Gmhc

Overview

Mission

GMHC fights to end the AIDS epidemic and uplift the lives of all affected.

What it reported doing in 2024

Prevention and education: the prevention department provides HIV prevention services to clients living with HIV and AIDS and those at-risk for HIV and stis. The department seeks to ensure that clients living with HIV/AIDS and unaware of their status have access to health care and supportive services and that clients who are HIV negative or at-risk have access to prevention services. The department provides the following services including HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing, linkage to care services, access and referral to pre-exposure prophylaxis (prep) and post exposure prophylaxis (pep) referrals for supportive and medical services regardless of their HIV status, evidence-based interventions targeted to youth and young adults, which includes the social and the clubhouse, short-term counseling which includes individual counseling, pastoral counseling and support groups.while substance abuse services are embedded and integrated within the organization's mental health services, they are also offered as a primary service within the women's care, prevention and support services ("wpcss"). Here the organization specifically focuses on substance use and abuse issues among women of color. Services include health and sti screenings, health education, outreach, individual and group counseling, evidenced-based intervention, and connection to HIV testing and medical care. The nutrition, workforce development, and wellness department includes the nutrition and meals, workforce development and wellness services.these services seek to provide comprehensive and holistic services to clients living with HIV and/or AIDS. The nutrition programs provides individual and group level intervention with the goal of addressing food insecurity and improving overall health through nutritional health. The nutrition program also houses the food pantry, where clients can obtain healthy foods that aid in their achievement of better health outcomes and addresses food insecurity. In addition to the nutrition program, this department also provides congregate meals for HIV positive individuals. The workforce development program provides comprehensive workforce development services including intake, vocational and educational assessment, benefits planning, job readiness training, internships, and job placement assistance, to decrease client reliance on public benefits and entitlements and increase self-sufficiency. The wellness program provides a variety of services including reiki, massage, hair cutting, exercise, knitting and other complementary services.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 82% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
133130146
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Headquarters
New York, NY, US
Phone
(212) 367-1000
Rating
81
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
AIDS

Official website

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and liabilities are high compared with assets.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 70
  • Transparency & Controls: 87
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 42
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 70.7%; rating input score 71
  • Program expense ratio: 70.1%; rating input score 70
  • Fundraising efficiency: $25.32 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Pass
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 99.7%; rating input score 100; 36th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -0.9%; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.91; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 1.01; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 3.9%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 1.5% per year; rating input score 100; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 1% per year; rating input score 100; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 14.3% per year; rating input score 100; 79th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 8 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 2 operating locations identified
  • Where the money goes: 70.7% of revenue deployed · 70.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 7 of 7 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $27.4M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $330K · 17 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $672K reported
  • Consistency: 37 of 37 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 9 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 15 annual filings from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 10 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 4 filed related-organization links
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Leadership & pay

17 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • MICHAEL J HESTER (CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER): $329,740 total reported compensation
  • KISHANI A CHINNIAH-MORENO (INTERIM CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER): $318,465 total reported compensation
  • ADEEL AHMED (VICE PRESIDENT, FINANCE): $201,859 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: FY2024.