Partners for Andean Community Health Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
462196101
IRS 990 coverage
2013–2023
Forms available
Form 990 2023
Location
Weatogue, CT, USA
Phone
8605617050
Rating
81
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
International Relief

Reported finances

Revenue
$477,950
Expenses
$398,451
Assets
$360,628
Liabilities
$14,786

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

10 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Sarah Marjane (Executive Director)
  • Paul R Martel (President)
  • Dr Marti Bornstien (Vice President)

Highest reported compensation

  • Sarah Marjane (Executive Director): $14,400 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

PACH strives to improve access to healthcare and community services for the people of the Andes by leveraging the expertise, energy, and resources of in-country partners and volunteers.

What it reported doing in 2023

2023 proved to be another impactful year for PACH as we continued to support Hospital FIBUSPAM and the medical care of thousands of Ecuadorians throughout the Chimborazo Province. During the year we provided tens of thousands of medical consultations and procedures, distributed thousands of glasses, completed hundreds of surgeries, and changed the lives of countless patients and volunteers. This year also marked new beginnings as we launched Project Prosperity, teaching income generating skills, health education, and providing free medical care to teenage mothers and granted our first nursing scholarship to a Quichua-speaking young woman from the Chimborazo Province who will be studying to be a nursing assistant. During 2023 our leaders and staff were recognized for their dedication: Paul Martel and David Guacho were recognized by Ecuador's National Assembly with the Vicente Rocafuerte Medal. Paul was also awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from Invest in Others for his unique ability to turn his entrepreneurial success into a sustainable means to support the medical care of others. Paul honored the staff of FIBUSPAM during his trek in Nepal. The motivation for all of us continues to be the patients we serve. Without the support of our donors and our international partnerships, many of the patients we serve would not have the opportunity to receive the care they need. Thank you for your support! To learn more about our work this year, you can find our annual reports on our website at wwww.pachecuador.org.

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 82% 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 total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 84
  • Transparency & Controls: 81
  • Accountability: 79
  • Sustainability: 53
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 79.1%; rating input score 79
  • Program expense ratio: 94.9%; rating input score 95
  • Fundraising efficiency: $46.85 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 92.3%; rating input score 92; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: 4 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
    • Requires narrative reports: Pass
    • Conducts field audits: Limited
    • May suspend future funding: Limited
    • Requires financial reports: Pass
    • Conducts site visits: Pass
    • Requires grant agreements: Limited
    • May require repayment: 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; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 4 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 16.6%; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.91; rating input score 38; 38th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.04; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 3.6%; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 7.9% per year; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 7.8% per year; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 15.8% per year; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 79.1% of revenue deployed · 94.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 9 of 9 board members independent · 4 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $378K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $14K · 10 people listed
  • Consistency: 20 of 21 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and foreign activity
  • Filing history: 9 filing years from 2013 to 2023
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: 2 filed related-organization links
  • 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: 4 of 8 not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 38/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Foreign grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 36/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 35/100.