Priority Health Care Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
270846901
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024, Form 990-N 2009
Location
Marrero, LA, USA
Phone
5043096522
Rating
74
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Public Health Program (Includes General Health and Wellness Promotion Services)

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$7,778,708
Expenses
$7,266,931
Assets
$15,024,404
Liabilities
$2,779,853

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

Leadership & pay

18 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • TAMARA B DIOUBATE (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)

Highest reported compensation

  • TAMARA B DIOUBATE (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER): $288,412 total reported compensation
  • BRANDI GILMORE (DIRECTOR OF BEHAVIORAL HEA): $279,522 total reported compensation
  • SELINA SENEGAL (CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER): $222,650 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Priority health care, inc. Is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization located on the west bank of jefferson parish, formed in august 2009. The mission is to provide holistic health care to underserved communities that empower people to live healthy lives. We are committed to providing exceptional client care with integrity and respect for all regardless of race, ethnicity, or gender.

What it reported doing in 2024

1. City of new orleans: the ryan white HIV/AIDS program provides a comprehensive system of care that includes primary medical care and essential support services for people living with HIV who are uninsured or underinsured. There were 346 patients served and 252 accomplished days of care.2. Hrsa: federal qualified health centers are community-based health care providers that receive funds from the hrsa health center program to provide primary care services in underserved areas. There were 1,479 patients served for medical care and behavioral health care. There were also 252 accomplished days of care.3. Office of public health: the Louisiana department of health - health models program seeks to improve HIV screening, linkage and retention in care, and health outcomes for racial and ethnic minorities living with HIV. There were 328 patients served and 252 accomplished days of care.4. Safe at home rapid rehousing: the safe at home rapid rehousing program is intended to respond to covid-19 and prevent the spread of the outbreak to unsheltered populations. The program will prioritize those who are residing in temporary non-congregate shelters who were previously unsheltered in new orleans and jefferson parish. The project will provide rental assistance and supportive services to unsheltered homeless individuals and/or families at any moment in time to provide housing stabilization services. There were 20 patients served.5. Hopwa: the housing opportunities for persons with AIDS (hopwa) is intended to respond to covid-19 and prevent the spread of the outbreak to unsheltered populations living with HIV/AIDS. The program will prioritize those who are residing in temporary non-congregate shelters who were previously unsheltered in new orleans and jefferson parish. The project will provide rental assistance and supportive services to unsheltered homeless individuals and/or families at any moment in time to provide housing stabilization services. There were 21 patients served.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 95% 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

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of total spending goes to programs and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 57
  • Transparency & Controls: 80
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 51
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 75.4%; rating input score 75
  • Program expense ratio: 46.8%; rating input score 47
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 92.9%; rating input score 93; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Pass
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 97%; rating input score 97; 32nd 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: 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: 6.6%; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.07; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.19; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 20%; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 4.1% per year; rating input score 100; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 12.6% per year; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 22.8% per year; rating input score 100; 87th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 75.4% of revenue deployed · 46.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 11 of 11 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $3.4M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $288K · 18 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 2 contractors listed · $231K reported
  • Consistency: 36 of 37 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2011 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 8 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 47/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 55/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 12/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 46/100.