Samaritan Health Services Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
753258057
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2023
Forms available
Form 990 2023
Location
Danbury, CT, USA
Phone
2037912794
Rating
74
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Ambulatory Health Center, Community Clinic

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$439,206
Expenses
$379,371
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • DONALD SAMPSON (CLINICAL DIRECTOR): $104,641 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Principal activity is the provision of comprehensive, holistic, pediatric services for poor & needy children ages 0-18 in the danbury community who currently lack access to regular healthcare. These services include a full range of preventative medical services including physical examinations and immunizations, sports and camp physical examinations, sick visits, urgent care and various in-office procedures. These health services are provided free of charge to eligible individuals. For any ineligible patients who demonstrate need and who are uninsured, samaritan provides health care services at a flat rate fee, calculated on a sliding scale according to need.

What it reported doing in 2023

Principal activity is to provide quality and comprehensive pediatric healthcare services. Samaritan health center focuses on preventative care.samaritan health center continues collaborative relationships with other community organizations, like danbury public school system, coalition for healthy kids, ct free clinic association and the farmers' market to promote healthy lifestyle for all the children living in the greater danbury community.

Operating model

Revenue model
Affiliate-supported. 68% of the money available for current operations came from contributions from related organizations.
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. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 78
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 69
  • Sustainability: 33
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 83.3%; rating input score 83
  • Program expense ratio: 96.4%; rating input score 96
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • 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; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 25
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 13.6%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 27.6%; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -1.4% per year; rating input score 0; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -0% per year; rating input score 0; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -5.1% per year; rating input score 0; 11th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 83.3% of revenue deployed · 96.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 5 board members independent · 2 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $366K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $105K · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 21 of 21 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2009 to 2023
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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 — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 1/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 12/100.