Blue Cross Blue Shield Association

Chicago, IL
Tax-exempt since Feb. 1958
EIN: 13-5656874

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Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a 501(c)4 Civic leagues, social welfare organizations and local associations of employees, created to promote community welfare for charitable, educational or recreational purposes.

Category: Health — General and Rehabilitative / Health, General and Financing (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are not tax deductible.

Details

According to its Dec. 2022 tax filing, this nonprofit:

Provided first-class or charter travel

Organization provided first-class or charter travel to key employees or officers. Details are reported on Schedule J.

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Organizations must report loans, grants or business transactions with interested parties, which may include key employees and officers, their family members and any businesses in which they hold a controlling interest. These transactions must be reported on Schedule L.

Revenue

$756M (2022)

Expenses

$698M (2022)

Total Assets

$1.03B (2022)

Total Liabilities

$747M (2022)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2022

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Revenue

$755,791,525

Expenses

$697,934,609

Net Income

$57,856,916

Net Assets

$280,388,895

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$0
Program Services	$749,218,628	99.1%
Investment Income	$5,276,895	0.7%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	-$1,607
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$1,297,609	0.2%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$29,195,753	4.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$176,632,075	25.3%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,027,832,993
Total Liabilities	$747,444,098
Net Assets	$280,388,895

Provided first-class or charter travel

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Kim Keck (President And Ceo)	$3,939,088	$0	$47,151
Maureen E Sullivan (Senior Vice President)	$2,967,729	$0	$21,867
Jennifer Vachon (Executive Vice President)	$2,826,960	$0	$54,417
Justine Handelman (Senior Vice President)	$1,386,156	$0	$20,037
Sean Robbins (Executive Vice President)	$1,107,540	$0	$52,807
Kari J Hedges (Senior Vice President)	$1,030,559	$0	$51,066
William A Breskin (Senior Vice President)	$969,351	$0	$32,480
Adam L Myers (Senior Vp & Ccto)	$954,616	$0	$51,228
Christopher Lugo (Vp & Chief Info Sec Officer)	$927,915	$0	$56,517
William S Nehs (Senior Vice President)	$895,628	$0	$46,528
Lachlan Tidmarsh (Senior Vice President)	$742,458	$0	$52,520
John Banta (Vp Investments & Neba)	$677,813	$0	$47,130
Christina Fisher (Executive Vice President)	$653,004	$0	$43,335
Kris O Haltmeyer (Vice President)	$644,069	$0	$39,600
Kelly Williams (Vice President)	$619,895	$0	$27,492
Mark Talluto (Vice President)	$618,756	$0	$39,317
Terry Cooney (Vice President)	$602,415	$0	$1,876
Rich Cullen (Vice President)	$585,118	$0	$50,985
Jeffrey Berta (Vice President)	$574,608	$0	$37,919
Robert J Kolodgy Jr (Executive Vice President)	$512,165	$0	$0
David Yoder (Svp Federal Employee Program)	$503,022	$0	$52,143
Melissa Rotunno (Vice President)	$499,408	$0	$32,735
Julie Koewler (Vice President)	$494,605	$0	$51,910
John Joyce Jr (Vice President)	$476,336	$0	$30,314
Reed Melton (Vice President)	$467,965	$0	$27,361
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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Revenue

$779,983,196

Expenses

$705,382,676

Net Income

$74,600,520

Net Assets

$108,669,263

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$0
Program Services	$764,438,846	98.0%
Investment Income	$4,441,064	0.6%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$10,186,347	1.3%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$916,939	0.1%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$46,836,838	6.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$164,315,120	23.3%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$823,249,199
Total Liabilities	$714,579,936
Net Assets	$108,669,263

