Strategic Coordinating Organization

“THE RETURN WAS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM WITH ASSISTANCE AND OVERSIGHT BY MANAGEMENT. THE RETURN WAS REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT AND THE IN-HOUSE LEGAL COUNSEL, PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. IN ADDITION, A COPY OF THE RETURN WAS PROVIDED TO THE SC HEALTH COMPANY Finance Audit and Compliance Committee PRIOR TO FILING. THE SC HEALTH COMPANY ESTABLISHES THE STRATEGIC DIRECTION FOR SCO, SETS ITS BUDGET, OVERSEES ITS FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE, AND SELECTS THE DIRECTORS OF SCO. ACCORDINGLY, THIS FORM 990 IS PROVIDED IN ADVANCE TO THE SC HEALTH COMPANY Finance Audit and Compliance Committee.”

“The Directors and Officers are required to disclose on an annual basis any conflicts of interest. These were reviewed by the corporate compliance and legal departments of UPSTATE AFFILIATE ORGANIZATION, a related organization.”

“The sc health company is responsible for establishing the compensation philosophy for the entire system of which sco is a part. As part of this undertaking, the executive compensation committee of the board of directors of the sc health company, which is composed solely of the independent directors of the sc health company, sets the compensation payable to the executives and management leaders employed sco and its related organizations who are considered as disqualified persons in accordance with section 4958 of the code. This process of independent establishment and review of compensation by the parent organization or the system is consistent with that utilized by the majority of large, multi-institutional healthcare sustems. The executive compensation committee utilizes an expert independent compensation consultant retained by the committee to provide and evaluate compensation based on comparability data, market conditions, competition for talent, and other significant factors. Base compensation, variable incentive compensation, and benefits are all established and set after review by the committee of this data and the performance of the organization, and reports from the independent consultant are included in the minutes of the deliberation by the committee.”

“The organization makes its form 990 available upon request.”

“The organization makes it governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statments available upon request.”

“Effective 10/1/2016, UAO leased the assets and assumed the liabilities of Greenville Health System, a governmental body (GHS). The payroll reporting also changed on this date. The Form 990 is reporting wages from the 2016 Form W-2 that was filed for the remaining three months of 2016.”

“OTHER PURCHASED SERVICES: Program service expenses 4,335,115. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 4,335,115.”

“Equity transfer 24,922,466. Sco allocation 23,096,834.”

“The organization did not change its process.”