RAPIDES FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization: RAPIDES FOUNDATION (EIN 72-0423603)
Tax period: 2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31
Filed: 2012-11-14
IRS object ID: 201223199349302652
Schema version: 2011v1.2
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 C
Schedule D
Schedule H
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2012-11-14T10:46:16-00:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2011-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	M H Easley Consulting LLC	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1006 Calais Circle	AddressLine1
City	Alexandria	City
State	LA	State
ZIP Code	71303	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2011-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	720423603	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE RAPIDES FOUNDATION	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	RAPI	NameControl
Phone	3184433394	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1101 FOURTH STREET Suite 300	AddressLine1
City	ALEXANDRIA	City
State	LA	State
ZIP Code	71301	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	JOE ROSIER	Name
Title	PRESIDENT CEO	Title
Date Signed	2012-11-14	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	true	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	Marvin H Easley MA CPA CFP	Name
Phone	3187671455	Phone
Date Prepared	2012-11-14	DatePrepared

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2011	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-24 21:20:13Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	JOE ROSIER CEO	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1101 4TH STREET	AddressLine1
City	ALEXANDRIA	City
State	LA	State
ZIP Code	71301	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	55022021	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	www.rapidesfoundation.org	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	1924	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	LA	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	The mission of The Rapides Foundation TRF is to improve the health status of Central Louisiana. TRF is a member of Rapides Healthcare System LLC, which owns and operates Rapides Regional Medical Center, a 320-bed hospital in Alexandria. Additionally, TRF provides funding for projects see Schedule O	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	16	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	15	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	33	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year	-7280	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	0	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	51065672	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	54051377	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	22893264	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	970644	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Current Year	0	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	73951656	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	55022021	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year	4460044	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	5362337	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	1315441	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	1642078	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	0	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	54878326	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	57226392	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	60653811	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	64230807	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	13297845	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	-9208786	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	220129389	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	215889564	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	6126093	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	6982203	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	214003296	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	208907361	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Info In Schedule O Part III	X	InfoInScheduleOPartIII
Mission Description	The mission of The Rapides Foundation TRF is to improve the health status of Central Louisiana. TRF is a member of Rapides Healthcare System LLC, which owns and operates Rapides Regional Medical Center, a 320-bed hospital in Alexandria, La. Additionally, TRF provides funding for projects see Schedule O	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Expense	53970578	Expense
Description	Acute-care Hospital Services - The Rapides Foundation is a member of Rapides Healthcare System LLC RHS, which owns and operates Rapides Regional Medical Center RRMC, a 320-bed hospital in Alexandria, LA. As an owner of RHS, TRF seeks to provide the highest standard of patient care that is safe, effective, efficient, timely, patient-centered and equitable. With a 2011 overall risk-adjusted complications index of.84, RHS provided top-level patient-care outcomes. In 2011, for the fifth year in a row, RRMC received the states highest level healthcare quality award from eQHealth Solutions - the Capstone Quality Award, one of only 24 Louisiana hospitals to receive the award. Additionally, the hospital was one of only 405 U.S. hospitals and critical access hospitals named a Top Performer on Key Quality Measures for excellence in accountability measure performance by The Joint Commission in 2011. U.S. News and World Reports 2011-12 rankings of Best Hospitals recognized RRMC as No. 3 in Louisiana. In 2009 the Hospital achieved certification as an see Schedule O	Description

Activity2 Activity2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	3349219	Expense
Grants	1562074	Grants
Description	Healthy People Initiative - TRF provides chronic care prescription medications for people who cannot afford them through 550,000 in grants to its supporting organization, Cenla Medication Access Program CMAP. CMAPs goal is to ensure appropriate medication access and education and also promote other preventive health practices among residents with limited incomes. In 2011, approximately 1,234 people in Central Louisiana received 5.2 million in prescription medications they needed to maintain their health. Another 1,786 people throughout the rest of the state received 4 million worth of medications through a partnership with the Bureau of Primary Care and Rural Health under the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals. Additionally, CMAP provided 125,000 in funding to support the Huey P. Long Hospital outpatient Pharmacy in Alexandria, LA. The Outpatient Center is a program of Huey P. Long Hospital, a Louisiana public hospital, which provides medical care for lower-income citizens of Central Louisiana. The pharmacy plays a see Schedule O.	Description

Activity3 Activity3

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	2573038	Expense
Grants	1864214	Grants
Description	Education Initiative -- During 2011 the nine parish school districts in TRFs area continued to work under their strategic plan focused on science, technology, engineering and math, and career and technical education. TRF awarded a total of 1.3 million in grants to the school districts to support professional development to enhance classroom instruction and administrative leadership. The grants also supported the purchase of instructional materials and technology to be used in math and science classes. The Orchard Foundation, TRFs supporting organization, continued its work during 2011 hosting instructional institutes for high school and elementary science and math teachers. The Orchard Foundation offered AIMS science and math workshops for elementary, middle and high school teachers. Students are eager to experiment, investigate, explore and inquire. In the workshops teachers learn to restructure their lessons to capture this student enthusiasm and to help students use tools to better understand the world that surrounds them. AIMS workshops incorporate exciting, see Schedule O	Description

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Other Program Service Exp	2369992	TotalOfOtherProgramServiceExp
Total Of Other Program Service Grnt	1540866	TotalOfOtherProgramServiceGrnt
Total Program Service Expense	62262827	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	true	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	false	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	false	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	true	LobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	false	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	false	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	true	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	false	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	false	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	true	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	true	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	true	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	false	School
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	false	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	false	Gaming
Hospital	true	Hospital
Financial Stmt Attached	true	FinancialStmtAttached
Grants To Organizations	true	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	true	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBonds
Excess Benefit Transaction	false	ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction	false	PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP	false	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	false	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	false	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	false	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	false	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	false	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	false	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	true	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	false	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transaction Related Entity	false	TransactionRelatedEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	false	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership	false	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	true	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	49	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding	true	ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees	33	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	true	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	false	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	false	NonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributions
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOf
Funds To Pay Premiums	false	FundsToPayPremiums
Premiums Paid	false	PremiumsPaid
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	16	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	15	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	false	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	false	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	false	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	true	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	true	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	false	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	true	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	true	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	false	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	true	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	true	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons	true	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	true	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	true	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	true	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	true	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	true	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	true	InvestmentInJointVenture
Written Policy Or Procedure	true	WrittenPolicyOrProcedure
Own Website	X	OwnWebsite
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	JOE ROSIER PRESIDENT CEO	NamePerson
Telephone Number	3184433394	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1101 FOURTH STREET	AddressLine1
City	ALEXANDRIA	City
State	LA	State
ZIP Code	71301	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (19 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	OfficerOfficer	Key EmployeeKeyEmployee	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployee
JAMES R BAKER JR
TRUSTEE	000.50	X	0	0	0
BRUCE BARTON MD
TRUSTEE	001.00	X	0	0	0	X
JOAN BRUNSON MD
TRUSTEE	000.50	X	0	0	0
LAURA DAUZAT
TRUSTEE	000.50	X	0	0	0
ROSA FIELDS
TRUSTEE	000.50	X	0	0	0
DAVID R GILCHRIST
TRUSTEE	000.50	X	0	0	0
CYNTHIA A GILLESPIE PhD
TRUSTEE	000.50	X	0	0	0
ERNEST KELLY MD
TRUSTEE	000.50	X	0	0	0
DONALD KRAMER
TRUSTEE	000.50	X	0	0	0	X
DONALD R MALLET
TRUSTEE	000.50	X	0	0	0	X
NANCY McCABE
TRUSTEE	000.50	X	0	0	0
MIKE NEWTON
TRUSTEE	000.50	X	0	0	0	X
FRANKIE ROSENTHAL
TRUSTEE	000.50	X	0	0	0
TAMMI SALAZAR
TRUSTEE	000.50	X	0	0	0
HOWARD WOLD MD
TRUSTEE	000.50	X	0	0	0
JOSEPH R ROSIER JR
PRESIDENT CEO	040.00	X	281896	0	34653	X
KATHLEEN F NOLEN
DIR. ADMIN	040.00		169950	0	20576		X
ANNETTE BEUCHLER
DIR. PROG COMM	040.00		138600	0	20882			X
KEVIN BROWN
PHARMACIST	032.00		0	102644	17069			X

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	590446	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Reportable Comp Frm Rltd Orgs	102644	TotalReportableCompFrmRltdOrgs
Total Other Compensation	93180	TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K	3	NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	true	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensation (3 entries)

Address Line1AddressOfContractor/AddressUS/AddressLine1	CityAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/City	StateAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/ZIPCode	Description Of ServicesDescriptionOfServices	CompensationCompensation
KALB TV
PO BOX 951	ALEXANDRIA	LA	71309	OUTREACH SERVICES	180870
RTI INTERNATIONAL
BOX 900002	RALEIGH	NC	276759000	CONSULTING	167321
BLUE CROSSSHIELD LA
PO BOX 65007	DALLAS	TX	75265	HEALTH INSURANCE	131834

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Number Of Contractors GT100 K	3	NumberOfContractorsGT100K

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	Hospital Revenues	Description
Business Code	623990	BusinessCode
Total Revenue Column	54051377	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	54051377	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	54051377	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	970644	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$970,644	ExclusionAmount

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	55022021	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	54051377	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Exclusion	$970,644	ExclusionAmount

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgs

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	5362337	Total
Program Services	5362337	ProgramServices

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividuals

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Foreign Grants ForeignGrants

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembers

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	449102	Total
Program Services	300200	ProgramServices
Management And General	148902	ManagementAndGeneral

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersons

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	882496	Total
Program Services	435426	ProgramServices
Management And General	447070	ManagementAndGeneral

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	129957	Total
Program Services	71930	ProgramServices
Management And General	58027	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	96961	Total
Program Services	54401	ProgramServices
Management And General	42560	ManagementAndGeneral

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	83562	Total
Program Services	46973	ProgramServices
Management And General	36589	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagement

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1337145	Total
Program Services	1337145	ProgramServices

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	13798	Total
Program Services	7034	ProgramServices
Management And General	6764	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	353726	Total
Program Services	324634	ProgramServices
Management And General	29092	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbying

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fees For Services Prof Fundraising		FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Fees For Services Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForServicesInvstMgmntFees

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	842841	Total
Management And General	842841	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	6487909	Total
Program Services	6466083	ProgramServices
Management And General	21826	ManagementAndGeneral

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	713103	Total
Program Services	630948	ProgramServices
Management And General	82155	ManagementAndGeneral

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	265177	Total
Program Services	221539	ProgramServices
Management And General	43638	ManagementAndGeneral

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	83200	Total
Program Services	49987	ProgramServices
Management And General	33213	ManagementAndGeneral

Royalties Royalties

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1684678	Total
Program Services	1642649	ProgramServices
Management And General	42029	ManagementAndGeneral

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	35510	Total
Program Services	34229	ProgramServices
Management And General	1281	ManagementAndGeneral

Travel Entrtnmnt Public Officials TravelEntrtnmntPublicOfficials

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	174582	Total
Program Services	108258	ProgramServices
Management And General	66324	ManagementAndGeneral

Interest Interest

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	21196	Total
Program Services	13564	ProgramServices
Management And General	7632	ManagementAndGeneral

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliates

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	3149151	Total
Program Services	3114284	ProgramServices
Management And General	34867	ManagementAndGeneral

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1056958	Total
Program Services	1036695	ProgramServices
Management And General	20263	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (3 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices
HOSPITAL TAXES AND LICENSES	792216	792216
HOSPITAL REIMBURSEMENT TO LLC MEMBER	25210206	25210206
HOSPITAL SUPPLIES	11763081	11763081

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	3241915	Total
Program Services	3239008	ProgramServices
Management And General	2907	ManagementAndGeneral

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	64230807	Total
Program Services	62262827	ProgramServices
Management And General	1967980	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	-50049	BOY
EOY	5164674	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2323418	BOY
EOY	2912715	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	10561457	BOY
EOY	11346330	EOY

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUse

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1726583	BOY
EOY	1801382	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	126602	BOY
EOY	529186	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	65527515	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	41630789	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	25802561	BOY
EOY	23886506	EOY

Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	170710410	BOY
EOY	161588198	EOY

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	524791	BOY
EOY	444946	EOY

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	8076591	BOY
EOY	8076323	EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	327025	BOY
EOY	139304	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	220129389	BOY
EOY	215889564	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1801441	BOY
EOY	4969476	EOY

Grants Payable GrantsPayable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2008716	BOY
EOY	2012727	EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2315936	BOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	6126093	BOY
EOY	6982203	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	214003296	BOY
EOY	208907361	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	214003296	BOY
EOY	208907361	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	220129389	BOY
EOY	215889564	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Reconcilation Other Changes	4112851	ReconcilationOtherChanges
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	true	FSAudited
Audit Committee	true	AuditCommittee
Financial Statement Both	X	FinancialStatementBoth
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Hospital170b1 Aiii	X	Hospital170b1Aiii
Public Support Pertcentage170	0.00000	PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Percentage509	0.00000	PublicSupportPercentage509
Investment Income Percentage	0.00000	InvestmentIncomePercentage

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbying

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	20733	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Total Lobbying Expenditures TotalLobbyingExpenditures

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	20733	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Other Exempt Purpose Expenditures OtherExemptPurposeExpenditures

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	64230807	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Total Exempt Purpose Expenditures TotalExemptPurposeExpenditures

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	64251540	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Lobbying Nontaxable LobbyingNontaxableAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	1000000	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	250000	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount2 LobbyingNontaxableAmount2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	1000000	CurrentYearMinus3
Current Year Minus2	1000000	CurrentYearMinus2
Current Year Minus1	1000000	CurrentYearMinus1
Current Year	1000000	CurrentYear
Total	4000000	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling	$6,000,000	LobbyingCeilingAmount

Total Lobbying Expenditures2 TotalLobbyingExpenditures2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	31497	CurrentYearMinus3
Current Year Minus2	29170	CurrentYearMinus2
Current Year Minus1	28784	CurrentYearMinus1
Current Year	20733	CurrentYear
Total	110184	Total

Grassroots Nontaxable Amount2 GrassrootsNontaxableAmount2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	250000	CurrentYearMinus3
Current Year Minus2	250000	CurrentYearMinus2
Current Year Minus1	250000	CurrentYearMinus1
Current Year	250000	CurrentYear
Total	1000000	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling	$1,500,000	GrassrootsCeilingAmount

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Included On FS	false	IncludedOnFS

Land Land

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	59900	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value	59900	BookValue

Buildings Buildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	2934019	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	862562	Depreciation
Book Value	2071457	BookValue

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	502620	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	567694	Depreciation
Book Value	-65074	BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	62030976	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	40210753	Depreciation
Book Value	21820223	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	23886506	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	OTHER LIABILITIES	Description

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue	55022021	TotalRevenue
Total Expenses	64230807	TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year	-9208786	ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Other	$4,112,848	OtherAmount
Total Adjustments	4112848	TotalAdjustments
Excess Or Deficit Per FS	-5095938	ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	58057024	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Other Revenues	3035003	OtherRevenues
Revenue Not Rptd F990	3035003	RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal	55022021	RevenueSubtotal
Total Revenue Per Form990	55022021	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	63152962	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Expenses Subtotal	63152962	ExpensesSubtotal
Other Expenses Not Included	1077845	OtherExpensesNotIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt	1077845	ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	64230807	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV (9 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
X	2	The Foundation is a nonprofit organization and exempt from federal income taxes under Section 501c3 of the Internal Revenue Code. Therefore, no provision for income taxes has been made in the financial statements, but the Foundation is required to file an annual information tax return. The Foundation is also required to review various tax positions it has taken with respect to its exempt status and determine whether in fact it is a tax exempt entity. The Foundation must also consider whether it has nexus in jurisdictions in which it has income and whether a tax return is required in those jurisdictions. In addition, as a tax exempt entity, the Foundation must assess whether it has any tax positions associated with unrelated business income subject to income tax.
X	2	The Foundation does not expect its positions to change significantly over the next twelve months. Any penalties related to late filing or other requirements would be recognized as expense in the Foundations accounting records.
X	2	The Foundation files U.S. federal Form 990 for informational purposes. The Foundations federal income tax returns for the tax years 2008 and beyond remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service. Since its initial incorporation in 1924, the Foundation has been exempt from federal and state income tax under Section 501c3 of the Internal Revenue Code as a public charity operating a hospital. Due to its contribution of its hospital operations to the Partnership and its new grant making activities, it requested a private letter ruling from the Internal Revenue Service to confirm the continuation of its public charity status.
X	2	The Service declined to issue such a ruling due to the number of similar transactions and issued a Revenue Ruling Rev. Rul. 98-15 defining the requirements for whole hospital joint ventures such as Rapides Health Services, LLC. The Service declined the Foundations request to examine its operations and enter into a closing agreement.
X	2	After Rev. Rul. 98-15, two court cases focused on the control issue identified by the ruling as determinative of whether the joint venture jeopardized the exempt status of the exempt organization. One of these, St. Davids Health Care System, Inc. v. United States, involved facts very similar to those present in the Foundations ownership of the LLC, and was a victory for the exempt organization whose status had been challenged. Counsel for the Foundation has been at all relevant times and remains of the opinion that any challenge to the Foundations exempt status would be similarly decided. This opinion is bolstered by Rev. Rul. 2004-51, which, while addressing ancillary activity joint ventures, represents an acknowledgment by the Service that sufficient control may be maintained by the exempt partner in such a venture even though ownership and governance were shared 50-50 with the for-profit venturer.
X	2	It should be noted that even if the Foundations public charity status should not continue, the Foundation believes that it would continue to be exempt from income tax under Section 501c3 of the Code as a private foundation.
X	2	Private foundations are subject to more restrictions under the Code than are public charities. These restrictions include statutory prohibitions against self-dealing, excess business holdings, jeopardy investments, and taxable expenditures. In addition, private foundations are subject to an excise tax on their net investment income and are required to make annual distributions of five percent of the average market value of their non-charitable-use assets for charitable, educational, scientific, and similar purposes. Non-charitable-use assets are assets that are not used or held for use directly in carrying on the organizations exempt purpose they include assets held for investment and the production of investment income. Private foundations are required to publish a notice that their annual reports are available for inspection.
X	2	These financial statements do not consider the effects of a possible retroactive determination by the Internal Revenue Service that the Foundation is not exempt from taxation or that it is a nonprofit private foundation. Such effects could include income taxes on its earnings, a requirement that it divest itself of a portion of the LLC, excise taxes on net investment income and various penalties.
X	2	The Contribution Agreement requires that the Partnership, and the Operating Agreement of the LLC requires that the LLC, operate in a fashion so as not to adversely affect the Foundations tax-exempt status, and support community, civic, charitable and cultural activities at a level at least equal to that of the Rapides Regional Medical Center in the year ended June 30, 1994. It also calls for it to provide 2.8 million of uncompensated care annually to the Alexandria, Louisiana community, as well as continue historic levels in the other communities where it has hospitals.

Schedule H IRS990ScheduleH

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Charity Care Policy	true	CharityCarePolicy
Written Policy	true	WrittenPolicy
FPG Reference Free Care	true	FPGReferenceFreeCare
Pcent200	X	Pcent200
FPG Reference Discounted Care	false	FPGReferenceDiscountedCare
Free Disc Care Medically Indigent	true	FreeDiscCareMedicallyIndigent
Amounts Budgeted For Charity Care	true	AmountsBudgetedForCharityCare
Expenses Exceeded Budget	false	ExpensesExceededBudget
Annual Community Benefit Report	true	AnnualCommunityBenefitReport
Report Publically Available	true	ReportPublicallyAvailable

Charity Care At Cost CharityCareAtCost

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Persons Served	606	PersonsServed
Total Community Benefit Expense	915155	TotalCommunityBenefitExpense
Direct Offsetting Revenue	208791	DirectOffsettingRevenue
Net Community Benefit Expense	706364	NetCommunityBenefitExpense
Percent Of Total Expense	0.01100	PercentOfTotalExpense

Unreimbursed Medicaid UnreimbursedMedicaid

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Persons Served	11812	PersonsServed
Total Community Benefit Expense	13633856	TotalCommunityBenefitExpense
Direct Offsetting Revenue	9101051	DirectOffsettingRevenue
Net Community Benefit Expense	4532805	NetCommunityBenefitExpense
Percent Of Total Expense	0.07060	PercentOfTotalExpense

Total Charity Care TotalCharityCare

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Persons Served	12418	PersonsServed
Total Community Benefit Expense	14549011	TotalCommunityBenefitExpense
Direct Offsetting Revenue	9309842	DirectOffsettingRevenue
Net Community Benefit Expense	5239169	NetCommunityBenefitExpense
Percent Of Total Expense	0.08160	PercentOfTotalExpense

Community Health Services CommunityHealthServices

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expense	3391254	TotalCommunityBenefitExpense
Net Community Benefit Expense	3391254	NetCommunityBenefitExpense
Percent Of Total Expense	0.05280	PercentOfTotalExpense

Health Professions Education HealthProfessionsEducation

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expense	946857	TotalCommunityBenefitExpense
Direct Offsetting Revenue	89496	DirectOffsettingRevenue
Net Community Benefit Expense	857361	NetCommunityBenefitExpense
Percent Of Total Expense	0.01330	PercentOfTotalExpense

Cash And In Kind Contributions CashAndInKindContributions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expense	5125425	TotalCommunityBenefitExpense
Net Community Benefit Expense	5125425	NetCommunityBenefitExpense
Percent Of Total Expense	0.07980	PercentOfTotalExpense

Total Other Benefits TotalOtherBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expense	9463536	TotalCommunityBenefitExpense
Direct Offsetting Revenue	89496	DirectOffsettingRevenue
Net Community Benefit Expense	9374040	NetCommunityBenefitExpense
Percent Of Total Expense	0.14590	PercentOfTotalExpense

Total Community Benefits TotalCommunityBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Persons Served	12418	PersonsServed
Total Community Benefit Expense	24012547	TotalCommunityBenefitExpense
Direct Offsetting Revenue	9399338	DirectOffsettingRevenue
Net Community Benefit Expense	14613209	NetCommunityBenefitExpense
Percent Of Total Expense	0.22750	PercentOfTotalExpense

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bad Debt Expense Reported	false	BadDebtExpenseReported
Bad Debt Expense	$1,121,000	BadDebtExpenseAmount
Amount Reimbursed By Medicare	20833011	AmountReimbursedByMedicare
Cost Of Care Reimbursed By Medicare	17454143	CostOfCareReimbursedByMedicare
Medicare Surplus Or Shortfall	3378868	MedicareSurplusOrShortfall

Costing Methodology Used CostingMethodologyUsed

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	X	Other

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Written Debt Collection Policy	true	WrittenDebtCollectionPolicy
Provision For Charity Care	true	ProvisionForCharityCare
Number Of Hospital Facilities	1	NumberOfHospitalFacilities

Form990 Schedule H Part V Section A Form990ScheduleHPartVSectionA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Facility Number	1	FacilityNumber

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RAPIDES REGIONAL MEDICAL CTR	BusinessNameLine1

Address Address

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	211 FOURTH STREET	AddressLine1
City	ALEXANDRIA	City
State	LA	State
ZIP Code	71301	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Licensed Hospital	X	LicensedHospital
General Medical And Surgical	X	GeneralMedicalAndSurgical
Teaching Hospital	X	TeachingHospital
Er24 Hours	X	Er24Hours

Form990 Schedule H Part VI Form990ScheduleHPartVI (23 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	ExplanationExplanation
Part I line 7	a-The Cost for Charity Care was derived using a cost-to-charge ratio from Schedule H, Worksheet 2 applied in Worksheet 1. Patient revenue is based on GAAP, and bad debt is not included in this calculation. No extraordinary items are included in this calculation. Persons served are the total Charity inpatient admissions plus total Charity outpatient visits. B-Unreimbursed Medicaid Costs were derived using a cost-to-charge ratio from Schedule H Worksheet 2 applied in Worksheet 3. Patient revenue is based on GAAP, and bad debt is not included in this calculation. No extraordinary items are included in this calculation. Persons served are the total Medicaid inpatient admissions plus total Medicaid outpatient visits.
Part III line 4	Excerpt from 2011 Notes to Audited Financial Statements of Rapides Healthcare System-The Company does not pursue collection of amounts related to patients who meet the guidelines to qualify as charity care, therefore, they are not reported in revenues. Patients treated at the Companys hospitals for non-elective care, who have income at or below 200 per cent of the federal poverty level, are eligible for charity care. The deferral poverty level is established by the federal government and is based on income and family size. The Company provides discounts to uninsured patients who do not qualify for Medicaid or charity care. These discounts are similar to those provided too many local managed care plans. After the discounts are applied, if the Company is still unable to collect a significant portion of uninsured patients accounts, the Company will record significant provisions for doubtful accounts based upon the Companys historical collection experience related to uninsured patients in the period the services are provided.
Part III line 4	The revenue deductions related to uninsured accounts charity care and uninsured discounts generally have the inverse effect on the provision for doubtful accounts. To quantify the total impact of and trends related to uninsured accounts, the Company believes it is beneficial to view these revenue deductions and provision for doubtful accounts in combination, as well as separately. The provision for doubtful accounts, as a percentage of net patient service revenues, increased from 5.5 for 2010 to 10 for 2011. The sum of the provision for doubtful accounts, uninsured discounts and charity care, as a percentage of the sum of net patient service revenues, uninsured discounts and charity care increased from 15.8 for 2010 to 21.9 for 2011.
Part III line 4	The methodology to determine the bad debt expense reported at cost on Part III, Line 2 is to take the ratio of patient care costs to gross patient charges and multiply this resulting ratio by the gross charges for bad debt accounts. The provision for doubtful accounts and the allowance for doubtful accounts relate primarily to amounts due directly from patients. An estimated allowance for doubtful accounts is recorded for all uninsured accounts, regardless of the aging of those accounts. This allowance is based upon historic experience of collections and charity approvals. No allowance is made for amounts attributable to patients who would likely qualify for charity care if documentation had been available. Accounts are written off when all reasonable internal and external collections efforts have been performed.
Part III line 8	Even though the amount reported for Medicare activity in Section B reflects a surplus for the year, it should be noted that the amount of patient care costs do not include Medicare non-allowable expenses. The amounts reported on Part III, Lines 5-7 have been determined from the individual facility cost report for the hospital operated by RHS.
Part III line 9b	Collection of outstanding receivables from third-party payers Medicare, managed-care payers, etc. is Rapides Healthcare Systems RHSs primary source of cash and is critical to its ability to fund operations. The primary collection risks relate to uninsured patient accounts, including patient accounts for which the primary insurance carrier has paid the amounts covered by the applicable agreement, but patient responsibility amounts deductibles and copayments remain outstanding.
Part III line 9b	RHS collection policies include a review of all accounts against certain standard collection criteria, upon completion of internal collection efforts. Accounts determined to possess positive collectability attributes are forwarded to a secondary external collections agency, and the other accounts are written off. The accounts that are not collected by the secondary external collection agency are written off when they are returned by the collection agency usually within 12 months. Write-offs are based upon specific identification, and the write-off process requires a write-off adjustment entry to the patient accounting system.
Part III line 9b	RHS does not pursue collection of accounts while it attempts to determine whether uninsured or underinsured patients meet its guidelines to qualify for free charity care under its financial assistance policy FAP. The Rapides Healthcare System Discount Charity Policy for Patients clearly describes in detail the process that is followed in determining whether a patient is qualified for charity care. Until it is determined whether a patient account qualifies for charity care, the account is held in a pending state, and the account is not submitted for collection.
Part III line 9b	Once an account is approved as FAP-eligible by an authorized manager, the appropriate code is posted to the account in the billing system, the account is written off, and no bill is sent to the patient.
Part V	Line 10 The Rapides Healthcare System RHS does not utilize FPG as criteria for discounted care. Any individual at income of 200 or less of FPG qualifies for the RHS financial assistance policies FAP and receives a 100 discount on their bill, or free care. There is no provision for partial discounts on patient bills under the FAP. All uninsured patients who do not qualify under the FAP receive an uninsured discount on their bills.
Part V	Line 11 Uninsured patients may qualify for 100 discount on their bill under extenuating circumstances after manager review and approval, in cases such as if the patient is not able to complete the financial assistance application or provide supporting documentation, where medical indigence is determined by medical debt outweighing 25 of the patients annual income, patients identified as undocumented residents or homeless, or patients that expire without an estate.
Part V	Line19 The Rapides Healthcare System RHS does offer discounted care under its financial assistance policies. Any individual at income of 200 or less of FPG qualifies for the RHS FAP and receives a 100 discount on their bill, or free care. Thus, FAP-eligible individuals are not charged for care. There is no provision for partial discounts on patient bills under the FAP. All uninsured patients who do not qualify under the FAP receive an uninsured discount on their bills.
Part VI Line 2	The Rapides Foundation TRF engages a national expert firm to perform a Community Health Assessment every three years. The assessment is a systematic, data-driven approach to identifying the health status, behaviors and needs of the members of the community within the nine-parish county TRF service area. Sample data is compiled through random telephone interviews within the service area and benchmarked against data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. Department of Health - Human Services, and the PRC National Health Survey. Secondary data are gathered from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the ESRI BIS Demographic Portfolio, Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement, Louisiana Department of Health - Hospitals and the National Center for Health Statistics. The assessment results are reviewed by TRF management and its Board and inform the organizations philanthropic efforts. The assessment is used by Rapides Healthcare System management and its Boards Community Benefit Committee for its hospitals community benefit planning.
Part VI Line 2	Lastly, results are made available to others in the community to assist them in planning their community-directed efforts. The Community Health Assessment results are available on the TRF website. TRF completed its last assessment in 2010. In accordance with new requirements for Community Health Needs Assessments CHNA for Exempt Hospital Facilities effective for tax years beginning after March 24, 2012, Rapides Regional Medical Center is partnering with another exempt community hospital in 2012 to begin the process of conducting a CHNA to be completed in 2013.
Part VI Line 3	A Notice to Patients is posted at inpatient and emergency department admitting locations. The notice contains the following language- An uninsured discount policy is available to patients without insurance coverage for medically necessary services. A charity care discount policy is available for certain qualifying patients. Charity care and discount policies are available on the organizations website in both English and Spanish. As soon as possible after admission, all uninsured patients are screened by an on-site third-party firm hired specifically to determine if patients meet government program eligibility criteria. The firms personnel are specifically trained in Medicaid, Medicare and other government program eligibility criteria and application procedures. If the patient meets program eligibility criteria, then assistance is provided to the patient for enrollment. If the patient does not meet program qualifications, the patient is given a financial assistance application and letter. Hospital staff explains the hospitals financial assistance policy, what the qualifications are for assistance, and what documentation is required in order for patients to receive assistance. Hospital registrar staff is trained in financial assistance policies and procedures. The patient is then asked to complete and return the documentation. A patient qualifies for charity care if household income is at or below 200 per cent of the Federal Poverty level.
Part VI Line 3	Hospital staff explain the hospital s financial assistance policy, what the qualifications are for assistance, and what documentation is required in order for patients to receive assistance. Hospital registrar staff is trained in financial assistance policies and procedures. The patient is then asked to complete and return the documentation. A patient qualifies for charity care if household income is at or below 200 per cent of the Federal Poverty level.
Part VI Line 4	The Rapides Foundation TRF serves a largely rural nine-parish county area of central Louisiana. These parishes include Allen, Avoyelles, Catahoula, Grant, LaSalle, Natchitoches, Rapides, Vernon, and Winn. Eight of the nine parishes in the service area are federally designated as medically underserved in terms of primary care access. According to 2010 census figures, the median household income level in the nine-parish region ranged between 31,325 in Catahoula Parish to 43,752 in Vernon Parish, all below the US median household income of 50,046. An estimated 34.3 per cent of all households in the TRF service area have annual incomes below 25,000, compared to 23.6 per cent nationally. The population of the region was 67.8 per cent white, 29.1 per cent black and 3.1 per cent other. In 2010, at the time of TRFs latest Community Health Assessment, 22.0 per cent of adults aged 18 to 64 in the TRF service area self reported that they had no health insurance coverage.
Part VI Line 4	Another 18.6 per cent reported coverage by Medicaid and Medicare. Challenges in the region include infant mortality of 10.1 per cent in 2004-2006, compared to 6.9 per cent nationally, births to unwed mothers of 45.3 per cent 33.5 per cent nationally and births to teenagers under age 20 of 15.3 per cent 10.3 per cent nationally.
Part VI Line 5	Rapides Regional Medical Center maintains an open medical staff medical staff credentialing is strictly based upon education, certification and other generally accepted objective professional requirements. The hospital maintains an open emergency room, treating all patients regardless of their ability to pay. The hospital accepts Medicare, Medicaid and other Government-insured patients, despite the fact that payments from these programs do not normally reimburse the hospital fully for the costs of services rendered to patients. The Board of Directors of the Rapides Healthcare System RHS and the Board of Trustees of Rapides Regional Medical Center both include members of the local community, who are focused on the quality of healthcare and availability of medical services in their community. The RHS Board has a standing Community Benefit Committee.
Part VI Line 5	Both boards of directors and the hospital management team are heavily focused on quality and safety, and the hospital invests in services and technology necessary to provide the best care possible for patients. With a 2011 overall risk-adjusted complications index of 0.84, RHS provided top-level patient-care outcomes. In 2011, for the fifth year in a row, RRMC received the states highest level healthcare quality award from eQHealth Solutions - the Capstone Quality Award, one of only 24 Louisiana hospitals to receive the award.
Part VI Line 5	Additionally, the hospital was one of only 405 U.S. hospitals and critical access hospitals named a Top Performer on Key Quality Measures for excellence in accountability measure performance by The Joint Commission in 2011. U.S. News and World Reports 2011-12 rankings of Best Hospitals recognized RRMC as No. 3 in Louisiana. In 2009 the Hospital achieved certification as an Advanced Primary Stroke Center, and in 2010 it became an Accredited Cycle III Chest Pain Center - the only one in Central Louisiana. In 2011, the Hospital was certified as Louisianas only Level II Trauma Center, which will benefit Central Louisiana by providing access to trauma care during the critical first 60 minutes following a traumatic injury, thereby reducing mortality rates from such injuries in the region.
Part VI Line 5	In 2011, RRMC implemented an initiative to reduce elective deliveries between 37 and 39 weeks gestation through education of expectant mothers concerning fetal development and premature birth complications. In fourth quarter 2010, elective deliveries between 37 and 39 weeks were 47.2 per cent of all deliveries, but by fourth quarter 2011, elective deliveries prior to 39 weeks had fallen to 4.8 per cent. During the first two quarters of 2012, there were no such elective deliveries at RRMC.
Part VI Line 5	With an annual payroll of 20 million Rapides Foundation ownership percentage share, RHS is a significant employer in its communities and paid 0.5 million Rapides Foundation share in property taxes during 2011 that supported such efforts as schools, roads and other infrastructure projects. In addition to the community benefit provided by Rapides Healthcare System, The Rapides Foundations 2011 philanthropic activities provided an additional 8.3 million in community benefit to the nine-parish service area. This included grants of 5.0 million and direct charitable activities of 3.3 million in three primary areas of focus Healthy People, Healthy Communities, and Education.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Records Maintained	true	RecordsMaintained

