The Health Education and Resources Institute

Legal name: Central Colorado Area Health Education Center

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
841607842
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2022
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2022
Location
Denver, CO, US
Phone
(303) 481-8686
Rating
71
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Hospitals and Related Primary Medical Care Facilities

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,006
Expenses
$201,912
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2022. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • AN DANG (PRESIDENT/TREASURER)
  • ANNIE KLEIN (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • MALINDA BROWNING MA (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • MALINDA BROWNING MA (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $95,559 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2022. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Within an innovative framework, The Health Education and Resources Institute (THEARI) partners to create and implement inclusive healthcare education programs, addressing the dynamic needs of students, providers, and community members.

What it reported doing in 2022

Theari nurse refresher coursestheari nurse refresher courses were developed to meet Colorado state board of nursing requirements for licensure in Colorado. Completing the course will allow previously licensed registered nurses (rn) and licensed practical nurses (lpn) to update and enhance nursing knowledge and skills, develop confidence, renew their license, and re-enter the workforce. The online format of the course combined with rolling admission allowed students to complete the course at their own pace anywhere, at any time. We also offered virtual simulation for clinical requirements and additional courses for continuing education.on may 27, 2022, the theari board of directors voted to dissolve the organization due to insufficient financial sustainability. The last few years have been fiscally challenging and efforts to establish long-term sustainable funding have been ineffective. Effective july 2022, theari transitioned the nurse refresher programs to the Colorado center for nursing excellence. The center was formally opened in 2003 with a mission to build the nursing workforce during a severe nursing shortage. Kris wenzel, the original executive director of ccahec, and founder of the nurse refresher programs, was an original champion of the center and their work. Four key theari staff members also transitioned to the center to support the continuation of these programs. Starting in june 2022, theari provided the center with initial support funds, and by september 2022 had provided a total of $47,104 in funding to support ongoing success. We are honored and grateful that these innovative and critical programs will live on at the center.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 96% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. A relatively small share of total spending goes to programs and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 63
  • Transparency & Controls: 93
  • Accountability: 90
  • Sustainability: 2
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 23.3%; rating input score 23
  • 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • 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: -9,965.4%; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 47.3%; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -7.4% per year; rating input score 0; 35th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -5.3% per year; rating input score 0; 46th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -8.9% per year; rating input score 0; 14th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 8 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 23.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 8 of 8 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $47K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $96K · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 23 of 23 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes grants
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2009 to 2022
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 23/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 2/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 2/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 7/100.