Divine Mercy Supportive Care

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
461777911
IRS 990 coverage
2015–2016
Forms available
Form 990 2016, Form 990-EZ 2014, Form 990-N 2013
Location
Denver, CO, USA
Phone
3033572540
Rating
80
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$779,778
Expenses
$926,801
Assets
$82,626
Liabilities
$514,415

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2016. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Kevin Lundy (President & CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • Kevin Lundy (President & CEO): $97,369 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2016. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Divine Mercy Supportive Care is a Nonprofit, 501(c)(3) Charitable Organization dedicated to the Catholic Standard of Care by offering compassionate care to those who face end of life illness while affirming the dignity and sanctity of human life.

What it reported doing in 2016

Divine Mercy is a Catholic organization providing medical, education, and charitable services for people of any faith and their families, who are facing life-limiting illness. Licensed in the State of Colorado, its whole-person approach to healthcare is rooted in both the Ethical and Religious Directives of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and best industry practices promoting the sanctity of human life. Divine Mercy is an active member of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization and is accredited throught the Community Health Accreditation Partner (CHAP) program.

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.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 78
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Accountability: 65
  • Sustainability: 9
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 92.3%; rating input score 92
  • Program expense ratio: 77.7%; rating input score 78
  • Fundraising efficiency: $3.2 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 66.7%; rating input score 67; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 62
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -18.9%; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.09; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 6.23; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 10.5%; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 60.1% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 85.8% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 56.2% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 92.3% of revenue deployed · 77.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 2 of 3 board members independent · 5 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $720K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $97K · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 31 of 31 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2015 to 2016
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 11/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 8/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 4/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 1/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 34/100.