Pueblo StepUp

What it reported doing in 2019

Prior to 7/24/20, the organization provided services to positively impact the health, well-being and access to health care for pueblo's under served. We provided access to health and wellness services for at-risk members of our community, including the low-income, uninsured or under insured populations of pueblo. Pueblo stepup enrolled adult seniors and children in all medicaid programs. Pueblo stepup enrolled eligible children into child health plan plus and medicaid. Pueblo stepup also processed child health plan plus (chp+) and medicaid applications for partners located across the state of Colorado. Pueblo stepup's approach to providing community benefit focused on connecting people to available medical, wellness and prevention resources. Pueblo county is a blue collar community with a high rate of poverty, large senior population and high teenage pregnancy rates. Our population has a high incidence of obesity, diabetes, asthma and heart disease. Our target population is pueblo county's medically underserved of all ages. Pueblo stepup collaborated with st. Mary-corwin medical center, parkview medical center, pueblo city school district 60, pueblo county school district 70, pueblo area agency on aging, pueblo community health center, southern Colorado family medicine, catholic charities, senior resource development agency, aarp, pueblo department of social services, pueblo city/county health department and many other nonprofits and physician and dental offices across Colorado. Pueblo stepup educated the public regarding government and other programs for low-income persons. Pueblo stepup provided individualized case management for parents of children who are enrolled in children's medicaid (epsdt). Pueblo stepup employed four children's medicaid case workers. Case workers provide education to clients on accessing providers, health care and other factors that can impact children's health. Pueblo stepup enrolled individuals into various Colorado medicaid programs and was the only service in pueblo that provides assistance to all the above services, regardless of choice of provider. Most of pueblo stepup's programs focused on the needs of low-income adults, seniors, and children.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: Limited
• Program expense ratio: Limited
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 84.6%; rating input score 85; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Missing
  • Board or committee approval: Missing
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Limited
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
  • 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: Fail
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: Limited
• Total-asset coverage ratio: Limited
• Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
• Officer compensation ratio: Limited

Growth

• Program expense growth: -0.5% per year; rating input score 0; 54th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 4.7% per year; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: -3.7% per year; rating input score 0; 27th percentile among comparable filings