGINS BUT ARE NEEDED IN THE COMMUNITY. CLEVELAND CLINIC PROVIDED SUBSIDIZED HEALTH SERVICES IN 2018 AT A COST OF $21.7 MILLION. COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS THE CLEVELAND CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM IS ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN A BROAD ARRAY OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS, PROVIDING A TOTAL NET COMMUNITY BENEFIT OF $37.5 MILLION. THESE PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO SERVE THE VULNERABLE AND AT-RISK POPULATIONS IN OUR COMMUNITIES. OUR WELL-ESTABLISHED OUTREACH PROGRAMS RANGE FROM FREE WELLNESS INITIATIVES, HEALTH SCREENINGS, CLINICAL SERVICES, AND EDUCATION TO ENROLLMENT ASSISTANCE FOR GOVERNMENT-FUNDED HEALTH PROGRAMS. OUTREACH PROGRAMS ADDRESS DOCUMENTED HEALTH NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITIES, ALIGN WITH OUR COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENTS AND FALL INTO THREE MAIN CATEGORIES: COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES, CASH AND IN-KIND DONATIONS, AND COMMUNITY BUILDING. IN 2018, SOME HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED: - WELLNESS INITIATIVES IN THE AREAS OF DISEASE/INJURY PREVENTION AND HEALTHY BEHAVIORAL CHANGE, INCLUDING TOBACCO CESSATION, NUTRITION IMPROVEMENT AND EXERCISE. -COMMUNITY CLASSES OFFERED HEALTH EDUCATION ON CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT IN THE AREAS OF HEART DISEASE, STROKE, CANCER, DIABETES, ASTHMA AND BRAIN HEALTH. OUR HOSPITALS AND FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS PROVIDED CLASSES FOR HEALTHY SENIOR AND YOUTH LIFESTYLES. NAVIGATORS WORKED WITH COMMUNITY RESIDENTS TO OBTAIN NEEDED RESOURCES. -EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY SERVICES ADDRESSED AREAS OF INFANT MORTALITY, TEEN PARENTING, LEAD POISONING, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND TRAUMA. PROGRAMS WERE PROVIDED TO SCHOOLS, FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNITY CENTERS, COLLABORATING CITIES AND COUNTIES. |
| FORM 990, PART III, PROGRAM SERVICE STATEMENT (CONTINUED) | - OPIOID EPIDEMIC COMMUNITY COLLABORATIONS PROVIDED UNIFIED RESPONSES AND RESOURCE ALLOCATION IN AN EFFORT TO REDUCE OVERDOSES. -HEALTH FAIRS PROVIDED THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH FREE HEALTH SCREENINGS. THE CLEVELAND CLINIC MINORITY MEN'S HEALTH FAIR, CELEBRATING SISTERHOOD, TU FAMILIA, PINK AND BEYOND AND NEIGHBORHOOD FAIRS EDUCATED COMMUNITY MEMBERS ON THE BENEFITS OF PREVENTATIVE CARE. -CLEVELAND CLINIC PROVIDED NO-COST CLINICAL CARE TO UNDER- AND UNINSURED FAMILIES AT COMMUNITY SITES, INCLUDING LANGSTON HUGHES HEALTH & EDUCATION CENTER AND THE PEDIATRIC MOBILE UNIT, WHICH PROVIDED WELLNESS SERVICES TO OUR COMMUNITIES. IN ADDITION, LABORATORY AND VISION SERVICES WERE DONATED TO CLEVELAND-AREA ORGANIZATIONS. -HEALTHY COMMUNITY INITIATIVES CONTINUED TO CONNECT RESIDENTS WITH LOCAL RESOURCES IN A COLLABORATION TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES THROUGH NEIGHBORHOOD WELLNESS ACTIVITIES COMPETITIONS, ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND CAREER PREPAREDNESS. -COMMUNITY FARMERS MARKETS, URBAN GARDENS AND A MOBILE FOOD PANTRY PROVIDED ACCESS TO FRESH LOCAL PRODUCTS AND SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS FOOD INSECURITY ISSUES. V. CONCLUSION THE PURPOSE OF THE CLEVELAND CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM IS TO BENEFIT HUMANITY THROUGH THE EFFICIENT, EFFECTIVE, AND ETHICAL PRACTICE OF MEDICINE, BY ADVANCING SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION AND MEDICAL EDUCATION, BY MAINTAINING THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF QUALITY, AND BY FOSTERING CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 | RONALD WEINBERG, CCF DIRECTOR & WILLIAM PEACOCK, CCF OFFICER - BUSINESS DEBORAH CRAWFORD, CCF DIRECTOR & PATRICK AULETTA, CCF DIRECTOR - BUSINESS RONALD WEINBERG, CCF DIRECTOR & PATRICK AULETTA, CCF DIRECTOR - BUSINESS |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3 | CCF HOTEL SERVICES, LLC, A SINGLE MEMBER DISREGARDED ENTITY OF CCF, HAS ENTERED INTO A MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT WITH INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS CORPORATION TO MANAGE THE TWO HOTELS OWNED BY CCF HOTEL SERVICES, LLC. THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION ENTERED INTO A MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT WITH KESSLER REHABILITATION SERVICES, INC. AS PART OF A JOINT VENTURE WITH HOSPITAL HOLDINGS CORPORATION (SELECT MEDICAL") TO MANAGE AND OPERATE THREE INPATIENT REHABILITATION HOSPITAL FACILITIES. THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION ENTERED INTO A MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT WITH REGENCY HOSPITALS, LLC AS PART OF A JOINT VENTURE WITH SELECT UNIT MANAGEMENT, INC. (SELECT MEDICAL") TO MANAGE AND OPERATE FOUR LONG TERM ACUTE CARE FACILITIES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | PURSUANT TO NONPROFIT CORPORATION LAW, THERE CAN BE NO SHAREHOLDERS OR OTHER "EQUITY OWNERS" OF A NONPROFIT CORPORATION. MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL RIGHTS ARE HELD AND EXERCISED BY THE "MEMBERS" OF THE NONPROFIT CORPORATION. CCF IS AN OHIO NONPROFIT CORPORATION AND IT HAS BOTH MEMBERS AND TRUSTEES. IT DOES NOT HAVE STOCKHOLDERS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | PURSUANT TO NONPROFIT CORPORATION LAW, THE "MEMBERS" OF THE CORPORATION ELECT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS (TRUSTEES), AND THE BOARD THEN CONDUCTS THE AFFAIRS OF THE CORPORATION. IN ADDITION, ONE NONPROFIT CORPORATION MAY BE THE "MEMBER" OF ANOTHER NONPROFIT CORPORATION. CCF IS AN OHIO NONPROFIT CORPORATION AND IT HAS MEMBERS WHO ELECT THE DIRECTORS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B | PURSUANT TO NONPROFIT CORPORATION LAW, CERTAIN OF THE DECISIONS OF THE GOVERNING BODIES MUST BE APPROVED BY THE MEMBERS. FOR EXAMPLE, ANY CHANGES TO THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND CODE OF REGULATIONS MUST BE APPROVED BY A VOTE OF THE MEMBERS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY EXPERIENCED AND QUALIFIED MEMBERS OF THE FINANCE DIVISION TAX DEPARTMENT. PRIOR TO FILING, KEY SECTIONS OF THE FORM ARE REVIEWED WITH EXPERIENCED AND QUALIFIED MEMBERS OF THE LAW DEPARTMENT. IN ADDITION, THE ENTIRE RETURN IS ALSO REVIEWED WITH THE CFO, AND MEMBERS OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. THE PAID PREPARER (BIG 4 PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM) CONDUCTS AN IN DEPTH REVIEW OF THE FORM. ANNUALLY, THE 990 FILING IS REVIEWED AND DISCUSSED WITH THE ENTIRE AUDIT COMMITTEE. UPON CONFIRMATION OF SUCCESSFUL E-FILING FROM THE IRS, A COPY OF THE FINAL E-FILED RETURN WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO APPROPRIATE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY. IN ADDITION TO POSTING ON GUIDESTAR, THE FINAL E-FILED RETURN WILL BE POSTED ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE AT WWW.CLEVELANDCLINIC.ORG. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | CCF HAS ADOPTED A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ("COI") POLICY CONSISTENT WITH THE MODEL IRS COI POLICY. IT APPLIES TO DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES OF CCF AND ALL ITS AFFILIATES, BOTH EXEMPT AND TAXABLE. UNDER THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS POLICY AND PROCEDURES FOR DEALING WITH CONFLICT OF INTEREST ISSUES (THE POLICY), A TRUSTEE OR DIRECTOR WHO HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO A PROPOSED CONTRACT, TRANSACTION, OR ARRANGEMENT MUST REFRAIN FROM VOTING ON ANY MATTER RELATING TO THE CONTRACT, TRANSACTION, OR ARRANGEMENT. IN ADDITION, THE TRUSTEES, DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS MUST ANNUALLY DISCLOSE ANY INTERESTS AS DEFINED IN THE POLICY THAT MAY BE CONSIDERED A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST. FAILURE TO TIMELY REPLY IS TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE COMMITTEE UNDER THE POLICY. THE TRUSTEES, OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS HAVE A CONTINUING OBLIGATION TO NOTIFY THE CHIEF GOVERNANCE OFFICER AT ANY TIME DURING THE YEAR IF ANY OF THEIR DISCLOSURES CHANGE OR IF A NEW DISCLOSURE IS REQUIRED UNDER THE POLICY. THE BOARD CONFLICT OF INTEREST COMMITTEE MEETS FOUR TIMES A YEAR AND REVIEWS THE DISCLOSURES, ANY PROPOSED ARRANGEMENTS THAT MAY INVOLVE A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AND DOCUMENTS THEIR CONCLUSIONS. UNDER THE POLICY, THE INTERESTED PERSONS MAY ATTEND A MEETING AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE TO PROVIDE INFORMATION OR ANSWER QUESTIONS, BUT THEY MAY NOT BE PRESENT DURING FINAL CONSIDERATION OR VOTING ON THE ARRANGEMENTS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | ALL CCF OFFICERS AND SIGNIFICANT MANAGEMENT EXECUTIVE POSITIONS HAVE THEIR COMPENSATION REVIEWED IN ADVANCE ANNUALLY BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE CCF BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WHICH IS VESTED WITH BOARD-DELEGATED POWERS TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD WITH RESPECT TO COMPENSATION MATTERS. IN REVIEWING AND ESTABLISHING COMPENSATION FOR THESE OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES, THE COMMITTEE USES A PROCESS WHICH IS INTENDED TO CREATE THE PRESUMPTION IN REGULATION 53.4958-6(A) THAT PAYMENTS OF COMPENSATION TO THESE PERSONS CONSTITUTE REASONABLE COMPENSATION, DEFINED AS AMOUNTS THAT ARE WITHIN THE RANGE OF COMPENSATION PAID BY SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS TO SIMILARLY QUALIFIED PERSONS IN FUNCTIONALLY COMPARABLE POSITIONS. IN THIS PROCESS, NO MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE WHO HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION 53.4958-6(C)(1)(III) WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT AT ISSUE IS PERMITTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THAT COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT. IN ESTABLISHING COMPENSATION FOR EMPLOYED PHYSICIANS FOR PHYSICIAN SERVICES, CCF PARTICIPATES IN PRODUCTIVITY AND COMPENSATION SURVEYS WITH SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE U.S. IN ADDITION, CCF ENGAGES THE SERVICES OF AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT WHO EACH YEAR PROVIDES CCF WITH A CUSTOMIZED COMPENSATION REPORT REGARDING PHYSICIAN COMPENSATION. BY USING THIS DATA, CCF HAS BEEN ABLE TO DEVELOP MARKET-BASED COMPENSATION FOR PHYSICIAN SERVICES. IN ESTABLISHING COMPENSATION FOR OFFICERS AND SIGNIFICANT MANAGEMENT EXECUTIVE EMPLOYEES PERFORMING NON-PHYSICIAN SERVICES, THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE RETAINS AND CONSULTS WITH AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT, WHO PREPARES A CUSTOMIZED REPORT FOR THE COMMITTEE REGARDING AMOUNTS PAID BY SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS TO SIMILARLY QUALIFIED PERSONS IN FUNCTIONALLY COMPARABLE POSITIONS. THE COMMITTEE USES THE MARKET-BASED DATA PROVIDED BY THE CONSULTANT, AND WHERE APPROPRIATE, PERFORMANCE REVIEWS AND COMPENSATION RECOMMENDATIONS BY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF OF STAFF, TO ESTABLISH MARKET-BASED COMPENSATION. AFTER MAKING ITS COMPENSATION DECISIONS, THE COMMITTEE CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTS ITS DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS IN CCF'S WRITTEN OR ELECTRONIC BOOKS AND RECORDS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 | THE MOST RECENTLY FILED FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE ON THE CCF WEBSITE, WWW.CLEVELANDCLINIC.ORG, UNDER THE "ABOUT CLEVELAND CLINIC" SECTION. ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS WHICH ARE REQUIRED TO BE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC CAN BE OBTAINED UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | CCF MAKES CERTAIN OF ITS KEY DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON ITS WEBSITE, WWW.CLEVELANDCLINIC.ORG, UNDER THE "ABOUT CLEVELAND CLINIC" SECTION. IN THIS SECTION, THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, ANNUAL REPORT, COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT, CCF'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND CORPORATE COMPLIANCE POLICIES ARE AVAILABLE. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: | GIFTS AND BEQUESTS 88,792,685. RETIREMENT BENEFITS ADJUSTMENT 28,397,884. CHANGE IN INTERESTS IN FOUNDATIONS 606,250. DONATED CAPITAL AND ASSETS RELEASED FROM RESTRICTION FOR CAPITAL PURPOSES 591,499. EQUITY AND OTHER TRANSFERS -255,345. NET ASSETS RELEASED FROM RESTRICTION FOR OPERATIONS -42,076,412. TRANSFERS OF NET ASSETS -74,212,895. NET INVESTMENT INCOME -9,063,175. ROUNDING 1. |
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