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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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| Yes | No | |||||
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Total |
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | ||||||
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | ||||||
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | ||||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (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 VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | 1,994,085 | 1,484,008 | 1,419,664 | 2,857,621 | 1,762,871 | 9,518,249 |
| 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 | 47,172,583 | 51,885,337 | 54,277,301 | 62,840,956 | 62,905,811 | 279,081,988 |
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | 0 | |||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | 0 | |||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | 0 | |||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | 49,166,668 | 53,369,345 | 55,696,965 | 65,698,577 | 64,668,682 | 288,600,237 |
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | 20,947 | 32,090 | 34,215 | 44,668 | 198,637 | 330,557 |
| 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. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | 20,947 | 32,090 | 34,215 | 44,668 | 198,637 | 330,557 |
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | 288,269,680 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | 49,166,668 | 53,369,345 | 55,696,965 | 65,698,577 | 64,668,682 | 288,600,237 |
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | 1,229,242 | 1,369,194 | 1,945,593 | 3,328,070 | 2,502,750 | 10,374,849 |
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | 4,262 | 3,693 | 10,300 | 18,255 | ||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | 1,229,242 | 1,369,194 | 1,949,855 | 3,331,763 | 2,513,050 | 10,393,104 |
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | 0 | |||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | 107,279 | 99,997 | 112,879 | 94,806 | 121,385 | 536,346 |
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | 50,503,189 | 54,838,536 | 57,759,699 | 69,125,146 | 67,303,117 | 299,529,687 |
| 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 2019 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-2019 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2019 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2019 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2019: | ||||
| a From 2014....... | ||||
| b From 2015....... | ||||
| c From 2016....... | ||||
| d From 2017....... | ||||
| e From 2018....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2014 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2019 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2019, 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 2019. 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 2020. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2015..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Schedule A, Part III, Line 12 Other Income | DESCRIPTION - OTHER INCOME, COLUMN A - 107279.0, COLUMN B - 99997.0, COLUMN C - 112879.0, COLUMN D - 94806.0, COLUMN E - 121385.0, COLUMN F - 536346.0; |
| Software ID: | 19010655 |
| Software Version: | 2019v5.0 |
Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for the latest information.
| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Form 990, Part V, Line 2a Employees Reported on Form W-3 | Hospice of the Bluegrass, Inc. EIN 61-0978097, is the common paying agent for Palliative Care Center of the Bluegrass, Inc., a related organization, therefore, all applicable IRS tax filings are reported by Hospice of the Bluegrass. The total number of employees reported on Form W-3 and filed by the common paying agent, Hospice of the Bluegrass, Inc. for 2019 was 857. For purposes of reporting the number of employees on the Form 990, Line 2a for Hospice of the Bluegrass and Palliative Care Center of the Bluegrass, there were 842 and 15 reported for each respective organization. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 1a Delegate broad authority to a committee | The Executive Committee consists of the Chairman of the Board, The Vice Chairman of the Board, the immediate past Chairman of the Board, the President and Chief Executive Officer, the Secretary, and the Treasurer. The only Committee member not on the governing body (the Board) is the immediate past Chairman of the Board who serves on the Executive Committee as an ex-officio, non-voting and non-fiduciary member. The Executive Committee may have and exercise all authority of the Board of Directors in dealing with the day-to-day management of the organization to the extent permitted by law. The actions taken shall be reported to the Board either by written minutes or report by the Chairman. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 4 Significant changes to organizational documents | Established Investment Committee as a standing committee of the board of directors: The Investment Committee shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Board of Directors and shall consist of at least (2) members of the Board of Directors. The Investment Committee shall have the authority to act on behalf of the Board of Directors on all issues concerning the investments of Hospice of the Bluegrass, Inc. In carrying out of its responsibilities, the Committee shall act in a manner consistent with maintaining the tax-exempt status of the Corporation and shall ascertain that no earnings of the Corporation inure to the benefit of any individual or organization in any manner which might jeopardize the tax exempt status of Hospice of the Bluegrass, Inc. Clarified the Treasurer's supervisory responsibility and control of corporate funds. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body | A copy of the organization's final form 990 (including required schedules), as ultimately filed with the IRS, was provided to each voting member of the organization's governing body and officers in attendance at the audit and finance committee meeting on August 20, 2020 prior to its filing with the IRS. In addition, the organization's return preparer and management presented a Form 990 summary report at this meeting. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy | All organization personnel, members of the governing body and advisory boards are covered under the organization's Conflict of Interest policy. In the event a situation arises whereby an employee has a conflict of interest, he/she is obligated to report that potential to the President/CEO. Disclosure of a potential conflict and the President/CEO's decision regarding the actions will be noted in a file kept by the President/CEO. In the event a situation exists whereby a member of the governing body or advisory committee has a conflict of interest, he/she is obligated to report that potential to the governing body. The governing body will then render a decision of that member's eligibility to vote on any particular issue. Disclosure of a potential conflict and the governing body's decision regarding the conflict will be noted in the minutes. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a Process to establish compensation of top management official | THE CEO/PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION IS ESTABLISHED AND APPROVED ANNUALLY BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE COMMITTEE UTILIZES DATA PROVIDED BY INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT STUDIES TO PROVIDE A BASIS FOR COMPARISON ALONG WITH AN ASSESSMENT OF THE CEO TO ARRIVE AT THE COMPENSATION AMOUNT. THIS PROCESS WAS LAST UNDERTAKEN IN THE 1ST QUARTER OF 2019. THE APPROVAL OF THE CEO/PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION IS DOCUMENTED IN CORRESPONDENCE FROM THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND LOCATED IN THE CEO/PRESIDENT'S EMPLOYEE FILE. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b Process to establish compensation of other employees | THE ORGANIZATION HAS A COMPENSATION PROGRAM WHICH APPLIES TO ALL PERSONNEL EXCEPT THE CEO/PRESIDENT. THE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES DEFINE THE GENERAL RULES OF OPERATION OF THE COMPENSATION PROGRAM. THE COMPENSATION PROGRAM WAS INITIALLY DEVELOPED BY THE COMPENSATION FIRM, MERCER, INC. AND HAS HAD REVISIONS AND UPDATES BY HANNA RESOURCE GROUP. THE CEO HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR IMPLEMENTING THE PLAN. IN 2019, COMPENSATION WAS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BASED ON RECENT COMPARABILITY STUDIES. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the public | Financial statements, governing documents, and conflict of interest policies are not required to be disclosed publicly pursuant to Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 6104. These documents may be disclosed based upon the discretion of the board. |
| Form 990, Part VII, Section A, Line 1a, Column (B) Hours for Related Organizations | Employees having one hour or less per week as hours for related organizations do not have reportable compensation from related organizations listed as the value of their compensation for related organizations is identified as a component of purchased services and not as reportable compensation. |
| Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 Other changes in net assets or fund balances | PLEDGE WRITE OFF - -6000; |
| Software ID: | 19010655 |
| Software Version: | 2019v5.0 |