Aultman Health Foundation

“The board of directors has an executive committee that consists of the chair, vice chair, president/ceo, secretary, treasurer, president of the medical staff at aultman hospital, and the past chair. The executive committee meets only as necessary between meetings of the board of directors and has and exercises the authority of the board in the management of the organization, except in matters in which the board is required to act by law, by the articles of incorporation, or by the code of regulations.”

“Geoff karcher and bryan rice are board members of the aultman health foundation and have a business relationship. Geoff karcher and steve gregory are ahf board members and have a business relationship geoff karcher and brian layman are ahf board members and have a business relationship geoff karcher is an ahf board member and has a relationship with aultman college (his company is a vendor) geoff karcher is an ahf board member and is a client of aultcare joe feltes works for buckingham doolittle - provides legal services to aultcare, aultman, and ahf entities. Sheila knapp - employed by bank of america. Also vice chair at pomerene hospital board bryan rice - owner rice's landscape provides the landscape services for aultman health foundation. Jesse roper ii - rice's landscape business relationship. Mike hanke is an ahf board member and has a marketing consultancy with aultcare.”

“One ahf board member is appointed by alliance community hospital, one board member is appointed by aultman orrville hospital. In addition, the aultman hospital medical staff president, the aultman hospital medical staff president-elect, and the physician chairman of the board of aultcare corporation are ex -officio voting members of the ahf board.”

“The form 990 was prepared by an independent cpa firm based on information provided by aultman health foundation's finance department. Ahf's finance department carefully reviewed and analyzed the tax return. The department reconciled the general ledger amounts to the appropriate schedules on the form 990 and compared those amounts to the audited financial statements. In addition, the finance department did a comparative analysis to the prior year return. The analysis and reconciliation schedules, along with a complete copy of the 990, were provided to the chief financial officer for review and approval. A complete copy of the 990 was then made available to the board of directors through a secured internet portal prior to the filing date.”

“The aultman health foundation's board of directors has a conflict of interest policy. As a result of this policy, each year board memebers, officers, and senior staff complete a form disclosing any conflicts of interest they may have. The compliance office reviews these disclosure forms and informs the board chairman, and other appropriate officers, of notable interests that could give rise to conflicts, if any. Those with conflicts are asked to recuse themselves from discussions relating to the conflict.”

“The aultman health foundation and its affiliated entities use the following reference materials for the development of executive compensation: ohio hospital association (oha), mercer integrated health network, including survey data for both hospitals and health plans, and sullivan cotter and associates (sca). Additional sources of salary survey data are available for use where appropriate including compdatasurveys.com, salary.com, and champs. In these cases, the survey is referenced where applicable. Executive performance, wage recommendations and bonus payments are reviewed by the ceo prior to review and approval by the compensation committee of the aultman health foundation board of directors. The ceo's compensation is also reviewed and approved by the compensation committee. The compensation committee of the aultman health foundation board of directors has engaged sullivan cotter & associates, inc., an independent compensation consulting firm for review of executive compensation practices. The aultman health foundation and its affiliated entities use the following reference materials for the development of physician compensation: medical group management associates (mgma), american medical group association (amga), hospital and healthcare compensation service (hhcs) and sullivan cotter and associates (sca). In addition to salary surveys, aultman hospital also retains an independent consulting firm for physicians compensation services. All physician compensation recommendations are sent to the ceo, vp of physician services, coo, and cno for final approval.”

“Aultman health foundation makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request.”

“Robert mullen is a paid employee of the organization. Jason bertram md, prabhcharan gill md, anne gunther, michael rich md, ramana podugu md, and ataul qureshi md are paid employees of a related organization.”

“The mission of aultman health foundation is to "lead our community to improved health." the vertically integrated health system of aultman hospital and aultcare health plans enable aultman to be one of the lowest-cost health care providers in northeastern ohio. Lower costs help local businesses stay financially healthy and maintain good jobs in our community. In addition to providing high-quality, low-cost health care, aultman health foundation provides health education for the community. For example, the aultman working on wellness (wow) team provides health screenings and education at no cost to lead our community to improved health. The wow team held 343 events in 2024 ranging from schools, community/outreach centers, churches, health fairs and more. The wow team is staffed by registered nurses who provide roughly 10,680 community members with health education, resources and received 88 community member referrals. Health information is available on a variety of medical topics and can be customized to fit an individual's needs. The wow team provided health education to more than 3,673 community members in 2024.”

“Aultman health foundation's employees are paid by a common paymaster. Aultman health foundation is a parent company with the following subsidiaries: - aultman north canton medical group - mickinley assurance segregated portfolio co. - aultman hospital and subsidiaries - the aultman foundation - the orrville hospital foundation dba aultman orrville hospital - integrated health collaborative llc - aultman innovations llc - aultplan, llc - alliance community hospital and subsidiaries - aultcare holding company and subsidiaries”

“Consulting fees: program service expenses 3,208,847. Management and general expenses 752,693. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 3,961,540. Purchased maintenance: program service expenses 1,834,378. Management and general expenses 430,286. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 2,264,664. Ltach patient services: program service expenses 143,389. Management and general expenses 33,635. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 177,024. Other contracted services: program service expenses 3,225,839. Management and general expenses 756,678. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 3,982,517. Professional fees - physician: program service expenses 81,193. Management and general expenses 19,046. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 100,239.”

“Interfund transfers 7,075,479.”

“Section 1.263(a)-1(f) de minimis safe harbor election aultman health foundation 2600 sixth street sw canton, oh 44710 employer identification number: 34-1445390 for the year ending december 31, 2024 aultman health foundation is making the de minimis safe harbor election under reg. Sec. 1.263(a)-1(f).”