Lynn Community Health Center

Overview

Mission

We exist because healthcare is a human right, not a privilege.

What it reported doing in 2024

School based health centers - comprehensive primary care, behavioral health and social services for students in eight lynn public schools.HIV/AIDS services - comprehensive primary medical care including infectious disease specialty services, nursing case management; social and adherence case management, behavioral health services, nutrition programs and confidential HIV/std/viral hepatitis counseling and testing.other programs - chronic illness case management, outpatient specialty services (endocrinology, cardiology, pulmonology, optometry and ophthalmology, general surgery consultation, podiatry). Outreach and assistance to patients in accessing public and private health insurance plans, clinic for homeless individuals, chronic disease management and refugee health assessment programs.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 70% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The nonprofit carried out 100% of its reported program work directly.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
042525066
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Website reviewed
Jun 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
Headquarters
Lynn, MA, USA
Rating
75
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

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The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and most voting board members are independent. The website gives limited detail about important organizational relationships and the filing reports few safeguards for setting executive pay.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 84
  • Transparency & Controls: 58
  • Accountability: 85
  • Sustainability: 46
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 85.5%; rating input score 86
  • Program expense ratio: 81%; rating input score 81
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Public monitoring controls: 0 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 0
  • Public policy transparency: 0 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 0
  • Public financial transparency: 0 of 5 controls in place; rating input score 0
  • Impact reporting controls: 0 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 0
  • Public relationship transparency: No; rating input score 0

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
  • Public governance controls: 0 of 4 controls in place; rating input score 0
  • Zakat policy transparency: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 4.6%; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings
  • Operating reserve ratio: 0.88; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.23; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 4%; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 1.2% per year; rating input score 100; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 5.2% per year; rating input score 100; 44th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 9.5% per year; rating input score 100; 67th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: Mission, programs, and operating context captured from the official website.
  • Where the money goes: 85.5% of revenue deployed · 81% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 14 of 14 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $82.6M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $409K · 37 people listed · 1 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 28 of 28 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors, executive pay, and related organizations
  • Filing history: 16 annual filings from 2009 to 2024
  • Money network: 14 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link