Salud Para La Gente

What it reported doing in 2024

Mental health- expenses : $6,293,081 revenue: $5,500,403salud para la gente's behavioral health program operates within an integrated primary care model, where behavioral health clinicians work collaboratively with primary care providers (pcps) and multidisciplinary care teams to address the behavioral, emotional, and social needs of patients. The program includes licensed therapists, associate clinicians, behavioral health care managers, psychiatric providers, case managers, and community health workers who coordinate care across medical and behavioral health services.behavioral health services are embedded within the primary care setting to support whole-person care and improve patient outcomes. Providers collaborate with pcps to conduct behavioral health screenings, provide brief interventions, offer ongoing therapy, support medication management in partnership with psychiatric providers, and address social determinants of health impacting patient well-being.through this integrated care approach, the behavioral health team works closely with primary care, case management, and community-based partners to ensure coordinated care planning, appropriate referrals, and continuity of services for patients across the health system.all other programs: expenses $3,346,487 revenue: $3,948,913all other programs: vision. Salud provides comprehensive optometric services to community members who rely on community-based primary health care, including individuals covered by medicaid and those without consistent access to insurance, as part of salud's integrated, patient-centered care model serving santa cruz, san benito, and monterey counties.our team of optometrists and opticians deliver comprehensive eye care, acute and chronic eye disease diagnosis and management, specialized screenings for glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy, pediatric vision services, as well as fitting and dispensing corrective eyewear.vision providers collaborate with primary care teams to support early identification of diabetes-related eye changes and other chronic conditions, promoting long-term visual health and overall well-being and referrals to ophthalmology partners when clinically indicated.affordable optical services are available to individuals without insurance coverage.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 69.1%; rating input score 69
• Program expense ratio: 77.5%; rating input score 78
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 88.2%; rating input score 88; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • 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; 77th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 10.8%; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.72; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.32; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 5.9%; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 9.7% per year; rating input score 100; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 9.6% per year; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 8.7% per year; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings