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Farm Bill: Discussions 2. FNS: Provided possible changes to waiver authority 3. WIC: Discussion on Wisconsin study 4. BMI legislation: Introduction and discussion 5. End-Of-Life and Long-Term Care: Discussions and policy advisement 6. Veterans: Provided information on veterans' affairs initiatives 7. CDC/HRSA: Communications on issues 8. Health IT work: Provided update on Michigan HIT project and other initiatives 9. Medical imaging: Provided information on medical imaging project 174163 38811 135352 11160065 8366467 2793598 2928950 INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARIES 49473131 INTERCOMPANY RECEIVABLES 13598278 ASSETS IN ESCROW 5416 DEFER COMPENSATION PLAN ASSETS 585434 63662259 0 DEFERRED COMPENSATION LIABILITY 602935 ENVIRONMENTAL ACCRUAL 3094 INTERCOMPANY LIABILITIES 27244 633273 FIN 48 Footnote Part X Altarum Institute adopted the provisions of FIN 48 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, as required. Altarum Institute's share of the consolidated financial statement provision for FIN 48 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012 was zero. false North America Program Services Scientific Research 73765 Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland) Program Services scientific research 2545 76310 76310 false false false false false false true the corner health center 47 n huron st ypsilanti MI 48197 382329742 501(C)(3) 5486 donation Miscellaneous Charities Under 5000 501(C)(3) 11819 21 PROCEDURES FOR MONITORING THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS SCH I, PART I, LINE 2 Altarum Institute is committed to a program of philanthropy that supports our loYal communities. Through our Charitable Contributions Program, we support and encourage employee involvement in the local community in addition to Institute support that aligns with our mission. As employee participation is paramount to the success of this program, a local Charitable Contribution Committee will be established at each major office. With the assistance of Human Resources, committee members will develop timelines, host quarterly meetings, review proposals, and disburse awards based on specific criteria. The vision is to empower and encourage employee participants to develop a greater sense of morale that expands into community leadership. 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Supplemental nonqualfied returement plan Sch J, pt I, Line 4b Altarum Institute administers a supplemental nonqualified IRC Section 457(f) plan for its senior executives and another such plan for middle management. These IRC Section 457(f) plans provide specific time deferrals of incentive compensation for these employees. The following individuals deferred the listed amounts of 2012 incentive compensation under the plans in which they qualified: Lincoln T Smith $449,826 Mark A Kielb $253,302 Patricia H Ferguson $150,485 Jeff G Moore $154,874 Michael N Potter $197,825 James A Lee $173,170 Glen Greenlee $209,322 Jesse Milan, Jr. $140,179 Daniel C Armijo $133,754 Ray Lay $133,944 Steve J Towell $107,489 Douglas R Gilbert $131,376 Elaine C Ehresmann $47,572 Eric P Gelman $58,898 Catherine A Call $41,909 mark a kielb senior vp and CFO short term loan X 30000 30000 false false true 30000 Martin Blanck Associates TRUSTEE 65413 SEE PART V false DESCRIPTION OF TRANSACTION Sch L, Part IV, (1)(d) Altarum and Martin, Blanck & Associates, LLC are parties to a consulting services agreement, wherein Martin, Blanck & Associates provides federal health consulting services to Altarum. Daniel Cohen, MD, is the primary provider of the services on behalf of Martin, Blanck & Associates. Trustee Edward Martin is co-founder and chairman emeritus of Martin, Blanck & Associates, LLC. Describe the Process used by Management &/or Governing Body to Review 990 Form 990, Part VI, Question 11B 1. IRS Form 990 is prepared externally by Altarum's tax accounting firm. The process is managed by the office of the Chief Financial Officer. With appropriate guidance from the tax accountants, information gathering and reporting is primarily conducted by the Controller. As part of the information gathering process, the Controller works with Altarum Institute Officers and other managers as necessary. 2. The Chief Financial Officer, also a Trustee of Altarum Institute, presents the completed draft Form 990 to the Chair of the audit and compensation committee of the Altarum Institute Board of Trustees. This Committee has been designated by the Board to review the Form 990 to either approve as written or make suggested modifications, drawing upon whatever Board Committees or individual Trustees it deems necessary. 3. Once reviewed and approved for submission, the Chair of the audit and compensation Committee notifies the Chief Financial Officer that the Form is ready for submission to the IRS. 4. The Chief Financial Officer provides a copy of the form 990 to each member of the board of trustees prior to filing. 5. The Chief Financial Officer instructs the external tax accountants to finalize the IRS Form 990 and present it for signature and filing with the IRS. Description of Process to Monitor Transactions for Conflicts of Interest Form 990, Part VI, Question 12c Annually, each member of the Board of Trustees and every officer must complete and submit a disclosure form to the Director of Legal Affairs. Included in the disclosure is any employment, board membership, compensatory arrangements, material interests, etc. with other entities. The Director of Legal Affairs inputs all of the information into a database so that material transactions can be checked against all of the data provided in the disclosure forms. Also, pursuant to policy, the board members and officers have to disclose any interests in or relationship with an entity that Altarum is pursuing a transaction with (at the time of the board member or officer becoming aware of the potential Altarum relationship). In the event of a potential conflict of interest, the interested person must disclose all material facts, and the disinterested board members (in the absence of the interested person) discuss and vote upon whether or not an actual conflict of interest exists. If a conflict of interest exists, then alternative transactions or arrangements will be sought out and considered. If no alternative transaction is suitable, the disinterested members of the board determine whether or not the conflicted transaction is in Altarum's best interests and determine if the terms of the transaction are fair and reasonable. Upon a conflict of interest occurring that was not disclosed, the interested person must explain the failure to disclose the alleged conflict. After hearing the explanation and conducting any necessary further investigation, the board will take appropriate disciplinary and corrective action. Offices & Positions for Which Process was Used, & Year Process was Begun Form 990, Part VI, Question 15a & 15b The Altarum Institute Compensation Committee meets every year for the purpose of reviewing, determining and approving compensation for the executive employees of Altarum Institute. The committee meets in February to evaluate the reasonableness of the amount and conformity with Altarum Institute policies and prior Committee approvals. Review of prior year total compensation also occurs at the February meeting. Executive Positions included in review are: 1. President & CEO 2. Chief Financial Officer 3. Chief Operations Officer 4. Chief HR Officer 5. Chief Development Officer 6. Group Operations Director(s) 7. Business Development Officer 8. Corporate Controller 9. Corporate Information Security and Technology Officer The following information is considered as part of the determination of compensation: 1. Independent and current Salary Survey information compiled by Mercer Human Resource Consulting. 2. Independent and current Salary Survey information compiled by Watson Wyatt Worldwide. 3. Independent and current Salary Survey information compiled by Economic Research Institute. 4. Review of employee performance evaluation data summarized by the President and CEO. After discussion, assuming there are no issues with the reasonableness of the compensation as documented in the record, all members of the compensation committee vote on the compensation presented. If the compensation packages presented are approved as reasonable and in conformity with Altarum Institute's policies, the compensation committee then submits the compensation packages for approval by the board of trustees. After reviewing and discussing the recommendation of the compensation committee, the board of trustees votes on the recommendations. 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