Na Lei Wili Area Health Education Center
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 990337948
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2010–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2016
- Location
- Lihue, HI, USA
- Phone
- 8082468986
- Rating
- 84
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Education
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $248,449
- Expenses
- $321,707
- Assets
- $62,933
- Liabilities
- $75,871
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
6 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- VONNELL RAMOS MSW (PRESIDENT)
Highest reported compensation
- FRANCES BECKER (EXECUTIVE DI): $66,442 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
To benefit the people of the islands of oahu and kauai consistent with the federal area health education center system program guide, through programs that support better health care services by the advancement of health care professional education for students, that promote the development of health professions education which emphasizes primary care to underserved populations, that foster cooperation among health professionals, educational institutions, and communities, that create opportunities for building partnerships between academic institutions and communities, that enable participating health care providers and communities to create and implement multi-professional and community-based approaches to the health care needs of underserved communities, that facilitate training for those involved in health care, that emphasizes cultural competence and responsiveness to community defined health care intiatives, and that provide for evaluation of the effectiveness of health education.
What it reported doing in 2024
Healthcare workforce development programs during the fiscal year, the nlw advanced healthcare workforce development across kauai through education, training, and pipeline initiatives. Programs included the ahec scholars program (19 participants), certified nursing assistant (cna) training (12 certifications earned), and support for nursing career advancement, including one participant progressing from licensed practical nurse (lpn) training toward registered nurse (rn) licensure. Additionally, six medical students completed clinical rotations on kauai and advanced into residency programs. The organization also supported mcat preparation and career exposure opportunities, and partnered with educational providers to launch a middle school health careers exploration program serving approximately 180 students. Scholarship support and curriculum development, including culturally responsive elder care training, further strengthened long-term workforce capacity.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Grant-funded. 77% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
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: 85
- Transparency & Controls: 92
- Accountability: 84
- Sustainability: 11
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 96.7%; rating input score 97
- Program expense ratio: 74.7%; rating input score 75
- Fundraising efficiency: $16.88 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th 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: Pass
- Document-retention policy: Pass
- CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Other executive compensation review process: Fail
- Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Missing
- Independent financial-statement audit: Fail
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -29.5%; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.2; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 1.21; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 20.7%; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 8.8% per year; rating input score 100; 67th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 3.7% per year; rating input score 100; 45th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 6.1% per year; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 96.7% of revenue deployed · 74.7% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 5 of 5 board members independent · 5 of 8 filing controls reported
- Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $240K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $66K · 6 people listed
- Consistency: 28 of 28 current checks pass
- Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
- Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 2 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.
- Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 7 not reported.
- High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 10/100.
- Review — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 53/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 11/100.
- High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 4/100.
- High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 18/100.