Wheaton Franciscan Services Inc

“Part V Line 1a and Part VII Section B Line 1-2: Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare streamlined their reporting of IRS Forms 1099-MISC so that most 1099-MISC are now reported using the FEIN number of the parent organization or of a related organization. The actual expense continues to be either paid by, or transferred to, the individual entity, which is normally a subsidiary or related organization to the organization(s) issuing the 1099. For this reason, the reader may notice on some 990's that there are top 5 independent contractors reported, but no 1099s are reported. Likewise on the 990's of the organization(s) reporting number of 1099's, there may be a disproportionate share of 1099's reported as compared with the actual expenses of the organization. Part VI Section A Lines 6-8b: WFSI has two members which hold several reserved powers over WFSI. These reserved powers include, but are not limited to, the election of members of the governing body and election of officers, approval of certain financial expenditures in accordance with policy, and approval of budgets and strategic plans; these approvals are based on recommendations from the governing body. Part VI Section B Line 10a and 10b: Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare and Franciscan Ministries are part of a controlled group of health care and housing providers, controlled under a common parent organization Wheaton Franciscan Services, Inc. Some of these organizations are exempt through the Catholic Group Ruling and other organizations have a stand-alone exemption (IRS determination) letter. As such, these related affiliates have certain policies and procedures that were adopted at the parent level, but are applicable to the entire controlled group of organizations. All policy and procedure matters are handled in a manner to ensure that all activities are consistent with the organization's overall exempt purposes. Please see Schedule R for a full listing of all related affiliate organizations. Part VI Section B Line 11a and 11b Affiliates of Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare use a multiple-level review process on all Federal and State information and tax returns to ensure accurate and timely filing for all organizations. Under the direction of the Tax Manager, the Accounting Department prepares Forms 990, 990-T, and associated state filings. When complete, the return is first reviewed by the Accounting Director, who focuses on the income statement and balance sheet items, and all schedules where transactions of this type might be reported. If discrepancies are found, the item will be corrected prior to the next step in the review process. Once cleared through Accounting, the return is provided to the Tax Department, where the Tax Manager and Vice President of Accounting focus their review on consistency of reporting between all returns, accuracy of tax related information, and explanation and understanding of any outliers. Again, any problems or questions are investigated and corrected. Depending on the level of complexity of the year in question, as well as the individual issues specific to that filing, certain returns may be selected for outside review by a public accounting firm. This decision will vary from year to year based on many factors, and sometimes outside review is not utilized at all. Also, certain schedules, such as Schedule K, Schedule H, and Schedule J, may be selected for review by outside bond counsel, a community benefit associate, and/or the compensation committee respectfully and as needed. This decision will vary from year to year, again based on many factors. The Tax Department, upon completion of all levels of review, will schedule an appointment with the Senior Vice President and CFO, who will perform a review prior to signing the return. Once signed, the return is cleared to provide to members of the Board of Directors. The parent organization, Wheaton Franciscan Services, Inc. has designated that the Audit Committee review the parent return in certain years”

“Part VI Section B Line 15a The compensation of the CEO, Executive Director, or Other top official paid by the filing organization is reviewed and approved on an annual basis by the Executive Committee of the Wheaton Franciscan Services Board of Directors, an independent board, acting in a manner consistent with its conflicts of interest policy. The board's decision is informed by an opinion on market comparable compensation data provided to the board by an independent compensation expert. The organization maintains contemporaneous documentation of the substantiation of the deliberation and decision by the board. Part VI Section B Lines 15b: The filing organization has paid individuals who served as either Officers or Key Employees during the reporting period. These individuals have the following compensation structure: The compensation for the organization's officers and key employees who are paid by the filing organization is reviewed and approved on an annual basis, as part of the WFSI Executive Compensation Plan, by the Executive Committee of the Wheaton Franciscan Services, Inc. Board of Directors (the "Executive Committee of the WFSI Board"), an independent board, acting in a manner consistent with its conflicts of interest policy. The WFSI Board's decision is informed by an opinion on market comparable compensation data provided to the WFSI Board by an independent compensation expert. The WFSI Board maintains contemporaneous documentation of the substantiation of the deliberation and decisions it makes. Part VI Section C Line 19: Affiliates of Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare and Franciscan Ministries provide upon request certain documents including our financial statements, conflict of interest policy, and governing documents that support our tax exempt status, including, but not limited to, articles of incorporation and bylaws. Requests for information are considered on a case-by-case basis, and this process is outlined in our Public Disclosure Policy. As part of the requirements for tax exempt bond financing, the consolidated financial statements of Wheaton Franciscan Services, Inc. (#36-3262111) are required to be provided each quarter to the Municipal Securities Rule Making Board (MSRB). The vehicle used to accomplish this is through an external website (http://emma.msrb.org/) referred to as "EMMA" (Electronic Municipal Market Access System). The financial statements are uploaded each quarter to the website, and along with other information provided at the bond's inception, are available for viewing by the general public. Part VII Column B: Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare and Franciscan Ministries are a controlled group of related healthcare and housing organizations. As such, many employees who are at the Director level or above, or who are Officers and/or Directors of organizations where Wheaton has common boards and other overlaps, spend significant time devoted to tasks not only for the filing organization, but also for related organizations. While there is no official time study tracking that is done, it is estimated that for each employee, tasks devoted to related organizations could approximate up to 80% or more of total hours. Part IX Lines 8-9: Certain employee benefits for affiliated organizations are centrally managed by Wheaton Franciscan Services, Inc. and are reflected on Lines 8 and 9. The salary expense for these associates is reflected on the information return for the affiliated organizations. Form 990 Part XI Line 9: Reverse PL/GL Premiums Paid $ (4,513,916) Deduction for PL/GL Claims Paid 1,405,730 Chg in Eq Tnfr Pension 47,262,679 WFIC Return of Capital - Current Yr (3,523,957) WFIC Return of Capital - Prior Yr 7,496,845 Other Changesin Net Assets of Fund Balances $ 48,127,381 Disclosure Statement Related to Forms 5471: Information return of US persons with respect to certain foreign corporations filed on behalf of the taxpayer Under the constructive ownership rules of Internal Revenue Code Sections”