Indiana Immunization Coalition Inc.

“The Coalitions current President of the Board of Directors, Treasurer, and Executive Director were all given a copy of the completed Form 990 to review prior to its filing. The Form 990 was discussed, and questions were posed to the Coalitions Accountant who is also the tax preparer for this Form 990. Once all questions were answered and changes made, the Form 990 was filed.”

“The Coalition provides a copy of its Conflict of Interest policy to its Board of Directors, officers, and staff. On an annual basis, the Board must sign and complete an acknowledgement form, disclosing any potential conflicts. In addition, disclosure is required throughout the year whenever a conflict arises with any Board member, officer, or staff person. Disinterested members of the Board make a determination as to whether a conflict does exist and what subsequent action is needed.”

“The Coalitions Articles of Incorporation have been filed with the Indiana Secretary of State SOS and are available online at the SOSs website for viewing. Governing documents, a conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available to the public upon request. The Coalition can be reached by the public in several ways, including phone, website, mail, and e-mail.”

“Officers and Members unable to be reached at the Coalitions mailing address are Karen Long, Howard Co. Health Dept, 120 East Mulberry, Rm 206, Kokomo, IN 46901 Jolene Bracale, IN DOE, 115 W. Washington St, South Tower, Ste 600, Indianapolis, IN 46204 Donella Carter, Tippecanoe Co. Health Dept., 629 N 6th St., Ste. A, Lafayette, IN 47901 Carolyn Snyder, IASN, 611 S. Water St., Crawfordsville, IN 47933 Tina Elliot, IRHA, 2901 Ohio Blvd., Ste 110, Terre Haute, IN 47803 Laura Betten, Anthem Medicaid, 51 W. 78th Place, Merrillville, IN 46410 Teresa Hohner, Porter Co. Health Dept, 155 Indiana Ave., Suite 104, Valparaiso, IN 46383 Elizabeth Van Laere, Tippecanoe Co. Health Dept, 629 N. 6th St. Ste. A, Lafayette, IN 47901 Leslie Ray, Kroger Pharmacy Central Division, 5960 Castleway West Dr, Indianapolis, IN 46250 Anita Wright, IUPUI School of Nursing, 1111 Brookside Ln, Plainfield, IN 46168 Kristopher Kirby, 5627 Roseberry Ridge, Lafayette, IN 47905 Sarah Strawbridge, 2344 Broadway St, Indianapolis, IN 46205”

“Compensation for the Executive Director and other key employees is reviewed annually by the Board of Directors. The Board votes on the compensation that will be given to said employees at an annual meeting where the upcoming budget is reviewed. When a new Executive Director was hired in 2013, the Board performed an extensive search for applicants interviewed the applicants reviewed salaries for comparable positions throughout the state then made a collaborative decision on whom to hire and how much to pay them.”

“Program Service Expenses 737, Grants and allocations 3,156, Revenue 2,419 The Coaltion finished a project that began in 2012 to improve adult immunization rates with a grant from Interstate Postgraduate Medical Association. Practitioners supporting rural adult immunizations were invited to live lectures across Indiana. A web-based learning system was also made available, and a model training experience was created in order to empower providers.”

“In 2013, the Coalition received 580,621 of grant monies from the Indiana State Department of Health to purchase storage and handling equipment for local health departments in Indiana. Numerous county health departments were in need of new lab grade vaccine refrigerators and freezers, data logger recording thermometers, and fridge freeze vaccine transport carriers. The Coalition used the 580,621 of grant monies to purchase and deliver this equipment to the local health departments.”

“The Coalitions financial statements were audited in 2013 for the year ended December 31, 2012. At the conclusion of the audit, it was determined that a prior period adjustment was needed. The net effect of the adjustment was to decrease 2012 revenue by 50,320 and increase 2013 revenue by that same amount. The revenue reported in 2013 is properly categorized and included on the Form 990 for 2013.”

“Storage handling equipment for local health departments consists of 580,621 of expenditures for new lab grade vaccine refrigerators and freezers, data logger recording thermometers, and fridge freeze vaccine transport carriers. The Coalition received grant monies in 2013 from the Indiana State Department of Health for the specific purpose of purchasing the equipment for local health departments.”

“Other fees for services paid to non-employees of 358,812 is comprised of expenses related to the statewide billing project that began in 2012 and continued in 2013. These fees were paid to medical billing and accounting service companies and include the cost of the following creating manuals training local health departments designing billing software and graphics managing the billing project providing training workshops establishing and maintaining a hotline for local health departments to get assistance with their questions visiting local health departments to get their billing programs up and running and providing credentialing.”