One Check Away Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
852075020
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2025–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2024
Location
Sarasota, FL, USA
Rating
85
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Nonmonetary Support N.E.C.

Reported finances

Revenue
$86,600
Expenses
$72,635
Assets
$245,740
Liabilities
$62,000

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

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Michelle Paul (Chief Executive Officer)

People named in this filing

  • Michelle Paul (Chief Executive Officer)
  • Darrick T Paul (Treasurer)
  • Mildred Brown (Board Secretary)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

One Check Away Inc. reduces health housing and economic disparities among underserved populations in Sarasota and Manatee Counties by providing community-based clinical services mobile outreach care navigation and education to individuals facing barriers to traditional healthcare access.

What it reported doing in 2025

Check Coast Mobile Health ServicesDuring the reporting period One Check Away Inc. operated a free and charitable CLIA-certified 340B covered entity program providing HIV STI prevention testing and health education services to the general public. Services were delivered through fixed community locations and mobile outreach in underserved areas of Sarasota County.The organization conducted 110 HIV tests 63 rapid tests and 47 self-test kits performed 150 health screenings including blood pressure and vital signs distributed 110 prevention kits and distributed 60 Narcan kits as part of overdose prevention efforts. The organization conducted 17 outreach events and provided services to 1,268 individuals in the community. Services were provided at no cost and were accessible to the general public with a focus on underserved populations including residents of the Newtown community. Service delivery locations included community sites such as the Betty J. Johnson North Sarasota Library and other public settings. Clinical and outreach activities were conducted under a formal Memorandum of Agreement with the Sarasota County Department of Health. The organization also participated in community preparedness and workforce initiatives including the American Red Cross Community Adaptation Program and the U.S. Department of Defense SkillBridge program. The organization maintained full compliance with applicable program and safety standards with no reported safety or compliance incidents during the reporting period.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 93% 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. Liabilities are high compared with assets and reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 84
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 63
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 78.1%; rating input score 78
  • Program expense ratio: 93.1%; rating input score 93

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 16.1%; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.38; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.25; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 78.1% of revenue deployed · 93.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $68K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 11/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.