Mlk Health and Wellness Community Development Corporation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
811255345
IRS 990 coverage
2017–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-EZ 2019, Form 990-N 2016
Location
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Phone
2133009796
Rating
89
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Community, Neighborhood Development

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$37,727
Expenses
$283,513
Assets
$506,230
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

People named in this filing

  • KARLY KATONA (CHAIR OF THE BOARD)
  • LINDA GRIEGO (VICE CHAIR/SECRETARY)
  • RENATA SIMRIL (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 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Mlk-cdc economic development strategies support community health and wellness education opportunities and access to necessary health resources aimed at underserved populations in south los angeles. Its mission is to relieve poverty by combatting (continued on sch. O) deterioration and economic distress through comprehensive community and economic development strategies in the distressed area of south los angeles. Its focus has been the redevelopment opportunities offered by the 42-acre martin luther king, jr. Medical campus and other properties owned by government entities and charles r. Drew university of science and medicine.

What it reported doing in 2025

Mlk-cdc facilitated an annual grant of $25,000 for the mlk outpatient center ("mlk-opc") to continue health screening outreach to vulnerable population for mammograms and pap smears. In 2025, mlk-opc demonstrated high achievement on reportable quality indicators of breast cancer screening in women between the ages of 50-75; and cervical cancer screening for women between the ages of 21-65. In addition, as part of its focus on breast and cervical cancer prevention, the monthly spa day service provided a total of 197 pap smears and 185 mammograms. The mlk-opc provided HIV testing and pre-exposure prophylaxis education. The mlk-opc served over 10,000 women's health-specific visits, which included over 5,000 mammograms, over 6,000 hematology/oncology appointments and over 900 chemotherapy infusions.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 93% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 99% 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. Expenses are high relative to revenue and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 97
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 88
  • Sustainability: 28
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 97%; rating input score 97
  • Fundraising efficiency: $67.75 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 83; 83rd 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 81st 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; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
    • 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: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -651.5%; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.79; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 7.3% per year; rating input score 100; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -7.8% per year; rating input score 0; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 16.1% per year; rating input score 100; 86th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 97% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 8 of 8 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $275K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 17 of 17 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 8 filing years from 2017 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 4 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.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 6/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 36/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 58/100.