Kirkhaven

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
222291346
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2024
Official website data refreshed
Jul 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Rochester, NY, United States
Phone
585-461-1991 ext. 3010
Rating
90
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Nursing, Convalescent Facilities
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$20,089,852
Expenses
$18,083,095
Assets
$24,694,785
Liabilities
$22,822,176

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

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • AVROHOM BROWN (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • TERRY W COTTON (DIRECTOR)
  • LETICIA FORNATARO (VICE CHAIRPERSON)
  • DUANE GIRDNER (DIRECTOR)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

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

Overview

Mission

As a mission-driven organization, Kirkhaven strives to maintain the dignity, individuality, and independence of every person we are privileged to serve. at Kirkhaven is to provide seniors in our care with an array of exceptional, specialized services that promote meaningful living experiences in a safe and comforting environment. Our Vision: We work every day with compassionate professionalism to create an environment where residents can share a lifetime of experiences and safely participate in a community that empowers them to embrace living with assurance and dignity. Every resident, every staff member, and every volunteer adds value to the environment and experience at Kirkhaven. We treat each other with kindness and work together toward a common mission. Positivity. We lift each other up, listen actively, extend forgiveness, and positively support each other so that everyone can...

What it reported doing in 2024

Nursing home that provides skilled long-term care, rehabilitation and alzheimers/dementia care for seniors in a manner that embraces a philosophy of person-centered care quality of care and faith-based mission (147 beds).

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 99% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 88% 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. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and liabilities are high compared with assets.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 86
  • Transparency & Controls: 93
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 58
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 91.1%; rating input score 91
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

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: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 10%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.37; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.92; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 96; 96th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 2.4% per year; rating input score 100; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 2.8% per year; rating input score 100; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 2.5% per year; rating input score 100; 20th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 5 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 91.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 7 of 7 board members independent · 7 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $16.5M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $175K reported
  • Consistency: 31 of 31 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes grants
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2011 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: 3 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.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 48/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 8/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Federal audit findings: this organization reported findings in its latest federal Single Audit.