Recipient Table RecipientTable (55 entries)

Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1	CityAddressUS/City	StateAddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCode	EIN Of RecipientEINOfRecipient	IRC SectionIRCSection	Amount Of Cash GrantAmountOfCashGrant	Method Of ValuationMethodOfValuation	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrant
AL HAYWARD SR CDC
PO BOX 1331	BUNKIE	LA	71322	223891941	501c3	24550	Book	HEALTHY PEOPLE
ALEXANDRIA MUSEUM-ARTLLC
933 MAIN STREET	ALEXANDRIA	LA	71301	273943710	GOV	40000	Book	H. COMMUNITIES
ALLEN PARISH SCHOOL BOARD
PO DRAWER C	OBERLIN	LA	70655	726000020	GOV	101250	Book	EDUCATION
ALLEN PARISH SCHOOL BOARD
PO DRAWER C	OBERLIN	LA	70655	726000020	GOV	24300	Book	H. COMMUNITIES
AMERICAN RED CROS
425 BOLTON AVENUE	ALEXANDRIA	LA	71301	529000039	501c3	40000	Book	H. COMMUNITIES
AVOYELLES 4-H FOUNDATION
8592 HWY 1	MANSURA	LA	71350	720981119	501c3	25000	Book	HEALTHY PEOPLE
AVOYELLES PARISH SCHOOL BD
221 TUNICA DRIVE WEST	MARKSVILLE	LA	71351	726000115	GOV	125000	Book	EDUCATION
AVOYELLES PARISH SCHOOL BD
221 TUNICA DRIVE WEST	MARKSVILLE	LA	71351	726000115	GOV	30000	Book	H COMMUNITIES
CANE RIVER NAT HERITAGE
PO BOX 1201	NATCHITOCHES	LA	71358	272052059	501c3	25000	Book	HEALTHY PEOPLE
CASA OF WEST CENLA INC
PO BOX 146	DERIDDER	LA	70634	820554504	501c3	35000	Book	H COMMUNITIES
CATAHOULA PARISH SCHOOL BD
PO BOX 290	HARRISONBURG	LA	71340	726000268	GOV	75000	Book	EDUCATION
CATAHOULA PARISH SCHOOL BD
PO BOX 290	HARRISONBURG	LA	71340	726000268	GOV	18000	Book	H COMMUNITIES
CENLA ADVANTAGE PARTNER
PO BOX 465	ALEXANDRIA	LA	71309	651267691	501c3	646000	Book	H COMMUNITIES
CENTRAL LOUISIANA AHEC
2225 NORTH BOLTON AVENUE	ALEXANDRIA	LA	71303	721204210	501c3	150000	Book	HEALTHY PEOPLE
CENTRAL LA COM FOUNDATION
PO BOX 66	ALEXANDRIA	LA	71309	721446378	501c3	25000	Book	HEALTHY PEOIPLE
CITY OF NATCHITOCHES PARKS
660 MLK DRIVE	NATCHITOCHES	LA	71457	726000931	GOV	25000	Book	HEALTHY PEOPLE
CLOUTIERVILLE SCHOOL
155 SCHOOL HOUSE ROAD	CLOUTIERVILLE	LA	71416	720629556	GOV	17500	Book	HEALTHY PEOPLE
CMAP EXPRESS
1101 FOURTH STREET 101A	ALEXANDRIA	LA	71301	020751416	501c3	787500	Book	HEALTHY PEOPLE
FRIENDS OF ALEXANDRIA ZOO
PO BOX 6015	ALEXANDRIA	LA	713076015	581647938	501c3	40000	Book	H COMMUNITIES
GRANT PARISH SCHOOL BOARD
PO BOX 208	COLFAX	LA	71417	726000494	GOV	90000	Book	EDUCATION
GRANT PARISH SCHOOL BAORD
PO BOX 208	COLFAX	LA	71417	726000494	GOV	21600	Book	H COMMUNITIES
ALEXANDRIA ECONOMIC DEV ATH
201 JOHNSTON STREET 601	ALEXANDRIA	LA	71301	432039628	501c3	25000	Book	HEALTHY PEOPLE
LA COMMUNITY-TECH COLLEGE
265 SOUTH FOSTER DRIVE	BATON ROUGE	LA	70806	205432053	GOV	93024	Book	HEALTHY PEOPLE
LASALLE PARISH SCHOOL BD
PO DRAWER 90	JENA	LA	71342	726000656	GOV	81900	Book	EDUCATION
LASALLE PARISH SCHOOL BD
PO DRAWER 90	JENA	LA	71342	726000656	GOV	15750	Book	H COMMUNITIES
LASALLE RECREATION DIST #10
PO BOX 1852	JENA	LA	71342	721232963	GOV	25000	Book	HEALTHY PEOPLE
LA STATE UNIVERSITY AT ALEX
8100 HWY 71 SOUTH	ALEXANDRIA	LA	713029121	726000848	GOV	109200	Book	HEALTHY PEOPLE
LSU AGRICULTURAL CENTER
PO BOX 25071	BATON ROUGE	LA	70894	726000848	GOV	25000	Book	HEALTHY PEOPLE
MANNA HOUSE
PO BOX 6011	ALEXANDRIA	LA	71307	720491102	501c3	25000	Book	HEALTHY PEOPLE
MONTESSORI EDU CENTER INC
4209 NORTH BOLTON AVENUE	ALEXANDRIA	LA	713034706	721142136	501c3	35000	Book	H COMMUNITIES
NATCHITOCHES PARISH SCH BD
PO BOX 16	NATCHITOCHES	LA	71458	720629556	GOV	137500	Book	EDUCATION
NATCHITOCHES PARISH SCH BD
PO BOX 16	NATCHITOCHES	LA	71458	720629556	GOV	33000	Book	H COMMUNITIES
NATCHITOCHES PARISH SCH BD
PO BOX 16	NATCHITOCHES	LA	71458	720629556	GOV	18500	Book	HEALTHY PEOPLE
NEW PROSPECT BAPTIST CHURCH
111 PROSPECT CHURCH RD	DRY PRONG	LA	71423	720984304	501c3	25000	Book	HEALTHY PEOPLE
NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIV
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT	NATCHITOCHES	LA	71497	726000783	GOV	100500	Book	HEALTHY PEOPLE
PHOENIX MAGNET ELEM SCH
4500 LINCOLN ROAD	ALEXANDRIA	LA	71302	726001133	GOV	25000	Book	HEALTHY PEOPLE
RAPIDES PARISH SCHOOL BD
PO BOX 1230	ALEXANDRIA	LA	71309	726001133	GOV	375000	Book	EDUCATION
RAPIDES PARISH SCHOOL BD
PO BOX 1230	ALEXANDRIA	LA	71309	726001133	GOV	90000	Book	H COMMUNITIES
RAPIDES PARIISH SCHOOL BD
PO BOX 1230	ALEXANDRIA	LA	71309	726001133	GOV	8000	Book	HEALTHY PEOPLE
RAPIDES SENIOR CITIZENS CTR
209 E SHAMROCK	PINEVILLE	LA	71360	237348908	501c3	24900	Book	HEALTHY PEOPLE
SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA AHEC
103 INDEPENDENCE BLVD	LAFAYETTE	LA	70506	721191867	501C3	29000	Book	HEALTHY PEOPLE
ST MARY'S RESIDENTIAL SCH
PO DRAWER 7768	ALEXANDRIA	LA	71306	721108412	GOV	12500	Book	HEALTHY PEOPLE
HEALTH ENRICHMENT NETWORK
PO BOX 566	OAKDALE	LA	71463	721454434	501c3	25000	Book	HEALTHY PEOPLE
THE ORCHARD FOUNDATION
1101 FOURTH STREET 101C	ALEXANDRIA	LA	71301	870830768	501c3	670000	Book	EDUCATION
THE ORCHARD FOUNDATION
1101 FOURTH STREET 101C	ALEXANDRIA	LA	71301	870830768	501c3	400000	Book	H COMMUNITIES
TOWN OF JENA
PO BOX 26	JENA	LA	71342	726000598	GOV	25000	Book	HEALTHY PEOPLE
TOWN OF OLLA
PO BOX 223	OLLA	LA	71465	726001034	GOV	25000	Book	HEALTHY PEOPLE
TOWN OF URANIA
PO BOX 339	URANIA	LA	71480	720687727	GOV	25000	Book	HEALTHY PEOPLE
VERNON PARISH SCHOOL BOARD
201 BELVIEW ROAD	LEESVILLE	LA	71446	726001443	GOV	195000	Book	EDUCATION
VERNON PARISH SCHOOL BOARD
201 BELVIEW ROAD	LEESVILLE	LA	71446	726001443	GOV	37500	Book	H COMMUNITIES
VILLAGEE OF HESSMER
PO BOX 125	HESSMER	LA	71341	726012044	GOV	20000	Book	HEALTHY PEOPLE
VILLAGE OF NATCHEZ
PO BOX 229	NATCHEZ	LA	71456	721074207	GOV	25000	Book	HEALTHY PEOPLE
WINN COMMUNITY HEALTH CTR
431 WEST LAFAYETTE STREET	WINNFIELD	LA	71483	205823527	501c3	25000	Book	HEALTHY PEOPLE
WINN PARISH SCHOOL BOARD
PO BOX 430	WINNFIELD	LA	71483	726001620	GOV	80000	Book	EDUCATION
WINN PARISH SCHOOL BOARD
PO BOX 430	WINNFIELD	LA	71483	726001620	GOV	19200	Book	H COMMUNITIES

