St Francis Geriatric

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
161523535
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Buffalo, NY, USA
Phone
7168282974
Rating
78
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,673,980
Expenses
$2,884,226
Assets
$10,003,971
Liabilities
$10,394,818

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

Leadership & pay

29 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JOYCE MARKIEWICZ (PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER ADMINISTRATION)
  • RUSSELL EDWARDS (VICE PRESIDENT FINANCE CORPORATE CONTROLLER)
  • JAMES M GARVEY (EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER)
  • DR MICHAEL GALANG (SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT & CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER)
  • BARTHOLOMEW RODRIGUES (EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT- CHIEF MISSION AND ETHICS)
  • MARTIN BORYSZAK (SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT ACUTE CARE & PRESIDENT MERCY)

Highest reported compensation

  • JOYCE MARKIEWICZ (PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER ADMINISTRATION): $1,912,200 total reported compensation
  • MARK SULLIVAN (PRESIDENT CHS - FORMER): $1,864,539 total reported compensation
  • JAMES M GARVEY (EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER): $1,037,889 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

The mission of st. Francis geriatric, as part of the catholic health system (chs) in western New York, is to provide quality healthcare services in a long term care setting. Committed to a common mission, the providers of st. Francis geriatric, continue the healing ministry of jesus, seeking to improve the health of individuals and communities. We provide high quality service that has reverence, compassion, justice, and excellence. The 2024 community service plan can be found at https://www.chsbuffalo.org/about-us/community

What it reported doing in 2024

In 2018, st francis geriatric purchased property and is dba, st. Francis park.this property will provide studio suite apartments for seniors aged 65 and above which offers comfortable and manageable living space complete with kitchenette, full bath, and other amenities.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 98% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
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 - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Expenses are high relative to revenue and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 68
  • Transparency & Controls: 93
  • Accountability: 79
  • Sustainability: 32
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 78.8%; rating input score 79
  • Program expense ratio: 73.5%; rating input score 73
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 6 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Pass
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Pass
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 78.6%; rating input score 79; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 78
    • 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: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -7.9%; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.47; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 1.04; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 18.6%; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 23.1% per year; rating input score 100; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 21.4% per year; rating input score 100; 89th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 13.8% per year; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 78.8% of revenue deployed · 73.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 11 of 14 board members independent · 7 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $2.1M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $1.9M · 29 people listed · 6 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $142K reported
  • Consistency: 22 of 22 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes executive pay
  • Filing history: 11 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Related organizations: 15 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 16/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 4/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 14/100.