RAPIDES FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization: RAPIDES FOUNDATION (EIN 72-0423603)
Tax period: 2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed: 2020-11-06
IRS object ID: 202003119349301975
Schema version: 2019v5.1
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Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule H
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule O
Schedule R

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2020-11-06T13:52:25-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2019-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN	721202445	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1	POSTLETHWAITE & NETTERVILLE	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line1	8550 UNITED PLAZA BLVD SUITE 1001	AddressLine1Txt
City	BATON ROUGE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	LA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	70809	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2019-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

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EIN	720423603	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE RAPIDES FOUNDATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

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Business Name Control	RAPI	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	3184433394	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1	1101 FOURTH STREET NO 300	AddressLine1Txt
City	ALEXANDRIA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	LA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	71301	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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Person	JOE ROSIER JR	PersonNm
Person Title	CEO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	3184433394	PhoneNum
Signature	2020-11-06	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

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Preparer Person	MEGAN COURTNEY	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01571790	PTIN
Phone	2259224600	PhoneNum

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IP Address IPAddress

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I Pv4 Address	206.124.204.139	IPv4AddressTxt

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IP	2020-11-06	IPDt
IP Tm	10:37:43	IPTm
IP Timezone	CS	IPTimezoneCd
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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2019	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-01-29 14:40:06Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal Officer	JOE ROSIER JR	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1	1101 FOURTH STREET SUITE 300	AddressLine1Txt
City	ALEXANDRIA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	LA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	71301	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$16,724,929	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.RAPIDESFOUNDATION.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1924	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	LA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THE MISSION OF THE RAPIDES FOUNDATION (TRF) IS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH STATUS OF CENTRAL LOUISIANA. TRF IS A MEMBER OF RAPIDES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM LLC, WHICH OWNS AND OPERATES RAPIDES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, A 328-BED HOSPITAL IN ALEXANDRIA. ADDITIONALLY, TRF PROVIDES FUNDING FOR PROJECTS WHICH EFFECTIVELY ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING PHILANTHROPIC OBJECTIVES: HEALTHY PEOPLE - TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE AND PROMOTE HEALTHY BEHAVIORS. EDUCATION - TO INCREASE THE LEVEL OF EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT AND ACHIEVEMENT AS THE PRIMARY PATH TO IMPROVED ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND HEALTH STATUS. HEALTHY COMMUNITIES - TO IMPROVE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND FAMILY INCOME; AND ENHANCE CIVIC AND COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITIES FOR MORE EFFECTIVE LEADERS AND ORGANIZATIONS.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	16	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	15	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	44	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	15	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$100	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$0	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$4,494,486	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$5,089,713	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$14,336,492	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$11,363,332	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$34	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$271,884	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$18,831,112	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$16,724,929	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$5,672,830	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$7,580,811	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,347,568	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,576,557	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$2,788,000	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$2,231,117	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$9,808,398	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$11,388,485	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$9,022,714	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$5,336,444	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$272,117,857	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$306,834,866	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$7,913,320	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$5,384,112	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$264,204,537	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$301,450,754	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	THE MISSION OF THE RAPIDES FOUNDATION (TRF) IS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH STATUS OF CENTRAL LOUISIANA.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Revenue	$5,089,714	RevenueAmt
Desc	ACUTE-CARE HOSPITAL SERVICES THE RAPIDES FOUNDATION IS A MEMBER OF RAPIDES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM LLC (RHS), WHICH OWNS AND OPERATES RAPIDES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (RRMC), A 380-BED HOSPITAL IN ALEXANDRIA, LA. AS AN OWNER OF RHS, TRF SEEKS TO PROVIDE THE HIGHEST STANDARD OF PATIENT CARE, SUPPORT HEALTHCARE ACCESS FOR THE UNINSURED/UNDERSERVED POPULATION, AND MEET THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT STANDARDS UNDER 501(C)(3) AND 501(R) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE CODE. DURING THE TWELVE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019, RRMC ADMITTED 14,742 PATIENTS, CARED FOR 77,460 PATIENTS IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM, AND FACILITATED 11,988 SURGERIES. RAPIDES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM PROVIDED $3.8 MILLION IN FINANCIAL SUPPORT DURING 2019 TO THE LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY FAMILY PRACTICE RESIDENCY PROGRAM NEAR ITS CAMPUS. IN 2019 THE PROGRAM GRADUATED 6 PHYSICIANS AND ACCEPTED 6 NEW RESIDENTS INTO ITS THREE-YEAR PROGRAM. SINCE ITS BEGINNING IN1997, THE PROGRAM HAS GRADUATED 123 PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS, SUPPORTING ITS MISSION TO ADDRESS THE SHORTAGE OF PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS IN THE REGION. CENTRAL LOUISIANA IS DESIGNATED A PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREA (HPSA). THE HOSPITAL ALSO SUPPORTS RESIDENTS FROM TULANE UNIVERSITY IN THE AREA OF GYNECOLOGY AND OPHTHALMOLOGY AND FROM LSU IN THE AREA OF ORAL MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY. IN LATE 2013, AS PART OF THE LOUISIANA GOVERNOR'S PLANS TO PRIVATIZE THE STATE'S SYSTEM OF CHARITY HOSPITALS, REPRESENTATIVES OF RAPIDES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, THE RAPIDES FOUNDATION AND THE OTHER LARGE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL IN THE REGION REACHED AGREEMENT TO CLOSE THE REGION'S CHARITY HOSPITAL AND MOVE SERVICES TO THE TWO EXISTING HOSPITALS. ACCORDINGLY, THE TWO HOSPITALS AGREED TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY AND INPATIENT SERVICES AS WELL AS ESTABLISH NEW URGENT, PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY CARE CLINICS IN THE COMMUNITY FOR INDIGENT PATIENTS UNDER A COOPERATIVE ENDEAVOR AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE. IN 2019 RAPIDES OPERATED TWO HP LONG CLINIC LOCATIONS THAT PROVIDED URGENT, PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY CARE TO MEDICAID, MEDICARE AND UNINSURED PATIENTS. DURING THE YEAR 48,640 PATIENTS RECEIVED SERVICES THAT INCLUDED PRIMARY CARE, GENERAL SURGERY, CARDIOLOGY, ORTHOPEDICS, GYNECOLOGY, OPHTHALMOLOGY, ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY, DENTAL CARE AND URGENT CARE. ADDITIONALLY, THE RAPIDES FOUNDATION'S CENLA MEDICATION ACCESS PROGRAM (CMAP) PROVIDED 16,091 NO-COST MEDICATIONS TO THESE PATIENTS (AT A WHOLESALE VALUE OF $5.8 MILLION) THROUGH ITS PATIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AND CENTRAL FILL PHARMACY. RAPIDES PROVIDED AN ADDITIONAL 681 PRESCRIPTIONS TO PATIENTS FOR $4 EACH OR LESS THROUGH A PRESCRIPTION CARD PROGRAM. THESE MEDICATIONS WOULD HAVE COST PATIENTS AN AVERAGE $22 EACH. HCA HONORED RRMC NURSING UNITS THROUGH ITS 2019 UNITS OF DISTINCTION AWARDS, THE FIFTH YEAR RRMC HAS HAD MULTIPLE NURSING UNITS HONORED FOR EXCELLENCE IN PATIENT CARE. RRMC'S SURGICAL ICU WAS NAMED TOP CRITICAL CARE UNIT FOR 2019, AND ITS MEDICAL ICU WAS RANKED NO. 2. IN ADDITION, ALL SEVEN OF RRMC'S MEDICAL-SURGICAL UNITS WERE RANKED AMONG THE TOP 50 UNITS IN THE COMPANY. RRMC ALSO ACHIEVED THE PRESTIGIOUS PATHWAY TO EXCELLENCE DESIGNATION BY THE AMERICAN NURSES CREDENTIALING CENTER, BECOMING ONLY ONE OF THREE LOUISIANA HOSPITALS TO EARN THE DESIGNATION. IN 2019, RRMC RECEIVED THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION/AMERICAN STROKE ASSOCIATION'S GET WITH THE GUIDELINES-STROKE GOLD PLUS QUALITY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR IT HAS RECEIVED THIS AWARD. THE AWARD RECOGNIZES THE HOSPITAL'S COMMITMENT TO ENSURING STROKE PATIENTS RECEIVE THE MOST APPROPRIATE TREATMENT ACCORDING TO NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED GUIDELINES BASED ON THE LATEST SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE. RRMC IS VERIFIED AS A LEVEL II TRAUMA CENTER BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS. A LEVEL II TRAUMA CENTER PROVIDES THE SECOND HIGHEST LEVEL OF SURGICAL CARE TO TRAUMA PATIENTS. THE HOSPITAL IS ALSO CERTIFIED AS A PRIMARY STROKE CENTER AND AN ACCREDITED CHEST PAIN CENTER FROM THE JOINT COMMISSION. THE HOSPITAL RECEIVED AN "A" RATING FROM THE LEAPFROG GROUP, A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION DRIVING IMPROVEMENT IN QUALITY AND SAFETY IN AMERICAN HEALTHCARE. THE GRADE REFLECTS THE HOSPITAL'S STRONG RECORD OF PATIENT SAFETY IN 2019. RRMC IS THE HOME TO A COMPLETE $2.5 MILLION BRAINLAB NEUROSURGICAL SUITE. RRMC IS ONE OF FEWER THAN 100 HOSPITALS IN THE COUNTRY AND THE ONLY ONE IN LOUISIANA TO HAVE THIS MOST TECHNOLOGICALLY ADVANCED NEUROLOGICAL SUITE. THE BRAINLAB TOOLS ALLOW HIGHLY SPECIALIZED NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES TO BE PERFORMED IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA. RAPIDES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER IN 2019 HOLDS THE FOLLOWING ACCREDITATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS THAT DEMONSTRATE ITS COMMITMENT TO A HIGHER STANDARD OF CARE: CANCER TREATMENT ACCREDITATION, CERTIFIED CARDIAC REHABILITATION PROGRAM, NUCLEAR MEDICINE GOLD SEAL ACCREDITATION, COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY GOLD SEAL ACCREDITATION, MRI GOLD SEAL ACCREDITATION, MAMMOGRAPHY GOLD SEAL ACCREDITATION, VASCULAR TESTING ACCREDITATION, CAP LABORATORY ACCREDITATION, AND GOLD LEVEL FIT-FRIENDLY WORKSITE.	Desc

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$2,153,958	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$939,280	GrantAmt
Desc	HEALTHY PEOPLE TRF PROVIDED CHRONIC CARE PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS FOR PEOPLE WHO CANNOT AFFORD THEM THROUGH A $505,000GRANT IN 2019 TO ITS SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION, CENLA MEDICATION ACCESS PROGRAM (CMAP). CMAP'S PATIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (PAP) LOCATES CMAP STAFF NEAR PHYSICIAN OFFICES THROUGHOUT CMAP'S PRIMARY NINE-PARISH SERVICE AREA. THESE PAP SPECIALISTS COMPLETE APPLICATIONS FOR PATIENTS WHO ARE UNABLE TO AFFORD THEIR MEDICATION TO RECEIVE FREE CHRONIC CARE MEDICATIONS THROUGH DRUG MANUFACTURERS' PATIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. PATIENTS ALSO RECEIVE MEDICATIONS AND DIABETIC SUPPLIES THROUGH CMAP'S CENTRAL FILL PHARMACY, WHICH AS OF END OF 2019 HAD CONTRACTS TO WORK WITH AND PROVIDE PHARMACEUTICALS FROM THIRTEEN MAJOR COMPANIES. ADDITIONALLY, RAPIDES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (RRMC) CONTRACTS WITH CMAP TO PROVIDE OUTPATIENT PHARMACY SERVICES TO THE PATIENTS OF OUTPATIENT CLINICS SERVING THE INDIGENT. DURING 2019, CMAP PROVIDED 16,091 FREE PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS TO PATIENTS, REPRESENTING A WHOLESALE COST SAVINGS OF $5.8 MILLION. CMAP EXTRA, A PRESCRIPTION-SAVINGS PROGRAM DESIGNED TO HELP LOWER FAMILIES' MEDICATION COSTS, IS AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE REGARDLESS OF AGE OR INCOME. DURING 2019, 681 PRESCRIPTIONS WERE FILLED, FOR A TOTAL RETAIL SAVINGS OF $117,000. IN 2019, IN SUPPORT OF ITS SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION'S (THE RAPIDES FOUNDATION) HEALTHCARE ACCESS INITIATIVE, CMAP'S CANCER SCREENING PROJECT PROVIDED FREE MAMMOGRAMS, PAP SMEARS, PELVIC EXAMS AND COLORECTAL CANCER TESTS TO 414 UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED PATIENTS WHO COULDN'T AFFORD THESE CRITICAL SCREENINGS. THESE TESTS ARE BROUGHT TO RURAL AREAS THROUGH A CANCER SCREENING VAN. THE VAN IS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE RAPIDES FOUNDATION, CMAP, THE FEIST-WEILLER CANCER CENTER AT LSU HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER -- SHREVEPORT AND THE LSU FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY IN ALEXANDRIA. THROUGH THE MOBILE UNIT PATIENTS RECEIVED 107 PAP SMEARS, 111 PELVIC EXAMS, 383 MAMMOGRAMS, AND 242 CLINICAL DIAGNOSTIC BREAST EXAMS. ALSO, APPROXIMATELY 46 WOMEN AND MEN RECEIVED TAKE-HOME COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING TESTS. CMAP ALSO ADMINISTERS THE COMMUNITY HEALTH ADVISOR (CHA) PROJECT, A COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAM DESIGNED TO TRAIN COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS TO HELP EDUCATE THEIR PEERS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF CANCER SCREENINGS. ONCE TRAINED BY THE CANCER SCREENING PROJECT COMMUNITY HEALTH ADVISOR, THESE VOLUNTEERS WILL PROVIDE EDUCATION, OUTREACH AND INFORMATION TO MEN AND WOMEN THROUGHOUT CENTRAL LOUISIANA. THE GOAL IS TO ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS TO PRACTICE EARLY DETECTION OF COLON, BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER WHILE IT IS IN THE MOST TREATABLE STAGES. THE CHA PROJECT REACHED 1,160 PEOPLE IN 2019. THE CMAP PATIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM SPECIALISTS BRING THE RAPIDES FOUNDATION'S TOBACCO PREVENTION AND CONTROL INITIATIVE INTO THE SAME PHYSICIAN OFFICES THEY SUPPORT FOR MEDICATION ACCESS. BY PROVIDING TRAINING AND MATERIALS TO PHYSICIANS AND THEIR STAFF ABOUT SMOKING CESSATION REFERRAL RESOURCES, THE SPECIALISTS MAKE IT EASY FOR DOCTORS TO ENCOURAGE THEIR PATIENTS TO STOP SMOKING. CMAP PARTNERED WITH THE SMOKING CESSATION TRUST TO PROVIDE SMOKING CESSATION MEDICATIONS AND COUNSELING TO INDIVIDUALS IN ITS SERVICE AREA. DURING 2019, 58 INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN COUNSELING. TRF ALSO CONTINUED TO ADDRESS THE SHORTAGE OF HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS IN RURAL COMMUNITIES. A 2017 THREE-YEAR GRANT OF $500,000 TO NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY PROVIDED FUNDING FOR FACULTY EXPENSES AND STUDENT STIPENDS TO TRAIN GRADUATE STUDENTS WHO AGREE TO WORK IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA AS PSYCHIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONERS. THE FOUNDATION ALSO PROVIDES FUNDS TO NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY, LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY OF ALEXANDRIA AND THE CENTRAL LOUISIANA TECHNICAL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE NURSING PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT NURSING INSTRUCTION. TRF FUNDED A $400,000 GRANT IN 2019 TO CMAP'S HEALTHY LIFESTYLE PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDES DEMONSTRATION AND EDUCATION ON PROPER NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY FOR GOOD HEALTH AND IS DESIGNED TO FIGHT OBESITY IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA. THE GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM, THROUGH PHYSICIAN REFERRAL, COMMUNITY TOOLS, AND WORKPLACE EDUCATION, IS TO PROVIDE CENTRAL LOUISIANA RESIDENTS WITH RESOURCES TO LEAD HEALTHY LIFESTYLES. THIS PROGRAM IS COORDINATED BY A REGISTERED AND LICENSED DIETITIAN AND EMPLOYS AN EXERCISE SPECIALIST. CLIENTS RECEIVE ONE-ON-ONE CONSULTATION WITH THE DIETITIAN AND EXERCISE SPECIALIST FOR PERSONALIZED MEAL PLANNING AND EXERCISE. THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO WORK WITH CLIENTS FOR AT LEAST 3 TO 6 MONTHS, TRACKING THEIR PROGRESS WITH EATING HABITS, BEHAVIOR CHANGES, WEIGHT AND INCHES LOST, AND EDUCATING CLIENTS ON PROPER NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. IN 2019, 438 PATIENTS PARTICIPATED IN THE CMAP HEALTHY LIFESTYLE PROGRAM. TRF PARTNERED WITH 109 CENTRAL LOUISIANA K-12 SCHOOLS IN SEVEN PARISHES THROUGH $211,500 IN HEALTHY BEHAVIORS GRANTS. IN THE 2018-2019 SCHOOL YEAR, 38,363 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES THAT POSITIVELY IMPACT STUDENTS AND SCHOOL PERSONNEL IN THE AREAS OF TOBACCO PREVENTION AND CONTROL, SUBSTANCE AND ALCOHOL ABUSE PREVENTION, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND NUTRITION. WHILE THE PROJECTS VARIED, SCHOOLS USED THE FUNDS FOR PHYSICAL EDUCATION EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES AND CURRICULA; FOR TRAINING AND SUPPORT FOR KICK BUTTS DAY ACTIVITIES, NATIONAL DRUG AND ALCOHOL FACTS WEEK AND LIVING HEALTHY CLUBS; AND FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CERTIFICATION FOR NUTRITION STAFF. IN ADDITION TO SCHOOL DISTRICT GRANTS, TRF CONTINUED TO OVERSEE HEALTHY BEHAVIORS PROGRAM GRANTS THAT WERE AWARDED TO COMMUNITIES FOR PROJECTS THAT ADDRESS HEALTHY BEHAVIORS. TRF HAS INVESTED OVER $3 MILLION IN 11 GRANTS SINCE THE PROGRAM LAUNCHED IN 2014. THE GRANTS FUNDED IMPROVED PARK AND FITNESS FACILITIES, MOBILE PLAYGROUNDS, FARMERS MARKETS, HEALTHY FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAMS, COMMUNITY GARDENS, AND ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION. IN SEPTEMBER 2019, APPROXIMATELY 600 STUDENTS AND TEACHERS FROM SEVEN CENTRAL LOUISIANA SCHOOL DISTRICTS ATTENDED THE EIGHTH ANNUAL YOUTH SUMMIT ON HEALTHY BEHAVIORS, A ONE-DAY EVENT FOR STUDENTS TO LEARN HOW TO BECOME ADVOCATES FOR HEALTHY CHOICES AND POLICY CHANGE IN THEIR SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES. MEMBERS OF TRF'S YOUTH ADVOCACY COUNCIL PLANNED AND LED THE SUMMIT, WHICH INCLUDED NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED SPEAKERS. STUDENTS CREATED AN ADVOCACY PROJECT THAT FOCUSED ON ENFORCEMENT OF USDA SMART SNACKS GUIDELINES IN SCHOOLS. THE GOAL IS FOR STUDENTS TO WORK WITHIN THEIR SCHOOLS TO REPLACE UNHEALTHY FOODS IN SCHOOL CONCESSIONS WITH HEALTHY ALTERNATIVES. DURING THE YEAR, TRF INVESTED $509,124 IN COMMUNITY MARKETING DESIGNED TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF DIET AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, TO COUNTER TOBACCO ADVERTISING AND TO PROVIDE AWARENESS AND RESOURCES IN THE AREA OF ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE. WITH RAPIDES FOUNDATION SUPPORT, CMAP PARTNERED WITH THE LOUISIANA SMOKING CESSATION TRUST TO PROVIDE TOBACCO CESSATION COUNSELING TO INDIVIDUALS IN ITS SERVICE AREA. SINCE THE PARTNERSHIP BEGAN IN 2014, 1,239 AREA RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN REFERRED TO THE PROGRAM, WHO HAVE BEEN OFFERED FREE CESSATION COUNSELING AND MEDICINE TO HELP THEM QUIT. THE RAPIDES FOUNDATION'S GOALS FOR HEALTHY PEOPLE ARE: 10-YEAR IMPACTS (2012-2023): REDUCE ALL-CAUSE MORTALITY FROM 929.7 PER 100,000 TO 757.2. (19% IMPROVEMENT) REDUCE HEART DISEASE MORTALITY RATES FROM 246.6 PER 100,000 TO 158.9. (36% IMPROVEMENT) REDUCE CANCER MORTALITY RATES FROM 203.6 PER 100,000 TO 169.0. (17% IMPROVEMENT) REDUCE DIABETES MORTALITY RATES FROM 24.0 PER 100,000 TO 20.5. (15% IMPROVEMENT) DECREASE SMOKING RATES IN YOUTH FROM 23.9% IN 2013 TO 17%. (29% IMPROVEMENT) DECREASE SMOKING RATES IN ADULTS FROM 23.0% IN 2013 TO 20%. (13% IMPROVEMENT) DECREASE ALCOHOL USE IN YOUTH FROM 40.8% TO 36.7% BY 2013. (10% IMPROVEMENT) DECREASE DRUG-INDUCED DEATHS IN ADULTS FROM 12.3 TO 11.3 PER 100,000 BY 2023. (8% IMPROVEMENT) DECREASE PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLDS WITH CHILDREN WITH A SMOKER FROM 17% IN 2013 TO 15%. (12% IMPROVEMENT) DECREASE THE PERCENTAGE OF ADULTS OVERWEIGHT FROM 73% IN 2013 TO 67%. (8% IMPROVEMENT) *DECREASE THE PERCENTAGE OF ADOLESCENTS (9-12 GRADERS) OVERWEIGHT FROM 34.5% IN 2013 TO 31%. (10% IMPROVEMENT)	Desc

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$5,459,365	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$4,972,475	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	EDUCATION -- DURING 2019 THE RAPIDES FOUNDATION PROVIDED $1.5 MILLION IN GRANTS TO THE NINE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN TRF'S SERVICE AREA. THE GRANTS WERE USED FOR TARGETED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, COACHING AND MENTORING OF TEACHERS; LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT FOR ADMINISTRATORS; AND FUNDING TO ALLOW THE DISTRICTS TO PARTICIPATE IN INSTITUTES PROVIDED BY THE ORCHARD FOUNDATION. THE ORCHARD FOUNDATION'S WORK IN COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS ENCOMPASSES THREE AREAS - THE CENLA WORK READY NETWORK, COLLEGE AND CAREER COACHING FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, AND JUMP START PROGRAMS TO EXPOSE CENLA EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS TO CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN THE CENTRAL LOUISIANA REGION. THE CENLA WORK READY NETWORK IS A SYSTEM DESIGNED TO LINK EDUCATION WITH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS AND ALIGN THEM WITH REGIONAL ECONOMIC NEEDS. DURING 2019, ALL PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE FOUNDATION'S SERVICE AREA, CENTRAL LOUISIANA TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE CAMPUSES, AND REGIONAL BUSINESS AND CAREER SOLUTIONS CENTERS ACCESSED ACT'S WORKKEYS CURRICULUM, A CAREER TRAINING COURSE THAT PREPARES STUDENTS FOR CERTIFICATION WITH WORKKEYS ASSESSMENTS. WORKKEYS IS A JOB SKILLS ASSESSMENT SYSTEM MEASURING REAL WORLD SKILLS THAT EMPLOYERS BELIEVE ARE CRITICAL TO JOB SUCCESS. WORKKEYS ASSESSES THREE CORE AREAS: APPLIED MATHEMATICS; WORKPLACE DOCUMENTS; AND GRAPHIC LITERACY; WHICH DETERMINES A STUDENT'S NATIONAL CAREER READINESS CERTIFICATE (NCRC) LEVEL, AN OBJECTIVE DOCUMENTATION OF AN EMPLOYEE'S SKILLS THAT CAN BE ACCEPTED NATIONWIDE. DURING THE 2018-2019 SCHOOL YEAR, 7,105 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN ACT'S WORKKEYS CURRICULUM TRAINING, AND 5,748 NATIONAL CAREER READINESS CERTIFICATES WERE EARNED BY CENLA RESIDENTS. IN 2019 THE ORCHARD FOUNDATION CONTINUED ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CENTRAL LOUISIANA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ALLIANCE TO ASSIST EMPLOYERS IN UTILIZING WORKKEYS AND NCRC IN THEIR HIRING PROCESSES. ALL NINE PARISHES IN THE ORCHARD FOUNDATION SERVICE AREA ARE ACT CERTIFIED WORK READY COMMUNITIES: ALLEN, AVOYELLES, CATAHOULA, GRANT, LASALLE, NATCHITOCHES, RAPIDES, VERNON AND WINN. DURING THE 2018-2019 SCHOOL YEAR, THE ORCHARD FOUNDATION PARTNERED WITH CAREER COMPASS OF LA TO WORK WITH AREA SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO PROVIDE COLLEGE AND CAREER COACHING SERVICES IN ALL HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE SERVICE REGION. THE SCOPE OF SERVICES INCLUDED ONE-ON-ONE COACHING WORK WITH 3,185 SENIORS AS WELL AS CAREER SEMINARS ATTENDED BY ANOTHER 8,763 STUDENTS. 92 PERCENT OF THE SENIORS COUNSELED APPLIED TO A POSTSECONDARY PROGRAM. THE ORCHARD FOUNDATION OFFERED SUMMER CAMPS FOR TEACHERS TO LEARN HOW TO TRANSLATE THE SKILLS NEEDED IN TODAY'S WORKFORCE INTO THEIR CLASSROOMS. THE WORKPLACE EXPERIENCE EXCHANGE (WEE) CAMP GIVES TEACHERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE IN BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY ACTIVITIES TO LEARN HOW CLASSROOM CONTENT AND LEARNING STRATEGIES ARE APPLIED IN THE WORKPLACE. NINETEEN SELECTED EDUCATORS ATTENDED THE 3-DAY 2019 WEE CAMP, WHILE FIVE EDUCATORS TOOK PART IN THE IN-DEPTH WEE CAMP II EXPERIENCE, WHERE THEY SPENT TWO ADDITIONAL DAYS LEARNING THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS OF SOME OF THE REGION'S KEY MANUFACTURERS. IN LATE 2019, ORCHARD HELD ITS ANNUAL STUDENTS EXPLORING CAREER OPPORTUNITIES EXPO, A TWO-DAY EVENT THAT INTRODUCES 10TH GRADERS TO CAREER POSSIBILITIES. THE EVENT ATTRACTED 2,761 STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATED IN INTERACTIVE, HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES FROM 16 CAREER CLUSTERS DELIVERED BY 47 AREA BUSINESSES. THE ORCHARD FOUNDATION FACILITATED A CARPENTRY COURSE, WHICH IS A COMBINATION OF HANDS-ON AND TEXTBOOK INSTRUCTION AND UTILIZES TEXTBOOKS CERTIFIED AND APPROVED BY THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR CONSTRUCTION EDUCATION AND RESEARCH (NCCER) TO INSTRUCT STUDENTS. CO-SPONSORED BY A LOCAL EMPLOYER, IT IS DESIGNED TO HELP STUDENTS GAIN TECHNICAL AND INDUSTRIAL KNOWLEDGE AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO PURSUE A CAREER IN CONSTRUCTION. THE COURSE WAS OFFERED IN FIVE AREA HIGH SCHOOLS, AND 102 NCCER CARPENTRY INDUSTRY BASED CERTIFICATIONS (IBCS) WERE EARNED IN SPRING 2019. A WELDING CURRICULUM THAT PREPARES HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FOR WELDING CAREERS IN VARIOUS INDUSTRIAL SETTINGS WAS OFFERED IN THREE CENTRAL LOUISIANA SCHOOLS. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES TRAINING IN INDUSTRY FUNDAMENTALS, PRINT READING, LAYOUT/FABRICATION AND THERMAL CUTTING. HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THAT SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THE COURSE ARE REGISTERED INTO THE NCCER DATABASE FOR POTENTIAL EMPLOYMENT IN WELDING. DURING THE 2018-2019 SCHOOL YEAR, 55 NCCER WELDING INDUSTRY BASED CERTIFICATIONS (IBCS) WERE EARNED. IN 2019, THE ORCHARD FOUNDATION PARTNERED WITH THE LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO FACILITATE A $1.95 MILLION, THREE-YEAR NEW SKILLS FOR YOUTH GRANT FROM J.P. MORGAN CHASE AND THE COUNCIL OF CHIEF SCHOOL OFFICERS. THE ORCHARD FOUNDATION SERVED AS FISCAL SPONSOR FOR THE GRANT WHICH ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2019. IN 2019 THE ORCHARD FOUNDATION CONTINUED ITS WORK TO SUPPORT THE RAPIDES FOUNDATION'S (ITS SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION'S) EFFECTIVE SCHOOLS INITIATIVE BY CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. DURING 2018-2019, THE RAPIDES FOUNDATION, THROUGH ITS SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION, THE ORCHARD FOUNDATION, COORDINATED KAGAN INSTRUCTIONAL INSTITUTES FOR 283 AREA EDUCATORS. THE INSTITUTES FEATURED HANDS-ON CURRICULUM AND MATERIALS THAT ARE ENGAGING, RIGOROUS AND MOTIVATING FOR STUDENTS AND THAT CAN IMMEDIATELY BE BROUGHT BACK INTO THE CLASSROOM AND IMPLEMENTED IN A COOPERATIVE LEARNING MODEL. ORCHARD ALSO HELD TRAININGS FOR NEW AND ASPIRING LEADERS IN AREA SCHOOLS. THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED FOR TEACHERS WHO ARE DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE BEST PRACTICES IN INSTRUCTION AND LEADERSHIP. 88 PARTICIPANTS WERE TRAINED IN THE 5 DIMENSIONS OF TEACHING AND LEARNING FRAMEWORK BY THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON CENTER FOR EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THEY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO COLLABORATE AND OBSERVE OTHERS TO DEVELOP THE EXPERTISE NEEDED TO RECOGNIZE HIGH QUALITY INSTRUCTION. THE LEADING FOR BETTER INSTRUCTION PROGRAM ALLOWS ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS AND PRINCIPALS TO DEVELOP THEIR LEADERSHIP SKILLS IN GUIDING AND SUPPORTING TEACHERS' PROFESSIONAL LEARNING. 120 ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS AND PRINCIPALS WERE ALSO TRAINED IN THE 5 DIMENSIONS OF TEACHING AND LEARNING AND 4 DIMENSIONS OF INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP. A DISTRICT LEADERS/SUPERINTENDENTS NETWORK WAS ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE SESSIONS FOR SUPERINTENDENTS AND KEY CENTRAL OFFICE LEADERS, FOCUSED ON THE ROLE OF CENTRAL OFFICE LEADERSHIP IN DEVELOPING AND SUPPORTING PRINCIPAL INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP. 49 LEADERS PARTICIPATED.IN 2019 THE ORCHARD FOUNDATION CONTINUED TO ADMINISTER SCHOOL READINESS INSTITUTES FOR CENTRAL LOUISIANA PRE-K, HEAD START AND CHILDCARE PROVIDERS THAT PARTICIPATE IN THE STATE OF LOUISIANA'S EARLY CHILDHOOD SYSTEM COMMUNITY NETWORK. THE NETWORK SEEKS TO EXPAND ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY, PUBLICLY FUNDED EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAMS. ORCHARD ADMINISTERED 31 TRAININGS IN 2019, REACHING 444 EDUCATORS AND PROVIDERS. TO EXPAND THE REACH, ORCHARD PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS TO BECOME CERTIFIED AS MAKING THE MOST OF CLASSROOM INTERACTIONS (MMCI) / CLASS GROUP COACHING INSTRUCTORS THROUGH TEACHSTONE. IN 2019, SEVEN INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED THEIR CERTIFICATION AS MMCI INSTRUCTORS, 5 IN PRE-K AND 2 IN INFANT/TODDLER. ORCHARD HAS TRAINED A TOTAL OF 30 MMCI INSTRUCTORS FOR THE REGION, 28 IN PRE-K AND 2 IN INFANT/TODDLER. THE READ TO SOAR EARLY LITERACY PROGRAM WAS LAUNCHED IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA COMMUNITIES DURING 2019. DEVELOPED AND ADMINISTERED BY THE ORCHARD FOUNDATION, READ TO SOAR IS A FREE, 8-SESSION WORKSHOP FOR CHILDREN AGES 5 AND UNDER AND THEIR PARENTS OR CAREGIVERS. SESSIONS HELP DEVELOP AND STRENGTHEN A CULTURE OF READING AT HOME BY EDUCATING PARENTS, BUILDING A CHILD'S HOME LIBRARY AND INCREASING AWARENESS ABOUT COMMUNITY RESOURCES TO HELP ENSURE THE CHILD HAS THE TOOLS FOR SCHOOL SUCCESS. IN 2019, ORCHARD LED 29 READ TO SOAR WORKSHOPS, REACHING 335 CHILDREN FROM 254 FAMILIES. 7,490 BOOKS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO PARTICIPANTS.THE RAPIDES FOUNDATION'S GOALS FOR ITS EDUCATION WORK ARE: 6-10 YEAR IMPACTS:" INCREASE GRADUATION RATES FROM 73% IN 2012 TO 86% BY 2023. (18% IMPROVEMENT)" INCREASE PERCENTAGE OF ADULTS 25 YEARS AND OLDER WITH POSTSECONDARY DEGREES FROM 2-YEAR AND 4-YEAR INSTITUTIONS FROM 21% IN 2012 TO 26% IN 2023. (24% IMPROVEMENT)	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$2,254,455	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$1,669,056	GrantAmt
Desc	HEALTHY COMMUNITIES -- THE RAPIDES FOUNDATION'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE MAKES THE LINK BETWEEN HEALTHY ECONOMIES AND HEALTHY PEOPLE. HEALTHY ECONOMIES WITH LOW UNEMPLOYMENT RATES AND HIGHER WAGE JOBS PROVIDE PEOPLE WITH THE MEANS TO PURCHASE MEDICAL INSURANCE, MAKE BETTER HEALTHCARE CHOICES AND LIVE HEALTHIER LIFESTYLES. THE WORK THAT TAKES PLACE UNDER THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE IS DESIGNED TO HELP RAISE THE STANDARD OF LIVING IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA BY IMPROVING THE REGION'S CAPACITY TO PRODUCE HIGHER WAGE JOBS FOR ALL INCOME LEVELS AND GENERATE MORE WEALTH IN ITS COMMUNITIES. IN THE AREA OF WORKFORCE SKILLS AND DEVELOPMENT, TRF IN LATE 2017 AWARDED A $2 MILLION MATCHING GRANT TO THE LOUISIANA COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM FOUNDATION THAT WILL BE USED BY CLTCC TO ESTABLISH THE CENTRAL LOUISIANA MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY CENTER IN DOWNTOWN ALEXANDRIA AND TO BUILD AND EXPAND ITS MANUFACTURING PROGRAMS LOCATED ON CAMPUSES THROUGHOUT THE REGION. THE STATE OF LOUISIANA MATCHED THE FOUNDATION'S FUNDING WITH $2 MILLION. THE GRANT DOLLARS ARE BEING USED TO FUND A STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNICAL TRAINING PROGRAM WITH A FOCUS ON ADVANCED MANUFACTURING. THE GOAL IS TO PRODUCE GRADUATES FOR THE HIGH-WAGE, HIGH-DEMAND JOBS IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR THROUGHOUT THE REGION. TRF SUPPORTED THE CENTRAL LOUISIANA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ALLIANCE, THROUGH $186,075 IN MATCHING GRANTS, AS THE VEHICLE TO BUILD COOPERATION, COORDINATION, TEAMWORK AND SOCIAL COHESIVENESS FOR REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES. THESE EFFORTS WERE KEY TO BRINGING EXPANSIONS AND NEW BUSINESSES TO CENTRAL LOUISIANA. CENTRAL LOUISIANA MAINTAINED ITS STATUS AS LOUISIANA'S ONLY REGION TO BE FULLY ACT WORK READY CERTIFIED. THE REGION'S TEN ACT CERTIFIED PARISHES CONSTITUTE 62.5% OF ALL CERTIFIED PARISHES IN THE STATE. THIS CERTIFICATION DEMONSTRATES THE HIGH LEVEL OF SKILLS IN OUR WORKFORCE. MAINTAINING THIS STATUS RELIES HEAVILY ON BUILDING A GROWING BASE OF EMPLOYEES AND POTENTIAL EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE EARNED ACT'S NATIONAL CAREER READINESS CERTIFICATE. THIS IMPORTANT, NATIONALLY PORTABLE CREDENTIAL SHOWS EMPLOYERS THE CALIBER OF SKILLS DEMONSTRATED BY POTENTIAL EMPLOYEES. ALL OF THIS ENHANCES CENTRAL LOUISIANA'S ABILITY TO RECRUIT, RETAIN AND EXPAND BUSINESSES WITHIN THE REGION. TRF SUPPORTS BUSINESS STARTUPS AND EXPANSIONS TO BUILD A COMPREHENSIVE AND COORDINATED ENTREPRENEURSHIP SYSTEM FOR CENTRAL LOUISIANA. THE BUSINESS ACCELERATION SYSTEM IS FUNDED THROUGH A $900,000, TRF GRANT AND ADMINISTERED BY CLEDA. BAS PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, COACHING AND MENTORING SERVICES FOR ENTREPRENEURS AND SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS WHO WANT TO START OR GROW THEIR BUSINESSES. IN 2019, BAS WORKED ONE-ON-ONE WITH 67 BUSINESS OWNERS THROUGHOUT THE REGION. IT ALSO BROUGHT IN QUARTERLY SPEAKERS AND OFFERED 16 WORKSHOPS AND TRAININGS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, REACHING 259 PEOPLE INTERESTED IN TAKING THEIR BUSINESSES TO THE NEXT LEVEL. TRF'S COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE ADDRESSES SOCIAL CAPITAL BY SUPPORTING LEADERSHIP AND NONPROFIT DEVELOPMENT, AND INCREASED CIVIC ENGAGEMENT THROUGH FOUNDATION FUNDING PROVIDED TO ITS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WORKS PROGRAM. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WORKS PROVIDES AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO ENHANCE CIVIC AND COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITIES FOR MORE EFFECTIVE NONPROFIT LEADERS AND ORGANIZATIONS. ITS STRATEGIES SEEK TO FOSTER INCREASED CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, DEVELOP ENHANCED LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND IMPROVE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. IN 2017, CDW EXTENDED ITS REACH TO THE YOUTH OF CENTRAL LOUISIANA WITH THE LAUNCH OF MY CIVIC LIFE, A CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND SERVICE LEADERSHIP PROGRAM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS MODELED ON AN EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAM. THE MY CIVIC LIFE PROGRAM PROVIDES HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH LEADERSHIP AND VOLUNTEER SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH THEIR PARTICIPATION IN SCHOOL-BASED COMMUNITY SERVICE CLUBS CALLED YOUTH VOLUNTEER CORPS (YVC) CLUBS. THE YVC CLUBS PERFORM SERVICE PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR FOLLOWING THE NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED YOUTH VOLUNTEER CORPS MODEL. IN THE 2018-2019 ACADEMIC YEAR, CDW OPERATED YVC CLUBS IN 15 SCHOOLS, WITH 254 STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN OVER 60 COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS. CDW ALSO CONTINUED TO OFFER ITS FREE, SKILL-BUILDING TRAININGS ON A WIDE VARIETY OF TOPICS FOR PEOPLE INTERESTED IN IMPROVING THEIR COMMUNITIES. CDW WORKSHOPS ARE TARGETED FOR NONPROFIT STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS, FOR PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY WHO ARE LOOKING TO CREATE NONPROFITS, OR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE TRYING TO CREATE A COMMUNITY PROJECT THAT ADDRESSES A NEED IN THEIR COMMUNITY. IN 2019, CDW OFFERED 23 FREE TRAININGS BOTH ONLINE AND ON-SITE TO 601 INDIVIDUALS. IN-HOUSE WORKSHOPS AND WEBINARS ARE HELD IN THE SPRING AND FALL, SO THAT PARTICIPANTS CAN EXPAND THEIR KNOWLEDGE IN AREAS SUCH AS FUND DEVELOPMENT, EVALUATION AND GRANT PROPOSAL WRITING. CDW'S LEARNING LAB IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND PROVIDES A VALUABLE RESOURCE FOR NONPROFITS AND INDIVIDUALS SEEKING INFORMATION ABOUT GRANTS, BOARD GOVERNANCE AND OTHER RESOURCES NEEDED TO SUPPORT THEIR CITIZEN-LED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS. IN ADDITION, CDW OFFERS AN ELIBRARY SERVICE THAT ALLOWS PEOPLE TO CHECK OUT BOOKS AND OTHER RESOURCES ONLINE. ELEVEN COMMUNITY LEADERS GRADUATED FROM THE POPULAR CENLA BOARDBUILDERS PROGRAM IN 2019. CENLA BOARDBUILDERS IS A LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR EMERGING LEADERS TO BECOME ACTIVE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AS MEMBERS OF LOCAL NONPROFIT BOARDS. PARTICIPANTS ARE TRAINED THROUGH A SERIES OF SESSIONS ON THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF AN EFFECTIVE BOARD MEMBER. EMPLOYER PARTNERS PARTICIPATE BY ALLOWING THEIR EMPLOYEE TIME OFF DURING WORK HOURS TO ATTEND TRAINING SESSIONS AND BOARD MEETINGS. NONPROFIT PARTNERS CONNECT WITH CENLA BOARDBUILDERS GRADUATES TO OFFER BOARD SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES. THE EIGHT 2019 GRADUATES ARE NOW SERVING ON BOARDS THROUGHOUT CENTRAL LOUISIANA, AND THEY JOIN A GROUP OF 223 CENLA BOARDBUILDERS ALUMNI. IN ADDITION, CDW OFFERED CENLA EXECBUILDERS, A LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR NONPROFIT EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS. SIX NONPROFIT LEADERS GRADUATED FROM THE PROGRAM IN 2019, AND THEY JOIN A GROUP OF 50 CENLA EXECBUILDERS ALUMNI WHO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM'S PEER LEADERSHIP NETWORK. THE RAPIDES FOUNDATION'S GOALS FOR HEALTHY COMMUNITIES ARE:10-YEAR IMPACTS (2012-2023): ACHIEVE A REAL AVERAGE ANNUAL MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME GROWTH RATE OF 0.8%, OR A MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME OF $42,184. INCREASE CENTRAL LOUISIANA'S MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME TO 92% OF THE SOUTHERN MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME. INCREASE CENTRAL LOUISIANA'S MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME TO 80% OF THE U.S MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME. INCREASE PERCENTAGE OF POSTSECONDARY DEGREES FROM 2 AND 4-YEAR INSTITUTIONS FROM 21% IN 2012 TO 26%. (24% IMPROVEMENT) *INCREASE POSTSECONDARY GRADUATION RATES FROM 73% IN 2012 TO 86%. (18% IMPROVEMENT)	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$2,254,455	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant	$1,669,056	TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$9,867,778	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
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Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
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Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	JOE ROSIER JR PRESIDENT & CEO	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	3184433394	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1101 FOURTH STREET SUITE 300	AddressLine1Txt
City	ALEXANDRIA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	LA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	71301	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (23 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
LAURA CLARK
TRUSTEE	0.50	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BEN CLOSE MD
TRUSTEE	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DEBBIE EDDLEMAN
TRUSTEE	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CURMAN GAINES PHD
TRUSTEE	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DOUG GODARD
TRUSTEE	0.50	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BETTY WESTERCHIL
TRUSTEE	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROSEADA MAYEUX
TRUSTEE	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MURPHY MCMILLIN
TRUSTEE	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ANNA MOREAU DDS
TRUSTEE	0.50	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SHADHID MANSOOR MD
TRUSTEE	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL REESE
TRUSTEE	0.50	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JANNEASE SEASTRUNK
TRUSTEE	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
EDWIN URBI MD
TRUSTEE	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
HENRY WILLIAMS
TRUSTEE	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DENNIS WIMMERT
TRUSTEE	0.50	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOSEPH R ROSIER JR
PRESIDENT & CEO	40.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$403,516	$0	$55,582
KATHLEEN F NOLEN
DIR OF ADMIN	40.00			$216,243	$0	$25,147	Yes (X)
ASHLEY STEWART
DIR OF PROGRAMS	40.00			$168,407	$0	$27,378	Yes (X)
KEVIN BROWN
PHARMACIST	40.00			$0	$121,423	$24,337		Yes (X)
MARJORIE TAYLOR
EXEC DIR OF ORCHARD	40.00			$0	$118,579	$21,695		Yes (X)
WENDY ROY
EX DIR CMAP EXPRESS	40.00			$0	$104,995	$21,200		Yes (X)
TAMMY MOREAU
DIR OF COMMUNICATIONS	40.00			$106,896	$0	$20,940		Yes (X)
AKESHIA SINGLETON
DIR OF EVALUATION	40.00			$105,060	$0	$21,826		Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$1,000,122	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$344,997	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$218,105	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	6	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD
PO BOX 65007	DALLAS	TX	75265	HEALTH INSURANCE	$209,281
W&W EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
6360 WATERCREST WAY 403	LAKEWOOK	FL	34202	PROGRAM SERVICES	$94,297
DOUGET ADVERTISING
4125 PARLIAMENT DRIVE	ALEXANDRIA	LA	71315	MARKETING PHOTOGRAPHY	$73,161
KINETIX TECHNOLOGIES
PO BOX 8642	ALEXANDRIA	LA	71306	IT SUPPORT	$71,731
ROADRUNNER CONSULTING
192 COOPER ROAD	ALEXANDRIA	LA	71303	PROGRAM SERVICES	$66,114

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	5	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$5,089,713	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$5,089,713	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$5,089,713	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$4,903,277	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$4,903,277	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$6,460,055	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$0	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$6,460,055	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$6,460,055	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$6,460,055	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	OTHER INCOME	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$271,884	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$271,884	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$271,884	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$16,724,929	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$5,361,597	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$11,363,332	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,580,811	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,580,811	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$647,966	TotalAmt
Program Services	$202,679	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$445,287	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$637,602	TotalAmt
Program Services	$270,480	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$367,122	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$121,328	TotalAmt
Program Services	$45,055	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$76,273	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$91,631	TotalAmt
Program Services	$37,267	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$54,364	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$78,030	TotalAmt
Program Services	$29,803	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$48,227	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$42,452	TotalAmt
Program Services	$12,276	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$30,176	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$128,057	TotalAmt
Program Services	$128,043	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$14	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$798,760	TotalAmt
Program Services	$645,492	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$153,268	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$42,961	TotalAmt
Program Services	$18,775	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$24,186	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$178,332	TotalAmt
Program Services	$61,884	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$116,448	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$94,371	TotalAmt
Program Services	$49,903	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$44,468	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$25,089	TotalAmt
Program Services	$20,383	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,706	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$117,727	TotalAmt
Program Services	$53,936	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$63,791	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$59,034	TotalAmt
Program Services	$18,465	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$40,569	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$31,183	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,754	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$21,429	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
CONTRACT SERVICES	$625,305	$611,426	$13,879
PROGRAM SUPPLIES	$62,188	$62,188
MEMBERSHIPS & DUES	$22,235	$7,061	$15,174
OTHER	$3,423	$2,097	$1,326

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,388,485	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,867,778	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,520,707	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,970,900	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,695,828	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$13,562	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,799	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$22,402	BOYAmt
EOY	$24,444	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$3,668,250	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$2,270,531	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,508,796	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,397,719	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$229,568,508	BOYAmt
EOY	$261,944,974	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$35,998,342	BOYAmt
EOY	$39,706,423	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$35,347	BOYAmt
EOY	$62,679	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$272,117,857	BOYAmt
EOY	$306,834,866	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$351,403	BOYAmt
EOY	$308,322	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,526,570	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,013,111	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$35,347	BOYAmt
EOY	$62,679	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,913,320	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,384,112	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$264,204,537	BOYAmt
EOY	$301,450,754	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$264,204,537	BOYAmt
EOY	$301,450,754	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$272,117,857	BOYAmt
EOY	$306,834,866	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$5,336,444	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$31,909,773	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Consol And Sep Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolAndSepBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Hospital	Yes (X)	HospitalInd

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$32,091	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$32,091	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$12,248,757	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$12,280,848	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$764,042	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$191,011	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$860,159	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$957,431	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$640,420	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$764,042	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$3,222,052	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling	$4,833,078	LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$85,767	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$32,431	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$31,595	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$32,091	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$181,884	TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$215,040	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$239,358	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$160,105	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$191,011	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$805,514	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling	$1,208,271	GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$42,500	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Total	$42,500	TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Agent Trustee Etc	0	AgentTrusteeEtcInd

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$59,900	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$59,900	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$3,608,350	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$2,270,531	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$1,337,819	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$1,397,719	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Invst Program Related Org InvstProgramRelatedOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt	Method ValuationMethodValuationCd
RHS PARTNERSHIP	$39,262,423	C
CENLA REHAB PARTNERSHIP	$444,000	C

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Program Rltd	$39,706,423	TotalBookValueProgramRltdAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	OTHER LIABILITIES	Desc
Amt	$62,679	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$62,679	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$48,634,703	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$31,909,773	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$31,909,773	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$16,724,930	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$16,724,930	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$11,388,485	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$11,388,485	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$11,388,485	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE FOUNDATION AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES ARE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND ARE EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THEREFORE, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN MADE IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, BUT EACH ENTITY IS REQUIRED TO FILE AN ANNUAL INFORMATION TAX RETURN. THEY ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO REVIEW VARIOUS TAX POSITIONS THEY HAVE TAKEN WITH RESPECT TO THEIR EXEMPT STATUS AND DETERMINE WHETHER IN FACT THEY ARE TAX EXEMPT ENTITIES. THE FOUNDATION AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES MUST ALSO CONSIDER WHETHER THEY HAVE NEXUS IN JURISDICTIONS IN WHICH THEY HAVE INCOME AND WHETHER A TAX RETURN IS REQUIRED IN THOSE JURISDICTIONS. IN ADDITION, AS TAX EXEMPT ENTITIES, EACH ENTITY MUST ASSESS WHETHER IT HAS ANY TAX POSITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX. THE ENTITIES DO NOT EXPECT THEIR POSITIONS TO CHANGE SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE NEXT TWELVE MONTHS. ANY PENALTIES RELATED TO LATE FILING OR OTHER REQUIREMENTS WOULD BE RECOGNIZED AS EXPENSE IN THE ENTITIES' ACCOUNTING RECORDS. THE FOUNDATION AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES EACH FILE U.S. FEDERAL FORM 990 FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES. THEIR FEDERAL INCOME TAX RETURNS FOR THE TAX YEARS 2014 AND BEYOND REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. SINCE ITS INITIAL INCORPORATION IN 1924, THE FOUNDATION HAS BEEN EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AS A PUBLIC CHARITY OPERATING A HOSPITAL. DUE TO ITS CONTRIBUTION OF ITS HOSPITAL OPERATIONS TO THE PARTNERSHIP AND ITS NEW GRANT MAKING ACTIVITIES, IT REQUESTED A PRIVATE LETTER RULING FROM THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE TO CONFIRM THE CONTINUATION OF ITS PUBLIC CHARITY STATUS. THE SERVICE DECLINED TO ISSUE SUCH A RULING DUE TO THE NUMBER OF SIMILAR TRANSACTIONS AND ISSUED A REVENUE RULING (REV. RUL. 98-15) DEFINING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR WHOLE HOSPITAL JOINT VENTURES SUCH AS RAPIDES HEALTH SERVICES, LLC. THE SERVICE DECLINED THE FOUNDATION'S REQUEST TO EXAMINE ITS OPERATIONS AND ENTER INTO A CLOSING AGREEMENT. AFTER REV. RUL. 98-15, TWO COURT CASES FOCUSED ON THE CONTROL ISSUE IDENTIFIED BY THE RULING AS DETERMINATIVE OF WHETHER THE JOINT VENTURE JEOPARDIZED THE EXEMPT STATUS OF THE EXEMPT ORGANIZATION. ONE OF THESE, ST. DAVID'S HEALTH CARE SYSTEM, INC. V. UNITED STATES, INVOLVED FACTS VERY SIMILAR TO THOSE PRESENT IN THE FOUNDATION'S OWNERSHIP OF THE LLC, AND WAS A VICTORY FOR THE EXEMPT ORGANIZATION WHOSE STATUS HAD BEEN CHALLENGED. COUNSEL FOR THE FOUNDATION HAS BEEN AT ALL RELEVANT TIMES AND REMAINS OF THE OPINION THAT ANY CHALLENGE TO THE FOUNDATION'S EXEMPT STATUS WOULD BE SIMILARLY DECIDED. THIS OPINION IS BOLSTERED BY REV. RUL. 2004-51, WHICH, WHILE ADDRESSING ANCILLARY ACTIVITY JOINT VENTURES, REPRESENTS AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT BY THE SERVICE THAT SUFFICIENT CONTROL MAY BE MAINTAINED BY THE EXEMPT PARTNER IN SUCH A VENTURE EVEN THOUGH OWNERSHIP AND GOVERNANCE WERE SHARED 50-50 WITH THE FOR-PROFIT VENTURER. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT EVEN IF THE FOUNDATION'S PUBLIC CHARITY STATUS SHOULD NOT CONTINUE, THE FOUNDATION BELIEVES THAT IT WOULD CONTINUE TO BE EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE CODE AS A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO MORE RESTRICTIONS UNDER THE CODE THAN ARE PUBLIC CHARITIES. THESE RESTRICTIONS INCLUDE STATUTORY PROHIBITIONS AGAINST SELF-DEALING, EXCESS BUSINESS HOLDINGS, JEOPARDY INVESTMENTS, AND TAXABLE EXPENDITURES. IN ADDITION, PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO AN EXCISE TAX ON THEIR NET INVESTMENT INCOME AND ARE REQUIRED TO MAKE ANNUAL DISTRIBUTIONS OF FIVE PERCENT (5%) OF THE AVERAGE MARKET VALUE OF THEIR NON-CHARITABLE-USE ASSETS FOR CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND SIMILAR PURPOSES. NON-CHARITABLE-USE ASSETS ARE ASSETS THAT ARE NOT USED OR HELD FOR USE DIRECTLY IN CARRYING ON THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE; THEY INCLUDE ASSETS HELD FOR INVESTMENT AND THE PRODUCTION OF INVESTMENT INCOME. PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS ARE REQUIRED TO PUBLISH A NOTICE THAT THEIR ANNUAL REPORTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DO NOT CONSIDER THE EFFECTS OF A POSSIBLE RETROACTIVE DETERMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE THAT THE FOUNDATION IS NOT EXEMPT FROM TAXATION OR THAT IT IS A NONPROFIT PRIVATE FOUNDATION. SUCH EFFECTS COULD INCLUDE INCOME TAXES ON ITS EARNINGS, A REQUIREMENT THAT IT DIVEST ITSELF OF A PORTION OF THE LLC, EXCISE TAXES ON NET INVESTMENT INCOME AND VARIOUS PENALTIES. THE CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT REQUIRES THAT THE PARTNERSHIP, AND THE OPERATING AGREEMENT OF THE LLC REQUIRES THAT THE LLC, OPERATE IN A FASHION SO AS NOT TO ADVERSELY AFFECT THE FOUNDATION'S TAX-EXEMPT STATUS, AND SUPPORT COMMUNITY, CIVIC, CHARITABLE AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES AT A LEVEL AT LEAST EQUAL TO THAT OF THE RAPIDES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER IN THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1994. IT ALSO CALLS FOR IT TO PROVIDE $2.8 MILLION OF UNCOMPENSATED CARE ANNUALLY TO THE ALEXANDRIA, LOUISIANA COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS CONTINUE HISTORIC LEVELS IN THE OTHER COMMUNITIES WHERE IT HAS HOSPITALS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule H IRS990ScheduleH

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Financial Assistance Policy	Yes (1)	FinancialAssistancePolicyInd
Written Policy	Yes (1)	WrittenPolicyInd
All Hospitals Policy	Yes (X)	AllHospitalsPolicyInd
FPG Reference Free Care	Yes (1)	FPGReferenceFreeCareInd

Free Care Oth Percentage FreeCareOthPercentageGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	Yes (X)	OtherInd
Free Care Other	250.000000000000	FreeCareOtherPct

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
FPG Reference Discounted Care	Yes (1)	FPGReferenceDiscountedCareInd

Discounted Care Oth Percentage DiscountedCareOthPercentageGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	Yes (X)	OtherInd
Discounted Care Other	800.000000000000	DiscountedCareOtherPct

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Free Care Medically Indigent	Yes (1)	FreeCareMedicallyIndigentInd
Financial Assistance Budget	Yes (1)	FinancialAssistanceBudgetInd
Expenses Exceed Budget	Yes (1)	ExpensesExceedBudgetInd
Unable To Provide Care	0	UnableToProvideCareInd
Annual Community Bnft Report	Yes (1)	AnnualCommunityBnftReportInd
Report Publically Available	Yes (1)	ReportPublicallyAvailableInd

Financial Assistance At Cost Typ FinancialAssistanceAtCostTyp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Persons Served	2546	PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns	$951,801	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$951,801	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.01140	TotalExpensePct

Unreimbursed Medicaid UnreimbursedMedicaidGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Persons Served	22959	PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns	$21,989,300	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$20,178,627	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$1,810,673	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.02160	TotalExpensePct

Total Financial Assistance Typ TotalFinancialAssistanceTyp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Persons Served	25505	PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns	$22,941,101	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$20,178,627	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$2,762,474	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.03300	TotalExpensePct

Community Health Services CommunityHealthServicesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$2,513,520	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$2,513,520	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.03000	TotalExpensePct

Health Professions Education HealthProfessionsEducationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$1,038,832	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$128,110	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$910,722	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.01090	TotalExpensePct

Cash And In Kind Contributions CashAndInKindContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$7,111,607	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$7,111,607	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.08490	TotalExpensePct

Total Other Benefits TotalOtherBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$10,663,959	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$128,110	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$10,535,849	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.12580	TotalExpensePct

Total Community Benefits TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Persons Served	25505	PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns	$33,605,060	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$20,306,737	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$13,298,323	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.15880	TotalExpensePct

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bad Debt Expense Reported	0	BadDebtExpenseReportedInd
Bad Debt Expense	$1,818,463	BadDebtExpenseAmt
Reimbursed By Medicare	$22,520,778	ReimbursedByMedicareAmt
Cost Of Care Reimbursed By Medcr	$18,721,171	CostOfCareReimbursedByMedcrAmt
Medicare Surplus Or Shortfall	$3,799,607	MedicareSurplusOrShortfallAmt

Costing Methodology Used CostingMethodologyUsedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	Yes (X)	OtherInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Written Debt Collection Policy	Yes (1)	WrittenDebtCollectionPolicyInd
Financial Assistance Prvsn	Yes (1)	FinancialAssistancePrvsnInd
Hospital Facilities	1	HospitalFacilitiesCnt

Hospital Facilities HospitalFacilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Facility	1	FacilityNum

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RAPIDES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	211 FOURTH STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	ALEXANDRIA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	LA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	71301	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Website Address	WWW.RAPIDESREGIONAL.COM	WebsiteAddressTxt
Licensed Hospital	Yes (X)	LicensedHospitalInd
General Medical And Surgical	Yes (X)	GeneralMedicalAndSurgicalInd
Teaching Hospital	Yes (X)	TeachingHospitalInd
Emergency Room24 Hrs	Yes (X)	EmergencyRoom24HrsInd
Other	LEVEL II TRAUMA CENTER	OtherDesc

Hospital Fclty Policies Prctc HospitalFcltyPoliciesPrctcGrp

Hospital Facility Name HospitalFacilityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RAPIDES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Facility	1	FacilityNum
First Licensed CY Or PY	0	FirstLicensedCYOrPYInd
Tax Exempt Hospital CY Or PY	0	TaxExemptHospitalCYOrPYInd
CHNA Conducted	Yes (1)	CHNAConductedInd
Community Definition	Yes (X)	CommunityDefinitionInd
Community Demographics	Yes (X)	CommunityDemographicsInd
Existing Resources	Yes (X)	ExistingResourcesInd
How Data Obtained	Yes (X)	HowDataObtainedInd
Community Health Needs	Yes (X)	CommunityHealthNeedsInd
Other Health Issues	Yes (X)	OtherHealthIssuesInd
Community Hlth Needs Id Process	Yes (X)	CommunityHlthNeedsIdProcessInd
Consulting Process	Yes (X)	ConsultingProcessInd
Prior CHNA Impact	Yes (X)	PriorCHNAImpactInd
CHNA Conducted	19	CHNAConductedYr
Take Into Account Others Input	Yes (1)	TakeIntoAccountOthersInputInd
CHNA Conducted With Other Fclts	0	CHNAConductedWithOtherFcltsInd
CHNA Conducted With Non Fclts	0	CHNAConductedWithNonFcltsInd
CHNA Report Widely Available	Yes (1)	CHNAReportWidelyAvailableInd
Rpt Available On Own Website	Yes (X)	RptAvailableOnOwnWebsiteInd
Own Website URL	WWW.RAPIDESREGIONAL.COM/ABOUT	OwnWebsiteURLTxt
Paper Copy Public Inspection	Yes (X)	PaperCopyPublicInspectionInd
Implementation Strategy Adopt	Yes (1)	ImplementationStrategyAdoptInd
Implementation Strategy Adpt	19	ImplementationStrategyAdptYr
Strategy Posted Website	Yes (1)	StrategyPostedWebsiteInd
Strategy Website URL	WWW.RAPIDESREGIONAL.COM/ABOUT	StrategyWebsiteURLTxt
Organization Incur Excise Tax	0	OrganizationIncurExciseTaxInd
Elig Criteria Explained	Yes (1)	EligCriteriaExplainedInd
FPG Family Incm Lmt Free Dscnt	Yes (X)	FPGFamilyIncmLmtFreeDscntInd
FPG Family Incm Lmt Free Care	250.000000000000	FPGFamilyIncmLmtFreeCarePct
FPG Family Incm Lmt Dscnt Care	800.000000000000	FPGFamilyIncmLmtDscntCarePct
Medical Indigency Criteria	Yes (X)	MedicalIndigencyCriteriaInd
Insurance Status Criteria	Yes (X)	InsuranceStatusCriteriaInd
Underinsurance Stat Criteria	Yes (X)	UnderinsuranceStatCriteriaInd
Other Criteria	Yes (X)	OtherCriteriaInd
Explained Basis	Yes (1)	ExplainedBasisInd
App Financial Asst Expln	Yes (1)	AppFinancialAsstExplnInd
Described Info	Yes (X)	DescribedInfoInd
Described Suprt Doc	Yes (X)	DescribedSuprtDocInd
Provided Hospital Contact	Yes (X)	ProvidedHospitalContactInd
Includes Publicity Measures	Yes (1)	IncludesPublicityMeasuresInd
FAP Available On Website	Yes (X)	FAPAvailableOnWebsiteInd
FAP Available On Website URL	WWW.RAPIDESREGIONAL.COM/ABOUT	FAPAvailableOnWebsiteURLTxt
FAP App Available On Website	Yes (X)	FAPAppAvailableOnWebsiteInd
FAP App Available On Website URL	SAME AS ABOVE	FAPAppAvailableOnWebsiteURLTxt
FAP Summary On Website	Yes (X)	FAPSummaryOnWebsiteInd
FAP Summary On Website URL	SAME AS ABOVE	FAPSummaryOnWebsiteURLTxt
FAP Avlbl On Request No Charge	Yes (X)	FAPAvlblOnRequestNoChargeInd
FAP App Avlbl On Request No Chrg	Yes (X)	FAPAppAvlblOnRequestNoChrgInd
FAP Sum Avlbl On Request No Chrg	Yes (X)	FAPSumAvlblOnRequestNoChrgInd
Notified FAP Copy Bill Display	Yes (X)	NotifiedFAPCopyBillDisplayInd
Communtity Notified FAP	Yes (X)	CommuntityNotifiedFAPInd
FAP Translated	Yes (X)	FAPTranslatedInd
FAP Actions On Nonpayment	Yes (1)	FAPActionsOnNonpaymentInd
Permit No Actions	Yes (X)	PermitNoActionsInd
Collection Activities	0	CollectionActivitiesInd
Made Effort Orally Notify	Yes (X)	MadeEffortOrallyNotifyInd
Processed FAP Application	Yes (X)	ProcessedFAPApplicationInd
Made Presumptive Elig Determ	Yes (X)	MadePresumptiveEligDetermInd
Nondis Emergency Care Policy	Yes (1)	NondisEmergencyCarePolicyInd
Amounts Generally Billed	0	AmountsGenerallyBilledInd
Gross Charges	0	GrossChargesInd

Supplemental Information SupplementalInformationGrp (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
RAPIDES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5: A PRECISE AND CAREFULLY EXECUTED METHODOLOGY IS CRITICAL IN ASSERTING THE VALIDITY OF THE RESULTS GATHERED IN THE PRC COMMUNITY HEALTH SURVEY. THUS, TO ENSURE THE BEST REPRESENTATION OF THE POPULATION SURVEYED A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW METHODOLOGY -- ONE THAT INCORPORATES BOTH LANDLINE AND CELL PHONE INTERVIEWS -- WAS EMPLOYED. THE PRIMARY ADVANTAGES OF TELEPHONE INTERVIEWING ARE TIMELINESS, EFFICIENCY, AND RANDOM-SELECTION CAPABILITIES.IN 2018, A COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH SURVEY OF CENTRAL LOUISIANA WAS COMPLETED BY PRC ON BEHALF OF THE RAPIDES FOUNDATION. DATA FROM THE THREE-PARISH SERVICE AREA OF RAPIDES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER SERVE TO INFORM THIS COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT. THE DATA WERE DRAWN FROM A RANDOM SAMPLE OF 1,458 INDIVIDUALS AGE 18 AND OLDER IN THE SERVICE AREA, INCLUDING 400 IN AVOYELLES PARISH, 285 IN GRANT PARISH, AND 773 IN RAPIDES PARISH. ONCE THESE DATA WERE COLLECTED, THE SAMPLE WAS WEIGHTED IN PROPORTION TO THE ACTUAL POPULATION DISTRIBUTION AT THE PARISH LEVEL SO THAT ESTIMATES BETTER REFLECT THE SERVICE AREA AS A WHOLE.POPULATION ESTIMATES WERE BASED ON CENSUS DATA OF ADULTS AGE 18 AND OVER PROVIDED THROUGH THE US CENSUS BUREAU'S 2011-2015 AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY.ALL ADMINISTRATION OF THE SURVEYS, DATA COLLECTION, AND DATA ANALYSIS WAS CONDUCTED BY PROFESSIONAL RESEARCH CONSULTANTS, INC. (PRC). TO ACCURATELY REPRESENT THE POPULATION STUDIED, PRC STRIVES TO MINIMIZE BIAS THROUGH APPLICATION OF A PROVEN TELEPHONE METHODOLOGY AND RANDOM-SELECTION TECHNIQUES. WHILE THIS RANDOM SAMPLING OF THE POPULATION PRODUCES A HIGHLY REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE, IT IS A COMMON AND PREFERRED PRACTICE TO "WEIGHT" THE RAW DATA TO IMPROVE THIS REPRESENTATIVENESS EVEN FURTHER. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED BY ADJUSTING THE RESULTS OF A RANDOM SAMPLE TO MATCH THE GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION AND DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POPULATION SURVEYED (POSTSTRATIFICATION), SO AS TO ELIMINATE ANY NATURALLY OCCURRING BIAS. SPECIFICALLY, ONCE THE RAW DATA ARE GATHERED, RESPONDENTS ARE EXAMINED BY KEY DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS (NAMELY SEX, AGE, RACE, ETHNICITY, AND POVERTY STATUS), AND A STATISTICAL APPLICATION PACKAGE APPLIES WEIGHTING VARIABLES THAT PRODUCE A SAMPLE WHICH MORE CLOSELY MATCHES THE POPULATION FOR THESE CHARACTERISTICS. THUS, WHILE THE INTEGRITY OF EACH INDIVIDUAL'S RESPONSES IS MAINTAINED, ONE RESPONDENT'S RESPONSES MAY CONTRIBUTE TO THE WHOLE THE SAME WEIGHT AS, FOR EXAMPLE,1.1 RESPONDENTS. ANOTHER RESPONDENT, WHOSE DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS MAY HAVE BEEN SLIGHTLY OVERSAMPLED, MAY CONTRIBUTE THE SAME WEIGHT AS 0.9 RESPONDENTS.FURTHER NOTE THAT THE POVERTY DESCRIPTIONS AND SEGMENTATION USED IN THIS REPORT ARE BASED ON ADMINISTRATIVE POVERTY THRESHOLDS DETERMINED BY THE US DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES. THESE GUIDELINES DEFINE POVERTY STATUS BY HOUSEHOLD INCOME LEVEL AND NUMBER OF PERSONS IN THE HOUSEHOLD (E.G., THE 2018 GUIDELINES PLACE THE POVERTY THRESHOLD FOR A FAMILY OF FOUR AT $25,100 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME OR LOWER). IN SAMPLE SEGMENTATION: "VERY LOW INCOME" REFERS TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS LIVING IN A HOUSEHOLD WITH DEFINED POVERTY STATUS; "LOW INCOME" REFERS TO HOUSEHOLDS WITH INCOMES JUST ABOVE THE POVERTY LEVEL AND EARNING UP TO TWICE (100%-199%) THE POVERTY THRESHOLD; AND "MID/HIGH INCOME" REFERS TO THOSE HOUSEHOLDS LIVING ON INCOMES WHICH ARE TWICE OR MORE (=200%) THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL.THE SAMPLE DESIGN AND THE QUALITY CONTROL PROCEDURES USED IN THE DATA COLLECTION ENSURE THAT THE SAMPLE IS REPRESENTATIVE. THUS, THE FINDINGS MAY BE GENERALIZED TO THE TOTAL POPULATION OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN THE DEFINED AREA WITH A HIGH DEGREE OF CONFIDENCE.ONLINE KEY INFORMANT SURVEYTO SOLICIT INPUT FROM KEY INFORMANTS, THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE A BROAD INTEREST IN THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY, AN ONLINE KEY INFORMANT SURVEY ALSO WAS IMPLEMENTED AS PART OF THIS PROCESS. A LIST OF RECOMMENDED PARTICIPANTS WAS PROVIDED BY RAPIDES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER; THIS LIST INCLUDED NAMES AND CONTACT INFORMATION FOR PHYSICIANS, PUBLIC HEALTH REPRESENTATIVES, OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, SOCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND A VARIETY OF OTHER COMMUNITY LEADERS. POTENTIAL PARTICIPANTS WERE CHOSEN BECAUSE OF THEIR ABILITY TO IDENTIFY PRIMARY CONCERNS OF THE POPULATIONS WITH WHOM THEY WORK, AS WELL AS OF THE COMMUNITY OVERALL.KEY INFORMANTS WERE CONTACTED BY EMAIL, INTRODUCING THE PURPOSE OF THE SURVEY AND PROVIDING A LINK TO TAKE THE SURVEY ONLINE; REMINDER EMAILS WERE SENT AS NEEDED TO INCREASE PARTICIPATION. IN ALL, 50 COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS TOOK PART IN THE ONLINE KEY INFORMANT SURVEY, AS OUTLINED HERE: PHYSICIANS 2 INVITED, 0 PARTICIPATING; PUBLIC HEALTH REPRESENTATIVES 5 INVITED, 3 PARTICIPATING; OTHER HEALTH PROVIDERS 20 INVITED, 6 PARTICIPATING; SOCIAL SERVICES 23 INVITED, 11 PARTICIPATING; AND OTHER COMMUNITY LEADERS 116 INVITED, 20 PARTICIPATING.
RAPIDES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6A: MADE A PAPER COPY AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION WITHOUT CHARGE AT THE HOSPITAL FACILITY
RAPIDES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	PART V, SECTION B, LINE 11: A PRECISE AND CAREFULLY EXECUTED METHODOLOGY IS CRITICAL IN ASSERTING THE VALIDITY OF THE RESULTS GATHERED IN THE PRC COMMUNITY HEALTH SURVEY. THUS, TO ENSURE THE BEST REPRESENTATION OF THE POPULATION SURVEYED A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW METHODOLOGY -- ONE THAT INCORPORATES BOTH LANDLINE AND CELL PHONE INTERVIEWS -- WAS EMPLOYED. THE PRIMARY ADVANTAGES OF TELEPHONE INTERVIEWING ARE TIMELINESS, EFFICIENCY, AND RANDOM-SELECTION CAPABILITIES.IN 2018, A COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH SURVEY OF CENTRAL LOUISIANA WAS COMPLETED BY PRC ON BEHALF OF THE RAPIDES FOUNDATION. DATA FROM THE THREE-PARISH SERVICE AREA OF RAPIDES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER SERVE TO INFORM THIS COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT. THE DATA WERE DRAWN FROM A RANDOM SAMPLE OF 1,458 INDIVIDUALS AGE 18 AND OLDER IN THE SERVICE AREA, INCLUDING 400 IN AVOYELLES PARISH, 285 IN GRANT PARISH, AND 773 IN RAPIDES PARISH. ONCE THESE DATA WERE COLLECTED, THE SAMPLE WAS WEIGHTED IN PROPORTION TO THE ACTUAL POPULATION DISTRIBUTION AT THE PARISH LEVEL SO THAT ESTIMATES BETTER REFLECT THE SERVICE AREA AS A WHOLE.POPULATION ESTIMATES WERE BASED ON CENSUS DATA OF ADULTS AGE 18 AND OVER PROVIDED THROUGH THE US CENSUS BUREAU'S 2011-2015 AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY.ALL ADMINISTRATION OF THE SURVEYS, DATA COLLECTION, AND DATA ANALYSIS WAS CONDUCTED BY PROFESSIONAL RESEARCH CONSULTANTS, INC. (PRC). TO ACCURATELY REPRESENT THE POPULATION STUDIED, PRC STRIVES TO MINIMIZE BIAS THROUGH APPLICATION OF A PROVEN TELEPHONE METHODOLOGY AND RANDOM-SELECTION TECHNIQUES. WHILE THIS RANDOM SAMPLING OF THE POPULATION PRODUCES A HIGHLY REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE, IT IS A COMMON AND PREFERRED PRACTICE TO "WEIGHT" THE RAW DATA TO IMPROVE THIS REPRESENTATIVENESS EVEN FURTHER. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED BY ADJUSTING THE RESULTS OF A RANDOM SAMPLE TO MATCH THE GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION AND DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POPULATION SURVEYED (POSTSTRATIFICATION), SO AS TO ELIMINATE ANY NATURALLY OCCURRING BIAS. SPECIFICALLY, ONCE THE RAW DATA ARE GATHERED, RESPONDENTS ARE EXAMINED BY KEY DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS (NAMELY SEX, AGE, RACE, ETHNICITY, AND POVERTY STATUS), AND A STATISTICAL APPLICATION PACKAGE APPLIES WEIGHTING VARIABLES THAT PRODUCE A SAMPLE WHICH MORE CLOSELY MATCHES THE POPULATION FOR THESE CHARACTERISTICS. THUS, WHILE THE INTEGRITY OF EACH INDIVIDUAL'S RESPONSES IS MAINTAINED, ONE RESPONDENT'S RESPONSES MAY CONTRIBUTE TO THE WHOLE THE SAME WEIGHT AS, FOR EXAMPLE,1.1 RESPONDENTS. ANOTHER RESPONDENT, WHOSE DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS MAY HAVE BEEN SLIGHTLY OVERSAMPLED, MAY CONTRIBUTE THE SAME WEIGHT AS 0.9 RESPONDENTS.THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SERVICE AREA SAMPLE FOR KEY DEMOGRAPHIC VARIABLES, COMPARED TO ACTUAL POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS REVEALED IN CENSUS DATA, WERE WITHIN 1.5 PERCENTAGE POINTS OF EACH OTHER IN EVERY CATEGORY. MEN WERE 49.1% OF THE POPULATION AND 48.9% OF THE SURVEY SAMPLE. WOMEN REPRESENTED 50.9% OF THE POPULATION AND 51.1% OF THE SAMPLE. AGE GROUP AND RACE CATEGORIES WERE JUST AS EQUALLY MATCHED. FINALLY, THE PERCENTAGE OF THE POPULATION THAT FELL BELOW 200% OF THE FPL REPRESENTED 44.7% OF THE POPULATION AND 44.8% OF THE SAMPLE. [NOTE THAT THE SAMPLE CONSISTED SOLELY OF AREA RESIDENTS AGE 18 AND OLDER; DATA ON CHILDREN WERE GIVEN BY PROXY BY THE PERSON MOST RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT CHILD'S HEALTHCARE NEEDS.]FURTHER NOTE THAT THE POVERTY DESCRIPTIONS AND SEGMENTATION USED IN THIS REPORT ARE BASED ON FURTHER NOTE THAT THE POVERTY DESCRIPTIONS AND SEGMENTATION USED IN THIS REPORT ARE BASED ON ADMINISTRATIVE POVERTY THRESHOLDS DETERMINED BY THE US DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES. THESE GUIDELINES DEFINE POVERTY STATUS BY HOUSEHOLD INCOME LEVEL AND NUMBER OF PERSONS IN THE HOUSEHOLD (E.G., THE 2018 GUIDELINES PLACE THE POVERTY THRESHOLD FOR A FAMILY OF FOUR AT $25,100 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME OR LOWER). IN SAMPLE SEGMENTATION: "VERY LOW INCOME" REFERS TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS LIVING IN A HOUSEHOLD WITH DEFINED POVERTY STATUS; "LOW INCOME" REFERS TO HOUSEHOLDS WITH INCOMES JUST ABOVE THE POVERTY LEVEL AND EARNING UP TO TWICE (100%-199%) THE POVERTY THRESHOLD; AND "MID/HIGH INCOME" REFERS TO THOSE HOUSEHOLDS LIVING ON INCOMES WHICH ARE TWICE OR MORE (=200%) THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL.THE SAMPLE DESIGN AND THE QUALITY CONTROL PROCEDURES USED IN THE DATA COLLECTION ENSURE THAT THE SAMPLE IS REPRESENTATIVE. THUS, THE FINDINGS MAY BE GENERALIZED TO THE TOTAL POPULATION OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN THE DEFINED AREA WITH A HIGH DEGREE OF CONFIDENCE.ONLINE KEY INFORMANT SURVEYTO SOLICIT INPUT FROM KEY INFORMANTS, THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE A BROAD INTEREST IN THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY, AN ONLINE KEY INFORMANT SURVEY ALSO WAS IMPLEMENTED AS PART OF THIS PROCESS. A LIST OF RECOMMENDED PARTICIPANTS WAS PROVIDED BY RAPIDES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER; THIS LIST INCLUDED NAMES AND CONTACT INFORMATION FOR PHYSICIANS, PUBLIC HEALTH REPRESENTATIVES, OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, SOCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND A VARIETY OF OTHER COMMUNITY LEADERS. POTENTIAL PARTICIPANTS WERE CHOSEN BECAUSE OF THEIR ABILITY TO IDENTIFY PRIMARY CONCERNS OF THE POPULATIONS WITH WHOM THEY WORK, AS WELL AS OF THE COMMUNITY OVERALL.KEY INFORMANTS WERE CONTACTED BY EMAIL, INTRODUCING THE PURPOSE OF THE SURVEY AND PROVIDING A LINK TO TAKE THE SURVEY ONLINE; REMINDER EMAILS WERE SENT AS NEEDED TO INCREASE PARTICIPATION. IN ALL, 50 COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS TOOK PART IN THE ONLINE KEY INFORMANT SURVEY, AS OUTLINED HERE: PHYSICIANS 2 INVITED, 0 PARTICIPATING; PUBLIC HEALTH REPRESENTATIVES 5 INVITED, 3 PARTICIPATING; OTHER HEALTH PROVIDERS 20 INVITED, 6 PARTICIPATING; SOCIAL SERVICES 23 INVITED, 11 PARTICIPATING; AND OTHER COMMUNITY LEADERS 116 INVITED, 20 PARTICIPATING.
RAPIDES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	PART V, SECTION B, LINE 13H: UNINSURED PATIENTS MAY QUALIFY FOR 100% DISCOUNT ON THEIR BILL UNDER EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES AFTER MANAGER REVIEW AND APPROVAL, IN CASES SUCH AS THE PATIENT IS NOT ABLE TO COMPLETE THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION OR PROVIDE SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION, WHERE PATIENTS ARE IDENTIFIED AS UNDOCUMENTED RESIDENTS OR HOMELESS, OR PATIENTS THAT EXPIRE WITHOUT AN ESTATE.
PART V, SECTION B, LINE 13A:	THE RAPIDES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM (RHS) DOES UTILIZE FPG AS CRITERIA FOR DISCOUNTED CARE. ANY INDIVIDUAL AT INCOME OF 200% OR LESS OF FPG QUALIFIES FOR THE RHS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICIES (FAP) AND RECEIVES A 100% DISCOUNT ON THEIR BILL. THERE IS A PROVISION FOR PARTIAL DISCOUNTS ON PATIENT BILLS UNDER THE FAP USING THE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES: UP TO 250% OF FPL, NO FINANCIAL OBLIGATION; 250% TO 300% OF FPL, FINANCIAL OBLIGATION LIMITED TO 3% OF ANNUAL INCOME; 301% TO 400% OF FPL, FINANCIAL OBLIGATION LIMITED TO 4% OF ANNUAL INCOME; 401% TO 600% OF FPL, FINANCIAL OBLIGATION LIMITED TO 10% OF ANNUAL INCOME; 601% TO 800% OF FPL, FINANCIAL OBLIGATION LIMITED TO 12% OF ANNUAL INCOME; OVER 800% OF FPL FINANCIAL OBLIGATION LIMITED TO 15% OF ANNUAL INCOME.
PART V, SECTION B, LINE 22:	THE RAPIDES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM (RHS) DOES OFFER DISCOUNTED CARE UNDER ITS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICIES. ANY INDIVIDUAL AT INCOME OF 250% OR LESS OF FPG QUALIFIES FOR THE RHS FAP AND RECEIVES A 100% DISCOUNT ON THEIR BILL. THERE IS A PROVISION FOR PARTIAL DISCOUNTS ON PATIENT BILLS UNDER THE FAP USING THE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES: UP TO 250% OF FPL, NO FINANCIAL OBLIGATION; 250% TO 300% OF FPL, FINANCIAL OBLIGATION LIMITED TO 3% OF ANNUAL INCOME; 301% TO 400% OF FPL, FINANCIAL OBLIGATION LIMITED TO 4% OF ANNUAL INCOME; 401% TO 600% OF FPL, FINANCIAL OBLIGATION LIMITED TO 10% OF ANNUAL INCOME; 601% TO 800% OF FPL, FINANCIAL OBLIGATION LIMITED TO 12% OF ANNUAL INCOME; OVER 800% OF FPL FINANCIAL OBLIGATION LIMITED TO 15% OF ANNUAL INCOME.

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Facility	9	FacilityNum

Oth Hlth Care Fclts Not Hospital OthHlthCareFcltsNotHospitalGrp

Oth Hlth Care Fclts OthHlthCareFcltsGrp (9 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	FacilityFacilityTxt
1 - RAPIDES URGENT CARE
2389 HWY 28 EAST	PINEVILLE	LA	71360	URGENT CARE CLINIC
2 - RAPIDES URGENT CARE
3800 JACKSON ST EXTENSION	ALEXANDRIA	LA	71301	URGENT CARE CLINIC
3 - HP LONG URGENT CARE
213 HOSPITAL BOULEVARD	PINEVILLE	LA	71360	URGENT CARE CLINIC FOR UNINSURED, UNDERINSURED AND MEDICAID PATIENTS
4 - HP LONG MEDICINE CLINIC
213 HOSPITAL BOULEVARD	PINEVILLE	LA	71360	PRIMARY CARE CLINIC FOR UNINSURED, UNDERINSURED AND MEDICAID PATIENTS
5 - HP LONG SPECIALTY CLINIC
213 HOSPITAL BOULEVARD	PINEVILLE	LA	71360	SPEC. MEDICAL CARE CLINIC FOR UNINSURED, UNDERINSURED AND MEDICAID PATIENTS
6 - HP LONG GYNECOLOGY CLINIC
401 FOURTH ST MEDICAL PLAZA 2ND FL	ALEXANDRIA	LA	71301	GYNECOLOGY CLINIC FOR UNINSURED, UNDERINSURED AND MEDICAID PATIENTS
7 - LSU ORAL MAXILLOFACIAL CLINIC
501 MEDICAL CENTER DRIVE 4B	ALEXANDRIA	LA	71301	ORAL MAXILLOFACIAL SURGICAL SERVICES
8 - TULANE OPHTHALMOLOGY CLINIC & RESIDENCY
301 4TH STREET 3A-1	ALEXANDRIA	LA	71301	OPHTHALMOLOGY SERVICES
9 - RAPIDES URGENT CARE
6515 COLISEUM BLVD	ALEXANDRIA	LA	71303	URGENT CARE CLINIC

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (12 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 3C:	THE RAPIDES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM (RHS) DOES UTILIZE FPG AS CRITERIA FOR DISCOUNTED CARE. ANY INDIVIDUAL AT INCOME OF 250% OR LESS OF FPG QUALIFIES FOR THE RHS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICIES (FAP) AND RECEIVES A 100% DISCOUNT ON THEIR BILL. THERE IS A PROVISION FOR PARTIAL DISCOUNTS ON PATIENT BILLS UNDER THE FAP USING THE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES: UP TO 250% OF FPL, NO FINANCIAL OBLIGATION; 250% TO 300% OF FPL, FINANCIAL OBLIGATION LIMITED TO 3% OF ANNUAL INCOME; 301% TO 400% OF FPL, FINANCIAL OBLIGATION LIMITED TO 4% OF ANNUAL INCOME; 401% TO 600% OF FPL, FINANCIAL OBLIGATION LIMITED TO 10% OF ANNUAL INCOME; 601% TO 800% OF FPL, FINANCIAL OBLIGATION LIMITED TO 12% OF ANNUAL INCOME; OVER 800% OF FPL FINANCIAL OBLIGATION LIMITED TO 15% OF ANNUAL INCOME.
PART I, LINE 6A:	THE RAPIDES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM (EMPLOYER NO. 61-1267229) PREPARED A COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT DURING TAX YEAR 2019.
PART I, LINE 7:	A. THE COST FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WAS DERIVED USING A COST-TO-CHARGE RATIO FROM SCHEDULE H, WORKSHEET 2 APPLIED IN WORKSHEET 1. FAP-ELIGIBLE PATIENT REVENUE IS BASED ON GAAP, AND BAD DEBT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS CALCULATION. NO EXTRAORDINARY ITEMS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS CALCULATION. PERSONS SERVED ARE THE TOTAL FAP-ELIGIBLE INPATIENT ADMISSIONS PLUS TOTAL FAP-ELIGIBLE OUTPATIENT VISITS.B. UNREIMBURSED MEDICAID COSTS WERE DERIVED USING A COST-TO-CHARGE RATIO FROM SCHEDULE H WORKSHEET 2 APPLIED IN WORKSHEET 3. PATIENT REVENUE IS BASED ON GAAP, AND BAD DEBT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS CALCULATION. NO EXTRAORDINARY ITEMS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS CALCULATION. PERSONS SERVED ARE THE TOTAL MEDICAID INPATIENT ADMISSIONS PLUS TOTAL MEDICAID OUTPATIENT VISITS.
PART III, LINE 2:	RRMC RECORDS INSURANCE CONTRACTUAL DISCOUNTS TO PATIENT ACCOUNTS AS WELL AS 100% DISCOUNTS FOR FAP-ELIGIBLE PATIENTS AND INSURED DISCOUNTS FOR UNINSURED NON-FAP-ELIGIBLE PATIENTS. THEN NON-FAP ELIGIBLE PATIENTS ARE BILLED, AND RRMC RECORDS A PROVISION FOR BAD DEBT ACCOUNTS ON THE RECEIVABLES BASED UPON ITS HISTORICAL COLLECTION EXPERIENCE. THE METHODOLOGY TO DETERMINE THE BAD DEBT EXPENSE REPORTED AT COST ON PART III, LINE 2 IS TO TAKE THE RATIO OF PATIENT CARE COSTS TO GROSS PATIENT CHARGES AND MULTIPLY THIS RESULTING RATIO BY THE GROSS CHARGES FOR BAD DEBT ACCOUNTS.
PART III, LINE 4:	EXCERPT FROM NOTE 3:"THE SYSTEM DOES NOT PURSUE COLLECTION OF AMOUNTS RELATED TO PATIENTS WHO MEET THE GUIDELINES TO QUALIFY AS CHARITY CARE; THEREFORE, THEY ARE NOT REPORTED IN REVENUES. PATIENTS TREATED AT THE SYSTEM'S FACILITIES FOR NON-ELECTIVE CARE, WHO HAVE INCOME AT OR BELOW 250% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL, ARE ELIGIBLE FOR CHARITY CARE. THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL IS ESTABLISHED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND IS BASED ON INCOME AND FAMILY SIZE. THE SYSTEM PROVIDES DISCOUNTS TO UNINSURED PATIENTS WHO DO NOT QUALIFY FOR MEDICAID OR CHARITY CARE. AFTER THE DISCOUNTS ARE APPLIED, THE AMOUNTS EXPECTED TO BE COLLECTED FROM UNINSURED PATIENTS ARE FURTHER REDUCED BY IMPLICIT PRICE CONCESSIONS (BASED UPON THE SYSTEM'S HISTORICAL COLLECTION EXPERIENCE) RELATED TO UNINSURED PATENTS IN THE PERIOD THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED RECOGNIZING THE FACT THAT THESE PATIENTS ARE UNLIKELY TO PAY THE FULL AMOUNTS OWED."
PART III, LINE 8:	THE SHORTFALL AMOUNT, AS WELL AS OTHER NON-ALLOWABLE EXPENSES INCURRED BY THE SYSTEM IN TREATING MEDICARE PATIENTS REFLECT NECESSARY, ALTHOUGH UNREIMBURSED, COSTS OF PATIENT TREATMENT, THUS THE EXPENSES SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AS A COMMUNITY BENEFIT OF THE SYSTEM. THE AMOUNTS REPORTED ON PART III, LINES 5-7 HAVE BEEN DETERMINED FROM THE INDIVIDUAL FACILITY COST REPORT FOR RAPIDES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER.
PART III, LINE 9B:	UNINSURED PATIENTS ARE FIRST SCREENED TO DETERMINE IF THEY ARE ELIGIBLE FOR FEDERAL OR STATE GOVERNMENTAL HEALTHCARE PROGRAMS (MEDICAID, MEDICARE). WHILE ELIGIBILITY IS BEING DETERMINED, THEIR ACCOUNT IS "PENDING, AND NO BILL IS SENT TO THE PATIENT. IF THE PATIENT IS FOUND NOT TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR SUCH A PROGRAM, THEN THEY ARE SCREENED FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER THE DISCOUNT CHARITY POLICY FOR PATIENTS. RHS DOES NOT PURSUE COLLECTION OF ACCOUNTS WHILE IT ATTEMPTS TO DETERMINE WHETHER UNINSURED OR UNDERINSURED PATIENTS MEET ITS GUIDELINES TO QUALIFY FOR GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE OR CHARITY CARE UNDER ITS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY (FAP). THE RAPIDES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM CHARITY CARE POLICY CLEARLY DESCRIBES IN DETAIL THE PROCESS THAT IS FOLLOWED IN DETERMINING WHETHER A PATIENT IS QUALIFIED FOR CHARITY CARE. UNTIL IT IS DETERMINED WHETHER A PATIENT ACCOUNT QUALIFIES FOR CHARITY CARE, THE ACCOUNT IS HELD IN A "PENDING" STATE, AND THE ACCOUNT IS NOT BILLED. ONCE AN ACCOUNT IS APPROVED AS FAP-ELIGIBLE BY AN AUTHORIZED MANAGER, THE APPROPRIATE CODE IS POSTED TO THE ACCOUNT IN THE BILLING SYSTEM, THE ACCOUNT IS WRITTEN OFF, AND NO BILL IS SENT TO THE PATIENT. IF AN UNINSURED OR UNDERINSURED PATIENT DOES NOT COMPLETE A FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION INITIALLY, THEY WILL BE BILLED, HOWEVER, THEY WILL RECEIVE A FAP APPLICATION AND COMMUNICATION WITH THEIR BILLS ENCOURAGING THEM TO APPLY. ACCOUNTS ARE NOT SUBMITTED FOR COLLECTION PRIOR TO 120 DAYS FOLLOWING THE ISSUANCE OF THE FIRST PATIENT BILLING. PATIENTS HAVE A TOTAL OF 240 DAYS FOLLOWING THE FIRST BILLING TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, AND SHOULD ANY COLLECTION ACTION BE IN PROCESS AT THE TIME AN APPLICATION IS SUBMITTED, SUCH ACTION WILL BE SUSPENDED WHILE THE APPLICATION IS PROCESSED.
PART VI, LINE 2:	IN ADDITION TO THE FORMAL COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT DIRECTED BY THE RAPIDES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM COMMUNITY BENEFIT COMMITTEE, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF WAYS THAT RAPIDES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (RRMC) STAFF AND TRUSTEES ASSESS THE HEALTH CARE NEEDS OF ITS COMMUNITY ON AN ONGOING BASIS. RRMC TRUSTEES, EXECUTIVES AND MANAGERS NETWORK EXTENSIVELY WITH OTHERS IN THE COMMUNITY WHO SERVE POPULATIONS IN NEED, SUCH AS OTHER HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. KEY EXECUTIVES AND MANAGERS ALSO SERVE ON BOARDS OF NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE COMMUNITY WHO PROVIDE SERVICES TO POPULATIONS IN NEED. BEGINNING IN DECEMBER 2013, THE PROVISION OF ACUTE CARE MEDICAL, PSYCHIATRIC, URGENT CARE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES, AS WELL AS PRIMARY CARE AND SPECIALTY CLINIC SERVICES FOR THE UN- AND UNDERINSURED AND MEDICAID POPULATIONS OF CENTRAL LOUISIANA SHIFTED TO RRMC AND CHRISTUS HOSPITAL ORGANIZATIONS FROM THE REGION'S LONG-STANDING STATE CHARITY HOSPITAL LOCATED IN PINEVILLE, RAPIDES PARISH. AS A PRIMARY DIRECT PROVIDER OF SAFETY NET SERVICES TO THE INDIGENT POPULATION WITHIN THE SERVICE AREA, RRMC STAFF INTERFACES REGULARLY WITH THAT POPULATION WHILE PROVIDING ROUTINE CLINIC CARE AND IS ABLE TO ASSESS AND ANTICIPATE SPECIALTY AND ACUTE MEDICAL NEEDS AND OFFER BOTH PREVENTIVE AND ACUTE SERVICES.
PART VI, LINE 3:	THE CHARITY CARE POLICY (FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY), A PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY OF THE POLICY, AND A CHARITY CARE APPLICATION ARE ALL AVAILABLE ON THE HOSPITAL WEBSITE IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH. A PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY OF THE POLICY IS ALSO DISPLAYED FOR DISTRIBUTION IN ALL ADMITTING LOCATIONS IN THE HOSPITAL, ALL WAITING ROOMS AT THE HOSPITAL, THE EMERGENCY ROOM, URGENT CARE FACILITIES, AND HOSPITAL CLINICS. ALSO IN THESE LOCATIONS IS A SIGN READING "RAPIDES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER PROVIDES FREE (CHARITY) CARE TO PATIENTS WHO NEED HEALTHCARE, BUT ARE UNABLE TO PAY. ASK US FOR MORE INFORMATION." THERE IS ALSO A POSTED NOTICE TO PATIENTS CONTAINING THE CURRENT POVERTY GUIDELINES SO THAT THEY MAY SEE WHETHER THEY WOULD QUALIFY BASED ON THEIR INCOME. IT READS: "OUR FACILITY OFFERS A CHARITY PROGRAM TO THOSE THAT ARE < 250% OF THE POVERTY GUIDELINES AS DEFINED BELOW. [FPG CHART] ASK THE REPRESENTATIVE FOR A COPY OF OUR PLAIN LANGUAGE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY AND APPLICATION IF YOU ARE INTERESTED." AT ADMISSION ALL PATIENTS RECEIVE, A PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY OF THE CHARITY CARE POLICY AND A CHARITY CARE APPLICATION. AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AFTER ADMISSION, ALL UNINSURED PATIENTS ARE SCREENED BY AN ON-SITE THIRD-PARTY FIRM HIRED SPECIFICALLY TO DETERMINE IF PATIENTS MEET GOVERNMENT PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA. THE FIRM'S PERSONNEL ARE SPECIFICALLY TRAINED IN MEDICAID, MEDICARE AND OTHER GOVERNMENT PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND APPLICATION PROCEDURES. IF THE PATIENT MEETS PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA, THEN ASSISTANCE IS PROVIDED TO THE PATIENT FOR ENROLLMENT. IF THE PATIENT DOES NOT MEET PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS, THE PATIENT IS ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. IF THE PATIENT DOES NOT COMPLETE A CHARITY CARE APPLICATION AT THE TIME OF SERVICE, HE RECEIVES THE PLAIN LANGUAGE POLICY SUMMARY AND AN APPLICATION WITH HIS BILLS. HE IS ALSO REMINDED OF THE HOSPITAL'S CHARITY CARE POLICY IN ANY CONVERSATION WITH STAFF CONCERNING BILLING.
PART VI, LINE 4:	RAPIDES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER'S PRIMARY COMMUNITY SERVED ENCOMPASSES 2,793 SQUARE MILES AND INCLUDES A THREE-PARISH (COUNTY) SERVICE AREA IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA, INCLUDING AVOYELLES, GRANT AND RAPIDES PARISHES. THIS DEFINED COMMUNITY CONSISTS OF THE AREA COMPOSED OF THE LOWEST NUMBER OF CONTIGUOUS ZIP CODES FROM WHICH THE HOSPITAL DRAWS AT LEAST 75 PERCENT OF ITS INPATIENTS. THE POPULATION OF THE HOSPITAL'S SERVICE AREA IS ESTIMATED AT 196,000 PEOPLE. IT CONSISTS OF A 50/50 BALANCE OF URBAN AND RURAL AREAS AND IS PREDOMINANTLY NON-HISPANIC AND WHITE (OVER TWO-THIRDS), BUT ALSO HAS SUBSTANTIAL AFRICAN AMERICAN POPULATION (NEARLY ONE-THIRD IN AVOYELLES AND RAPIDES PARISHES). AS THROUGHOUT THE STATE AND NATION, OUR POPULATION IS AGING, WITH APPROXIMATELY 14% CURRENTLY AGE 65 AND OLDER. 20.2% OF OUR POPULATION REMAINS BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL. IN ALL, 44.5% OF AREA RESIDENTS (82,435 INDIVIDUALS), AND 55.3% OF AREA CHILDREN LIVE BELOW 200% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL. IN TERMS OF EDUCATION LEVEL, ONLY 70.2% OF AVOYELLES RESIDENTS ARE HIGH-SCHOOL GRADUATES; 78.8% OF GRANT RESIDENTS; AND 82.4% OF RAPIDES RESIDENTS. NATIONALLY, 86.0% OF THE US POPULATION HOLDS A HIGH-SCHOOL DEGREE. IN 2017, 35.5% OF RRMC PATIENTS WERE COVERED BY MEDICAID, 1.7% WERE UNINSURED AND 43.4% WERE COVERED BY MEDICARE. ALL THREE PARISHES ARE DESIGNATED AS PRIMARY CARE HRSAS (HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREAS). THE THREE PARISHES ARE SERVED BY TWO TERTIARY-CARE, ACUTE-CARE HOSPITALS RRMC AND ONE OTHER. ALSO IN THE REGION ARE A VETERAN'S ACUTE-CARE HOSPITAL, A PHYSICIAN-OWNED SURGICAL HOSPITAL, A RURAL CRITICAL-ACCESS FACILITY, AND ONE SMALL RURAL ACUTE-CARE FACILITY.
PART VI, LINE 5:	RAPIDES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER MAINTAINS AN OPEN MEDICAL STAFF; MEDICAL STAFF CREDENTIALING IS STRICTLY BASED UPON EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION AND OTHER GENERALLY ACCEPTED OBJECTIVE PROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENTS. THE HOSPITAL MAINTAINS AN OPEN EMERGENCY ROOM, TREATING ALL PATIENTS REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. THE HOSPITAL ACCEPTS MEDICARE, MEDICAID AND OTHER GOVERNMENT-INSURED PATIENTS, DESPITE THE FACT THAT PAYMENTS FROM THESE PROGRAMS DO NOT NORMALLY REIMBURSE THE HOSPITAL FULLY FOR THE COSTS OF SERVICES RENDERED TO PATIENTS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE RAPIDES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM (RHS) AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF RAPIDES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER BOTH INCLUDE MEMBERS OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, WHO ARE FOCUSED ON THE QUALITY OF HEALTHCARE AND AVAILABILITY OF MEDICAL SERVICES IN THEIR COMMUNITY. THE RHS BOARD HAS A STANDING COMMUNITY BENEFIT COMMITTEE. BEGINNING IN DECEMBER 2013, RAPIDES REGIONAL (UNDER A CONTRACT WITH THE STATE OF LOUISIANA AND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CHRISTUS ST. FRANCES CABRINI HOSPITAL) PROVIDES SAFETY-NET ACUTE CARE INPATIENT MEDICAL, URGENT CARE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES, AS WELL AS PRIMARY CARE AND SPECIALTY CARE CLINIC SERVICES FOR THE UN- AND UNDERINSURED, MEDICAID AND MEDICARE POPULATIONS OF CENTRAL LOUISIANA. DURING 2018 RAPIDES TREATED 34,239 INDIGENT, MEDICAID AND MEDICARE PATIENTS AT THE CLINICS. BOTH BOARDS OF DIRECTORS AND THE HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT TEAM ARE HEAVILY FOCUSED ON QUALITY AND SAFETY, AND THE HOSPITAL INVESTS IN SERVICES AND TECHNOLOGY NECESSARY TO PROVIDE THE BEST CARE POSSIBLE FOR PATIENTS. HCA HONORED RRMC NURSING UNITS THROUGH ITS 2018 UNITS OF DISTINCTION AWARDS, THE FOURTH YEAR RRMC HAS HAD MULTIPLE NURSING UNITS HONORED FOR EXCELLENCE IN PATIENT CARE. RRMC'S SURGICAL ICU WAS NAMED TOP CRITICAL CARE UNIT FOR 2018, AND ITS MEDICAL ICU WAS RANKED NO. 2. IN ADDITION, ALL SEVEN OF RRMC'S MEDICAL-SURGICAL UNITS WERE RANKED AMONG THE TOP 50 UNITS IN THE COMPANY. RRMC ALSO ACHIEVED THE PRESTIGIOUS PATHWAY TO EXCELLENCE DESIGNATION BY THE AMERICAN NURSES CREDENTIALING CENTER, BECOMING ONLY ONE OF THREE LOUISIANA HOSPITALS TO EARN THE DESIGNATION. IN 2018, RRMC RECEIVED THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION/AMERICAN STROKE ASSOCIATION'S GET WITH THE GUIDELINES-STROKE GOLD PLUS QUALITY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD. THE AWARD RECOGNIZES THE HOSPITAL'S COMMITMENT TO ENSURING STROKE PATIENTS RECEIVE THE MOST APPROPRIATE TREATMENT ACCORDING TO NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED GUIDELINES BASED ON THE LATEST SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE. RRMC IS VERIFIED AS A LEVEL II TRAUMA CENTER BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS. A LEVEL II TRAUMA CENTER PROVIDES THE SECOND HIGHEST LEVEL OF SURGICAL CARE TO TRAUMA PATIENTS. THE HOSPITAL IS ALSO CERTIFIED AS A PRIMARY STROKE CENTER AND AN ACCREDITED CHEST PAIN CENTER FROM THE JOINT COMMISSION. THE HOSPITAL RECEIVED A "B" RATING FROM THE LEAPFROG GROUP, A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION DRIVING IMPROVEMENT IN QUALITY AND SAFETY IN AMERICAN HEALTHCARE. THE GRADE REFLECTS THE HOSPITAL'S STRONG RECORD OF PATIENT SAFETY IN 2018. IN 2018, RRMC BECAME HOME TO A COMPLETE $2.5 MILLION BRAINLAB NEUROSURGICAL SUITE. RRMC IS ONE OF FEWER THAN 100 HOSPITALS IN THE COUNTRY AND THE ONLY ONE IN LOUISIANA TO HAVE THIS MOST TECHNOLOGICALLY ADVANCED NEUROLOGICAL SUITE. THE BRAINLAB TOOLS ALLOW HIGHLY SPECIALIZED NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES TO BE PERFORMED IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA. CENTRAL LOUISIANA'S FIRST TRANSCATHETER AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED AT RRMC IN THE SUMMER OF 2018. THE TAVR PROCEDURE IS A LESS-INVASIVE OPTION THAN TRADITIONAL OPEN-HEART SURGERY TO REPLACE AN UNHEALTHY AORTIC VALVE. RAPIDES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER IN 2018 ACHIEVED THE FOLLOWING ACCREDITATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS THAT DEMONSTRATE ITS COMMITMENT TO A HIGHER STANDARD OF CARE: CANCER TREATMENT ACCREDITATION, CERTIFIED CARDIAC REHABILITATION PROGRAM, NUCLEAR MEDICINE GOLD SEAL ACCREDITATION, COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY GOLD SEAL ACCREDITATION, MRI GOLD SEAL ACCREDITATION, MAMMOGRAPHY GOLD SEAL ACCREDITATION, VASCULAR TESTING ACCREDITATION, CAP LABORATORY ACCREDITATION, AND GOLD LEVEL FIT-FRIENDLY WORKSITE. IN ADDITION TO THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROVIDED DIRECTLY BY RAPIDES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, CASH FLOW FROM RHS SUPPORTED THE RAPIDES FOUNDATION'S 2018 PHILANTHROPIC ACTIVITIES, WHICH PROVIDED AN ADDITIONAL $10.2 MILLION IN COMMUNITY BENEFIT TO ITS NINE-PARISH SERVICE AREA. THIS INCLUDED GRANTS OF $4.1 MILLION AND DIRECT CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
PART VI, LINE 7:	THE RAPIDES FOUNDATION OPERATES ONLY WITHIN THE STATE OF LOUISIANA, WHICH DOES NOT REQUIRE THE FILING OF A COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT. THE RAPIDES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT IS POSTED ON ITS WEBSITE AT WWW.RAPIDESREGIONAL.COM/ABOUT.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (31 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
ALLEN PARISH SCHOOL BOARD
P O DRAWER C	OBERLIN	LA	70655	726000020	GOVERNMENT AGENCY	$120,000	INCREASE EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT & ACHIEVEMENT
ALLEN PARISH SCHOOL BOARD
P O DRAWER C	OBERLIN	LA	70655	726000020	GOVERNMENT AGENCY	$20,000	PREVENT TOBACCO USE & PROMOTE QUITTING; PROMOTE EATING HEALTHY & INCREASED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
AVOYELLES PARISH SCHOOL BOARD
221 TUNICA DRIVE WEST	MARKSVILLE	LA	71351	726000115	GOVERNMENT AGENCY	$125,000	INCREASE EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT & ACHIEVEMENT
AVOYELLES PARISH SCHOOL BOARD
221 TUNICA DRIVE WEST	MARKSVILLE	LA	71351	726000115	GOVERNMENT AGENCY	$22,300	PREVENT TOBACCO USE & PROMOTE QUITTING; PROMOTE EATING HEALTHY & INCREASED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
CATAHOULA PARISH HOSPITAL DISTRICT #2
PO BOX 8	SICILY ISLAND	LA	71368	720838896	GOVERNMENT AGENCY	$85,000	INCREASE EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT AND ACHIEVEMENT
CATAHOULA PARISH HOSPITAL DISTRICT #2
PO BOX 8	SICILY ISLAND	LA	71368	720838896	GOVERNMENT AGENCY	$6,750	PREVENT TOBACCO USE AND PROMOTE QUITTING; PROMOTE EATING HEALTHY AND INCREASED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
CENTRAL LOUISIANA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ALLIANCE
900 4TH STREET STE 300	ALEXANDRIA	LA	71309	651267691	501(C)(3)	$329,025	TO PROVIDE CONTINUED SUPPORT OF REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES
CENTRAL LOUISIANA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ALLIANCE
900 4TH STREET STE 300	ALEXANDRIA	LA	71309	651267691	501(C)(3)	$900,000	TO SUPPORT A COMPREHENSIVE AND COORDINATED ENTREPRENEURSHIP SYSTEM FOR CENLA
CENTRAL LOUISIANA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ALLIANCE
900 4TH STREET STE 300	ALEXANDRIA	LA	71309	651267691	501(C)(3)	$186,075	TO SUPPORT A COMPREHENSIVE AND COORDINATED ENTREPRENEURSHIP SYSTEM FOR CENLA
CMAP EXPRESS
1101 FOURTH STREET SUITE 101A	ALEXANDRIA	LA	713018311	020751416	501(C)(3)	$505,000	PHARMACY AND PATIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
CMAP EXPRESS
1101 FOURTH STREET SUITE 101A	ALEXANDRIA	LA	713018311	020751416	501(C)(3)	$400,000	PROMOTE HEALTHY LIFESTYLES, HEALTHY EATING & INCREASED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
CMAP EXPRESS
1101 FOURTH STREET SUITE 101A	ALEXANDRIA	LA	713018311	020751416	501(C)(3)	$165,000	IMPROVE PRIMARY CARE ACCESS AND PROMOTE EARLY CANCER DETECTION
CMAP EXPRESS
1101 FOURTH STREET SUITE 101A	ALEXANDRIA	LA	713018311	020751416	501(C)(3)	$42,000	PREVENT TOBACCO USE & PROMOTE QUITTING; PROMOTE EATING HEALTHY & INCREASED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
GRANT PARISH SCHOOL BOARD
PO BOX 208	COLFAX	LA	71417	726000494	PUBLIC AGENCY	$102,000	INCREASE EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT & ACHIEVEMENT
GRANT PARISH SCHOOL BOARD
PO BOX 208	COLFAX	LA	71417	726000494	PUBLIC AGENCY	$19,700	PREVENT TOBACCO USE & PROMOTE QUITTING
LASALLE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD
PO DRAWER 90	JENA	LA	71342	726000656	GOVERNMENT AGENCY	$91,500	INCREASE EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT AND ACHIEVEMENT
LSU HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER - SHREVEPORT
2015 FAIRFIELD AVENUE SUITE 2B	SHREVEPORT	LA	71104	720702002	PUBLIC AGENCY	$200,000	IMPROVE PRIMARY CARE ACCESS AND PROMOTE EARLY CANCER DETECTION
NATCHITOCHES PARISH SCHOOL BOARD
310 ROYAL STREET P O BOX 16	NATCHITOCHES	LA	71458	720629556	GOVERNMENT AGENCY	$142,000	INCREASE EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT & ACHIEVEMENT
NATCHITOCHES PARISH SCHOOL BOARD
310 ROYAL STREET P O BOX 16	NATCHITOCHES	LA	71458	720629556	GOVERNMENT AGENCY	$29,800	PREVENT TOBACCO USE & PROMOTE QUITTING; PROMOTE EATING HEALTHY & INCREASED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
NATCHITOCHES PARISH SCHOOL BOARD
310 ROYAL STREET P O BOX 16	NATCHITOCHES	LA	71458	720629556	GOVERNMENT AGENCY	$6,200	YOUTH VOLUNTEER SCHOOL DISTRICT PROGRAM
RAPIDES PARISH SCHOOL BOARD
PO BOX 7117	ALEXANDRIA	LA	71306	726001133	GOVERNMENT AGENCY	$518,000	INCREASE EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT & ACHIEVEMENT
RAPIDES PARISH SCHOOL BOARD
PO BOX 7117	ALEXANDRIA	LA	71306	726001133	GOVERNMENT AGENCY	$80,900	INCREASE EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT & ACHIEVEMENT
RAPIDES PARISH SCHOOL BOARD
PO BOX 7117	ALEXANDRIA	LA	71306	726001133	GOVERNMENT AGENCY	$32,900	YOUTH VOLUNTEER SCHOOL DISTRICT PROGRAM
SWLA CENTER FOR HEALTH SERVICES
PO BOX 19010	LAKE CHARLES	LA	706169010	721015384	501(C)(3)	$131,394	TO ADDRESS THE CLINICAL QUALITY MEASURE FOCUSED ON HEALTH OUTCOMES AND DISPARITIES
THE ORCHARD FOUNDATION
1101 FOURTH STREET SUITE 101C	ALEXANDRIA	LA	71301	870730768	501(C)(3)	$3,226,018	INCREASE EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT & ACHIEVEMENT
VERNON PARISH SCHOOL BOARD
201 BELVIEW RD	LEESVILLE	LA	71446	726001443	GOVERNMENT AGENCY	$225,000	INCREASE EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT & ACHIEVEMENT
VERNON PARISH SCHOOL BOARD
201 BELVIEW RD	LEESVILLE	LA	71446	726001443	GOVERNMENT AGENCY	$32,050	PREVENT TOBACCO USE & PROMOTE QUITTING; PROMOTE EATING HEALTHY & INCREASED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
VERNON PARISH SCHOOL BOARD
201 BELVIEW RD	LEESVILLE	LA	71446	726001443	GOVERNMENT AGENCY	$6,200	YOUTH VOLUNTEER SCHOOL DISTRICT PROGRAM
WINN PARISH SCHOOL BOARD
P O BOX 430	WINNFIELD	LA	71483	726001620	GOVERNMENT AGENCY	$91,500	INCREASE EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT & ACHIEVEMENT
VARIOUS GRANT AMENDMENTS
						-$30,007	PREVENT TOBACCO USE & PROMOTE QUITTING; PROMOTE EATING HEALTHY & INCREASED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
VARIOUS GRANT AMENDMENTS
						-$715,894	PREVENT TOBACCO USE & PROMOTE QUITTING; PROMOTE EATING HEALTHY & INCREASED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	14	Total501c3OrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

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PART I, LINE 2:

PRIOR TO FUNDING, GRANTEES DEVELOP AND SUBMIT FOR APPROVAL A WORK PLAN AND BUDGET FOR USE OF THE GRANT FUNDS AWARDED. ON A QUARTERLY OR SEMI-ANNUAL BASIS, THE RAPIDES FOUNDATION (TRF) REQUIRES THAT GRANTEES SUBMIT NARRATIVE REPORTS AND BUDGET EXPENDITURE REPORTS, WHICH COMPARE ACTUAL ACTIVITIES COMPLETED TO APPROVED WORK PLANS AND ACTUAL EXPENDITURES TO APPROVED BUDGETS. AT THE END OF THE GRANT TERM, THE GRANTEES ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT SIMILAR CUMULATIVE REPORTS DETAILING THE INTERVENTIONS COMPLETED, EVALUATING THEIR EFFECTIVENESS AND ITEMIZING EXPENSES COMPARED TO THE APPROVED BUDGETS. UNSPENT FUNDS MUST BE REPAID TO THE FOUNDATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH WRITTEN GRANT AGREEMENTS. GRANTEES MAY SUBMIT REQUESTS TO APPROVE BUDGET LINE ITEM CHANGES. AS A PRACTICE TRF DOES NOT APPROVE WORK PLAN OR BUDGET CHANGES WHICH DIVERGE FROM THE ORIGINAL GRANT PURPOSE AND INTENT. TRF, AT ITS EXPENSE AND OPTION, PERFORMS RANDOM, PERIODIC REVIEWS OF THE GRANTEES' INTERNAL RECORDS TO VERIFY THE ACCURACY OF REPORTING. IF APPROPRIATE, REPAYMENT OF INAPPROPRIATE EXPENDITURES IS REQUESTED. FAILURE TO REPORT EXPENDITURES OR TO REPAY UNSPENT OR INAPPROPRIATELY SPENT FUNDS WILL RESULT IN 1) WITHHOLDING OF ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS ON EXISTING GRANTS OR 2) PREVENT CONSIDERATION OF FUTURE GRANT REQUESTS. LARGE GRANT INITIATIVES ARE EVALUATED BY TRF UTILIZING THIRD-PARTY EVALUATION FIRMS. THE EVALUATIONS MEASURE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE CHOSEN INTERVENTION IN ACHIEVING THE INITIATIVE INTENDED OUTCOMES AS WELL AS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE INITIATIVE IMPLEMENTATION. EVALUATIONS SERVE TO PROVIDE TRF FEEDBACK WHICH CAN BE UTILIZED TO IMPROVE PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION.

SCHEDULE I, PART II:

DURING 2018, THE RAPIDES FOUNDATION RECORDED AMENDMENTS TO GRANTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $(1,591,176.92). THE AMENDMENTS LARGELY RELATED TO PRIOR YEAR GRANTS AND COULD NOT BE ALLOCATED AMONG CURRENT YEAR GRANTS. THEREFORE, ON SCHEDULE I PART II, THERE ARE THREE NEGATIVE GRANT AMOUNTS THAT CORRESPOND TO THE AMOUNT OF AMENDMENTS PER EACH GRANT PROGRAM AREA.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent Consultant	Yes (X)	IndependentConsultantInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
JOSEPH R ROSIER JR
PRESIDENT & CEO	$403,516	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$47,000	$0	$8,582	$0	$459,098	$0	$0	$0
KATHLEEN F NOLEN
DIR OF ADMIN	$216,243	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$21,624	$0	$3,523	$0	$241,390	$0	$0	$0
ASHLEY STEWART
DIR OF PROGRAMS	$168,407	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$16,995	$0	$10,383	$0	$195,785	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 4	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	DURING 2019, THE FOUNDATION'S PRESIDENT AND CEO, JOSEPH R. ROSIER, JR., CONTRIBUTED $18,000 TO A 457(B) PLAN.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	THE RAPIDES FOUNDATION'S TRUSTEES ARE THE MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	THE RAPIDES FOUNDATION'S TRUSTEES, WHO ARE THE MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION, HOLD AN ANNUAL MEETING EACH DECEMBER TO ELECT NEW MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION. EACH TRUSTEE, OR MEMBER, IS ELECTED FOR A TERM OF THREE YEARS AND MAY BE RE-ELECTED FOR ONE ADDITIONAL TERM.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	A FINAL COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS FURNISHED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE RAPIDES FOUNDATION BOARD (TRF) FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL, AND A MEETING IS HELD TO DISCUSS THE FORM 990 IN DETAIL. THE MEETING IS ATTENDED BY STAFF THAT ASSISTED IN COMPILING THE FORM, AS WELL AS, REPRESENTATIVES OF THE EXTERNAL ACCOUNTING FIRM WHO COMPILED THE FORM. ALL TRF BOARD MEMBERS RECEIVE THE FINAL FORM 990 COPY WHEN IT IS SENT TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, AND ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THE AUDIT COMMITTEE MEETING TO REVIEW THE FORM IN DETAIL.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	THE RAPIDES FOUNDATION HAS BOTH A "STAFF CODE OF ETHICS AND CONDUCT AND A "TRUSTEE CODE OF ETHICS AND CONDUCT," BOTH OF WHICH DEFINE AND DESCRIBE ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN THE EVENT OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THE "STAFF CODE OF ETHICS AND CONDUCT" IS MONITORED AND ENFORCED THROUGH ORGANIZATIONAL PROCEDURES, CONTROLS AND DAILY SUPERVISION OF EMPLOYEES BY THE NEXT LEVEL OF MANAGEMENT. THE "TRUSTEE CODE OF ETHICS AND CONDUCT" IS MONITORED AT EACH TRUSTEE BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEETING, BECAUSE THE FIRST AGENDA ITEM IS ONE IN WHICH THE MEETING CHAIRMAN ASKS TRUSTEES TO DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS WITH LISTED AGENDA ITEMS. A TRUSTEE THAT HAS A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH A MATTER THAT COMES BEFORE THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE IS REQUIRED TO LEAVE THE ROOM BEFORE THE MATTER IS DISCUSSED, AND A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE REMAINING DISINTERESTED BOARD TRUSTEES DETERMINE WHETHER A CONFLICT ACTUALLY EXISTS. IF A CONFLICT IS DETERMINED TO EXIST, THEN THE CONFLICTED TRUSTEE IS NOT ALLOWED TO BE PRESENT DURING BOARD DISCUSSION NOR VOTE ON THE ISSUE CREATING THE CONFLICT. EACH YEAR, TRUSTEES AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE TO DISCLOSE BUSINESS AND PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS THAT COULD BE POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE RAPIDES FOUNDATION BOARD COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, WHICH IS COMPOSED OF THE INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF ITS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, PERIODICALLY ENGAGES A THIRD-PARTY COMPENSATION CONSULTANT TO PROVIDE MARKET INFORMATION CONCERNING PAY AND BENEFITS AND MAKE COMPENSATION STRUCTURE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ALL ORGANIZATION POSITIONS. THE CONSULTANT IS PROVIDED WITH JOB DESCRIPTIONS FOR ALL JOB POSITIONS. THE CONSULTANT THEN COMPARES THOSE JOBS WITH SIMILAR POSITIONS AT SIMILAR TYPES AND SIZES OF ORGANIZATIONS. THE CONSULTANT MEETS WITH THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AND PROVIDES THE COMPARISON DATA, ALONG WITH THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PAY RANGES FOR EACH POSITION (MINIMUM, MIDPOINT, MAXIMUM). RECOMMENDATIONS ARE BASED UPON MARKET AVERAGES OF SIMILAR TYPES AND SIZES OF ORGANIZATIONS. IN INTERIM YEARS, INCREASES IN PAY RANGES ARE RECOMMENDED TO THE BOARD BY MANAGEMENT BASED ON SURVEY INFORMATION OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. THE CEO RECOMMENDS A SALARY BUDGET FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE RAPIDES FOUNDATION AND ITS SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS TO THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE FOR APPROVAL. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INDEPENDENTLY DISCUSSES ITS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CEO PAY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE RAPIDES FOUNDATION MISSION, PHILANTHROPIC OBJECTIVES, GUIDING ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES, STAFF CODE OF ETHICS AND CONDUCT, TRUSTEE CODE OF ETHICS AND CONDUCT, AND ANNUAL REPORT (INCLUDING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS) ARE ALL AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE AT WWW.RAPIDESFOUNDATION.ORG.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:	THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	EINEIN	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxt	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCd	Exempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxt	Public Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxt	Business Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt	Controlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
CMAP EXPRESS
1101 FOURTH STREET	ALEXANDRIA	LA	71301	020751416	HEALTHCARE ACCESS	LA	501(C)(3)	LINE 11A, I	THE RAPIDES FOUNDATION	0
THE ORCHARD FOUNDATION
1101 FOURTH STREET	ALEXANDRIA	LA	71301	870730768	EDUCATION	LA	501(C)(3)	LINE 11A, I	THE RAPIDES FOUNDATION	0

Id Related Org Txbl Partnership IdRelatedOrgTxblPartnershipGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RAPIDES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	211 4TH STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	ALEXANDRIA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	LA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	71301	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	611267229	EIN
Primary Activities	HOSPITAL	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	LA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Direct Controlling NA	N/A	DirectControllingNACd
Predominant Income Type	RELATED	PredominantIncomeTypeTxt
Share Of Total Income	$5,045,713	ShareOfTotalIncomeAmt
Share Of EOY Assets	$39,262,424	ShareOfEOYAssetsAmt
Disproportionate Allocations	0	DisproportionateAllocationsInd
General Or Managing Partner	0	GeneralOrManagingPartnerInd
Ownership	0.26000	OwnershipPct

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	0	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	Yes (1)	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	0	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	0	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	0	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	0	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	0	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	Yes (1)	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	0	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	0	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	0	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	0	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	0	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	0	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	0	TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (4 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxt	InvolvedInvolvedAmt	Method Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
THE ORCHARD FOUNDATION
B	$2,758,191	GRANT AGREEMENT
THE ORCHARD FOUNDATION
J	$316,060	COST ACCOUNTING SYSTEM
CMAP EXPRESS
B	$556,000	GRANT AGREEMENT
CMAP EXPRESS
J	$799,571	COST ACCOUNTING SYSTEM