2022-10-12T11:12:02-05:00 2021-12-31 521392008 GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN 4550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 800N BETHESDA MD 208142930 990 2021-01-01 521535611 ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS INSTITUTE ESSE 2025850100 401 NINTH STREET NW 900 WASHINGTON DC 20004 BRUCE SIEGEL PRESIDENT & CEO 2025850100 2022-10-12 1 BRUCE SIEGEL 999009999 RICHARD J LOCASTRO CPA P00288314 3019519090 3 AAL1 IAL1 2021 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z BRUCE SIEGEL 401 NINTH STREET NW 900 WASHINGTON DC 20004 2792659 0 X WWW.ESSENTIALHOSPITALS.ORG X 1987 DC SEE PART III, LINE 1. 16 15 0 16 0 0 6117809 2548500 217333 108534 85366 135625 0 0 6420508 2792659 0 10000 0 0 1967426 1770928 0 0 0 803585 530987 2771011 2311915 3649497 480744 10968467 11751324 814303 952432 10154164 10798892 X TO CONDUCT RESEARCH AND CREATE A CONTINUOUS LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR MEMBERS OF AMERICA'S ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS TO IMPROVE CARE FOR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS BY SHARING INNOVATIVE MODELS OF PATIENT CARE AND HOSPITAL OPERATIONS AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC CONCERNING THE RESOURCES AND NEEDS OF PUBLIC AND NONPROFIT HOSPITALS. 0 0 1034537 10000 GRANTS AND HEALTHCARE: THE ESSENTIAL HOSPITAL INSTITUTE ("INSTITUTE") CONTINUED TO ADDRESS THE SIGNIFICANT ISSUES FACING PUBLIC HOSPITALS, SAFETY NET ORGANIZATIONS, UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, AND RELATED HEALTH POLICY ISSUES OF NATIONAL PRIORITY. THE INSTITUTE'S GRANT-SUPPORTED RESEARCH EXPANDS INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE ON TOPICS RELATED TO POPULATION HEALTH, PATIENT-CENTERED CARE, DELIVERY SYSTEM TRANSFORMATION, QUALITY PERFORMANCE AND IMPROVEMENT, EQUITY, LEADERSHIP, AND HEALTH REFORM IMPLEMENTATION. MUCH OF THE INSTITUTE'S GRANT FUNDED WORK WAS IN THE AREA OF HEALTH EQUITY AND COMBATING STRUCTURAL RACISM. FUNDED BY ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION, THE INSTITUTE FACILITATED "COMBATING STRUCTURAL RACISM INTEREST GROUP" MEETINGS OFFERING PEER NETWORKING AMONG LIKE MINDED LEADERS FROM OUR MEMBERS, REVISED OUR ESSENTIAL COMMUNITIES WEBSITE TO REFLECT TOOLS, RESOURCES, AND PROGRAMS TO COMBAT STRUCTURAL RACISM, AND PARTICIPATED IN AN EQUITY LEARNING LAB TO DEVELOP AND CARRY OUT AN ACTION PLAN TO IMPROVE EQUITY FOCUSING ON OUR ORGANIZATIONAL POLICIES. THE CVS HEALTH FOUNDATION ALSO FUNDED THE INSTITUTE TO CONDUCT A LEARNING COLLABORATIVE AMONG MEMBER HOSPITALS TO REDUCE BLACK OBSTETRIC MORTALITY RATES. THIS TWO-YEAR PROJECT SUPPORTS A LEARNING COLLABORATIVE OF 12 MEMBER HOSPITALS SEEKING TO REDUCE MORTALITY AMONG BLACK OBSTETRIC PATIENTS. THE INSTITUTE ALSO RECEIVED FUNDS FROM THE BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB FOUNDATION TO COMBAT RACIAL DISPARITIES IN DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, AND PROGNOSIS FOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE THROUGH PEER-TO-PEER MENTORSHIP BETWEEN SELECTED MEMBER HOSPITALS AND A TECHNICAL EXPERT PANEL MADE OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE EXPERTS FROM ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS. THE KRESGE FOUNDATION FUNDED THE INSTITUTE TO FACILITATE A 6-MONTH LEARNING NETWORK OF MEMBER HOSPITALS TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE RELATING TO MITIGATING CLIMATE CHANGE. HOSPITALS ARE RECEIVING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND DISSEMINATING FINDINGS. FINALLY, FUNDED BY THE HUMAN MILK BANKING ASSOCIATION OF NORTH AMERICA, WHICH WAS FUNDED BY THE W. K. KELLOGG FOUNDATION, THE INSTITUTE INTERVIEWED SELECT MEMBERS TO UNDERSTAND THE USE OF DONOR HUMAN MILK. THE TOPICS COVERED HOW MEMBERS USE DONOR MILK, FACILITATORS AND BARRIERS TO USING DONOR MILK, AND LESSONS LEARNED FROM DONOR MILK PROGRAMS. 455104 108534 RESEARCH:THE INSTITUTE PUBLISHED 35 REPORTS, BRIEFS, AND BLOGS IN 2021:- ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS: COVID-19 STATUS, JANUARY 2021- ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS AND COVID-19: A YEAR INTO THE PANDEMIC, APRIL 2021- ESSENTIAL DATA: OUR HOSPITALS, OUR PATIENTS, MAY 2021- EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION IN CARE: THE 2021 GAGE AWARDS, AUGUST 2021- ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS HAVE PRIDE: IMPROVING LGBTQ CARE, JUNE 2021- WEEKLY NEWSLETTERS ON COVID-19, FROM JANUARY THROUGH THE END OF JULY (30 REPORTS)IN ADDITION, THE INSTITUTE DISSEMINATED FINDINGS FROM RESEARCH AT NATIONAL CONFERENCES, INCLUDING PANEL AND POSTER PRESENTATIONS. 230574 LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION: TO HELP SAFETY-NET HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SYSTEMS CONTINUE THEIR SUCCESS IN SERVING THEIR COMMUNITIES, THE INSTITUTE OFFERED AN ARRAY OF EDUCATIONAL AND MEMBER SERVICES. THESE INCLUDED WEBINARS, CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS, DISTANCE LEARNING EVENTS, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE VIA CONFERENCE CALLS AND WEBINARS. THESE PROGRAMS PROVIDED FORUMS FOR MEMBERS TO LEARN AND EXCHANGE IDEAS ON HOW SAFETY-NET HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SYSTEMS CAN ADDRESS NEW ISSUES AND CHALLENGES, IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING VITAL PROFESSIONAL CONNECTIONS AND LEADERSHIP EXPERTISE. THE FELLOWS PROGRAM IS A 12-MONTH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM DESIGNED FOR RISING SENIOR LEADERS IN SIGNIFICANT CLINICAL OR ADMINISTRATIVE ROLES AT MEMBER HOSPITALS. THE PURPOSE OF THE FELLOWS PROGRAM IS TO EDUCATE PARTICIPANTS ON ISSUES THAT IMPACT ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS AND PROVIDE THE NECESSARY SKILLS TO LEAD STRATEGICALLY AND ADVOCATE FOR POLICIES AND RESOURCES THAT PROMOTE THE HEALTH OF VULNERABLE PATIENTS. EACH CLASS INCLUDES THREE HIGHLY INTERACTIVE SESSIONS (2.5 DAYS EACH), A SELF-ASSESSMENT, PROJECT, SITE VISIT, DISTANCE LEARNING, NETWORKING, AND ATTENDANCE AT AMERICA'S ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS' CONFERENCES AND EVENTS. DUE TO COVID-19, THIS WAS VIRTUAL, AND THE TIMELINE WAS EXTENDED THROUGH 2022. THE ESSENTIAL WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP ACADEMY IS A 10-MONTH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM DESIGNED TO BUILD A COMMUNITY OF CONFIDENT AND EMPOWERED WOMEN EXECUTIVES. THE LATTER LEAD ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS IN MEETING THE CHALLENGES OF OUR NATION'S MOST VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. IT INCLUDES THREE HIGHLY INTERACTIVE SESSIONS, A SELF-ASSESSMENT, EXECUTIVE COACHING, MONTHLY CHECK-IN CALLS WITH THEIR MENTOR, A SITE VISIT TO THEIR MENTOR'S ORGANIZATION, AND NETWORKING. ALL THE MENTORS ARE WOMEN CHIEF EXECUTIVES AT ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS. DUE TO COVID-19, THIS WAS VIRTUAL, AND THE TIMELINE WAS EXTENDED THROUGH 2022. THROUGH AN AMERICA'S ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS MEMBER BENEFIT, THE INSTITUTE MANAGED SCHOLARSHIPS FOR MEMBERS TO ATTEND VIRTUAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS. IN 2021, 24 STAFF FROM MEMBER HOSPITALS PARTICIPATED IN SEVEN VIRTUAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS FROM THE INSTITUTE FOR HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT:- 15 STAFF ATTENDED ADVANCED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS;- FIVE STAFF ATTENDED THE NATIONAL FORUM; AND- FOUR STAFF ENGAGED IN A QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PRACTICUM.AS PART OF A GRANT FROM RWJF, THE INSTITUTE CONDUCTED EIGHT WEBINARS ON COVID-19 AND/OR EQUITY, AND THE EXPERIENCES AND INNOVATIONS OF AMERICA'S ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS. THE SERIES INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING WEBINARS:- COVID-19 VACCINATIONS: UNIVERSITY HEALTH'S STRATEGY, FEBRUARY 2021- OVERCOMING COVID-19 VACCINE HESITANCY AND BARRIERS, FEBRUARY 2021- TREATING AN EVOLVING EPIDEMIC DURING THE COVID PANDEMIC, JULY 2021- COVID 19 TRANSITIONS CLINIC: REDUCING TRANSITIONS AND HOSPITALIZATIONS, AUGUST 2021- IMPROVING IDENTIFICATION OF MALNUTRITION IN HIGH-RISK PATIENTS, SEPTEMBER 2021- THE EVALUATIVE BIAS OF LANGUAGE IN HEALTHCARE, OCTOBER 2021- HEALTH EQUITY DURING A CRISIS: FLATTENING THE COVID-19 CURVE, NOVEMBER 2021- OPENING A VACCINATION CENTER IN A COVID-19 HOTSPOT: LESSONS FROM COOPER UNIVERSITY HEALTH CARE, NOVEMBER 2021 1720215 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 16 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X RHONDA GOLD 2025850109 401 NINTH STREET NW 900 WASHINGTON DC 20004 BRUCE SIEGEL PRESIDENT, CEO & REC. 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(EFF. 07/21) 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BRENDA BATTLE MEMBER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROHIT BHALLA MEMBER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 EMILY BLOMBERG MEMBER DIRECTOR (BEG. 07/21) 1.00 X 0 0 0 MELANY GAVULIC MEMBER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KIM HOLLON MEMBER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHANNON SALE MEMBER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DARRELL TERRY MEMBER DIRECTOR (BEG. 07/21) 1.00 X 0 0 0 MELINDA ABRAMS OUTSIDE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANAND SHAH OUTSIDE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DALE SHALLER OUTSIDE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KEVIN WEISS OUTSIDE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RHONDA GOLD CFO 9.00 26.00 X 0 560049 79088 KALPANA RAMIAH VP, LEADERSHIP AND INNOVATION 35.00 X 0 325509 54080 JAMES ROBERTS SENIOR DIRECTOR, INFORMATION TECH. 9.00 26.00 X 0 207274 50276 OLAJUMOKE SIWAJUOLA SR. DIR. OF ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE 8.00 27.00 X 0 179755 50346 ELIZABETH FRENTZEL MANAGER, SPONSORED PROJECTS 35.00 X 0 172886 35910 BETTY WILLIAMS SENIOR MANAGER, HR AND ADMIN. 9.00 26.00 X 0 107728 33590 JENNIFER CHURCH DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES 9.00 26.00 X 0 124677 8684 0 3540471 813641 0 0 1 0 AMERICA'S ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS 401 9TH ST NW 900 WASHINGTON DC 20004 SHARING OF PAID EMPLOYEES 1842921 1 1036000 1512500 2548500 TUITION INCOME 900099 108534 108534 108534 135625 135625 2792659 108534 0 135625 10000 10000 604463 363138 241325 926145 734735 191410 25613 18465 7148 123594 94682 28912 91113 65686 25427 5820 4961 859 24396 20794 3602 27731 27731 16144 13760 2384 10150 9219 931 54315 39547 14768 316315 286970 29345 3841 3185 656 2680 2222 458 8200 6000 2200 3793 2761 1032 LICENSES AND FEES 22062 14482 7580 FACILITIES MANAGEMENT 9538 7013 2525 HONORARIUM 8250 7032 1218 PROFESSIONAL DEV'L 7199 5969 1230 10553 9594 959 2311915 1720215 591700 0 3506851 4484235 2846630 2479342 103000 14780 8242 394275 376174 26301 18101 4401312 4676297 69593 85107 10968467 11751324 285313 202633 256667 148133 272323 601666 814303 952432 X 4907784 5160127 5246380 5638765 10154164 10798892 10968467 11751324 480744 163984 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X X 1 AEH 521236600 10 1 2311915 0 1 2311915 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 PART IV, SECTION A, LINE 3B: ANNUALLY, ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS INSTITUTE COMPLETES THE SECTION 509(A)(2) PUBLIC SUPPORT TEST FOR AMERICA'S ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS TO ENSURE IT SATISFIES THE PUBLIC SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS. PART IV, SECTION A, LINE 3C: ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS INSTITUTE DID NOT GRANT ANY FUNDS TO AMERICA'S ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS. RATHER, ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS INSTITUTE SPENT FUNDS IN SUPPORT OF AMERICA'S ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS. THEREFORE, ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS INSTITUTE WAS ABLE TO ENSURE THAT ALL SUPPORT WAS USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR SECTION 170(C)(2)(B) PURPOSES. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 29695 11526 18169 364580 364648 -68 18101 DUE TO AEH 516559 DEFERRED EXEC COMP PLAN LIABILITY 85107 601666 X 2928912 163984 163984 2764928 27731 27731 2792659 2284184 0 2284184 27731 27731 2311915 PART X, LINE 2: FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021 AND 2020, THE INSTITUTE HAS DOCUMENTED ITS CONSIDERATION OF FASB ASC 740-10, INCOME TAXES, THAT PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR REPORTING UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES AND HAS DETERMINED THAT NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 1 NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 500 FIFTH ST NW WASHINGTON DC 20001 530196932 501(C)(3) 10000 0 IN SUPPORT OF THE LEADERSHIP CONSORTIUM FOR A VALUE & SCIENCE DRIVEN HEALTH SYSTEM 2021. 1 0 PART I, LINE 2: ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS INSTITUTE'S STAFF MAINTAINS RECORDS TO SUBSTANTIATE THE AMOUNT OF GRANTS AND AWARDS, THE GRANTEES' ELIGIBILITY FOR THE GRANTS AND AWARDS, AND THE SELECTION CRITERIA USED TO AWARD THE GRANT. 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BRUCE SIEGEL PRESIDENT, CEO & REC. SECRETARY 0 1080300 0 590430 0 191863 0 441726 0 59941 0 2364260 0 130349 RHONDA GOLD CFO 0 376300 0 162556 0 21193 0 38500 0 40588 0 639137 0 0 KALPANA RAMIAH VP, LEADERSHIP AND INNOVATION 0 240300 0 83130 0 2079 0 38500 0 15580 0 379589 0 0 JAMES ROBERTS SENIOR DIRECTOR, INFORMATION TECH. 0 181200 0 26400 0 -326 0 20760 0 29516 0 257550 0 0 OLAJUMOKE SIWAJUOLA SR. DIR. OF ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE 0 160000 0 23400 0 -3645 0 18340 0 32006 0 230101 0 0 ELIZABETH FRENTZEL MANAGER, SPONSORED PROJECTS 0 160300 0 12200 0 386 0 13800 0 22110 0 208796 0 0 PART I, LINE 3 THE ORGANIZATION RELIED ON A RELATED ORGANIZATION, AMERICA'S ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS, WHICH USED A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT, FORM 990 OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, COMPENSATION SURVEY/STUDY, AND AN APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OR COMPENSATION COMMITTEE TO ESTABLISH THE COMPENSATION OF THE TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL. PART I, LINE 4B A 2021 CONTRIBUTION OF $157,320 WAS MADE TO BRUCE SIEGEL'S 457(F) PLAN. IN ADDITION, MR. SIEGEL RECEIVED A 2021 457(F) DISTRIBUTION OF $130,349 THAT WAS REPORTED ON HIS W-2 AND THAT HAD BEEN REPORTED AS DEFERRED COMPENSATION ON A PRIOR YEAR RETURN. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE ESSENTIAL HOSPITAL INSTITUTE'S FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS AND REVIEWED BY SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND THE AUDIT AND COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE. IT WAS THEN SENT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO BEING FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS INSTITUTE HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, THE PURPOSE OF WHICH IS TO PROTECT THE INSTITUTE'S INTERESTS WHEN ITS SENIOR STAFF (DEFINED AS PRESIDENT & CEO, CFO, VICE PRESIDENTS AND DIRECTORS) OR BOARD CONSIDERS A TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT THAT MIGHT BENEFIT THE PRIVATE INTEREST OF A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OR A SENIOR EXECUTIVE OF ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS INSTITUTE. IT APPLIES TO MATTERS BROUGHT FOR APPROVAL BY THE BOARD, OR ANY OF THEIR COMMITTEES, REGARDING WHICH A BOARD MEMBER OR A SENIOR EXECUTIVE HAS A FINANCIAL