2024-11-13T12:25:19-06:00 2023-12-31 135565207 KPMG LLP 350 N 5TH STREET SUITE 600 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55401 990 2023-01-01 411888902 REGIONS HOSPITAL FOUNDATION REGI 9528836584 8170 33RD AVENUE SOUTH PO BOX 1309 MINNEAPOLIS MN 554401309 ALITA R RISINGER CFO 9528836584 2024-11-13 1 0 HOLLY K MOEN P01800653 6123055000 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z ALITA R RISINGER 8170 33RD AVENUE SOUTH PO BOX 1309 MINNEAPOLIS MN 554401309 14135700 0 X WWW.REGIONSHOSPITAL.COM X 1997 MN OUR MISSION IS TO ADVOCATE & DEVELOP AWARENESS, BUILD PARTNERSHIPS, AND RAISE CONTRIBUTIONS. 18 15 0 20 0 0 10942435 9064233 0 0 439267 1726085 524 0 11382226 10790318 3343635 8784949 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3475301 0 6818936 8784949 4563290 2005369 36580603 46191474 3023832 8123067 33556771 38068407 X THE MISSION OF REGIONS HOSPITAL FOUNDATION (THE FOUNDATION) IS TO ADVOCATE AND DEVELOP AWARENESS, BUILD COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, AND RAISE CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS FOR PATIENT CARE, RESEARCH AND HEALTH PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION. 0 0 8784949 8784949 SEE SCHEDULE O - EXEMPT PURPOSE AND ACHIEVEMENTS FOR A DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS 8784949 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 18 15 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MN X KEVIN J BRANDT 9528836584 8170 33RD AVE S BLOOMINGTON MN 55440 ROBERT BEFIDI DIRECTOR 0.25 0.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM H FREY PHD DIRECTOR 0.50 24.50 X 0 154968 82775 DUCHESS HARRIS JD PHD DIRECTOR 0.21 0.00 X 0 0 0 KATIE KELLEY DIRECTOR 0.21 0.00 X 0 0 0 MATT LAYMAN MD DIRECTOR 0.25 0.00 X 0 0 0 CATHERINE DRAPER DIRECTOR & SECRETARY 0.25 0.00 X X 0 0 0 LINDA HANSON EDD DIRECTOR & CHAIR 0.25 0.00 X X 0 0 0 LINDA HOESCHLER DIRECTOR 0.21 0.00 X 0 0 0 LOUIS HENRY DIRECTOR 0.21 0.00 X 0 0 0 DAN NELSON MD DIRECTOR 0.25 0.00 X 0 0 0 CARLEEN RHODES DIRECTOR & VICE CHAIR 0.25 0.00 X X 0 0 0 SALLY SCOGGIN DIRECTOR 0.25 0.00 X 0 0 0 DAN STOLTZ DIRECTOR 0.25 0.00 X 0 0 0 TESHITE WAKO DIRECTOR & TREASURER 0.25 0.00 X X 0 0 0 STEVE WELLINGTON DIRECTOR 0.25 0.00 X 0 0 0 BRET C HAAKE MD DIRECTOR 0.50 54.50 X 0 730568 113054 BALKRISHNA N JAHAGIRDAR MBBS DIRECTOR 0.50 59.50 X 0 594784 107656 FRANK FLORES DIRECTOR 0.21 0.00 X 0 0 0 PAHOUA Y HOFFMAN DIRECTOR 0.50 49.50 X 0 427857 105197 MEGAN M REMARK PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR 0.50 49.50 X 0 965209 314288 ALITA R RISINGER CFO 0.50 54.50 X 0 574234 112052 ANTHONY C GRUNDHAUSER VICE PRESIDENT 44.50 0.50 X 0 353358 62962 HEIDI G CONRAD FORMER CFO 0.00 0.00 X 0 179908 46240 0 3980886 944224 0 1 1 0 0 1433 82808 8979992 11863 9064233 1113888 1113888 3957579 3345382 612197 612197 612197 10790318 0 0 1726085 8705746 8705746 79203 79203 8784949 8784949 0 0 333194 3314807 11108833 15139125 2375222 1298760 5500 22757854 26438782 36580603 46191474 2613555 8123067 410277 3023832 8123067 X 8291771 8684944 25265000 29383463 33556771 38068407 36580603 46191474 X 2005369 2518130 -11863 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 6693314 5351578 21044894 10942435 9064234 53096455 6693314 5351578 21044894 10942435 9064234 53096455 21703728 31392727 670538 478900 633814 873692 1113888 3770832 56867287 212187 0.55200 0.57850 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 2508713 217217 507161 29748 32872 3170471 2749603 181381 -388120 17998 16153 2508713 2409870 145147 233351 38765 2749603 2028575 175406 238249 32360 2409870 1416000 368626 278868 34919 2028575 0.80000 0.20000 0 0 0 X PART V, LINE 4: ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE TO BE USED FOR CAPITAL, PATIENT CARE, MEDICAL RESEARCH, AND MEDICAL EDUCATION. PART X, LINE 2: REGIONS HOSPITAL FOUNDATION IS INCLUDED IN THE HEALTHPARTNERS, INC. (HP) CONSOLIDATED AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENT. JUDGMENT IS REQUIRED IN DETERMINING HP'S EFFECTIVE TAX RATE AND IN EVALUATING ITS TAX POSITION. HP ESTABLISHES ACCRUALS FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS WHEN, DESPITE THE BELIEF THAT HP'S TAX RETURN POSITIONS ARE FULLY SUPPORTABLE, HP BELIEVES THAT ITS POSITION MAY NOT BE FULLY SUSTAINED, PRIMARILY GIVEN THE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH TAX LITIGATION OR DISPUTES. THE UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION ACCRUALS ARE ADJUSTED IN LIGHT OF CHANGING FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES, SUCH AS THE PROGRESS OF TAX AUDITS, CASE LAW, AND EMERGING LEGISLATION. HP'S EFFECTIVE TAX RATE INCLUDES THE IMPACT OF CHANGES TO THE ACCRUALS FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. HP CLASSIFIES INTEREST AND PENALTIES ON TAX-RELATED MATTERS AS INCOME AND OTHER TAX EXPENSE IN THE CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND CHANGES IN NET ASSETS. HP RECORDED NO LIABILITIES AT DECEMBER 31, 2023 OR 2022 FOR UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS. 1 REGIONS HOSPITAL 8170 33RD AVENUE SOUTH PO BOX 1309 MINNEAPOLIS MN 554401309 410956618 501(C)(3) 3738642 0 CAPITAL EXPENDITURES ED EXPANSION HEALTHPARTNERS INSTITUTE 8170 33RD AVENUE SOUTH PO BOX 1309 MINNEAPOLIS MN 554401309 411670163 501(C)(3) 4483678 0 PROGRAM SUPPORT GROUP HEALTH PLAN INC 8170 33RD AVENUE SOUTH PO BOX 1309 MINNEAPOLIS MN 554401309 410797853 501(C)(3) 280225 0 PROGRAM SUPPORT LAKEVIEW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION 8170 33RD AVENUE SOUTH PO BOX 1309 MINNEAPOLIS MN 554401309 410811697 501(C)(3) 154990 0 PROGRAM SUPPORT PARK NICOLLET METHODIST HOSPITAL 8170 33RD AVENUE SOUTH PO BOX 1309 MINNEAPOLIS MN 554401309 410132080 501(C)(3) 37721 0 PROGRAM SUPPORT PARK NICOLLET CLINIC 8170 33RD AVENUE SOUTH PO BOX 1309 MINNEAPOLIS MN 554401309 410834920 501(C)(3) 10489 0 PROGRAM SUPPORT 6 SCHOLARSHIPS 52 79203 PART I, LINE 2: REGIONS HOSPITAL FOUNDATION (THE FOUNDATION) MANAGEMENT STAFF REVIEW THE MISSION AND PURPOSE OF POTENTIAL GRANTEE ORGANIZATIONS TO ASSURE CONSISTENCY WITH THE FOUNDATION'S MISSION AND PURPOSE. AMOUNTS SUBSEQUENTLY GRANTED ARE SUBJECT TO THE FOUNDATION'S FORMAL SPENDING APPROVAL AND DOCUMENTATION PROCESS BASED ON AMOUNT OF THE EXPENDITURE. 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 MEGAN M REMARK PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR 0 616122 0 306751 0 42336 0 264033 0 50255 0 1279497 0 27048 BRET C HAAKE MD DIRECTOR 0 541746 0 164908 0 23914 0 66326 0 46728 0 843622 0 0 BALKRISHNA N JAHAGIRDAR MBBS DIRECTOR 0 421893 0 0 0 172891 0 62759 0 44897 0 702440 0 0 ALITA R RISINGER CFO 0 452971 0 40000 0 81263 0 72026 0 40026 0 686286 0 0 PAHOUA Y HOFFMAN DIRECTOR 0 298112 0 123833 0 5912 0 62902 0 42295 0 533054 0 0 ANTHONY C GRUNDHAUSER VICE PRESIDENT 0 263012 0 79204 0 11142 0 26592 0 36370 0 416320 0 0 WILLIAM H FREY PHD DIRECTOR 0 149758 0 0 0 5210 0 64452 0 18323 0 237743 0 0 HEIDI G CONRAD FORMER CFO 0 0 0 179908 0 0 0 33699 0 12541 0 226148 0 0 PART I, LINE 3 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 IS DETERMINED SOLELY BY THE RELATED ORGANIZATIONS. PART I, LINE 4B DEFERRED COMPENSATION IN COLUMN C OF SCHEDULE J, PART II INCLUDES AMOUNTS FROM A NONQUALIFIED 457(F) PLAN FOR THE FOLLOWING DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS: MEGAN M. REMARK $ 66,213 PAHOUA Y. HOFFMAN $30,366 ALITA R. RISINGER $34,771 PART I, LINE 6 THE FOUNDATION OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS ARE EMPLOYED BY REGIONS HOSPITAL (REGIONS) OR BY GROUP HEALTH PLAN, INC. (GHI), BOTH OF WHICH ARE RELATED ORGANIZATIONS. COMPENSATION REPORTED IN FORM 990, PART VII INCLUDES ANY COMPENSATION DERIVED FROM REGIONS OR GHI LEADERSHIP INCENTIVE PROGRAMS, WHICH INCENT AND REWARD BUSINESS LEADERS WHO HELP THE ORGANIZATION ACHIEVE STATED BUSINESS AND/OR HEALTH IMPROVEMENT GOALS FOR A SPECIFIC FISCAL YEAR. THE PROGRAMS ARE A KEY ELEMENT OF THE PARTICIPANT'S TOTAL COMPENSATION PACKAGE. THE LEADERSHIP INCENTIVE PROGRAMS' REWARDS ARE BASED ON POSITION IN THE ORGANIZATION (E.G. VICE PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR, MANAGER, OTHER SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFIED LEADERS) AND THE ACHIEVEMENT OF SYSTEM BUSINESS AND HEALTH IMPROVEMENT GOALS ESTABLISHED IN A VARIETY OF AREAS. GOALS WILL BE RELATED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S STRATEGIC PLAN AND WILL BE BALANCED. THESE AREAS MAY INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, PATIENT SATISFACTION, EMPLOYEE SATISFACTION, WORK ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH EQUITY, HEALTHCARE AFFORDABILITY MEASURES, HEALTH PLAN AND CARE DELIVERY MARKET SHARE, STRATEGIC CAPABILITIES, HOSPITAL AND CLINIC QUALITY MEASURES, FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE (OPERATING INCOME), ETC., AND WILL BE DEFINED ANNUALLY FOR EACH YEAR'S PROGRAM. AN OPERATING INCOME THRESHOLD MUST BE MET FOR ANY PAYMENT TO BE MADE FROM THE PROGRAM AND THERE IS A CAP ON THE MAXIMUM INCENTIVE POTENTIALLY AVAILABLE TO EACH PARTICIPANT. FORM 990,SCH J, PART II - PRIOR REPORTED COMPENSATION COLUMN (F) INCLUDES AMOUNTS PAID TO PARTICIPANTS IN THE CURRENT YEAR, WHICH WERE PREVIOUSLY REPORTED IN COLUMN (C) OF PRIOR YEARS' 990'S, AS RETIREMENT AND DEFERRED COMPENSATION, FOR THE FOLLOWING DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS: MEGAN M. REMARK $27,048 ANY ANALYSIS OF EARNINGS FOR THE CURRENT YEAR, FOR THESE PARTICIPANTS OF THE PLAN, SHOULD EXCLUDE THE AMOUNT IN COLUMN F AS PART OF THE ANALYSIS SINCE THOSE EARNINGS WERE ALREADY REPORTED IN COLUMN (C) OF PREVIOUS YEARS' 990'S. 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." HEALTHPARTNERS IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION WITH A MISSION OF IMPROVING HEALTH AND WELL-BEING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ITS PATIENTS, MEMBERS AND COMMUNITY. FOUNDED IN 1957, HEALTHPARTNERS IS AN INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION, PROVIDING HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND HEALTH PLAN FINANCING AND ADMINISTRATION. 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 2,000 EMPLOYED PHYSICIANS AND DENTISTS, EIGHT OWNED HOSPITALS WITH OVER 1,000 ACUTE CARE BEDS, OVER 100 PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY CARE MEDICAL FACILITIES AND DENTAL FACILITIES WITH PRACTICES IN MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN SERVING MORE THAN 1.34 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 ARE TOTAL COST OF CARE MEASUREMENTS (A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED METRIC, 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), EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND ANTI-RACISM (ADDRESSING HEALTH EQUITY, ELIMINATING HEALTH CARE DISPARITIES, INCREASING DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN OUR WORKPLACES, BUILDING AN ANTI-RACIST CULTURE, AND DEEPENING OUR COLLECTIVE UNDERSTANDING OF CULTURAL HUMILITY) 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), 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: PROGRAM SUPPORT: IN 2023, THE FOUNDATION RECEIVED CONTRIBUTIONS TO 65 DIFFERENT FUNDS THAT SUPPORT PROGRAMS AT REGIONS AND OTHER HEALTH RELATED ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN HEALTHPARTNERS. THE FOUNDATION ALSO PROVIDED PATIENT CARE GRANT SUPPORT TO 21 PROGRAMS THROUGH THE ONE CAMPAIGN, THE ANNUAL EMPLOYEE GIVING PROGRAM OF REGIONS AND HEALTHPARTNERS. 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 2023 ARE FUNDING PATIENT CARE, MEDICAL RESEARCH, THE EDUCATION OF HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, COMMUNITY HEALTH PROGRAMS, AND EQUIPMENT AND FACILITY EXPENSES. THIS INCLUDES MAJOR FUNDRAISING EFFORTS ON BEHALF OF CANCER, EMERGENCY AND TRAUMA, NEUROSCIENCE, MENTAL HEALTH AND THE HEALTHPARTNERS INSTITUTE CLINICAL SIMULATION CENTER. PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS ARE LISTED BELOW. FUNDRAISING TOTALS LISTED INCLUDE NEW GIFTS, PLEDGES, AND ESTATE COMMITMENTS AND DO NOT INCLUDE PAYMENTS MADE ON PREVIOUS PLEDGES. CANCER 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 2023, THE FOUNDATION RAISED $3,413,017 TO SUPPORT THE CANCER CENTER. THE FOLLOWING ARE HIGHLIGHTS OF THESE FUNDRAISING EFFORTS. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A - EXEMPT PURPOSE AND ACHIEVEMENTS 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. NURSE NAVIGATORS WORK WITH PATIENTS TO HELP ELIMINATE BARRIERS THAT MAY OTHERWISE PREVENT THEM FROM GETTING THE RIGHT CARE AT THE RIGHT TIME. THESE ARE NOT FEE-FOR-SERVICE POSITIONS, SO IT REQUIRES ALTERNATE FUNDING SOURCES SUCH AS PHILANTHROPY. IN 2023, THE FOUNDATION RAISED $3,000,000 FROM A GRATEFUL DONOR TO HELP FUND CANCER SERVICES, WITH $1,500,000 OF THAT AMOUNT DESIGNATED FOR AN EXPANSION OF OUR CANCER NURSE NAVIGATOR PROGRAM. THESE FUNDS WILL SUPPORT THREE FULL-TIME NAVIGATOR POSITIONS OVER THREE YEARS: - AN ADVANCED CANCER NAVIGATOR TO BETTER SERVE PATIENTS DIAGNOSED WITH HEAD AND NECK, PANCREATIC OR GASTROINTESTINAL CANCER AND AT STAGES 3 OR 4. - A PATIENT NAVIGATOR TO SUPPORT NEWLY DIAGNOSED CANCER PATIENTS AT THE HEALTHPARTNERS COON RAPIDS CLINIC. - A NAVIGATOR TO HELP PATIENTS DEAL WITH FINANCIAL CHALLENGES. THE FOUNDATION ALSO RAISED $62,000 TO HELP FUND AN EXISTING 0.8 FTE NURSE NAVIGATOR IN THE CANCER CENTER. THIS NURSE NAVIGATOR FOCUSES ON PATIENTS WITH LUNG CANCER, BRAIN CANCER AND SARCOMA. LINEAR ACCELERATOR UPGRADE A LINEAR ACCELERATOR AIMS RADIATION AT CANCER TUMORS WITH PINPOINT ACCURACY, SPARING NEARBY HEALTHY TISSUE. THE $3,000,000 CONTRIBUTION FROM A GRATEFUL PATIENT INCLUDED $1,235,000 FOR A NEW LINEAR ACCELERATOR TO REPLACE OUR EXISTING ONE. WE WANT TO RAISE AN ADDITIONAL $2,765,000 TO FULLY FUND THE NEW EQUIPMENT. CT SIMULATION UPGRADE CT SIMULATION HELPS US DETERMINE THE EXACT LOCATION, SHAPE AND SIZE OF THE TUMOR TO BE TREATED. WITH $165,000 FROM THE $3,000,000 GRATEFUL PATIENT CONTRIBUTION, WE WILL UPGRADE OUR SIMULATOR, INCLUDING OUR RESPIRATORY GATING CAPABILITIES. (RESPIRATORY GATING IS A MOTION-COMPENSATING TECHNIQUE THAT GUIDES SIMULATION DURING THE BREATHING CYCLE.) RADIATION ONCOLOGY DEPARTMENT REFRESH WE PLAN TO UPGRADE AND REMODEL THE RADIATION ONCOLOGY DEPARTMENT TO ENSURE OUR PATIENTS HAVE A COMFORTABLE, CALM ENVIRONMENT TO RECEIVE CARE. THE PROJECT WILL BE AIDED BY $100,000 FROM THE $3,000,000 GRATEFUL PATIENT CONTRIBUTION. 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, HAVE ACCELERATED THE PROGRAM. THIS EXPANSION HAS MADE US A REGIONAL RESOURCE FOR THE LATEST CANCER RESEARCH AND GIVES 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 PARTICIPATE IN TRIALS ELSEWHERE YET DESERVE THE SAME ACCESS TO NEW TREATMENTS. IN 2023, THE FOUNDATION RAISED $67,593 FOR THE CANCER RESEARCH PROGRAM. THIS INCLUDES $35,000 FOR THE JOHN AND YVONNE HUIZINGA FAMILY CANCER ENDOWMENT, WHICH WAS ESTABLISHED BY A GRATEFUL PATIENT IN 2019. RON AND LUCY MARTIN CANCER ENDOWMENT IN 2022, A GRATEFUL PATIENT ESTABLISHED AN ENDOWMENT TO HELP FUND STAFF EDUCATION AND EFFORTS TO BOOST STAFF RESILIENCE. THE FOUNDATION RAISED $50,000 IN CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE FUND IN 2023. HARDSHIP ASSISTANCE TREATMENT FOR CANCER CAN INTRODUCE CONSIDERABLE EMOTIONAL AND FINANCIAL STRESS TO 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 $31,450 IN 2023 FOR THE ONCOLOGY PATIENT AND FAMILY SUPPORT FUND, WHICH HELPS FAMILIES PAY FOR FOOD, CLOTHING AND SHELTER DURING TIMES OF CRISIS. CANCER PATIENT TRANSPORTATION THE FOUNDATION RAISED $30,000 FROM THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY TO HELP PATIENTS OVERCOME TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS THAT MAY OTHERWISE KEEP THEM FROM ATTENDING CANCER TREATMENT-RELATED APPOINTMENTS. ASSISTANCE COMES IN THE FORM OF GAS CARDS, LIGHT RAIL OR BUS PASSES, CAB VOUCHERS, HELP WITH LYFT OR UBER RIDES, ETC. EMERGENCY AND TRAUMA WHEN LOCAL RESIDENTS SUFFER THE WORST ILLNESSES AND INJURIES, THEY GO TO REGIONS HOSPITAL. REGIONS IS THE ONLY LEVEL I ADULT AND PEDIATRIC TRAUMA CENTER SERVING THE EAST METRO AND WESTERN WISCONSIN. BOTH VERIFICATIONS ARE GIVEN BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS AND TOGETHER CONFIRM THAT REGIONS OFFERS THE VERY BEST TRAUMA CARE TO PATIENTS OF ALL AGES. PEOPLE ALSO COUNT ON US TO PROVIDE THE FINEST EMERGENCY CARE, AND OUR EMERGENCY CENTER NORMALLY EXPERIENCES 50 PERCENT MORE VISITS THAN ANY OTHER EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT IN ITS SERVICE AREA. THE FOUNDATION RAISED $1,844,722 ON BEHALF OF EMERGENCY AND TRAUMA PROGRAMS IN 2023. THE FOLLOWING ARE EXAMPLES OF PROGRAMS THAT RECEIVED FUNDING. EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT REGIONS IS THE EMERGENCY CARE LEADER FOR PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE EAST METRO AND WESTERN WISCONSIN. WHETHER YOU EXPERIENCE A CAR ACCIDENT, STROKE, HEART ATTACK OR MENTAL HEALTH EMERGENCY, OUR EMERGENCY CENTER IS WHERE YOU WANT TO GO. IN 2023, OUR EMERGENCY CENTER HAD 96,603 PATIENT VISITS. 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 2023, THE FOUNDATION RAISED $1,719,695 ON BEHALF OF THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT'S PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS. THIS INCLUDED $1,709,625 TO HELP EXPAND THE EMERGENCY CENTER. WITH HELP FROM CONTRIBUTIONS TO REGIONS RESPONDS FIRST, OUR FORMER CAMPAIGN TO EXPAND EMERGENCY AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE, WE BEGAN A THREE-PHASE INITIATIVE TO UPGRADE OUR ER AND KEEP PACE WITH THE ESCALATING NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY. IN DECEMBER 2021 WE COMPLETED THE FIRST PHASE, AN EXPANSION OF THE CARE WE OFFER TO OUR MOST ILL AND INJURED PATIENTS. IN THE SECOND PHASE, WE WILL UPGRADE AND EXPAND OUR ARRIVAL AREA TO ENSURE PATIENTS FEEL WELCOMED AND SAFE AND THAT THEIR CARE STARTS IMMEDIATELY AND PROGRESSES CONTINUOUSLY. THE NEED FOR THIS PHASE OF THE EXPANSION HAS BECOME MUCH MORE APPARENT OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, SO WITH HELP FROM ADDITIONAL CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED IN 2023, WE ARE ADDING TO THE ARRIVAL AREA PROJECT TO FURTHER STREAMLINE CARE IN A WAY THAT MEETS THE LONG-TERM NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. THIS INCLUDES EXPANDING THE DEPARTMENT'S FOOTPRINT WHERE A SIDEWALK AND DRIVEWAY CURRENTLY EXIST OUTSIDE THAT ENTRANCE. THIS WILL ALLOW US TO DRAMATICALLY INCREASE THE SPACE USED DURING OUR INTAKE PROCESS. WE WILL ALSO CREATE EVEN MORE SECURE AND CONTROLLED ENTRANCES. STARTING IN 2024, THE FOUNDATION WANTS TO RAISE AN ADDITIONAL $2,000,000 TO HELP FUND THIS PHASE OF THE ER EXPANSION. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A - EXEMPT PURPOSE AND ACHIEVEMENTS 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 2023, THE FOUNDATION RAISED $120,337 TO SUPPORT BURN CENTER PROGRAMS. THIS INCLUDED $75,000 FROM THE BURN AID FOUNDATION, WHICH ENCOMPASSED PROCEEDS FROM THE 27TH ANNUAL BURN AID GOLF CLASSIC. THE NATIONAL FIRE SPRINKLER ASSOCIATION AND MINNESOTA STATE FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE SPONSORED THE EVENT. EDUCATION THE FOUNDATION RAISES MONEY FOR PROGRAMS THAT EDUCATE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS, BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE HEALTHPARTNERS SYSTEM, SO PATIENTS RECEIVE THE BEST CARE WHERE AND WHEN THEY NEED IT. WE ALSO RAISE MONEY FOR PROGRAMS THAT EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE TO HELP PEOPLE STAY HEALTHY AND LIVE THEIR BEST LIVES. THE FOUNDATION RAISED $1,690,978 ON BEHALF OF EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN 2023. THE FOLLOWING ARE HIGHLIGHTS OF PROGRAMS THAT RECEIVED CONTRIBUTIONS. HEALTHPARTNERS INSTITUTE CLINICAL SIMULATION CENTER MOVE AND UPGRADE HEALTHPARTNERS IS A LEADING LOCAL PROVIDER OF MEDICAL SIMULATION TRAINING, ALLOWING HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS FROM ACROSS OUR COMMUNITY TO PRACTICE THEIR WORK IN LIFELIKE SITUATIONS. HOSPITAL AND CLINIC STAFF, FIRST RESPONDERS AND MEDICAL STUDENTS REHEARSE THEIR INDIVIDUAL SKILLS AND TEAMWORK USING OUR HIGHLY REALISTIC SCENARIOS AND HANDS-ON EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING COMPUTER-DRIVEN MANNEQUINS, ALL TO IMPROVE MEDICAL OUTCOMES AND SAVES LIVES. OUR SIMULATIONS ALLOW PHYSICIANS TO STUDY NEW WAYS TO CARE