Community Catalyst Inc.

“The form 990 is to each board member before filling. any questions and/or comments are sent to the audit committee for resolution with management. once all question/issues are satisfactory resolved, each board member votes to accept the form 990.”

“All board members receive an annual statement declaring that they received a copy of the conflict of interest policy, have read and understood the policy, agree to comply with the policy, and understand that the policy applies to all committees and subcommittees. if the board determines that a conflict of interest does exist, it may appoint an independent person or committee to investigate alternatives after exercising due diligences, the board must determine, by a majority vote, whether the transaction or some alternative 1.) Is in the organiztion's best interests and for its own benefit, 2.) is fair and reasonable to the organization, and 3.) is the most advantageous transaction the organization can obtain under the circumstandces the interested person must recuse himself from the determination of whether or not the financial interest may result in a conflict of interest nor in the resolution of such a conflict if it is determined that an officers or a director violated the policy, the board may take appropriate disciplinary action against the interested person including but not limited to removal from the board of directors.”

“The board of directors establisheds the compensation for the executive director. They reveiw salary information from comparable organizations contained in recent salary surveys. Management compensation is reviewed annually and compared to organizations of similar size, mission and geographical location using comparability date.”

“The organization has an independent compensation committee which collects and evaluates annually outside data for compensation. that committee votes on the executive compensation of key employees on an annual basis.”

“Upon request”

“OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Hospital Accountability Project (HAP) works to implement hospital practices that protect families from financial devastation due to medical debt, allow the uninsured and underinsured to seek and receive needed health care services, and regularly involve in health planning in the community. HAP also works nationally to promote public policies that set clear standards for hospitals community benefits and financial assistance. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: The Dental Access Project focuses on expanding access to oral healthcare by working with state advocates to promote innovative workforce solutions. The project aims to expand the successful deployment of dental therapists to provide care to rural and low-income populations without access to dental care. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 6: Childrens Health Initiative works to expand coverage and improve access of quality health care for children across the country. The project weaves together an innovative model for expanding childrens public and private health care coverage through proactive policy development, information sharing and public outreach at both federal and state levels. The initiative also encompasses the New England Alliance for Childrens Health, which is a regional partnership of hospitals, advocates, healthcare providers, business leaders, interfaith organizations, and consumers working together to improve childrens health coverage and access in the six New England states. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 7: Community Catalysts St. Louis, MO office provides technical assistance to grantees, who are members of the Cover Missouri Coalition. Community Catalyst staff ensures that grantees are compliant with federal and state Certified Application Counselor trainings and certifications, manages a learning community for cross sharing of information, and provides guidance on policy, outreach and mobilization of consumers. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 8: The Substance Use Disorders program works to improve care for substance use disorders and further integrate them into the existing health care delivery system. At the state level, Community catalyst works with local advocates to improve coverage, access and treatment. Federal work centers on the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, parity for substance use disorders, and protecting funding for the safety-net and addiction programs. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 9: Open Enrollment Outreach, Awareness and Education Initiative. Community Catalyst serves as the national coordinating organization for an effort to spread awareness about the fifth open enrollment period and special enrollment period. Through this project, we create plain-language consumer-facing materials advertising the open enrollment period and special enrollment period. Materials emphasize key messages around financial assistance, in-person help and the shortened open enrollment period. Materials are also tailored to target key populations who may be eligible for marketplace coverage including young adults, immigrant communities, persons of color and persons who identify as LGBTQ. Materials are in various languages including English, Spanish, Korean, Chinese, Vietnamese, Tongan and Marshallese. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 10: Management Services provides management support to projects on their way to becoming independent nonprofit organizations. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 11: The Center also offers fee-based consulting services to help public programs, health plans, hospitals and health systems engage consumers in meaningful ways to achieve health system transformation, driving better health outcomes and better business results.Other Community Catalyst programs and projects include: OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 12: The Health Justice Fund, formerly the ACA Implementation Fund, is a collaborative funding effort between Community Catalyst and a network of national and state foundations and individual donors that supports local and state efforts to drive change in the fight for”