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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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 10,246,346 | 9,600,876 | 6,693,314 | 5,351,578 | 21,044,894 | 52,937,008 |
| 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 | 10,246,346 | 9,600,876 | 6,693,314 | 5,351,578 | 21,044,894 | 52,937,008 |
| 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) .. | 18,389,488 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 34,547,520 | |||||
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 10,246,346 | 9,600,876 | 6,693,314 | 5,351,578 | 21,044,894 | 52,937,008 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 501,512 | 557,841 | 670,538 | 478,900 | 633,814 | 2,842,605 |
| 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 | 55,779,613 | |||||
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (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) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (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 on line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
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Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 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 0.035 | 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 | 1 | |
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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 | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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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 2021 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2021 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2021 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2021 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2021 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2021: | ||||
| a From 2016....... | ||||
| b From 2017....... | ||||
| c From 2018....... | ||||
| d From 2019....... | ||||
| e From 2020....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2021 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2016 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2021 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
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| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2021 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2021, 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 2021. 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 2022. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2021..... | ||||
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A - EXEMPT PURPOSE AND ACHIEVEMENTS | CORPORATE STRUCTURE, PURPOSE, GOVERNANCE REGIONS HOSPITAL FOUNDATION (THE FOUNDATION) IS A MINNESOTA NON-PROFIT CORPORATION RECOGNIZED AS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE ("IRC") SECTION 501(C)(3) AND IS PART OF THE FAMILY OF HEALTHPARTNERS ORGANIZATIONS "HEALTHPARTNERS". FOUNDED IN 1957, HEALTHPARTNERS IS AN INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION, PROVIDING HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND HEALTH PLAN FINANCING AND ADMINISTRATION, AND IS THE LARGEST CONSUMER-GOVERNED NONPROFIT HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION IN THE COUNTRY. HEALTHPARTNERS' MISSION IS TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR MEMBERS, PATIENTS AND COMMUNITY. HEALTHPARTNERS SEEKS TO TRANSFORM HEALTH CARE THROUGH A RELENTLESS FOCUS ON THE TRIPLE AIM - PROVIDING EXCEPTIONAL EXPERIENCE FOR THE INDIVIDUAL, IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THE POPULATION, AND MAINTAINING AFFORDABILITY. HEALTHPARTNERS, INC. (HPI) IS A MINNESOTA NONPROFIT CORPORATION AND LICENSED HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION (HMO) RECOGNIZED AS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (IRC) SECTION 501(C)(4) AND IS THE PARENT ENTITY OF HEALTHPARTNERS ORGANIZATIONS REFERRED TO COLLECTIVELY AS "HEALTHPARTNERS". HEALTHPARTNERS INCLUDES AN ARRAY OF TAX-EXEMPT AND TAXABLE ORGANIZATIONS. HEALTHPARTNERS PROVIDES A FULL RANGE OF HEALTH CARE DELIVERY AND HEALTH PLAN SERVICES INCLUDING INSURANCE, PATIENT CARE, ADMINISTRATION AND HEALTH AND WELL-BEING PROGRAMS. HEALTHPARTNERS HEALTH PLANS SERVE MORE THAN 1.8 MILLION MEDICAL AND DENTAL MEMBERS NATIONWIDE. HEALTHPARTNERS MEDICAL CARE SYSTEM INCLUDES MORE THAN 1,800 EMPLOYED PHYSICIANS AND DENTISTS, EIGHT OWNED HOSPITALS WITH OVER 1,000 ACUTE CARE BEDS, OVER 129 PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY CARE MEDICAL FACILITIES AND DENTAL FACILITIES WITH PRACTICES IN MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN SERVING MORE THAN 1.32 MILLION PATIENTS. HEALTHPARTNERS HEALTH PLANS CONTRACT WITH OTHER PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY MEDICAL FACILITIES AND DENTAL FACILITIES, PHYSICIAN GROUPS, HOSPITALS AND RELATED HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS TO SERVE PLAN MEMBERS. HEALTHPARTNERS ALSO PROVIDES MEDICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS AND CONDUCTS RESEARCH AND FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES THAT SUPPORT THE HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM. HEALTHPARTNERS COLLABORATES WITH OTHER PLANS, CARE PROVIDERS AND OTHER COMMUNITY AND BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS IN THE REGION AND THROUGHOUT THE NATION TO INCREASE ACCESS, CREATE AND SHARE QUALITY MEASURES AND INITIATIVES, PARTICIPATE IN DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC POLICY, AND COLLABORATE IN IMPROVEMENTS THAT SUPPORT THE TRIPLE AIM. AMONG HEALTHPARTNERS' SIGNATURE INITIATIVES CONTINUING IN 2021 ARE TOTAL COST OF CARE MEASUREMENTS (A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED METRIC, ENDORSED BY THE NATIONAL QUALITY FORUM, ENABLING MEASUREMENT AND INCENTIVES BASED ON COORDINATION AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES), MENTAL HEALTH (REDUCING STIGMA, AND ASSURING ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY CARE IN THE MOST APPROPRIATE SETTINGS), CHILDREN'S HEALTH (IMPROVING CHILD HEALTH BY PROMOTING EARLY BRAIN DEVELOPMENT, PROVIDING FAMILY CENTERED CARE, AND STRENGTHENING COMMUNITIES), AND SUSTAINABILITY (ENERGY EFFICIENCY, WASTE REDUCTION, AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT). A COMPLETE LISTING OF ALL ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN HEALTHPARTNERS, AND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THEM, CAN BE FOUND ON SCHEDULE R WITHIN THIS 990 RETURN. DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT ACTIVITIES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF EACH TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION CAN BE FOUND IN THE INDIVIDUAL FORM 990 RETURN FOR THAT ORGANIZATION. HEALTHPARTNERS, INC. (HPI) IS THE PARENT ENTITY OF HEALTHPARTNERS AND IS A MINNESOTA NON-PROFIT CORPORATION AND LICENSED HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION (HMO) RECOGNIZED AS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER IRC SECTION 501(C)(4). HPI IS THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OF HPI-RAMSEY, A MINNESOTA NON-PROFIT CORPORATION RECOGNIZED AS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER IRC SECTION 501(C)(3). IN TURN, HPI-RAMSEY IS THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OF THE FOUNDATION AND ITS SISTER ORGANIZATIONS, REGIONS HOSPITAL (REGIONS), CAPITOL VIEW TRANSITIONAL CARE CENTER, LAKEVIEW HEALTH (LH), RAMSEY INTEGRATED HEALTH SERVICES AND RH-WISCONSIN, INC., ALL OF WHICH ARE NON-PROFIT CORPORATIONS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER IRC SECTION 501(C)(3). BENEFIT TO THE COMMUNITY: IN 2021, THE FOUNDATION RECEIVED CONTRIBUTIONS TO SUPPORT 86 DIFFERENT PROGRAMS AT REGIONS AND OTHER HEALTH-RELATED ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN HEALTHPARTNERS. THE FOUNDATION ALSO PROVIDED PATIENT CARE GRANT SUPPORT TO 13 PROGRAMS THROUGH THE ONE EMPLOYEE GIVING CAMPAIGN OF REGIONS AND OTHER HEALTHPARTNERS ORGANIZATIONS. THESE GRANTS FUNDED PROJECTS AT REGIONS, HEALTHPARTNERS MEDICAL GROUP (HPMG), AND OTHER HEALTH-RELATED ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN HEALTHPARTNERS IN A WAY CONSISTENT WITH THE FOUNDATION'S MISSION. CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED IN 2021 ARE BEING USED TO FUND PATIENT CARE, MEDICAL RESEARCH, THE EDUCATION OF HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, COMMUNITY HEALTH PROGRAMS, AND EQUIPMENT AND FACILITY EXPENSES. THIS INCLUDES THE WORK OF THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, MENTAL HEALTH, NEUROSCIENCE, BURN CENTER, CHARITY CARE, HARDSHIP ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS FOR EMPLOYEES, EMPLOYEE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING PROGRAM, REACH OUT AND READ, HEALTHPARTNERS CANCER CENTER AT REGIONS HOSPITAL, HEALTHPARTNERS HOSPITAL@HOME, HEALTHPARTNERS INSTITUTE, HEALTHPARTNERS HOSPICE, AND LITTLE MOMENTS COUNT. PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS ARE LISTED BELOW. FUNDRAISING TOTALS LISTED INCLUDE NEW GIFTS, PLEDGES, AND ESTATE COMMITMENTS AND DO NOT INCLUDE PAYMENTS MADE ON PREVIOUS PLEDGES. BLENDED GIFTS OF CURRENT DOLLARS AND ESTATE COMMITMENTS ALLOW DONORS TO GIVE MORE THAN THEY EVER THOUGHT POSSIBLE AND CREATE SUSTAINING SOURCES OF FUNDING FOR KEY INITIATIVES. REGIONS RESPONDS FIRST REGIONS HOSPITAL LEADS THE TWIN CITIES EAST METRO AND ST. CROIX VALLEY IN PROVIDING EMERGENCY, INPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH AND CHARITY CARE. PEOPLE OF EVERY INSURANCE AND INCOME LEVEL KNOW THEY CAN COME TO REGIONS AND RECEIVE OUTSTANDING SERVICE. BUT WE NEED TO DO MORE. PATIENT VOLUMES WERE A GROWING ISSUE EVEN BEFORE THE PANDEMIC AND THE CLOSING OF ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL AND EMERGENCY ROOM. SINCE THEN, FINDING ROOM FOR ALL PATIENTS HAS BECOME AN EVEN MORE URGENT COMMUNITY NEED. WITH THE HELP OF GENEROUS DONORS, REGIONS HOSPITAL IS READY TO RESPOND BY EXPANDING ITS EMERGENCY CENTER AND INPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH FACILITIES. THE FOUNDATION RAISED $8,187,520 IN 2021 TOWARD THIS COMBINED EFFORT, WHICH WE ARE CALLING REGIONS RESPONDS FIRST. BY YEAR'S END, THE FOUNDATION HAD RAISED $14,327,520 TOWARDS ITS FUNDRAISING GOAL OF $18.75 MILLION. THE FOLLOWING IS A SUMMARY OF CAMPAIGN ACTIVITIES, GOAL, AND RESULTS TO DATE. EMERGENCY CENTER EXPANSION IN THE FIRST PHASE OF THE EMERGENCY CENTER PROJECT, WE WANT TO PROVIDE STRONGER CARE TO MORE PATIENTS WHO EXPERIENCE THE WORST INJURIES AND ILLNESSES. THE ER ADDED 13 HIGH-ACUITY BEDS IN 2021, INCREASING THE DEPARTMENT'S TOTAL BED CAPACITY BY 25 PERCENT. A NEW UNIT IN A PREVIOUSLY SHELLED SPACE OPENED IN AUGUST AND A RENOVATED UNIT OPENED IN DECEMBER. THE PROJECT INCLUDED FOUR NEW RESUSCITATION ROOMS TO PROVIDE LIFE-SAVING CARE AND SIX ROOMS THAT CAN BE CONVERTED INTO SAFE SPACES FOR THE CARE OF PATIENTS EXPERIENCING A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS. THE ER WILL ALSO MOVE MORE RADIOLOGY AND IMAGING SERVICES INTO THE DEPARTMENT TO HELP IT PROVIDE QUICKER DIAGNOSIS AND CARE TO PATIENTS. THE FINAL TWO PHASES OF THE ER EXPANSION WILL HELP ENSURE WE CAN PROVIDE THE FINEST AND TIMELIEST CARE TO ALL PATIENTS. WORK SHOULD LAST FROM 2022-2024. THE PROJECTS WILL INCLUDE: 1) UPGRADED AND EXPANDED ARRIVAL AREA: WE WANT TO CREATE AN AREA WHERE PATIENTS FEEL WELCOMED AND SAFE, AND WHERE THEIR CARE STARTS QUICKLY. 2) RENOVATED MODERATE- TO HIGH-ACUITY CARE UNITS: THESE UNITS SERVE 40 PERCENT OF ER VISITORS AND MUST PROVIDE THE MOST EFFICIENT CARE AND MAINTAIN THE VERSATILITY TO SERVE HIGHER-ACUITY PATIENTS. MENTAL HEALTH EXPANSION WE WANT TO HELP MEET THE NEED FOR GREATER MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS CARE. TO DO THIS, WE OPENED 20 NEW BEDS ON A SHELLED FLOOR IN OUR MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY IN DECEMBER 2021. THE UNIT WAS BUILT TO BETTER SERVE THE GROWING NUMBER OF PATIENTS WHO ALSO EXPERIENCE MEDICAL CONDITIONS, INCLUDING INFECTIOUS DISEASES LIKE COVID-19. NEUROSCIENCE REGIONS AND HEALTHPARTNERS ARE DESTINATIONS OF CHOICE FOR NEUROLOGICAL CARE, OFFERING A WIDE RANGE OF SPECIALTIES TO BEST SERVE PATIENTS. BY INTEGRATING PRIMARY CARE WITH NEUROLOGICAL SPECIALTIES AND REHABILITATION, WE CAN PROVIDE TIMELY DIAGNOSIS AND STATE-OF-THE-ART SPECIALTY CARE, HELPING PATIENTS MAXIMIZE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE DURING AND AFTER TREATMENT. THIS COMBINATION MAKES US UNIQUE IN THE REGION AND HAS LED TO SEVERAL NATIONAL AWARDS IN THE FIELDS OF NEUROSCIENCE AND NEUROSURGERY. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A - EXEMPT PURPOSE AND ACHIEVEMENTS | WITH THE OPENING OF THE HEALTHPARTNERS NEUROSCIENCE CENTER IN APRIL 2017, ALL OF OUR NEUROSCIENCE PROGRAMS WERE BROUGHT TOGETHER UNDER ONE ROOF. THE FOUR-STORY BUILDING IN ST. PAUL IS THE LARGEST FREE-STANDING NEUROSCIENCE CENTER IN THE UPPER MIDWEST AND ONE OF ONLY A FEW IN THE COUNTRY. IN 2021, THE FOUNDATION RAISED $2,474,240 TO SUPPORT NEUROSCIENCE PROGRAMS. CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS MAKE A HUGE IMPACT ON OUR ABILITY TO OFFER THE FINEST NEUROSCIENCE CARE, REHABILITATION AND RESEARCH. DONATIONS HELP PAY FOR PROGRAMS AND SERVICES NOT COVERED BY EVERYDAY INCOME, ALLOWING US TO INNOVATE AND FIND BETTER WAYS TO IDENTIFY, TREAT AND PREVENT NEUROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. HERE ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF PROGRAMS FUNDED WITH THE HELP OF CONTRIBUTIONS. WORKING WITH PROMISING NEW TREATMENTS -ORIGINALLY DEVELOPED IN OUR LABS, INTRANASAL INSULIN HAS BECOME ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING POTENTIAL TREATMENTS FOR ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE, HAVING BEEN SHOWN TO IMPROVE THE MEMORY, ATTENTION AND FUNCTIONING OF ALZHEIMER'S PATIENTS. WE TESTED A POTENTIALLY SAFER AND MORE EFFECTIVE FORMULATION OF THE MEDICINE AND ARE EXPANDING OUR WORK WITH INTRANASAL INSULIN TO OTHER NEUROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. WE RAISED FUNDS FOR A CLINICAL STUDY INVOLVING FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA (FTD), THE MOST COMMON CAUSE OF YOUNG ONSET DEMENTIA IN PEOPLE UNDER THE AGE OF 60. CURRENTLY THERE ARE NO EFFECTIVE TREATMENTS FOR FTD. WE EXPANDED OUR TRIALS TO INCLUDE PEOPLE WITH DOWN SYNDROME (DS), SINCE DEMENTIA IS VERY COMMON IN PEOPLE WITH DS AND NO OTHER ORGANIZATION CONDUCTS THIS TYPE OF TRIAL WITH THIS POPULATION. WE ARE ALSO APPLYING INTRANASAL INSULIN TO ANIMAL MODELS OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE AND SPINAL CORD INJURY TO IDENTIFY CORRECT DOSES AND TREATMENT FREQUENCIES. -WE BEGAN WORK WITH TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION (TMS), WHICH PROVIDES ELECTRICAL STIMULATION TO SPECIFIC BRAIN AREAS. TRADITIONALLY USED FOR DEPRESSION, TMS IS AMONG A GROWING FAMILY OF NONINVASIVE BRAIN STIMULATION TECHNIQUES BEING DEVELOPED TO TREAT MULTIPLE NEUROCOGNITIVE DISORDERS, INCLUDING ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE. SMALL CLINICAL TRIALS HAVE REPORTED POSITIVE EFFECTS OF TMS ON THE COGNITIVE FUNCTIONING OF PEOPLE WITH ALZHEIMER'S, BUT MORE RESEARCH IS NEEDED, INCLUDING AN EXAMINATION OF TMS'S POTENTIAL INFLUENCE ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF ALZHEIMER'S. WE WANT TO BE THE FIRST ORGANIZATION TO TEST TMS WITH ALZHEIMER'S PATIENTS WHILE INCORPORATING A NEW IMAGING TECHNIQUE TO BETTER IDENTIFY THE DYSFUNCTIONAL NETWORKS THAT MAY BENEFIT FROM THE TREATMENT. THE FOUNDATION RAISED $25,500 FOR THIS EFFORT IN 2021. IMPROVING THE TREATMENT OF PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES -WE DEVELOPED A NEW NEUROWELL MODEL OF CARE FOR DEMENTIA. FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE, PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA WANT TO LIVE FREE AND INDEPENDENT LIVES; REMAIN AT HOME; ENJOY STRONG, POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHERS; AND CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE MEANING AND PURPOSE. YET THERE IS NO OTHER PROGRAM IN MINNESOTA AND ONLY A HANDFUL IN THE COUNTRY THAT PROVIDE "WRAPAROUND CARE" FOR THESE PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES TO MAKE THESE GOALS POSSIBLE. BY PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE BRAIN HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAMMING, PATIENTS AND FAMILIES WOULD EXPERIENCE MORE EQUITABLE CARE, BETTER CONNECTIONS TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES, REDUCED STRESS AND DEPRESSION AS CAREGIVERS, IMPROVED CAREGIVER RESILIENCE AND OVERALL IMPROVEMENT IN QUALITY OF LIFE. THE FOUNDATION RAISED $10,000 TOWARD THE NEUROWELL MODEL OF CARE IN 2021 TO HELP PAY FOR PATIENT WORKBOOKS. -HELPING PEOPLE LIVING WITH DEMENTIA AND THEIR FAMILIES COORDINATE THEIR CARE HAS BEEN SHOWN TO IMPROVE THEIR OUTCOMES. WITH THE HELP OF CONTRIBUTIONS, WE WILL TEST THE BENEFITS OF A MULTI-COMPONENT CARE COORDINATION PROGRAM WHEN OFFERED TO SUCH INDIVIDUALS FOLLOWING EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS AND HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS. CALLED REACH-ER, IT IS BASED ON A PROGRAM SHOWN TO IMPROVE THE MOOD, WELL-BEING AND QUALITY OF LIFE OF INDIVIDUALS WHO CARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH DEMENTIA. THE FOUNDATION RAISED $111,913 FOR THIS STUDY. -IN 2018 WE RECEIVED A FOUR-YEAR, $1.5 MILLION COMMITMENT FROM THE MERCK FOUNDATION TO CREATE AND MANAGE A NEW CARE ECOSYSTEM PROGRAM, WHICH IS EXTENDING THE REACH OF DEMENTIA SPECIALISTS VIA PHONE- AND WEB-BASED CARE TO PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES, ESPECIALLY RURAL-DWELLING AND HOMEBOUND POPULATIONS THAT TOO OFTEN LACK ROBUST CHRONIC CARE MANAGEMENT. AS PART OF THE PROGRAM, WE ARE WORKING WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO TO DEVELOP CARE ECOSYSTEM TRAINING MATERIALS THAT CAN BE USED BY HEALTH SYSTEMS TO LAUNCH THE PROGRAM AND IMPLEMENT IT IN OUR OWN SYSTEM. PREVENTING NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS -THE MINNESOTA MEMORY PROJECT IS AN ONGOING REGISTRY THAT FOLLOWS ADULTS WITH AND WITHOUT DIAGNOSED MEMORY LOSS OVER A SPAN OF TEN YEARS TO COLLECT INFORMATION ON MEMORY CHANGES WITH AGING. THIS INFORMATION WILL HELP PHYSICIANS DISCRIMINATE BETWEEN MEMORY LOSS THAT IS COMMON WITH AGING AND SYMPTOMS THAT MAY INDICATE THE PRESENCE OF DEMENTIA. THE PROJECT ALSO COLLECTS INFORMATION FROM CAREGIVERS ABOUT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH EFFECTS RELATED TO CARING FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH MEMORY LOSS. IN ALL, 654 COMMUNITY MEMBERS JOINED THE PROJECT. MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TOGETHER, REGIONS AND HPMG'S MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ARE THE LEADING PROVIDERS OF COMPREHENSIVE MENTAL AND CHEMICAL HEALTH SERVICES IN THE TWIN CITIES EAST METRO AND WESTERN WISCONSIN. IN 2021, THE FOUNDATION RAISED $1,195,798 TO SUPPORT VARIOUS MENTAL HEALTH INITIATIVES OUTSIDE OF THE MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY EXPANSION THAT IS PART OF THE REGIONS RESPONDS FIRST CAMPAIGN. THE FOLLOWING ARE HIGHLIGHTS OF THOSE FUNDRAISING EFFORTS. THE LEE AND PENNY ANDERSON HEROCARE PROGRAM FOR VETERANS MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY EXPERIENCE SITUATIONS DURING THEIR SERVICE THAT CIVILIANS CANNOT IMAGINE, AND MANY SUFFER PHYSICAL AND MENTAL WOUNDS YEARS AFTER THEIR MILITARY SERVICE HAS ENDED. YET HISTORICALLY OUR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM HAS NOT BEEN SET UP TO BEST CARE FOR THESE HEROES. HEROCARE OFFERS THE BEST, MILITARY-INFORMED CARE TO VETERANS, MILITARY MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS. THE PROGRAM ALSO ENSURES THEY RECEIVE THE ONGOING SERVICES NEEDED TO STABILIZE THEIR LIVES AND THRIVE. THIS INCLUDES THE SERVICES OF THE VA. IN 2021, HEROCARE SERVED 840 PATIENTS, AND THE FOUNDATION RAISED $1,051,770 IN SUPPORT OF THE PROGRAM. HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAM THE FOUNDATION ADMINISTERS STATE GOVERNMENT GRANTS TO SUPPORT THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDES OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING PEOPLE, INCLUDING INDIVIDUAL, COUPLE, GROUP, AND FAMILY THERAPY; CONSULTATION TO OTHER PROVIDERS; AND A COMMUNITY WORKSHOP. THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAM IS OPERATED BY REGIONS AND THE FOUNDATION ADMINISTERED GOVERNMENT GRANTS WORTH $109,896 IN 2021. MAKE IT OK TO FIGHT THE STIGMA RELATED TO MENTAL ILLNESSES, HEALTHPARTNERS CREATED MAKE IT OK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS (NAMI) MINNESOTA, TWIN CITIES PUBLIC TELEVISION AND 30 OTHER LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS. TOGETHER, WE ARE PROMOTING HEALTHY CONVERSATIONS ABOUT MENTAL ILLNESSES AND ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO SEEK THE HELP THEY NEED AND DESERVE. MAKE IT OK LAUNCHED ITS FIRST ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN IN 2013, BUT AT HEART IT'S A GRASSROOTS MOVEMENT THAT USES TRAINED "AMBASSADORS" TO PROMOTE ITS MESSAGE IN LOCAL BUSINESSES, ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITIES. THE MAIN GEOGRAPHIC TARGET OF MAKE IT OK HAS BEEN THE TWIN CITIES, GREATER MINNESOTA, WESTERN WISCONSIN AND IOWA. HOWEVER, COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE U.S. HAVE SHOWN AN INTEREST IN MAKE IT OK, AND MATERIALS FROM THE CAMPAIGN'S WEB SITE HAVE BEEN DOWNLOADED BY PEOPLE WORLDWIDE. MAKE IT OK IS MAKING AN EXTRA EFFORT TO SUPPORT MENTAL HEALTH DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. THE PANDEMIC HAS RESULTED IN MORE MENTAL HEALTH SYMPTOMS DUE TO INCREASED FEAR, ISOLATION, JOB LOSS AND FINANCIAL DEVASTATION, SO MAKE IT OK IS REMINDING PEOPLE TO SEEK CARE WHEN THEY NEED IT AND TO REACH OUT TO OTHERS WHO MAY BE SUFFERING IN ISOLATION. MAKE IT OK IS FUNDED WITH CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FOUNDATION, WHICH RECEIVED $29,851 ON ITS BEHALF IN 2021. HEALTHPARTNERS HOSPITAL@HOME PROGRAM HEALTHPARTNERS HOSPITAL@HOME ACTS AS A VIRTUAL HOSPITAL UNIT, BRINGING HOSPITAL CARE INTO THE HOMES OF PATIENTS WHILE OPENING BEDS FOR OTHERS WHO NEED THEM. THE PROGRAM FOLLOWS A MODEL OF CARE THAT HAS BEEN SHOWN TO LIMIT HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS, SAVE ON EXPENSES AND EVEN PROVIDE IMPROVED OUTCOMES FOR PATIENTS WITH ACUTE ILLNESSES WHO WOULD OTHERWISE BE HOSPITALIZED. AS SUCH, IT COULD BECOME A KEY TOOL IN OUR NATION'S ABILITY TO MEET THE FUTURE MEDICAL NEEDS OF AN AGING POPULATION. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A - EXEMPT PURPOSE AND ACHIEVEMENTS | HOSPITAL@HOME PARTNERS CLOSELY WITH COMMUNITY PARAMEDICS (CPS), WHO VISIT THE HOME OF PATIENTS AND ESTABLISH VIDEO CONNECTIONS WITH PHYSICIANS SO THEY CAN PROVIDE DIRECT CARE TO THE PATIENTS. CPS THEN PROVIDE THE HANDS-ON CARE ORDERED BY THE PHYSICIANS DURING THE VISIT, INCLUDING MEDICATIONS ASSISTANCE, LAB TESTING, ASSESSMENTS AND EDUCATION. PATIENTS ARE SEEN DAILY AS NECESSARY DURING THEIR TIME IN HOSPITAL@HOME. OUR CPS SERVED 575 UNIQUE PATIENTS IN 2021. OF THOSE PATIENTS, 246 RECEIVED FULL HOSPITAL@HOME CARE, WHICH INCLUDES THAT OF PHYSICIANS. HOSPITAL@HOME SERVED 135 PATIENTS WITH COVID-19 AND HAS BEEN A CRITICAL COMPONENT OF OUR RESPONSE TO THE PANDEMIC. THE FOUNDATION RAISED $1,000,000 FOR THE PROGRAM IN 2021. CANCER CARE WITH THE HELP OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FOUNDATION, THE HEALTHPARTNERS CANCER CENTER AT REGIONS HOSPITAL (THE CANCER CENTER) PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF SERVICES TO PREVENT, DIAGNOSE AND TREAT CANCER AND BLOOD DISORDERS. THE CANCER CENTER ALSO HELPS PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES NAVIGATE CANCER, FROM BEFORE A DIAGNOSIS IS MADE TO AFTER TREATMENT HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED. THE CANCER CENTER'S STAFF MEMBERS DO EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO COMFORT PATIENTS AND VISITORS AND MAKE THEIR CARE CONVENIENT. THE FINANCIAL REIMBURSEMENT FOR SUCH HOLISTIC CARE ONLY GOES SO FAR. REGIONS HOSPITAL IS THE EAST METRO'S SAFETY-NET HOSPITAL, SO THE CANCER CENTER ALSO SEES A HIGHER PERCENTAGE OF UNINSURED PATIENTS AND PATIENTS INSURED VIA GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS THAN OTHER LOCAL PROVIDERS, AND THIS LEADS TO HIGHER LEVELS OF CHARITY CARE. THIS MAKES THE CANCER CENTER HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO FUND SPECIAL PROGRAMMING SUCH AS MEDICAL RESEARCH, A DIETICIAN, NURSE NAVIGATION, BASIC NEEDS ASSISTANCE, INTEGRATIVE THERAPIES, PATIENT EDUCATION, CONTINUING EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR STAFF, SUPPORT GROUPS AND MORE. IN 2021, THE FOUNDATION RAISED $570,387 TO SUPPORT THE CANCER CENTER. THE FOLLOWING ARE HIGHLIGHTS OF THESE FUNDRAISING EFFORTS. CANCER RESEARCH WHEN CANCER STRIKES, PATIENTS NEED THE HOPE THAT COMES WITH ACCESS TO THE MOST ADVANCED TREATMENTS. MANY WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE LATEST CLINICAL TRIALS. WE ARE A LEADING PROVIDER OF CANCER RESEARCH, AND WITH HELP FROM DONATIONS, WE ARE ACCELERATING THE PROGRAM WITH A PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON EARLY-STAGE RESEARCH. THIS EXPANSION HAS MADE US A REGIONAL RESOURCE FOR THE LATEST CANCER RESEARCH AND GIVES LOCAL RESIDENTS GREATER ACCESS TO THE LATEST BREAKTHROUGH THERAPIES. EASIER ACCESS TO CLINICAL TRIALS ALLOWS PATIENTS TO FOCUS LESS ON THE DETAILS OF THEIR TREATMENT AND MORE ON THEIR DAILY LIVES. ACCESS TO CLINICAL TRIALS IS ESPECIALLY VALUABLE TO THE MANY LOW-INCOME PATIENTS WE SERVE, SINCE THEY OFTEN DO NOT HAVE THE RESOURCES TO ACCESS TRIALS ELSEWHERE YET DESERVE THE SAME ACCESS TO NEW TREATMENTS. IN 2021, THE FOUNDATION RAISED $110,465 SPECIFICALLY FOR THE CANCER RESEARCH PROGRAM. JOHN AND YVONNE HUIZINGA FAMILY CANCER ENDOWMENT IN 2019, A GRATEFUL PATIENT ESTABLISHED THIS ENDOWMENT TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF THE CANCER CENTER. THE FOUNDATION RAISED $40,000 IN CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE FUND IN 2021. NURSE NAVIGATION CANCER PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES FACE THE CHALLENGE OF THEIR LIVES, YET THEY MUST OFTEN NAVIGATE A COMPLEX SYSTEM OF CARE, SPECIALISTS AND DECISIONS. OUR NURSE NAVIGATOR WORKS WITH PATIENTS FROM THE MOMENT A DIAGNOSIS IS SUSPECTED, HELPING ELIMINATE BARRIERS THAT MAY OTHERWISE PREVENT THEM FROM GETTING THE RIGHT CARE AT THE RIGHT TIME. THE NAVIGATOR POSITION HAS BEEN AN EVEN GREATER ASSET DURING THE PANDEMIC, HELPING PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS OVERCOME THE ADDITIONAL OBSTACLES IMPOSED BY COVID-19. SUCH WORK INCLUDED HELPING PATIENTS SCHEDULE MULTIPLE PROCEDURES BACK-TO-BACK WHEN THEY ALL REQUIRE COVID-19 TESTING FIRST, HELPING OUR LUNG CANCER SUPPORT GROUP GO VIRTUAL, AND BUILDING STRONGER RELATIONSHIPS OVER PHONE AND VIDEO WITH FAMILY MEMBERS OF PATIENTS WITH BRAIN TUMORS. IN 2021, THE FOUNDATION RECEIVED $40,000 TO HELP FUND A 0.8 FTE NURSE NAVIGATOR IN THE CANCER CENTER. THE NURSE NAVIGATOR FOCUSES ON PATIENTS WITH LUNG AND BRAIN CANCER. THESE CANCERS HAVE A HIGH PREVALENCE AMONG CANCERS IN THE TWIN CITIES, ARE ACCOMPANIED BY A HEAVY WEIGHT OF SYMPTOMS AND REQUIRE A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO CARE. THE NAVIGATOR ALSO ASSISTS PATIENTS WITH A DIAGNOSIS OF SARCOMA. THIS IS NOT A FEE-FOR-SERVICE POSITION, SO IT REQUIRES ALTERNATE FUNDING SOURCES SUCH AS PHILANTHROPY. JOHN KINGSTON MELANOMA THIS FUND WAS CREATED IN MEMORY OF A CANCER CENTER PATIENT TO SUPPORT MELANOMA PATIENT CARE, RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. THIS INCLUDES THE CREATION OF EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS AND PURCHASE OF DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT. THE FOUNDATION RAISED $21,000 FOR THE FUND IN 2021. HARDSHIP ASSISTANCE TREATMENT FOR CANCER CAN INTRODUCE CONSIDERABLE EMOTIONAL AND FINANCIAL STRESS INTO THE LIVES OF PATIENTS. WITH THE SUPPORT OF DONATIONS TO THE FOUNDATION, WE PROVIDE BASIC NEEDS ASSISTANCE TO THOSE WHO EXPERIENCE TEMPORARY FINANCIAL NEEDS WHILE UNDERGOING CANCER TREATMENT. THE FOUNDATION RAISED $20,885 IN 2021 FOR THE ONCOLOGY PATIENT AND FAMILY SUPPORT FUND, WHICH HELPS FAMILIES PAY FOR FOOD, CLOTHING AND SHELTER DURING TIMES OF CRISIS. THE FOUNDATION RAISED $20,948 FROM THE SAINT PAUL & MINNESOTA FOUNDATION TO ASSIST PATIENTS WHO ARE UNDERGOING TREATMENT AND LIVE IN THE TWIN CITIES EAST METRO AREA. BIL GANGL MEMORIAL FUND BIL WAS A CANCER CENTER PATIENT WHO PASSED AWAY IN 2009. EVERY YEAR HIS WIFE, MEGAN, AND HIS CHILDREN, LEAH AND JOE, PARTNER WITH THE MAHTOMEDI HIGH SCHOOL TRACK TEAM TO HOST A RELAY IN MEMORY OF BIL, THEIR FORMER COACH. HIS FRIENDS, FAMILY MEMBERS AND REGIONS HOSPITAL STAFF MEMBERS ALSO PARTICIPATE. A PORTION OF THE EVENT'S PROCEEDS SUPPORT THE BIL GANGL MEMORIAL FUND OF THE CANCER CENTER. THE MONEY FUNDS FAMILY ACTIVITIES FOR PATIENTS BEING TREATED IN THE CANCER CENTER. THIS INCLUDES EVERYTHING FROM RESTAURANT MEALS AND MEMORY-MAKING SUPPLIES TO VIKINGS TICKETS AND TRIPS TO SEE FAMILY MEMBERS. BY PROVIDING FUNDS FOR THESE SPECIAL ACTIVITIES, THE BIL GANGL MEMORIAL FUND LIGHTENS THE BURDEN AND BRIGHTENS THE DAY OF PEOPLE WITH CANCER AND THOSE WHO CARE FOR THEM. IN 2021, THE FOUNDATION RECEIVED $12,518 IN NEW CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FUND. BURN CENTER THE REGIONS HOSPITAL BURN CENTER SERVES PATIENTS FROM ACROSS THE MIDWEST, PROVIDING CARE AND SPECIALIZED TREATMENT FOR THERMAL, ELECTRICAL, AND CHEMICAL BURNS AS WELL AS FROSTBITE AND COLD INJURIES. THE BURN CENTER IS THE MOST COMPLETE AND EXTENSIVE FACILITY OF ITS KIND IN THE UPPER MIDWEST AND IS VERIFIED BY THE COMMITTEE ON TRAUMA OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS AND THE AMERICAN BURN ASSOCIATION. IT HAS THE LATEST EQUIPMENT, TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED PRIVATE ROOMS, SPECIALLY DESIGNED BATHTUBS, AND A LARGE REHABILITATION DEPARTMENT. IN 2021, THE FOUNDATION RAISED $104,983 TO SUPPORT BURN CENTER PROGRAMS. THIS INCLUDED $70,000 FROM THE BURN AID FOUNDATION, WHICH ENCOMPASSED PROCEEDS FROM THE 25TH ANNUAL BURNAID GOLF CLASSIC. THE NATIONAL FIRE SPRINKLER ASSOCIATION AND MINNESOTA STATE FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE PARTNERED TO SPONSOR THE EVENT. CHILDREN'S BURN SUMMER CAMP EVERY YEAR, DONATIONS TO THE BURN CENTER SPONSOR THE COST OF SENDING CHILDREN BETWEEN THE AGES OF 8 AND 18 WHO HAVE BEEN PATIENTS IN OUR BURN CENTER TO CHELEY CAMP IN ESTES PARK, COLORADO. KIDS ENJOY SWIMMING, HORSEBACK RIDING, CLIMBING AND FISHING. THEY MEET AND SOCIALIZE WITH KIDS JUST LIKE THEMSELVES AND RECEIVE TIPS FOR COPING WITH THEIR INJURIES. DONATIONS HELPED FUND THE PARTICIPATION OF EIGHT CAMPERS IN 2021. CONTRIBUTIONS ALSO HELP PAY FOR THE COST OF SENDING TWO STAFF MEMBERS FROM OUR BURN CENTER WITH OUR CAMPERS SO THEY HAVE FAMILIAR FACES AT CAMP TO MAKE THEM FEEL AT HOME. IN 2021, THE FOUNDATION RAISED $19,066 FOR CAMP ACTIVITIES. HEALTHPARTNERS HOSPICE HEALTHPARTNERS HOSPICE SUPPORTS PATIENTS AND THEIR LOVED ONES WHO ARE DEALING WITH LIFE-LIMITING ILLNESSES. SUCH SERVICES HAVE BEEN MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, WHEN PATIENTS IN ISOLATION NEED ADDITIONAL SUPPORT AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS NEED HELP CONNECTING WITH THEM. HEALTHPARTNERS HOSPICE ALSO HELPS FAMILY MEMBERS THROUGH THE GRIEVING PROCESS AFTER THEIR LOVED ONES DIE. CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PROGRAM FUND SERVICES NOT COVERED BY REIMBURSEMENT, INCLUDING MUSIC THERAPY, PROGRAM SUPPLIES, AND THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF STAFF. IN 2021, THE FOUNDATION SECURED $89,558 FOR THE PROGRAM. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A - EXEMPT PURPOSE AND ACHIEVEMENTS | WISHING WELL FUNDED PRIMARILY BY THE ONE CAMPAIGN ANNUAL EMPLOYEE GIVING PROGRAM OF REGIONS AND HEALTHPARTNERS, WISHING WELL ASSISTS PATIENTS WHO HAVE IMMEDIATE HARDSHIP NEEDS. MOST ASSISTANCE IS GIVEN IN THE FORM OF BUS TOKENS AND CAB VOUCHERS TO HELP PATIENTS GET TO AND FROM REGIONS, BUT WISHING WELL ALSO HELPS PATIENTS PURCHASE FOOD, TEMPORARY LODGING, AND PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. IN 2021, THE FOUNDATION RAISED $81,224 FOR WISHING WELL. LITTLE MOMENTS COUNT WE WANT ALL MINNESOTANS TO UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF READING, TALKING, SINGING AND PLAYING WITH BABIES IN THE FIRST THOUSAND DAYS OF LIFE AND THE PROFOUND IMPACT THESE ACTIVITIES CAN HAVE ON THEIR HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT. LITTLE MOMENTS COUNT IS A COMMUNITY COLLABORATION THAT INCLUDES PARTNERS ACROSS STATE, MEDIA, BUSINESS AND HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS THAT SERVE PARENTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN. THE CAMPAIGN FEATURES COMMUNITY AWARENESS EFFORTS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF EARLY BRAIN DEVELOPMENT AND WHAT ALL STAKEHOLDERS CAN DO, EVEN IN LITTLE MOMENTS, TO SUPPORT YOUNG CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE FOUNDATION RAISED $80,378 IN 2021 TO HELP FUND THE INITIATIVE. HEALTHPARTNERS INSTITUTE HEALTHPARTNERS INSTITUTE (INSTITUTE) IS A 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION WITHIN HEALTHPARTNERS AND IS DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF HEALTHPARTNERS MEMBERS, PATIENTS AND THE COMMUNITY. THE INSTITUTE USES MEDICAL RESEARCH AND CONTINUING EDUCATION TO DELIVER OUTSTANDING HEALTH AND EXPERIENCE AND GREATER AFFORDABILITY. THE FOUNDATION RAISED $66,416 FOR THE INSTITUTE'S PROGRAMS IN 2021 AS PART OF THE ONE CAMPAIGN, THE ANNUAL EMPLOYEE GIVING PROGRAM OF REGIONS AND HEALTHPARTNERS. THESE FUNDS DO NOT INCLUDE MONEY THE FOUNDATION RAISED FOR SPECIFIC DEPARTMENTAL RESEARCH SUCH AS CANCER AND NEUROSCIENCE, WHICH ARE ALSO UNDER THE PURVIEW OF THE INSTITUTE. SCHOLARSHIPS THE FOUNDATION RAISES MONEY FOR SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS AND DISTRIBUTES THEM TO REGIONS EMPLOYEES. IN 2021 THE FOUNDATION RAISED $52,495 FOR SCHOLARSHIPS. THIS INCLUDED $50,000 FOR THE KATIE AND JACK HARTMANN ENDOWED NURSING SCHOLARSHIP, WHICH PROVIDES SCHOLARSHIPS TO EMPLOYEES FOR THE CONTINUED EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION OF NURSING AND NURSING-RELATED CAREERS. EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT REGIONS IS THE EMERGENCY CARE LEADER FOR PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE EAST METRO AND ST. CROIX VALLEY. IN 2021, THE REGIONS EMERGENCY CENTER HAD 87,687 PATIENT VISITS. IT ANNUALLY SERVES 50 PERCENT MORE PATIENTS THAN ANY OTHER EMERGENCY ROOM IN THE EAST METRO. BUSINESSES RELY ON THE ER TO TREAT EMPLOYEES INJURED ON THE JOB, AND THE ER PLAYS A CENTRAL ROLE IN THE COMMUNITY'S PREPARATION FOR LARGE-SCALE DISASTERS. IN 2021, THE FOUNDATION RAISED $32,027 ON BEHALF OF THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT'S PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS OUTSIDE OF EMERGENCY CENTER EXPANSION EFFORTS THAT ARE PART OF THE REGIONS RESPONDS FIRST CAMPAIGN. FUNDS RAISED INCLUDED $18,900 FOR THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT ENDOWMENT, WHICH SUPPORTS EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND FACULTY DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT. JOHN A. BIGHLEY KINDNESS FUNDS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THESE FUNDS MEMORIALIZE JOHN BIGHLEY, WHO DIED IN OCTOBER 2021, AND MIRROR THE ACTS OF MUTUAL KINDNESS WITNESSED BETWEEN JOHN AND THE HOSPITAL STAFF WHO CARED FOR HIM. DONATIONS WILL FUND A MINIMUM OF TWO CASH AWARDS EACH YEAR FOR REGIONS HOSPITAL EMPLOYEES. ONE GIFT WILL RECOGNIZE A NURSE AND THE OTHER A NON-MEDICAL STAFF MEMBER. THE FOUNDATION RAISED $28,750 FOR THE JOHN A. BIGHLEY KINDNESS FUNDS IN 2021, INCLUDING $25,000 TO AN ENDOWED FUND. CLINICIAN RESEARCH AND EDUCATION THE FOUNDATION RAISED $19,191 FOR THIS NEW FUND, WHICH WILL BE USED BY PHYSICIANS AND OTHERS FOR SMALL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION PROJECTS. REGIONS EMPLOYEE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING IN HONOR OF BROCK NELSON, FORMER PRESIDENT AND CEO OF REGIONS HOSPITAL, THE FOUNDATION RAISED $16,156 TO FUND THE REGIONS EMPLOYEE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING FUND IN 2021. CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS HELP PAY FOR THE CONTINUING EDUCATION OF STAFF, SCHOLARSHIPS FOR PROGRAMS THAT IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS OF EMPLOYEES, AND BASIC NEEDS ASSISTANCE FOR STAFF MEMBERS EXPERIENCING DIFFICULT LIFE CIRCUMSTANCES. BY HELPING EMPLOYEES BETTER THEMSELVES AND THRIVE, THE FUND STRENGTHENS THE HOSPITAL'S CULTURE OF PROVIDING THE BEST CARE AND EXPERIENCE TO ALL PATIENTS AND VISITORS. CHARITY CARE REGIONS IS THE LARGEST PROVIDER OF CHARITY CARE IN THE EAST METRO AND THE SECOND LARGEST IN THE TWIN CITIES, BEHIND HENNEPIN HEALTHCARE. IN 2021, REGIONS PROVIDED $20.4 MILLION IN CHARITY CARE COSTS TO CARE FOR 54,323 PATIENTS THAT HAD NO INSURANCE OR COULD NOT AFFORD THEIR CARE. CHARITY CARE REPRESENTED 2.6% OF THE HOSPITAL'S TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES. TO HELP REGIONS HOSPITAL PROVIDE THE FINEST CARE TO ALL PATIENTS, THE FOUNDATION RAISED $14,600 IN 2021 TO HELP PAY FOR UNFUNDED PATIENT CARE EXPENSES. THIS INCLUDED $10,000 SPECIFICALLY FOR THE CARE OF CHILDREN AGES 17 AND UNDER WHEN NO ALTERNATE SOURCE OF FUNDING CAN BE FOUND REACH OUT AND READ IN 2021, THE FOUNDATION RAISED $13,738 FOR REACH OUT AND READ. OFFERED IN 52 HEALTHPARTNERS CLINICS, REACH OUT AND READ IS A NATIONAL PROGRAM THAT ENCOURAGES PARENTS TO READ TO THEIR CHILDREN AND HELPS CARE PROVIDERS IDENTIFY CHILDREN WITH DEVELOPMENT DISABILITIES. AS PART OF THE PROGRAM, CHILDREN BETWEEN THE AGES OF SIX MONTHS AND FIVE YEARS ARE GIVEN NEW BOOKS WHEN THEY GO IN FOR THEIR REGULAR CHECKUPS (BOOKS ARE PROVIDED IN 12 DIFFERENT LANGUAGES). TRAINED CARE PROVIDERS WATCH HOW CHILDREN INTERACT WITH THE BOOKS TO SEE IF THEY ENGAGE IN AGE-APPROPRIATE BEHAVIORS. IF CHILDREN APPEAR TO HAVE DEVELOPMENT DELAYS, THE CARE PROVIDERS CAN SET THEM UP WITH EARLY INTERVENTION AT LOCAL SCHOOLS. MOTHERS ALSO RECEIVE A NEW BOOK AT THEIR PRENATAL 32-WEEK CHECKUPS TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO READ TO THEIR BABIES EARLY. STUDIES SHOW THAT REACH OUT AND READ FAMILIES READ TOGETHER MORE OFTEN, AND PRESCHOOL AGE CHILDREN SERVED BY THE PROGRAM SCORE THREE TO SIX MONTHS AHEAD OF THEIR PEERS ON VOCABULARY TESTS. CRITICAL CARE RESEARCH CENTER OFTEN TAKING PLACE IN EMERGENCY OR INTENSIVE CARE SETTINGS, CRITICAL CARE CAN BE COMPLEX AND FAST PACED AND INVOLVE A WIDE VARIETY OF CONDITIONS AND TREATMENT PLANS. OUR CRITICAL CARE RESEARCH CENTER (CCRC) ADDRESSES THE FULL CONTINUUM OF CARE, FROM THE TIME AN AMBULANCE ARRIVES AT A PATIENT'S SIDE THROUGH DISCHARGE FROM THE HOSPITAL AND BEYOND. OUR PHYSICIAN-LED RESEARCH GROUP CONDUCTS FEDERAL, INDUSTRY AND INVESTIGATOR-INITIATED TRIALS IN TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY, CARDIAC ARREST RESUSCITATION, SEPTIC SHOCK, PAIN AND MORE. SINCE THE PANDEMIC BEGAN, THE CCRC HAS ENGAGED IN HIGH-IMPACT STUDIES OF DRUGS AND TREATMENTS FOR COVID-19. THE FOUNDATION RAISED $10,000 FOR THE CCRC IN 2021. THE FUNDS ARE HELPING PAY FOR PROGRAM JACKETS AND A CADAVER LABS FOR CCRC INTERNS, RESEARCH INTO ACUTE CARE SURGERY CASES THAT RESULT IN CANCER FINDINGS, AND A STUDY OF HEALTHY STREETS, A COMMUNITY-BASED EFFORT TO REDUCE GROUP AND GUN VIOLENCE IN RAMSEY COUNTY. EMPLOYEE GIVING IN 2021, THE FOUNDATION RECEIVED $230,035 FROM EMPLOYEES OF REGIONS HOSPITAL AND HEALTHPARTNERS AS PART OF THE ANNUAL ONE CAMPAIGN. WITH A HEALTHPARTNERS MATCH, THE FOUNDATION RECEIVED A TOTAL OF $418,192 AS PART OF THE CAMPAIGN. CONTRIBUTIONS ARE FUNDING RESEARCH, MEDICAL EDUCATION, PATIENT CARE GRANTS, WISHING WELL, HEALTHPARTNERS HOSPICE, AND REGIONS EMPLOYEE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING, AMONG OTHER PROGRAMS. IN 2021, 13 PROGRAMS RECEIVED PATIENT CARE GRANT SUPPORT FOR A TOTAL OF $41,800 IN ASSISTANCE. GENERAL CONTRIBUTIONS IN 2021, THE FOUNDATION SECURED $285,304 IN GENERAL CONTRIBUTIONS. FUNDS ARE USED TO PAY FOR SPECIAL PROGRAMS, SERVICES AND FACILITY EXPENSES THAT HAVE NO OTHER FUNDING SOURCE. TO RECEIVE FUNDING FROM GENERAL CONTRIBUTIONS, A PROJECT MUST BE DEEMED A PRIORITY BY REGIONS LEADERSHIP AND BE APPROVED BY THE REGIONS HOSPITAL FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS. IN 2021, GENERAL CONTRIBUTIONS HELPED PAY FOR THE POSITION OF A CANCER DIETICIAN AND SPONSOR RECOVERY CORPS, WHICH HELPS MINNESOTANS SUSTAIN THEIR RECOVERY FROM SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER AND REBUILD THEIR LIVES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | HPI-RAMSEY, A MINNESOTA NON-PROFIT CORPORATION EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER IRC SECTION 501(C)(3), IS THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OF THE FOUNDATION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | ALL FOUNDATION DIRECTORS ARE APPOINTED BY HPI-RAMSEY, THE FOUNDATION'S SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER, EXCEPT THAT THE PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF HEALTHPARTNERS, INC., A RELATED ENTITY, HAS THE POWER TO APPOINT ONE FOUNDATION DIRECTOR. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B | HPI-RAMSEY, AS THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER MUST APPROVE THE DECISIONS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AS FOLLOWS: - AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES OR BYLAWS - ANNUAL OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGETS AND LONG-RANGE PLANS - UNBUDGETED SPECIAL PROJECTS IN EXCESS OF $10,000 - GUARANTEEING THE DEBT OF ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY - A LOAN OR OTHER INDEBTEDNESS IN EXCESS OF $10,000 - MERGER OR CONSOLIDATION WITH ANOTHER CORPORATION - DISPOSITION OF SUBSTANTIALLY ALL ASSETS - DISSOLUTION |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | THE FOUNDATION'S 990 RETURN HAS A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW PROCESS THAT IS FOLLOWED BEFORE IT IS PRESENTED TO THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE FOUNDATION. THE REVIEW PROCESS INCLUDES A LAYERED REVIEW BY THE TAX DEPARTMENT OF GHI, THE MANAGEMENT TEAM OF THE FOUNDATION, GHI'S INTERNAL LEGAL DEPARTMENT AND THE FOUNDATION'S OUTSIDE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS. EACH ONE OF THOSE AREAS HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW, ASK QUESTIONS AND MAKE COMMENTS BACK TO THE TAX DEPARTMENT OF GHI BEFORE THE FORM 990 IS COMPLETED AND PRESENTED TO THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE FOUNDATION. THE FOUNDATION MAKES AVAILABLE TO THE GOVERNING BODY (BOARD OF DIRECTORS) A COPY OF THE 990 FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT PRIOR TO THE FILING OF THE 990 RETURN. THIS COPY IS PROVIDED IN A PRE-MEETING PACKET, AND IS AN AGENDA ITEM AT A MEETING OF THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THIS PROCESS IS NOTED AND DOCUMENTED IN THE WRITTEN MINUTES OF THE MEETING. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | THE FOUNDATION BOARD MONITORS POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ON THE PART OF ITS BOARD MEMBERS, PRINCIPAL OFFICERS, MEMBERS OF COMMITTEES WITH BOARD DELEGATED POWERS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES ("COVERED PERSONS") BY MAINTAINING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. UNDER THE POLICY, COVERED PERSONS ANNUALLY ARE PROVIDED WITH A COPY OF THE POLICY AND ASKED TO COMPLETE A QUESTIONNAIRE IDENTIFYING ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTERESTS. THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHPARTNERS REVIEWS THE QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSES AND DEVELOPS A REPORT DETAILING ANY POTENTIALLY MATERIAL CONFLICTS FOR THE PRESIDENT AND CHAIR OF THE BOARD. A VERBAL SUMMARY IS ALSO GIVEN TO THE FULL BOARD OR APPROPRIATE COMMITTEE ENDING WITH A REMINDER TO COVERED PERSONS OF THE POLICY'S MANDATE THAT EACH PERSON IS OBLIGATED TO DISCLOSE ANY NEW POTENTIAL CONFLICTS AS THEY MAY ARISE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. BOARD AGENDAS AND EXECUTIVE DECISIONS ARE MONITORED IN RELATION TO THIS POLICY. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | THE FOUNDATION HAS NO EMPLOYEES AND DOES NOT PAY COMPENSATION. ALL OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE PAID BY GROUP HEALTH PLAN, INC (GHI) OR BY REGIONS HOSPITAL, RELATED ORGANIZATIONS. ANY COMPENSATION DISCLOSED IS PAID AND DETERMINED SOLELY BY THE RELATED ORGANIZATIONS. THEREFORE, PART VI, SECTION B, QUESTION 15 IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE FOUNDATION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE FOUNDATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND 990 RETURNS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO ANY PERSON WHO REQUESTS THE INFORMATION FROM THE FOUNDATION OR HEALTHPARTNERS. THE FOUNDATION'S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION ARE AVAILABLE TO ANY PERSON WHO REQUESTS THE INFORMATION THROUGH THE MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE. THE FOUNDATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY THROUGH ITS RELATED ORGANIZATIONS, HEALTHPARTNERS, INC. AND GROUP HEALTH PLAN, INC. CAN BE VIEWED THROUGH THE HEALTHPARTNERS.COM WEBSITE. |
| FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G | CONSULTANT, CONTRACTOR & AFFILIATE SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,645,273. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 526,418. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 859,838. TOTAL EXPENSES 3,031,529. STAFFING SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 175,371. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 122,231. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 297,602. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: | NON-CASH GIFTS IN KIND -572,873. ASSET TRANSFER FROM HP INSTITUTE 724,803. |
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