Empath Choices for Care Inc: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization: Empath Choices for Care Inc (EIN 31-1699259)
Tax period: 2015-10-01 to 2016-09-30
Filed: 2017-07-21
IRS object ID: 201722029349300712
Schema version: 2015v3.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule J
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2017-07-21T10:03:01-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2016-09-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	350921680	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CROWE HORWATH LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	225 West Wacker Drive	AddressLine1Txt
Address Line2	Suite 2600	AddressLine2Txt
City	Chicago	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	606061224	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2015-10-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	311699259	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Empath Choices for Care Inc	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	EMPA	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	7275864432	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	5771 Roosevelt Boulevard	AddressLine1Txt
City	Clearwater	CityNm
State Abbreviation	FL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	33760	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Mitchel Morel	PersonNm
Person Title	CFO	PersonTitleTxt
Signature	2017-07-20	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	NICOLE BENCIK	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00756195	PTIN
Phone	3128997000	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2015	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-01-29 14:40:06Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Principal Ofcr Business Name PrincipalOfcrBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RAFAEL SCIULLO	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	5771 Roosevelt Boulevard	AddressLine1Txt
City	Clearwater	CityNm
State Abbreviation	FL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	33760	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$215,301	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	www.empathchoicesforcare.org	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2000	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	FL	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	to educate and empower people to communicate and document their health care choices so that their wishes are honored.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	11	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	10	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	2	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	10	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$143,938	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$144,421	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$18,139	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$7,500	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$0	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$0	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	-$1,777	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$62,553	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$160,300	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$214,474	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$149,389	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$151,562	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$7,680	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$27,356	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$15,453	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$176,745	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$167,015	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$16,445	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$47,459	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$167,670	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$212,137	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$23,400	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$20,408	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$144,270	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$191,729	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	to educate and empower people to communicate and document their health care choices so that their wishes are honored.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$135,502	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$70,610	RevenueAmt
Desc	EMPATH CHOICES FOR CARE, INC. WAS ESTABLISHED THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP OF PHYSICIANS, ELDER CARE PROVIDERS AND CONCERNED CITIZENS OF FLORIDA DEDICATED TO CHANGING THE DEATH-DEFYING, TECHNOLOGY-DRIVEN APPROACH TO END-OF-LIFE CARE TO A HOLISTIC, COMPASSIONATE ONE THAT RESPECTS HUMAN DIGNITY AND THE INDIVIDUAL'S BEST INTERESTS AND PERSONAL WISHES. EMPATH CHOICES FOR CARE, INC. OFFERS EDUCATION AND THE VEHICLES FOR ADVANCE CARE PLANNING FOR COMMUNITIES, THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS. EMPATH CHOICES FOR CARE, INC. SEEKS TO CREATE COMMUNITIES PREPARED TO ADDRESS THE END OF LIFE, MEETING IT WITH DIGNITY, MEANING AND RESPECT FOR CHOICES. IT HELPS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES CREATE AN ATMOSPHERE TO DISCUSS AND MAKE DECISIONS REGARDING MEDICAL PREFERENCES. EMPATH CHOICES FOR CARE, INC. PARTNERS WITH SUNCOAST HOSPICE, PHYSICIANS, ELDER CARE COUNSELORS AND CONCERNED CITIZENS TO CARRY OUT ITS MISSION. PROGRAMS ARE FOCUSED ON HELPING INDIVIDUALS COMMUNICATE AND IMPLEMENT THEIR END-OF-LIFE MEDICAL TREATMENT DECISIONS, THE PREMISE IS THAT ALL PERSONS ARE ENTITLED TO HUMANE, DIGNIFIED END-OF-LIFE CARE IN KEEPING WITH THEIR WISHES, VALUES AND SPIRITUAL BELIEFS. FURTHER, EMPATH CHOICES FOR CARE, INC. OFFERS EDUCATION TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY REGARDING ADVANCE CARE PLANNING. EMPATH CHOICES FOR CARE, INC. WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN PROVIDING LEADERSHIP TO THE PHYSICIAN ORDERS FOR LIFE-SUSTAINING TREATMENT (POLST) PROGRAM WHICH IS DESIGNED TO ENSURE THAT PATIENT WISHES TO RECEIVE OR REFUSE LIFE-SUSTAINING TREATMENTS ARE HONORED BY CONVERTING PATIENT PREFERENCES INTO ACTIONABLE MEDICAL ORDERS. EMPATH CHOICES FOR CARE, INC. IS COORDINATING THE SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF A FLORIDA POLST PILOT PROJECT AT SUNCOAST HOSPICE BY PROVIDING TRAINING, RESOURCE MATERIALS AND SUPPORT. WE ANTICIPATE CAPTURING DATA ON PATIENT USE, FORMS COMPLETED, PROCESS EFFICIENCY AND PATIENT WISHES HONORED. EMPATH CHOICES FOR CARE, INC. CONTINUED ITS WORK IN THE RESPECTING CHOICES FACILITATOR TRAINING. THIS IS A COURSE DESIGNED FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS (SOCIAL WORKERS, NURSES, PHYSICIANS, CHAPLAINS) THAT TEACHES THE NECESSARY SKILLS TO INITIATE ADVANCE CARE PLANNING CONVERSATIONS, ASSIST PATIENTS IN MAKING INFORMED HEALTHCARE DECISIONS AND CREATE EFFECTIVE WRITTEN DOCUMENTS LIKE LIVING WILLS. EMPATH CHOICES FOR CARE, INC. OFFERS RESPECTING CHOICES TRAINING COURSES BOTH INTERNALLY WITH SUNCOAST HOSPICE STAFF AND EXTERNALLY WITH LOCAL CARE PARTNERS. STUDENTS COMPLETE 6 ON-LINE MODULES AND PARTICIPATE IN A FULL DAY OF CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$135,502	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	Yes (true)	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	false	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (true)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (true)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	false	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (true)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	0	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	2	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (true)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (true)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	11	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	10	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (true)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (true)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	Yes (true)	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	false	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	FL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	debbie green	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	7275864432	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	5771 ROOSEVELT BLVD	AddressLine1Txt
City	CLEARWATER	CityNm
State Abbreviation	FL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	33760	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (13 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
Rafael Sciullo
chief executive officer/president	2.0	46.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$415,196	$20,681
Henry j hank Foshee
chairperson	2.0	0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Barbara Hetrick
vice chairperson	2.0	0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Sr Mary McNally OSF
Secretary	2.0	0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Dennis Rep DeLoach Esq
treasurer	2.0	0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Rev Celillon Alteme
DIRECTOR	2.0	0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
W Daniel Doty MD
DIRECTOR	2.0	0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ruby hope
DIRECTOR	2.0	0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JENNIFER WHELIHAN
DIRECTOR	2.0	0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Donna Ceasare
director	2.0	0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
James Steg
director	2.0	0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Anne Hochsprung
Chief Financial Officer	2.0	46.0		Yes (X)	$0	$266,594	$27,102
Tracy Christner
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.0	0		Yes (X)	$64,491	$0	$10,174

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$64,491	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$681,790	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$57,957	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (true)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising	$9,520	FundraisingAmt
Related Organizations	$120,000	RelatedOrganizationsAmt
All Other Contributions	$14,901	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$144,421	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	respecting choices	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$7,500	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$7,500	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$7,500	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$0	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$0	OtherAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$270	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$9,520	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$827	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$557	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$557	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	settlement income	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$63,110	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$63,110	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$63,110	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$214,474	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$70,610	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	-$557	ExclusionAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$74,665	TotalAmt
Program Services	$74,665	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$56,306	TotalAmt
Program Services	$38,186	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$12,080	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,040	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,597	TotalAmt
Program Services	$419	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$786	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$392	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,797	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,740	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,371	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$686	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,197	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,817	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$920	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$460	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,192	TotalAmt
Management And General	$4,192	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,754	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,937	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$749	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$68	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,546	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,445	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$67	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$34	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$433	TotalAmt
Program Services	$293	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$140	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,528	TotalAmt
Management And General	$3,528	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$167,015	TotalAmt
Program Services	$135,502	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$23,833	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$7,680	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$163,507	BOYAmt
EOY	$146,568	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,800	BOYAmt
EOY	$63,110	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,338	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,379	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$0	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$0	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$25	BOYAmt
EOY	$80	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$167,670	BOYAmt
EOY	$212,137	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$19,230	BOYAmt
EOY	$16,851	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$500	BOYAmt
EOY	$815	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,670	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,742	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$23,400	BOYAmt
EOY	$20,408	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$142,977	BOYAmt
EOY	$181,729	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,293	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,000	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$144,270	BOYAmt
EOY	$191,729	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$167,670	BOYAmt
EOY	$212,137	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$47,459	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	Yes (X)	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$134,759	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$157,802	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$151,869	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$143,938	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$144,421	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$732,789	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$19,554	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$22,210	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$27,535	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$18,139	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$7,500	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$94,938	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft509 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl509 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$154,313	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$180,012	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$179,404	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$162,077	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$151,921	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$827,727	TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$827,727	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$10,158	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,112	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,700	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,331	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$63,380	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$78,681	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$164,471	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$181,124	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$181,104	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$164,408	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$215,301	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$906,408	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	0.9132	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	0.9688	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY	0.0	InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule A, Part III, Line 12 Other Income	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	DESCRIPTION - SPECIAL EVENTS RECEIPTS, COLUMN A - 10158.0, COLUMN B - 1112.0, COLUMN C - 1700.0, COLUMN D - 2331.0, COLUMN E - 270.0, COLUMN F - 15571.0; DESCRIPTION - MISCELLANEOUS INCOME, COLUMN A - 0.0, COLUMN B - 0.0, COLUMN C - 0.0, COLUMN D - 0.0, COLUMN E - 63110.0, COLUMN F - 63110.0;	ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$2,816,270	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$4,593,223	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$602,410	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$130,611	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$7,881,292	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$2,945,549	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$0	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$129,279	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$0	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$2,816,270	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$2,945,549	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$0	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$278,282	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$278,282	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures	$0	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$2,945,549	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$2,945,549	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$0	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$355,368	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$355,368	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures	$0	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$2,945,549	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$2,945,939	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$0	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$544,546	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$544,936	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures	$0	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$2,945,549	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.6172	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.3747	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.0081	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	false	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	Yes (true)	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Related Org List Sch R	Yes (true)	RelatedOrgListSchRInd

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	due to affiliates	Desc
Amt	$2,742	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$2,742	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

Schedule D, Part V, Line 4 Intended uses of endowment funds

THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE HELD BY THE HOSPICE FOUNDATION OF THE FLORIDA SUNCOAST, INC. (A RELATED ORGANIZATION). THE INTENDED USE OF THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS IS TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES OF EMPATH HEALTH, INC. AND ITS AFFILIATED NOT-FOR-PROFIT ENTITIES.

Schedule D, Part X, Line 2 FIN 48 (ASC 740) footnote

empath choices for care, INC. IS INCLUDED IN CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. BELOW ARE THE FIN 48 PARAGRAPHS FROM THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS THAT SPECIFICALLY ADDRESS THE empath choices for care, inc.: EMPATH'S AFFILIATES (EXCEPT SOLUTIONS) ARE EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES ON INCOME FROM RELATED ACTIVITIES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE U.S. INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND CORRESPONDING STATE TAX LAW. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION HAS BEEN MADE FOR FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES FOR THE ENTITIES EXCEPT FOR SOLUTIONS. SOLUTIONS IS A C CORPORATION, AND IS SUBJECT TO U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX AND STATE INCOME TAX IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA. DUE TO ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS, EMPATH (EXCEPT SOLUTIONS) IS NOT SUBJECT TO U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX OR STATE INCOME TAX. EMPATH AND ITS NOT-FOR-PROFIT AFFILIATES' FORMS 990 HAVE NOT BEEN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE OR THE STATE OF FLORIDA FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS. EMPATH DOES NOT EXPECT THE TOTAL OF UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS TO SIGNIFICANTLY CHANGE IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS. EMPATH RECOGNIZES INTEREST AND/OR PENALTIES RELATED TO INCOME TAX MATTERS IN INCOME TAX EXPENSE. EMPATH DID NOT HAVE ANY AMOUNTS ACCRUED OR RECOGNIZED FOR INTEREST AND PENALTIES AT SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 AND 2015.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	false	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	false	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	false	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	false	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	false	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	false	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Rafael Sciullo
chief executive officer/president	$0	$406,796	$0	$0	$0	$8,400	$0	$11,502	$0	$9,179	$0	$435,877	$0	$0
Anne Hochsprung
Chief Financial Officer	$0	$261,527	$0	$0	$0	$5,067	$0	$8,125	$0	$18,977	$0	$293,696	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule J, Part I, Line 3 Arrangement used to establish the top management official's compensation	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT AND CEO IS DETERMINED BY EMPATH HEALTH, INC. (EHI), A RELATED ORGANIZATION. EHI USES A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT, FORM 990 OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, COMPENSATION SURVEYS OR STUDIES, AND APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OR COMPENSATION COMMITTEE TO DETERMINE HIS COMPENSATION.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b COMPENSATION OF OTHER OFFICERS	BELOW IS THE PROCESS USED BY EMPATH HEALTH, INC. (EHI) FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION OF THE OTHER OFFICERS. THE COMPENSATION OF THE OTHER OFFICERS OF THE FAMILY OF PROGRAMS WILL BE REVIEWED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF EHI. THIS REVIEW WILL INCLUDE ANY INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM THE CAREER CENTER WHEN AN EXTERNAL REVIEW HAS BEEN PERFORMED PER THE PROCESS BELOW. EVERY 3-5 YEARS THE CAREER CENTER WILL EMPLOY A WELL-RECOGNIZED, INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT TO REVIEW THE MARKET RANGES FOR THE CEO OF EHI AND THE OTHER OFFICERS. THE REVIEW WILL INCLUDE A NATIONAL COMPARISON OF SIMILAR JOBS AT SIMILARLY SITUATED COMPANIES IN ORDER TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT THESE KEY EMPLOYEES ARE PAID WITHIN A REASONABLE AND APPROPRIATE RANGE. THE RESULTING RECOMMENDATIONS WILL BE REVIEWED AS IS APPROPRIATE TO RECOMMEND ANY MARKET-BASED CHANGES OR POSSIBLY JUST ASSURE OURSELVES OF THE CURRENT CORRECT POSITIONING OF COMPENSATION FOR THESE INDIVIDUALS. THIS PROCESS WAS LAST UNDERTAKEN IN FISCAL YEAR 2016. THE PROCESS AND DECISIONS ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MINUTES.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a COMPENSATION OF TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL	THE TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL OF THE empath choices for care, INC. IS THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF EMPATH HEALTH, INC., A RELATED ORGANIZATION. THE COMPENSATION OF THE TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL IS REVIEWED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF EHI. THIS REVIEW WILL INCLUDE ANY INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM THE CAREER CENTER WHEN AN EXTERNAL REVIEW HAS BEEN PERFORMED PER THE PROCESS BELOW. EVERY 3-5 YEARS THE CAREER CENTER WILL EMPLOY A WELL-RECOGNIZED, INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT TO REVIEW THE MARKET RANGES FOR THE CEO OF EHI AND THE OTHER OFFICERS. THE REVIEW WILL INCLUDE A NATIONAL COMPARISON OF SIMILAR JOBS AT SIMILARLY SITUATED COMPANIES IN ORDER TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT THESE KEY EMPLOYEES ARE PAID WITHIN A REASONABLE AND APPROPRIATE RANGE. THE RESULTING RECOMMENDATIONS WILL BE REVIEWED AS IS APPROPRIATE TO RECOMMEND ANY MARKET-BASED CHANGES OR POSSIBLY JUST ASSURE OURSELVES OF THE CURRENT CORRECT POSITIONING OF COMPENSATION FOR THESE INDIVIDUALS. THIS PROCESS WAS LAST UNDERTAKEN IN THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2016. THE PROCESS AND DECISIONS ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MINUTES.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 6 Classes of members or stockholders	Pursuant to the organization's governing documents, the sole voting member of The EMPATH CHOICES FOR CARE, Inc. shall be EMPATH HEALTH, Inc. (EHI), a related tax-exempt organization. As the organization's sole corporate member, EHI has the right to participate in the organization's governance.