Sutter Health

What it reported doing in 2024

In furtherance of its charitable purpose, the clinic provides medical care without charge or at reduced charge to residents of the community, primarily through: (a) services provided at no charge to the uninsured; (b) the difference between public program payments (primarily medical) and the related costs of providing such services; and (c) the services provided to patients expressing a willingness to pay but who are unable due to socio-economic factors. Additional activities undertaken to benefit the community and to fulfill its mission of providing high quality healthcare to every patient in an environment that fosters caring and compassion and promotes education and research include the following: - providing free eye examinations through see international to children who could not otherwise afford them. - providing more than 300 health education classes (e.g. Asthma, back and neck care, cholesterol, diabetes, healthy aging, joint replacement, stress, weight management for children and adults) that are offered each year. The classes are open to the community, are offered for free or at a nominal fee and are available throughout the county. - leading camp wheez and providing physicians and support staff for this weeklong summer camp for children living with asthma. - collaborating with santa barbara neighborhood clinics to provide diagnostic care and specialty medical services to residents who could otherwise not afford these tests. - providing reliable health and resource information free of charge to any community member, patients and non-patients alike, through our health resource center. - participating in a variety of research project with partners such as ucla, the rand corporation and several pharmaceutical companies. - participating in over a dozen annual health fairs and free health screening events.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
• Program expense ratio: 96.9%; rating input score 97
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 93.3%; rating input score 93; 21st 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: 80%; rating input score 80; 28th 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: -6.8%; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.59; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.53; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 1%; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 6.1% per year; rating input score 100; 50th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 5.9% per year; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 8% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings