2026-07-28T09:53:22-05:00 2025-12-31 273858252 DEAN DORTON ALLEN FORD PLLC 810 WRIGHTS SUMMIT PARKWAY SUITE 300 FORT WRIGHT KY 41011 990 2025-01-01 451754340 CIVITAS NETWORKS FOR HEALTH CIVI 2072728147 500 WESTOVER DRIVE 95712 SANFORD NC 27330 JOLIE RITZO CEO 8776974432 2026-07-28 1 BRYAN PAUTSCH P00034913 8593313300 2026-07-21 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z JOLIE RITZO 500 WESTOVER DRIVE 95712 SANFORD NC 27330 3053581 0 X CIVITASFORHEALTH.ORG X 2011 ME A MISSION AND MEMBER DRIVEN ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO USING HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE, HEALTH DATA, AND MULTI-STAKEHOLDER, CROSS-SECTOR APPROACHES TO IMPROVE HEALTH. 13 13 15 13 0 0 1695654 1628477 1472510 1388240 67357 32178 6806 4686 3242327 3053581 0 0 0 0 1716032 1602772 0 0 90607 1464678 1550201 3180710 3152973 61617 -99392 3104125 3006358 515599 556654 2588526 2449704 X CIVITAS NETWORKS FOR HEALTH IS THE LEADING VOICE AND CONVENER FOR ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO USE DATA TO IMPROVE HEALTH IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. BY BRINGING TOGETHER LOCAL IMPLEMENTERS - HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGES (HIES), EMERGING HEALTH DATA UTILITIES (HDUS), COMMUNITY INFORMATION EXCHANGES (CIES), REGIONAL HEALTH IMPROVEMENT COLLABORATIVES (RHICS), ALL PAYER CLAIMS DATABASES (APCDS), QUALITY IMPROVEMENT ORGANIZATIONS (QIOS), AND OTHER MULTISTAKEHOLDER GROUPS - WE FOSTER DATA-DRIVEN COLLABORATION THAT CREATES NATIONAL IMPACT WHILE STAYING ROOTED IN LOCAL REALITIES. 0 0 2004787 1392926 PATIENT CENTERED-DATA HOME: CIVITAS NETWORKS FOR HEALTH (CIVITAS) SUPPORTS PATIENT CENTERED DATA HOME- A MEMBER-LED INITIATIVE THAT IS A SCALABLE, COST-EFFECTIVE MODEL THAT CONNECTS HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGES (HIES) NATIONWIDE. PCDH ENSURES THAT PATIENT HEALTH INFORMATION FOLLOWS INDIVIDUALS WHEREVER THEY SEEK CARE, IMPROVING OUTCOMES AND SUPPORTING REAL-TIME, WHOLE-PERSON CARE COORDINATION. THE PATIENT CENTERED DATA HOME (PCDH) IS A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED APPROACH TO LINKING PATIENT INFORMATION ACROSS STATE AND REGIONAL LINES. PCDH USES SIMPLE BUT POWERFUL TRIGGERING ALERTS (BASED ON WHERE CARE OCCURS) TO NOTIFY HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS WHEN A PATIENT RECEIVES CARE OUTSIDE THEIR "HOME" HIE REGION - AND FACILITATES REAL-TIME DATA SHARING ACROSS TRUSTED HIE NETWORKS. DEMOGRAPHIC DATA MODERNIZATION (DEMO) INITIATIVE: CIVITAS NETWORKS FOR HEALTH (CIVITAS) SUPPORTS THIS PROGRAM TO IMPROVE EXISTING DEMOGRAPHIC DATA STANDARDS SO HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS CAN MORE ACCURATELY IDENTIFY DISPARITIES AND DELIVER CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE CARE. THIS INITIATIVE REFINES AND EXPANDS DEMOGRAPHIC QUESTIONS AND RESPONSE OPTIONS PROPOSED BY AHIP'S HEALTH EQUITY WORKGROUP THROUGH A MULTIYEAR, STAKEHOLDERDRIVEN PROCESS. IN THE INITIAL PHASE, CIVITAS CONVENED DIVERSE STAKEHOLDERS IN A SERIES OF NATIONAL FOCUS GROUPS TO REVIEW QUESTIONS AND RESPONSE CHOICES ACROSS DOMAINS INCLUDING RACE, ETHNICITY, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, SEX, GENDER, RELATIONSHIP STATUS, PRONOUNS, MILITARY EXPERIENCE, DISABILITY STATUS, PREFERRED LANGUAGE, AND SPIRITUAL BELIEFS. THE OVERARCHING GOAL IS TO MODERNIZE NATIONAL DEMOGRAPHIC DATA CONTENT AND EXCHANGE STANDARDS SO THEY ARE CULTURALLY SENSITIVE, APPROPRIATELY GRANULAR, AND ALIGNED ACROSS STAKEHOLDERS. SUBSEQUENT PHASES HAVE INCLUDED PSYCHOMETRIC TESTING OF THE REVISED DATA ELEMENTS AND ADVANCING THEM THROUGH HL7'S STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT PROCESS. HEALTH DATA UTILITY (HDU) CAPABILITY MODEL: DEVELOPED BY THE CONSORTIUM FOR STATE AND REGIONAL INTEROPERABILITY (CSRI) WITH INPUT FROM CIVITAS LEADERS, MEMBERS, AND INDUSTRY CONTRIBUTORS, THIS MODEL OFFERS A STAKEHOLDER-DRIVEN FRAMEWORK FOR EVALUATING THE CAPABILITIES AND MATURITY OF HDUS THAT DELIVER HEALTH DATA AND ANALYTICS SERVICES ACROSS VARIOUS SECTORS IN THE U.S. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CSRI, CIVITAS SUPPORTS THE DEVELOPMENT AND DISSEMINATION OF THE MODEL THROUGH COORDINATING PUBLIC COMMENT PERIODS AND FACILITATING LISTENING SESSIONS TO GATHER FEEDBACK ON THE CURRENT MODEL. THESE INITIATIVES UNDERSCORE THE IMPORTANCE OF THE HDU MODEL, AS A VITAL ELEMENT IN MODERNIZING AND INTEGRATING HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS, FOR CIVITAS MEMBERS, PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS, GOVERNMENT ENTITIES, RESEARCHERS, AND OTHER HEALTH CARE PARTNERS. STATE HEALTH TECHNOLOGY COMMONS: CIVITAS NETWORKS FOR HEALTH (CIVITAS) SUPPORTS THE STATE HEALTH TECHNOLOGY COMMONS (THE COMMONS) BY FOSTERING CROSS-STATE AGENCY AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS TO IMPLEMENT STRATEGIES, POLICIES, AND TECHNOLOGIES THAT ADVANCE HEALTH INFORMATION INTEROPERABILITY AND REUSABLE INFRASTRUCTURE. THE COMMONS BRINGS TOGETHER STATE HEALTH IT LEADERS FROM VARIOUS GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND CREATES A NEUTRAL FORUM, WHICH WILL PROVIDE COLLABORATIVE PEER-TO-PEER LEARNING AND GENERAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. IT ALSO ENABLES THE SHARING OF NEW AND RELEVANT NATIONAL POLICIES, TRENDS, AND RESOURCES AND HOW THEY IMPACT STATES WHILE ENHANCING AWARENESS AMONG FEDERAL, STATE, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS, INCLUDING CIVITAS MEMBERS. PUBLIC HEALTH DATA LANDSCAPE ASSESSMENT: WITH SUPPORT FROM THE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION (RWJF), CIVITAS LEADS THIS PROGRAM ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF REMOVING FEDERAL WEBPAGES (INCLUDING CDC DATASETS AND GUIDANCE) ON PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH, POLICY, AND OPERATIONS. CIVITAS MEMBERS AND THE STATE HEALTH TECHNOLOGY COMMONS WERE SURVEYED ABOUT THEIR ABILITY TO ACCESS AND USE DATA, ALTERNATIVE RESOURCES RELIED UPON, AND EFFECTS ON COMMUNICATION AND RESEARCH CAPACITY. SURVEY RESULTS, OTHER FINDINGS, AND KEY RECOMMENDATIONS WILL BE PUBLISHED IN EARLY 2026. UNDERSTANDING THESE IMPACTS CAN GUIDE POLICY ON DATA ACCESSIBILITY, STRENGTHEN RESILIENT PUBLIC HEALTH DATA INFRASTRUCTURES, AND HIGHLIGHT HOW HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGES (HIES) AND OTHER TRUSTED DATA ORGANIZATIONS CAN HELP FILL GAPS CREATED BY LOST FEDERAL RESOURCES. SUPPORTING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF GRAVITY PROJECT STANDARDS ACROSS NEW YORK STATE: IN SUPPORT OF THE NEW YORK EHEALTH COLLABORATIVE (NYEC) AND STATE QUALIFIED ENTITIES (BRONX RHIO, HEALTHIX, HEALTHECONNECTIONS, HIXNY, HEALTHELINK AND ROCHESTER RHIO), CIVITAS NETWORKS FOR HEALTH (CIVITAS), ALONGSIDE THE GRAVITY PROJECT, PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH (SDOH) DATA STANDARDS ACROSS NEW YORK'S STATEWIDE HEALTH INFORMATION NETWORK (SHIN-NY). ADDITIONALLY, CIVITAS AND GRAVITY PROJECT PROVIDE ONGOING TRAINING, RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT, AND NATIONAL DISSEMINATION OF THE PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM IS PART OF THE HEALTH EQUITY EFFORTS UNDER THE MEDICAID 1115 WAIVER BETWEEN CMS AND THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, OFFICE OF HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAMS. CIVITAS SERVES AS THE PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR AND IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DEVELOPMENT AND EXECUTION OF THE PROJECT PLAN, PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND CONVENINGS, PRODUCT DELIVERY, AND BUDGET MANAGEMENT.NATIONAL HEALTH INFORMATION ORGANIZATION (HIO) SURVEY: CIVITAS NETWORKS FOR HEALTH (CIVITAS) SUPPORTS THE NATIONWIDE SURVEY OF HIOS IN COLLABORATION WITH DR. JULIA ADLER-MILSTEIN AND TEAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO, AND THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR TECHNOLOGY POLICY (ASTP). THE SURVEY PROVIDES VALUABLE INSIGHTS INTO THE CURRENT STATE OF HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE (HIE) IN THE U.S. AS WELL AS THE EVOLUTION OF THE ROLE OF HIOS IN ADVANCING REGIONAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL INTEROPERABILITY. KEY FINDINGS FROM THE 2025 NATIONAL HIO SURVEY INCLUDE HIO ORGANIZATIONAL DEMOGRAPHICS, PARTICIPATION IN THE TRUSTED EXCHANGE FRAMEWORK AND COMMON AGREEMENT (TEFCA), TRENDS IN INFORMATION BLOCKING, EMERGING USES OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI), CURRENT STANDARDS ADOPTION, AND HIO INTEGRATION WITH PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES - INSIGHTS THAT ARE INFORMING POLICY AND GUIDING THE NEXT PHASE OF NATIONWIDE INTEROPERABILITY AND DATA-SHARING INITIATIVES. PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT- DATA MODERNIZATION IMPLEMENTATION CENTER PROGRAM: WITH FUNDING FROM CDC THROUGH THE PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT (PHIG), ASTHO, NNPHI, AND PHAB LAUNCHED A NEW IMPLEMENTATION CENTER PROGRAM TO HELP PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES MODERNIZE THEIR DATA SYSTEMS. CIVITAS PLAYS A SUPPORT ROLE TO THE IMPLEMENTATION CENTER PROGRAM. CIVITAS NETWORKS FOR HEALTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE: CIVITAS NETWORKS FOR HEALTH (CIVITAS) ANNUAL CONFERENCE BRINGS TOGETHER HUNDREDS OF PASSIONATE INDUSTRY LEADERS, DECISION-MAKERS, AND INNOVATORS TO DISCUSS INTEROPERABILITY, DATA-DRIVEN QUALITY IMPROVEMENT, SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, PUBLIC HEALTH, MULTISTAKEHOLDER AND COMMUNITY-LED GOVERNANCE, AND HEALTH OUTCOMES. CIVITAS' MEMBERS AND NETWORK SERVE AS THE BRIDGE BETWEEN "DATA AND "DOING" IN HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE. ATTENDEES CHOOSE THE CONFERENCE TO FOSTER DEEP CONNECTIONS, STRENGTHEN AND BUILD NEW PARTNERSHIPS, AND LEAVE WITH TANGIBLE WAYS TO EVOLVE THEIR NATIONAL, STATE, REGIONAL, AND LOCAL INITIATIVES. CIVITAS PROVIDES A VARIETY OF WAYS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CONFERENCE FROM ATTENDING, PRESENTING, AND NETWORKING, TO SPONSORING EXHIBIT BOOTHS, WORKSHOPS, MEALS, AND MORE. CIVITAS NETWORKS FOR HEALTH (CIVITAS) MEMBERSHIP: CIVITAS OFFERS THREE TYPES OF MEMBERSHIP TO REGIONAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE AGGREGATING, EXCHANGING, AND/OR USING DATA TO DRIVE COMMUNITY LEVEL IMPROVEMENT. MEMBERS INCLUDE ALL-PAYER CLAIMS DATABASES (APCDS), HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGES (HIES), REGIONAL HEALTH IMPROVEMENT COLLABORATIVES (RHICS), HEALTH DATA UTILITIES (HDUS), COMMUNITY INFORMATION EXCHANGES (CIES), AND SUPPORTING BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS. MEMBERSHIP WITH CIVITAS INCLUDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLABORATION AND SHARED LEARNING, ACCESS TO THOUGHT LEADERSHIP AND TECHNICAL EXPERTISE, AND BOTH IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES WITH PEER ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.HEALTH IT COMMUNICATIONS AND THOUGHT LEADERSHIP: CIVITAS NETWORKS FOR HEALTH'S STAFF ARE RECOGNIZED AS THOUGHT LEADERS IN THE INDUSTRY, PROVIDING EXPERTISE IN HEALTH IT TO SUPPORT DATA MODERNIZATION EFFORTS, MEMBERSHIP COMMUNICATIONS, AND RELATED TOPICS TO MEMBERS AND PARTNERS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THIS SUPPORT INCLUDES IN-PERSON OR VIRTUAL STRATEGY SESSIONS, WEBINAR AND PANEL PRESENTATIONS, CONNECTIONS TO LOCAL AND NATIONAL THROUGH LEADERS AND SUPPORT WITH WRITING AND DISSEMINATING INDUSTRY RESOURCES AND TOOLS. 2004787 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 0 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 13 13 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA X CLIFTON LARSON ALLEN LLP 7816986518 PO BOX 829709 PHILADELPHIA PA 191829709 MARC H BENNETT BOARD MEMBER, CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JENELLE HOSEUS BOARD MEMBER, VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BETH ANDERSON BOARD MEMBER, TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ANGIE BASS BOARD MEMBER, SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CARMEN HUGHES BOARD MEMBERS, AT-LARGE 1.00 X 0 0 0 CRAIG BEHM BOARD MEMBERS, AT-LARGE 1.00 X 0 0 0 GABRIELLE RUDE BOARD MEMBERS, AT-LARGE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID KENDRICK BOARD MEMBERS, AT-LARGE 1.00 X 0 0 0 KRISTIN PAULSON BOARD MEMBERS, AT-LARGE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MELISSA KOTRYS BOARD MEMBERS, AT-LARGE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAIME BLAND BOARD MEMBERS, AT-LARGE 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATRINA SEIPP-LEWINGSTON BOARD MEMBERS, AT-LARGE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAN PORRECA BOARD MEMBERS, AT-LARGE 1.00 X 0 0 0 LISA BARI CEO THRU APRIL 2025 40.00 X 153224 0 5754 JOLIE RITZO CEO 40.00 X 225487 0 22543 JESSICA LITTLE CHIEF OPERATING AND PROGRAMS OFFICER 40.00 X 228267 0 4336 KELSEY MATHESON DIRECTOR, COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING 40.00 X 119640 0 13718 726618 0 46351 4 0 1 0 CLIFTON LARSON ALLEN LLP PO BOX 829709 PHILADELPHIA PA 19182 ACCOUNTING AND FRACTIONAL CFO SERVICES 189526 TROUTMAN PEPPER HAMILTON SANDERS LLP PO BOX 933652 ATLANTA GA 31193 ADVOCACY AND CONSULTING SERVICES 145850 RUDISH HEALTH SOLUTIONS 7491 N FEDERAL HWY ST C5-235 BOCA RATON FL 33487 EXECUTIVE SEARCH SERVICES 110548 3 1602188 26289 1628477 ANNUAL CONFERENCE 611430 938764 938764 PROGRAMS AND SERVICES 624100 449476 449476 1388240 32178 32178 OTHER INCOME 624100 4686 4686 4686 3053581 1392926 0 32178 X 378711 218488 138964 21259 1000603 577272 367161 56170 30530 17613 11203 1714 83597 48229 30675 4693 109331 63076 40118 6137 12918 12918 197841 197841 36176 36176 358670 294876 63794 17169 13495 3674 9784 1254 8530 72308 23053 48621 634 68898 64794 4104 504458 502424 2034 10818 10818 OTHER EXPENSES 112389 520 111869 ADVOCACY 108526 108526 DUES EXPENSE 26917 25917 1000 BANK CHARGES 11029 8599 2430 2300 475 1825 3152973 2004787 1057579 90607 2532744 1626890 447338 155261 72625 53470 51418 77277 1093460 3104125 3006358 193887 186125 321712 370529 515599 556654 X 2572297 2436475 16229 13229 2588526 2449704 3104125 3006358 -99392 -39430 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1034273 1078638 1945751 1695654 1628477 7382793 1034273 1078638 1945751 1695654 1628477 7382793 923519 6459274 1745 570 5985 67357 32178 107835 12175 5215 6806 4686 28882 7519510 5398860 0.85900 0.79870 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: OTHER INCOME - 2022 AMOUNT: $ 12,175. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 5,215. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 6,806. 2025 AMOUNT: $ 4,686. 36176 36176 1968612 2004788 250239 62560 0 0 246533 256705 250239 753477 1130216 80516 73771 36176 190463 61633 64176 62560 188369 282554 0 INVESTMENTS IN ANNUITY CONTRACTS 1093460 C 1093460 X 3014151 -39430 -39430 3053581 0 3053581 3152973 0 3152973 0 3152973 PART X, LINE 2: CIVITAS NETWORKS FOR HEALTH IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES ON RELATED INCOME PURSUANT TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE ORGANIZATION HAS ADOPTED THE PROVISIONS OF THE ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENT RELATED TO ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES. THE ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZED NO INTEREST OR PENALTIES IN THE CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2025. IF THE SITUATION AROSE IN WHICH THE ORGANIZATION WOULD HAVE INTEREST TO RECOGNIZE, IT WOULD RECOGNIZE THIS AS INTEREST EXPENSE AND PENALTIES WOULD BE RECOGNIZED IN OTHER EXPENSES. CURRENTLY, THE PRIOR THREE YEARS ARE OPEN UNDER FEDERAL AND STATE STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS AND REMAIN SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND CHANGE. THE ORGANIZATION IS NOT CURRENTLY UNDER AUDIT NOR HAS THE ORGANIZATION BEEN CONTACTED BY THESE JURISDICTIONS. BASED ON THE EVALUATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX POSITIONS, MANAGEMENT BELIEVES ALL POSITIONS TAKEN WOULD BE UPHELD UNDER AN EXAMINATION. THEREFORE, NO PROVISION FOR THE EFFECTS OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS HAS BEEN RECORDED FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2025. X X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JOLIE RITZO CEO 212092 0 13335 0 60 0 7018 0 15525 0 248030 0 0 0 JESSICA LITTLE CHIEF OPERATING AND PROGRAMS OFFICER 194138 0 34039 0 90 0 3770 0 566 0 232603 0 0 0 LISA BARI CEO THRU APRIL 2025 95292 0 43352 0 14580 0 2087 0 3667 0 158978 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 DUE TO THE NATURE OF ORGANIZATION'S MEMBERSHIP, FROM TIME TO TIME CERTAIN BOARD MEMBERS MAY REPRESENT AN ORGANIZATION THAT HAS A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH AN ORGANIZATION REPRESENTED BY ANOTHER BOARD MEMBER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 CLASSES OF MEMBERS OF STOCKHOLDERS THE ORGANIZATION HAS THREE (3) CATEGORIES OF MEMBERS: (1) FULL: NON-PROFIT OR GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION WORKING TO IMPROVE HEALTH CARE QUALITY AND VALUE THROUGH PROGRAMS OF MEASUREMENT, PUBLIC REPORTING, HEALTH IMPROVEMENT, PROVIDING HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE SERVICES, OR A COMBINATION OF THE ABOVE. (2) AFFILIATE: ORGANIZATION WITH A MISSION SUPPORTIVE OF CIVITAS' MISSION TO DRIVE CROSS-SECTOR, MULTI-STAKEHOLDER, AND DATA-INFORMED INITIATIVES. (3) STRATEGIC BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY: ESTABLISHED BUSINESS ENTITY PROVIDING, SERVICES, AND SOLUTIONS FOR FULL AND AFFILIATE MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE FULL AND AFFILIATE MEMBERS VOTE TO ELECT MOST BOARD DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE CEO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING THAT ALL TAX FILINGS ARE TIMELY AND COMPLETE. BEFORE SUBMISSION, A COPY OF THE IRS FORM 990 IS THOROUGHLY REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY BOTH THE FAC COMMITTEE AND FULL BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICTS POLICY IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY, AND ALL MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO RE-SIGN ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. THE BOARD MEMBERS ARE GIVEN A REMINDER TO REPORT ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST AT THE BEGINNING OF ALL BOARD MEETINGS. ANY BOARD MEMBER WITH A CONFLICT IS NOT PERMITTED TO VOTE ON THE MATTER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIAL EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION IS APPROVED BY (1) THE FINANCE COMMITTEE IN THE COURSE OF ITS BUDGET APPROVAL PROCESS, (2) THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, IN THE COURSE OF ITS BUDGET APPROVAL AND GOAL REVIEW PROCESSES, AND (3) THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION IS ALSO SUBJECT TO REVIEW AS PART OF THE EXECUTIVE'S ANNUAL EVALUATION REVIEW. ALL OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES' PERFORMANCE AND COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE CEO. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO UTILIZES AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT TO ASSIST IN DETERMINING THE COMPENSATION FOR THE TOP OFFICIAL AND OTHER OFFICERS/KEY EMPLOYEES/HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION IS COMMITTED TO TRANSPARENCY AND MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS READILY AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. INTERESTED PARTIES CAN REQUEST COPIES OF THE DOCUMENTS VIA EMAIL OR POSTAL MAIL. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 294,876. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 63,794. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 358,670.