Auxiliary of the Good Samaritan Hospital of Santa Clara Valley

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
946099635
IRS 990 coverage
2013–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
San Jose, CA, USA
Phone
4085592345
Rating
75
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Hospitals and Related Primary Medical Care Facilities

Reported finances

Revenue
$43,326
Expenses
$72,322
Assets
$401,284
Liabilities
$1,042

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

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • COURTNEY BRAUNSTEIN (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • COURTNEY BRAUNSTEIN (PRESIDENT)
  • LAURA COLEMAN (SECRETARY)
  • JOHN MILLER (TREASURER)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

As a charitable, non-profit organization, the auxiliary's mission is to provide voluntary service and support to the good samaritan hospital community. We are committed to providing comfort to the whole person - mind, body, and spirit.

What it reported doing in 2024

There are several specialized service areas within the overall auxiliary entity. These include access and the auxiliary general account. Continued on schedule o.the mission of access is helping families deal with the crisis of hospitalization. Originally established to support families of babies and children in the neonatal intensive care unit (nicu). This includes emergency overnight stays in nearby hotels, so families living far away from the hospital have supportive places to stay and they can focus on their loved ones during hospitalization.the auxiliary general account is responsible for recording all other core membership and board operations, including annual dues, patient support, membership, and leadership programs. The general fund provides for patient amenities that provide comfort to those spending time overnight in the hospital. Under the auxiliary general fund is also support for cardiac care pillows for those that have had open chest surgery. The pillows provide comfort when patients need to cough or sneeze.additional services include food in family waiting rooms and educational resources. Financially disadvantaged families are eligible for vouchers for gas, meals and emergency hotel overnights.during 2024 the auxiliary and access had approximately 250 active volunteers who provided over 20,935 hours of non-clinical support to patients, families, and visitors in over several service areas of the main hospital and in the mission oaks facility. Additional programs include annual scholarship awards, patient amenities, toys, and games.food is provided in the neonatal intensive care unit (nicu) parent room. Families struggling financially may also receive vouchers for gas, meals and emergency overnight hotel stays.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 69% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 82
  • Transparency & Controls: 93
  • Accountability: 64
  • Sustainability: 38
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 77.6%; rating input score 78
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 97.5%; rating input score 97; 58th 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; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 1 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 14
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -66.9%; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 5.55; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -6.3% per year; rating input score 0; 35th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -11.9% per year; rating input score 0; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -3.8% per year; rating input score 0; 24th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 77.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 3 of 3 board members independent · 1 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $56K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 23 of 23 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 11 filing years from 2013 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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: Governance controls: 5 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 25/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 51/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 33/100.