Community Benefit 

The Community Benefit standard is the most common test applied by the IRS to determine whether a hospital, clinic, or healthcare provider is operating to promote health in a manner that serves a charitable purpose and, accordingly, merits tax-exempt status. AHLA's Public Interest resources can help you and your tax-exempt client with your IRS reporting obligations. We have compiled our resources in this easy-to-navigate Community Benefit Toolkit, which you can share with your clients. The toolkit is also available on CD by contacting Andrew Hartman.

1. Introduction
2. Overview of Community Benefit by Michael W. Peregrine, Esq.
3. CHA’s 2008 A Guide for Planning & Reporting Community Benefit
4. Community Health Education Resources
1. Publications for Consumers
1. Considerations for People with Disabilities and Their Families
2. Medical Research: A Consumer’s Guide for Participation
3. A Guide to Legal Issues in Life-Limiting Conditions
4. Life-Limiting Conditions One Pagers
5. Loving Conversations: One Family’s Story About the Importance of Advance Healthcare Planning (DVD)
6. Medicaid Basics: A Question and Answer Guide about Eligibility, Coverage and Benefits
7. Medicaid Benefits and Eligibility: Consumer Information Fact Sheet
2. Publications for Healthcare Professionals
1. Community Pan-Flu Preparedness: A Checklist of Key Legal Issues for Healthcare Providers
2. Emergency Preparedness, Response & Recovery Checklist: Beyond the Emergency Management Plan
3. Lessons Learned from the Gulf Coast Hurricanes
4. Corporate Responsibility and Corporate Compliance:
   A Resource for Health Care Boards of Directors
5. An Integrated Approach to Corporate Compliance:
   A Resource for Health Care Boards of Directors
6. Corporate Responsibility and Health Care Quality:
   A Resource for Health Care Boards of Directors
5. Sample Letter to Healthcare Clients
6. Public Information Series Copyright Language
7. Healthcare Provider Example of Using the Public Information Series
   * Publications to Promote Corporate Compliance: University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina Corporate Responsibility Resource Guides
8. Selected Online Community Benefit Resources
9. Testimonials
10. AHLA’s Public Interest Press Kit
11. Evaluation/Suggestion Form