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) 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.") .. | 56,883,580 | 40,274,409 | 30,787,594 | 54,536,876 | 29,389,665 | 211,872,124 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | 0 | |||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | 0 | |||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 56,883,580 | 40,274,409 | 30,787,594 | 54,536,876 | 29,389,665 | 211,872,124 |
| 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).. | 23,650,035 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 188,222,089 | |||||
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.. | 56,883,580 | 40,274,409 | 30,787,594 | 54,536,876 | 29,389,665 | 211,872,124 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 10,469,379 | 10,198,680 | 4,346,797 | 3,817,438 | 3,002,610 | 31,834,904 |
| 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.).. | 0 | |||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 243,707,028 | |||||
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.") . | ||||||
| 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) 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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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..... | ||||
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| SCHEDULE E, PART I; QUESTION 3 | THE ORGANIZATION IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING EDUCATION & EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL PERSONS WITHOUT REGARD TO RACE, COLOR, NATIONAL ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, SEX, AGE, HANDICAP OR VETERAN STATUS. THE ORGANIZATION COMPLIES WITH ALL RELEVANT LOCAL ORDINANCES AND STATE AND FEDERAL STATUTES IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF ITS EDUCATIONAL AND EMPLOYMENT POLICIES AND IS AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER. AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYMENT POLICY WAS PUBLICIZED IN THE LOCAL NEWSPAPER, THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER. |
| SCHEDULE E, PART I; QUESTION 6 | THIS ORGANIZATION IS THE TAX-EXEMPT PARENT ORGANIZATION OF THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY/JEFFERSON HEALTH; A COMPREHENSIVE PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY AND TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM ("SYSTEM"). BEGINNING IN MARCH 2020, THE SYSTEMS OPERATIONS WERE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. THE SYSTEMS ELECTIVE HEALTHCARE PROCEDURES AND OFFICE VISITS WERE CANCELED AS A RESULT OF GOVERNMENTAL STAY-AT-HOME ORDERS THAT WERE IN EFFECT IN THE REGION INTO JUNE 2020. AS A RESULT OF THE CORONAVIRUS AID, RELIEF, AND ECONOMIC SECURITY ("CARES") ACT SIGNED INTO LAW ON MARCH 27, 2020, THE SYSTEM RECEIVED OVER $300 MILLION IN GOVERNMENT SUPPORT PRIMARILY TO REIMBURSE FOR COVID-19 RELATED EXPENSES AND LOST OPERATING INCOME. THE PORTION OF THE CARES ACT FINANCIAL SUPPORT PROVIDED SPECIFICALLY TO THIS ORGANIZATION IS INCLUDED WITHIN CORE FORM, PART VIII, LINE 1E. IN ADDITION, DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2020, THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FUNDING FROM THE STATE OF DELAWARE. THIS FINANCIAL SUPPORT IS INCLUDED WITHIN CORE FORM, PART VIII, LINE 1E. |
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| CORE FORM, PART III; STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY IS THE TAX-EXEMPT PARENT ORGANIZATION OF THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY/JEFFERSON HEALTH; A COMPREHENSIVE PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY AND TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM ("SYSTEM"), WITH A TRIPARTITE MISSION OF EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND PATIENT CARE. THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY IS THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OR STOCKHOLDER OF VARIOUS NOT FOR-PROFIT AND FOR-PROFIT ENTITIES. THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE ("IRS") HAS RECOGNIZED THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY AS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3). THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY ("TJU") WAS FIRST INCORPORATED UNDER THE NAME JEFFERSON MEDICAL COLLEGE OF PHILADELPHIA BY A SPECIAL ACT OF THE PENNSYLVANIA GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN 1838. TJU IS THE TAX-EXEMPT PARENT ORGANIZATION OF JEFFERSON/JEFFERSON HEALTH; A COMPREHENSIVE PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY AND TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM ("SYSTEM"), WITH A TRIPARTITE MISSION OF EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND PATIENT CARE. THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY IS THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OR STOCKHOLDER OF VARIOUS NOT FOR-PROFIT AND FOR-PROFIT ENTITIES. THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE ("IRS") HAS RECOGNIZED THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY AS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3). TODAY, TJU IS AN INNOVATIVE HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY THAT CONDUCTS RESEARCH AND OFFERS UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE INSTRUCTION THROUGH THE SIDNEY KIMMEL MEDICAL COLLEGE AT THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY ("SKMC") AS WELL AS THE JEFFERSON COLLEGES OF NURSING, PHARMACY, HEALTH PROFESSIONS, POPULATION HEALTH, REHABILITATION SCIENCES AND LIFE SCIENCES. TJU'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ARE FULLY ACCREDITED AND IT EDUCATES OVER 4,000 STUDENTS ANNUALLY. TJU EDUCATES MEDICAL STUDENTS, NURSES, SCIENTISTS, PHYSICIAN'S ASSISTANTS, TECHNICIANS, PHARMACISTS, OCCUPATIONAL AND PHYSICAL THERAPISTS, POPULATION HEALTH EXPERTS, AND OTHER HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS TO PROVIDE HEALTHCARE SERVICES AND TO CONDUCT CUTTING-EDGE SCIENTIFIC AND MEDICAL RESEARCH IN THE CURE AND PREVENTION OF DISEASES. TJU ALSO CONDUCTS CLINICAL AND STATISTICAL RESEARCH, STUDIES, AND EXPERIMENTS TO IMPROVE CURRENT DISEASE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT KNOWLEDGE AND TECHNIQUES. TJU DEDICATES ITSELF TO COLLABORATIVE, TRANSDISCIPLINARY AND INTER-PROFESSIONAL APPROACHES TO LEARNING THAT OFFER A VIBRANT AND EXPANDABLE PLATFORM FOR EDUCATION. THROUGH THIS UNIQUE MODEL, WE ARE PREPARING OUR STUDENTS FOR CURRENT AND YET-TO-BE-IMAGINED CAREERS SETTING TOMORROW'S STANDARDS BY BREAKING TODAY'S. UNIVERSITY MISSION: WE ARE A UNIVERSITY WITH PREEMINENCE IN TRANSDISCIPLINARY, EXPERIENTIAL PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND DISCOVERY, DELIVERING EXCEPTIONAL VALUE FOR 21ST CENTURY STUDENTS WITH EXCELLENCE IN ARCHITECTURE, BUSINESS, DESIGN, ENGINEERING, FASHION & TEXTILES, HEALTH, SCIENCE AND SOCIAL SCIENCE INFUSED WITH THE LIBERAL ARTS. ENTERPRISE MISSION: WE IMPROVE LIVES. ENTERPRISE VISION: REIMAGINING HEALTH, EDUCATION AND DISCOVERY TO CREATE UNPARALLELED VALUE. COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY & EQUITY: WE ARE REIMAGINING DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION TO PROMOTE AND CULTIVATE AN INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT THAT CELEBRATES THE DIFFERENCES AND SIMILARITIES OF OUR PATIENTS, FAMILIES, STUDENTS, WORKFORCE AND THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE TO ACHIEVE AN EQUITABLE CULTURE. CURRENT ACTIVITIES ================== TJU CONDUCTS RESEARCH AND OFFERS UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE EDUCATION THROUGH THE SIDNEY KIMMEL MEDICAL COLLEGE AS WELL AS THE JEFFERSON COLLEGES OF NURSING, PHARMACY, HEALTH PROFESSIONS, POPULATION HEALTH, REHABILITATION SCIENCES AND LIFE SCIENCES. SIDNEY KIMMEL MEDICAL COLLEGE AT THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY (SKMC) ------------------------------------------------------------------- SKMC WAS ORIGINALLY KNOWN AS THE JEFFERSON MEDICAL COLLEGE, WHICH WAS FOUNDED IN 1824. SKMC HAS AWARDED MORE THAN 31,000 MEDICAL DEGREES AND HAS MORE LIVING GRADUATES THAN ANY OTHER PRIVATE MEDICAL SCHOOL IN THE NATION. IT OFFERS BOTH UNDERGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND INNOVATIVE JOINT DEGREE PROGRAMS TO MORE THAN 1,000 STUDENTS EACH YEAR. SKMC IS RECOGNIZED FOR ITS BALANCED APPROACH TO MEDICAL EDUCATION, AND APPROXIMATELY ONE OUT OF FOUR TO ONE OUT OF FIVE APPLICANTS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES APPLY TO SKMC. IT IS COMMITTED TO (1) EDUCATING PHYSICIANS WHO WILL FORM AND LEAD THE INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY AND RESEARCH TEAMS OF TOMORROW; (2) DISCOVERING NEW KNOWLEDGE THAT WILL DEFINE THE FUTURE OF CLINICAL CARE THROUGH INVESTIGATION FROM THE LABORATORY TO THE BEDSIDE, AND INTO THE COMMUNITY; AND (3) SETTING THE STANDARD FOR QUALITY, COMPASSIONATE AND EFFICIENT PATIENT CARE FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND FOR THE NATION. JEFFERSON COLLEGE OF NURSING ---------------------------- SINCE 1891, WHEN NURSING EDUCATION BEGAN AT TJU, GRADUATES OF TJU NURSING PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN LEADERS IN EDUCATION, RESEARCH, HEALTHCARE DELIVERY, AND COMMUNITY SERVICE. THE FACULTY AND LEADERSHIP OF THE JEFFERSON COLLEGE OF NURSING ("JCN") ARE COMMITTED TO WORKING WITH THEIR STUDENTS TO CONTINUE THIS RICH TRADITION. JCN CONTINUALLY MAKES INNOVATIVE CURRICULAR CHANGES AIMED AT PREPARING ITS STUDENTS TO FUNCTION AS OUTSTANDING NURSING PROFESSIONALS IN A DYNAMIC HEALTHCARE ENVIRONMENT. A CRUCIAL CHARACTERISTIC OF TODAY'S HEALTHCARE SYSTEM IS THE INTER-PROFESSIONAL NATURE OF PRACTICE. AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF A MAJOR ACADEMIC HEALTH CENTER, JCN AFFORDS ITS STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO INTERACT WITH OTHER STUDENTS IN AN ARRAY OF HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONS. THE ENTIRE CURRICULUM IS BASED ON A SET OF CORE COMPETENCIES THAT FACULTY AND FUTURE EMPLOYERS BELIEVE IS ESSENTIAL TO EFFECTIVE PRACTICE. JCN'S STRATEGIC PLAN COMMITS TO MAINTAINING ITS STATUS AS A PREMIER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION FOR THE EDUCATION AND CLINICAL PREPARATION OF OUTSTANDING NURSE LEADERS AND PROFESSIONALS. JCN DRAWS UPON A MULTITUDE OF RESOURCES WITHIN TJU AND ITS CLINICAL AFFILIATES. TJU ENSURES THAT THE COLLEGE'S FACULTY ACHIEVES SUPERIOR QUALITY IN PRACTICE, RESEARCH, AND TEACHING, THEREBY PROVIDING THE APPROPRIATE BACKDROP FOR EXCELLENT EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES FOR ITS STUDENT BODY. FOR EVERY STUDENT THIS MEANS AN EDUCATIONAL CREDENTIAL THAT OPENS EXCEPTIONAL ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT IN HEALTHCARE PRACTICE SETTINGS. NURSES GRADUATING FROM JCN BOAST EXCELLENT SUCCESS RATES ON REQUIRED LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION EXAMINATIONS, WHICH ARE CONSISTENTLY ABOVE THE NATIONAL AVERAGE. JCN PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED NOT ONLY TO ASSIST JCN STUDENTS IN DEVELOPING THE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND COMPETENCIES NECESSARY TO ENTER AND EXCEL IN THE NURSING PROFESSION BUT ALSO TO EDUCATE NURSES WHO MODEL POSITIVE ATTITUDES, CRITICAL THINKING, PROBLEM-SOLVING STRATEGIES AND STRONG PROFESSIONAL ETHICS IN ALL THEIR PROFESSIONAL ROLES. JEFFERSON COLLEGE OF PHARMACY ----------------------------- THE JEFFERSON COLLEGE OF PHARMACY ("JCP") PROVIDES AN INNOVATIVE DOCTOR OF PHARMACY PROGRAM THAT PREPARES ITS GRADUATES FOR INTERESTING AND CHALLENGING PHARMACY PRACTICE ROLES ACROSS THE HEALTHCARE CONTINUUM. UNDERPINNING THE JCP CURRICULUM IS AN ACCOMPLISHED AND DIVERSE TEAM OF HEALTHCARE LEADERS, TEACHERS, RESEARCHERS AND PRECEPTORS (PRACTITIONERS) WHO MAKE UP ITS FACULTY. COLLECTIVELY, THIS GROUP BRINGS A BROAD RANGE OF EXPERIENCES AND PERSPECTIVES TO TJU STUDENTS, AND THEY ARE RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP IN NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PHARMACY AND HEALTHCARE MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATIONS AS WELL AS THEIR RESEARCH IN PHARMACEUTICS, PHARMACOLOGY, HEALTH OUTCOMES, THE CLINICAL SCIENCES AND RELATED FIELDS. DURING THE PAST ACADEMIC YEAR, JCP UNDERWENT ITS FIRST RE-ACCREDITATION BY THE ACCREDITATION COUNCIL FOR PHARMACY EDUCATION. AS PART OF THIS PROCESS, THE DOCTOR OF PHARMACY (PHARMD) PROGRAM RECEIVED A FULL 8-YEAR REACCREDITATION THROUGH JUNE 30, 2026. JCP'S MISSION IS TO PREPARE ITS STUDENTS FOR CAREERS IN THE PROFESSION OF PHARMACY. THROUGH THE PROVISION OF A LEARNER-CENTERED, INTERDISCIPLINARY CURRICULUM, STUDENTS DEVELOP THE REQUISITE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ATTITUDES TO PROVIDE EXCELLENT PATIENT-CENTERED AND POPULATION-BASED CARE. CONSISTENT WITH THE MISSION OF TJU, JCP STRIVES TO DEVELOP A SENSE OF SOCIAL, PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY IN ITS STUDENTS. JCP PROVIDES A SUPERB ENVIRONMENT THAT FOSTERS COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH HEALTHCARE PRACTITIONERS AND SCIENTISTS THAT RESULT IN THE ADVANCEMENT OF PATIENT CARE, SAFETY, EDUCATIONAL METHODOLOGIES, AND RESEARCH. JCP CLASSROOM, LABORATORY AND PHARMACY-PRACTICE EXPERIENCES ARE COMPLEMENTED BY A WIDE RANGE OF CO-CURRICULAR AND EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO ENABLE STUDENT PHARMACISTS TO BECOME COMPETENT AND CONFIDENT PRACTITIONERS THAT APPLY THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO CARE FOR INDIVIDUAL PATIENTS AS WELL AS IMPROVE THE OVERALL HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY. WITH A STRONG EMPHASIS ON LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, JCP GRADUATES ARE PREPARED TO MAKE AN IMPACT. |
| CORE FORM, PART III; STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | JEFFERSON COLLEGE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS --------------------------------------- THE JEFFERSON COLLEGE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS (JCHP) IS COMMITTED TO EDUCATING HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY AND ETHICAL STANDARDS FOR CONTEMPORARY PRACTICE IN THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY. THE COLLEGE, REPRESENTING INTERPROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS ACROSS THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS, OFFERS NATURAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO DEVELOP PROFESSIONAL BEHAVIORS WITHIN A COMMUNITY OF LEARNERS. JCHP OFFERS DEGREES RANGING FROM A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE THROUGH CLINICAL DOCTORATE ACROSS SEVERAL ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS AND INSTITUTE: COUNSELING & BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DISASTER MEDICINE & MANAGEMENT HEALTH SCIENCES MEDICAL IMAGING & RADIATION SCIENCES MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCES & BIOTECHNOLOGY MIDWIFERY & WOMEN'S HEALTH NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT STUDIES INSTITUTE OF EMERGING HEALTH PROFESSIONS JEFFERSON COLLEGE OF POPULATION HEALTH -------------------------------------- TJU ESTABLISHED THE JEFFERSON COLLEGE OF POPULATION HEALTH ("JCPH") IN 2003 TO PROVIDE GRADUATE EDUCATION THAT PREPARES LEADERS WITH GLOBAL VISION TO EXAMINE THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AND TO EVALUATE, DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT HEALTH POLICIES AND SYSTEMS THAT WILL IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF POPULATIONS AND ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE. ORIGINALLY FORMED IN 1990 AS THE OFFICE OF HEALTH POLICY AND CLINICAL OUTCOMES, JCHP PREPARES HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS FOR THE CHALLENGES OF A DYNAMIC HEALTHCARE ENVIRONMENT. THE INCREASING COMPLEXITY OF HEALTHCARE AND ITS IMPORTANCE TO THE NATIONAL ECONOMY ESTABLISHED THE NEED AND DEMAND FOR PROFESSIONALS AND RESEARCHERS WELL-VERSED AND PREPARED TO ASSUME LEADERSHIP ROLES. IN ADDITION, THE COMPLEXITY AND SCOPE OF THE INDUSTRY REQUIRED THAT RESEARCH AND EDUCATION BE ADDRESSED COMPREHENSIVELY AND HOLISTICALLY FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF POPULATION HEALTH: HEALTH OUTCOMES AND THEIR DISTRIBUTION WITHIN THE POPULATION, THE DETERMINANTS THAT INFLUENCE THIS DISTRIBUTION, AND THE POLICIES AND INTERVENTIONS THAT IMPACT THESE DETERMINANTS. JCPH SEEKS TO CREATE CONDITIONS THAT PROMOTE HEALTH, PREVENT ADVERSE EVENTS, AND IMPROVE OUTCOMES. POPULATION HEALTH BUILDS ON PUBLIC HEALTH FOUNDATIONS BY: - CONNECTING PREVENTION, WELLNESS AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SCIENCE WITH HEALTHCARE DELIVERY, QUALITY AND SAFETY, DISEASE PREVENTION/MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMIC ISSUES OF VALUE AND RISK ALL IN THE SERVICE OF A SPECIFIC POPULATION, BE IT A CITY, PROVIDER'S PRACTICE, EMPLOYEE GROUP, HOSPITAL'S PRIMARY SERVICE AREA OR AGE GROUP; - IDENTIFYING SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL FACTORS THAT DETERMINE THE HEALTH OF POPULATIONS AND DEVELOPING POLICIES THAT ADDRESS THE IMPACT OF THESE DETERMINANTS; - APPLYING EPIDEMIOLOGY AND BIOSTATISTICS IN NEW WAYS TO MODEL DISEASE