FREEMAN REGIONAL HEALTH SERVICES: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization
FREEMAN REGIONAL HEALTH SERVICES (EIN 46-0232450)
Tax period
2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Filed
2013-11-07
IRS object ID
201313119349301601
Schema version
2012v2.1
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

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Timestamp2013-11-07T11:49:44-06:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2012-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

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EIN450250958EIN

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Business Name Line1EIDE BAILLY LLPBusinessNameLine1

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Address Line1200 EAST 10TH ST PO BOX 5125AddressLine1
CitySIOUX FALLSCity
StateSDState
ZIP Code571175125ZIPCode
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Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2012-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

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EIN460232450EIN

Name Name

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Business Name Line1Freeman Regional Health ServicesBusinessNameLine1
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Name ControlFREENameControl
Phone6059254000Phone

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1PO Box 370AddressLine1
CityFreemanCity
StateSDState
ZIP Code57029ZIPCode

Officer Officer

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NameDan GranName
TitleCEOTitle
Phone6059254000Phone
Date Signed2013-11-06DateSigned
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NameLaurie HansonName
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Tax Year2012TaxYear
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Form 990 IRS990

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (11 entries)

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501 Summit StYanktonSD57078IT Support213517
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Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

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Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (2 entries)

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Total Of Amounts991078TotalOfAmounts
Footnote In Part XIIIXFootnoteInPartXIII
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Form990 Schedule D Part XIII Form990ScheduleDPartXIII (6 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanationIdentifierIdentifier
Part IV, Line 2b:The organization maintains separate accounts for its patients and uses the funds for purchases as directed by patients.
Part X, Line 2:The Facility believes that it has appropriate support for any tax positions taken affecting its annual filing requirements, and as such, does not have any uncertain tax positions that are material to the financial statements. The Facility would recognize future accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits and liabilities in income tax expense if such interest and penalties are incurred.Description of Uncertain Tax Positions Under FIN 48:
Rental Expenses Reclassified 173,595.Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:
Bad debt Expense 104,797.Part XI, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:
Rental Expenses Reclassified 173,595.Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:
Bad Debt Expense 104,797.Part XII, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Events Information EventsInformation

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Rent Facility Costs Event1525RentFacilityCostsEvent1
Food And Beverage Event12601FoodAndBeverageEvent1
Entertainment Event12485EntertainmentEvent1
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Food And Beverage Event2493FoodAndBeverageEvent2
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Other Direct Expenses Event2808OtherDirectExpensesEvent2
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Entertainment Total Events2485EntertainmentTotalEvents
Other Direct Expenses Total Events3819OtherDirectExpensesTotalEvents
Direct Expense Summary Events11747DirectExpenseSummaryEvents
Net Income Summary13861NetIncomeSummary

Schedule H IRS990ScheduleH

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Charity Care Policy1CharityCarePolicy
Written Policy1WrittenPolicy
Policy Applied To All HospitalsXPolicyAppliedToAllHospitals
FPG Reference Free Care1FPGReferenceFreeCare
Pcent150XPcent150
FPG Reference Discounted Care1FPGReferenceDiscountedCare
Pcent200 DXPcent200D
Free Disc Care Medically Indigent1FreeDiscCareMedicallyIndigent
Amounts Budgeted For Charity Care1AmountsBudgetedForCharityCare
Expenses Exceeded Budget1ExpensesExceededBudget
Unable To Provide Care0UnableToProvideCare
Annual Community Benefit Report0AnnualCommunityBenefitReport

Charity Care At Cost CharityCareAtCost

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Percent Of Total Expense0.00540PercentOfTotalExpense

Unreimbursed Medicaid UnreimbursedMedicaid

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Direct Offsetting Revenue1001709DirectOffsettingRevenue
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Direct Offsetting Revenue1001709DirectOffsettingRevenue
Net Community Benefit Expense296858NetCommunityBenefitExpense
Percent Of Total Expense0.03340PercentOfTotalExpense

Subsidized Health Services SubsidizedHealthServices

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Direct Offsetting Revenue191786DirectOffsettingRevenue
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Percent Of Total Expense0.04550PercentOfTotalExpense

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Number Of Activities Or Programs3NumberOfActivitiesOrPrograms
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Percent Of Total Expense0.07890PercentOfTotalExpense
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Bad Debt Expense Reported0BadDebtExpenseReported
Bad Debt Expense$104,797BadDebtExpenseAmount
Amount Attributable To25152AmountAttributableTo
Amount Reimbursed By Medicare2839511AmountReimbursedByMedicare
Cost Of Care Reimbursed By Medicare2794239CostOfCareReimbursedByMedicare
Medicare Surplus Or Shortfall45272MedicareSurplusOrShortfall

Costing Methodology Used CostingMethodologyUsed

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OtherXOther
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Written Debt Collection Policy1WrittenDebtCollectionPolicy
Provision For Charity Care0ProvisionForCharityCare
Number Of Hospital Facilities1NumberOfHospitalFacilities

Form990 Schedule H Part V Section A Form990ScheduleHPartVSectionA

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Facility Number1FacilityNumber

Name Name

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Freeman Regional Health ServicesBusinessNameLine1

Address Address

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Address Line1PO Box 370AddressLine1
CityFreemanCity
StateSDState
ZIP Code57029ZIPCode
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Licensed HospitalXLicensedHospital
General Medical And SurgicalXGeneralMedicalAndSurgical
Critical Access HospitalXCriticalAccessHospital
Er24 HoursXEr24Hours

Form990 Schedule H Part V Section B Form990ScheduleHPartVSectionB

Hospital Facility Name HospitalFacilityName

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Business Name Line1Freeman Regional Health ServicesBusinessNameLine1
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Hospital Facility Number1HospitalFacilityNumber
CHNA Conducted0CHNAConducted
Eligibility Criteria Explained1EligibilityCriteriaExplained
Uses FPG Free1UsesFPGFree
FPG Free Percent150.000000000000FPGFreePercent
Uses FPG Discounted1UsesFPGDiscounted
FPG Discount Percent200.000000000000FPGDiscountPercent
Explains Basis1ExplainsBasis
Income LevelXIncomeLevel
Asset LevelXAssetLevel
Explains Application Method1ExplainsApplicationMethod
Includes Publicity Measures1IncludesPublicityMeasures
Other PublicityXOtherPublicity
Actions On Nonpayment1ActionsOnNonpayment
Collection Activities0CollectionActivities
Notify Upon AdmissionXNotifyUponAdmission
Notify Before DischargeXNotifyBeforeDischarge
Notified All PatientsXNotifiedAllPatients
Documented DeterminationXDocumentedDetermination
Nondiscrim Emergency Care Policy1NondiscrimEmergencyCarePolicy
Medicare RateXMedicareRate
Amounts Generally Billed0AmountsGenerallyBilled
Gross Charges0GrossCharges

Form990 Schedule H Part V Section C Form990ScheduleHPartVSectionC

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Number Of Other Facilities2NumberOfOtherFacilities

Other Facilities OtherFacilities (2 entries)

Address Line1Address/AddressLine1CityAddress/CityStateAddress/StateZIP CodeAddress/ZIPCodeFacility TypeFacilityType
Oakview Terrace
510 E 8th StreetFreemanSD57029Long Term Care Facility
Rural Medical Clinics
804 S WalnutFreemanSD57029Medical Clinic

Form990 Schedule H Part VI Form990ScheduleHPartVI (12 entries)

