River Valley Health

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN: 208979596
IRS 990 coverage: 2010–2024
Forms available: Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
Location: Williamsport, PA, USA
Phone: 5705675400
Rating: 78
Verdict: SUPPORTED
Rating confidence: Moderate
Sector: Health Treatment Facilities, Primarily Outpatient

Reported finances

Revenue: $20,917,703
Expenses: $20,773,105
Assets: $12,663,495
Liabilities: $8,278,081

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

Leadership & pay

17 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

MAX HOUSEKNECHT-JR (PRESIDENT & CEO)

Highest reported compensation

WILLIAM BARTLOW (PHYSICIAN): $305,715 total reported compensation
DANIEL BOZZA (DENTIST): $247,192 total reported compensation
PATRICIA BOZZA (DENTIST): $206,072 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Our mission is to build health and bridge gaps by providing comprehensive, quality healthcare. River valley health is located in the center of williamsport Pennsylvania with a branch in lock haven pa. We serve residents of the greater river valley community in lycoming & clinton counties.

What it reported doing in 2024

Dental care: we provide preventive and restorative dentistry including cleanings sealants, and extractions. We go the extra mile to help our patients, regardless of their ability to pay. We are building a community dental education program. We also have a dental outreach program that goes to schools and other community events to provide onsite dental care for children. We do our best to get those suffering from pain in to be seen the same day. We are the only dental clinic in lycoming and clinton counties and are accepting new patients. We are a community based organization working with others to increase access for the underinsured and uninsured.

Operating model

Revenue model: Earned-program. 88% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
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. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

Financial Efficiency: 70
Transparency & Controls: 79
Accountability: 100
Sustainability: 30
Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

Mission deployment rate: 78.5%; rating input score 79
Program expense ratio: 79.4%; rating input score 79
Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
- Compensation committee: Pass
- Independent consultant: Missing
- Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
- Written employment contract: Missing
- 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th 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: 0.7%; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings
Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.61; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings
Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.65; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings
Officer compensation ratio: 5.7%; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

Program expense growth: 11% per year; rating input score 100; 74th percentile among comparable filings
Revenue growth: 11.5% per year; rating input score 100; 79th percentile among comparable filings
Asset growth: 12.7% per year; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings

Details

Where the money goes: 78.5% of revenue deployed · 79.4% of spending went to programs
Governance: 11 of 11 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $16.5M in reported program spending
Leadership: top reported pay $306K · 17 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
Highest-paid contractors: 3 contractors listed · $723K reported
Consistency: 33 of 33 current checks pass
Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2024
Contacts: How to reach this organization
Money network: 6 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.
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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 36/100.
High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 20/100.
High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 20/100.
Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 45/100.