Gary and Mary West Health Policy Center Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
275388874
IRS 990-PF coverage
2017–2024
Forms available
Form 990-PF 2024
Location
Washington, DC, USA
Phone
2027298577
Rating
76
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Research Institutes and/or Public Policy Analysis

Reported finances

Revenue
$11,337,675
Expenses
$10,831,104

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

Overview

Mission

Research Institutes and/or Public Policy Analysis

What it reported funding in 2024

The foundation reported 22 filed grant rows totaling $4,067,258. The stated grant purposes included support both short-term goals of incremental macra reform and long-term goals of reshaping the narrative and advance policy objectives related to better performance of the health care delivery system., support signature series on aging in america by conducting a primary and secondary research project that aims to generate new insights into aging in health policy, engage key audiences for feedback, identify bipartisan interests, and drive public interest through the release of top insights from the policymaker community., and asa will generate six articles and four podcast episodes., plus 19 other reported purposes.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the foundation's positive operating resources came from contributions.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The foundation combined direct charitable work with grants to other organizations or people.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes to charitable grants and the filing identifies who received its grants. A relatively small share of spending goes to grants and assets provide a limited cushion relative to annual grants.

Rating breakdown

  • Grant Deployment: 100
  • Cost Efficiency: 37
  • Transparency: 100
  • Compliance: 92
  • Endowment Health: 2

Detailed rating inputs

Grant Deployment

  • Grant deployment ratio: 100%; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings

Cost Efficiency

  • Grant expense ratio: 37.1%; rating input score 37; 11th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency

  • Grant recipient disclosure: Yes; rating input score 100

Compliance

  • Foundation activity disclosures: 16 of 19 controls in place; rating input score 84
    • Property sale or exchange with a disqualified person: Pass
    • Borrowing from or lending to a disqualified person: Pass
    • Goods, services, or facilities involving a disqualified person: Fail
    • Compensation paid to a disqualified person: Fail
    • Assets transferred to a disqualified person: Pass
    • Payment to a government official: Pass
    • Uncorrected prior self-dealing: Pass
    • Prior-year undistributed income: Pass
    • Excess business holdings: Pass
    • Investments that may jeopardize charitable purposes: Pass
    • Uncorrected prior-year jeopardizing investments: Pass
    • Attempt to influence legislation: Pass
    • Attempt to influence an election: Pass
    • Individual grants for travel, study or similar purposes: Pass
    • Grants outside qualifying charitable organization categories: Fail
    • Spending for a noncharitable purpose: Pass
    • Funds received for a personal-benefit contract: Pass
    • Premiums paid on a personal-benefit contract: Pass
    • Prohibited tax-shelter transaction: Pass
  • Filing consistency checks: 10; rating input score 100

Endowment Health

  • Endowment-health comparison: 1.46; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Grants: 100% of grant recipient detail disclosed
  • Payout: At least 100% grant deployment rate
  • Trustees: Filed trustees detail
  • Self-dealing: 100% of reviewed questions answered “No”
  • Investments: 2th percentile for endowment coverage
  • Consistency: 10 of 10 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 1 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 7 filing years from 2017 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 36 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Cost Efficiency: Grant expense ratio scored 37/100.
  • High — Endowment Health: Endowment-health comparison scored 2/100.
  • Review — Compliance: Foundation activity disclosures: 3 of 19 not reported.