ExplanationExplanationIdentifierIdentifier
Part I, Line 3c: Freeman Regional Health Services (FRHS) requires that the patient complete a financial assistance application showing his/her income and expenses. The application is reviewed to see what funds and assets the patient has and whether the patient has the resources to pay his/her medical bills. For some patients, FRHS uses documentation from other government based agencies of the patient's financial situation and resources as a way to help determine the patient's financial situation. The Chief Financial Officer reviews all applications and makes the determination of assistance offered.
Part I, Line 7: Charity care expense was converted to cost on line 7a based on an overall cost-to-charge ratio addressing all patient segments. Line 7b was determined using the ratio of patient care costs to charges calculated in Worksheet 2. Line 7g was obtained from the Medicare cost report.
Part I, L7 Col(f): Bad debt expense of $104,797 was subtracted from total operating expense.
Part II: None
Part III, Line 4: a) When a payment is received or a discount given on a bad debt account it offsets the current fiscal year bad debt expense through a recovery of bad debt account.b) In knowing the prevailing income level and typical family size, a majority of the accounts charged off to Bad Debts would qualify for Charity Care. FRHS encourages its patients to complete the application to determine if the patient qualifies for assistance; however, very few forms are returned to FRHS for processing. The amount was determined based on an estimated percentage derived from a review of the accounts and statistics for the counties served. c) Patient accounts receivable are reduced by an allowance for doubtful accounts. In evaluating the collectability of accounts receivable, the Facility analyzes its past history and identifies trends for each of its major payor sources of revenue to estimate the appropriate allowance for doubtful accounts and provision for bad debts. Management regularly reviews data about these major payor sources of revenue in evaluating the sufficiency of the allowance for doubtful accounts. For receivables associated with services provided to patients who have third party coverage, the Facility analyzes contractually due amounts and provides an allowance for doubtful accounts and a provision for bad debts, if necessary (for example, for expected uncollectible deductibles and copayments on accounts for which the third-party payor has not yet paid, or for payors who are known to be having financial difficulties that make the realization of amounts due unlikely). For receivables associated with self-pay patients (which includes both patients without insurance and patients with deductible and copayment balances due for which third-party coverage exists for part of the bill), the Facility records a significant provision for bad debts in the period of service on the basis of its past experience, which indicates that many patients are unable or unwilling to pay the portion of their bill for which they are financially responsible. The difference between the standard rates (or the discounted rates, if negotiated) and the amounts actually collected after all reasonable collection efforts have been exhausted is charged off against the allowance for doubtful accounts.
Part III, Line 8: Medicare allowable costs of care was calculated from the Medicare Cost Report for fiscal year ending 12/31/2012.
Part V, Section B, Line 14g: A summary of the policy was posted in the hospital facility's emergency rooms and waiting rooms, posted in the admissions offices, made available upon request, and attached to billing invoices.Freeman Regional Health Services
Part VI, Line 2: Annually, on the 4th Monday of February, Freeman Regional Health Services (FRHS) has a community meeting that is advertised in the local newspapers inviting the community to attend and provide input regarding its needs and ideas on how FRHS can improve its services. On a quarterly basis, FRHS meets with the medical staff to discuss operations and any suggestions they may have on services provided by FRHS and the needs of the community. Twice a month FRHS has Department Manager meetings where the needs of the community and other issues can be discussed. Community members are encouraged to come to the facility at any time to discuss concerns or issues with the Administration.
Part VI, Line 3: FRHS has posted signage about charity care and financial assistance programs in admissions areas, emergency rooms, and other areas of the organization's facilities in which eligible patients are likely to be present. FRHS addresses the financial assistance program and provides information on how to apply for assistance at discharge and in patient bills. The Business Office and Social Workers advise patients on the availability of various government benefits, such as Medicaid or state programs, and assist the patient with qualification for such programs, where applicable.
Part VI, Line 4: FRHS is a healthcare facility that primarily serves residents in rural Hutchinson, McCook and Turner Counties in southeastern South Dakota. Service Area Demographics Hutchinson McCook TurnerPopulation (2010 Census) 7,343 5,618 8,347Households 3,351 2,491 3,939Average Household Size (People) 2.33 2.48 2.40Median Household Income $42,386 $46,964 $50,143Median Age 46.8 42.7 43.7% of Population under 18 24% 26% 24%% of Population 19-64 51% 55% 57%% of Population 65+ 25% 19% 19%% of Population below poverty income level 11.8% 7.1% 7.3%A majority of the employers in these areas are small employers who offer little to no employee benefits. Of the employers who do offer health insurance to their employees, deductibles and co-pays have risen from 300-500% over the past 10 years. Many employers have passed the increase in health insurance premiums to their employees making paying the higher deductibles and co-pays very difficult.
Part VI, Line 5: FRHS's governing body is comprised of persons who reside in the organization's primary service area who are neither employees nor contractors of the organization, nor family members thereof. FRHS extends medical staff privileges to all qualified providers in its community and surrounding area. FRHS reinvests surplus funds to improvements in patient care, including but not limited to expansion of services offered, patient education, employee education, and equipment and facility renovations. FRHS is comprised of a 56 Bed Nursing Home and a 25 Bed Critical Access Hospital with a 24/7 Emergency Room. The Emergency Room has local providers on call and Telemedicine capabilities with a regional trauma center.
Part VI, Line 6: None

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Form990 Schedule K Part I Form990ScheduleKPartI

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Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd

Issuer Name IssuerName

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Business Name Line1City of FreemanBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Issuer EIN466000164IssuerEIN
Date Issued2006-09-29DateIssued
Issue Price750000IssuePrice
Description Of PurposeTo finance 1/3 of 10 unit congregate living units.DescriptionOfPurpose
Defeased0Defeased
On Behalf Of Issuer0OnBehalfOfIssuer
Pool Financing0PoolFinancing

Form990 Schedule K Part II Form990ScheduleKPartII

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Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Amount Retired158824AmountRetired
Total Proceeds750000TotalProceeds
Capital Expenditures750000CapitalExpenditures
Year Of Subst Completion2006YearOfSubstCompletion
Current Refunding0CurrentRefunding
Advance Refunding0AdvanceRefunding
Final Allocation Made1FinalAllocationMade
Adequate Books And Recds Maintaind1AdequateBooksAndRecdsMaintaind

