2024-10-23T13:53:14-05:00 2023-12-31 420714325 RSM US LLP 4650 EAST 53RD STREET DAVENPORT IA 528073479 990 2023-01-01 261899392 ILLINOIS RURAL HEALTHNET ILLI 3193643200 222 THIRD AVENUE SE 500 CEDAR RAPIDS IA 52401 TRINA CASNER PRESIDENT 3193643200 2024-10-14 1 0 ERICA L CRAIG P02109597 5638884000 2024-10-14 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z TRINA CASNER 222 THIRD AVENUE SE 500 CEDAR RAPIDS IA 52401 2033941 0 X WWW.ILLINOISRURALHEALTHNET.ORG X 2008 IL THE PURPOSE OF THE ILLINOIS RURAL HEALTHNET IS TO WORK COOPERATIVELY WITH ENTITIES WITHIN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS TO FACILITATE AND ASSIST IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF HIGH-SPEED DATA TRANSMISSION FACILITIES FOR THE PROVISION OF ADVANCED TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION SERVICES TO PUBLIC AND NON-PROFIT HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS. 6 6 0 9 0 0 540435 607902 1432113 1404408 0 21631 0 0 1972548 2033941 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3004366 2948720 3004366 2948720 -1031818 -914779 4712549 3925323 675802 803355 4036747 3121968 X THE PURPOSE OF THE ILLINOIS RURAL HEALTHNET IS TO WORK COOPERATIVELY WITH ENTITIES WITHIN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS TO FACILITATE AND ASSIST IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF HIGH-SPEED DATA TRANSMISSION FACILITIES FOR THE PROVISION OF ADVANCED TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION SERVICES TO PUBLIC AND NON-PROFIT HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS. 0 0 2828642 1404408 DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATION OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE 2828642 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 6 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 IL X STEVE KNAPP 3193643200 222 THIRD AVENUE SE 500 CEDAR RAPIDS IA 52401 X TRINA CASNER PRESIDENT/CHAIRPERSON 1.00 X X 0 0 0 RAY GENSINGER FORMER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KEVIN GROSKREUTZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 VON LAMBERT SECRETARY/TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JIM MORMANN FORMER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TYNAN O'NEIL FORMER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DENISE POPP DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STACIE TAAK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRIS TALCOTT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FIBERUTILITIES GROUP LLC 222 3RD AVE SE SUITE 500 CEDAR RAPIDS IA 52401 MANAGEMENT & CONSULTING 756916 IT SAVVY FKA INOC 500 SKOKIE BLVD SUITE 380 NORTHBROOK IL 60062 NETWORK MONITORING 110995 2 607902 607902 FEE REVENUE 900099 1404408 1404408 1404408 21631 21631 2033941 1404408 0 21631 X 2500 2125 375 24519 20841 3678 857635 745639 111996 84 71 13 225447 225447 16310 13864 2446 FIBER & NETWORK EXPENSE 1565456 1565456 CONNECTION EXPENSE 168417 168417 SUPPLIES EXPENSE 77888 77888 REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE E 10193 8664 1529 271 230 41 2948720 2828642 120078 0 1124941 390535 267866 398923 1772593 1423526 5016592 3326622 1524780 1689970 22369 22369 4712549 3925323 147529 330082 528273 473273 675802 803355 X 4036747 3121968 4036747 3121968 4712549 3925323 -914779 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 259792 480870 561036 540435 607902 2450035 1719353 1737205 1697838 1432113 1404408 7990917 1979145 2218075 2258874 1972548 2012310 10440952 0 1092088 1082449 1080463 808184 821992 4885176 1092088 1082449 1080463 808184 821992 4885176 5555776 1 21631 21632 1 21631 21632 7794 6166 13960 1986940 2224241 2258874 1972548 2033941 10476544 0.53030 0.52100 0.00210 0.00000 X SCHEDULE A, PART III, LINE 12, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS - 2019 AMOUNT: $ 6,042. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 6,166. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 0. BAD DEBT RECOVERY - 2019 AMOUNT: $ 1,752. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 0. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 2320775 1974977 345798 2695817 1351645 1344172 1689970 X 2033941 0 2033941 0 2033941 2948720 0 2948720 0 2948720 PART X, LINE 2: ILLINOIS RURAL HEALTHNET (THE ORGANIZATION) IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (IRC) AND SIMILAR SECTIONS OF THE ILLINOIS COMPILED STATUTES. THE ORGANIZATION FILES A FORM 990 (RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX) ANNUALLY. WHEN THE RETURNS ARE FILED, IT IS HIGHLY CERTAIN THAT SOME POSITIONS TAKEN WOULD BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES, WHILE OTHERS ARE SUBJECT TO UNCERTAINTY ABOUT THE MERITS OF THE TAX POSITION TAKEN OR THE AMOUNT OF THE POSITION THAT WOULD ULTIMATELY BE SUSTAINED. EXAMPLES OF TAX POSITIONS COMMON TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDE SUCH MATTERS AS THE FOLLOWING: THE TAX-EXEMPT STATUS OF EACH ENTITY AND VARIOUS POSITIONS RELATIVE TO POTENTIAL SOURCES OF UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX (UBIT). UBIT IS REPORTED ON FORM 990-T, AS APPROPRIATE. THE BENEFIT OF A TAX POSITION IS RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS IN THE PERIOD DURING WHICH, BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE EVIDENCE, MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION, INCLUDING THE RESOLUTION OF APPEALS OR LITIGATION PROCESSES, IF ANY. TAX POSITIONS ARE OFFSET OR AGGREGATED WITH OTHER POSITIONS. TAX POSITIONS THAT MEET THE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT RECOGNITION THRESHOLD ARE MEASURED AS THE LARGEST AMOUNT OF TAX BENEFIT THAT IS MORE THAN 50% LIKELY TO BE REALIZED ON SETTLEMENT WITH THE APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITY. THE PORTION OF THE BENEFITS ASSOCIATED WITH TAX POSITIONS TAKEN THAT EXCEEDS THE AMOUNT MEASURED AS DESCRIBED ABOVE IS REFLECTED AS A LIABILITY FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS IN THE ACCOMPANYING BALANCE SHEETS, ALONG WITH ANY ASSOCIATED INTEREST AND PENALTIES THAT WOULD BE PAYABLE TO THE TAXING AUTHORITIES UPON EXAMINATION. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022, THERE WERE NO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS IDENTIFIED AND RECORDED AS A LIABILITY. FORMS 990 FILED BY THE ORGANIZATION ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (IRS) UP TO THREE YEARS FROM THE EXTENDED DUE DATE OF EACH RETURN. FORMS 990 FILED BY THE ORGANIZATION ARE GENERALLY NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019 AND PRIOR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3 DURING THE TAX YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION ENGAGED FIBERUTILITIES GROUP, LLC TO ACT AS A MANAGEMENT COMPANY FOR THE ORGANIZATION. FIBERUTILITIES GROUP, LLC PROVIDES ADMINISTRATIVE AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES ALONG WITH ASSISTING IN CREATING A LONG-TERM STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE ORGANIZATION. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT, FIBERUTILITIES GROUP, LLC REPORTS DIRECTLY TO THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 MEMBERS OF ILLINOIS RURAL HEALTHNET (IRHN) CAN INCLUDE PUBLIC AND NON-PROFIT HEALTH CARE AND HEALTH EDUCATION AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS, PRIVATE SECTOR HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS AND BUSINESSES, AND PUBLIC SECTOR AGENCIES THAT ARE PROVIDING ASSISTANCE AND/OR RESOURCES FOR ILLINOIS RURAL HEALTHNET NETWORK DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B BEFORE FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ALONG WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM FIBERUTILITIES GROUP, LLC, A MANAGEMENT COMPANY OF ILLINOIS RURAL HEALTHNET. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ALL DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND AGENTS OF THE CORPORATION ARE SUBJECT TO THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. IN ADDITION, ALL INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS WHO PROVIDE SERVICES AND/OR MATERIALS TO THE CORPORATION IN EXCHANGE FOR $20,000 OR MORE IN PAYMENT DURING ANY FISCAL YEAR SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THESE PROVISIONS. ALL PERSONS SUBJECT HERETO SHALL BE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS "COVERED PERSONS." THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PUBLICIZING THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE TO THE PERSONS AFFECTED THEREBY. NO PERSON SHALL BECOME A DIRECTOR, OFFICER OR AGENT OF THE CORPORATION WITHOUT FIRST ACKNOWLEDGING TO THE CORPORATION IN WRITING THAT HE OR SHE HAS REVIEWED, FULLY UNDERSTANDS AND IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS POLICY. ALL COVERED PERSONS SHALL PROMPTLY DISCLOSE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CORPORATION ALL SUBSTANTIVE POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WHICH SUCH PERSON DISCOVERS OR WHICH IS BROUGHT TO HIS OR HER ATTENTION. SUCH DISCLOSURE SHALL INCLUDE SUBMISSION TO THE BOARD OF A WRITTEN STATEMENT OF THE FACTS SURROUNDING THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A BRIEF ORAL STATEMENT TO THE BOARD WITH RESPECT TO THE MATTER IN QUESTION. AN ANNUAL DISCLOSURE STATEMENT SHALL BE CIRCULATED TO ALL COVERED PERSONS TO ASSIST THEM IN CONSIDERING SUCH DISCLOSURES. NEVERTHELESS, PROMPT DISCLOSURE NOTICES OF CONFLICT SHALL BE FILED WITH THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OR ANY OTHER PERSON DESIGNATED BY HIM/HER FROM TIME TO TIME TO RECEIVE SUCH NOTIFICATIONS. ALL DISCLOSURE NOTICES RECEIVED HEREUNDER SHALL BE NOTED FOR RECORD IN THE MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE PRESENCE OF THE DIRECTOR WHO IS DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY A PARTY TO THE TRANSACTION IN QUESTION OR A DIRECTOR WHO IS OTHERWISE NOT DISINTERESTED MAY BE COUNTED IN DETERMINING WHETHER A QUORUM IS PRESENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE MEETING, BUT SHALL NOT BE PRESENT OR HAVE A VOTE WHEN THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR A COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD DISCUSSES AND TAKES ACTION ON THE TRANSACTION. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CORPORATION MAY BUT NEED NOT DETERMINE, BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS MADE AT A MEETING AT WHICH A QUORUM IS PRESENT, THAT A COVERED PERSON HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST SUCH THAT SUCH PERSON SHOULD BE DISQUALIFIED FROM BEING INVOLVED IN THE TRANSACTION IN QUESTION IN ANY MANNER AS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD AND NOT INCONSISTENT WITH THE BYLAWS. DISQUALIFICATIONS UNDER THIS SECTION MAY BUT NEED NOT INVOLVE THE RE-ASSIGNMENT OF CERTAIN DUTIES RELATING TO THE TRANSACTION IN QUESTION FROM THE COVERED PERSONS CHARGED WITH SUCH DUTIES TO A COVERED PERSON WITHOUT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO THE MATTER. IT SHALL INVOLVE ABSTENTION FROM BEING PRESENT AND FROM VOTING ON THE MATTER BY THE DIRECTORS WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. ANY COVERED PERSON WHO FAILS TO DISCLOSE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST AS REQUIRED HEREUNDER IS SUBJECT TO TERMINATION FROM BOARD MEMBERSHIP AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTING FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 634,644. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 111,996. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 746,640. NETWORK MONITORING FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 110,995. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 110,995. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ENGAGES THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS TO PERFORM THE AUDIT. IN ADDITION, THE AUDITORS MEET WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO GO OVER THE AUDIT REPORT.