Cultural Wellness Center

What it reported doing in 2024

Member services: cwc works with people and families to apply the cultural wellness process to address challenges resulting from isolation, loss of community, and loss of culture. This is our core mission work. While member services does not appear to generate positive revenue when examined in isolation, the knowledge produced is what gives cwc authority and makes other areas of work valuable to customers.invisible college: cwc applies the cultural wellness process to improve institutional outcomes in underserved communities.see schedule o for remaining program languagethrough classes, coaching, and consulting, institutional leadership and stakeholders study the role of culture as a tool to navigate institutional systems. In 2021, customers included ramsey county, mcknight foundation, project for pride in living, minneapolis institute of arts, community catalyst, and others. Health institute: cwc performed highest among agencies contracted by mn dept of health to reduce disparities in covid-19 infections, hospitalizations, and deaths. In the backyard health hub supported by allina health, 200 people participated virtually in culture well learning cohorts. Thousands attended online meditation, zumba and movement classes. Cwc worked with hennepin county's redleaf clinic to develop training cohorts for black doulas.other: cwc began a capital campaign for dreamland on 38th, a facility to house cwc headquarters and a co-kitchen where black food entrepreneurs will share kitchen space while receiving mentoring and peer support in culturally-rooted food, business planning, finance, permitting, and management. With an anonymous donation, cwc began development of the ancient grains kitchen within the midtown global market to offer healthy soul food, nutrition and cooking classes, and catering services that support all areas of cwc work.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
• Program expense ratio: 85.1%; rating input score 85
• Fundraising efficiency: $6.32 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 92.9%; rating input score 93; 13th 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: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 93.3%; rating input score 93; 24th 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: -83.2%; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.62; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.18; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 13.5%; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 16.2% per year; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 16.3% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 26.7% per year; rating input score 100; 91st percentile among comparable filings