Provided first-class or charter travel

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Scott P Serota (President And Ceo)	$19,779,370	$0	$4,200
Kim Keck (President And Ceo)	$2,607,641	$0	$53,682
Robert J Kolodgy Jr (Executive Vice President)	$2,492,436	$0	$56,683
Jennifer Vachon (Executive Vice President)	$2,465,987	$0	$900,279
William S Nehs (Senior Vice President)	$1,296,368	$0	$65,223
Justine Handelman (Senior Vice President)	$1,044,464	$0	$143,784
William A Breskin (Senior Vice President)	$1,022,060	$0	$142,350
Kari J Hedges (Senior Vice President)	$1,003,139	$0	$129,841
Maureen E Sullivan (Senior Vice President)	$895,164	$0	$76,300
Lachlan Tidmarsh (Senior Vice President)	$675,256	$0	$51,891
Kathy Didawick (Vice President)	$658,208	$0	$40,028
Kris O Haltmeyer (Vice President)	$650,867	$0	$122,878
Terry Cooney (Vice President)	$637,572	$0	$164,373
John Banta (Executive Director)	$615,817	$0	$55,869
Mark Talluto (Vice President)	$553,713	$0	$49,101
Julie Koewler (Vice President)	$516,578	$0	$56,438
Kelly Williams (Vice President)	$515,250	$0	$26,567
John Joyce Jr (Vice President)	$504,977	$0	$128,240
Rich Cullen (Vice President)	$493,137	$0	$146,508
Melissa Rotunno (Vice President)	$463,028	$0	$128,389
David Yoder (Vice President)	$458,201	$0	$52,164
Denise Schofield (Executive Director)	$444,460	$0	$95,255
Jeffrey Berta (Executive Director)	$440,672	$0	$148,735
Eric Wilkerson (Vice President)	$413,690	$0	$28,575
Sean Robbins (Executive Vice President)	$413,418	$0	$36,909
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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Revenue

$672,909,630

Expenses

$661,065,961

Net Income

$11,843,669

Net Assets

-$20,436,677

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$0
Program Services	$696,110,975	> 100%
Investment Income	$4,022,789	0.6%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	-$27,646,615
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$422,481	0.1%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$30,196,850	4.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$169,729,088	25.7%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,101,136,173
Total Liabilities	$1,121,572,850
Net Assets	-$20,436,677

Provided first-class or charter travel

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Scott P Serota (President And Ceo)	$8,906,184	$0	$1,898,120
Jennifer Vachon (Executive Vice President)	$1,380,627	$0	$329,458
Robert J Kolodgy Jr (Executive Vice President)	$1,088,737	$0	$60,273
Justine Handelman (Senior Vice President)	$855,751	$0	$173,230
Kari J Hedges (Senior Vice President)	$850,403	$0	$177,282
William A Breskin (Senior Vice President)	$807,708	$0	$253,924
Maureen E Sullivan (Senior Vice President)	$776,244	$0	$86,898
William S Nehs (Senior Vice President)	$743,683	$0	$64,199
Lachlan Tidmarsh (Senior Vice President)	$696,127	$0	$45,774
Terry Cooney (Vice President)	$640,854	$0	$189,590
Kathy Didawick (Vice President)	$613,290	$0	$124,560
John Banta (Executive Director)	$597,400	$0	$51,243
Kris O Haltmeyer (Vice President)	$594,674	$0	$123,536
Paul Gerrard (Vice President)	$572,807	$0	$59,077
John Cerisano (Vice President)	$530,737	$0	$140,785
Kelly Williams (Vice President)	$527,094	$0	$21,947
Mark Talluto (Vice President)	$470,178	$0	$44,688
Vincent Nelson (Vice President)	$467,929	$0	$57,607
Petar Naumovski (Vice President)	$466,543	$0	$38,928
Denise Schofield (Executive Director)	$466,506	$0	$137,521
Julie Koewler (Vice President)	$462,584	$0	$56,539
John Joyce Jr (Vice President)	$461,456	$0	$158,291
David Yoder (Vice President)	$424,387	$0	$54,447
Jennifer Atkins (Vice President)	$413,675	$0	$61,224
Rich Cullen (Vice President)	$403,858	$0	$183,738
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990

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Revenue

$695,794,709

Expenses

$659,070,100

Net Income

$36,724,609

Net Assets

$160,560,366

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$0
Program Services	$685,968,038	98.6%
Investment Income	$4,206,941	0.6%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$4,151,890	0.6%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$1,467,840	0.2%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$29,770,851	4.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$153,065,858	23.2%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$872,476,835
Total Liabilities	$711,916,469
Net Assets	$160,560,366

Provided first-class or charter travel

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Scott P Serota (President And Ceo)	$8,037,966	$0	$3,213,785
Jennifer Vachon (Evp Admin Srvs Chief Of Staff)	$1,123,047	$0	$192,756
Robert J Kolodgy Jr (Evp & Cfo)	$1,037,556	$0	$58,951
Justine Handelman (Svp Policy & Representation)	$790,152	$0	$111,713
Maureen E Sullivan (Svp Chief Strategy Innovation)	$785,228	$0	$65,267
Kari J Hedges (Svp Commercial Markets)	$739,170	$0	$167,757
William A Breskin (Svp Government Programs)	$724,788	$0	$120,731
Petar Naumovski (Vp Chief Info Security Officer)	$710,591	$0	$53,510
Trent T Haywood (Svp Chief Medical Officer)	$709,136	$0	$45,543
William S Nehs (Svp Gen Counsel & Corp Sec)	$705,677	$0	$62,229
Kathy Didawick (Vp Congressional Communication)	$640,869	$0	$162,399
Terry Cooney (Vp Investment & Neba)	$616,543	$0	$149,272
Kris O Haltmeyer (Vp Legislative & Reg Policy)	$581,471	$0	$120,550
John Banta (Ed Venture Funds)	$571,825	$0	$256,198
John Cerisano (Vp Federal Relations)	$523,179	$0	$123,087
Mark Talluto (Vp Strategy & Analytics)	$443,090	$0	$43,361
Mike Joyce (Vp Chief Auditor & Compliance)	$441,724	$0	$116,187
Julie Koewler (Vp Brand Strategy)	$432,116	$0	$53,812
Paul Gerrard (Vp Strategic Communications)	$411,793	$0	$65,791
Denise Schofield (Ed Clinical Operations)	$408,414	$0	$80,166
Jennifer Atkins (Vp Network Solutions)	$396,885	$0	$57,927
Jeffrey Berta (Ed Eit Business Partner)	$391,883	$0	$106,666
Naomi Aronson (Ed Clinical Eval & Innovation)	$389,140	$0	$44,379
David Yoder (Vp Member Care Benefits)	$378,684	$0	$49,931
Melissa Rotunno (Vp Deputy Gen Counsel Brand)	$355,993	$0	$121,879
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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Revenue

$606,168,219

Expenses

$602,641,023

Net Income

$3,527,196

Net Assets

$96,224,245

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$0
Program Services	$602,323,467	99.4%
Investment Income	$3,460,884	0.6%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	-$1,077,295
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$1,461,163	0.2%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$29,971,299	5.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$152,610,133	25.3%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$795,746,293
Total Liabilities	$699,522,048
Net Assets	$96,224,245

Provided first-class or charter travel

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Scott P Serota (President And Ceo)	$7,238,158	$0	$3,426,939
Robert Kolodgy (Executive Vp And Chief Financi)	$1,052,713	$0	$50,419
Jennifer Vachon (Executive. Vp And Chief Of Sta)	$1,027,559	$0	$168,199
William O'loughlin (Vp, Chief Information Officer,)	$912,313	$0	$1,253
Maureen E Sullivan (Svp Chief Strategy Innovation)	$767,775	$0	$79,657
William A Breskin (Sr., Vp, Government Programs)	$756,551	$0	$116,303
Justine Handelman (Svp Legislative And Regulatory)	$722,425	$0	$126,151
W Scott Nehs (Sr. Vp, General Counsel And Co)	$704,758	$0	$56,194
Kari Hedges (Sr. Vp, Commercial Markets)	$695,962	$0	$96,301
Trent T Haywood (Sr. Vp, Chief Medical Officer)	$682,584	$0	$54,707
Peter Naumovski (Vp And Chief Information Secur)	$658,106	$0	$50,635
Nasir Khan (Vp, Chief Technology Officer)	$621,925	$0	$10,060
Terry Cooney (Vp, Investments And National E)	$607,984	$0	$156,402
John Cerisano (Vp, Federal Relations)	$578,958	$0	$132,029
Kathy Didawick (Vp, Congressional Communicatio)	$575,314	$0	$125,185
John Banta (Ed, Venture Funds)	$569,277	$0	$233,800
Kris Haltmeyer (Vp, Health Policy And Analysis)	$549,391	$0	$122,896
Jody A Voss (Vp, Development, Innovation An)	$524,553	$0	$12,824
Kim D Holland (Vp, State Affairs)	$451,723	$0	$57,611
Patrick Pope (Vp, Deputy General Counsel ? S)	$427,653	$0	$55,877
Mike Joyce (Vp, Chief Auditor And Complian)	$422,022	$0	$112,976
Mark Talluto (Vp, Strategy And Analytics)	$412,822	$0	$48,671
Paul Gerrard (Vp, Strategic Communications)	$407,892	$0	$57,029
David Yoder (Ed, Integrative Care Managemen)	$394,386	$0	$49,771
Maureen Cahill (Svp & Chief Human Res. Officer)	$390,031	$0	$33,410
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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Revenue

$591,991,374

Expenses

$593,423,726

Net Income

-$1,432,352

Net Assets

$98,717,230

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$0
Program Services	$580,392,385	98.0%
Investment Income	$2,057,550	0.3%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$6,151,001	1.0%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$3,390,438	0.6%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$25,869,441	4.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$157,396,344	26.5%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$727,717,175
Total Liabilities	$628,999,945
Net Assets	$98,717,230

Provided first-class or charter travel

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Scott P Serota (President, Ceo & Board Member)	$5,564,769	$0	$3,246,079
Alissa T Fox (Sr Vp, Policy & Representation)	$1,778,404	$0	$31,296
Robert J Kolodgy Jr (Executive Vp & Cfo)	$968,451	$0	$55,014
Jennifer Vachon (Executive Vp & Chief Of Staff)	$839,682	$0	$145,083
Maureen E Sullivan (Chief Strategy & Innov Officer)	$763,770	$0	$64,040
William A Breskin (Sr. Vp, Government Programs)	$678,712	$0	$141,463
William S Nehs (Sr Vp, Gen Counsel & Secretary)	$664,985	$0	$60,881
Trent T Haywood (Sr Vp & Chief Medical Officer)	$659,862	$0	$63,926
Petar Naumovski (Vp & Chief Info. Security Ofcr)	$642,548	$0	$55,872
Kari J Hedges (Svp, National Programs)	$626,768	$0	$119,117
William O'loughlin (Vp & Cio Fed. Employee Program)	$609,307	$0	$33,581
Maureen Cahill (Svp & Chief Human Res. Officer)	$577,157	$0	$55,479
Justine Handelman (Svp, Policy And Representation)	$544,708	$0	$94,599
Nasir Khan (Vp & Chief Technology Officer)	$492,320	$0	$100,642
Kathy Didawick (Vp Congressional Communication)	$491,058	$0	$138,732
Terry Cooney (Vp Invest. & Nat Emp Ben Admin)	$490,834	$0	$225,379
Kris O Haltmeyer (Vp, Health Policy & Analysis)	$467,182	$0	$112,301
Jody A Voss (Vp Develop., Innovation & Gpo)	$453,366	$0	$68,083
Mitchell J Helfand (Vp, Financial Operations)	$452,390	$0	$133,508
John Cerisano (Vp, Federal Relations)	$439,377	$0	$112,848
Carole R Flamm (Executive Medical Director)	$408,241	$0	$98,130
Mark Talluto (Vp, Strategy And Analytics)	$398,837	$0	$52,991
Teresa Clark (Vp, Office Of Clinical Affairs)	$390,922	$0	$59,528
Paul Gerrard (Vp, Strategic Communications)	$385,451	$0	$62,219
David Yoder (Ed, Integrated Care Mgmt)	$382,168	$0	$54,282
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Filed on Nov. 13, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Revenue

