Laurel Highlands Health & Wellness Auxiliary

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
251390706
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2016
Forms available
Form 990 2016
Location
Johnstown, PA, USA
Phone
8145345985
Rating
82
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Single Organization Support

Reported finances

Revenue
$20,965
Expenses
$246,468
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2016. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JESSICA LUND (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • JESSICA LUND (PRESIDENT)
  • KATHY GORZELSKY (VICE PRESIDE)
  • RENEE FELIX (TREASURER)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2016. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The laurel highlands health & wellness auxiliary originated in 1894 as the women's memorial hospital organization. The auxiliary was previously known as the auxiliary of memorial medical center and prior to that, the junior auxiliary of conemaugh valley memorial hospital. The auxiliary qualifies as a tax-exempt organization under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code (irc) and is therefore, exempt from tax under section 501(a) of the irc. The auxiliary is a not-for-profit organization formed by dedicated volunteers. Prior to september 2014, the purpose of the auxiliary was to aid and assist conemaugh valley memorial hospital d/b/a memorial medical center (the "hospital") in the promotion of wellness and extension of quality healthcare programs to all people in the laurel highlands region. The auxiliary organized numerous fundraising projects and events and was involved in several programs to further healthcare to patients of the hospital, such as the pediatrics program, region

What it reported doing in 2016

The auxiliary raises and distributes funds that support programs and services within the laurel highlands community. In the current year grant monies were provided for the following: 217,628 to the 1889 foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization. The 1889 foundation raises, manages and distributes funds that promote and support the overall health and wellness of the laurel highlands region.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 80% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 98% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 93
  • Transparency & Controls: 93
  • Accountability: 82
  • Sustainability: 10
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 89.8%; rating input score 90
  • Fundraising efficiency: $17.66 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 79th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 4 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 57
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -1,075.6%; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -1.9% per year; rating input score 0; 49th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -33.4% per year; rating input score 0; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -14.8% per year; rating input score 0; 14th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 89.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 7 of 7 board members independent · 4 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $221K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 17 of 17 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes grants
  • Filing history: 7 filing years from 2010 to 2016
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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.

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 4/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 2/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.