CHI Living Communities

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
341892096
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2020
Location
Phoenix, AZ, USA
Phone
5674550414
Rating
62
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Support N.E.C.

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$72,481,793
Expenses
$73,381,572
Assets
$139,680,072
Liabilities
$31,505,509

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

Leadership & pay

11 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • PRENTICE LIPSEY (CHAIRMAN / PRESIDENT AND CEO)
  • TIMOTHY DRESSMAN (VP PRESIDENT OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • TERIKA RICHARDSON (DIRECTOR / SEVP CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER): $8,345,090 total reported compensation
  • MITCH MELFI ESQ (VICE CHAIRMAN): $4,666,901 total reported compensation
  • PRENTICE LIPSEY (CHAIRMAN / PRESIDENT AND CEO): $984,062 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

As part of CommonSpirit Health, CHI Living Communities offers seniors numerous safe, convenient living options, including independent and assisted living, memory care, skilled nursing and rehabilitation. Our core values of compassion, inclusion, integrity, excellence, and collaboration call us to put forth our personal and professional best every day.

What it reported doing in 2024

Chi living communities provides healthcare services and management support to its affiliated organizations.during this reporting period: bishop drumm retirement center providing 82,281 days of care to an average of 225 residents on a daily basis.gardens at st. Elizabeth provided 66,505 days of care to an average of 182 residents on a daily basis.linus oakes provided 37,819 days of care to an average of 104 residents on a daily basis.riverview provided 39,802 days of care to an average of 109 residents on a daily basis.franciscan villa and its affiliates provided 68,813 days of care to an average of 189 residents on a daily basis.the gardens of st. Francis provided 32,910 days of care to an average of 90 residents on a daily basis.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 93% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The program-spending lines do not add up, so the filing cannot show reliably whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and few specific pay-setting methods are documented in the filing; unanswered boxes are not proof of absence.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 68
  • Transparency & Controls: 71
  • Accountability: 32
  • Sustainability: 39
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 77.6%; rating input score 78
  • Program expense ratio: 75.4%; rating input score 75
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Missing
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 0%; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 78
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -1.2%; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.9; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.23; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 3.8%; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 14.9% per year; rating input score 100; 87th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 15.1% per year; rating input score 100; 89th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 16.8% per year; rating input score 100; 89th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 5 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 8 operating locations identified
  • Where the money goes: 77.6% of revenue deployed · 75.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 3 board members independent · 7 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $55.3M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $8.3M · 11 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $10.6M reported
  • Consistency: 35 of 35 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors, executive pay, and related organizations
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2011 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 8 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 328 filed related-organization links
  • 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: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 21/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 9 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 27/100.