INTEREST. AT THE TIME AN ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARISES OR THE INTERESTED PERSON BECOMES AWARE OF IT, THE BOARD MEMBER MUST DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST TO THE CHAIR, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (CFO), THE BOARD OR THE INSTITUTE'S COMPLIANCE OFFICER. THE BOARD DETERMINES WHETHER THE OPPORTUNITY FOR BENEFIT IS MATERIAL UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES AND, THUS, WHETHER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS WITH RESPECT TO THE TRANSACTION IN QUESTION. THE BOARD MAY VOID ANY SUCH CONTRACT OR TRANSACTION THAT IT DETERMINES IS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. ANNUALLY, EACH SENIOR STAFF MEMBER (INCLUDING DIRECTORS) MUST COMPLETE A WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE DISCLOSING ANY NEW RELATIONSHIPS, CIRCUMSTANCES OR TRANSACTIONS THAT MIGHT CREATE A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THE QUESTIONNAIRES ARE REVIEWED BY THE INSTITUTE'S COMPLIANCE OFFICER TO DETERMINE IF THERE ARE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS THAT SHOULD BE REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT & CEO AND/OR THE BOARD. ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE RESOLVED AS APPROPRIATE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 14: THE ORGANIZATION HAS A WRITTEN DOCUMENT RETENTION AND DESTRUCTION POLICY. MANAGEMENT IS CURRENTLY CONDUCTING A REVIEW OF THE POLICY AND EXPECTS TO IMPLEMENT THE REVISED POLICY UPON COMPLETION OF THE REVIEW. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 AS A RESULT OF THE AFFILIATION OF AMERICA'S ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS WITH THE ESSENTIAL HOSPITAL INSTITUTE, AND BECAUSE EMPLOYEES ARE PAID BY AMERICA'S ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS, THE INSTITUTE'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS DELEGATES THE COMPENSATION REVIEW TO AMERICA'S ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS' COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. AMERICA'S ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS' PRESIDENT AND CEO'S COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY AN OUTSIDE CONSULTANT WITH EXPERTISE IN THE NON-PROFIT AND HEALTH FIELD. AEH'S COMPENSATION CONSULTANT CONDUCTED A COMPENSATION STUDY IN DECEMBER 2021. THE STUDY WAS REVIEWED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. FOR OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES, THE ASSOCIATION PERIODICALLY ENGAGES AN OUTSIDE CONSULTANT TO CONDUCT COMPENSATION STUDIES IN THE PEER MARKET. THE LAST FULL COMPENSATION REVIEW FOR THE PRESIDENT AND CEO TOOK PLACE IN DECEMBER 2021. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. AMERICA'S ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS 401 NINTH STREET NW STE 900 WASHINGTON DC 20004 521236600 SEE PART VII DC 501(C)(6) N/A N/A 0 AMERICA'S ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 401 NINTH STREET NW STE 900 WASHINGTON DC 20004 810983774 POLITICAL INITIATIVES DC 527 AEH 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 AMERICA'S ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS N 406907 ALLOCATION FROM GENERAL LEDGER AMERICA'S ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS O 1842921 ALLOCATION FROM GENERAL LEDGER AMERICA'S ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS P 1733270 AMOUNTS PAID FROM CHECK REGISTER AMERICA'S ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS C 1036000 ACTUAL AMOUNT PART II, IDENTIFICATION OF RELATED TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS: NAME OF RELATED ORGANIZATION: AMERICA'S ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS TO PROVIDE A FRAMEWORK FOR PUBLIC AND OTHER HOSPITALS THAT SHARE A COMMON MISSION TO COOPERATE WITH EACH OTHER ON A NATIONAL SCALE, AND TO PROVIDE ADVOCACY, POLICY AND EDUCATION SERVICES TO THE MEMBERSHIP.