Access Health

What it reported doing in 2024

Regional health advisory council (formerly health equity) the program, comprised of resident and community organizations actively engaged with Michigan's five minority populations, develops and implements an action plan to address and reduce community priority risk factors and needs related to covid-19 and other root causes of health inequity in the region. Centers for disease control and prevention (cdc) the organization was the subrecipient of a cdc foundation grant to support partnering with national organizations and community-based organizations to increase vaccination coverage across different racial and ethnic adult populations currently experiencing disparities. The program activities supported efforts to increase influenza and covid-19 vaccine confidence and uptake for adults in racial and/or ethnic populations experiencing disparities in the united states. This program ended in april 2024. Undue medical debt this program was a 2-year research partnership aimed at eliminating personal medical debt, promoting/advocating for reforms to address upstream causes of medical debt, and highlighting local patient and partner stories to illustrate the burden and impact of medical debt. The program expanded local data collection using patient assessment tools to incorporate medical debt questions, and it explored the impact of medical debt on local families through community-engaged approaches. This program ended in september of 2024. Blueprint project (formerly build health) the organization is partnering with the muskegon heights community, public health muskegon, trinity health muskegon, and priority health to launch the muskegon heights economic opportunity hub. The hub focuses on advancing residents' economic mobility through skill-building, business support, and community-driven resources. Guided by a community advisory team, it also suppots broader economic and community development initiatives and addresses upstream barriers to health and opportunity thorugh deep community engagement, building on prior initiatives like photovoice, livability lab, and neighborhood associations. Served approximately 1,225 members for the blueprint project program. Livability lab this program is a community-led, 100-day action model that transforms resident input into measurable change. It begins with interviews, surveys, and local data to identify key barriers such as transportation, childcare, housing, food access, safety, income, and social connection. Cross-sector teams, co-designed with residents, set short-term, achievable goals, track progress, and report results publicly. Served approximately 1,450 members for the livability lab program. Community health programs the organization facilitates communication and the exchange of ideas toward improving blood pressure control and cardiovascular health outcomes related to hypertension, high cholesterol, and stroke, through optimizing care and influencing policy, system, and environmental change. Served approximately 350 members for community health programs. Muskegon county food club a food club is a non-profit, membership-based grocery model that offers dignified food access, healthy food options, and member choice to support economic stability for food-insecure households. The organization is providing backbone support by covening a cross-sector stakeholder group to plan and develop a food club tailored to muskegon county. Approximately 150 members served through this program. Access payee services this is an organizational representative payee program that manages social security and supplemental security income benefits on behalf of individuals unable to do so independently. The program ensures beneficiaries' funds are used for their basic needs, including housing, food, medical care, and personal expenses. The program maintains accurate financial records, safeguards client funds, and promotes financial stability in accordance with social security administration guidelines. Childcare a

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 93.3%; rating input score 93
• Program expense ratio: 93.4%; rating input score 93
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 92.9%; rating input score 93; 13th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Missing
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd 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; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • 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: 2%; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.74; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.04; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 10.6%; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: -3.3% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: -8.2% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: -4.4% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings