Public Health Solutions

“The 990 is prepared jointly by public health solutions' independent auditor based on the information gathered as a result of the year-end audit and information provided by the finance department with the assistance of senior managers from relevant departments, where necessary. A complete draft is then reviewed by public health solutions' executive management. The draft is then provided to the audit & compliance committee for their review and approval for presentation to the governing board of directors. It is then distributed to the entire board.”

“Members of the board of directors are required to sign the conflict of interest statement and management maintains a record of all board affiliations. Conflict of interest situations are precluded by the administrative processes in place at public health solutions for entering into contracts and purchasing non-contracted goods and services. All contracting and purchasing is handled by appropriate public health solutions' staff in accordance with corporate policies and procedures that require competition and internal approvals at various levels within the organization. Board approval is not required to enter into a contract or make a purchase.”

“To accomplish these goals and challenges, public health solutions requires a workforce consisting of diversified educational and technical backgrounds in the areas of concern addressed by public health solutions. Compensation philosophy encourages internal fairness of its pay program and external competitiveness in the various market places for which it hires employees. Based on the compensation committee's recommendations, the board then makes a salary recommendation for its officers. The overall goal of the public health solutions compensation philosophy is to attract high-quality employees at various levels in the organization and to retain these employees with a comprehensive salary and benefits plan that is competitive in the market places for which it competes for employees. An additional goal is to create career longevity by adhering to the philosophy of internal equity, external competitiveness, and performance management. We aim to pay all our employees, including officers and highly compensated employees, within the median of the market(s) in which we compete for talent. Public health solutions plans to continue its pay philosophy for the future and will monitor the marketplace for talent on a regular basis.”

“" public health solutions' financial statements are made available to the public on guidestar. They are also available from the nys attorney general's office. Public health solutions makes its financial statements and 990 available on its website www.healthsolutions.org”

“Patient care: program service expenses 186,561. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 186,561. Purchased services: program service expenses 884,226. Management and general expenses 23,805. Fundraising expenses 30. Total expenses 908,061. Other fees: program service expenses 6,632,312. Management and general expenses 557,171. Fundraising expenses 13,697. Total expenses 7,203,180. Title x: program service expenses 2,773,075. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 2,773,075. Ryan white: program service expenses 83,984,768. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 83,984,768. Hiv prevention: program service expenses 43,195,004. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 43,195,004. Ctl master administrator: program service expenses 39,340,970. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 39,340,970. Emergency preparedness: program service expenses 21,932,289. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 21,932,289. Various: program service expenses 16,874,353. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 16,874,353.”

“Project renovations: program service expenses 3,375. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 3,375.”

“Pension liability adjustment -1,621,284.”

“Committee that assumes oversight of the independent accountant and audit: public health solutions' audit & compliance committee assumes the responsibility of the oversight of the independent accountant and the audit, and the review of the 990.”