LOUISIANA RURAL HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE INC Charity Report

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LOUISIANA RURAL HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE INC

EIN 47-4736887 · Medical Disciplines

What they do

During 2018, The Taxpayer Received Grant Funding From Ochsner Clinic Foundation (Grantor) Which Allowed It to Continue to Provide Telemedicine Services to Rural Hospitals. The Taxpayer Was Able to Provide Technical Services to The Rural Hospitals and Provide Support for Their Limited IT Staffs In Order to Continue Telemedicine Consults With Aged Equipment.The Taxpayer Also Assisted Grantor In Implementing A Package of Telestroke, Telepsychiatry and Tele-emergency Department to The Rural Hospitals. These Efforts Enabled The Rural Hospitals to Provide Quality Medical Care Comparable to Their Urban Counterparts Who Have Access to A Variety of Medical Specialists Not Available In Rural Areas of Louisiana.These Efforts Also Allowed Patients In The Remote Areas to Be Examined and Treated By Renowned Medical Specialists From Urban Medical Centers Without The Rural Patients Having to Leave Their Localities.

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100.28%of revenue went to mission work100.0% of expenses · Program services

$100.28spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

$0.01in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

100.0%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2018

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$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$190,742

Mission workProgram services$191,278100.28% of revenue100.0% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

Total expenses$191,278100.28% of revenue

Expenses were greater than revenue, so the colored ring fills the available $100 and the total above 100% is shown below.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2018CurrentExpense mix: 100.0% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 100.28% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 99.0% mission · 1.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.30% of revenue

2016Expense mix: 100.0% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.80% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$190,742

Expenses$191,278

Annual shortfall $536 Expenses were higher than revenue for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$191,278 · 100.0% of expenses

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Revenue$190,742

Expenses$191,278

Assets$1,448

Income$190,742

Contributions$190,742

Mission work (program services)$191,278

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2018

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

DONALD HINES MDEXECUTIVE DIR. · 30 hrs/week $144,000

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (6)

DONALD HINES MDEXECUTIVE DIR.

DAVID HOUGHTON MDDIRECTOR

EVALYN ARMANDSECRETARY

LINDA DEVILLECHAIRMAN

MARC MULLERDIRECTOR

PAUL MATTHEWSDIRECTOR

About this charity

Location: 427 Evergreen St, Bunkie, LA 71322
County: Avoyelles
In care of: LINDA DEVILLE
Primary officer: LINDA DEVILLE, Chairman

How to reach them

Phone(318) 346-6681

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2018
Tax period began: January 1, 2018
Return type: 990EZ
Tax preparer: LESTER MILLER & WELLS
IRS tax category: Medical Disciplines
Revocation date: May 15, 2022