Little Company of Mary Hospital Inc

“The endowment funds are intended to be used for nursing scholarship opportunities for future employed nurses ($650,000) and for the Values, Vision, and Innovation Project ($1,000,000).”

“The Hospital has received a determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service stating that it is exempt from the payment of income taxes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Hospital adopted the FASB-issued guidance for accounting for uncertainty in income taxes on July 1, 2007. The Hospital files a Form 990 (Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax) annually. When these returns are filed, it is highly certain that some positions taken would be sustained upon examination by the taxing authorities, while others are subject to uncertainty about the merits of the position taken or the amount of the position that would ultimately be sustained. Examples of tax positions common to health systems include such matters as the following: the tax-exempt status of each entity, the continued tax-exempt status of bonds issued by the obligated group, the nature, characterization and taxability of joint venture income and various positions relative to potential sources of unrelated business income (UBI). UBI is reported on Form 990-T, as appropriate. The benefit of a tax position is recognized in the consolidated financial statements in the period during which, based on all available evidence, management believes that it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon examination, including the resolution of appeals or litigation processes, if any. Tax positions are not offset or aggregated with other positions. Tax positions that meet the "more-likely-than-not" recognition threshold are measured as the largest amount of tax benefit that is more than 50% likely to be realized on settlement with the applicable taxing authority. The portion of the benefits associated with tax positions taken that exceeds the amount measured as described above would be reflected as a liability for unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets along with any associated interest and penalties that would be payable to the taxing authorities upon examination. Upon the adoption of the FASB-issued guidance at July 1, 2007, and since that date through June 30, 2014, there were no unrecognized tax benefits identified and recorded as a liability. Forms 990 and 990-T filed by the Hospital are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) up to three years from the extended due date of each return. Forms 990 and 990-T filed by the Hospital are no longer subject to examination for the years 2010 and prior.”