Peer Health Exchange

Legal name: Peer Health Exchange Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
562374305
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2024
Official website data refreshed
Jul 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Oakland, CA, US
Phone
415-891-3815
Rating
81
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Youth Development N.E.C.

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$4,237,245
Expenses
$6,354,339
Assets
$2,241,439
Liabilities
$299,554

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

Leadership & pay

23 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ANGELA GLYMPH (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)

Highest reported compensation

  • ANGELA GLYMPH (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER): $279,224 total reported compensation
  • LADAWN BEST (CHIEF, COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS): $209,411 total reported compensation
  • OSAYUWARE TINA ENAGBARE (CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER): $208,559 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Peer Health Exchange’s (PHE) mission is to build healthier communities with young people. Together, we create education opportunities for peers to share the tools and resources young people need to make healthy decisions. With our partners, we advance health equity and improve health outcomes for young people in under-resourced communities.

What it reported doing in 2024

The mission of peer health exchange inc. (the organization") is to build healthier communities with young people. At peer health exchange, we are committed to empowering young people by providing them with the knowledge and skills they need to make informed health decisions. Our innovative programs bridge the gap created by dwindling resources in schools, ensuring that all youth have access to essential health education. Along with our partners, we make a lasting impactempowering young people to lead healthier lives and become advocates for their own health and wellbeing.we offer a comprehensive, engaging health (continued on schedule o) education curriculum tailored tothe needs of young people. Our peer-led approach makes topics relatable and helps demystify criticalhealth issues. Since 2003, we have reached over 150,000 young people with this work. Nearly 700,000 young people from across 300 cities utilize our digital tool selfsea.org that was co-created with and for young peoplebetween 13-19, who hold various identities, to find and connect to resourcesthat span health topics that are needed and wanted by young people.we believe that young people should lead the conversation around theirhealth. By amplifying their voices, experiences, and leadership, we foster a sense of agency andencourage them to advocate for themselves and their peers. Our commitment to youth voice shows up in the way we co-create our products (curricula and selfsea) with young people, informed by our youth advisory board.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 93% 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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 77
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 96
  • Sustainability: 12
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 98.5%; rating input score 98
  • Program expense ratio: 65.7%; rating input score 66
  • Fundraising efficiency: $2.18 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 6 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Pass
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Pass
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 94.1%; rating input score 94; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -50%; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.35; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.13; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 19.3%; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 2.4% per year; rating input score 100; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -2.1% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -0.9% per year; rating input score 0; 10th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 4 programs and campaigns described on the official site
  • Where the money goes: 98.5% of revenue deployed · 65.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 16 of 17 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $4.2M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $279K · 23 people listed · 6 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 2 contractors listed · $289K reported
  • Consistency: 32 of 32 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2011 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 6 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.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 6/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 2/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 11/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 13/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 53/100.