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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) 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
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(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.") . | 549,067 | 425,985 | 418,369 | 203,688 | 220,029 | 1,817,138 |
| 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 | 36,885,285 | 46,665,295 | 52,827,840 | 48,384,352 | 49,544,210 | 234,306,982 |
| 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 | 37,434,352 | 47,091,280 | 53,246,209 | 48,588,040 | 49,764,239 | 236,124,120 |
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | 0 | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | 236,124,120 | |||||
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... | 37,434,352 | 47,091,280 | 53,246,209 | 48,588,040 | 49,764,239 | 236,124,120 |
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | 4,042 | 7,558 | 6,049 | 5,880 | 5,064 | 28,593 |
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | 0 | |||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | 4,042 | 7,558 | 6,049 | 5,880 | 5,064 | 28,593 |
| 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.) .. | 0 | |||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | 37,438,394 | 47,098,838 | 53,252,258 | 48,593,920 | 49,769,303 | 236,152,713 |
| 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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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 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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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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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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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..... | ||||
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Software ID: | 19009920 |
| Software Version: | 2019v5.0 |
Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services Description | OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Tim traveled to member hospitals across the state to gather insight and perspective. He visited the Intensive Care Unit at Northern Light Mercy Hospital to see staff caring for COVID-19 patients. It was an emotional moment. So inspiring to me. It gave me strength. When I went to Mercy and AR Gould, I could see the face behind the mask; the eyes behind the mask. I could see fear, and I felt that fear. I could also see determination, and I fed off of that. Tim says he adheres to a philosophy called servant leadership, which he learned early in his career while working in Catholic health systems. He says its an approach that demands humility, which is why he doesnt consider himself a hero. But Tim does believe the people he leads are heroes. Everybodys a hero who has a part to play in this, he says. We have a culture of quality and within that culture of quality is a culture of caring and within the culture of caring is a culture of caring for one another. I want people to know thats what were in the business of doing. HEROES BEHIND THE SCENES While Northern Light Health employs many direct care providers, there are many more working behind the scenes to support them. When the COVID-19 pandemic arrived in Maine, these people helped keep our front line workers and patients safe during an unprecedented public health crisis. These unsung heroes worked in such areas as supply chain, facilities management, information systems, incident command, and environmental services. Kathy Knight, RNDirector of Emergency PreparednessNorthern Light Health Whenever a natural disaster or emergency strikes, Northern Light Health is prepared, thanks in part to Kathy Knight and her teams work. It is their job to prepare, respond, and recover from emergencies. They hold training throughout the year, and know what to do in an emergency. One priority is activating an incident command structure, which streamlines communications between key decision-makers. For the first time in its history, Northern Light Health had a unified response involving all member organizations. The incident command team had to resolve several issues all at once, including a disruption of the supply chain for personal protective equipment, new work plans based on the latest CDC guidance, and an immediate ramp-up of our information systems to accommodate an increased demand for telehealth services. While there are lessons learned from every emergency, Kathy was pleased with everyones work throughout the system. I look at what we have accomplished from maximizing resources, developing a single coordinated response, delivering transparent, timely, accurate, and standardized communications to all employees, and meeting the challenges of COVID-19 head on by remaining flexible, open-minded and imaginative, and I am just amazed! Kathy Knight, RNPaula Dietrich Behavioral Health ProfessionalNorthern Light Acadia HospitalUnder normal circumstances, Paula would be assisting teachers at Northern Light Acadias Pediatric Day Treatment Program. But, when COVID-19 hit, that program was provided via teleconferencing, and Paulas services were not needed as much. I said, put me where you need me, so here is where I am. The here is the main entrance of the hospital. With a sign-in sheet, a list of questions, and a digital thermometer, her job is to screen visitors, patients, and staff. Like everything she does, Paula takes it to the next level. Ive decorated the entry with butterflies throughout, and I have a beautiful silk flower arrangement with roses and peonies. I love to play string quartet music. And, I try to be calm and welcoming and let people know that we care, explains Paula. I think of what I do as being a part of the team here, and I dont think Im any more heroic than anyone else who is here on staff. Im just doing a little part of what everyone else is doing during the day, and thats it. Paula DietrichDavid ValcikVice President, Information Systems Northern