2019-11-12T09:19:36-06:00 2018-12-31 113518842 MARKS PANETH LLP 685 THIRD AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10017 990 2018-01-01 135669201 PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS PUBL 6466196400 40 WORTH STREET 5TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10013 LISA DAVID PRESIDENT & CEO 6466196400 2019-11-11 1 MAGDALENA M CZERNIAWSKI P00535099 2125038800 2019-11-11 47.19.112.229 2019-11-11 12:20:38 ES P DA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709 86324AA6648A884C06306129ED8808CB1BD1A3DC 2018 2020-03-31 21:24:44Z LISA DAVID 40 WORTH STREET 5TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10013 255395915 0 X WWW.HEALTHSOLUTIONS.ORG X 1957 NY PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS' MISSION IS TO SUPPORT VULNERABLE FAMILIES IN NEW YORK CITY ACHIEVING OPTIMAL HEALTH AND BUILDING PATHWAYS TO REACH THEIR POTENTIAL. WE FOCUS ON A WIDE RANGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES THAT OVERWHELMINGLY AFFECT THE ABILITY OF UNDERSERVED NEW YORKERS TO LIVE THEIR HEALTHIEST LIFE. THESE ISSUES INCLUDE FOOD AND NUTRITION, HEALTH INSURANCE, MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH, REPRODUCTIVE AND SEXUAL HEALTH, TOBACCO CONTROL, AND HIV/AIDS. OUR APPROACH IS MULTI-PRONGED. WE PROVIDE SERVICES WITHIN COMMUNITIES THAT NEED THEM MOST; WE CONDUCT INDEPENDENT RESEARCH TO EVALUATE OUR IMPACT, HIGHLIGHT PUBLIC HEALTH TOPICS, AND HELP DRIVE POLICY; AND WE LEAD HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS WITH GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF HUNDREDS OF COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. 22 22 699 23 0 396901 266617321 253763515 3359098 1557285 14650 23222 0 51893 269991069 255395915 0 0 0 0 35271472 34160793 0 0 458672 233722472 218516630 268993944 252677423 997125 2718492 58692714 57977702 83601134 76966007 -24908420 -18988305 X HEALTH DISPARITIES AMONG NEW YORKERS ARE LARGE, PERSISTENT AND INCREASING. PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS (PHS) EXISTS TO CHANGE THAT TRAJECTORY, AND SUPPORT VULNERABLE NEW YORKERS IN ACHIEVING OPTIMAL HEALTH AND BUILDING PATHWAYS TO REACH THEIR POTENTIAL. AS THE LARGEST PUBLIC HEALTH NONPROFIT SERVING NEW YORK CITY, WE IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES AND HELP COMMUNITIES THRIVE BY PROVIDING SERVICES DIRECTLY TO VULNERABLE LOW-INCOME FAMILIES, AND SUPPORTING 200 COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH OUR LONG-STANDING PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS. WE FOCUS ON A WIDE RANGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES THAT OVERWHELMINGLY AFFECT THE ABILITY OF UNDERSERVED NEW YORKERS TO LIVE THEIR HEALTHIEST LIFE. THESE ISSUES INCLUDE FOOD AND NUTRITION, HEALTH INSURANCE, MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH, REPRODUCTIVE AND SEXUAL HEALTH, TOBACCO CONTROL, AND HIV/AIDS. PHS HAS A STRONG FOCUS ON HEALTH EQUITY TO ENSURE FAMILIES IN NEW YORK CITY HAVE THE BASICS FOR A HEALTHIER LIFE. 0 0 143843857 HIV/AIDS. PHS CONTRACTS WITH THE NYC DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE (NYCDOHMH) TO ADMINISTER FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL FUNDING TO SUPPORT OVER 200 COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND HOSPITALS IN THE DELIVERY OF HIV PREVENTION AND CARE SERVICES. OUR APPROACH IS TWO-FOLD: WE COLLABORATE WITH GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND INDIVIDUALS TO ENSURE THAT PUBLIC FUNDS FOR A COMPREHENSIVE NETWORK OF SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE FOR THOSE LIVING WITH AND AT RISK FOR HIV/AIDS, WHILE ALSO INTEGRATING HIV PREVENTION INTERVENTIONS INTO OUR OWN HEALTH PROGRAMS. 25382228 EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS. PHS IS THE FISCAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT FOR THE NYCDOHMH FOR PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND HOSPITAL PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM AGREEMENTS. THE PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM PROVIDES FUNDS TO STATES AND DIRECTLY FUNDED-CITIES TO PREPARE FOR AND RESPOND TO EMERGING PUBLIC HEALTH THREATS, INCLUDING ACTS OF BIOTERRORISM, AND TO SUPPORT REGIONAL READINESS INITIATIVES. THE HOSPITAL PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM SUPPORTS IMPROVEMENT OF SURGE CAPACITY AND ENHANCEMENT OF COMMUNITY AND HOSPITAL PREPAREDNESS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES. 10975053 NEIGHBORHOOD WIC. WIC IS A PROGRAM OF THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FUNDED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA). PHS ADMINISTERS THE NEIGHBORHOOD WIC PROGRAM UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (NYSDOH). WE HELP OVER 35,000 ELIGIBLE PREGNANT AND NURSING WOMEN AND CHILDREN UP TO AGE FIVE YEARS OF AGE TO ENROLL IN THE NEW YORK STATE WIC (WOMEN INFANTS AND CHILDREN) PROGRAM EACH YEAR. THROUGH OUR NEIGHBORHOOD WIC PROGRAM, WE PROVIDE NUTRITION EDUCATION SESSIONS LED BY WIC NUTRITIONISTS ON HEALTHY EATING AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT, CHECKS AND EWIC CARDS TO PURCHASE NUTRITIOUS FOODS. WE ALSO MAKE REFERRALS TO OTHER SERVICES INCLUDING SNAP AND HEALTH INSURANCE (CO-LOCATED AT MANY OF OUR SITES), MEDICAL AND DENTAL PROVIDERS, CHILDCARE, AND OTHER NEEDED SERVICES. WE ADMINISTER NINE FREE-STANDING NEIGHBORHOOD WIC CENTERS IN THE BRONX, BROOKLYN, AND QUEENS. 64753487 1609178 HIGHLIGHTS OF OUR WORK INCLUDE:- MORE THAN 230 COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES RELY ON PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS TO DIRECT FUNDS TO NEW YORKERS AND COMMUNITIES MOST IN NEED. WE PROVIDE CONTRACTING AND MANAGEMENT EXPERTISE TO THE NYCDOHMH PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE FIVE BOROUGHS, AND SERVE AS A THIRD-PARTY ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE NYC HEALTH + HOSPITALS PERFORMING PROVIDER SYSTEM, ONE OF NEW YORK STATE'S LARGEST MEDICAID DELIVERY SYSTEM REFORM INCENTIVE PAYMENT (DSRIP) PROVIDERS. - MORE THAN 40,000 LOW-INCOME WOMEN AND CHILDREN RECEIVE FOOD AND NUTRITION SUPPORT, INCLUDING FOOD PACKAGES, NUTRITION EDUCATION, BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT AND REFERRALS TO OTHER SOCIAL SERVICES THROUGH PHS' NEIGHBORHOOD WIC PROGRAM. PHS' NEIGHBORHOOD WIC IS THE LARGEST WIC PROGRAM IN NEW YORK STATE.- PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS HAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE INCIDENCE OF HIV/AIDS IN NYC REACHING AN ALL-TIME LOW SINCE THE START OF THE EPIDEMIC. OUR WORK PROMOTES THE IMMINENT ERADICATION OF AIDS IN NYC THROUGH RESEARCH, SERVICE DELIVERY AND FUNDING ADMINISTRATION. WE ENGAGE 230+ COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AROUND THE CITY IN HIV-RELATED OUTREACH. OUR NETWORK SERVES 96,000 PEOPLE LIVING WITH OR AT RISK OF HIV/AIDS. - PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS' HOME-VISITING PROGRAMS HELP MORE THAN 1,100 MOTHERS ANNUALLY. BECAUSE OF OUR PROGRAMS, THESE WOMEN ARE MORE LIKELY TO FINISH SCHOOL AND FIND A JOB; THEIR RISK OF DELIVERING A LOW BIRTHWEIGHT BABY IS REDUCED IN HALF; AND THEIR CHILDREN HAVE A 67% REDUCTION IN BEHAVIORAL AND INTELLECTUAL PROBLEMS, AND ARE 2.7 TIMES MORE LIKELY TO PARTICIPATE IN A GIFTED LEARNING PROGRAM. - OVER 15,000 APARTMENT UNITS ARE SMOKE-FREE BECAUSE OF PHS' YOUTH ADVOCACY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WORK IN THE NYC SMOKE-FREE PROGRAM.- EVERY YEAR, PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS ENROLLS 25,000 INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING 65+ SENIORS AND NEW YORKERS WITH DISABILITIES, IN HEALTH INSURANCE. OUR WORK HAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE RATE OF UNINSURED INDIVIDUALS IN NEW YORK STATE DROPPING BY 50% OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS.- PHS HELPS PUT FOOD ON THE TABLE FOR MORE THAN 20,000 INDIVIDUAL NEW YORKERS ANNUALLY THROUGH OUR SNAP ENROLLMENT PROGRAM. SNAP IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PROGRAMS IN PLACE TO PREVENT HUNGER AND FOOD INSECURITY, AND ECONOMISTS CONSIDER IT TO BE ONE OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE FORMS OF ECONOMIC STIMULUS. 64753487 1609178 244954625 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 354 0 1 699 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA CT FL IL MI MN NJ NY WI X KATHLEEN FITZPATRICK CFO 6466196408 40 WORTH STREET 5TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10013 ANDREW J WEISENFELD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 AYMAN EL-MOHANDES BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BARBARA A GREEN VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRISTINA CHANG SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID A GOULD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DEBORAH M SALE CHAIRPERSON 3.00 X X 0 0 0 DEBRA ALLIGOOD WHITE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DIANA J MASON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ERIK KAHN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 FLORENCE FRUCHER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 GEORGE GARFUNKEL VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 GERRARD P BUSHELL BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES KNICKMAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES MANN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOAN M LEIMAN BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 LINDA FRIED BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARY BASSETT BOARD MEMBER (OUTGOING) 1.00 X 0 0 0 MITCHELL KATZ BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 OXIRIS BARBOT BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 RAYMOND P JONES SR TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ROBERT KAUFMAN BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 SHOSHANNA SOFAER BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 STANLEY BREZENOFF BOARD MEMBER (OUTGOING) 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN SIMCOCK BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTINE NOLLEN VP - CAMS AND CHI 35.00 X 224578 0 51115 DEREK COURSEN VP - INFORMATICS 35.00 X 158715 0 23015 JOSEPH TRAPANI CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 35.00 X 257786 0 14613 LISA DAVID CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 35.00 X 330115 0 40086 LISA JAKOBSBERG VP - DEV. & COMM. 35.00 X 191376 0 45710 MARLA TEPPER VP - LEGAL AFF. GEN. COUNSEL 35.00 X 193363 0 7821 MARY ANN CHIASSON VP - HUMAN RESOURCES (OUTGOING) 35.00 X 75679 0 12004 PETER JENSEN CIO 35.00 X 157307 0 23001 STEVEN LAWITTS EXECUTIVE VP & COO 35.00 X 201497 0 5467 THOMAS SALVO VP- HR ORG. DEV. 35.00 X 149290 0 41398 ZACHARIAH HENNESSEY VP - PUBLIC HEALTH PROGR. 35.00 X 213711 0 28424 BETTINA CARROLL SR. DIR. OF PROG. & CONTRACT MGT. 35.00 X 146328 0 36493 EMILY MORGAN CHIEF OF STAFF 35.00 X 163992 0 32294 GURUCHARRAN KALOO DIR. - FIN. & OP. - CAMS 35.00 X 137212 0 18172 KATHLEEN FITZPATRICK COMPTROLLER 35.00 X 170772 0 53953 MARCI ROSA SR. DIR. MATERNAL & INF. 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RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 84150 0 0 84150 0 PART II-B, LINE 1: TO MONITOR AND INFORM PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS OF THE INTRODUCTION AND PROCESS OF BILLS OF INTEREST, ESPECIALLY IN THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES FIELD. TO ACT AS AN INTERFACE BETWEEN PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS AND STATE GOVERNMENT, IN GENERAL, PARTICULARLY THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES, AND THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL AND HUMAN RESOURCES ADMINISTRATION, AND THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES AS REQUESTED FROM TIME TO TIME. 319565 -2782 316783 265530 52180 1855 319565 264603 927 265530 4186648 3767754 418894 1639337 449998 1189339 1608233 ADVANCES FROM GOVERNMENT AND OTHER AGENCIES 8363187 PENSION LIABILITY 18336944 26700131 X 255833450 437535 437535 255395915 0 255395915 253512859 437535 397901 835436 252677423 0 252677423 PART X, LINE 2: PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS BELIEVES IT HAS NO UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018 AND 2017 IN ACCORDANCE WITH ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION ("ASC") TOPIC 740 ("INCOME TAXES"), WHICH PROVIDES STANDARDS FOR ESTABLISHING AND CLASSIFYING ANY TAX PROVISIONS FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO FEDERAL OR STATE AND LOCAL INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS BY TAX AUTHORITIES FOR YEARS ENDED BEFORE 2014. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: NON-DEDUCTIBLE TRANSPORTATION BENEFITS 397,901. X X X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CHRISTINE NOLLEN VP - CAMS AND CHI 224215 0 0 0 363 0 5508 0 45607 0 275693 0 0 0 DEREK COURSEN VP - INFORMATICS 157932 0 0 0 783 0 5417 0 17598 0 181730 0 0 0 JOSEPH TRAPANI CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 253536 0 0 0 4250 0 10701 0 3912 0 272399 0 0 0 LISA DAVID CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 327830 0 0 0 2285 0 9610 0 30476 0 370201 0 0 0 LISA JAKOBSBERG VP - DEV. & COMM. 189937 0 0 0 1439 0 3856 0 41854 0 237086 0 0 0 MARLA TEPPER VP - LEGAL AFF. GEN. COUNSEL 182040 0 0 0 11323 0 5775 0 2046 0 201184 0 0 0 PETER JENSEN CIO 156577 0 0 0 730 0 8822 0 14179 0 180308 0 0 0 STEVEN LAWITTS EXECUTIVE VP & COO 198273 0 0 0 3224 0 4304 0 1163 0 206964 0 0 0 THOMAS SALVO VP- HR ORG. DEV. 148693 0 0 0 597 0 2174 0 39224 0 190688 0 0 0 ZACHARIAH HENNESSEY VP - PUBLIC HEALTH PROGR. 213405 0 0 0 306 0 6503 0 21921 0 242135 0 0 0 BETTINA CARROLL SR. DIR. OF PROG. & CONTRACT MGT. 144348 0 0 0 1980 0 8557 0 27936 0 182821 0 0 0 EMILY MORGAN CHIEF OF STAFF 161860 0 0 0 2132 0 4278 0 28016 0 196286 0 0 0 GURUCHARRAN KALOO DIR. - FIN. & OP. - CAMS 136783 0 0 0 429 0 9003 0 9169 0 155384 0 0 0 KATHLEEN FITZPATRICK COMPTROLLER 169432 0 0 0 1340 0 10179 0 43774 0 224725 0 0 0 MARCI ROSA SR. DIR. MATERNAL & INF. HEALTH 154522 0 0 0 2056 0 8135 0 7972 0 172685 0 0 0 PART II, COLUMN (B): THE FOLLOWING AMOUNTS IN THIS COLUMN FOR THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS REPRESENTS CONTRIBUTIONS TO A 457(B) PLAN: MARLA TEPPER $9,000. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE 990 IS PREPARED JOINTLY BY PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS' INDEPENDENT AUDITOR BASED ON THE INFORMATION GATHERED AS A RESULT OF THE YEAR-END AUDIT AND INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF SENIOR MANAGERS FROM RELEVANT DEPARTMENTS, WHERE NECESSARY. A COMPLETE DRAFT IS THEN REVIEWED BY PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS' EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT. THE DRAFT IS THEN PROVIDED TO THE AUDIT & COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE FOR THEIR REVIEW AND APPROVAL FOR PRESENTATION TO THE GOVERNING BOARD OF DIRECTORS. AFTER IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD, FORM 990 IS FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT AND MANAGEMENT MAINTAINS A RECORD OF ALL BOARD AFFILIATIONS. CONFLICT