Salmon Creek Hospital Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
830433165
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Portland, OR, USA
Phone
5034155600
Rating
78
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Fund Raising and/or Fund Distribution

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$542,720
Expenses
$316,433
Assets
$4,752,617
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

21 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • JON J HERSEN (EX-OFFICIO): $735,746 total reported compensation
  • MAUREEN A BRADLEY (EX- OFFICIO): $692,718 total reported compensation
  • BRYCE R HELGERSON (FORMER EX-OFFICIO): $336,721 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Salmon creek hospital foundation's purpose is to provide support for the vision and mission of legacy salmon creek hospital by raising funds and promoting visibility in the vancouver community and throughout sw Washington.

What it reported doing in 2024

Charitable gifts to Salmon Creek Hospital Foundation support the programs and services of Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center, many of which are not supported by traditional means of reimbursement.Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center opened in August 2005 as a full-service community hospital for the southwest Washington area, including Clark, Cowlitz, Skamania, Klickitat, and Wahkiakum counties. Services include: Emergency Department, including a special pediatric emergency area Surgical Services Family Birth Center and Center for Maternal-Fetal MedicineA neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) Cancer ServicesCardiac ServicesNeuroscience Center, including Stroke ProgramTotal Joint CenterRehabilitation ServicesPediatric Outpatient Services, including Development and Rehabilitation and the Child Abuse Assessment TeamIn addition, the Foundation supports several Legacy Medical Group primary and specialty care clinics in southwest Washington.Philanthropic contributions supported programs in these major areas: Patient Care $221,646Education and Training $2,533Community Health & Other Programs$119,723Some of the projects funded in this year included: Provided medication assistance, durable medical equipment, and other health-related supplies to patients with limited insurance and financial resources.Supported complementary therapies for cancer patients, including art therapy and yoga classes.Provided support for families with extended stays in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.Supported music therapy at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center.Funded the acquisition of medical equipment at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center. Supported programs for patients and families in the Legacy Salmon Creek pediatric development and rehabilitation program.Provided food support to families experiencing food insecurity. Supported child passenger safety education for the community.Provided continuing education scholarships for nurses.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

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 some filed totals do not add up.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 76
  • Transparency & Controls: 68
  • Accountability: 90
  • Sustainability: 81
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 77.4%; rating input score 77
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 93.3%; rating input score 93; 22nd 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: 97.5%; rating input score 97; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 83.3%; rating input score 83; 19th 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: 41.7%; rating input score 90; 90th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 15.02; rating input score 95; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 72.8%; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 3.7% per year; rating input score 100; 35th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 6.3% per year; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 13.7% per year; rating input score 100; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 77.4% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 15 of 18 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $316K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $736K · 21 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 17 of 18 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 9 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 14 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.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 1/100.