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Nbr Of501 C3 And Govt Grants	43	TotalNbrOf501C3AndGovtGrants

Form990 Schedule I Part IV Form990ScheduleIPartIV (2 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
I	2	Prior to funding, grantees develop and submit for approval a work plan and budget for use of the grant funds awarded. On a quarterly or semi-annual basis, the Rapides Foundation TRF requires that grantees submit narrative reports and budget expenditure reports, which compare actual activities completed to approved work plans and actual expenditures to approved budgets. At the end of the grant term, the grantees are required to submit similar cumulative reports detailing the interventions completed, evaluating their effectiveness and itemizing expenses compared to the approved budgets. Unspent funds must be repaid to the Foundation in accordance with written grant agreements. Grantees may submit requests to approve budget line item changes. As a practice TRF does not approve work plan or budget changes which diverge from the original grant purpose and intent.
I	2	TRF, at its expense and option, performs random, periodic reviews of the grantees internal records to verify the accuracy of reporting. If appropriate, repayment of inappropriate expenditures is requested. Failure to report expenditures or to repay unspent or inappropriately spent funds will result in 1-withholding of additional payments on existing grants or 2- prevent consideration of future grant requests. Large grant initiatives are evaluated by TRF utilizing third-party evaluation firms. The evaluations measure the effectiveness of the chosen intervention in achieving the initiative intended outcomes as well as the effectiveness of the initiative implementation. Evaluations serve to provide TRF feedback which can be utilized to improve program implementation.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	X	CompensationCommittee
Independent Consultant	X	IndependentConsultant
Written Employment Contract	X	WrittenEmploymentContract
Compensation Survey	X	CompensationSurvey
Board Or Committee Approval	X	BoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan	false	SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement	false	EquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related Orgs	false	CompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing Org	false	CompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate Orgs	false	CompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed Payments	false	AnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractException

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (3 entries)

Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrg	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrg	Deferred Comp Filing OrgDeferredCompFilingOrg	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrg	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrg
JOSEPH R ROSIER JR
281896	1109	24500	9044	316549
KATHLEEN F NOLEN
169950	373	16995	3208	190526
ANNETTE BEUCHLER
138600	187	13860	6835	159482

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (26 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
Form 990 Part I	1	which effectively address the following philanthropic objectives Healthy People - To promote healthy behaviors and improve access to healthcare Education - To increase the level of educational attainment and achievement as the primary path to improved economic, social and health status Healthy Communities - To improve economic opportunity and family income and enhanced civic and community opportunities for more effective leaders and organizations.
Form 990 Part III	1	which effectively address the following philanthropic objectives Healthy People - To promote healthy behaviors and improve access to healthcare Education - To increase the level of educational attainment and achievement as the primary path to improved economic, social and health status Healthy Communities - To improve economic opportunity and family income and enhanced civic and community opportunities for more effective leaders and organizations.
Form 990 Part III	4a	Advanced Primary Stroke Center, and in 2010 it became an Accredited Cycle III Chest Pain Center - the only one in Central Louisiana. In 2011, the Hospital was certified as Louisianas only Level II Trauma Center, which will benefit Central Louisiana by providing access to trauma care during the critical first 60 minutes following a traumatic injury, thereby reducing mortality rates from such injuries in the region. In 2011, RRMC implemented an initiative to reduce elective deliveries between 37 and 39 weeks gestation through education of expectant mothers concerning fetal development and premature birth complications. In fourth quarter 2010, elective deliveries between 37 and 39 weeks were 47.2 of all deliveries, but by fourth quarter 2011, elective deliveries prior to 39 weeks had fallen to 4.8. During the first two quarters of 2012, there were no such elective deliveries at RRMC.
Form 990 Part III	4a	TRF also seeks to assert, develop and support access to non-urgent care for the uninsured and underserved populations. In 2011, RHS provided charity care and other community benefits totaling 6.3 million, as included on Schedule H, Part I, Line 7k attached hereto. This included 5.2 million of unreimbursed patient care costs, 0.2 million in community education, community programs and community donations and 0.9 million in support of the LSU Family Practice Residency Program.
Form 990 Part III	4b	critical role by enabling patients access to chronic care medications prescribed by physicians in the Outpatient Center. In 2011, Huey P. Long enrolled or re-enrolled 956 patients and filled 39,975 prescriptions, for a cost savings of 3.8 million. TRF provided 175,000 in funding to CMAPs Cancer Screening Project, which provided free mammograms, Pap smears, pelvic exams and colorectal cancer tests to uninsured patients who couldnt afford these critical screenings.
Form 990 Part III	4b	Its cancer screening van, through a partnership with Louisiana State University, brought these tests to rural areas. In 2011, 386 patients were seen, 139 Pap smears done, 182 pelvic exams completed, 343 mammograms done, 144 clinical breast exams completed, and 200 take-home colorectal cancer tests distributed. More than 275,000 in grants was awarded to Louisiana State University at Alexandria, Northwestern State University and Central Louisiana Community and Technical College to support their nursing education programs and build healthcare access in the Central Louisiana region. In 2011 TRF contracted with The American Cancer Society to implement and manage a Community Health Advisor network to help educate individuals in the benefits of screening as well as assist in access screening for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancers.
Form 990 Part III	4b	TRF awarded over 550,000 in grants during 2011 to 24 communities in nine parishes as part of TRFs Diet and Physical Activity Initiative. These funds were used to increase healthy eating and physical activity opportunities for adults and youth through implementation of walking trails, playgrounds, farmers markets and community gardens. Additionally, eight school districts continued to work with the 840,000 in two-year funding awarded in 2010 to improve healthy eating and physical activity opportunities. The school districts used these funds to implement innovative school health model programs such as CATCH, SPARK and SMART and Healthy Lifestyles.
Form 990 Part III	4b	TRF invested 250,000 in an innovative high school program held in spring 2011, The Get Healthy Cenla Video Challenge, which involved 39 high schools, whose student teams produced videos promoting healthy eating and exercise. TRF posted the resulting videos on its website, resulting in 44,599 website hits and over 20,000 votes for the winning videos. The top ten videos were viewed and recognized at a Hollywood-style award ceremony. The grand prize winner was professionally produced, with the original student team involved, and used in TRFs 2011 outreach campaigns. Also in 2011, TRF began its Healthy Lifestyles Program, which has both a workplace education component as well as a physician referral one-on-one exercise and healthy eating consultation program.
Form 990 Part III	4b	In 2011, as part of TRFs Tobacco Prevention and Control Initiative, TRF ran hard-hitting campaigns such as Cigarettes Are Eating You Alive, Reverse the Damage - Heart Attack, and Reverse the Damage - Lung Cancer. TRFs cessation intervention program features elements of provider education, provider reminder/referral tools, and patient education. Physicians and other healthcare providers are encouraged to refer patients directly to the states Quitline through use of informational cards and other collaterals displaying the Quitline number. Community and school grants totaling 219,000 supported programs such as Tar Wars and Kick Butts Day events in the schools, workplace outreach and Great American Smokeout activities. TRF facilitated a Youth Summit on Tobacco and Prevention and Control, attended by 110 youth, representing 18 area schools.
Form 990 Part III	4b	Selected long-term goals 2012 for the Healthy People Initiative include Decrease current smoking among youth from 24.6 in 2007 to 17.1 Decrease current smoking in adults from 24.9 in 2005 to 20 Decrease the percentage of overweight adults from 68 to 67 Decrease the percentage of adolescents who are overweight from 32 to 27.7 Increase percentage of adults participating in moderate physical activity for at least 30 minutes per day 5 days per week from 24 to 35 Increase the percentage of adolescents engaging in moderate physical activity for 30 minutes 5 days per week from 20 to 30 Increase the percentage of adults who eat 5 servings of fruits and vegetables per day from 32 to 43.5 Increase the percentage of adolescents who eat 5 servings of fruits and vegetables per day from 14 to 17.5 Increase the percentage of adults with a specific source of ongoing primary care from 72 in 2005 to 85.
Form 990 Part III	4c	hands-on activities that develop students deeper understanding of the content. This approach also helps ensure that students acquire the necessary skills to succeed and be productive in the 21st century. During 2011, 210 teachers participated in AIMS training. Also during 2011, the Orchard Foundation sponsored Kagan instructional institutes for high school, middle and elementary school educators. The institutes featured hands-on curriculum and materials that were engaging, rigorous and motivating for students and that could immediately be brought back into the classroom and implemented in a cooperative learning model. A total of 312 teachers attended the institutes. TRF awarded 200,000 in grants to the Orchard Foundation to support its instructional institutes.
Form 990 Part III	4c	In 2010 Louisiana State University received an 8 million, five-year grant from the U.S. Department of Education to retrain Central Louisiana professionals holding a bachelors degree in a math- or science-related field to teach high school advanced placement math and science classes. The Central Louisiana Academic Residency for Teachers CART grant is a collaborative effort between TRF, The Orchard Foundation, nine Central Louisiana parish school districts, LSUA and LSU. During 2011, the programs first cohort of 12 residents completed their co-teaching year, earned their masters degrees, and began teaching in Central Louisiana schools. The second cohort of 12 students began their co-teaching year and masters program study. In addition to ongoing in-kind support, in 2011 TRF provided 220,000 in cash matching funds to support the CART program.
Form 990 Part III	4c	TRF has set the following long-term goals for its Education Initiative By 2012 iLEAP Louisianas standardized achievement test test results will increase to 55 from 52.3 75 of students will attain Approaching Basic or above in language arts, math and science on the iLEAP test 25 of students will achieve Advanced/Mastery level on the iLEAP test The demographically adjusted performance score will increase from 0.63 to 1.98 The Graduation Cohort Rate will increase to 77 from 68.4.
Form 990 Part III	4d	The Rapides Foundations TRFs other program services primarily consists of its Healthy Communities Initiative -- In 2011 TRF provided 400,000 in funding to the Business Accelerator System BAS, a program of the Alexandria/Pineville Chamber of Commerce and the Central Louisiana Economic Development Authority. BAS partnered with Louisiana State University at Alexandria and the Central Louisiana Business Incubator to offer entrepreneurship classes for early-stage entrepreneurs, such as finance, marketing, operations, and opportunity engineering. BAS also offers coaching services to entrepreneurs. As of December 21, 2011, BAS was providing services to 46 entrepreneurs in the emerging level and 13 in the advanced level. In 2011 TRF provided 646,000 in matching funds to Cenla Advantage Partnership, a Central Louisiana business coalition dedicated to economic development in the region.
Form 990 Part III	4d	In 2011 TRF provided 300,000 to support the Orchard Foundations Cenla Work Ready Network, a system designed to link education with workforce development efforts and align them with regional economic needs. During 2011, Orchard enabled all high schools in its service area to access Career Ready 101, a career training course that prepares students for certification with WorkKeys assessments. WorkKeys is a job skills assessment system measuring real world skills that employers believe are critical to job success. WorkKeys assessment scores in three core areas applied mathematics, reading for information, and locating information, determine a students National Career Readiness Certificate NCRC level, an objective documentation of an employees skills that can be accepted nationwide. During 2011 2,318 students participated in Career Ready 101 training, and 90 students achieved NCRC certification.
Form 990 Part III	4d	A portion of TRFs 2011 funding to the Orchard Foundation supported a Workforce Summit, which provided an opportunity for employers, educators and economic development professionals to collaborate and share the benefits of using the National Career Readiness Certificate NCRC to build a work-ready region in Central Louisiana. The summit brought nationally recognized best practices in manufacturing, healthcare, career and technical education to Central Louisiana. 209 educators and business leaders attended the summit. Also during 2011, grants totaling 300,000 were made to nine Central Louisiana parish school districts to support career and technical training in the schools. Thirteen Central Louisiana professionals graduated from Cenla Boardbuilders in 2010, a TRF Community Development Works CDW program that trains emerging leaders to become active in their communities as members of nonprofit boards of directors. The professionals went through a series of sessions in 2011 to learn the roles and responsibilities of being effective board members. After completing the training, they were each matched with a nonprofit organization and will now serve on their boards.
Form 990 Part III	4d	Through its free training classes, CDW trained local nonprofit organizations and individuals in issues that they deal with every day, including grant writing, financial management, fundraising and marketing. In 2011 CDW began offering some of its classes online. 254 individuals took these free courses in 2011. Under its Nonprofit Works program, CDW awarded grants totaling 190,000 to five local organizations. The grants will be used to expand the governance, organizational development and leadership capacities of the organizations through personalized technical assistance and training over a two-year period. Also during 2011, four organizations who received grants during 2010 completed their development work under the two-year program.
Form 990 Part III	4d	Selected long-term goals 2012 for the Healthy Communities Initiative include Grow the real median household income to 34,000. 5-yr growth rate of 1.2 Increase the importance of citizen-led efforts in the community to 85 Increase the number of residents who volunteer frequently to 25 Increase the number of residents who engage frequently in fundraising for community efforts to 72 Increase the number of leaders who regularly partner with other organizations to accomplish their missions to 58 Increase the number of community groups achieving excellence in best practices for nonprofit management to 58.
Form 990 Part VI	11b	A final copy of the Form 990 is furnished to the Audit Committee of The Rapides Foundation Board TRF for review and approval, and a meeting is held to discuss the Form 990 in detail. The meeting is attended by staff that assisted in compiling the form, as well as, representatives of the external accounting firm who compiled the form. All TRF Board members receive the final Form 990 copy when it is sent to the Audit Committee, and all Board members are invited to attend the Audit Committee meeting to review the Form in detail if they so choose.
Form 990 Part VI	12c	The Rapides Foundation has both a Staff Code of Ethics and Conduct and a Trustee Code of Ethics and Conduct, both of which define and describe actions to be taken in the event of conflicts of interest. The Staff Code of Ethics and Conduct is monitored and enforced through organizational procedures, controls and daily supervision of employees by the next level of management. The Trustee Code of Ethics and Conduct is monitored at each trustee board and committee meeting, because the first agenda item is one in which the meeting chairman asks trustees to disclose any potential conflicts with listed agenda items.
Form 990 Part VI	12c	A trustee that has a potential conflict of interest with a matter that comes before the board or committee is required to leave the room before the matter is discussed, and a majority vote of the remaining disinterested board trustees determine whether a conflict actually exists. If a conflict is determined to exist, then the conflicted trustee is not allowed to be present during board discussion nor vote on the issue creating the conflict. Each year, trustees and key employees are required to complete a conflict of interest questionnaire to disclose business and personal relationships that could be potential conflicts of interests.
Form 990 Part VI	15a/b	The Rapides Foundation Board Compensation Committee, which is composed of the independent members of its Executive Committee, engages a third-party compensation consultant to provide market information concerning pay and benefits and make compensation structure recommendations for all organization positions. The consultant is provided with job descriptions for all job positions. The consultant then compares those jobs with similar positions at similar types and sizes of organizations. The consultant meets with the Compensation Committee and provides the comparison data, along with their recommendations for pay ranges for each position minimum, midpoint, maximum. Recommendations are based upon market averages of similar types and sizes of organizations. The process is conducted every three years. In interim years, the consultant recommends inflationary adjustments to pay ranges.
Form 990 Part VI	15a/b	The CEO and two directors of the organization are considered key employees. The CEO recommends the pay for the two directors and a salary budget for the remaining employees to the Compensation Committee for approval. The consultant meets with the Compensation Committee independently to discuss recommendations for CEO pay.
Form 990 Part VI	19	The Rapides Foundation Mission, Philanthropic Objectives, Guiding Organizational Objectives, Staff Code of Ethics and Conduct, Trustee Code of Ethics and Conduct, and Annual Report including financial statements are all available on the organizations website at www.rapidesfoundation.org.
Form 990	8	The Rapides Foundation operates only within the state of Louisiana, which does not require the filing of a community benefit report. The Rapides Regional Medical Center Community Benefit Report is posted on its website at www.rapidesregional.com.
		Form 990 Part I Section 1 Line 1 which effectively address the following philanthropic objectives Healthy People - To promote healthy behaviors and improve access to healthcare Education - To increase the level of educational attainment and achievement as the primary path to improved economic, social and health status Healthy Communities - To improve economic opportunity and family income and enhanced civic and community opportunities for more effective leaders and organizations. Form 990 Part III Section 1 Line 1 which effectively address the following philanthropic objectives Healthy People - To promote healthy behaviors and improve access to healthcare Education - To increase the level of educational attainment and achievement as the primary path to improved economic, social and health status Healthy Communities - To improve economic opportunity and family income and enhanced civic and community opportunities for more effective leaders and organizations. Form 990 Part III Section 1 Line 4a Advanced Primary Stroke Center, and in 2010 it became an Accredited Cycle III Chest Pain Center - the only one in Central Louisiana. In 2011, the Hospital was certified as Louisianas only Level II Trauma Center, which will benefit Central Louisiana by providing access to trauma care during the critical first 60 minutes following a traumatic injury, thereby reducing mortality rates from such injuries in the region. In 2011, RRMC implemented an initiative to reduce elective deliveries between 37 and 39 weeks gestation through education of expectant mothers concerning fetal development and premature birth complications. In fourth quarter 2010, elective deliveries between 37 and 39 weeks were 47.2 of all deliveries, but by fourth quarter 2011, elective deliveries prior to 39 weeks had fallen to 4.8. During the first two quarters of 2012, there were no such elective deliveries at RRMC. Form 990 Part III Section 1 Line 4a TRF also seeks to assert, develop and support access to non-urgent care for the uninsured and underserved populations. In 2011, RHS provided charity care and other community benefits totaling 6.3 million, as included on Schedule H, Part I, Line 7k attached hereto. This included 5.2 million of unreimbursed patient care costs, 0.2 million in community education, community programs and community donations and 0.9 million in support of the LSU Family Practice Residency Program. Form 990 Part III Section 1 Line 4b critical role by enabling patients access to chronic care medications prescribed by physicians in the Outpatient Center. In 2011, Huey P. Long enrolled or re-enrolled 956 patients and filled 39,975 prescriptions, for a cost savings of 3.8 million. TRF provided 175,000 in funding to CMAPs Cancer Screening Project, which provided free mammograms, Pap smears, pelvic exams and colorectal cancer tests to uninsured patients who couldnt afford these critical screenings. Form 990 Part III Section 1 Line 4b Its cancer screening van, through a partnership with Louisiana State University, brought these tests to rural areas. In 2011, 386 patients were seen, 139 Pap smears done, 182 pelvic exams completed, 343 mammograms done, 144 clinical breast exams completed, and 200 take-home colorectal cancer tests distributed. More than 275,000 in grants was awarded to Louisiana State University at Alexandria, Northwestern State University and Central Louisiana Community and Technical College to support their nursing education programs and build healthcare access in the Central Louisiana region. In 2011 TRF contracted with The American Cancer Society to implement and manage a Community Health Advisor network to help educate individuals in the benefits of screening as well as assist in access screening for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancers. Form 990 Part III Section 1 Line 4b TRF awarded over 550,000 in grants during 2011 to 24 communities in nine parishes as part of TRFs Diet and Physical Activity Initiative. These funds were used to increase healthy eating and physical activity opportunities for adults and youth through implementation of walking trails, playgrounds, farmers markets and community gardens. Additionally, eight school districts continued to work with the 840,000 in two-year funding awarded in 2010 to improve healthy eating and physical activity opportunities. The school districts used these funds to implement innovative school health model programs such as CATCH, SPARK and SMART and Healthy Lifestyles. Form 990 Part III Section 1 Line 4b TRF invested 250,000 in an innovative high school program held in spring 2011, The Get Healthy Cenla Video Challenge, which involved 39 high schools, whose student teams produced videos promoting healthy eating and exercise. TRF posted the resulting videos on its website, resulting in 44,599 website hits and over 20,000 votes for the winning videos. The top ten videos were viewed and recognized at a Hollywood-style award ceremony. The grand prize winner was professionally produced, with the original student team involved, and used in TRFs 2011 outreach campaigns. Also in 2011, TRF began its Healthy Lifestyles Program, which has both a workplace education component as well as a physician referral one-on-one exercise and healthy eating consultation program. Form 990 Part III Section 1 Line 4b In 2011, as part of TRFs Tobacco Prevention and Control Initiative, TRF ran hard-hitting campaigns such as Cigarettes Are Eating You Alive, Reverse the Damage - Heart Attack, and Reverse the Damage - Lung Cancer. TRFs cessation intervention program features elements of provider education, provider reminder/referral tools, and patient education. Physicians and other healthcare providers are encouraged to refer patients directly to the states Quitline through use of informational cards and other collaterals displaying the Quitline number. Community and school grants totaling 219,000 supported programs such as Tar Wars and Kick Butts Day events in the schools, workplace outreach and Great American Smokeout activities. TRF facilitated a Youth Summit on Tobacco and Prevention and Control, attended by 110 youth, representing 18 area schools. Form 990 Part III Section 1 Line 4b Selected long-term goals 2012 for the Healthy People Initiative include Decrease current smoking among youth from 24.6 in 2007 to 17.1 Decrease current smoking in adults from 24.9 in 2005 to 20 Decrease the percentage of overweight adults from 68 to 67 Decrease the percentage of adolescents who are overweight from 32 to 27.7 Increase percentage of adults participating in moderate physical activity for at least 30 minutes per day 5 days per week from 24 to 35 Increase the percentage of adolescents engaging in moderate physical activity for 30 minutes 5 days per week from 20 to 30 Increase the percentage of adults who eat 5 servings of fruits and vegetables per day from 32 to 43.5 Increase the percentage of adolescents who eat 5 servings of fruits and vegetables per day from 14 to 17.5 Increase the percentage of adults with a specific source of ongoing primary care from 72 in 2005 to 85. Form 990 Part III Section 1 Line 4c hands-on activities that develop students deeper understanding of the content. This approach also helps ensure that students acquire the necessary skills to succeed and be productive in the 21st century. During 2011, 210 teachers participated in AIMS training. Also during 2011, the Orchard Foundation sponsored Kagan instructional institutes for high school, middle and elementary school educators. The institutes featured hands-on curriculum and materials that were engaging, rigorous and motivating for students and that could immediately be brought back into the classroom and implemented in a cooperative learning model. A total of 312 teachers attended the institutes. TRF awarded 200,000 in grants to the Orchard Foundation to support its instructional institutes. Form 990 Part III Section 1 Line 4c In 2010 Louisiana State University received an 8 million, five-year grant from the U.S. Department of Education to retrain Central Louisiana professionals holding a bachelors degree in a math- or science-related field to teach high school advanced placement math and science classes. The Central Louisiana Academic Residency for Teachers CART grant is a collaborative effort between TRF, The Orchard Foundation, nine Central Louisiana parish school districts, LSUA and LSU. During 2011, the programs first cohort of 12 residents completed their co-teaching year, earned their masters degrees, and began teaching in Central Louisiana schools. The second cohort of 12 students began their co-teaching year and masters program study. In addition to ongoing in-kind support, in 2011 TRF provided 220,000 in cash matching funds to support the CART program. Form 990 Part III Section 1 Line 4c TRF has set the following long-term goals for its Education Initiative By 2012 iLEAP Louisianas standardized achievement test test results will increase to 55

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

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CMAP EXPRESS
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