$536,130,105

Expenses

$534,956,329

Net Income

$1,173,776

Net Assets

$106,954,593

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$0
Program Services	$529,379,397	98.7%
Investment Income	$2,355,709	0.4%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$1,138,060	0.2%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$3,256,939	0.6%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$21,947,730	4.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$145,809,576	27.3%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$646,430,670
Total Liabilities	$539,476,077
Net Assets	$106,954,593

Provided first-class or charter travel

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Scott P Serota (President, Ceo & Board Member)	$5,034,645	$0	$1,500,592
Alissa T Fox (Sr Vp, Policy & Representation)	$1,143,528	$0	$124,847
Robert J Kolodgy Jr (Executive Vp & Cfo)	$854,319	$0	$39,520
Doug Porter (Sr Vp, Operations & Cio)	$843,306	$0	$96,809
Maureen E Sullivan (Chief Strategy & Innov Officer)	$820,243	$0	$60,705
Jennifer Vachon (Executive Vp & Chief Of Staff)	$694,797	$0	$118,376
Jena Estes (Vp Gov. Programs(end. 4/29/16))	$672,191	$0	$22,320
Trent T Haywood (Sr Vp & Chief Medical Officer)	$624,192	$0	$35,419
Maureen Cahill (Svp & Chief Human Res. Officer)	$606,150	$0	$40,326
William A Breskin (Sr. Vp, Government Programs)	$598,101	$0	$344,514
William O'loughlin (Vp & Cio Fed. Employee Program)	$590,794	$0	$97,363
William S Nehs (Sr Vp, Gen Counsel & Secretary)	$590,686	$0	$37,520
Kari J Hedges (Svp, National Programs)	$529,665	$0	$30,358
Jody A Voss (Vp Develop., Innovation & Gpo)	$472,463	$0	$65,513
Justine Handelman (Svp, Policy & Representation)	$464,538	$0	$61,177
Petar Naumovski (Vp & Chief Info. Security Ofcr)	$463,520	$0	$49,141
Nasir Khan (Vp & Chief Technology Officer)	$457,262	$0	$117,556
Mitchell J Helfand (Vp, Finance)	$444,503	$0	$117,144
Kathy Didawick (Vp Congressional Communication)	$431,784	$0	$76,403
Shirley S Lady (Vp, Transformation Services)	$422,180	$0	$105,037
Carole R Flamm (Executive Medical Director)	$415,189	$0	$99,381
Kris O Haltmeyer (Vp, Health Policy & Analysis)	$413,088	$0	$31,162
John Cerisano (Vp, Federal Relations)	$409,355	$0	$197,118
Terry Cooney (Vp Invest. & Nat Emp Ben Admin)	$378,885	$0	$173,799
Cynthia Rolfe (Vp, Consumer Brand Strategy)	$373,610	$0	$18,241
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990

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Revenue

$504,178,349

Expenses

$509,690,116

Net Income

-$5,511,767

Net Assets

$110,809,786

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$0
Program Services	$500,166,247	99.2%
Investment Income	$3,363,453	0.7%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$68,518	0.0%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$580,131	0.1%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$19,867,441	3.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$136,416,368	26.8%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$650,271,510
Total Liabilities	$539,461,724
Net Assets	$110,809,786

