Lorain County Health & Dentistry

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
341957404
IRS 990 coverage
2014–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Lorain, OH, USA
Phone
4402331075
Rating
79
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Health Treatment Facilities, Primarily Outpatient

Reported finances

Revenue
$16,578,032
Expenses
$15,221,534
Assets
$29,635,017
Liabilities
$3,274,117

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

29 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • STEPHANIE WIERSMA (PRESIDENT / CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)

Highest reported compensation

  • STEPHANIE WIERSMA (PRESIDENT / CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER): $383,999 total reported compensation
  • JEFFREY CHRISTIAN MD (PHYSICIAN): $258,821 total reported compensation
  • BRETT TOWARD (PHYSICIAN): $250,710 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 lorain county health & dentistry is to provide accessible primary medical and dental care to the under-served residents of lorain, Ohio and surrounding communities.

What it reported doing in 2024

Lorain county health & denistry provided medical services to a total of 9,902 patients during 2024. These patients made 34,832 visits to the facility. Dental services were provided to 10,150 patients during 2024. These patients made 20,263 visits to the organization's dental facility. Vision services were provided to 998 patients who made 1,038 visits to our facilities in 2024. Behavioral health services were provided to 1,059 patients who made 6,766 visits to our facilities in 2024. In addition to patient fees totaling $10,822,059 and other revenue totaling $1,342,895, this organization received an additional $4,304,913 in grants and contributions relating to this program activity.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 69% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The program-spending lines do not add up, so the filing cannot show reliably whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 65
  • Transparency & Controls: 84
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 57
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 70.9%; rating input score 71
  • Program expense ratio: 76.5%; rating input score 76
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Pass
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • 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; 66th 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: 8.2%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.95; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.11; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 20.2%; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 8.5% per year; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 8.8% per year; rating input score 100; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 11.2% per year; rating input score 100; 70th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 70.9% of revenue deployed · 76.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 10 of 10 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $11.6M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $384K · 29 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 34 of 34 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 11 filing years from 2014 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 18 filed money-flow records
  • 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 — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 4/100.