Be Well Orange County

What it reported doing in 2024

Community initiativessuicide prevention services is for individuals, primarily from the uninsured and underinsured population, for the purpose of increasing knowledge and awareness regarding mental health, stigma, suicide prevention, and intervention, as well as providing support services for those in need and those directly affected by suicide.behavioral health service transformation (bhst) be well oc brings together a community of action by leveraging collective power to transform mental health service and delivery into a world-class system of care. Our success starts with acceptance that the mental health sector alone cannot solve all of the challenges of this complex and pervasive health challenge. Be well oc brings together a robust, community-based, cross-sector strategy of public-private, academic, faith, and other organizations to positively impact those challenges that diminish mental health and well-being.adverse childhood experiences (aces)in partnership with more than 20 health systems, county and community-based organizations, mind oc, has been awarded $3 million over 17 months from the aces aware grant program, developed by the California department of health care services in partnership with the office of the California surgeon general. The project aims to implement a broad and inclusive trauma-informed network of care for orange county, which will ultimately work to prevent adverse childhood experiences (aces), promote ace screening in children and adults, improve treatment of ace-associated health conditions, and prevent intergenerational toxic stress transmission. Youth opioid use prevention services is for individuals, primarily from the uninsured and underinsured population, and who follow into the age range of 12 to 24 years old who are at risk of opioid use disorder (oud) or at risk of an opioid overdose. This program aims to provide outreach, education, and treatment for at risk youth with the goal of reducing opioid use and overdose in orange county.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 56.5%; rating input score 57
• Program expense ratio: 84.9%; rating input score 85
• Fundraising efficiency: $150.07 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 87.5%; rating input score 88; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 6 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Compensation committee: Pass
  • Independent consultant: Pass
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
  • Written employment contract: Pass
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 96.3%; rating input score 96; 29th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 90.9%; rating input score 91; 39th 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: 36.9%; rating input score 94; 94th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 5.82; rating input score 87; 87th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.23; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 8.2%; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 42.6% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 28.2% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 34.5% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings