International Community Health Services Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
260493856
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Seattle, WA, USA
Phone
2067883585
Rating
60
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Single Organization Support

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,433,980
Expenses
$1,461,170
Assets
$209,702
Liabilities
$40,955

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

17 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MELISSA JOHNSON (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (MAR - JULY 2025))
  • JENNY SHIN (PRESIDENT)
  • MATT HOPKINS (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • HANNAH WONG (VICE PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • KELLI NOMURA (DIRECTOR): $384,303 total reported compensation
  • HERMES SHAHBAZIAN (CFO): $284,045 total reported compensation
  • MELISSA JOHNSON (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (MAR - JULY 2025)): $100,259 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To raise funds for and provide philanthropic support to international community health services (ichs).

What it reported doing in 2025

Ichs foundation generates financial resources for charity care provided by international community health services (ichs) through fundraising events, direct appeals, grants, and online fundraising campaigns. Charity care includes any uncompensated medical, dental, and other health services provided by ichs. In 2025, ichs foundation raised $786,628 of philanthropic support for uncompensated care. International community health services (ichs) is a federally qualified health center serving king county, wa. Deeply rooted in the asian pacific islander community, ichs provides culturally and linguistically appropriate health and wellness services and promotes health equity for all.(continued in schedule o)ichs currently operates 12 service sites across king county, which includes:- four full-service medical and dental clinics, a vision clinic in seattle, holly park, shoreline and bellevue, wa;- two school-based health centers in seattle and bellevue;- a primary care clinic at a human services provider in south seattle;- a mobile dental and medical clinic which visits schools and community sites in king county;- an assisted living facility, legacy house, with adult day services;- a congregate meal program in the international district; and- a program of all-inclusive care for the elderly at legacy house.ichs foundation generates financial resources for ichs capital improvements and expansion efforts, including but not limited to equipment upgrades, facility expansion, acquisition, and construction.ichs foundation works with the marketing and communications department to disseminate health related information and events to the community.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.
  • 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 few specific pay-setting methods are documented in the filing; unanswered boxes are not proof of absence.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 47
  • Transparency & Controls: 71
  • Accountability: 86
  • Sustainability: 23
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 50.8%; rating input score 51
  • Program expense ratio: 49.8%; rating input score 50
  • Fundraising efficiency: $5.03 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings

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; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 92.3%; rating input score 92; 27th 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: -1.9%; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.14; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.2; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 4%; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -12.9% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 6.6% per year; rating input score 100; 46th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -4.9% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 50.8% of revenue deployed · 49.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 12 of 13 board members independent · 7 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $728K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $384K · 17 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $444K reported
  • Consistency: 27 of 27 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: 3 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.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 51/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 50/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 16/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 9 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 25/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 8/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 26/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 52/100.