Glacier Hills Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
208072723
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Livonia, MI, USA
Phone
7347696410
Rating
58
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Single Organization Support

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,912,794
Expenses
$348,973
Assets
$18,175,891
Liabilities
$16,944

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

Leadership & pay

17 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DAVID DEFRAIN (VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE)
  • BECKY PAZKOWSKI (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR GLACIER HILLS FND)

Highest reported compensation

  • MARCUS BOWENS (TREASURER; CFO, CONTINUING CARE): $726,523 total reported compensation
  • DAVID DEFRAIN (VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE): $391,337 total reported compensation
  • BECKY PAZKOWSKI (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR GLACIER HILLS FND): $168,321 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

We, trinity senior living communities and trinity health, serve together in the spirit of the gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence in our communities.glacier hills foundation is a member of trinity health senior communities and trinity health.

What it reported doing in 2024

The glacier hills foundation was established in 2006 and is responsible for receiving and administering gifts that fund programs and projects beyond that which operations support. It does this through sensitive and professional solicitations, responsible and wise management of funds, and guaranteeing that funds are used as originally intended by the donors. Key accomplishments of the foundation: since inception of the foundation, over 2400 donors have made gifts, 300 are active within the last three years. Some representative banner projects of the foundation of late include the establishment of the wellness (cutting) garden, employee scholarships, support for the breadth of resident programs across campus, transportation services and vehicle replacement, replacement of storm-damaged trees and bushes, community paramedics program, and support for low vision residents. The foundation awards funds for programs and projects annually and through multi-year grants. The amount awarded in the last four years to projects and programs across campus that benefited residents and colleagues averaged $535,000. Some representative programs include support for tuition for tots, life enrichment and spiritual care programs, art and music therapy, resident transportation support, art across campus programs including establishing a new creative art studio and drawing studio for residents, support for an on-campus art coordinator, equipment for wellness connection, support for colleague specialized education, support for an on-campus library and a librarian, support for a new communications program, and more.in addition to the above, the foundation has awarded 495 scholarships to colleagues since 2007 for a value of $857,950. Currently, 18 named scholarships exist within the foundation. The foundation awards approximately $50,000 in scholarships, annually. The foundation has a planned giving program that includes the opportunity for donors to make deferred gifts in the form of charitable gift annuities, charitable remainder trusts, ira roll-overs, assignment of refundable entrance fees, and bequests. The current value of deferred giving is $1,100,000.please visit our website for additional information: https://www.trinityhealthseniorcommunities.org/Michigan/glacier-hills/about-us/foundation

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 70% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 61% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 25
  • Transparency & Controls: 76
  • Accountability: 91
  • Sustainability: 85
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 15.2%; rating input score 15
  • Program expense ratio: 48.6%; rating input score 49
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 78
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 81.8%; rating input score 98; 98th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 52.08; rating input score 99; 99th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 53.1%; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -4.1% per year; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 6.5% per year; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 11.3% per year; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 15.2% of revenue deployed · 48.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 10 of 10 board members independent · 7 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $170K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $727K · 17 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 19 of 19 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, executive pay, and related organizations
  • Filing history: 11 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: 308 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 15/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 49/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 9 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 2/100.