Provided first-class or charter travel

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Scott P Serota (President, Ceo & Board Member)	$4,047,156	$0	$1,824,034
Alissa T Fox (Sr Vp, Policy & Representation)	$1,058,158	$0	$168,277
Robert J Kolodgy Jr (Sr Vp, Fsgp & Cfo)	$758,142	$0	$50,141
Maureen E Sullivan (Sr Vp, Strategic Srvs. & Cso)	$758,025	$0	$128,618
Doug Porter (Sr Vp, Operations & Cio)	$727,969	$0	$116,884
William Colbourne (Sr Vp, Hr And Administration)	$594,104	$0	$10,892
Trent T Haywood (Sr Vp, Clinical Affairs & Cmo)	$570,040	$0	$37,963
Jennifer Vachon (Svp,Admin.Srv.& Chief Of Staff)	$557,857	$0	$112,495
William S Nehs (Sr Vp, Gen Counsel & Secretary)	$547,842	$0	$33,351
William O'loughlin (Vp, Operational Readiness)	$522,263	$0	$130,514
William A Breskin (Vp, Government Programs)	$503,597	$0	$135,253
John T Ericksen (Vp, Federal Relations)	$475,353	$0	$85,201
Justine Handelman (Vp, Legislative & Reg. Polict)	$462,429	$0	$63,514
Kari J Hedges (Vp, National Programs)	$459,604	$0	$27,846
Mitchell J Helfand (Vp, Finance)	$436,079	$0	$129,140
Jody A Voss (Vp, Strategic Bus. Services)	$421,367	$0	$106,273
Kathy Didawick (Vp, Congressional Comm.)	$418,540	$0	$96,376
Shirley S Lady (Vp, Transformation Services)	$400,676	$0	$97,699
Jena Estes (Vp, Government Programs)	$395,509	$0	$89,596
Nasir Khan (Vp & Chief Technology Officer)	$387,550	$0	$93,648
Maureen Cahill (Svp& Chief Human Resource Off.)	$384,554	$0	$40,008
Carole Flamm (Exec Med Dir,Ctr. Clinic Value)	$384,444	$0	$87,184
Cynthia Rolfe (Vp, Consumer Brand Strategy)	$372,977	$0	$22,200
Kris O Haltmeyer (Vp, Health Policy & Analysis)	$372,032	$0	$33,084
John Cerisano (Vp, Federal Relations)	$370,715	$0	$104,425
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990

Filed on Nov. 10, 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Revenue

$457,383,677

Expenses

$449,635,361

Net Income

$7,748,316

Net Assets

$102,686,388

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$0
Program Services	$456,031,393	99.7%
Investment Income	$1,123,501	0.2%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	-$22,889
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$251,672	0.1%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$19,561,917	4.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$124,349,218	27.7%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$691,620,828
Total Liabilities	$588,934,440
Net Assets	$102,686,388

Provided first-class or charter travel

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Scott P Serota (President & Ceo)	$3,549,253	$0	$2,034,432
Alissa T Fox (Sr Vp, Policy & Representation)	$982,972	$0	$147,790
William James Colbourne (Sr Vp, Hr And Administration)	$878,478	$0	$368,303
Roger G Wilson (Sr Vp, Gen Counsel & Secretary)	$780,165	$0	$170,239
Robert J Kolodgy Jr (Sr Vp, Fsgp & Cfo)	$716,216	$0	$46,107
Maureen E Sullivan (Sr Vp, Strategic Services & Cso)	$704,517	$0	$137,510
Doug Porter (Sr Vp, Operations & Cio)	$688,629	$0	$101,032
Frank E Coyne Jr (Vp, Operations & Ntl Programs)	$617,627	$0	$147,206
Trent T Haywood (Sr Vp, Chief Medical Officer)	$537,736	$0	$44,363
John T Ericksen (Vp, Federal Relations)	$488,062	$0	$95,497
William Barry O Loughlin (Vp, Operational Readiness)	$485,747	$0	$126,734
Jennifer Vachon (Sr Vp, Admin Services & Chief Of Staff)	$460,165	$0	$90,358
William A Breskin (Vp, Government Programs)	$454,069	$0	$103,384
Justine Germann Handelman (Vp, Legislative & Regulatory Policy)	$450,578	$0	$87,880
William S Nehs (Vp, Dep Gen Counsel Asst Sec)	$409,419	$0	$42,070
Shirley S Lady (Vp, Transformation Services)	$399,655	$0	$122,058
Kari J Hedges (Vp, National Programs)	$396,012	$0	$34,761
Jody A Voss (Vp, Strategic Business Services)	$393,949	$0	$69,027
Mitchell J Helfand (Vp, Finance)	$382,530	$0	$139,652
Jena Lanise Bell Estes (Vp, Government Programs)	$374,485	$0	$100,919
Kathy Ripley Didawick (Vp, Congressional Communications)	$367,242	$0	$85,619
Cynthia Passmore Rolfe (Vp, Consumer Brand Strategy)	$364,959	$0	$14,703
Carole R Flamm (Exec Med Dir, Ctr For Clinic Value)	$355,752	$0	$85,818
John Cerisano (Exec Dir, Congress Relations)	$353,158	$0	$81,292
Paul John Julian Gerrard (Vp, Strategic Communications)	$351,055	$0	$35,747
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990

Filed on Nov. 11, 2015

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Revenue

$413,909,483

Expenses

$425,142,555

Net Income

-$11,233,072

Net Assets

$135,018,348

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$0
Program Services	$412,878,752	99.8%
Investment Income	$1,070,660	0.3%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	-$94,752
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$54,823	0.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$17,188,391	4.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$120,387,608	28.3%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$588,221,414
Total Liabilities	$453,203,066
Net Assets	$135,018,348

Provided first-class or charter travel

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Scott P Serota (President & Ceo)	$4,210,274	$0	$1,467,975
Alissa T Fox (Sr Vp, Policy & Representation)	$858,630	$0	$155,669
Roger G Wilson (Sr Vp, Gen Counsel & Secretary)	$716,217	$0	$118,708
Maureen E Sullivan (Sr Vp, Strategic Services And Cso)	$676,824	$0	$108,978
Doug Porter (Sr Vp, Chief Information Officer)	$642,983	$0	$80,821
Robert J Kolodgy (Sr Vp, Fsgp And Cfo)	$640,134	$0	$39,206
William J Colbourne (Sr Vp, Hr And Administration)	$629,462	$0	$113,780
Frank E Coyne (Vp, Operations & Ntl Programs)	$573,975	$0	$158,464
John T Ericksen (Vp, Federal Relations)	$464,150	$0	$100,540
William B O Loughlin (Vp, Operational Readiness)	$461,650	$0	$110,178
William A Breskin (Vp, Government Programs)	$420,380	$0	$111,494
Jennifer Vachon (Vp And Chief Of Staff)	$400,999	$0	$77,945
Trent T Haywood (Sr Vp, Chief Medical Officer)	$389,071	$0	$38,920
Justine G Handelman (Vp, Legislative & Regulatory Policy)	$386,375	$0	$81,956
Jena Estes (Vp, Government Programs)	$380,984	$0	$93,718
John Cerisano (Exec Dir, Congress Relations)	$375,709	$0	$114,731
Jody A Voss (Vp, Strategic Business Services)	$374,502	$0	$61,323
Shirley S Lady (Vp, Transformation Services)	$367,347	$0	$111,603
Allan M Korn (Former Officer)	$362,671	$0	$1,129
Cynthia P Rolfe (Vp, Consumer Brand Strategy)	$349,943	$0	$16,279
Kari J Hedges (Vp, National Programs)	$348,251	$0	$33,932
William S Nehs (Vp, Dep Gen Counsel Asst Sec)	$347,428	$0	$35,512
Kathy R Didawick (Vp, Congressional Comm)	$341,307	$0	$73,662
Carole R Flamm (Exec Med Dir, Ctr For Clinic Value)	$333,742	$0	$72,198
Paul F Brown (Vp, Venturing)	$325,774	$0	$2,777
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Filed on Oct. 31, 2014

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Revenue

$402,665,404

Expenses

$401,591,171

Net Income

$1,074,233

Net Assets

$104,440,198

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$0
Program Services	$401,706,209	99.8%
Investment Income	$759,833	0.2%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$134,973	0.0%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$64,389	0.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$16,046,931	4.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$116,331,358	29.0%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$545,808,284
Total Liabilities	$441,368,086
Net Assets	$104,440,198

990

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Revenue

$392,224,854

Expenses

$405,523,272

Net Income

-$13,298,418

Net Assets

$104,285,548

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$0
Program Services	$391,099,815	99.7%
Investment Income	$1,180,499	0.3%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$128,232	0.0%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	-$183,692

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$13,663,939	3.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$112,562,413	27.8%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$477,055,743
Total Liabilities	$372,770,195
Net Assets	$104,285,548

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Revenue $756M (2022)

Expenses $698M (2022)

Total Assets $1.03B (2022)

Total Liabilities $747M (2022)

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$756M (2022)

Expenses

$698M (2022)

Total Assets

$1.03B (2022)

Total Liabilities

$747M (2022)

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