STATES, MAP THEIR INCIDENCE AND PREDICT THEIR IMPACT; AND - USING DATA ANALYSIS TO DESIGN SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY INTERVENTIONS AND NEW MODELS OF HEALTHCARE DELIVERY THAT STRESS CARE COORDINATION AND EASE OF ACCESSIBILITY. JEFFERSON COLLEGE OF REHABILITATION SCIENCES -------------------------------------------- JEFFERSON COLLEGE OF REHABILITATION SCIENCES BRINGS TOGETHER OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, PHYSICAL THERAPY, ATHLETIC TRAINING, SPEECH AND LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY. OUR GOAL IS TO PROVIDE PROGRAMS THAT ARE UNIQUE IN TERMS OF EDUCATING STUDENTS TO PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY CARE THAT WILL INTEGRATE PEOPLE BACK INTO THEIR COMMUNITIES. THE COLLEGE OF REHABILITATION SCIENCES IS PROUD TO BE HOME TO TWO PROGRAMS RANKED BY U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT: OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY AND THE DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL THERAPY. BOTH PROGRAMS OFFER STUDENTS OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN RESEARCH, CLINICAL, AND EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES. THE COLLEGE IS COMMITTED TO BECOMING A RECOGNIZED LEADER IN INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONAL, CLINICAL AND RESEARCH PROGRAMS. FUTURE PLANS FOR THE COLLEGE INCLUDE ESTABLISHING DEPARTMENTS OF REHABILITATION SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY, SPEECH AND LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY AND OUTCOMES MEASUREMENT, AS WELL AS DIVISIONS FOR THE STUDY OF COGNITION, ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY, AND HUMAN ENGINEERING AND DESIGN. JEFFERSON COLLEGE OF LIFE SCIENCES ---------------------------------- THE MISSION OF THE JEFFERSON COLLEGE OF LIFE SCIENCES ("JCLS") IS TO "TRAIN TOMORROW'S SCIENTIFIC LEADERS TODAY" BY PROVIDING THE HIGHEST QUALITY UNDERGRADUATE, GRADUATE AND POSTDOCTORAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH TRAINING IN THE LIFE SCIENCES, IN ORDER TO PREPARE STUDENTS AND FELLOWS TO MAKE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PROGRESS OF LIFE SCIENCE THROUGH CAREERS INCLUDING ACADEMIA, INDUSTRY, AND GOVERNMENT. JCLS AND ITS FACULTY OFFER COURSES AND PROGRAMS ACROSS A WIDE FIELD OF BASIC AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCES, LEADING TO THE BS DEGREE, PHD DEGREE, THE MS DEGREE AND GRADUATE CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS. IN ADDITION, JCLS OFFERS A POST BACCALAUREATE PRE-PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM FOR CANDIDATES INTERESTED IN COMPLETING THEIR PREREQUISITE COURSE WORK FOR MEDICAL AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS. THE COLLEGE ALSO COORDINATES POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING PROGRAMS ACROSS THE CAMPUS. ADDITIONALLY, JCLS, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SIDNEY KIMMEL MEDICAL COLLEGE, OFFERS A COMBINED MD/PHD PROGRAM. THE COLLEGE'S EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS PROVIDE A SOLID FOUNDATION FOR GRADUATES, MANY OF WHOM HAVE PURSUED ADDITIONAL GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS. OTHER JCLS GRADUATES HAVE DIRECTLY ENTERED SUCCESSFUL CAREERS INCLUDING POSITIONS AT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, PHARMACEUTICAL AND BIOTECHNOLOGY COMPANIES, HEALTHCARE SETTINGS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, AND MANY OTHER PROFESSIONAL VENUES. RESEARCH TRAINING AT JCLS IS ANCHORED BY A LARGE AND DIVERSE PORTFOLIO OF ACTIVE RESEARCH PROGRAMS WITH EXTENSIVE OUTSIDE GRANT SUPPORT. THAT FOUNDATION, COMBINED WITH CLINICAL RESEARCH AND PATIENT-CARE PROGRAMS, PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND BASIC AND TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH EXPERIENCES IN A CHALLENGING, EXCITING AND SATISFYING UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE TRAINING ENVIRONMENT. RESEARCH AT TJU =============== RESEARCH IS A KEY COMPONENT OF TJU'S TRIPARTITE MISSION AND LINKS DIRECTLY TO ITS EDUCATIONAL AND HEALTHCARE MISSION. ACROSS ALL DIVISIONS OF THE UNIVERSITY, ITS CENTERS AND INSTITUTES, AND ITS STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES, RESEARCH IS A DRIVING FORCE. TJU CONDUCTS MULTI-FACETED RESEARCH IN AUTISM, COMPUTATIONAL MEDICINE, HEMATOLOGY AND VASCULAR DISEASE, POPULATION HEALTH, NEUROSCIENCE, PULMONARY DISEASE, CANCER, FIBROSIS, IMMUNOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE, MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE, AND METABOLISM AND MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTION. TJU HAS GIVEN SPECIAL EMPHASIS TO RESEARCH FOCUSED ON CANCER AND CANCER BIOLOGY, CARDIAC AND CARDIOVASCULAR BIOLOGY, NEUROSCIENCE, POPULATION AND PUBLIC HEALTH, AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND VACCINES. CANCER: THROUGH THE SIDNEY KIMMEL CANCER CENTER, A NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE-DESIGNATED CANCER CENTER, TJU ACCELERATES DISCOVERY IN FIVE NCI-DESIGNATED PROGRAM AREAS, AIMING TO TRANSLATE FINDINGS INTO MORE EFFECTIVE TREATMENTS. THESE AREAS ARE CANCER CELL BIOLOGY AND SIGNALING, MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND GENETICS, PROSTATE CANCER, BREAST CANCER AND GASTROINTESTINAL CANCER. CARDEZA FOUNDATION FOR HEMATOLOGIC RESEARCH: IN 1939, MR. AND MRS. THOMAS D. CARDEZA ESTABLISHED THE CARDEZA FOUNDATION FOR HEMATOLOGIC RESEARCH IN THE DIVISION OF HEMATOLOGY IN DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE AT THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY AS A MEMORIAL TO CHARLOTTE DRAKE CARDEZA. CARDEZA FOUNDATION ENABLES TJU TO CONDUCT A BROAD RANGE OF BASIC RESEARCH, CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH AND CORE LABORATORIES RELATED TO HEMATOLOGY, INCLUDING THROMBOSIS AND HEMOSTASIS, CIRCULATING BLOOD PLATELET CONTRIBUTIONS TO BLOOD CLOTTING AND GROWTH OF SOLID TUMORS, GENETIC EFFECTS OF PLATELET FUNCTIONS, BREAST AND PROSTATE CANCER CELL METASTASIS, GENE EXPRESSION IN MEGAKARYOCYTES AND PLATELETS AND THEIR ROLE IN CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE AND THROMBOPOIESIS. FARBER INSTITUTE FOR NEUROSCIENCE: COMPOSED OF THE DEPARTMENTS OF NEUROLOGICAL SURGERY, NEUROLOGY, NEUROSCIENCE AND PSYCHIATRY AND HUMAN BEHAVIOR, THE FARBER INSTITUTE FOR NEUROSCIENCE, A DIVISION OF TJU, CONDUCTS BASIC, TRANSLATIONAL AND CLINICAL RESEARCH TO UNDERSTAND THE FUNDAMENTAL MECHANISMS OF THE NORMAL AND DISEASED BRAIN. FARBER INSTITUTE SPECIALISTS TRANSLATE THEIR UNDERSTANDING INTO TREATMENTS FOR NEURODEGENERATIVE AND OTHER DEVASTATING DISORDERS. RESEARCHERS AT THE INSTITUTE SHARE THEIR FINDINGS AND EXPERIENCES WITH OTHER ACADEMICS AND SPECIALISTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD AND WORK TOGETHER TO TREAT, PREVENT, AND FIND CURES FOR ALL KINDS OF NEUROLOGICAL AND SPINE DISORDERS. |
| CORE FORM, PART III; STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | JEFFERSON VACCINE CENTER: JEFFERSON MEDICAL COLLEGE ESTABLISHED THE JEFFERSON VACCINE CENTER ("JVC") IN 2007 WITH THE GOAL OF COMBINING AND FURTHER ENHANCING THE EXISTING INTEREST AND EXPERTISE AT TJU IN THE AREA OF VACCINE RESEARCH FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND CANCER. JVC COMBINES AND UTILIZES RESEARCH EFFORT IN IMMUNOLOGY, MICROBIAL PATHOGENESIS AND TUMOR IMMUNOLOGY. THE MISSION OF THE JVC IS TO STRENGTHEN THE BASIC AND TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH AT TJU IN VACCINOLOGY AND THERAPEUTICS BY ESTABLISHING CUTTING EDGE RESEARCH PROGRAMS IN VACCINOMICS AND BUILDING A NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY KNOWN CENTER OF EXCELLENCE. DANIEL BAUGH INSTITUTE FOR FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS/COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY: THE DANIEL BAUGH INSTITUTE FOR FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS/COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY, PART OF TJU'S DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY, ANATOMY AND CELL BIOLOGY, PROVIDES AN INTERDISCIPLINARY BASE FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN THE RAPIDLY EVOLVING FIELDS OF INTEGRATIVE MODELING AND COMPUTATIONAL ANALYSIS OF THE DYNAMICS OF BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS. THE INSTITUTE FOCUSES ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF MAMMALIAN SYSTEMS BIOLOGY TO STUDY THE MULTI-SCALE REGULATORY NETWORKS IN THE CONTEXT OF ADAPTATION IN CENTRAL AUTONOMIC CONTROL CIRCUITS, DYSFUNCTION OF CARDIO-RESPIRATORY REGULATION, ALCOHOLIC LIVER DISEASE AND LIVER REPAIR, AND STEM CELL DIFFERENTIATION. IN ORDER TO STUDY INTRA- AND INTER-CELLULAR NETWORKS, TJU EMPLOYS GENOMIC AND OTHER "OMIC" TECHNOLOGIES TO ACQUIRE DATASETS SUITABLE FOR ANALYSES TO IDENTIFY VARIABLES AND RELATIONSHIPS THAT PROVIDE A BASIS FOR MODELING AND SIMULATION OF MULTI-SCALE SYSTEM DYNAMICS. TJU DEVELOPS BIOINFORMATICS TOOLS TO IMPROVE THE ABILITY TO DERIVE NETWORKS, PATHWAYS AND RELATIONSHIPS SUBSERVING CELLULAR PROCESSES. TJU BRINGS PRINCIPLES OF CONTROL AND SYSTEMS THEORY AS WELL AS PROBABILISTIC/STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES TO BEAR ON THE ANALYSIS OF BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES. THE FUTURE ========== TJU'S FORWARD-LOOKING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS INCLUDE ITS INSTITUTE OF EMERGING HEALTH PROFESSIONS, WHICH PROVIDES INNOVATIVE AND UNIQUE EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO FILL FUTURE CAREER AND CERTIFICATION GAPS IN HEALTHCARE PRACTICE AND DELIVERY. IN A WORLD WHERE RAPID CHANGE IS THE NORM, EMPLOYERS ARE SEEKING GRADUATES WHO ARE READY FOR WHATS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW AND FOR WHAT WILL COME NEXT. TJU'S DISTINCTIVE, ACTIVE, COLLABORATIVE, REAL-WORLD APPROACH IS EXACTLY WHAT STUDENTS NEED TO GAIN THAT KIND OF COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE. TJU WORKS TO CONNECT DISCIPLINES AND ESTABLISHES CREATIVE, COLLABORATIVE, REAL-WORLD LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS FOR ITS STUDENTS. BY WORKING ON TRANSDISCIPLINARY TEAMS AT TJU, STUDENTS GAIN A BROADER UNDERSTANDING OF DIFFERING PERSPECTIVES AND DEVELOP CRITICAL DECISION-MAKING SKILLS. BUILT FOR A FUTURE THAT HAS YET TO BE DEFINED, TJU IS CROSSING DISCIPLINES TO BRING UNRIVALED INNOVATION AND DISCOVERY TO HIGHER EDUCATION. THROUGH BOUNDARY-BREAKING COLLABORATION, RESEARCH AND HANDS-ON, EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING, TJU EQUIPS GRADUATES WITH LEADERSHIP AND ANALYTICAL SKILLS SHAPED FOR AN ACCELERATED JOB MARKET. TJU IS RESHAPING EDUCATION FOR THE 21ST CENTURY. TJU IS SIMILARLY FORWARD-LOOKING IN ITS RESEARCH PROGRAMS. THROUGH ITS JANE AND LEONARD KORMAN RESPIRATORY INSTITUTE JEFFERSON HEALTH & NATIONAL JEWISH HEALTH, TJU IS FOCUSED ON BASIC AND TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH BY RECRUITING A LUNG BIOLOGIST WHOSE RESEARCH IS EXPECTED TO ENHANCE METHODS OF DETECTING AND TREATING A VARIETY OF LUNG DISEASES IN THE EXAM ROOM. IN ADDITION, A MEDICAL ONCOLOGIST WILL FOCUS ON BRINGING CLINICAL TRIALS AND THE NEWEST ADVANCES IN MOLECULAR THERAPEUTICS AND PERSONALIZED MEDICINE TO PATIENTS. AT THE FOREFRONT OF ACADEMIC MEDICINE, TJU IS USING ITS CENTER FOR TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE TO CREATE A NEW CULTURE OF COLLABORATION AND COOPERATION BETWEEN BASIC SCIENCE INVESTIGATORS AND PHYSICIANS. THE CENTER BRIDGES BASIC SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES WITH PHYSICIANS' NEEDS FOR THEIR PATIENTS. THE CENTER EMPHASIZES CUTTING-EDGE BASIC MOLECULAR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND ITS TRANSLATION INTO THE MOST EFFICIENT AND TAILORED FORMS OF DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT AS WELL AS MODES OF PREVENTION. TJU'S SIDNEY KIMMEL CANCER CENTER WORKS EVERY DAY TO ACHIEVE ITS MISSION OF IMPROVING LIVES OF CANCER PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH COMPASSION, INNOVATION AND BREAKTHROUGH DISCOVERIES. TO ACHIEVE THAT MISSION, THE CENTER WILL USE SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES AND ADVANCES IN CANCER DETECTION AND TREATMENT. ITS RESEARCHERS ARE COMMITTED TO TRANSLATING SCIENTIFIC FINDINGS INTO PROMISING TREATMENTS FOR ALL TYPES OF CANCER, INCLUDING LUNG CANCER, HEAD AND NECK SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA, AND PROSTATE CANCER, WITH A FOCUS ON INCIDENCE AND MORTALITY IN TJU'S LOCAL CATCHMENT AREA AND BEYOND WITH AN EMPHASIS ON VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, INCLUDING AFRICAN AMERICAN AND GERIATRIC PATIENTS. THE CANCER CENTER'S BREAST CANCER PROGRAM IS COMMITTED TO DECREASING THE INCIDENCE AND MORBIDITY OF BREAST CANCER THROUGH DISCOVERY AND TRANSLATION INTO PRACTICE IN THE PHILADELPHIA AREA AND BEYOND. THE GASTROINTESTINAL CANCER PROGRAM IS IDENTIFYING, AT THE MOLECULAR LEVEL, THE UNDERLYING FORMATION OF CANCER AND ITS METASTASIS, AND TRANSLATING THESE COMPONENTS INTO NOVEL DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS ENABLING EARLY DETECTION, PROGNOSIS, PREDICTION, RISK-STRATIFICATION AND PREVENTION. ITS ADDITIONAL GOALS ARE TO EXPLOIT NOVEL MECHANISMS TO DEFINE MOLECULARLY TARGETED THERAPEUTICS FOR CANCER PREVENTION, TREATMENT AND CONTROL AND TO ADVANCE DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC MODALITIES INTO EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE FOR CANCER PREVENTION AND CONTROL. FINALLY, TJU'S CANCER CENTER IS IMPROVING POPULATION HEALTH ON A BROAD SCALE BY REDUCING CANCER BURDEN AND DISPARITIES THROUGH DISCOVERING, DEVELOPING, EVALUATING AND IMPLEMENTING EVIDENCE-BASED CARE TO BRING ABOUT HEALING WITH TAILORED, WHOLE-PERSON CARE. |
| CORE FORM, PART III; STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | JEFFERSON ENTERPRISE ==================== WE ARE 34,500+ PEOPLE REIMAGINING HEALTH CARE, EDUCATION AND DISCOVERY. WE ARE MANY THINGS, BUT EVERY DAY ALL OF US ARE DEDICATED TO ONE THING: IMPROVING LIVES. THE SYSTEM INCLUDES FOURTEEN HOSPITALS, SEVEN URGENT CARE CENTERS, AND 25 TESTING AND IMAGING CENTERS LOCATED THROUGHOUT PHILADELPHIA, BUCKS AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES IN PENNSYLVANIA AND CAMDEN AND GLOUCESTER COUNTIES IN NEW JERSEY. OUTPATIENT AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES ARE DELIVERED THROUGH A NETWORK OF OWNED AND AFFILIATED PHYSICIAN PRACTICES, SATELLITE MEDICAL AND SURGICAL CENTERS, OUTPATIENT LABORATORIES AND RADIOLOGY CENTERS. TOGETHER, JEFFERSON HEALTH HAS 32,000+ EMPLOYEES, 6,300 PHYSICIANS AND PRACTITIONERS, 7,900 NURSES, 2,600 FACULTY AND 2,100 VOLUNTEERS AND IS THE SECOND LARGEST EMPLOYER IN PHILADELPHIA. DURING FY20, MANY STRATEGIC ADMINISTRATIVE, MERGER/ACQUISITIONS AND CHANGES WERE GREATLY AFFECTED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. THE SUDDEN APPEARANCE OF A NOVEL CORONAVIRUS WAS A CALL TO ACTION, A SUMMONS TO DO WHAT WE WERE BORN FOR: TO HELP, TO HEAL, TO CARE FOR OUR COMMUNITY. DURING THE PEAK OF THE SURGE, JEFFERSON HEALTH HAD 7,000 DISCHARGES OF NON-COVID PATIENTS WITHOUT ANY EVIDENCE OF VIRUS TRANSMISSION. THAT'S HOW SAFE WE WERE. AMONG OUR 15,000 CLINICAL EMPLOYEES AND PHYSICIANS, WE HAD LESS THAN 1 PERCENT CONTRACT THE VIRUS. THAT'S SUBSTANTIALLY LESS THAN ANY OTHER FRONTLINE SYSTEM. OUR HOSPITALS WERE AMONG THE FEW TO LET LOVED ONES BE PRESENT FOR BIRTHS, AND FOR DEATHS, ALLOWING FAMILIES TO BE AT THE BEDSIDE OF EVEN COVID-POSITIVE PATIENTS. THE PARTNERSHIP STRENGTHENS THE ENTERPRISE'S ABILITY TO CARE FOR THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. IN ADDITION, JEFFERSON'S UNIQUE GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE CONTINUES AS A COMBINED BOARD WITH EQUAL REPRESENTATION FROM JEFFERSON, ABINGTON, JEFFERSON HEALTH - NORTHEAST AND KENNEDY. ADDITIONALLY, IN FY20, JEFFERSON HEALTH CONTINUED IN ITS COMMITMENT TO PURSUE ITS DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT WITH EINSTEIN HEALTHCARE NETWORK ("EHN") OF PHILADELPHIA AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. THE PROPOSED MERGER TO CREATE AN 18 HOSPITAL HEALTH SYSTEM IS AWAITING STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT APPROVALS. WHILE, THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY, JEFFERSON HEALTH, TEMPLE UNIVERSITY AND TEMPLE HEALTH ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT TO CONDUCT DUE DILIGENCE AND NEGOTIATE THE SALE OF FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER TO JEFFERSON AND TEMPLE'S INTEREST IN HEALTH PARTNERS PLAN (HPP) THE ACQUISITION DID NOT MOVE FORWARD AS A RESULT OF THE PANDEMIC. OUR VALUES: THE BEHAVIORS OUR EMPLOYEES DEMONSTRATE DAILY TO PATIENTS AND THEIR FELLOW STAFF ENABLE JEFFERSON TO CONTINUE ACHIEVE ITS MISSION. JEFFERSON'S VALUES DEFINE WHO WE ARE AS AN ORGANIZATION, WHAT WE STAND FOR, AND HOW WE CONTINUE THE WORK OF HELPING OTHERS THAT BEGAN HERE NEARLY TWO CENTURIES AGO. THESE VALUES ARE (1) PUT PEOPLE FIRST: SERVICE-MINDED, RESPECTFUL & EMBRACES DIVERSITY; (2) BE BOLD & THINK DIFFERENTLY: INNOVATIVE, COURAGEOUS & SOLUTION-ORIENTED; AND (3) DO THE RIGHT THING: SAFETY-FOCUSED, INTEGRITY & ACCOUNTABILITY JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS AND THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY ARE PARTNERS IN PROVIDING EXCELLENT CLINICAL AND COMPASSIONATE CARE FOR OUR PATIENTS IN THE PHILADELPHIA REGION, EDUCATING THE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS OF TOMORROW IN A VARIETY OF DISCIPLINES AND DISCOVERING NEW KNOWLEDGE THAT WILL DEFINE THE FUTURE OF CLINICAL CARE. JEFFERSON RANKS AS 16TH BEST HOSPITAL ON U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT'S HONOR ROLL LIST. WE CONTINUE TO TOP THE LIST OF HOSPITALS IN PENNSYLVANIA (3RD) AND THE PHILADELPHIA METRO AREA (2ND) IN U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT'S ANNUAL LISTING OF THE BEST HOSPITALS AND SPECIALTIES. JEFFERSON ALSO STANDS OUT AS AMONG THE BEST IN 9 SPECIALTY AREAS: - ORTHOPEDICS - CANCER - EAR, NOSE & THROAT - GASTROENTEROLOGY & GI SURGERY- NEPHROLOGY - NEUROLOGY & NEUROSURGERY - OPHTHALMOLOGY - DIABETES & ENDOCRINOLOGY - GERIATRICS - PULMONOLOGY A DIFFERENT YEAR ---------------- COMING TOGETHER: OUR COVID RESPONSE INCLUDED PLANNING AND PREPARATION - EVEN BEFORE THE FIRST POSITIVE CASES OF COVID-19 SURFACED, JEFFERSON WAS ALREADY EXECUTING A DETAILED PLAN FOR COVID TESTING, PATIENT SERVICES, AND EQUIPMENT MANAGEMENT. THE PLAN WAS DEVELOPED BY JEFFERSON, WITH RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. AS OUR NUMBER OF CASES GREW, A STRATEGIC ADVISORY TEAM OF TOP LEADERS AT THE HOSPITAL LAUNCHED NUMEROUS STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY, INCLUDING: ESTABLISHING THE FIRST COVID TESTING SITE IN THE DELAWARE VALLEY; POSTPONING ALL ELECTIVE PROCEDURES, REPURPOSING BEDS FOR ADDITIONAL ICU CAPACITY, SETTING PROTOCOLS FOR ISOLATING DIFFERENT PATIENT POPULATIONS, CREATING TRANSITION PLANS FOR NON-COVID PATIENTS AND SHIFTING NON-COVID APPOINTMENTS TO TELEHEALTH TECHNOLOGY WHEN POSSIBLE; SETTING UP A TRIAGE PHONE LINE FOR PATIENTS AND STAFF, AND CREATING STANDARD GUIDELINES FOR STAFF WHO ARE TRIAGING PATIENTS; SOURCING PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) DONATIONS, SUPPLIES AND OTHER EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING VENTILATORS AND ALTERNATIVES; PROVIDING REAL-TIME EDUCATION ABOUT CHANGING CDC GUIDELINES; REDEPLOYING STAFF TO THE MOST CRITICAL UNITS; PROVIDING TRAINING TO UPSKILL REGISTERED NURSES (RNS) TO WORK IN THE ICU; ORGANIZING CHILDCARE FOR STAFF AND DEVELOPING PLANS TO FEED AND HOUSE STAFF AS NEEDED. IT WAS ANNOUNCED IN FY20 THAT JEFFERSON HEALTH HAD CARED FOR MORE COVID-19 PATIENTS THAN ANY OTHER SYSTEM IN THE PHILADELPHIA AREA. DURING THESE UNPRECEDENTED TIMES, OUR COMMUNITY DONATED GENEROUS FUNDS AND MATERIALS: OUR COMMUNITY STEPPED UP WITH CHARITABLE SUPPORT, AND SHOWED GREAT GENEROSITY IN DONATING MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND PPE. THESE INCLUDED MASKS, GOGGLES, HAND SANITIZER, AND OTHER MEDICAL SUPPLIES. TO ENSURE THE SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF THESE MATERIALS, OUR SUPPLY-CHAIN MANAGEMENT TEAM SET UP A DONATION DROP-OFF SITE TO COORDINATE THE RECEIPT AND EVALUATION OF THESE GENEROUS DONATIONS. COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAVE SOWN AND DONATED HUNDREDS OF CLOTH MASKS AND WASHABLE SURGICAL CAPS FOR HEALTHCARE PERSONNEL, AND HAVE ALSO ASSEMBLED "HERO HEALING KITS" FILLED WITH SUPPLIES AND SNACKS FOR FRONTLINE WORKERS. HEROES HONORING HEROES: NUMEROUS COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAVE STEPPED UP TO SUPPORT AND RECOGNIZE OUR HEROES ON THE FRONT LINE OF CARE. MUCH OF THAT SUPPORT HAS COME FROM FOLKS WHO ARE HEROES IN THEIR OWN RIGHT, INCLUDING NEARLY TWO DOZEN AREA POLICE, FIRE AND EMS UNITS. AMONG THE MANY TRIBUTES WAS A SPECIAL DISPLAY OF SUPPORT FROM FIRST RESPONDERS. AN ARRAY OF POLICE CARS, FIRETRUCKS, AND AMBULANCES SHOWED UP WITH LIGHTS AND SIRENS ON, TO LINE EMPLOYEE ENTRANCES AND HONOR OUR STAFF COMING AND GOING AT SHIFT CHANGES. IT WAS A MOVING AND MEANINGFUL SHOW OF SUPPORT FROM PROFESSIONALS WHO SHARE OUR COMMITMENT TO CARING FOR OTHERS. OUR WOMEN'S BOARD JOINED OTHERS TO CREATE AN IMPORTANT NEW INITIATIVE IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC CALLED "FEEDING THE FRONT LINES", THE PROGRAM BRINGS IN FOOD FROM AREA RESTAURANTS AND CATERERS TO FEED HEALTHCARE WORKERS THROUGHOUT OUR VARIOUS AH LOCATIONS. ALL OF THIS WAS COORDINATED WITH HOSPITAL STAFF TO COORDINATE MEAL DELIVERIES ON A DAILY BASIS FOR EMPLOYEES. WITH THE SUPPORT OF NUMEROUS LOCAL RESTAURANTS, BUSINESSES, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS, "FEEDING THE FRONTLINES" HAS PROVIDED MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED MEALS A DAY DURING THE SHUTDOWN. |
| CORE FORM, PART V; QUESTION 2A & CORE FORM, PART VII | THE ORGANIZATION IS THE TAX-EXEMPT PARENT ORGANIZATION OF THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY/JEFFERSON HEALTH; A COMPREHENSIVE PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY AND TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM ("SYSTEM"), WITH A TRIPARTITE MISSION OF EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND PATIENT CARE. THE SYSTEM UTILIZES A COMMON PAYMASTER FOR THIS ORGANIZATION AND JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY PHYSICIANS; A RELATED INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE FORM 990 REGULATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS, THE ORGANIZATION TREATS AMOUNTS PAID BY A COMMON PAYMASTER FOR SERVICES PERFORMED FOR THE ORGANIZATION AS IF PAID DIRECTLY BY THE ORGANIZATION. SIMILARLY, THE ORGANIZATION TREATS AMOUNTS PAID BY A COMMON PAYMASTER FOR SERVICES PERFORMED FOR A RELATED ORGANIZATION AS IF PAID DIRECTLY BY THE RELATED ORGANIZATION. |
| CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION A; QUESTION 2 | IRA BRIND, ESQ., WILLIAM A. LANDMAN & ROBERT S. ADELSON, ESQ. - BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP; JOHN P. SILVESTRI & JOSEPH MARESSA, JR. ESQ. - BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP; AND AUSTIN A. MEEHAN, III, PE & EDWARD MCKENNA, III - FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. |
| CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION A; QUESTION 3 | THE ORGANIZATION IS AN INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION AND SERVES AS THE PARENT ORGANIZATION OF THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY/JEFFERSON HEALTH; A COMPREHENSIVE PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY AND TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM ("SYSTEM"), WITH A TRIPARTITE MISSION OF EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND PATIENT CARE. AS THE PARENT ORGANIZATION OF THE SYSTEM THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY PROVIDES VARIOUS CORPORATE RELATED SERVICES FOR THE BENEFIT OF VARIOUS SYSTEM ENTITIES. THESE CORPORATE SERVICES, INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, EXECUTIVE, LEGAL AND RISK MANAGEMENT, COMPLIANCE AND GOVERNANCE, HUMAN RESOURCES AND FINANCE. THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY ALLOCATES A PERCENTAGE OF ITS TOTAL CORPORATE RELATED SERVICES COSTS TO VARIOUS SYSTEM ENTITIES, AND RECORDS REVENUE AS REIMBURSEMENT FOR THESE CORPORATE RELATED SERVICES. |
| CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION B, QUESTION 11B | THE ORGANIZATION IS THE TAX-EXEMPT PARENT ORGANIZATION OF THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY/JEFFERSON HEALTH; A COMPREHENSIVE PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY AND TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM ("SYSTEM"), WITH A TRIPARTITE MISSION OF EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND PATIENT CARE. THE ORGANIZATION'S FEDERAL FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO EACH VOTING MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY, ITS BOARD OF TRUSTEES, PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE ("IRS"). THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY HAS ASSUMED THE RESPONSIBILITY TO OVERSEE AND COORDINATE THE FEDERAL FORM 990 PREPARATION, REVIEW AND FILING PROCESS. AS PART OF THE SYSTEM'S FEDERAL FORM 990 TAX RETURN PREPARATION PROCESS THE SYSTEM HIRED A PROFESSIONAL CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING ("CPA") FIRM WITH EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE IN BOTH HEALTHCARE AND NOT-FOR-PROFIT TAX RETURN PREPARATION TO PREPARE THE FEDERAL FORM 990. THE CPA FIRM'S TAX PROFESSIONALS WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE SYSTEM'S FINANCE PERSONNEL AND VARIOUS OTHER INDIVIDUALS ("INTERNAL WORKING GROUP") TO OBTAIN THE INFORMATION NEEDED IN ORDER TO PREPARE A COMPLETE AND ACCURATE TAX RETURN. THE CPA FIRM PREPARED A DRAFT FEDERAL FORM 990 AND FURNISHED IT TO THE SYSTEM'S INTERNAL WORKING GROUP FOR THEIR REVIEW. THE INTERNAL WORKING GROUP REVIEWED THE DRAFT FEDERAL FORM 990 AND DISCUSSED QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS WITH THE CPA FIRM. REVISIONS WERE MADE TO THE DRAFT FEDERAL FORM 990 WHERE NECESSARY AND A FINAL DRAFT WAS FURNISHED BY THE CPA FIRM TO THE INTERNAL WORKING GROUP FOR FINAL REVIEW. FOLLOWING THIS REVIEW, THE FORM 990 WAS THEN PRESENTED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S AUDIT, RISK AND COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE AND PROVIDED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. |
| CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION B; QUESTION 12 | THE ORGANIZATION IS THE TAX-EXEMPT PARENT ORGANIZATION OF THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY/JEFFERSON HEALTH; A COMPREHENSIVE PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY AND TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM ("SYSTEM"), WITH A TRIPARTITE MISSION OF EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND PATIENT CARE. THE SYSTEM HAS A WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WITH WHICH ALL AFFILIATES REGULARLY MONITOR AND ENFORCE COMPLIANCE. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY GOVERNS CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE AND MONITORING OF ALL VOTING MEMBERS OF THE SYSTEM'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY IS DESIGNED TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN EVALUATING ARRANGEMENTS, CONTRACTS OR TRANSACTIONS THAT MAY BENEFIT THE PRIVATE INTEREST OF A TRUSTEE, THEIR FAMILY MEMBER(S), A MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE OR SUBCOMMITTEE THAT EXERCISES BOARD-DELEGATED POWERS OF THE UNIVERSITY, OR SENIOR MANAGEMENT. THE POLICY IS INTENDED TO SUPPLEMENT BUT NOT REPLACE APPLICABLE STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS GOVERNING NONPROFIT CHARITABLE CORPORATIONS. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, EACH VOTING MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MUST COMPLETE, AT LEAST ANNUALLY, THE SYSTEM'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE PROCESS. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST PROCESS INCLUDES DISTRIBUTION OF AN ELECTRONIC DISCLOSURE TO ALL PERSONS WHO SERVED AS VOTING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, MEMBERS OF SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND KEY EMPLOYEES DURING THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR. THE DISCLOSURE FORM ELICITS INFORMATION RELATED TO THE RESPONDENTS ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL INTERESTS AND ACTIVITIES IN WHICH THEY ENGAGED DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD. THE PROCESS ALSO REQUIRES COVERED PERSONS TO DISCLOSE SUCH INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS. IN ADDITION TO ATTESTING TO THE VERACITY OF INFORMATION CONTAINED WITHIN THE DISCLOSURE, THE VOTING MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MUST CERTIFY THAT THEY WILL ABIDE BY THE SYSTEM'S CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND OTHER RELEVANT POLICIES AND WILL DISCLOSE ALL INTERESTS AND ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THEIR ONGOING SERVICE ON THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. MEMBERS OF SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND INDIVIDUALS IDENTIFIED AS KEY EMPLOYEES RECEIVE DISCLOSURE QUESTIONS REQUIRED OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. ALL PERSONS COVERED UNDER THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND EMPLOYEE-RELATED CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES MAINTAIN A CONTINUING OBLIGATION TO DISCLOSE ALL CHANGES IN INTERESTS, ACTIVITIES AND RELATIONSHIPS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE SYSTEM MAINTAINS ALL ORIGINAL DISCLOSURE FORMS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS RECORD RETENTION POLICY. THE SYSTEM ALSO COMPILES AND ISSUES A COMPREHENSIVE REPORT OF ALL ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL INTERESTS AND ACTIVITIES REPORTED DURING THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES CONFLICTS OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE PROCESS TO THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THEREAFTER, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ITSELF OR THROUGH DELEGATION TO THE AUDIT, RISK AND COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE, EVALUATES ALL ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST TO DETERMINE WHETHER ACTIVITIES OR ARRANGEMENTS REQUIRE MANAGEMENT, REDUCTION, OR ELIMINATION OF CERTAIN INTERESTS, ACTIVITIES OR RELATIONSHIPS. WHEN MANAGEMENT OF THE IDENTIFIED CONFLICT IS REQUIRED, THE AFFECTED PERSON(S), MEMBERS OF THE BOARDS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, AND CERTAIN MEMBERS OF EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT, RECEIVE NOTIFICATION OF THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN THE MANAGEMENT PLAN. AFFECTED PERSONS ARE EXPECTED TO ABIDE BY THE TERMS OF THE MANAGEMENT PLAN, WHICH MAY INCLUDE, BUT MAY NOT BE LIMITED TO, RECUSAL FROM DELIBERATIONS AND VOTING WHEN APPROPRIATE. IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE-OUTLINED INTERNAL REPORTING AND EVALUATION OF ACTIVITIES, TRANSACTIONS AND RELATIONSHIPS, ALL REQUIRED DISCLOSURES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE'S REGULATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS ARE REPORTED ON THE ORGANIZATION'S FEDERAL FORM 990. |
| CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION B; QUESTION 15 | THE ORGANIZATION IS THE TAX-EXEMPT PARENT ORGANIZATION OF THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY/JEFFERSON HEALTH; A COMPREHENSIVE PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY AND TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM ("SYSTEM"), WITH A TRIPARTITE MISSION OF EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND PATIENT CARE. THE ORGANIZATION IS COMMITTED TO ENSURING THAT ITS EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PROGRAM ADHERES TO THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF REGULATORY COMPLIANCE AND BEST PRACTICES IN CORPORATE GOVERNANCE. THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES HAS A COMPENSATION AND HUMAN CAPITAL COMMITTEE ("COMMITTEE"). THE COMMITTEE HAS ADOPTED A WRITTEN EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY WHICH IS FOLLOWS WHEN IT REVIEWS AND APPROVES OF THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS OF THE SYSTEM'S EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION, INCLUDING ARRANGEMENTS COVERING THE PRESIDENT/ CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, SENIOR EXECUTIVES AND OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES (INCLUDING CLINICAL DEPARTMENT CHAIRS AND SELECT FACULTY). THE COMMITTEE MEETS MULTIPLE TIMES DURING THE YEAR AND IS COMPRISED OF INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE INDEPENDENT AND DO NOT HAVE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WITH REGARD TO THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS THAT FALL WITHIN ITS PURVIEW. THE COMMITTEES PROCESS IS DESIGNED TO SATISFY THE REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION OF REASONABLENESS THAT IS AVAILABLE UNDER THE INTERMEDIATE SANCTIONS LAW, AND INCLUDES THE REVIEW OF COMPARABILITY DATA AND THE CONTEMPORANEOUS SUBSTANTIATION OF ITS DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS. THE COMMITTEES DECISIONS ARE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SYSTEM'S COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY, WHICH SUPPORTS THE OBJECTIVE OF ATTRACTING, RETAINING AND MOTIVATING TALENTED INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE THE APPROPRIATE EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS TO ACHIEVE THE INSTITUTIONS OBJECTIVES. ON AN ANNUAL BASIS THE COMMITTEE REVIEWS APPROPRIATE COMPARABILITY DATA FOR SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS THAT REFLECT THE MISSION, SCOPE AND COMPLEXITY OF THE ORGANIZATION AND ITS CONSTITUENT ENTITIES. THE COMMITTEE ENGAGES QUALIFIED, INDEPENDENT CONSULTANTS AS NEEDED TO PROVIDE ADVICE ON COMPENSATION MATTERS AND TO PREPARE THE COMPARABILITY DATA, WHICH ARE REVIEWED BY THE COMMITTEE IN ADVANCE OF MAKING ITS DECISIONS. THE COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND APPROVES COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND OTHER SENIOR EXECUTIVES BASED ON MARKET PRACTICES, AN ASSESSMENT OF PERFORMANCE AND OTHER BUSINESS JUDGMENT FACTORS. THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION INCLUDES INCENTIVE PAY, PURSUANT TO WHICH EXECUTIVES ARE REWARDED BASED ON THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE SYSTEM, ENTITY AND INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE GOALS THAT ARE ESTABLISHED IN ADVANCE OF THE PERFORMANCE PERIOD. THESE GOALS ARE LINKED TO SYSTEM'S MISSION, STRATEGIC AND OPERATING OBJECTIVES, AND HAVE PREDETERMINED WEIGHTS. AT THE END OF THE YEAR, THE COMMITTEE APPROVES THE RESULTING AWARDS BASED ON A REVIEW OF PERFORMANCE ACHIEVEMENTS RELATIVE TO THE GOALS; IN APPROPRIATE CIRCUMSTANCES, OTHER DISCRETIONARY FACTORS MAY BE CONSIDERED WHEN INCENTIVES ARE DETERMINED. THE COMMITTEE MAKES A DETERMINATION OF THE REASONABLENESS OF COMPENSATION AND MAINTAINS MINUTES THAT DOCUMENT ITS DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS. |
| CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION C; QUESTION 19 | THE ORGANIZATION HAS ISSUED TAX-EXEMPT BONDS TO FINANCE VARIOUS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND RENOVATIONS. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ISSUANCE OF THESE TAX-EXEMPT BONDS, THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WERE INCLUDED WITH THE TAX-EXEMPT BOND PROSPECTUS WHICH WAS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC FOR REVIEW. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION'S FILED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION AND ANY AMENDMENTS CAN BE OBTAINED AND REVIEWED THROUGH THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. |
| CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J | CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J REFLECT CERTAIN BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS RECEIVING COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS FROM THIS ORGANIZATION OR A RELATED ORGANIZATION. PLEASE NOTE THIS REMUNERATION WAS FOR SERVICES RENDERED AS FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION OR A RELATED ORGANIZATION AND NOT FOR SERVICES RENDERED AS A VOTING MEMBER OR OFFICER OF THIS ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES. |
| CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J | CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS WERE REPORTED AS OFFICERS OR KEY EMPLOYEES ON THE ORGANIZATION'S PRIOR YEAR FORM 990, CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J, PART II. UPON A REVIEW OF THEIR RESPECTIVE DUTIES, ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THESE INDIVIDUALS DO NOT SATISFY THE CRITERIA TO BE AN OFFICER OR KEY EMPLOYEE UNDER (1) FORM 990 RULES, REGULATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS; (2) APPLICABLE STATE LAW; OR (3) THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS. ACCORDINGLY, THESE INDIVIDUALS HAVE NOT BEEN INCLUDED ON THE ORGANIZATION'S 2019 FORM 990 AS EITHER AN OFFICER, KEY EMPLOYEE OR A FORMER OFFICER NOR SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPORTED ON PREVIOUS YEARS FORMS 990. IN ADDITION, CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS WERE REPORTED AS OFFICERS ON THE ORGANIZATION'S PRIOR YEAR FORM 990, CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J, PART II. UPON A REVIEW OF THEIR RESPECTIVE DUTIES, ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THESE INDIVIDUALS DO NOT SATISFY THE CRITERIA TO BE AN OFFICER UNDER (1) FORM 990 RULES, REGULATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS; (2) APPLICABLE STATE LAW; OR (3) THE ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS. HOWEVER, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THESE INDIVIDUALS SATISFY THE CRITERIA TO BE CLASSIFIED AS A KEY EMPLOYEE FOR FORM 990 REPORTING PURPOSES. ACCORDINGLY, THESE INDIVIDUALS HAVE BEEN INCLUDED ON THE ORGANIZATION'S 2019 FORM 990 AS A KEY EMPLOYEE. PRIOR YEARS FORMS 990 WERE NOT AMENDED WITH RESPECT TO THE RECLASSIFICATIONS OUTLINED ABOVE. |
| CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J | STEPHEN K. KLASKO, M.D., MBA AND BRUCE A. MEYER, M.D., MBA ARE INVOLVED IN THE LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT OF THIS ORGANIZATION ON A FULL TIME BASIS. DR. KLASKO AND DR. MEYER ARE EMPLOYED AND RECEIVE A FORM W-2 FROM THIS ORGANIZATION. ACCORDINGLY, THEIR COMMON LAW EMPLOYER/EMPLOYEE RELATIONSHIP IS WITH THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY (EIN: 23-1352651). ACCORDINGLY, THIS ORGANIZATION FILED A 2019 FEDERAL FORM 4720 WHICH INCLUDED A REMITTANCE OF EXCISE TAX RELATED TO EACH INDIVIDUAL'S COMPENSATION IN EXCESS OF $1M. LAURENCE M. MERLIS AND KATHLEEN KINSLOW, CRNA, MBA ARE INVOLVED IN THE LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT OF THIS ORGANIZATION ON A FULL TIME BASIS. MR. MERLIS AND MS. KINSLOW ARE EMPLOYED AND RECEIVE A FORM W-2 FROM THIS ORGANIZATION AND A RELATED ORGANIZATION. THE COMPENSATION RECEIVED FROM A RELATED ORGANIZATION FOR THESE INDIVIDUALS IS AS A RESULT OF THEIR CURRENT YEAR VESTING IN AN INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 457(F) PLAN (NON QUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN) AS THE AMOUNTS WERE NO LONGER SUBJECT TO A SUBSTANTIAL RISK OF COMPLETE FORFEITURE. ACCORDINGLY, THEIR COMMON LAW EMPLOYER/EMPLOYEE RELATIONSHIP IS WITH THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY (EIN: 23-1352651). THEREFORE, THIS ORGANIZATION FILED A 2019 FEDERAL FORM 4720 WHICH INCLUDED A REMITTANCE OF EXCISE TAX RELATED TO EACH INDIVIDUAL'S COMPENSATION IN EXCESS OF $1M. MICHAEL B. WALSH IS INVOLVED IN THE LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT OF THIS ORGANIZATION ON A FULL TIME BASIS. ALTHOUGH MR. WALSH RECEIVES A FORM W-2 FROM ABINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (EIN: 23-1352152), HIS COMMON LAW EMPLOYER/EMPLOYEE RELATIONSHIP IS WITH THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY. ACCORDINGLY, THIS ORGANIZATION FILED A 2019 FEDERAL FORM 4720 WHICH INCLUDED A REMITTANCE OF EXCISE TAX RELATED TO MR. WALSH'S COMPENSATION IN EXCESS OF $1M. PETER L. DEANGELIS, JR., JEFFREY STEVENS, ELIZABETH DALE, ED.D., MPA, MARK L. TYKOCINSKI, M.D., CRISTINA G. CAVALIERI, ESQ., KATHLEEN GALLAGHER, JOHN C. EKARIUS AND STEPHANIE CONNERS, MBA, BSN, RN, ARE ALL EMPLOYED BY THE ORGANIZATION. ACCORDINGLY, THEIR COMMON LAW EMPLOYER/EMPLOYEE RELATIONSHIP IS WITH THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY (EIN: 23-1352651). THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY DID NOT FILE A 2019 FORM 4720 FOR ANY REMITTANCE OF EXCISE TAX RELATED TO THEIR COMPENSATION IN EXCESS OF $1M BECAUSE THESE INDIVIDUALS WERE NOT COVERED EMPLOYEES OF THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY AND THUS EXEMPT FROM EXCISE TAXES AS PROVIDED FOR UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 4960. JAMES S. HARROP, M.D., ROBERT H. ROSENWASSER, M.D., JACK JALLO, M.D., AND SRINIVAS PRASAD, M.D. ARE INCLUDED WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990, PART VII. THESE INDIVIDUALS PROVIDE LICENSED MEDICAL SERVICES, AS WELL AS, NON-CLINICAL SERVICES AND ARE EMPLOYED BY THIS ORGANIZATION AS WELL AS, A RELATED ORGANIZATION WITHIN THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY/JEFFERSON HEALTH. DURING 2019, THEIR EMPLOYERS WERE NOT REQUIRED TO FILE A FORM 4720 FOR ANY REMITTANCE OF EXCISE TAX RELATED TO THESE INDIVIDUALS BECAUSE THE PORTION OF THEIR COMPENSATION ATTRIBUTABLE TO NON-CLINICAL SERVICES WAS NOT IN EXCESS OF $1M AND THUS EXEMPT FROM EXCISE TAXES AS PROVIDED FOR UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 4960. |
| CORE FORM, PART VII, SECTION A, COLUMN B | THE ORGANIZATION IS THE TAX-EXEMPT PARENT ORGANIZATION OF THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY/JEFFERSON HEALTH; A COMPREHENSIVE PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY AND TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM ("SYSTEM"), WITH A TRIPARTITE MISSION OF EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND PATIENT CARE. THE SYSTEM INCLUDES BOTH FOR-PROFIT AND NOT FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. CERTAIN BOARD OF TRUSTEE MEMBERS, KEY EMPLOYEES AND OFFICERS LISTED ON CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J OF THIS FORM 990 MAY HOLD SIMILAR POSITIONS WITH BOTH THIS ORGANIZATION AND OTHER AFFILIATES WITHIN THE SYSTEM. THE HOURS SHOWN ON THIS FORM 990, FOR BOARD MEMBERS WHO RECEIVE NO COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES RENDERED IN A NON-BOARD CAPACITY, REPRESENT THE ESTIMATED HOURS DEVOTED PER WEEK FOR THIS ORGANIZATION. TO THE EXTENT THESE INDIVIDUALS SERVE AS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF OTHER RELATED ORGANIZATIONS IN THE SYSTEM, THEIR RESPECTIVE HOURS PER WEEK PER ORGANIZATION ARE APPROXIMATELY THE SAME AS REFLECTED IN CORE FORM, PART VII OF THIS FORM 990. THE HOURS REFLECTED ON CORE FORM, PART VII OF THIS FORM 990, FOR BOARD MEMBERS WHO RECEIVE COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES RENDERED IN A NON-BOARD CAPACITY, PAID OFFICERS OR KEY EMPLOYEES, REFLECT TOTAL HOURS WORKED PER WEEK ON BEHALF OF THE SYSTEM; NOT SOLELY THIS ORGANIZATION. |
| CORE FORM, PART X; LINE 13 & SCHEDULE R, PART I | THE ORGANIZATION IS THE TAX-EXEMPT PARENT ORGANIZATION OF THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY/JEFFERSON HEALTH; A COMPREHENSIVE PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY AND TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM ("SYSTEM"), WITH A TRIPARTITE MISSION OF EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND PATIENT CARE. THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY ("TJU") UTILIZES SEVERAL SINGLE MEMBER LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES ("LLC'S") TO HOLD, MANAGE AND INVEST ALL OF THE SYSTEMS INVESTMENTS THROUGH A POOLED INCOME APPROACH. THE ASSETS AND INCOME REPORTED ON SCHEDULE R PART I OF THIS FORM 990 FOR THESE LLCS REPRESENTS TOTAL ASSETS AND INCOME FOR ALL ENTITIES IN THE POOLED INCOME FUNDS AND INVESTMENTS. AT YEAR-END TJU ALLOCATES A PERCENTAGE OF THE ASSETS OF THESE LLCS TO ITS RELATED ENTITIES WHICH RECORDS THE RESPECTIVE VALUES ON THEIR BALANCE SHEETS AT YEAR-END. THUS TJUS YEAR-END ASSETS ON ITS BALANCE SHEET IS LOWER THAN THE TOTAL ASSETS REPORTED ON SCHEDULE R, PART I. |
| CORE FORM, PART X; LINE 25 | THE ORGANIZATION IS THE TAX-EXEMPT PARENT ORGANIZATION OF THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY/JEFFERSON HEALTH; A COMPREHENSIVE PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY AND TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM ("SYSTEM"), WITH A TRIPARTITE MISSION OF EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND PATIENT CARE. THE SYSTEM HAS A NUMBER OF OUTSTANDING LONG-TERM OBLIGATED GROUP DEBT LIABILITIES, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING BOND ISSUANCES: - PENNSYLVANIA HIGHER EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AUTHORITY SERIES 2012; - PENNSYLVANIA HIGHER EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AUTHORITY SERIES 2012A; - PENNSYLVANIA HIGHER EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AUTHORITY SERIES 2015A; - PENNSYLVANIA HIGHER EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AUTHORITY SERIES 2015B; - PENNSYLVANIA HIGHER EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AUTHORITY SERIES 2015C-G; - PENNSYLVANIA HIGHER EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AUTHORITY SERIES 2015H; - PHILADELPHIA AUTHORITY FOR INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT SERIES 2017A; - PHILADELPHIA AUTHORITY FOR INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT SERIES 2017B; - PHILADELPHIA AUTHORITY FOR INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT SERIES 2017C; - MONTGOMERY COUNTY HIGHER EDUCATION AND HEALTH AUTHORITY SERIES 2018A, - MONTGOMERY COUNTY HIGHER EDUCATION AND HEALTH AUTHORITY SERIES 2018B; - MONTGOMERY COUNTY HIGHER EDUCATION AND HEALTH AUTHORITY SERIES 2018C; - MONTGOMERY COUNTY HIGHER EDUCATION AND HEALTH AUTHORITY SERIES 2018D; AND - MONTGOMERY COUNTY HIGHER EDUCATION AND HEALTH AUTHORITY SERIES 2019A. THE BONDS OUTLINED ABOVE AND VARIOUS OTHER LONG-TERM BORROWINGS ARE ALLOCATED BY THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY; THE TAX-EXEMPT PARENT OF THE SYSTEM AND SOLE MEMBER OF VARIOUS TAX-EXEMPT AFFILIATES WITHIN THE SYSTEM, TO THE FOLLOWING SYSTEM MEMBER HOSPITALS AND CERTAIN OTHER AFFILIATES. THE BALANCE SHEET OF THESE RESPECTIVE MEMBER HOSPITALS AND CERTAIN OTHER AFFILIATES REFLECTS A TJU OBLIGATED GROUP LIABILITY. ACCORDINGLY, THIS TJU OBLIGATED GROUP LIABILITY IS REFLECTED ON THE BALANCE SHEET OF THE FOLLOWING SUBSIDIARY ORGANIZATIONS: - THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS, EIN: 23-2829095 - TJUH SYSTEM, EIN: 26-3026795 - JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY PHYSICIANS, EIN: 23-2809585 - ABINGTON HEALTH, EIN: 27-1243803 - ABINGTON HEALTH FOUNDATION, EIN: 23-2188052 - ABINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, EIN: 23-1352152 - LANSDALE HOSPITAL CORPORATION, EIN: 26-3359979 - JEFFERSON HEALTH - NORTHEAST, EIN: 23-0596940 - JEFFERSON HEALTH - NORTHEAST SYSTEM, EIN: 23-2239131 - PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY, EIN: 23-1352294 - KENNEDY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, INC., EIN: 22-1773439 - KENNEDY HEALTH SYSTEM, INC., EIN: 22-2442036 - MAGEE REHABILITATION HOSPITAL, EIN: 23-1476328 SCHEDULE K WAS PREPARED ON A CONSOLIDATED BASIS AND IS INCLUDED ON THIS ORGANIZATION'S FEDERAL FORM 990, SCHEDULE K. |
| CORE FORM, PART XI; QUESTION 9 | OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCE INCLUDE: - NET ASSETS RELEASED FROM RESTRICTIONS - $30,217,996; - CHANGE IN INTEREST RATE SWAP CONTRACTS - ($16,659,872); - RECLASSIFICATION OF NET ASSETS - ($815,500); - NET ASSETS RELEASED FROM RESTRICTION USED FOR PURCHASE OF PP&E - $2,858,141; - CHANGE IN NET PENSION LIABILITY - ($111,871,102); - DISTRIBUTIONS TO NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS - ($509); - JEFFCARE ALLIANCE, LLC BEGINNING NET ASSET TRANSFER - ($18,594,763); - OTHER CHANGES IN UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS - ($25,000); - CHANGE IN VALUE OF EXTERNAL TRUSTS (DONOR RESTRICTED) - ($1,199,379); - NET ASSETS RELEASED FROM RESTRICTIONS (DONOR RESTRICTED) - ($33,076,111); - CHANGE IN VALUE OF SPLIT INTEREST AGREEMENTS (DONOR RESTRICTED) - ($73,367); - RECLASSIFICATION OF NET ASSETS (DONOR RESTRICTED) - $615,500; - OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (DONOR RESTRICTED) - $512,000. |
| CORE FORM, PART XII; QUESTION 2 | THE ORGANIZATION IS THE TAX-EXEMPT PARENT ORGANIZATION OF THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY/JEFFERSON HEALTH; A COMPREHENSIVE PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY AND TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM ("SYSTEM"), WITH A TRIPARTITE MISSION OF EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND PATIENT CARE. AN INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING ("CPA") FIRM AUDITED THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE SYSTEM FOR THE FISCAL YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2020 AND JUNE 30, 2019; RESPECTIVELY AND ISSUED A CONSOLIDATED AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENT. AN UNMODIFIED OPINION WAS ISSUED EACH YEAR BY THE INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM. THE ORGANIZATION'S AUDIT, RISK AND COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE HAS ASSUMED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, WHICH INCLUDES THE SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR. |
| CORE FORM, PART XII; QUESTION 3 | THE ORGANIZATION IS THE TAX-EXEMPT PARENT ORGANIZATION OF THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY/JEFFERSON HEALTH; A COMPREHENSIVE PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY AND TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM ("SYSTEM"), WITH A TRIPARTITE MISSION OF EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND PATIENT CARE. THE SYSTEM ENGAGED AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM TO PREPARE AND ISSUE A SYSTEM WIDE CONSOLIDATED AUDIT UNDER THE SINGLE AUDIT ACT AND OMB CIRCULAR A-133. |
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| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G | DESCRIPTION:CONSULTING SERVICES TOTAL FEES:63648910 |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G | DESCRIPTION:CONTRACTED SERVICES TOTAL FEES:5756494 |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G | DESCRIPTION:PROFESSIONAL SERVICES TOTAL FEES:3912739 |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G | DESCRIPTION:BILLING & COLLECTION FEES TOTAL FEES:11270004 |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G | DESCRIPTION:PHYSICIAN SERVICES TOTAL FEES:3903 |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G | DESCRIPTION:TRANSCRIPTION SERVICES TOTAL FEES:13469 |
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