Livewell Greenville

What it reported doing in 2024

Livewell greenville (lwg) is a coalition of over 150 partners with a vision to make greenville county the healthiest place to live in the nation by removing barriers to healthy eating and active living. The coalition intentionally works to break down bureaucratic barriers, reduce duplication, and mutually reinforce current investments in the community. As a result, lwg has grown into a robust partnership comprised of leaders across every sector of greenville county. Lwg's efforts have been held up nationally as a model for creating community change via a coalition model. Lwg works toward creating societal shifts that result in transformational change through partnerships with governments, businesses, non-profits, and philanthropic organizations while building trust in the communities where change is needed most. The coalition not only adheres to community based participatory research techniques and evidence-based interventions, but also truly addresses health equity for all in greenville county. 1. Lwg uses the social innovation theory's collective impact model to address the complex problem of obesity. Utilizing the five core components of collective impact- common agenda, shared measurement, mutually reinforcing activities, continuous communication, and backbone support staff - coalition partners create community-level change that affects more than 50,000 at a time. As the backbone of this movement, lwg serves as the neutral convener for organizations with a vested interest in improving the health of the community. 2. Lwg believes that with long lasting policy, system and environmental (pse) change, as opposed to short-term programs, the landscape of our community can change to create a permeating culture of health for all, regardless of income, race, or address. 3. Lwg leads with data and evaluation in decision-making. The coalition draws from its three foundational studies (youth body mass index study, food environment study, parks and environmental justice study) to identify where specific interventions ought to be focused for maximum impact, but also to provide a way to track the effects of pse changes on obesity and chronic disease.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 78.1%; rating input score 78
• Program expense ratio: 92.1%; rating input score 92
• Fundraising efficiency: $169.23 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• 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: 5 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 62
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Fail
  • Document-retention policy: Fail
  • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 15.2%; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.38; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.25; rating input score 38; 38th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 4.8%; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 20.3% per year; rating input score 100; 85th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 19.2% per year; rating input score 100; 87th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 15.5% per year; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings