Blue Mountain Oncology Program Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
911108747
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2021
Forms available
Form 990 2021
Location
Walla Walla, WA, USA
Phone
5095298450
Rating
72
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Cancer

Reported finances

Revenue
$231,802
Expenses
$218,212
Assets
$83,831
Liabilities
$1,643

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2021. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • PAMELA STEEBER CTR (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/SECRETA)
  • LINDA DUNPHY (PRESIDENT)
  • PAULA COONEY (VICE PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • PAMELA STEEBER CTR (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/SECRETA): $73,116 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2021. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The mission of blue mountain oncology program, inc. Is to provide coordinated resources to aid in the management of cancer patients and to promote access to regional oncology services.the vision of blue mountain oncology program, inc. Is to be recognized as a high quality source of cancer information to assist participating health care organizations to attain and maintain excellence in their cancer program.

What it reported doing in 2021

Assist hospitals and other health care providers with statewide reporting requirements to provide complete, high quality data in a timely manner to assist with high quality patient care.develop and maintain a secure, reliable system for the receipt, management, and analysis of data and for the production of routine and special reports to required agencies.establish data reporting agreements with cancer diagnosis and treatment facilities in the counties covered by the organization and to provide for the reporting of data elements required by npcr.

Operating model

Revenue model
Membership-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from membership dues.
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.

The verdict

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

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 67
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 70
  • Sustainability: 31
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 75.5%; rating input score 75
  • Program expense ratio: 77.4%; rating input score 77
  • 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: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 75%; rating input score 75; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 62
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 5.9%; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.38; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 33.5%; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -1.9% per year; rating input score 0; 35th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 0% per year; rating input score 100; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -3.2% per year; rating input score 0; 15th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 75.5% of revenue deployed · 77.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 3 of 4 board members independent · 5 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $169K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $73K · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 24 of 24 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 12 filing years from 2010 to 2021
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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.

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 43/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 15/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 10/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 44/100.