OF INTEREST SITUATIONS ARE PRECLUDED BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSES IN PLACE AT PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS FOR ENTERING INTO CONTRACTS AND PURCHASING NON-CONTRACTED GOODS AND SERVICES. ALL CONTRACTING AND PURCHASING IS HANDLED BY APPROPRIATE PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS' STAFF IN ACCORDANCE WITH CORPORATE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES THAT REQUIRE COMPETITION AND INTERNAL APPROVALS AT VARIOUS LEVELS WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION. BOARD APPROVAL IS NOT REQUIRED TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT OR MAKE A PURCHASE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS REQUIRES A WORKFORCE CONSISTING OF DIVERSIFIED EDUCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL BACKGROUNDS IN THE AREAS OF CONCERN ADDRESSED BY PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS. COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY ENCOURAGES INTERNAL FAIRNESS OF ITS PAY PROGRAM AND EXTERNAL COMPETITIVENESS IN THE VARIOUS MARKET PLACES FOR WHICH IT HIRES EMPLOYEES. BASED ON THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATIONS, THE BOARD THEN MAKES A SALARY RECOMMENDATION FOR ITS CEO AND OFFICERS. THE OVERALL GOAL OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY IS TO ATTRACT HIGH-QUALITY EMPLOYEES AT VARIOUS LEVELS IN THE ORGANIZATION AND TO RETAIN THESE EMPLOYEES WITH A COMPREHENSIVE SALARY AND BENEFITS PLAN THAT IS COMPETITIVE IN THE MARKET PLACES FOR WHICH IT COMPETES FOR EMPLOYEES. AN ADDITIONAL GOAL IS TO CREATE CAREER LONGEVITY BY ADHERING TO THE PHILOSOPHY OF INTERNAL EQUITY, EXTERNAL COMPETITIVENESS, AND PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT. WE AIM TO PAY ALL OUR EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING OFFICERS AND HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES, WITHIN THE MEDIAN OF THE MARKET(S) IN WHICH WE COMPETE FOR TALENT. PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS PLANS TO CONTINUE ITS PAY PHILOSOPHY FOR THE FUTURE AND WILL MONITOR THE MARKETPLACE FOR TALENT ON A REGULAR BASIS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON WWW.GUIDESTAR.COM. THEY ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FROM THE NYS ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE. PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS MAKES ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND 990 AVAILABLE ON ITS WEBSITE WWW.HEALTHSOLUTIONS.ORG. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 6,700,980. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 507,409. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 97,876. TOTAL EXPENSES 7,306,265. TITLE X: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 2,994,328. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 2,994,328. RYAN WHITE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 79,803,905. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 79,803,905. HIV PREVENTION: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 49,077,177. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 49,077,177. CTL MASTER ADMINSTRATOR: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 23,032,160. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 23,032,160. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 20,763,879. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 20,763,879. VARIOUS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 18,817,105. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 18,817,105. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: PENSION LIABILITY ADJUSTMENT 3,599,524. NON-DEDUCTIBLE TRANSPORTATION BENEFITS -397,901. PART XII, LINE 2C: THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.