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
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | ||||||
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf .... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | ||||||
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f) .. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | ||||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | ||||||
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | ||||||
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (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)
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (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 | ||||
| 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 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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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 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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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2023 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-2023 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2023 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2023 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2023 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2023: | ||||
| a From 2018....... | ||||
| b From 2019....... | ||||
| c From 2020....... | ||||
| d From 2021....... | ||||
| e From 2022....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2023 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2018 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2023 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2023 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2023, 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 2023. 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 2024. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2023..... | ||||
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Software ID: | 23017517 |
| Software Version: | 2023v6.0 |
| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Schedule E, Line 3 - Racially Nondiscriminatory Policy Publicized | The Bradley School's racially non-discriminatory policy is posted on the following website: https://www.bradleyschool.org/admissions. The Bradley School is comprised of non-public special education day schools accredited by the Departments of Education of Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Massachusetts. The Bradley School provides educational and therapeutic services, utilizing a multidisciplinary approach with a strong emphasis on collaboration with local schools, community agencies, and families. LSS admits students of any race, color, national origin, and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at its schools. LSS does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, referral and admission policies, and other school-administered programs.The Bradley School also publishes its non-discrimination policy in various news publications available to all areas of the general community. These publications currently include Rhode Island's "The Providence Journal" as well as Connecticut's "The Day". |
| Schedule E, Line 4 - Explanation of Records and Materials Not Maintained | |
| Schedule E, Line 5 - Explanation of Organization Discrimination by Race | |
| Schedule E, Line 6 - Explanation of Aid or Assistance from Governmental Agency | The Bradley School is publicly supported by local municipal school districts. The school lunch and fresh fruit & vegetable programs at The Bradley School, The Bradley School-Portsmouth, and The Bradley School-South County, which are administered by the State of Rhode Island, also receive federal funding. |
| Software ID: | 23017517 |
| Software Version: | 2023v6.0 |
| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6 | EPBH is the sole member of LSS. Brown Health is the sole member of EPBH. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7a | The bylaws of LSS, including the bylaws of EPBH, confer certain reserved powers upon Brown Health to provide it with the means of effective oversight, coordination, and support of the system. Powers reserved to Brown Health include: to elect and remove trustees and to approve the election/removal of certain officers. At each annual meeting of LSS's Board of Trustees, a list is compiled of the names of those persons nominated to serve as Trustees of LSS so that it can be approved and submitted to EPBH for ratification and election. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7b | Brown Health has the responsibility for planning, directing, and establishing policies intended to assure the development and delivery of quality health and educational services on an integrated, cost-effective basis. Powers reserved to Lifespan, in addition to those noted above, include: to approve amendment of the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws and other charter documents; to approve strategic plans; to approve any capital or operating budgets or material non-budgeted expenditures; and to authorize incurrence or guaranty of material indebtedness. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b | The preparation and filing of the Form 990 and supporting schedules is the responsibility of the Brown Health Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer (EVP/CFO) and Brown Health's Finance Department. The Form 990 is prepared by the accounting staff upon completion of Brown Health's annual independent audit and is reviewed by the Corporate Services Tax Compliance Manager and Director of Finance. The draft Form 990 is then provided to the EVP/CFO for final management review. Prior to filing the return with the Internal Revenue Service, a copy of the entire form is sent to LSS's Board of Trustees in advance of its next Board meeting, at which the EVP/CFO discusses the highlights of the Form. All questions and concerns of the members of the Board are addressed by the EVP/CFO and incorporated into the Form 990 when appropriate. Once the Form 990 is complete and ready to be filed, the members of the Board are notified via email that a copy of the final version of the Form 990 is accessible through the same password-protected website portal. The EVP/CFO is authorized to file the Form 990. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 | Brown Health currently makes its annual and quarterly consolidated financial statements available to the public via DAC (Digital Assurance Certification, LLC), a disclosure dissemination agent for issuers of tax-exempt bonds which electronically posts and transmits Brown Health's financial information to repositories and investors alike. In addition, copies of LSS's Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws, and Conflict of Interest Policy are available upon request from the office of the Brown Health EVP/CFO, either in person or by mail. |
| Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 | staStatus Adjustment FSAS 158 = $121099 |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4a cont.: | The Bradley School (the School) uses a blended learning environment to implement a fully Common Core State Standard-aligned curriculum in all content areas. Students learn through direct specialized instruction as well as online learning. The multisensory approach to instruction also includes traditional textbooks, hands-on opportunities, and experiential learning. The School also has a number of online intervention programs for math and reading that provide ongoing progress monitoring data that are crucial for the classroom staff to both develop and evaluate student progress. The School also offers a virtual high school curriculum which provides instruction in all high school courses, allowing students to choose classes that can be difficult to accommodate in a small private school environment. The School furnishes a remedial experience for students who were not able to succeed in settings with traditional classroom instruction. The use of a blended learning program at The School has been very successful in providing a rigorous curriculum while improving the proficiency and academic growth of students, specifically tailored to their learning needs.For students with developmental challenges who require additional support, teachers at The School use a curriculum that offers reading, math, science, social studies, life skills, and prevocational assessment and instruction, as well as a related program that provides information regarding weekly current events. This curriculum uses both visual and textual instruction to present information to students with unique learning needs.Art instruction is provided by teachers from the Newport Art Museum in Newport, Rhode Island and The Trinity Repertory Company in Providence, Rhode Island. The School also has three physical education teachers who serve all students, providing adapted physical education to students with special motor needs.The School utilizes textbooks and other traditional learning materials, as well as chromebooks, interactive whiteboards, and computers, so that all students can access the curriculum in a flexible manner which focuses on their learning needs.Students also participate in social-emotional learning. Classroom teams and clinicians use varied evidence-based strategies to introduce skills that can help students succeed behaviorally, socially, and in coping with challenging emotional circumstances. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: | Brown Health has a Conflict of Interest Policy that is applicable to all affiliates, including LSS, and administered by Brown Health's Corporate Compliance Department as follows: Each designated person subject to Brown Health's conflict of interest policy is required to provide Brown Health with an initial disclosure statement and thereafter an annual statement attesting that: (i) the designated person has read and is familiar with this policy, and (ii) the designated person and, to the best of his/her knowledge, family members, have not in the past engaged in, are not presently engaging in, or plan to engage in, any activity which contravenes this policy.If, at any time during the course of employment or association, a designated person has reason to believe that an existing or contemplated activity may contravene this policy, the person shall submit a full written description of the activity to the Brown Health Compliance Officer or the Office of the General Counsel to seek a determination as to whether the contemplated activity does or does not contravene this policy. If the activity in question involves either the Chief Executive Officer, the Senior Vice President and General Counsel, or a Trustee, a full written disclosure must be made to, and a determination sought from, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Brown Health.Annually, the Brown Health Compliance Officer shall review and report to the Brown Health Executive Corporate Compliance Committee and to the Brown Health Audit and Compliance Committee on the administration of this policy.Failure on the part of any designated person to comply with this policy, including failure to submit in a timely fashion the conflict of interest disclosure statement, will be grounds for removal from his/her position and/or termination of his/her employment with Brown Health. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Lines 15a/b: | The following applies to Brown Health and all of its affiliates, including LSS:EXECUTIVE COMPENSATIONBrown Health's executive compensation philosophy balances appropriate stewardship of resources and the need to be competitive in recruiting and retaining talented individuals. It incorporates market-competitive and performance-related principles, and covers the President and CEO of Brown Health as well as other officers, senior management, and key employees. Brown Health's executive compensation program complies both with law and with contemporary ethical norms, and is administered consistent with the organization's tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) and the avoidance of transactions subject to intermediate sanctions under Section 4958 of the IRC. Executive compensation is also administered consistent with Brown Health's Corporate Compliance Policy on Excess Benefit Transactions.The Compensation Committee of the Brown Health Board of Directors (the Committee), comprised of disinterested Brown Health Board members, is responsible for diligent oversight of executive compensation to ensure compliance with IRC requirements. Its duties include:* Approving eligibility for participation in the executive compensation program * Approving changes in compensation for existing executive participants * Approving guidelines, such as salary ranges and contract terms, on appropriate levels of compensation for other key employees* Approving new, and modifying or terminating existing, executive compensation plans including, but not limited to, annual incentive and executive benefit plans*Approving performance objectives associated with Brown Health's annual incentive plan, including measuring points, and using verified actual performance relative to these objectives as a precondition to approving the payment of any awards under the plan* Authorizing periodic performance benchmark studies to be conducted for purposes of assessing Lifespan's performance within the healthcare industry and the degree to which total remuneration levels at Brown Health are generally commensurate with Brown Health performance relative to healthcare industry performance* Conducting an annual performance review of Brown Health's Chief Executive Officer. The Chair of the Committee conducts and documents this review, based on his/her observations and interpretation of feedback from members of the Board of Directors.* Selecting and engaging qualified, independent, third-party compensation valuation consultants that the Committee charges with rendering opinions with respect to the reasonableness and comparability of compensation as well as the comparative organizations against which compensation is assessed, in accordance with relevant sections of the IRC and Brown Health's executive compensation philosophy.Brown Health's Chief Executive Officer works closely with the Committee to make recommendations on the above topics and keep the Committee informed about contemplated compensation changes for executives and other key employees, as well as candidates for these roles. The CEO also provides periodic updates to the Committee regarding Brown Health's performance relative to compensation-related performance objectives. The Committee's deliberations and actions are documented in minutes prepared for each meeting.PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION Valuation of Total Cash and Total Remuneration: No less frequently than annually, the Committee receives and reviews a total cash compensation valuation of all existing executive compensation program participants prepared by its independent compensation consultant. Annually, the Committee also receives and reviews a total remuneration valuation of all existing executive compensation participants.Base Salary Actions: The CEO recommends any salary adjustments for participants in the executive compensation program, using the results of the valuation study and his/her assessment of individual performance or other pertinent information, for the Committee's consideration.New Participants in Executive Compensation Program: With respect to compensation offers for individuals expected to participate in the executive compensation program, certain members of the Brown Health CEO's leadership team work with the Committee's independent compensation consultant or rely on information previously provided by the consultant to establish a range of reasonable cash compensation within which recruitment is expected to conclude with acceptance of a reasonable compensation offer. |
| Form 990, Part XII, Line 2: | LSS was included in the Brown Health and Affiliates audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2024, in which one column is used for LSS' financial activity. There are no regulatory or creditor stipulations which require the preparation of a separate audited financial statement for LSS.The Brown Health Audit and Compliance Committee assumes responsibility for oversight of the audit of Brown Health's consolidated financial statements and the selection of Brown Health's independent accountant. |
| Software ID: | 23017517 |
| Software Version: | 2023v6.0 |