Partnership for Good Health

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
883376894
IRS 990 coverage
2022–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Cleveland, OH, USA
Phone
2165051171
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Ethnic, Immigrant Centers

Reported finances

Revenue
$253,895
Expenses
$409,078
Assets
$113,693
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JILL CASTER (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • SARA DORAN (EXECUTIVE DI): $50,000 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 advance health equity by reducing cultural and language barriers to healthcare and resources in cuyahoga county.

What it reported doing in 2024

Partnership for good health (pgh) was established in 2022. Pgh provides compassionate, culturally informed care support to the newest members of our community-offering holistic support that nurtures the physical, emotional, and social well-being of resettled people and families, while empowering and strengthening entire communities. Our mission is to advance health equity by reducing cultural and language barriers to healthcare and resources in cuyahoga county. Health support services in fy 2025, pgh certified community health workers (chw) ensured consistent access to healthcare by assisting clients with the following: - 431 well-child checks, with 94% of infants/children up to date. - 231 comprehensive adult physicals, with 93% of adults engaged in primary care. - 247 prenatal appointments, resulting in 100% prenatal care coverage and welcoming 19 healthy newborns. - 506 dental visits, with 75% of those clients completing two visits. - 2,339 medical appointments (exceeding our three-year average). - 1,093 vaccines received. - 247 lead screenings checks, identifying elevated levels in 33% of children under six who are enrolled in our services. - preventive education reached 80 clients, leading to 42 mammograms and 27 colorectal screenings. - 48 surgeries supported through chw assistance, including medical, dental, vision, and orthopedic procedures. Family support services since the inception of pgh, 226 families have enrolled; 57 were new in fy 2025. Of these, 148 continued services, while 21 successfully exited due to self-sufficiency (18) or relocation (3). Families benefited from social support including: - distribution of 24,560 diapers, 407 winter coats, 264 clothing kits, 85 period kits, and 134 household supply kits. - food assistance connections for 98 households through wic, pantry orientation, and applications. - 170 pharmacy trips completed for 544 prescriptions. - 131 benefit applications submitted (food, health, disability, retirement, and utilities assistance). - 171 clients trained in public transit navigation. - 84 multilingual health education videos produced to address health topics in languages we serve. - 8 families participated in a pilot project called the bucket garden initiative where they were provided supplies and starter plants for a home garden. Community and client profile - languages served: pashto (29%), swahili (25%), dari (12%), nepali (11%), arabic (9%), kibembe (6%), kinyarwanda (5%), urdu (1%), and french (1%). - client age distribution: 12% infants, 48% children, 37% adults, 3% seniors. - 70% of families reside on cleveland's west side, primarily in zip codes 44102 and 44111; 22% of families reside on cleveland's south side, and 8% on the east side. - top health needs among our clients: mental health (27%), diabetes (14%), substance use (2%), and lead exposure (33%). Workforce and volunteers - 4 certified chws managed average caseloads of 141 clients, traveling 30,567 miles to bring clients to direct services. Ooutcomes include 98% of clients maintaining healthcare coverage and 95% maintaining a medical home. - 2 registered nurses to provide care coordination support and home visits. O over 20 clients received ongoing support from rn home visits for chronic disease management education o 12 families received ongoing support from rn home visits for elevated blood lead level prevention and education - three community advisory councils, totaling 20 members, convened to address service gaps in healthcare communication, transportation, and fresh produce- which prompted projects such as multilingual health videos, travel training, and home gardening. These three cacs represented afghan women and coed nepali-speaking, and swahili-speaking groups. - 40+ volunteers supported program delivery, including diaper bag assembly. - in-kind donations included clothing, household supplies, strollers, cribs, and car seats, which were all distributed to families in need. Impact summary partnership for good he

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 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: 90
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 84
  • Sustainability: 19
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 76.5%; rating input score 77
  • Fundraising efficiency: $62.26 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 80; 80th 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: -61.1%; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.28; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 12.2%; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 18% per year; rating input score 100; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -75% per year; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -70.1% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 76.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 8 of 8 board members independent · 5 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $313K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $50K · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 23 of 23 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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 4/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 15/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 27/100.