Health Center Partners of Southern California

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
953008850
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2023
Location
San Diego, CA, USA
Phone
6195424300
Rating
77
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$4,792,430
Expenses
$1,747,952
Assets
$18,945,546
Liabilities
$2,258,145

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

Leadership & pay

29 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • SPARKLE BARNES (PRESIDENT, CNECT & CHIEF STRAT. OFF.)
  • HENRY TUTTLE (CEO)
  • RASAUN ROBINSON (VICE PRESIDENT OF SALES)

Highest reported compensation

  • HENRY TUTTLE (CEO): $601,404 total reported compensation
  • SPARKLE BARNES (PRESIDENT, CNECT & CHIEF STRAT. OFF.): $440,373 total reported compensation
  • AMANDA SIMMONS (EVP & CHIEF MANAG. CARE RISK OFFICER): $404,897 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Health center partners of southern California (formerly: council of community clinics) ("hcp") was established in 1977 as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation.a premier consortium of primary healthcare organizations, hcp is an advocate for its members who serve the health needs of communities throughout southern California, providing them with the voice and power to serve vulnerable populations.we are the thought leader and innovative influencer of change, inspiring our members to be on the forefront of primary healthcare.we have developed deep and effective relationships with local, state, and federal health policy officials, other healthcare leaders and the community at large.education and training programs help members implement best practices and improve operational efficiency.

What it reported doing in 2024

See schedule ohealth center partners of southern California (formerly council of community clinics of san diego and imperial counties) ("hcp") is a premier consortium of 17 respected primary health care organizations dedicated to helping our members deliver quality health care to the safety net population in southern California. Hcp is a trusted change agent focused on meeting and exceeding its funders' philanthropic objectives by administering highly effective programs aimed at improving access to care, quality health outcomes, and operational efficiencies. Hcp acts as the region's preeminent authority and healthcare policy advocate for community health centers. Hcp ensures our members' voices are heard by putting the issues confronting community health centers and their patients in front of lawmakers at the local, state, and national levels. Hcp leads innovation & thought leadership by providing members with human capital and operational programmatic resource needs in the areas of optimization, teaching and training, and technical assistance. Today, hcp is a 17-membership organization of federally qualified and community health centers, indian health services organizations-both urban and sovereign. Our members collectively serve over 700,000 patients each year, for over 3 million patient visits each year, at more than 175 practice sites across san diego, riverside, imperial counties, with the seventh largest provider group in the region.

Operating model

Revenue model
Affiliate-supported. 83% of the money available for current operations came from contributions from related organizations.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 60% of its reported program spending out as grants.

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 reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 51
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 78
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 37.4%; rating input score 37
  • Program expense ratio: 90.4%; rating input score 90
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Pass
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd 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: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • 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: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 63.5%; rating input score 95; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 10.84; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.12; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 214.6%; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 17.1% per year; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 19.1% per year; rating input score 100; 87th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 13.8% per year; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 37.4% of revenue deployed · 90.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 4 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1.6M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $601K · 29 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $1.4M reported
  • Consistency: 34 of 34 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, executive pay, and related organizations
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 11 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 5 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.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 37/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 55/100.