Health Association of Niagara County Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
160743206
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Niagara Falls, NY, USA
Phone
7162858224
Rating
67
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Senior Centers

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$4,227,827
Expenses
$3,632,523
Assets
$7,263,800
Liabilities
$484,990

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

Leadership & pay

14 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JOHN KINNER (PRESIDENT &)

Highest reported compensation

  • JOHN KINNER (PRESIDENT &): $227,245 total reported compensation
  • KEVIN DAFOE (CONTROLLER): $203,212 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

The health association of niagara county, inc. (hanci), a not-for-profit community organization, provides caring, proactive, diversified programs and services that promote independence and a healthy lifestyle across generations.

What it reported doing in 2024

Senior corps programs the volunteer center at hanci provides three volunteer-based programs under one umbrella - the senior corps programs. Each program empowers older adults to help make their community a better place to live through volunteering their time and effort in a variety of capacities. All three programs of the volunteer center at hanci are committed to serving their community and enriching the lives of older adults. The foster grandparent program gives seniors the opportunity to work with children in need. The foster grandparent program matches individuals age 55 or older with children and youth in classrooms, childcare centers and youth organizations throughout niagara county. Foster grandparents can be a mentor, tutor, caregiver and role model to a child. Foster grandparent volunteers make new friends and achieve the satisfaction of helping to shape the future. The senior companion program unites healthy seniors with homebound seniors who need the warmth and bond of a new friend. The senior companion program matches individuals age 55 or older with seniors in need of support services or companionship throughout niagara county. Senior companiions provide friendship to their clients and assist with daily tasks necessary to maintain independence. The retired & senior volunteer program (rsvp) helps people 55 and older find volunteer opportunities to match their skills and interests. Rsvp volunteers are stationed throughout schools, museums, healthcare facilities, community agencies and government offices. Rsvp volunteers help approximately 90 niagara county not-for-profit, public agencies and organizations, donating over 100,000 hours of service each year.

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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - 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 program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 53
  • Transparency & Controls: 70
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 61
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 56.7%; rating input score 57
  • Program expense ratio: 64.4%; rating input score 64
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
    • 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: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 14.1%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.07; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 11.9%; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -2.1% per year; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 0.8% per year; rating input score 100; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 5.2% per year; rating input score 100; 35th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 56.7% of revenue deployed · 64.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 13 of 13 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $2.3M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $227K · 14 people listed · 1 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 30 of 30 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 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.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 57/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Form 990 shared with the board not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 25/100.