Partnership for Progress

“As of march 5, 2023, partnership for progress contracted with the related organization, valley-wide health system, inc. For management services, administrative services, and programmatic, medical staff services. Valley-wide health system, inc. And partnership for progress are both related organizations, all the compensation paid during the 2022 calendar year to the officers and highly compensated employees has been detailed out on the form 990, part 7, section a. The following individuals served partnership for progress during the 2022 calendar year as officers, and starting march 6, 2023, served partnership for progress within a contracted service arrangement through valley-wide health systems, inc: joseph carrica, iii, divena mortimeyer, laura diprince. The following officers of valley-wide health systems inc. Started serving southeast mental health services within a contracted service arrangment, as of march 6, 2023: jania arnoldi, ceo, and javier martinez, cfo.”

“Valley-wide health system is the sole member of the filing organization and valley-wide health system appoints the board members to serve on the filing organization's board.”

“The 990 is reviewed at the monthly board of directors meeting prior to the submission of the 990 to the internal revenue service.”

“Annually, the organization reviews and discusses the conflict of interest policy and requests that each board member list and acknowledge any known conflicts. All members of the board of directors and staff are covered under the conflict-of-interest policy. At each board and committee meeting, if there is a discussion of selecting or engaging a vendor or service provider, all in attendance are asked to recuse themselves from this discussion if there could be a perceived conflict.”

“The board of directors reviews the compensation for the chief executive officer by comparing their compensation to the compensation of individuals in like positions, in comparable organizations using forms 990, compensation studies, and other available data including, but limited to: cchn, bofl and mountain state employee compensation surveys. The board then approves any changes in compensation based on this information. The chief executive officer is responsible for evaluating pay rates of other key employees using the same compensation studies and data.”

“The organization will provide in a timely manner, copies of all governing documents including its conflict-of-interest policies and financial statements when requested in writing or in person.”

“During the fiscal year ending 6-30-2023, partnership for progress's board of directors and officers expanded to include the officers and board of directors of valley-wide health system. The expansion came from enactment of a memorandum of understanding (mou) between valley-wide health system and southeast mental health services (southeast). Southeast operated as a community mental health center and is affiliated with southeast behavioral health group, partnership for progress, family guidance institute, and southeast wellness works, llc (collectively, the health group). To better serve its communities and to capitalize on available synergies the boards of directors of valley-wide health system and the health group deemed it to be in the best interest of all parties for valley-wide health system to enter into a transaction with southeast and its respective affiliates. As a result of the agreement, valley-wide health system became a related entity of the partnership for progress.”

“FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A, COLUMN D FOR A PARTIAL PERIOD OF THE FISCAL YEAR (JULY 2022 TO MARCH 6, 2023) THE ORGANIZATION WAS IN A COMMON PAYMASTER RELATIONSHIP WITH ITS RELATED ENTITY SOUTHEAST BEHAVIORAL HEALTH GROUP. sOUTHEAST BEHAVIORAL HEALTH GROUP WAS THE EMPLOYER OF RECORD, FILING ALL PERTINENT TAX DOCUMENTS ON A QUARTERLY AND ANNUAL BASIS AS NEEDED, INCLUDING MAKING REQUIRED TAX DEPOSITS. HOWEVER, AS THese INDIVIDUALS have MET THE DEFINITION OF COMMON LAW EMPLOYEES, THEIR SALARIES/WAGES ARE REFLECTED ON FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A, COLUMN D, LINES 1 THROUGH 16 AND PART IX, LINES 5 THROUGH 10 AS INSTRUCTED PER IRS GUIDELINES. AS OF MARCH 6,2023 THE FILING ORGANIZATION ENTERED INTO A MERGER AGREEMENT WITH VALLEY-WIDE HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC AND ALL EMPLOYEES WERE TRANSFERRED TO VALLEY-WIDE HEALTH SYSTEM. FOR THE SHORT PERIOD MARCH 2023 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2023, THE FILING ORGANIZATION HAD A CONTRACT SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH VALLEY-WIDE HEALTH SYSTEM FOR STAFF SERVICES.”

“As of march 2023, the organization came under the control of valley-wide health systems, inc. Valley-wide health systems has an audit committee that is tasked to oversee the consolidated financial statement audit and select the independent auditor.”