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VIRGINIA MASON INSTITUTE: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
VIRGINIA MASON INSTITUTE (EIN 26-3763656)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-11-12
IRS object ID
201843169349305389
Schema version
2017v2.3
Source
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MissionVirginia Mason Institute, a nonprofit education and training organization, has created a vision to become the primary resource and inspiration for those who seek to transform health care and a mission to relentlessly pursue the improvement of patient safety, patient experience and the quality and value of health care. Continued on Schedule O.MissionDesc
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DescEducation Services Through education services, Virginia Mason Institute delivers learning activities-in Seattle at the Institutes facility and onsite at other health care organizations internationally - that inspire, engage and motivate individuals to transform health care. Using case studies, hands-on exercises, panels featuring VMPS practitioners and health care providers, medical facility tours that showcase VMPS in action, simulations and coaching, the Institutes education services equip particpants with new skills, new ideas and continuing medical educatioin credits. Most significantly, participants learn how Virginia Mason consistently puts the patient first in everything it does, and they leave inspired to create their own patient-centered processes in their daily work with and for patients. In 2017, through education services, the institute delivered 145 days of training to 532 participants.Desc

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DescTransformation Services Through the provision of transformation services, Virginia Mason Institute educators work onsite within health care organizations to help them build organizational capability to create and sustain a culture of continuous improvement through the practical application and embedment of the tools and methods of Virginia Masons proprietary management method, the Virginia Mason Production System VMPS. In 2017, Virginia Mason Institute partnered with and provided transformation services to 26 health care organizations worldwide, with the services directly impacting and influencing employees and patients across all areas of those organizations.Desc

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DescResearch and Clinical Value Stream Licensure Virginia Mason Institute researches best practices in evidence-based medicine to develop clinical value streams, which are standardized patient care pathways that offer patients rapid access to evidence-based care for clinical conditions. One method of developing the clinical value streams uses a marketplace collaborative model in which employers, providers and payers work together to redesign the health care delivery for defined conditions, with the specific goals of achieving same-day access to treatment, 100 patient satisfaction, rapid return to function, evidence-based care and affordable costs. Each clinical value stream includes urgent/emergent guidelines, standard work and other tools, patient education resources and evidence-based guidelines for recommended treatment. In 2017, Virginia Mason Institute shared its clinical value stream tools, procedures and knowledge within the Virginia Mason system and with one external health care organization.Desc
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Sarah Patterson
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Henry Otero MD
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Celeste Derheimer
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Susanna Garritano
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Gordon Sansaver
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Rhonda Stewart
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Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$11,839CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$41,046CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$51,694CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$81,860CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$39,629CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$226,068TotalAmt

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,230,133CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,592,771CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,485,587CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$10,524,609CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,071,964CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$37,905,064TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.99400PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.99390PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00600InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.00610InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Belongs Afflt GrpYes (X)OrganizationBelongsAffltGrpInd

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Affiliated Group Total$175,481AffiliatedGroupTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Affiliated Group Total$108,767AffiliatedGroupTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Affiliated Group Total$284,248AffiliatedGroupTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$7,028,082FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt
Affiliated Group Total$1,586,599,943AffiliatedGroupTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$7,028,082FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt
Affiliated Group Total$1,586,884,191AffiliatedGroupTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$501,404FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt
Affiliated Group Total$1,000,000AffiliatedGroupTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$125,351FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt
Affiliated Group Total$250,000AffiliatedGroupTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$1,000,000CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$1,000,000CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$1,000,000CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$1,000,000CurrentYearAmt
Total$4,000,000TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$6,000,000LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$138,835CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$154,766CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$275,782CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$284,248CurrentYearAmt
Total$853,631TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$250,000CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$250,000CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$250,000CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$250,000CurrentYearAmt
Total$1,000,000TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$1,500,000GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$119,335CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$108,173CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$163,134CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$175,481CurrentYearAmt
Total$566,123TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
VolunteersfalseVolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or ManagementfalsePaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media AdvertisementsfalseMediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings MembersfalseMailingsMembersInd
Publications Or BroadcastfalsePublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other OrganizationsfalseGrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact LegislatorsfalseDirectContactLegislatorsInd
Rallies DemonstrationsfalseRalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other ActivitiesfalseOtherActivitiesInd
Not Described Section501c3falseNotDescribedSection501c3Ind
Form4720 Filed4912 TaxfalseForm4720Filed4912TaxInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
II-A AVirginia Mason Institute, EIN 26-3763656, 1100 Ninth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101. Non-electing member. 0 Lobbying Expenditures, 0 Excess Lobbying Expenditures.
II-A A continuedVirginia Mason Medical Center, EIN 91-0565539, 1100 Ninth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101. Electing member. Grassroots Lobbying Expenditures 133,387 Direct Lobbying Expenditures 48,767. Excess Lobbying Expenditures 0. Tax year ending December 31, 1998 was the first year in which Virginia Mason Medical Center made the election under Section 501h. The election was not revoked before the start of the tax year ending December 31, 2017.
II-A A continuedVirginia Mason Health System, EIN 91-1351110, 1100 Ninth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101. Non-electing member. 0 Lobbying Expenditures. Excess Lobbying Expenditures 0
II-A A continuedBenaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason, EIN 91-0653422, 1201 Ninth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101. Non-electing member. 0 Lobbying Expenditures. Excess Lobbying Expenditures 0.
II-A A continuedYakima Valley Memorial Hospital Association, EIN 91-0567263, 2811 Tieton Drive, Yakima, WA 98902. Non-electing member. 42,094 Grassroots Lobbying Expenditures 60,000 Direct Lobbying Expenditures. Excess Lobbying Expenditures 0.

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct LiabfalseInclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$920,562OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$341,419DepreciationAmt
Book Value$579,143BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$344,970OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$155,230DepreciationAmt
Book Value$189,740BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$768,883TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc
Financial derivatives and other financial products
Closely-held equity interests

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescFederal income taxesDesc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$9,046,721TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Subtotal$9,046,721RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$25,243OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$25,243RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$9,071,964TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,991,609TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$5,991,609ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$1,036,473OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$1,036,473ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$7,028,082TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
X 2U.S. GAAP require management to evaluate tax positions taken by the Institute and recognize a tax liability or asset if the Institute has taken an uncertain position that more likely than not would not be sustained upon examination by the Internal Revenue Service. Management has analyzed tax positions taken by the Institute and has concluded that as of December 31, 2017, there are no uncertain positions taken or expected to be taken that would require recognition of a liability or asset or disclosure in the consolidated financial statements. The Institute is subject to routine audits by taxing jurisdiction however, there are currently no audits for any tax periods in progress. The Institutes management believes it is no longer subject to income tax examinations for years prior to 2014.
XI 4bAdditional revenues included on Virginia Mason Medical Centers books not reclassified to Virginia Mason Institutes books of 25,242.
XII 4bAdditional expenses included on Virginia Mason Medical Centers books not reclassified to Virginia Mason Institutes books of 1,036,473.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (3 entries)

RegionRegionTxtType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
EuropeProgram servicesEducation$559,834
East Asia and the PacificProgram servicesEducation$28,344
North AmericaProgram servicesEducation$1,615
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Spent$589,793SubtotalSpentAmt
Total Spent$589,793TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign CorpfalseTransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign TrustfalseInterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipfalseForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest CofalsePassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign PartnershipfalseForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott CountriesfalseBoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I Line 3FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationExpenditures are actual expenses incurred for services provided outside of the United States based on individual expense reports and departmental expense tracking.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanYes (true)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (11 entries)

TitleTitleTxtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Gary S Kaplan MD
Director, Chairman$1,103,978$285$23,334$27,255$41,740$1,196,592
Suzanne Anderson
Secretary/Treasurer$628,038$98$20,580$105,470$30,856$785,042
Sarah Patterson
Executive Director$318,342$200$16,656$14,846$30,100$380,144
Diane Miller
Former Key Employee$80,398$4,491$14,846$3,165$102,900
Henry Otero MD
Faculty Instructor$326,500$293$38,975$453$366,221
Celeste Derheimer
Transformation Sensei$157,578$123$11,899$18,028$187,628
Susanna Garritano
Account Executive$129,012$56,511$7,902$193,425
Gordon Sansaver
Operations Director$153,715$15,270$12,862$26,261$208,108
Kirsten Turner
Former Key Employee$88,384$7,148$7,747$14,056$117,335
Craig Goodrich
Senior Vice President, CFO$328,675$132$4,960$14,846$22,088$370,701
Rhonda Stewart
Transformation Sensei$152,882$215$10,957$7,122$171,176

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I Line 3The compensation for the Executive Director is paid by the Medical Center, a related organization. The Executive Directors compensation is approved by the Medical Center Board of Directors Compensation and Benefits Committee. The Committee receives support and advice including appropriate market comparability data from an independent consultant with expertise in the health care industry and access to relevant market data. See Schedule O for further disclosure.
Part I Line 4bThe Medical Center has a Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan SERP. The SERP is a 457f nonqualified deferred compensation plan pursuant to which plan benefits are subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture. The plan was approved by the Boards Compensation and Benefits Committee, a committee composed of independent board members to whom the Board delegates the authority to approve compensation and benefits for the Medical Centers most senior executives. The Committee receives advice from an independent compensation consultant to ensure that compensation and benefits, including the SERP, are market competitive and reasonable. Supplemental Executive Retirement Plans such as this are customary for senior executives in the health care industry.
Part I Line 4bSuzanne Anderson accrued benefits in a Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan of 90,625.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part III, Line 1 continuedTo realize its goals the Institute prepares, guides and inspires health leaders, providers and staff to believe that the perfect patient experience is possible and empowers them to dramatically improve their patients lives. This is accomplished by educating other organizations, through the sharing of knowledge and experience, about the Virginia Mason Production System VMPS, which is Virginia Mason Medical Centers management methodology that focuses on delivering the highest quality products through the elimination of waste and defects. The Institutes educational activities are delivered by a team of experienced physicians, nurses and other health care leaders rigorously trained in the Virginia Mason Production System. These activities benefit patients and the community when health care providers use their new knowledge to eliminate unnecessary waste from processes, improve health care quality and reduce the cost of health care delivery to patients locally, nationally and internationally.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 3Virginia Mason Medical Center VMMC, a Washington nonprofit corporation qualified as tax exempt under Section 501a of the Internal Revenue Code as an organization described in Section 501c3, is the sole member of Virginia Mason Institute VMI. VMI contracts with VMMC pursuant to the terms of a Management Services Agreement for the provision of certain management services including leased personnel and operations support services. VMMC is the sole employer of all leased personnel and retains full control over the terms and conditions of employment. The VMI Executive Director is employed by VMMC as Executive Director and reports to the VMHS Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. The VMI Executive Director is responsible for the overall operations of VMI.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6, 7Virginia Mason Medical Center VMMC is the sole corporate member of Virginia Mason Institute. VMMC as the sole member has the following approval rights a election or appointment of the Directors and Officers of the Board of Directors b removal of Directors and Officers of the Board of Directors c approval of all long-range plans proposed by the Board of Directors d approval of the annual capital and operating budgets proposed by the Board of Directors e approval of the borrowing of funds where the amount is in excess of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars 500,000 f approval of the sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge or disposal of all or substantially all of the property and assets g approval of all amendments to the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws and h all other rights and powers as specified in the Washington Nonprofit Corporation Act.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bThe Audit and Compliance Committee ACC, a committee composed of independent community members of the Medical Center Board of Directors is responsible for oversight of the annual VMI Form 990 preparation process including a selection, engagement, and performance of an independent tax preparer b review of the annual draft Form 990 tax return and c recommending the final Form 990 tax return for review to the VMI Board of Directors. At the ACC September meeting, management provides the ACC with an initial draft of the Form 990 and the tax preparer presented an overview of the Form 990 preparation process. In October, a revised draft of the Form 990 is provided to the ACC Chair for further review and comment. The final draft Form 990 is reviewed and approved by the ACC in November, followed by VMI Board review of the final Form 990 prior to filing. The final Form 990 tax return is provided to each member of the VMI Board of Directors via electronic delivery by posting on a secure website which allows online view of Board documents.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12cThe Governance Committee of the VMMC Board has delegated accountability for oversight of the process for disclosure, evaluation and management of conflict of interest involving any member of the VMI Board, executive leadership or key employees Covered Person. Pursuant to the Conflict of Interest Policy, an annual conflict of interest questionnaire is distributed to all Covered Persons. In addition, a Covered Person has an on-going duty to disclose the existence of a conflict of interest at any time an actual or potential conflict arises. Each Covered Person is required upon appointment and annually thereafter to attest to a statement that affirms that such person has a received a copy of the Conflict of Interest Policy b has read and understands the Policy c has agreed to comply with the Policy and d understands that Virginia Mason is a charitable organization and that in order to maintain its federal tax exemption must engage primarily in activities that accomplish its tax-exempt purposes. Written disclosures are reviewed by the Governance Committee to determine if an actual or potential conflict of interest exists and if so, how it should be managed. The Covered Person is informed in writing regarding the determination the Conflict of Interest Management Plan. No Covered Person with an actual or potential conflict of interest shall engage in an activity on Virginia Mason Institutes behalf related to the disclosed actual or potential Conflict of Interest unless such activity is permitted by the Conflict of Interest Management Plan or until the Covered Person has undertaken all steps set forth in the Management Plan to manage, reduce or eliminate the conflict. All Covered Persons have a duty to disclose the existence of any actual or potential conflict of interest with respect to meeting agenda items. The Conflict of Interest Policy requires that copies of the Conflict of Interest Questionnaires completed annually by each Covered Person and by Conflict of Interest Management Plan be maintained. In addition, the minutes of the board and all committees with board-delegated powers shall document the disclosure and resolutions of any actual or potential conflict of interest disclosed at such meeting.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15The VMHS Compensation and Benefits Board Committee CBC, a committee composed solely of independent directors none of whom have a conflict of interest, has been delegated responsibility for setting reasonable total compensation packages for each executive, including the VMI Executive Director, officers and key employees Executive consistent with Virginia Masons philosophy and principles. The Board develops and approves annual goals and performance criteria which are used in determining merit increases and variable compensation opportunities for the Executives. The CBC assesses performance against these goals. The CBC selects and engages a qualified independent compensation consultant to review and analyze the total compensation and benefit packages to the Executives. The CBC as part of its analysis obtains from the compensation consultant appropriate comparability data including total compensation paid by similarly situated for profit and nonprofit organizations for positions that are functionally comparable to each of the Executives. With respect to those Executives below the level of Virginia Mason Medical Center Chair/Chief Executive Officer, the CBC requests that the Chair/Chief Executive Officer work with the compensation consultants to formulate a compensation recommendation for each such Executive, consistent with Virginia Masons compensation philosophy and principles. The CBC will consider the significant terms of the agreement with each Executive including the total compensation to be paid and the employees duties and responsibilities. Consistent with Virginia Masons compensation philosophy and principles, the CBC approves total compensation packages for each of the Executives based on information presented to the CBC, reasonableness and the best interest of Virginia Mason. The CBCs decisions regarding compensation for each Executive are documented in written resolutions and minutes of the CBC. The CBC promptly reports its action to the Board which reports are reflected in the Boards minutes. The Executives that were reviewed in 2017 included the VMI Executive Director, all officers and all key employees.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19The organizations Articlels, Bylaws, Conflict of Interest Policy, and Financial Statements are made available upon request.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxtPublic Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxtBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1TxtControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationIndDirect Controlling NADirectControllingNACd
Virginia Mason Medical Center
1100 Ninth AvenueSeattleWA98101910565539Health CareWA501c33-HospitalVMHSfalse
Virginia Mason Health System
1100 Ninth AvenueSeattleWA98101911351110FundraisingWA501c37-Support GeneralYes (true)N/A
Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason
1201 Ninth AvenueSeattleWA98101910653422ResearchWA501c34-ResearchVMHSfalse
Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital Association
2811 Tieton DriveYakimaWA98902910567263Health CareWA501c33-HospitalVMHSfalse
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts RyltsfalseReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related OrganizationfalseDivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other OrgfalseAssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other OrgfalseAssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset ExchangefalseAssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgfalsePerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgfalsePerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (true)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (true)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgfalseTransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgfalseTransferFromOtherOrgInd

Affiliated Group Schedule AffiliatedGroupSchedule

Affiliated Schedule AffiliatedScheduleGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINTotal Grassroots LobbyTotalGrassrootsLobbyAmtTotal Direct LobbyTotalDirectLobbyAmtTotal Lobby ExpenditureTotalLobbyExpenditureAmtOther Exempt Purpose ExpendOtherExemptPurposeExpendAmtTotal Exempt Purpose ExpendTotalExemptPurposeExpendAmtLobby NontxLobbyNontxAmtGrassroots NontxGrassrootsNontxAmtTotal Lobby Grssroot Mns NontxTotalLobbyGrssrootMnsNontxAmtTot Lbby Expend Mns Lobby NontxTotLbbyExpendMnsLobbyNontxAmtShare Excess Lobby ExpendShareExcessLobbyExpendAmtElecting OrganizationElectingOrganizationInd
Virginia Mason Institute
1100 Ninth AvenueSeattleWA98101263763656$0$0$0$7,028,082$7,028,082$4,429$1,107$0$0$0
Virginia Mason Medical Center
1100 Ninth AvenueSeattleWA98101910565539$133,387$48,767$182,154$1,029,259,579$1,029,441,733$648,719$162,180$0$0$0Yes (X)
Virginia Mason Health System
1100 Ninth AvenueSeattleWA98101911351110$0$0$0$12,576,341$12,576,341$7,925$1,981$0$0$0
Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason
1201 Ninth AvenueSeattleWA98101910653422$0$0$0$71,612,353$71,612,353$45,128$11,282$0$0$0
Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital Association
2811 Tieton DriveYakimaWA98902910567263$42,094$60,000$102,094$466,123,588$466,225,682$293,799$73,450$0$0$0