Form990 Schedule K Part III Form990ScheduleKPartIII

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Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Owning Bond Financed Property0OwningBondFinancedProperty
Any Lease Arrangements0AnyLeaseArrangements
Mngment Cntrct Bond Financd Prprty0MngmentCntrctBondFinancdPrprty
Any Research Agreements0AnyResearchAgreements
Prcntge Prvt Business Use By Others0.00000PrcntgePrvtBusinessUseByOthers
Percentage Of Prvt Business Re UBI0.00000PercentageOfPrvtBusinessReUBI
Total Private Business Use0.00000TotalPrivateBusinessUse
Bond Iss Meet Prvt Security Pay Test0BondIssMeetPrvtSecurityPayTest
Change In Use Bond Financed Prop0ChangeInUseBondFinancedProp
Non Qualified Bond Remed Procdrs0NonQualifiedBondRemedProcdrs

Form990 Schedule K Part IV Form990ScheduleKPartIV

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Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Form8038 T Filed1Form8038TFiled
Variable Rate Issue1VariableRateIssue
Hedge Identified In Books And Recds0HedgeIdentifiedInBooksAndRecds
Gross Proceeds Invested In GIC0GrossProceedsInvestedInGIC
Gross Proceeds Invested0GrossProceedsInvested
Written Proc To Monitor Reqs1WrittenProcToMonitorReqs

Form990 Schedule K Part V Form990ScheduleKPartV

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Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Proc To Undertk Corrective Action0ProcToUndertkCorrectiveAction

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (7 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanationIdentifierIdentifier
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2Lori Uecker, Secretary, and Dennis Wollman, President, have a business relationship.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 8bFreeman Regional Health Services does not utilize committees.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11The CEO and CFO review the Form 990 in detail, it is then presented and reviewed by the Board at a board meeting prior to filing.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cThe Webster definition for "conflict of interest" is: Conflict between the private interests and the official responsibilities of the person in a position of trust. Every person acting on behalf of FRHS has been placed in a position of trust and is expected to conduct himself or herself with the highest level of integrity. Therefore, in dealing with others on behalf of FRHS and its related entities, each person is required to act honestly and fairly and shall not use their positions or knowledge gained from their position in such a way that a conflict of interest might arise between FRHS and the individual's interest. FRHS relies on the honesty and integrity of the individuals employed to avoid conflict of interest. FRHS requires annual compliance with and disclosure of conflicts in accordance with the written policy. Conflicts of interest or potential conflicts of interest must be reported to the Compliance Officer. If a conflict is deemed to exist, appropriate action is taken such as a board member may be required to abstain from discussion, deliberation, and voting on the issue at hand.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15Compensation is initially set by the Board and/or Administration following a review and assessment of the SDAHO comparability study. The annual increases are subject to the approval of the Board of Directors.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19Available upon request
Form 990, Part IX, line 11gAnesthesia Purchase: Program service expenses 91,665. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 91,665. Emergency Unit Medical Professional Fees: Program service expenses 349,736. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 349,736. Laboratory Purchase Lab Professional: Program service expenses 43,465. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 43,465. Mobile Medical Purchase Nuclear: Program service expenses 2,994. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 2,994. Radiology Purchase Professional fees: Program service expenses 84,113. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 84,113. Neuro Diagnostic Purchase Other: Program service expenses 3,129. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 3,129. Cardiopulmonary Purchase Clinic Fee: Program service expenses 203. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 203. Pharmacy Purchase Other: Program service expenses 124,637. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 124,637. Physical Therapy Consulting: Program service expenses 201. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 201. Occupational Therapy Purchase Other: Program service expenses 40,261. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 40,261. Speech Therapy Purchase Other: Program service expenses 12,425. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 12,425. RMC-Freeman Purchase Other: Program service expenses 314,403. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 314,403. RMC-Bridgewater Purchase Other: Program service expenses 189,951. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 189,951. RMC-Marion Purchase Other: Program service expenses 149,040. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 149,040. RMC-Menno Purchase Other: Program service expenses 101,469. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 101,469. Medical Surgery Unit Purchase other: Program service expenses 1,413. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 1,413. Surgery Maintenance Contracts: Program service expenses 2,213. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 2,213. HIM Purchase Other Clinic: Program service expenses 1,233. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 1,233. Infection Control Purchase Other: Program service expenses 42. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 42. Nurse Education Purchase Other: Program service expenses 419. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 419. LTC Nursing Purchase Other: Program service expenses 4,165. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 4,165. PT Financial Services Fees: Program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 20,162. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 20,162. Administration Consulting Fees: Program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 89,806. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 89,806. Foundation Purchase Other: Program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 1,292. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 1,292.Other Fees

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