Heights & Hills Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
237237927
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Brooklyn, NY, USA
Phone
7185968789
Rating
85
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Senior Centers

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$4,472,215
Expenses
$4,672,412
Assets
$2,730,028
Liabilities
$208,874

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

Leadership & pay

15 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • SHANA WERTHEIMER (PRESIDENT)
  • ELLEN GOODMAN (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • CARRIE ZWIEBEL BLOSS (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • CARRIE ZWIEBEL BLOSS (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $196,699 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Heights and hills promotes successful aging in brooklyn. Our programs and services are centered on the basic needs of older adults as they age to improve health, satisfaction, and longevity: financial and food security; access to health care; a safe, affordable, and comfortable place to live; the ability to accomplish life's basic tasks; and social supports to prevent isolation.

What it reported doing in 2024

1.caregiver programwe provide free services to support family caregivers anyone who provides unpaid services for a loved one or friend who is age 60 or older. Services include individual confidential counseling, support groups, crisis intervention, short-term respite care, caregiver workshops. In fy25, heights and hills served over 700 caregivers, provided 18 training sessions, offered 100 support group sessions, and provided 4,617 hours of respite home care. Case management program(continued on schedule o)2.our case management program helps adults aged 60 and older stay in their own homes as they age. Each client receives a comprehensive in-home assessment, including safety, nutrition, health care, ability to carry out the necessities of daily life, social supports and a screening for entitlements and benefits. Then an individualized care plan is put in place with linkages to community resources like home care, meals and other services that allow the individual to remain living safely at home. In fy25, heights and hills delivered over 25,027 hours of case management service to 1,345 clients and provided information/referral and short-term service to 2,294 individuals. 3.park slope center for successful agingour park slope center for successful aging is a neighborhood hub for people 60 and better, providing opportunities for arts and education, physical exercise, and volunteerism, as well as communal lunchtime meals and opportunities to connect and find purpose. We collaborate with other community groups and organizations to create a vibrant and thriving community center that embraces the wisdom and experience of those who have helped to build our communities. In fy25, heights and hills served 390 individuals, with 12,069 meals, 21 unique classes, 17 presentations/performances, and 95 hours of social service assistance. 4.volunteer programwe help make meaningful matches for homebound older people who want companionship. Friendly visiting and telephone reassurance volunteers are selected based on geography and shared interests. We made 61 new friendly visiting matches this year. We delivered 300 meals on thanksgiving day to 160 homebound older adults. In fy25 heights and hills worked with 198 volunteers who logged 4,726 hours of service.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 91% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
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.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 87
  • Transparency & Controls: 79
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 30
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 93%; rating input score 93
  • Program expense ratio: 86.2%; rating input score 86
  • Fundraising efficiency: $20.35 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • 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 8 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: 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: -4.5%; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.58; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.08; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 4.2%; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 8% per year; rating input score 100; 56th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 8.1% per year; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 7.9% per year; rating input score 100; 49th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 93% of revenue deployed · 86.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 13 of 13 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $4M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $197K · 15 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 31 of 31 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2011 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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.
  • 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.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 21/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 21/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 59/100.