Wesley Health Centers
Legal name: Jwch Institute Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 952289916
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2013–2024
- Official website data refreshed
- Sep 2026
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024
- Location
- Commerce, CA, United States
- Phone
- 3232014516
- Rating
- 85
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Public Health Program (Includes General Health and Wellness Promotion Services)
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $209,015,531
- Expenses
- $163,932,445
- Assets
- $191,550,387
- Liabilities
- $49,806,978
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
32 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- ALVARO BALLESTEROS (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)
Highest reported compensation
- ALVARO BALLESTEROS (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER): $538,931 total reported compensation
- PAUL G GREGERSON (CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER): $513,098 total reported compensation
- OLUWAMUYIWA O BOLONDURO (PHYSICIAN SPECIALIST): $407,395 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 Mission of JWCH Institute is to improve the health status and well-being of under-served segments of the population of Los Angeles area through the direct provision or coordination of health care, health education, services, and research. Wesley Health Centers is committed to providing our staff with every opportunity to reach their ultimate potential. Join our team and help fulfill our mission of providing quality health care for all. Employment Visas Wesley Health Centers takes pride in having a diverse provider health care team that includes foreign-born providers such as physicians, dentists, pharmacists, physician assistants, and others. We consider applicants that require a J-1 Waivers, H-1B visa, and/or are in the process of obtaining permanent residence. **_JWCH is an H-1B cap exempt employer._.
What it reported doing in 2024
Jwch institute, inc., dba wesley health centers (jwch or wesley) is approved as a federally qualified health center (fqhc) and provides a full continuum of care for men, women and children in the los angeles area. The services include primary health care, behavioral health care, homeless health care, HIV services, oral health care, pharmacy services, vision care and supportive services which includes our chronic disease case management, youth services, housing assistance, health education, nutritional assistance and research. The wesley health centers are places of excellence for you and your family. Through the 17 area health centers, the organization provides comprehensive medical care, physical exams, routine screenings and treatment of injuries and illnesses for men, women, and children of los angeles county.the weingart clinic at center for community health provided 58,570 medical visit assessments to low income and homeless individuals. 6,724 patients received health care services at the clinic including primary care, x-rays, ekgs, family planning, male wellness, case management, HIV testing, mental health, and dental services.the bellflower health center provides primary care services to low income individuals regardless of ability to pay. All primary care services for families, women and children will be available. Case management, mental health, and optometry services will be provided on site as well as access to eligibility assistance for public medical benefits programs. Bellflower health center provided 26,948 medical visits to 6,955 patients. The downtown women's center clinic serves homeless women and provides primary health care services, reproductive health services, cancer screening and access to specialty care and mental health. The jwch clinic is embedded in this homeless residential facility and provided 317 patients 790 medical visits. The downey clinic provided 22,706 medical visits to 5,506 patients. Services provided at the downey clinic included primary care, family planning services & procedures, behavioral health services, comprehensive prenatal services, ob/gyn services, podiatry, HIV/std testing & treatment, and geriatric primary care services.the wesley health centers-hacienda heights provided 10,255 visits to 2,003 patients. Services offered at the hacienda heights clinic included primary care, family & pediatric medicine, chiropractic services, reproductive health, ob/gyn, behavioral health, substance abuse services, HIV/std testing & treatment, prep services, and laboratory services. The wesley health centers- lynwood (new) provided 28,322 medical visits to 5,763 patients. Services offered at the new lynwood clinic included primary care, family medicine, dental/oral health, behavioral health, chiropractic services, HIV/std testing & treatment, prep services, podiary, and laboratory.jwch clinic at bell gardens provided 18,228 visits to 4,828 patients for medical services in the most indigent area in la county. The following services are offered: family medicine, family planning, comprehensive prenatal care, pediatrics, obstetrics, x-rays, ekgs, male wellness services, HIV testing and laboratory services.the lynwood primary care clinic provided 12,990 visits to 3,411 patients residing in lynwood and the surrounding area of compton. Because the majority of the clinic's clientele are people of childbearing age, their primary needs include family planning services and access to adequate prenatal care. In addition, the women are at high risk of cervical cancer, making screening and treatment of sexually transmitted infections an important service at the clinic. The following services are offered: physical/gynecological examinations, screening for cervical and breast cancer, diagnosis and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases, pregnancy testing and referrals for prenatal services, birth control methods, diagnosis and treatment of common gynecological problems, health education, referrals for othe
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.
The verdict
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 80
- Transparency & Controls: 83
- Accountability: 100
- Sustainability: 65
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 70.8%; rating input score 71
- Program expense ratio: 90%; rating input score 90
- Fundraising efficiency: $4,790.92 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 98; 98th percentile among comparable filings
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 68th 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: 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; 77th percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
- Related-party transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 77th 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: 21.6%; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.17; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.26; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 3.8%; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 15.1% per year; rating input score 100; 87th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 16.9% per year; rating input score 100; 91st percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 21.1% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- What they do: 13 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
- Where the money goes: 70.8% of revenue deployed · 90% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 13 of 13 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
- Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $147.6M in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $539K · 32 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
- Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $2.3M reported
- Consistency: 36 of 36 current checks pass
- Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
- Filing history: 12 filing years from 2013 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 21 filed money-flow records
- Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
- 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.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 45/100.
- High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 28/100.