Light Health In mid-February David and the Information Systems (IS) team started testing scenarios if large numbers of employees had to work remotely. They also looked to ramp-up telehealth services. Luckily, they had already started to improve our telehealth and teleconferencing platforms. Northern Light Acadia Hospital had been using Zoom telepsychiatry. Dave and the IS team had to quickly figure out how to expand it to the rest of the system. Before COVID-19, in January, we did approximately 1,500 to 1,700 telehealth visits. By April, we ramped-up to about 34,000. The technology we put in place allowed us to provide care to our patients who could not come in, says Dave. It meant a lot of work in a short time to modify these systems. The IS team played a crucial role in allowing front line staff and support staff to continue working safely while providing exceptional care for patients. Dave, who is also a pilot of a single-engine plane, literally went above and beyond his duties and organized a three plane flyover of Northern Light Hospitals last spring to honor our employees. We do this for a reason, the same as anyone else in the organizationto take care of our patients. The frontline people need our assistance, and were proud to offer that. David Valcik Dani Reardon, CPT, CHWCWellness CoordinatorBeacon Health Dani Reardon leads a virtual fitness class for Northern Light Health employees from a bright and welcoming home gym in the finished basement of her home. They try to follow along as she calls out instructions. Music is playing in the background. We all know that physical activity helps manage stress, depression, and anxiety in addition to keeping your body well, so by offering these noon classes, they can take the class and feel better, explains Dani. I love that Im able to do this; a big part of who I am is helping others. I want people to be well. Im glad I am able to introduce different types of exercise and hopefully participants find a love for it and continue. Dani Reardon, CPT, CHWCCarla LeinoEnvironmental Services Northern Light Blue Hill Hospital Whenever a patient with COVID-19 is treated in the Emergency Department at Northern Light Blue Hill Hospital, they can take comfort in knowing that Carla Leino is on the job. Dressed from head to toe in personal protective equipment, she goes into patient rooms to clean once patients are discharged. She is armed with cleaning chemicals and wipes down every surface as she sanitizes the room from floor to ceiling. We make sure that the cleaning were doing is the best that it can be, not only to protect ourselves but anyone else that will go into the room. When the next patient is coming through the door, that room is ready for them, says Carla. I dont have a special prayer, but I talk to God every day when I leave my house, and I ask him for strength to carry-on and do what I have to do no matter how it makes me feel. Im doing this for the greater good. Im doing his work. It gets me through. Carla LeinoMark Noble Supply Specialist II, Materials Management Department Northern Light Inland Hospital Whenever you need supplies to do your job, Mark Noble is the man who gets you what you need. I dont want anybody to say I dont have what I need when I need it. Until this point, not one person has had to say that, he says with pride. Mark is hoping he can continue to keep that record. Still, having personal protective equipment (PPE) in stock has been challenging during a pandemic that caused a global shortage of PPE and disrupted the entire supply chain. Fortunately, Mark and his team could see the warning signs and took proactive measures to increase ordering and find alternative vendors. We always look out for one another. My whole job is to make sure our patients and employees are safe and they have the equipment they need to stay safe. I take pride in that. Mark NobleCOVID 19: A patients story Baballa Adam knew something was wrong when he couldnt get out of bed on a Thursday morning in early June. He just lay in bed in the top floor apartment of his home in Portlands Valley Street neighborhood. His wife, Saida, called for help to get him to the Emergency Department at Northern Light Mercy Hospital. Baballa would spend the next week in the hospital recovering from COVID-19. He says that he never had difficulty breathing but that he was exhausted. It was very, very scary. I felt like I might not get out of here, like I was going to die, recalls Baballa. Despite regaining his strength and returning home, Baballa did have some lingering effects that required follow-up care. So, Northern Light Home Care & Hospice helped set him up at home with some monitoring equipment to check his temperature and blood pressure. He was also introduced to Laura Webber, post-acute care manager, Northern Light Beacon Health. Laura explains, When I received the referral, he was in the hospital at Mercy, and I followed him daily to see what was going on. He was discharged to Home |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 2: Description of Business or Family Relationship of Officers, Directors, Et | Patricia Small, board member is a board member of Sweetser and Debra Tayor, board member/officer is President & CEO of Sweetser. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 6: Explanation of Classes of Members or Shareholder | VNA Home Health & Hospice d/b/a Northern Light Home Care & Hospice (the Corporation) is a Maine nonprofit corporation. Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems d/b/a Northern Light Health (NLH), also a Maine nonprofit corporation, is the sole voting corporate member of the Corporation. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a: How Members or Shareholders Elect Governing Body | Each year at their annual meeting, the directors elect replacements for those directors whose terms are expiring Election of directors is subject to ratification by the NLH Board of Directors. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 7b: Describe Decisions of Governing Body Approval by Members or Shareholders | The NLH President has authority to appoint and remove the SVP, President of the Corporation. NLH also has joint and superior authority to approve, disapprove or initiate action with respect to the following matters: I. amendments to the corporations Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws;II. changes in legal form of organization of the Corporation;III. election of the Directors/Trustees of the Corporation;IV. action concerning the Corporations operating budget and capital expenditures;V. the Corporations acquisition of assets or assumption of liabilities of an unaffiliated third party;VI. transfer of 5% or more of the assets of the Corporation;VII. financing transactions concerning the Corporation; VIII. merger, consolidation, sale, lease, mortgage, pledge or other disposition of all or substantially all assets of the Corporation; IX. add or revise a health care service of the Corporation;X. discontinue or close a health care service of the Corporation;XI. action concerning the Corporations role in the NLH Strategic Plan;XII. action concerning the Corporations participation in key strategic affiliations with third parties not affiliated with NLH; andXIII. dissolution of the Corporation. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process | Form 990 is reviewed by the VP of Finance & SVP, President of Northern Light Home Care & Hospice. It is also provided to each board member either electronically or in hard copy with an opportunity to ask questions prior to filing with the IRS. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts | The organization requests updates of potential conflicts and relationships from the officers and Board members on an annual basis. The request requires disclosure of all business relationships, board memberships, and family relationships. A database is maintained that is compared to payroll records and the accounts payable vendor list to identify any potential conflicts of interest. Transactions are reviewed for reasonableness as an arm's length transaction.The first agenda item for board meetings and board committee meetings is for members to declare any conflict of interest with upcoming agenda items or deliberations. At any point when consideration is being given to purchase/contract with a party in interest, the member with the conflict is either excused from the discussion and consideration process or abstains from voting on the matter.All transactions identified with parties in interest are disclosed within the Form 990. All are deemed to be arm's length transactions. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management | The SVP, President of Northern Light Home Care & Hospice and the system Chief Executive Officer (CEO) who serves on the board ex-officio are employed by the system parent, Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems d/b/a Northern Light Health (NLH).The NLH Executive Performance Management Committee (the Committee) is responsible to monitor and evaluate the performance of the NLH CEO. It shall have authority to set the compensation of the NLH CEO, and to review the recommendations of the NLH CEO with respect to the compensation of the Presidents of the Member Organizations and other key management personnel. The Committee is comprised entirely of independent Directors per NLH bylaws.Process:The Committee meets regularly throughout the fiscal year at the discretion of the Committee chair as well as on call of the Chair of the NLH board. In carrying out its duties pursuant to the Bylaws, the Committee:-Assures that the executive compensation program is administered in a manner consistent with the NLH executive compensation philosophy.-Reviews and updates the NLH executive compensation philosophy which serves as the foundation on which all current and future executive compensation decisions are made.-Assures that value of compensation provided by NLH does not exceed the value of services provided by the executive.-Reviews annual incentive compensation criteria for eligible executives, as defined by the NLH CEO.-Reviews periodic compensation survey information and provides expert input to proposed changes to the executive compensation program.-Assures that a formal and timely performance management system is in place for executives.-Reviews incentive compensation criteria scoring and associated pay schedules for officers and key employees.-Provides any public statements regarding executive compensation practices at NLH deemed appropriate.-Maintains minutes of the meeting and communicates actions to the NLH Board of Directors.To accomplish this, the committee uses an external consultant with access to comparative data from independent sources and include national as well as regional data points. The NLH CEO reviews all direct report compensation actions with the committee. In addition, the NLH CEO ensures that any subsidiary policies and practices governing executive compensation are consistent with the committee's philosophy and practices statement.Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b - Compensation Review & Approval Process for Officers & Key EmployeesCompensation of other officers and key employees of the organization is established by the Human Resources department who utilize external market research to establish compensation ranges for specific positions. On an annual basis, the compensation ranges are compared to the updated survey information.The hiring manager will determine where the employee will fall within the ranges established by the Human Resources department based on experience and credentials. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available | Northern Light Home Care & Hospice makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available to the public upon request. |
| Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Increases | Changes in Net Assets Held @ NLH Foundation = $432760 |
| Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Increases | Transfer from Exempt Subsidiary-NLH Foundation = $29830 |
| Software ID: | 19009920 |
| Software Version: | 2019v5.0 |