Communicare Health Centers

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
942188574
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2023
Forms available
Form 990 2023
Location
Davis, CA, USA
Phone
5302853201
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Ambulatory Health Center, Community Clinic

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$11,969,599
Expenses
$11,333,571
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

21 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MICHAEL GOLDE (PRESIDENT)
  • ROSE CONROY (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • MELISSA MARSHALL MD (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)

Highest reported compensation

  • MELISSA MARSHALL MD (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER): $246,839 total reported compensation
  • BETZABEL KUNKEL MD (PHYSICIAN): $218,442 total reported compensation
  • WETONA SUZANNE EIDSON-TON MD MS (CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER): $207,094 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Communicare health center's mission is rooted in the underlying philosophy that health care is a right, not a privilege. Our mission is characterized by the following commitments: (i) we provide comprehensive and high-quality health care to anyone in our community, regardless of insurance status or ability to pay; (ii) we deliver health care in a supportive, safe environment emphasizing patient partnership, wellness and preventive health in all of our services; (iii) we invest in employees, learners and volunteers at all levels of the organization, as they are the foundation and heart of the work we do.

What it reported doing in 2023

Behavioral health services is an outpatient substance abuse treatment program which offers medically assisted withdrawal and treatment to adults and adolescents involved with methamphetamine, opiates, and marijuana in groups and one-on-one counseling. Additionally, this department now offers life counseling services provided by licensed clinical social services. Services are offered at three communicare facilities: davis, west sacramento, and woodland. Visits totaled 16,229, serving over 2,533.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 81
  • Transparency & Controls: 80
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 27
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 77.8%; rating input score 78
  • Program expense ratio: 82.1%; rating input score 82
  • Fundraising efficiency: $792.1 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 96; 96th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 5.3%; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 17.4%; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 3.7% per year; rating input score 100; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 6.5% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 8.7% per year; rating input score 100; 59th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 77.8% of revenue deployed · 82.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 10 of 10 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $9.3M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $247K · 21 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $1.1M reported
  • Consistency: 34 of 34 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 9 filed schedules · includes major donors, executive pay, and related organizations
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2023
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 11 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 — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 57/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 5/100.