Loma Linda University Shared Services Inc

Overview

Mission

To participate in christ's ministry of health, healing, and wholeness for: education, healthcare, and research by providing support to the lluh entities.

What it reported doing in 2024

Lluss provides support services for all lluh entities which include hospitals and schools. The services provided include hrm, payroll, mail services, security services, public relations, sponsored research management, compliance, internal audit and many other services.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 100% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 99% 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
810661056
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
Headquarters
San Bernardino, CA, USA
Phone
9095584000
Rating
58
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Affiliation
Christianity

The verdict

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

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 45
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Accountability: 42
  • Sustainability: 30
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 50.9%; rating input score 51
  • Program expense ratio: 50.8%; rating input score 51
  • Fundraising efficiency: $0 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 0%; rating input score 0; 4th 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: -0.2%; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.75; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.97; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 1.3%; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 8% per year; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 12.9% per year; rating input score 100; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 12.9% per year; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 50.9% of revenue deployed · 50.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 13 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $182.2M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $1.4M · 25 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 4 contractors listed · $191.7M reported
  • Consistency: 34 of 34 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes grants and executive pay
  • Filing history: 14 annual filings from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 30 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 38 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

25 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • LALAS ANGELA M (CFO): $1,437,742 total reported compensation
  • HILLIARD ANTHONY (CEO AS OF 12/09/24): $1,239,386 total reported compensation
  • EDWARDS LYNDON (COO): $1,174,871 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: FY2024.