Community Health Imaging Centers

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
462079706
IRS 990 coverage
2015–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2014
Location
San Diego, CA, USA
Phone
6192691299
Rating
85
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Ambulatory Health Center, Community Clinic

Reported finances

Revenue
$902,716
Expenses
$1,874,667
Assets
$387,446
Liabilities
$9,258,440

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

Leadership & pay

15 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Zara Marselian (CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • Samuel Mireles (Board Chair): $600 total reported compensation
  • Christopher Ewald (Director): $600 total reported compensation
  • Graciela Putzoli (Director): $600 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Community Health Imaging Centers ("CHIC") is a non-profit, full-service outpatient imaging center equipped with state of the art technology. Our goal is to participate in the creation of healthier lives within the community. We are committed to providing high quality imaging to all patients. The commitment of our staff is to make sure that our patients' are as comfortable and relaxed as possible, while you are visiting our facility. Our highly trained, board certified staff will be courteous, compassionate and caring at all times. CHIC is designed to provide specialty services to La Maestra Family Clinic, Inc. ("La Maestra"), a California nonprofit public benefit corporation, tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, which is licensed as a community clinic under Section 1204 or the California Health and Safety Code and is also a Federally Qualified Health Center.

What it reported doing in 2024

Community Health Imaging Centers ("CHIC") is a non-profit, full-service outpatient imaging center equipped with state of the art technology. Our goal is to participate in the creation of healthier lives within the community. We are committed to providing high quality imaging to all patients. The commitment of our staff is to make sure that our patients' are as comfortable and relaxed as possible, while you are visiting our facility. Our highly trained, board certified staff will be courteous, compassionate and caring at all times. CHIC is designed to provide specialty services to La Maestra Family Clinic, Inc. ("La Maestra"), a California nonprofit public benefit corporation, tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, which is licensed as a community clinic under Section 1204 or the California Health and Safety Code and is also a Federally Qualified Health Center. CHIC will provide services to La Maestra's clients whose primary care physicians have ordered specialty diagnostic services, e.g., imaging. It will also provide these services to other members of the community on the same basis La Maestra offers its services when referred by other community clinics or providers.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 74% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
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

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 89
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 11
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
  • 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: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • 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: -107.7%; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.21; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 23.9; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0.4%; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -3.5% per year; rating input score 0; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 3.3% per year; rating input score 100; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 5.3% per year; rating input score 100; 40th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 13 of 13 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1.9M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $600 · 15 people listed
  • Consistency: 26 of 26 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 10 filing years from 2015 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.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 1/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 10/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Other executive compensation review process not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 0/100.