Methodist Healthcare Community Care Associates

Overview

Mission

THE MISSION STATEMENT OF METHODIST LE BONHEUR HEALTHCARE AND ITS RELATED COMPANIES IS THE FOLLOWING: METHODIST LE BONHEUR HEALTHCARE, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ITS MEDICAL STAFFS, WILL COLLABORATE WITH PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES TO BE THE LEADER IN PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY, COST-EFFECTIVE PATIENT-AND FAMILY-CENTERED CARE. SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED IN A MANNER WHICH supports the health ministries and social principles of the United Methodist Church to benefit the communities we serve.

What it reported doing in 2024

Methodist healthcare community care associates (mhcca) is a part of the methodist le bonheur healthcare (mlh) family of companies and participates in combined community benefit activities with other mlh affiliates. As a subsidiary of mlh, it serves as an integral component of the methodist mission to provide a high quality continuum of care throughout the service area. Patients are able to obtain medical treatment on an outpatient basis without utilizing an emergency room or other hospital-based facility.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 83% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% 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.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
621403517
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Memphis, TN, USA
Phone
9013808000
Rating
70
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Hospital, General
Affiliation
Christianity

Reported finances

Revenue
$12,292,956
Expenses
$10,621,984
Assets
$10,154,300
Liabilities
$10,216,808

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 73
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Accountability: 32
  • Sustainability: 46
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 79%; rating input score 79
  • Program expense ratio: 86.4%; rating input score 86
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

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

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 0%; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 78
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 13.6%; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.96; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 1.01; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 14.3%; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -1.9% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 0.1% per year; rating input score 100; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -12.1% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 79% of revenue deployed · 86.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 5 board members independent · 7 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $9.2M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $2.4M · 11 people listed · 6 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 31 of 31 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes executive pay
  • Filing history: 14 annual filings from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 5 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 8 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.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 9 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 34/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 5/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 9/100.

Leadership & pay

11 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • Michael Ugwueke (BOARD CHAIRMAN): $2,444,821 total reported compensation
  • Monica Wharton (SECRETARY): $1,312,684 total reported compensation
  • Charles Lane (Treasurer): $1,138,500 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024.