From the "990 Hospital Coalition" website:
What is the 990 Coalition for Hospitals?Participants: American Health Lawyers Association, Catholic Health Association, Healthcare Financial Management Association, and VHA, Inc.
The Mission of the 990 Coalition for Hospitals is to promote accurate and standardized reporting of community benefit and related information on the revised IRS Form 990 and Schedule H by not-for-profit hospitals. This site has been designed for not-for-profit hospitals and their advisors.
What is provided by the 990 Coalition for Hospitals?
- A central source for current information on IRS's activity and instructions
- Forum for hospitals and their advisors to share information on planning and implementation efforts for filing the IRS form 990 and Schedule H
- Resources for hospitals and their advisors on filing the IRS 990 and Schedule H
- Guidelines for completing the IRS Form 990 and Schedule H
- Annotation of IRS 990 H with expert advise
- Suggestions for getting ready to file the 990
- Coalition sponsored audio conferences
- Calendar of events of educational programs regarding the IRS 990
Link to the site here.
At the very least this page is a useful collection, in one place, of links to original IRS source documents as well as many other informative articles on the principles in play in 990 preparation and submission. Perhaps owing to the collaboration of the American Health Lawyers Association, the site claims to be designed for both hospitals "and their advisors" and at first pass that seems to hold true.
The site hosts a discussion forum where registered users (registration is free) can initiate discussion on issues concerning the new 990.
This site would also be of some use to those counseling not-for-profit health care providers other than hospitals.