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a Members or stockholders electing members of governing body	Pursuant to the organization's governing documents, the sole corporate member, EHI, has the right to elect, appoint, or remove any director of Empath Choices for Care, Inc. without cause at any time.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 7b Decisions requiring approval by members or stockholders	The sole corporate member, EHI, has the right to approve or ratify significant decisions of the organization's governing body. The board of directors of the Empath Choices for Care, Inc. shall not have the authority to make significant decisions without the approval of the EHI board. Significant decisions include but are not limited to: the right to amend, repeal or alter their governing documents; sell, lease or otherwise dispose of substantially all of the organization's assets; and merge or consolidate the organization with another organization.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body	The organization retains the expertise of an independent tax advisor to assist in the preparation and review of its IRS Form 990. Prior to filing the IRS Form 990, management and the independent tax advisor review the tax return and all required disclosures. The Form 990 is then reviewed by the audit committee, consisting of independent directors of the organization. The audit committee makes a recommendation to the board of directors. The Form 990 is then provided to the full board of directors for their review prior to filing with the IRS.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy	All officers, directors, trustees, key employees and highest paid employees (interested persons) of the organization have a duty to avoid conflicts of interest, both real and perceived, which may negatively impact the organization or those it serves. The organization's interested persons are to be guided by the organization's mission, vision and values and to serve patients, families and the general public without need for any personal favor or gain. The organization's ethics and compliance plan emphasizes the duty interested persons have to disclose any actual or potential conflicts of interest that may benefit their private interests or result in a possible excess benefit transaction. Conflicts are disclosed annually on a conflict of interest questionnaire that is distributed to the officers, directors, key employees, and highest compensated employees. In the event of any actual or potential conflicts of interest, interested persons must disclose the existence of their financial interest and disclose all material facts to the board chair, CEO or other designated persons. If it is determined an actual conflict of interest exists between the organization and an interested person, the party with a conflict of interest must abstain from any discussion or voting on the transaction or arrangement involving the conflict of interest. At each board meeting, board members are reminded that they have signed a conflict of interest disclosure and are asked to review the agenda and, for the record, disclose any items with which they may have a conflict of interest.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the public	Financial Statements, governing documents, and conflict of interest policies are not required disclosures pursuant to Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 6104. These documents are not available to the public at this time.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (6 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	EINEIN	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxt	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCd	Exempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxt	Public Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxt	Business Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt	Controlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
EMPATH HEALTH INC
5771 ROOSEVELT BLVD	CLEARWATER	FL	33760	263605761	HOLDING CO.	FL	501(c)(3	Type II	NA	false
AIDS SERVICE ASSOCIATION OF PINELLAS INC
5771 ROOSEVELT BLVD	CLEARWATER	FL	33760	592862537	AIDS PREVENTION	FL	501(c)(3	7	EHI	false
THE HOSPICE OF THE FLORIDA SUNCOAST INC
5771 ROOSEVELT BLVD	CLEARWATER	FL	33760	591744006	HOSPICE	FL	501(c)(3	9	EHI	false
THE HOSPICE INSTITUTE OF THE FLORIDA SUNCOAST INC
5771 ROOSEVELT BLVD	CLEARWATER	FL	33760	593176721	HOSPICE RESOURCES	FL	501(c)(3	7	EHI	false
THE HOSPICE FOUNDATION OF THE FLORIDA SUNCOAST INC
5771 ROOSEVELT BLVD	CLEARWATER	FL	33760	592252045	FUNDRAISING	FL	501(c)(3	7	EHI	false
SUNCOAST PACE INC
5771 ROOSEVELT Blvd	CLEARWATER	FL	33760	452980257	PACE PROGRAM	FL	501(c)(3	9	EHI	false

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	HOSPICE SYSTEMS INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	5771 ROOSEVELT BLVD STE 600	AddressLine1Txt
City	CLEARWATER	CityNm
State Abbreviation	FL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	33760	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	593502780	EIN
Primary Activities	SOFTWARE SALES	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	FL	LegalDomicileStateCd

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NA	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Entity Type	C Corporation	EntityTypeTxt
Controlled Organization	false	ControlledOrganizationInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	false	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	false	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	Yes (true)	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	false	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	false	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	false	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	false	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	false	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	false	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	Yes (true)	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	Yes (true)	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	Yes (true)	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	Yes (true)	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	Yes (true)	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	false	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	false	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	false	TransferFromOtherOrgInd