FOR PATIENTS USING VIRTUAL REALITY, 3D PRINTING, ROBOTIC SURGERY AND OTHER TECHNOLOGIES. IN 2023, OUR SIMULATION TEAM REACHED MORE THAN 5,000 LEARNERS. THE NEEDS OF OUR SIMULATION CENTER HAD OUTGROWN THE CAPABILITIES OF ITS FORMER SPACE, LOCATED AT REGIONS. WITH THE HELP OF CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS, WE MOVED AND UPGRADED THE FACILITIES WITHIN THE HOSPITAL TO BEST SERVE OUR GROWING NUMBER OF LEARNERS, OFFER THE FULL BREADTH OF TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES, AND PREPARE FOR FUTURE TECHNOLOGIES. RELOCATING THE SIMULATION CENTER ALSO FREED UP A HOSPITAL UNIT AS A NECESSARY FIRST STEP TOWARD A FUTURE EXPANSION OF UP TO 12 BEDS. THE NEW SIMULATION CENTER OPENED FOR TRAINING IN EARLY OCTOBER 2023. THE FOUNDATION RAISED $1,587,500 FOR THE PROJECT THAT SAME YEAR FOR A TOTAL OF $4,087,500. 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 $75,851 IN 2023 TO HELP FUND THE INITIATIVE. HEALTHPARTNERS INSTITUTE EDUCATION PROGRAMS HEALTHPARTNERS INSTITUTE IS A 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION WITHIN HEALTHPARTNERS DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF OUR 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 $11,300 FOR THE INSTITUTE'S EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN 2023 AS PART OF THE ONE CAMPAIGN. NEUROSCIENCES REGIONS AND HEALTHPARTNERS ARE DESTINATIONS OF CHOICE FOR NEUROLOGICAL CARE. BY INTEGRATING PRIMARY CARE WITH NEUROLOGICAL SPECIALTIES AND REHABILITATION, WE PROVIDE TIMELY DIAGNOSIS AND STATE-OF-THE-ART CARE, HELPING PATIENTS MAXIMIZE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE DURING AND AFTER TREATMENT. ADDING OUR GROUNDBREAKING RESEARCH BRINGS FURTHER HOPE AND HEALING TO PATIENTS, THEIR FAMILIES AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. THIS COMBINATION OF CARE, REHABILITATION AND RESEARCH MAKES US UNIQUE IN THE REGION AND HAS LED TO SEVERAL NATIONAL AWARDS IN THE FIELDS OF NEUROSCIENCE AND NEUROSURGERY. WITH THE OPENING OF THE HEALTHPARTNERS NEUROSCIENCE CENTER IN 2017, ALL 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 2023, THE FOUNDATION RAISED $1,649,748 TO SUPPORT NEUROSCIENCE PROGRAMS. DONATIONS HELP PAY FOR PROGRAMS AND SERVICES NOT COVERED BY OPERATIONAL DOLLARS, ALLOWING US TO INNOVATE AND FIND BETTER WAYS TO IDENTIFY, TREAT AND PREVENT NEUROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. CONTRIBUTIONS RAISED INCLUDED A $1,000,000 ESTATE COMMITMENT TO EVENTUALLY FUND THE JARVIS FAMILY NEUROSCIENCE INNOVATION AND DISCOVERY ENDOWMENT FUND. THE FUND WILL SUPPORT RESEARCH TO DEVELOP TREATMENTS AND ULTIMATELY A CURE FOR ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE. ONCE PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE ON THIS FRONT, RESEARCH FUNDS CAN BE USED TOWARD TREATMENTS AND A CURE FOR OTHER NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES AND NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS. HERE ARE EXAMPLES OF OTHER PROGRAMS FUNDED WITH THE HELP OF CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS. WORKING WITH PROMISING NEW TREATMENTS - ORIGINALLY DEVELOPED IN OUR LABS, INTRANASAL INSULIN HAS BEEN SHOWN TO IMPROVE THE MEMORY, ATTENTION AND FUNCTIONING OF ALZHEIMER'S PATIENTS. WITH THE HELP OF DONATIONS, WE ARE CONDUCTING A PHARMACOKINETIC STUDY WITH 12 PARTICIPANTS TO CONFIRM THAT INSULIN ADMINISTERED USING A SPECIFIC INTRANASAL DEVICE REACHES THE CEREBROSPINAL FLUID. WE HOPE TO COMPLETE THE STUDY BY THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2025. - OUR WORK WITH INTRANASAL INSULIN HAS EXPANDED INTO OTHER NEUROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. WE RECENTLY APPLIED INTRANASAL INSULIN TO ANIMAL MODELS OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE AND SPINAL CORD INJURY TO IDENTIFY CORRECT DOSES AND TREATMENT FREQUENCIES. WE ARE NOW PUBLISHING RESULTS, WHICH SHOWED THAT THE TREATMENT IMPROVED SPINAL CORD INJURY AND MOTOR FUNCTION AND MEMORY IN PARKINSON'S DISEASE. WE ALSO RECEIVED DONATIONS TO CONDUCT THE FIRST EVER HUMAN STUDY THAT WILL TEST THE EFFECTIVENESS OF INTRANASAL INSULIN IN SUPPORTING THE MEMORY FUNCTION OF PEOPLE WITH PARKINSON'S. THE MAIN GOAL OF THE 30-PERSON SAFETY STUDY IS TO FIND THE RIGHT DOSE TO TEST IN A LARGER STUDY SO WE CAN EXAMINE POTENTIAL BENEFITS IN MOVEMENT AND MEMORY. WE HOPE TO COMPLETE THE SAFETY STUDY BY JUNE 2024. - PRECLINICAL STUDIES HAVE DEMONSTRATED THAT INTRANASAL INSULIN CAN BENEFIT PEOPLE FOLLOWING TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY (TBI), IMPROVING MEMORY, INCREASING GLUCOSE UPTAKE AND DECREASING NEUROINFLAMMATION AND BRAIN DAMAGE. IN 2023, WE RAISED $44,905 TO HELP US PLAN A PHASE 2 STUDY OF INTRANASAL INSULIN AS A TREATMENT FOR TBI, AND PLANNING HAS BEGUN. WE RAISED $75,000 WITH A GOAL OF $2 MILLION FOR THE PHASE 2 STUDY ITSELF. - CONTRIBUTIONS HAVE HELPED US FURTHER DEVELOP DEFEROXAMINE (DFO) AS A TREATMENT FOR ALZHEIMER'S, PARKINSON'S AND OTHER DISORDERS. OUR RESEARCH WITH ANIMAL MODELS OF ALZHEIMER'S AND PARKINSON'S HAS SHOWN THAT DFO CAN BE EFFECTIVELY DELIVERED THROUGH THE NOSE WITH SUBSEQUENT IMPROVEMENTS TO MEMORY AND MOTOR FUNCTION AND MINIMAL SIDE EFFECTS. WE ARE SEEKING FDA APPROVAL FOR A PHARMACOKINETIC STUDY TO CONFIRM THAT DFO ADMINISTERED USING A SPECIFIC INTRANASAL DEVICE REACHES THE CEREBROSPINAL FLUID IN SIX PARTICIPANTS. - INTRANASAL DFO IS AN IRON-BINDING DRUG, PROTECTING THE BRAIN FROM DAMAGE AND SLOW DEGENERATION BY REDUCING IRON IN THE BRAIN IN ANIMAL MODELS OF THESE DISEASES. LEARNING MORE ABOUT HOW THIS PROCESS WORKS WOULD ALLOW US TO BETTER DEVELOP THIS AND SIMILAR TREATMENTS IN PATIENTS WITH BRAIN DISEASES. IT HAS RECENTLY BEEN SHOWN THAT LYSOSOMES, STRUCTURES INSIDE OF CELLS, ARE INTRICATELY INVOLVED IN STORING AND REGULATING IRON. IT HAS ALSO BEEN SHOWN IN PETRI DISHES THAT DFO ENTERS LYSOSOMES WITHIN NERVE CELLS WHERE IT MODIFIES IRON CONTENT AND PH AND PREVENTS TOXICITY. WE WILL TEST WHETHER THE SAME HAPPENS IN ANIMAL BRAIN TISSUE. THIS IS THE FIRST STUDY TO DIRECTLY CONNECT THE NEUROPROTECTIVE ELEMENTS OF INTRANASAL DFO IN ANIMAL MODELS WITH OBSERVATIONS OF IRON REGULATION WITHIN LYSOSOMES OF NEURAL CELLS, HELPING DEFINE THE NEUROPROTECTIVE MECHANISM OF THE TREATMENT. THE FOUNDATION RAISED $150,000 FOR THE STUDY IN 2023, AND WITH REGULATORY APPROVAL WE WILL BEGIN RECRUITMENT IN THE FALL OF 2024. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A - EXEMPT PURPOSE AND ACHIEVEMENTS - STEM CELLS CAN BE ENGINEERED TO PRODUCE MEDICINES THAT COULD TREAT A RANGE OF INJURIES AND ILLNESSES, INCLUDING NEUROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. IN THE PAST, IT HAS BEEN DIFFICULT TO SAFELY TRANSPLANT STEM CELLS INTO THE BRAIN, BUT INTRANASAL STEM CELLS HAVE BEEN SHOWN TO SAFELY AND EFFECTIVELY TREAT ANIMAL MODELS OF A NUMBER OF BRAIN DISEASES, INCLUDING STROKE, MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, BRAIN TUMORS AND CEREBRAL ISCHEMIA. THE TREATMENT HAS ALSO BEEN FOUND TO SUBSTANTIALLY IMPROVE MOTOR FUNCTION IN ANIMAL MODELS OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE. WITH THE HELP OF CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS, WE ARE STUDYING THE USE OF INTRANASAL STEM CELLS IN AN ANIMAL MODEL OF MEMORY LOSS TO SEE IF IT IMPROVES MEMORY FUNCTION AND REDUCES INFLAMMATION. THE STUDY WILL ALSO TRACK WHERE THE STEM CELLS GO IN THE BRAIN AND HOW MANY OF THEM SURVIVE. THE STUDY SHOULD BE COMPLETE BY THE END OF 2024. - WE ARE WORKING WITH TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION (TMS), WHICH LEADS TO ELECTRICAL STIMULATION TO SPECIFIC BRAIN AREAS. IT 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 THE DISEASE. WITH THE HELP OF DONATIONS, WE ARE THE FIRST ORGANIZATION TO TEST TMS WITH ALZHEIMER'S PATIENTS WHILE INCORPORATING A NEW IMAGING TECHNIQUE TO IDENTIFY AN INDIVIDUAL'S POTENTIAL DYSFUNCTION WITHIN LARGE NETWORKS OF BRAIN CELLS. THIS COULD HELP US IDENTIFY THE SPECIFIC TREATMENT NEEDS OF THAT INDIVIDUAL. OUR STUDY OF 10 PEOPLE LIVING WITH EARLY-STAGE ALZHEIMER'S WAS COMPLETED IN 2023. RESULTS SHOWED THAT SUCH PERSONALIZED TREATMENT IS FEASIBLE IN EARLY-STAGE ALZHEIMER'S AND SUGGEST IMPROVEMENTS IN CERTAIN DOMAINS OF COGNITION. IMPROVING THE TREATMENT OF PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES - IN 2018 WE RECEIVED A $1.5 MILLION GRANT FROM THE MERCK FOUNDATION TO CREATE AND MANAGE A NEW CARE ECOSYSTEM PROGRAM, WHICH EXTENDS THE REACH OF DEMENTIA SPECIALISTS VIA PHONE- AND WEB-BASED CARE TO SUPPORT PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES, ESPECIALLY RURAL-DWELLING AND HOMEBOUND POPULATIONS THAT TOO OFTEN LACK ROBUST CHRONIC CARE MANAGEMENT. WITH THE MERCK FOUNDATION CONTRIBUTION ENDING IN 2023, WE WORKED WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO (UCSF) TO RECEIVE AN NIH GRANT TO FURTHER EXPLORE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE CARE ECOSYSTEM. WE ARE USING CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO SUPPLEMENT THIS FUNDING, INCLUDING $25,000 THAT THE FOUNDATION RAISED FROM A GRATEFUL PATIENT FAMILY MEMBER IN 2023. - WE ARE DEVELOPING A NEUROWELL MODEL OF CARE FOR DEMENTIA. PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA WANT TO LIVE FREE AND INDEPENDENT LIVES FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE; REMAIN AT HOME; ENJOY STRONG, POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS; 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 AN IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE. THE FOUNDATION RAISED $20,000 FOR NEUROWELL PROGRAMMING IN 2023. PREVENTING NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS - THE MINNESOTA MEMORY PROJECT WAS AN ONGOING REGISTRY THAT FOLLOWED ADULTS WITH AND WITHOUT DIAGNOSED MEMORY LOSS OVER A SPAN OF 10 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 COLLECTED 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, WHICH RECEIVED SUPPORT FROM CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS. WE HAVE COMPLETED THE PROGRAM'S ASSESSMENTS AND HAVE BEGUN PUBLISHING RESULTS. MENTAL HEALTH THE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES OF REGIONS AND HEALTHPARTNERS MEDICAL GROUP AND CLINICS ARE THE LEADING PROVIDERS OF COMPREHENSIVE MENTAL AND CHEMICAL HEALTH CARE IN THE TWIN CITIES EAST METRO AND WESTERN WISCONSIN. IN 2023, THE FOUNDATION RAISED $682,480 TO SUPPORT VARIOUS MENTAL HEALTH INITIATIVES. THE FOLLOWING ARE HIGHLIGHTS OF FUNDRAISING EFFORTS. MAKE IT OK TO REDUCE AND SOMEDAY ELIMINATE STIGMA RELATED TO MENTAL HEALTH AND ILLNESSES, HEALTHPARTNERS WORKED WITH THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS (NAMI) MINNESOTA TO CREATE MAKE IT OK. BY CHANGING HEARTS AND ATTITUDES, WE WANT TO CREATE SUPPORTIVE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH AND ILLNESSES. IN THIS WAY WE CAN BUILD MENTAL WELL-BEING IN OURSELVES AND OTHERS AND ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO SEEK HELP WHEN THEY NEED IT. OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS WE ALSO ADDED A FOCUS ON SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER. 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. MAKEITOK.ORG IS A HUB OF FREE INFORMATION AND RESOURCES, WHERE VISITORS CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT STIGMA AND MENTAL WELLNESS, WATCH AND READ STORIES FROM PEOPLE WHO LIVE WITH MENTAL ILLNESSES, ACCESS ONLINE RESOURCES AND BECOME INVOLVED. THE MAIN GEOGRAPHIC TARGETS OF MAKE IT OK HAVE BEEN THE TWIN CITIES, NORTHERN MINNESOTA, WESTERN WISCONSIN, EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND ALL ACROSS THE STATE OF 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 FUNDED IN PART WITH CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FOUNDATION, WHICH RAISED $232,680 ON ITS BEHALF IN 2023. MENTAL HEALTH DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (MHDAP) MHDAP ALLEVIATES OR AVERTS MENTAL HEALTH CRISES IN THE EAST METRO AREA BY COVERING THE FULL COST OR CO-PAYS OF MEDICATIONS FOR PATIENTS WHO TEMPORARILY CANNOT AFFORD THEM. KEY SOCIAL WORKERS AND CARE PROVIDERS OF THE EAST METRO'S LARGEST HOSPITALS, COUNTY CRISIS SERVICES, THE EAST METRO CRISIS ALLIANCE AND OTHER SELECT CLINICS PROVIDE PRESCRIPTION ASSISTANCE TO PATIENTS, HELPING THEM AVOID MENTAL HEALTH EMERGENCIES WHILE THEY APPLY FOR LONG-TERM COVERAGE. REGIONS HOSPITAL ADMINISTERS THE PROGRAM, AND THE FOUNDATION RAISED $100,000 IN 2023 TO HELP FUND IT. HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAM THE FOUNDATION ADMINISTERED A STATE GOVERNMENT GRANT TO SUPPORT THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDED 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 WAS OPERATED BY REGIONS AND THE FOUNDATION ADMINISTERED GOVERNMENT GRANTS WORTH $82,808 IN 2023. 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 VETERANS ADMINISTRATION. FINALLY, HEROCARE ENGAGES OTHER ORGANIZATIONS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF HEALTHPARTNERS TO HELP US ALL DO A BETTER JOB SERVING FOR THIS POPULATION. IN 2023, THE FOUNDATION RAISED $54,700 TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAM. OTHER PATIENT CARE PROGRAMS THE FOUNDATION RAISES MONEY FOR A RANGE OF DIFFERENT PROGRAMS THAT HELP REGIONS HOSPITAL AND HEALTHPARTNERS PROVIDE THE FINEST CARE. FUNDS ALSO SUPPORT THE STAFF MEMBERS WHO PROVIDE THAT CARE DAY IN AND DAY OUT. THE FOUNDATION RAISED $488,963 FOR OTHER PATIENT CARE PROGRAMS IN 2023. THE FOLLOWING ARE EXAMPLES OF PROGRAMS THAT RECEIVED FUNDING. MISSION IN ACTION AT REGIONS HOSPITAL WE ESTABLISHED THE MISSION IN ACTION FUND TO HELP REGIONS OFFER MORE PATIENTS AND FAMILIES GREATER HEALTH AND A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE FOR YEARS TO COME. CHARITABLE SUPPORT GIVES REGIONS THE ABILITY TO MEET NEEDS THAT ARISE UNEXPECTEDLY OR THAT MAY OTHERWISE GO UNFULFILLED. THE FOUNDATION RAISED $163,289 FOR THE FUND IN 2023. THE PAST FEW YEARS HAVE ILLUSTRATED JUST HOW CRUCIAL THE MISSION OF REGIONS HOSPITAL IS TO OUR COMMUNITY. OUR ABILITY TO RESPOND QUICKLY TO CRISIS HAS SHOWN THE SIGNIFICANCE OF OUR MISSION, AS WELL AS OUR CAPACITY TO MEET OUR COMMUNITY'S GROWING AND EVOLVING NEED FOR CARE. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A - EXEMPT PURPOSE AND ACHIEVEMENTS OUR MISSION IN ACTION FUND HELPS THE LEADERSHIP OF REGIONS HOSPITAL ANSWER TO THE OCCASION BY INVESTING IN TECHNOLOGY, EQUIPMENT, EDUCATION AND STAFF SUPPORT. THROUGH PROJECTS LARGE AND SMALL, THE MISSION IN ACTION FUND HONORS THE HERITAGE OF REGIONS WHILE HELPING THE HOSPITAL FULFILL ITS COMMITMENT TO THE FUTURE. EVAN ORMASA HIENDLMAYR HEALING ARTS ENDOWMENT CONTRIBUTIONS SUPPORT THE INTEGRATION OF HEALING ARTS INTO THE FACILITIES AT REGIONS HOSPITAL. IN THIS WAY, WE CAN PROVIDE A NURTURING AND THERAPEUTIC ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR DIVERSE POPULATION OF PATIENTS, VISITORS AND EMPLOYEES. THE FOUNDATION RAISED $110,500 FOR THE FUND IN 2023. PATIENT CARE REGIONS HOSPITAL & HEALTHPARTNERS CLINICS THE FOUNDATION RAISED $60,629 FOR PATIENT CARE AS PART OF THE ONE CAMPAIGN ANNUAL EMPLOYEE GIVING PROGRAM OF REGIONS AND HEALTHPARTNERS. CONTRIBUTIONS ARE FUNDING PATIENT CARE GRANTS GIVEN TO PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT REGIONS AND HEALTHPARTNERS. HEALTHPARTNERS HOSPICE HEALTHPARTNERS HOSPICE SUPPORTS PATIENTS AND THEIR LOVED ONES WHO ARE DEALING WITH LIFE-LIMITING ILLNESSES. THE PROGRAM 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 2023, THE FOUNDATION SECURED $41,644 FOR THE PROGRAM. REGIONS HOSPITAL FAMILY BIRTH CENTER THE REGIONS HOSPITAL FAMILY BIRTH CENTER OPENED IN 2020 WITH THE HELP OF CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS. THE NEW FACILITY ALLOWS US TO PROVIDE SAFER, MORE ROBUST CARE FOR MOMS AND BABIES WITH STRONGER SUPPORT OF DIVERSE FAMILIES. WE CAN ALSO BETTER CARE FOR THE GROWING NUMBER OF MOTHERS WHO NEED OUR DISTINCT SERVICES, ESPECIALLY MOMS WITH HIGH-RISK CONDITIONS. IN 2023 WE DELIVERED 2,862 BABIES. THE FOUNDATION RAISED $22,735 FOR THE BIRTH CENTER IN 2023. WISHING WELL FUNDED PRIMARILY BY THE ONE CAMPAIGN, 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. IN 2023, THE FOUNDATION RAISED $21,905 FOR WISHING WELL. COVID-19 RESPONSE AND RELIEF FUND IN 2023, THE FOUNDATION RAISED $16,126 FOR THE FUND. CONTRIBUTIONS ARE USED AS GENERAL OPERATING FUNDS, GIVING US THE FLEXIBILITY TO MEET THE GREATEST NEEDS IN REGIONS HOSPITAL'S RESPONSE TO COVID-19. FUNDS SPENT IN 2023 WERE MOSTLY USED TO HELP STAFF REMAIN RESILIENT. CHARITY CARE REGIONS HOSPITAL IS THE LARGEST PROVIDER OF CHARITY CARE IN THE EAST METRO AND THE SECOND LARGEST IN THE TWIN CITIES, BEHIND HENNEPIN HEALTHCARE. IN 2023, REGIONS PROVIDED $20.9 MILLION IN CHARITY CARE COSTS TO CARE FOR PATIENTS WHO HAD NO INSURANCE OR COULD NOT AFFORD THEIR CARE. CHARITY CARE REPRESENTED 2% OF THE HOSPITAL'S TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES. THE FOUNDATION RAISED $15,000 IN 2023 TO HELP PROVIDE TARGETED ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES WHO CANNOT AFFORD THE FULL COST OF CARE FOR THEIR CHILDREN AGES 17 AND UNDER WHEN NO ALTERNATE SOURCE OF FUNDING CAN BE FOUND. RESEARCH HEALTHPARTNERS INSTITUTE CONDUCTS A WIDE RANGE OF RESEARCH TO ADVANCE HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE. ITS WORK INCLUDES BASIC SCIENCE, HEALTH SERVICES, CLINICAL TRIALS AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT. THE INSTITUTE WORKS WITH THE HEALTHPARTNERS MEDICAL AND DENTAL TEAMS AND HEALTH PLAN TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE LEARNING CULTURE OF OUR SYSTEM. IN 2023, THE FOUNDATION RAISED $100,935 FOR THE INSTITUTE'S RESEARCH PROGRAMS. THESE FUNDS DO NOT INCLUDE MONEY RAISED FOR SPECIFIC DEPARTMENTAL RESEARCH SUCH AS CANCER AND NEUROSCIENCE, WHICH ARE ALSO UNDER THE PURVIEW OF THE INSTITUTE. THE AMOUNT DOES INCLUDE THE $30,935 RAISED AS PART OF THE ONE CAMPAIGN FOR RESEARCH. THE FOUNDATION ALSO RAISED MONEY SPECIFICALLY FOR THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS. DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS (DKA) STUDY EVERY DAY, OUR EMERGENCY CENTER SEES AN AVERAGE OF TWO TO THREE PATIENTS WITH DKA, A SEVERE COMPLICATION OF DIABETES MELLITUS AND ONE OF THE MOST COMMON CAUSES OF HOSPITAL ADMISSION AMONG DIABETIC PATIENTS. WITH HELP FROM CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS, OUR CRITICAL CARE RESEARCH CENTER WILL STUDY WHETHER SUBCUTANEOUS (SUBQ) INSULIN CAN BE USED AS AN EFFECTIVE AND SAFE ALTERNATIVE TO IV INSULIN IN THE CARE OF PATIENTS EXPERIENCING DKA, SINCE THE USE OF IV INSULIN IS ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED RESOURCE USE AND THE POTENTIAL FOR ADVERSE EVENTS SUCH AS HYPOGLYCEMIA. THE STUDY WILL ALSO EVALUATE THE ROLE OF CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITORS IN ENSURING PROMPT IDENTIFICATION OF HYPOGLYCEMIA DURING HOSPITALIZATION TO ENHANCE PATIENT SAFETY. THE FOUNDATION RAISED $50,000 FOR THE STUDY IN 2023. SAUNA STUDY FIREFIGHTERS ARE OFTEN EXPOSED TO TOXIC MATERIALS AND HAVE HIGHER RATES OF CANCER THAN THE GENERAL POPULATION. FIREFIGHTERS AND THE BROADER COMMUNITY BELIEVE THAT SAUNA USE MAY HELP THE BODY DISPOSE OF HARMFUL AND TOXIC CHEMICALS, DESPITE VERY LITTLE SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE FOR OR AGAINST THIS BELIEF. OUR PILOT STUDY AIMS TO UNDERSTAND WHETHER SAUNA USE IMMEDIATELY AFTER ACTIVE-DUTY FIREFIGHTING INCREASES URINARY EXCRETION OF CANCER-CAUSING CHEMICALS KNOWN AS POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS, WHICH ARE A COMPONENT OF SOOT. IN ADDITION, THIS STUDY WILL BE THE FIRST EVER TO DETERMINE WHETHER THESE SAME CHEMICALS CAN BE FOUND IN SWEAT, WHICH WOULD SUGGEST THEY ARE BEING EXCRETED FROM THE SKIN AS WELL. THE FOUNDATION RAISED $20,000 FROM THE SAINT PAUL FIRE FOUNDATION IN 2023 TO HELP FUND THE STUDY. 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'S 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 GENERAL COUNSEL 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. IF A DISCLOSED CONFLICT OF INTEREST IMPACTS AN AGENDA ITEM OR DECISION, THE COVERED PERSON WOULD BE EXCLUDED FROM VOTING AND MAY BE EXCLUDED FROM RECEIVING INFORMATION AND/OR PARTICIPATING IN DELIBERATIONS, DEPENDING ON THE CIRCUMSTANCES. 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 XI, LINE 9: NON-CASH GIFTS IN KIND -11,863. 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