Hartsfield Village

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
351956395
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Munster, IN, US
Phone
(800) 297-6188
Rating
69
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Supportive Housing for Older Adults

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$30,985,735
Expenses
$30,900,832
Assets
$21,694,768
Liabilities
$23,186,595

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

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Donald C Torrenga (Vice President)
  • Leslie M Darrow (Executive Director)
  • Richard Schumacher (President)

Highest reported compensation

  • Donald P Fesko (Secretary Treasurer): $1,801,642 total reported compensation
  • Gregg Ferlin (SR VP and System CFO): $875,762 total reported compensation
  • Leslie M Darrow (Executive Director): $370,340 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Leaders at Hartsfield Village are committed to cultivating a retirement community that provides a high-quality continuum of care.

What it reported doing in 2024

The organization provides a continuum of high-quality housing, health care, and supportive services for older adults, enabling residents to maintain dignity, independence, security, and wellbeing throughout the aging process. The community offers independent living, assisted living, assisted living-enhanced suites, and skilled nursing care in a nonprofit setting. The organization provided independent living housing, wellness programs, dining services, transportation, and lifeenrichment activities to more than 100 residents during the year. Services focused on promoting physical, emotional, and social wellbeing through fitness programs, educational offerings, volunteer opportunities, and community engagement. The organization delivered assisted living and assisted living - enhanced services to residents requiring help with activities of daily living, medication management, and cognitive support. Care was provided by trained staff in a secure, personcentered environment designed to maximize independence and quality of life. The organization-maintained staffing, training, and safety standards ensuring residents receive compassionate and appropriate care. The organization operated a licensed skilled nursing facility providing 24-hour nursing care, rehabilitation therapies, and clinical support to residents recovering from illness, injury, or managing chronic conditions. Services included physical, occupational, and speech therapy, care coordination, and discharge planning. The organization also invests in community benefit activities, including caregiver education, health and wellness programming open to the public, and partnerships with local nonprofits serving older adults. These activities support the organization's commitment to enhancing the lives of seniors both within and beyond its campus.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 100% 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

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

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 77
  • Transparency & Controls: 67
  • Accountability: 61
  • Sustainability: 31
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 86.9%; rating input score 87
  • Program expense ratio: 87.1%; rating input score 87
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd 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: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 33.3%; rating input score 33; 7th 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: 0.3%; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.7; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 1.07; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 3.5%; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 4.5% per year; rating input score 100; 38th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 3.5% per year; rating input score 100; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -7% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 8 programs and campaigns described on the official site
  • Where the money goes: 86.9% of revenue deployed · 87.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 2 of 6 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $26.9M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $1.8M · 12 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 44 of 44 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes executive pay and related organizations
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 5 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 16 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 — Transparency & Controls: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 33/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 34/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 24/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 5/100.