SalusCare

Legal name: Saluscare Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
591287693
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
Location
Fort Myers, FL, US
Phone
239.275.3222
Rating
86
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$30,365,787
Expenses
$30,704,318
Assets
$27,652,438
Liabilities
$8,192,621

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

Leadership & pay

20 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • STACEY COOK (PRESIDENT &)

Highest reported compensation

  • MIRIAM AJO (PSYCHIATRIST): $507,757 total reported compensation
  • ZAHEER ASLAM (CMO): $415,500 total reported compensation
  • DAMIAN MCGOVERN (PSYCHIATRIST): $364,205 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

To provide compassionate, state-of-the-art behavioral healthcare for children and adults who are searching for help, hope and recovery.

What it reported doing in 2024

Saluscare is an approved and designated public baker act receiving facility, accepting adults and children placed under a 72-hour involuntary hold after being deemed a harm to themselves or others due to the direct effects of behavioral health disorder(s). In 2024, 1733 adults and 842 children were cared for in our crisis units. Saluscare also operates a 20- bed adult inpatient detoxification unit. In 2024, the detoxification unit served 726 adults. Saluscare also provides residential care as a part of its treatment continuum for both children and adults. The vince smith center is a juvenile residential treatment facility for adolescents with the disease of addiction. In 2024, the vince smith center served 30 adolescents. Also operated by saluscare is the transitional living campus, a combination of transitional living/halfway house and permanent supportive housing. In 2024, 252 individuals were served by this program. Also located at the transitional living center campus is a peer-led recovery community, which served 90 individuals in 2024.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 72% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - 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: 92
  • Transparency & Controls: 76
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 30
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 91.8%; rating input score 92
  • Program expense ratio: 91%; rating input score 91
  • Fundraising efficiency: $4,098.2 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 99; 99th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 93.8%; rating input score 94; 17th 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; 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: -1.1%; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.9; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.3; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 8.9%; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 1% per year; rating input score 100; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 3.1% per year; rating input score 100; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 5.3% per year; rating input score 100; 37th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 5 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 2 operating locations identified
  • Where the money goes: 91.8% of revenue deployed · 91% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 10 of 10 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $27.9M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $508K · 20 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 2 contractors listed · $765K reported
  • Consistency: 27 of 28 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 10 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 2 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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 26/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 32/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Schedule R controlled transactions itemized did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 25/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 47/100.