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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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(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. | ||||||
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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 | ||||||
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(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.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
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(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (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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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.
Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for the latest information.
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| Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services Description | OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Jenica Achey, CNA Northern Light Continuing Care, Lakewood Caring for elderly residents at Northern Light Continuing Care, Lakewood is an enormous responsibility that Jenica Achey understands all too well. She works with a vulnerable population, and is living with someone at high risk. Jenica, who rarely leaves her house except for work, canceled out of state travel plans to ensure her family and Lakewood residents are safe. For me, its the gratitude that they all show. You can see it in their faces when you put on their make-up or help them pick out an outfit. During COVID-19, as residents can only communicate with family through closed windows, by phone, or electronically, she says its more important than ever to show comfort and compassion. They cant see your smile with a mask over your face, but your eyes smile too. And they can see that. And that helps them. Jenica Achey, CNAShane Mack Mcpherson Psychiatric Technician Northern Light Acadia Hospital Mack Mcpherson says his co-workers are like his extended family, and they pulled together even more during the extraordinary challenges of running a psychiatric hospital during a global pandemic. Were in the business of working with people who are in some form of crisis, either medical needs or mental health needs. Its just what we do naturally. As a psych tech, Mack considers his job to do what needs to be done to support patients and clinicians. He says the only change for him during COVID-19 is that hes helping other staff with needs too. Hes cleaning, doing small repairs, getting batteries for a thermometer, whatever is needed. The most challenging part of the pandemic for Mack personally is not having face-to-face interactions with co-workers. Acadia is known for being able to recognize when somebody on the team is having a rough day or a rough couple of days. And, we are great at surprising them with their favorite candy or coffee, or writing a card. Shane Mack McphersonCassie CraigParamedic Northern Light Medical Transport Since the start of the pandemic, when a 911 call comes into Northern Light Medical Transport, the caller is screened to see if the patient has COVID-19 symptoms. That way, Cassie Craig knows if she must suit up in full gear, including respirator masks, goggles, gloves, and gowns. This adds some time to the response, but is an important step to protect her and her co-workers, to stop the spread of the virus, and to make sure she can continue her job. She also makes sure to wash her clothes at the station in order to limit any exposure to family members. I would come to work in a pandemic as I would come to work on a Tuesday, this is the job that I signed up for. Its become more difficult lately, but Im going to come to work anyway. Im here to do my job. Cassie CraigBrent Watson, RN, BSN, MLT, CEN, CFRNDirector of Nursing for Emergency Department / Laboratory Services As the director of the Emergency Department at Northern Light Mayo Hospital, Brent Watson spent long hours informing people of evolving CDC guidelines in the early stages of the COVID pandemic. He also spent considerable time traveling to Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center to study how they were equipped to handle a potential influx of patients. Since Mayos emergency staff is relatively small, he cross-trained other Mayo nursing staff to work in the Emergency department. Personally, I wouldnt consider myself a hero in any aspect; this is something I signed up for. I am a professional nurse. I love taking care of people; I love taking care of the community in which I live. Brent Watson, RN, BSN, MLT, CEN, CFRNMatt GrantCardiopulmonary Respiratory TherapistNorthern Light Mayo Hospital Matt Grant is one of two full-time respiratory therapists at Northern Light Mayo. Understanding that COVID-19 is a respiratory virus, he knew his services would be in demand if there were an influx of patients. So, he also spent time training staff to make sure they were ready. Both Brent and Matt say its all part of the job, even in a global pandemic. People have been very appreciative, and Id be remiss not to acknowledge that, but I dont consider myself a hero. We havent been hit as hard as some hospitals across the country. They are working nonstop overtime and going out and being in the face of this. I would consider myself lucky, but I wouldnt consider myself a hero by any means. Matt GrantTiffany BennerClinical SupervisorNorthern Light Maine Coast Hospital As a supervisor, Tiffany Benner says the most challenging part of the pandemic was when she didnt have immediate answers for staff. Early on, there were many unknowns would they have enough personal protective equipment? How long would this last? Would there be staff reassignments? She learned to communicate what she knew when she knew it, which helped alleviate fears. She did have a very well laid out plan at home. Once the pandemic reached her county, she would not leave the house, except for work, and her newlywed husband would do the shopping. "I dont think of myself as a hero. I didnt decide to become a nurse because I thought in 2020 there would be a worldwide pandemic, and it would look awesome when I leave work. I do my job because I like to help people. I like to help the community. Tiffany BennerTammy Violette, RNDirector, Physician PracticesNorthern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center In regular times, Tammy Violettes job involves supporting clinical services and staff of Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Centers Primary Care. But since COVID-19, she has also become an expert in swab and go sites screening and testing people for COVID-19. Tammy helped coordinate staff at the testing site, which was a partnership with the City of Bangor, EMMC, St. Joseph Hospital, and Penobscot Community Health Care (PCHC). How was traffic going to flow? What type of staff were we going to use? How were the swabs going to get collected? How are they going to be housed? So, there was a lot of logistics in terms of details, she explains. Everyone in our community, our eyes have been opened to everyday heroes. Individuals that continue to keep the grocery store stocked so that people can eat during this time. I think that we all just have to remember that were in this together, and we should be thankful for the efforts of all. Tammy Violette, RNLisa Boutwell, PTAPhysical Therapist Assistant Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital Physical Therapy was a service that completely shut down at the start of the pandemic. Lisa Boutwell, PTA went from seeing patients in outpatient rehabilitation to staffing Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospitals drive-up site to screening and testing patients. As a runner, she took the test bag from providers administering the tests to the hospital or lab. Lisa is one of many healthcare staff members who stepped up to serve the community in all kinds of ways, in all kinds of weather. One day out in the testing tent, it was very windy, the walls were blowing in. We also had a snowstorm and large snow piles outside of the tent, but we made do, and our community was safer because of it. Lisa Boutwell, PTAA Leader to HeroesA good leader inspires people to have confidence in the leader; a great leader inspires people to have confidence in themselves. Eleanor Roosevelt A leader who empowers others to act decisively is precisely the type of leader a healthcare system needs during a global pandemic. As the coronavirus began forcing the state of Maine to shut down, Tim Dentry was settling in as president and CEO of Northern Light Health and facing an immediate crisis that would put his experience and leadership skills to the test. On March 24, I was offered the position. It was announced on March 25, and April 1 is when I began these responsibilities, Dentry explains. He had already been with Northern Light Health as chief operating officer for three years and was very familiar with the system. Also, he spent several years in Western Africa and the Middle East working to improve healthcare systems for Johns Hopkins University. During the Ebola outbreak, I was in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates. The Ministry of Health advised us on a Thursday that this is a big issue, and they want us to be the chosen hospital for Ebola response, and by Sunday, we had our first patient, recalls Tim. That experience helped Tim when the first case of COVID-19 appeared in Maine. By the time the state had issued stay-at-home orders, Northern Light Health had already enacted its Incident Command team and its supply chain team had already started preparing for a nationwide shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE). Information Systems and Operational Excellence teams worked to increase delivery of healthcare services through telehealth. Under Tims leadership, Northern Light Health also set up alternative care sites and COVID-19 screening sites. I spent a lot of my time doing what Im doing now, getting out and talking t |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 2: Description of Business or Family Relationship of Officers, Directors, Et | Robert Ziegelaar, board member and Eric Hafener, officer are board members of Challenger Center of Maine. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 4: Description of Significant Changes to Organizational Documents | Amended Bylaws as follows: (1)Amended Article III (Board), Section 2 (Number and Tenure; Qualifications), Section 2b (Remaining Elected Board Members) removed notation of an Auxiliary board seat.(2)Amended Article III (Board), Section 2 (Number and Tenure; Qualifications), Subsection c (Active Medical Staff Board Seats) removed subsection c(b) - The Board of the Auxiliary shall submit the name of one of its members who qualifies as independent as provided below to the [Nominating Committee], which shall either submit the name to the full Board of the Medical Center for election as a Trustee or refer it back to the Auxiliary for reconsideration. The individual so elected to the Auxiliary seat will serve a three-year term and may be re-elected, provided however that the individual shall cease serving as a Trustee when no longer a Director of the Auxiliary |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 6: Explanation of Classes of Members or Shareholder | Eastern Maine Medical Center d/b/a Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center (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 SVP of Finance. 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 Eastern Maine Medical Center 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 meetings 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 and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees | Compensation 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. The compensation of officers and key employees are reviewed by the system CEO and EMMC Executive & Finance committee. 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 Eastern Maine Medical Center 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 | Equity transfer from EMHS = $1396257 |
| Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Decreases | Net Change in Funds Held at Affiliates = -$2196036 |
| Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Decreases | Post Retirement Health Benefit FAS158 = -$21966554 |
| Software ID: | 19009920 |
| Software Version: | 2019v5.0 |