Safe Harbor Behavioral Health of UPMC Hamot

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
251317492
IRS 990 coverage
2013–2016
Forms available
Form 990 2016
Location
Erie, PA, USA
Phone
8144599300
Rating
74
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Hospital, General

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$10,738,972
Expenses
$11,218,854
Assets
$6,775,107
Liabilities
$4,882,401

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2016. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

14 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • David Bobrzynski (Treasurer): $256,647 total reported compensation
  • Carrie Ennis (Board Member): $138,532 total reported compensation
  • Johathan Evans (Executive Dir.): $125,929 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2016. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Safe Harbor Behavioral Health of UPMC Hamot (Safe Harbor) is a Pennsylvania state non-profit, federally tax exempt entity that provides comprehensive outpatient services for the mental, emotional and behavioral health needs of all of those in the Erie County community of Pennsylvania. They are dedicated to providing all of their services with compassion and empathy to all who present, regardless of their ability to pay. The service lines of Safe Harbor Behavioral Health of UPMC Hamot include blended case management, behavioral health rehabilitation services, early intervention programs, parent-child interaction therapy, peer specialist therapy, psychiatric services including psychiatric evaluation and medication management, crisis intervention and one on one therapy. Safe Harbors services, education and support are provided by dedicated professionals using the highest of care standards in the delivery of care. The services include some of the most innovative practices in the areas of c

What it reported doing in 2016

Through its Behavioral Health Rehabilitation Services (BHRS) Safe Harbor provides short term, intensive mental health interventions for children and teens that have complex emotional and behavioral needs. Services are provided in a variety of settings (home, school, community) in a manner to result in an increase in the clients chances for stabilization and growth in their natural environment. Individualized treatment plans are developed using a team approach by the staff professionals to meet the unique needs of the clients and their families.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 99% 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. Few specific pay-setting methods are documented in the filing; unanswered boxes are not proof of absence and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 85
  • Transparency & Controls: 69
  • Accountability: 78
  • Sustainability: 22
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 97.6%; rating input score 98
  • Program expense ratio: 93.5%; rating input score 93
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd 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: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 70%; rating input score 70; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • 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: -4.5%; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.6; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.72; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 5.4%; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 2.6% per year; rating input score 100; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -0% per year; rating input score 0; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 2.7% per year; rating input score 100; 37th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 97.6% of revenue deployed · 93.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 7 of 10 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $10.5M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $257K · 14 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $273K reported
  • Consistency: 32 of 32 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2013 to 2016
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 5 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 124 filed related-organization links
  • 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: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 15/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 28/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Whistleblower policy not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 20/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 37/100.