2019-05-15T10:35:26-04:00 2018-06-30 821650312 Alta CPA Group 59 Franklin St 2nd Floor Annapolis MD 21401 990EZ 2017-07-01 521967676 MARYLAND RURAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION MARY PO BOX 475 CENTREVILLE MD 21617 LARA WILSON EXECUTIVE DIREC 4106936988 2019-05-09 false Amanda Ragula P01272970 4103495101 13.77.69.60 2019-05-15 10:38:02 2736372019135tz5twms 2019-05-15 P 1B7DC3DE5FBFAAAEE8E15F4D22CF46DF7B109DA3 1B7DC3DE5FBFAAAEE8E15F4D22CF46DF7B109DA3 2017 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z X WWW.MDRURALHEALTH.ORG X X 180121 X 102323 58279 19450 69 180121 107873 2789 62037 172699 7422 88369 95791 88369 95791 0 0 0 0 88369 95791 0 0 88369 95791 SEE SCHEDULE O SEE SCHEDULE O 138160 138160 LARA WILSON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 74900 0 8688 JOHN NESS DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 STEPHANIE GARRITY DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 JENNIFER BERKMAN SECRETARY 1.00 0 0 0 MARK BOUCOT PRESIDENT 1.00 0 0 0 MEENA BREWSTER DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 ANNIE KRONK DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 ANDREA MATHIAS TREASURER 1.00 0 0 0 MICHAEL MEIT DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 LARRY POLSKY DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 CHRISTINE WRAY DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 ROBERT STEPHENS DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 SUSAN STEWART VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 0 0 0 PATTI WILLIS DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 false false false false false false false false false LARA WILSON PO BOX 475 CENTREVILLE MD 21617 4106936988 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 35938 112927 63411 87302 180052 479630 35938 112927 63411 87302 180052 479630 15400 464230 103 63 71 68 69 374 480004 0.96710 0.95310 X General explanation attachment PART III - PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE:THE MARYLAND RURAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO EDUCATE AND ADVOCATE FOR THE OPTIMAL HEALTH OF RURAL COMMUNITIES AND THEIR RESIDENTS. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENT-ADVOCACY: GROWING PRESENCE IN ANNAPOLIS, EDUCATING ON THE IMPORTANCE OF, AND IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF, RURAL COMMUNITIES WITH AN ANNUAL PUBLISHED LEGISLATIVE AGENDA AND TRACKING OF INTRODUCED LEGISLATION IMPACTING RURAL HEALTH. DURING THE 2018 LEGISLATIVE SESSION, MRHA SUPPORTED A NUMBER OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND ORAL HEALTH BILLS, AS WELL AS SUPPORT OF THE RURAL MARYLAND PROSPERITY INVESTMENT FUND AND MARYLAND COMMUNITY HEALTH RESOURCES COMMISSION. ADDITIONALLY, MRHA IS VERY SUPPORTIVE OF RESTORING FUNDING TO RURAL LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS. MRHA ALSO HOSTED THE SECOND ANNUAL LEGISLATIVE FORUM DURING THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION. THIS EVENT INCLUDED PRESENTATIONS FROM RURAL LEGISLATORS AND THE 2018 OUTSTANDING RURAL HEALTH LEGISLATOR AWARD WAS ALSO PRESENTED AT THE EVENT.EDUCATION: MRHA IS THE LEADER IN EDUCATING STATEWIDE STAKEHOLDERS ON PROGRAMS AND PRACTICES IMPORTANT TO KEEPING RURAL MARYLAND HEALTHY. MHRA DOES THIS BY HOSTING THE ANNUAL RURAL HEALTH CONFERENCE THAT BRINGS TOGETHER STAKEHOLDERS FROM ALL THREE RURAL REGIONS OF THE STATE TO UNDERSTAND AND LEARN FROM EACH OTHER ON HOW TO IMPROVE THEIR COMMUNITYS HEALTH. THE OCTOBER 2017 EVENT BROUGHT TOGETHER STAKEHOLDERS IN MCHENRY, MD AND WAS THE LARGEST EVENT TO DATE. THE 2017 RURAL AWARDS WERE PRESENTED FOR OUTSTANDING RURAL HEALTH ACHIEVEMENT, OUSTANDING RURAL HEALTH PRACTITIONER, OUTSTANDING RURAL HEALTH PROGRAM, AND OUTSTANDING RURAL HEALTH VOLUNTEERS. DIRECT SUPPORT TO RURAL COMMUNITIES: IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE STATE OFFICE OF RURAL HEALTH, RURAL MARYLAND COUNCIL, AND ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION, MHRA PUBLISHED THE 2018 MARYLAND RURAL HEALTH PLAN AND BEGAN WORK ON THE RURAL MARYLAND COUNCIL FUNDED 2019 MARYLAND RURAL HEALTH IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. THE RURAL MARYLAND PROSPERITY INVESTMENT FUND GRANT ALSO HELP SUPPORT THE CREATION OF THE WWW.MARYLANDRURALHEALTHPLAN.ORG WEBSITE. MRHA ALSO COMPLETED A SERIES OF WHITE PAPERS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MARYLAND COMMUNITY HEALTH RESOURCES COMMISSION TO HIGHLIGHT RURAL HEALTH PROGRAMS ACROSS THE STATE IMPLEMENTING INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO CARE. Description of other expenses Part I line 16 DESCRIPTION AMOUNTCONFERENCE EXPENSES 28,667INSURANCE 1,656OFFICE EXPENSES 3,167HEALTH PLAN PROJECT 24,818TRAVEL 3,729