Bronx-westchester Ahec

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
830348118
IRS 990 coverage
2013–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Bronx, NY, USA
Phone
7189607843
Rating
78
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Management & Technical Assistance

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$296,593
Expenses
$288,626
Assets
$61,455
Liabilities
$70,754

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

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

People named in this filing

  • OPAL DUNSTON (CHAIRPERSON)
  • ALTHEA SERRANT (VICE CHAIRPERSON)
  • LORRAINE VON EEDEN (DIRECTOR)

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

To provide information and opportunities for high school and college students in obtaining a career in the healthcare professions in the bronx and westchester areas of New York state.

What it reported doing in 2024

Summer health internship program (ship): ship is a six-week opportunity for underrepresented and/or economically disadvantaged high school and early college students. This program exposes students to a variety of careers in the health field as well as various health issues affecting their communities. Selected participants are committed to work at their designated clinic or hospital for three days (3) a week from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm. In addition, there is a mandatory workshop (didactics) once a week.the workshops encompass a full day (9:30 am to 3:30 pm) and includes: health related lectures, job readiness skills, field trips, and other health related activities. Selected participants are also required to take part in a team collaborated health themed project. At the end of the program, the participants are required to attend a mandatory closing ceremony, and present his/her final project.health careers internship program (hcip): this is a six-week internship placement opportunity for upper level college students in community-based health centers and health related organizations. Students participate in weekly didactic sessions with 2nd year medical students and health professionals. The program provides an opportunity to be exposed to relevant community health issues within the intersection of the social determinants of health.opioid prevention education project (opep): this intensive educational training via partnerships with various cbo's and city university of New York institutions, bw-ahec was able to bring awareness and support resources to community members, youth, their families, and professionals.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 90% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 95% 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 total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 69
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 82
  • Sustainability: 34
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 77.4%; rating input score 77
  • Program expense ratio: 79.6%; rating input score 80
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 80th 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: 4 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 57
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • 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: 2.7%; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.21; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 1.15; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 5% per year; rating input score 100; 54th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 0.1% per year; rating input score 100; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -8.9% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 77.4% of revenue deployed · 79.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 5 board members independent · 4 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $230K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 25 of 25 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.

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 12/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 46/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 4/100.