Our House of Portland Inc

What it reported doing in 2021

Our house provides 24 hour specialized nursing care and services in a residential care facility for those with advanced HIV who require intensive care. In addition to HIV and related physical health issues, many residents also suffer from mental illness, substance use disorders and/or histories of houselessness. In the past six-month period a total of 22 residents and their families were served through the our house residential program.residents of our house are encouraged to attend activities provided by our staff and community volunteers. Prior to march 2020, these opportunities include swimming, bowling, bingo, creative writing, gardening, crafts and more. We also have outings to parks, museums, movies, the coast and special community events. In march 2020 when covid -19 hit our community and the governor imposed sanctions on long term care facilities, we had to re-arrange our activities. Until it is once again safe for our residents to be in the public for long periods of time, we have been getting creative with what we can do in the building to keep them enganged and active. We go for group walks/rides in the neighborhood and many of our residents will venture out on their own walks or wheelchair rides. Our therapeutic garden continues to be a place they can enjoy nature and the outdoors, while feeling safe at the same time. All residents, including those with visual and other physical impairments, are encouraged to spend time outdoors when possible. The work at our house continually evolves, depending on the nature of the ever changing HIV virus and the complexity of our residents. Much of our recent work is centered around addressing complex co-morbidities, as well as difficult behavioral and cognitive issues. Our continuing educational programs for staff and volunteers are centered around current issues of behavior, nutrition, diversity and other important topics.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 88%; rating input score 88
• Program expense ratio: 88.9%; rating input score 89
• Fundraising efficiency: $4.55 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 11; 11th 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: 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: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 3.9%; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
• Officer compensation ratio: 8.7%; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 0.5% per year; rating input score 100; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 1.5% per year; rating input score 100; 29th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: -5.1% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings