Public Health Council of the Upper Valley

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
752991608
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-EZ 2020
Location
Lebanon, NH, USA
Phone
6035237100
Rating
76
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Public Health Program (Includes General Health and Wellness Promotion Services)

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$681,412
Expenses
$596,313
Assets
$439,681
Liabilities
$152,649

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

14 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Alice Ely (Executive Director)

Highest reported compensation

  • Alice Ely (Executive Director): $90,580 total reported compensation
  • Bise Wood Saint Eugene (BOD): $3,750 total reported compensation
  • Julius Turner (BOD): $950 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The Public Health Council of the Upper Valley (PHC) improves the health of Upper Valley residents across New Hampshire and Vermont through shared public health initiatives and services delivered within a robust network of community stakeholders. As one of New Hampshires 13 regional public health advisory councils-and the only entity bridging public health systems across the two states-PHC fosters collaboration amoung more than 200 municipal leaders, health agencies, schools, businesses, and community partners to identify needs, share resources, and deliver effective, equitable health solutions.

What it reported doing in 2025

The Public Health Council of the Upper Valley serves as a vital connector and convener, strengthening regional public health infrastructure through partnerships, education, equity initiatives, and innovation. In collaboration with municipal leaders, health providers, schools, and community organizations. PHC identifies pressing health needs and coordinates effective responses that no single entity could achieve alone. Key accomplishments include expanding community education and engagement with trusted, evidence-based health information; advancing health equity by elevating BIPOC and other marginalized voices in leadership and decision-making; strengthening municipal public health capacity through training, tools, and cross-town coordination; and supporting emerging initiatives through the Public Health Program Incubator, which provides fiscal sponsorship, technical assistance, and administrative support to promising community-led efforts. These programs improve health literacy, reduce disparities in access and outcomes, enhance emergency preparedness, and foster a more integrated, resilient public health system across the Upper Valley. By investing in partnerships, local governance, and organizational sustainability, PHC helps create a healthier, safer, more supportive region where residents, regardless of background, have the opportunity to thrive. These efforts directly address root causes of inequity such as housing, transportation, and healthcare access while building long-term community resilience.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 99% 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

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. The filing does not identify recipients for some grant dollars and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 80
  • Transparency & Controls: 68
  • Accountability: 84
  • Sustainability: 43
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 77%; rating input score 77
  • Program expense ratio: 87.8%; rating input score 88
  • Fundraising efficiency: $45.07 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 90.9%; rating input score 91; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Scored; rating input score 0
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th 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: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 12.5%; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.74; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.35; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 16%; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 26% per year; rating input score 100; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 11.3% per year; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 9.9% per year; rating input score 100; 55th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 77% of revenue deployed · 87.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 13 of 13 board members independent · 5 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $524K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $91K · 14 people listed
  • Consistency: 25 of 25 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2011 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 4 filed money-flow records
  • 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.

  • High — Transparency & Controls: Grant itemization coverage scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 7 not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 34/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 17/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 23/100.