Hospice of Washtenaw Ii D/b/a Saint Joseph Mercy Hospice

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN: 383320707
IRS 990 coverage: 2009–2015
Forms available: Form 990 2015
Location: Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Phone: 7348279023
Rating confidence: Limited
Sector: Hospices

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue: $0
Expenses: $2,003
Assets: $0
Liabilities: $0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2015. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

ROBERT CASALOU (PRESIDENT; TH-MI SE MI REG CEO)

Highest reported compensation

ROBERT CASALOU (PRESIDENT; TH-MI SE MI REG CEO): $1,051,550 total reported compensation
MICHAEL GUSHO (SEC & TREAS; TH-MI SE MI REG CFO): $498,542 total reported compensation
GARRY FAJA (FORMER OFFICER; TH-MI CONSULTANT): $411,352 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2015. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

We, hospice of washtenaw ii and trinity health, serve together in the spirit of the gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities.hospice of washtenaw ii is a member of trinity health-Michigan and trinity health.

What it reported doing in 2015

Hospice of washtenaw ii's (hospice) mission is to provide comfort, support, and compassionate care to people with life-limiting illness and to their families in a manner that respects the dignity of each individual and to foster community acceptance that dying is an integral part of living. All patients who meet admission criteria are eligible for hospice care, no matter their financial circumstances or ability to pay. Hospice provides an extensive bereavement program open to both the families of hospice patients and the community at large. Hospice also provides consultation for pain and symptom management without charge. Hospice is supported by a large volunteer force that participates in direct patient care and support, and is actively involved in bringing bereavement care to the community.hospice ceased operations in july 2014 when its assets were transferred by trinity health-Michigan (its sole member) to a related irc section 501(c)(3) organization, trinity home health services, inc., to carry on its mission.please visit our website for additional information: www.stjoesannarbor.org/hospice

Operating model

Revenue model: No positive adjusted resources. The filing reports no positive adjusted operating resources.
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

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

Financial Efficiency: 75
Transparency & Controls: 64
Accountability: 32
Sustainability: 1
Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

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

Transparency & Controls

Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd 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: Limited
Major donor itemization: Limited
Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

Independent voting board: 0%; rating input score 0; 9th 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: Limited
Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
Officer compensation ratio: 10,576.4%; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

Program expense growth: -141.3% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
Revenue growth: -38.7% per year; rating input score 0; 16th percentile among comparable filings
Asset growth: -10.6% per year; rating input score 0; 18th percentile among comparable filings

Details

Where the money goes: 100% of spending went to programs
Governance: 0 of 3 board members independent · 7 of 9 filing controls reported
Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $2K in reported program spending
Leadership: top reported pay $1.1M · 6 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
Consistency: 15 of 15 current checks pass
Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes executive pay
Filing history: 7 filing years from 2009 to 2015
Contacts: How to reach this organization
Related organizations: 342 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 — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
High — Transparency & Controls: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 2/100.
High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 9 not reported.
High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 0/100.
High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.