St Lukes Episcopal Health Charities

What it reported doing in 2012

St. Luke's Episcopal Health Charities (the Charities), a separate entity of the St. Luke's Episcopal Health System, was founded in 1997. The Charities brings together the healing ministries of the Episcopal Diocese of Texas and the St. Luke's Episcopal Health System. The Charities promotes community health across the Diocese and targets the prevention of disease among the underserved. St. Luke's Episcopal Health Charities Report 2012 Year in Review OPERATIONS Charities Participates for the Third Year in the Center for Houston's Future Annual Indicator Report Director, Dr. Patricia Gail Bray and several members of her staff have written a chapter exploring the impact of education on health that was published in the Center for Houston's Future's 2012 Indicator Report. This annual report uses key metrics to help the eight-county Greater Houston region measure progress over time in key areas. Charities Collaborates with Texas A&M School of Rural Public Health (SRPH) to Expand Project Safety Net Charities staff members Dr. Jeanne Hanks, and Valerie Mattice Ausborn, attended the Practicum Fair at SRPH. Students interested in a practicum experience at the Charities were invited to provide a resume and schedule an interview. The practicum students will work with Dr. Hanks and Valerie to expand Project Safety Net to the 57 counties of the Episcopal Diocese of Texas. Sharing Community Health Leadership Expertise Nationally The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation asked Dr. Bray, and Director for the Charities Center for Collaborative Leadership and Grantmaking, Celene Meyer, to review nominations for the Foundation's annual Community Health Leadership Awards. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation awards ten $125,000 awards to unrecognized community health leaders each year. This is the second year Dr. Bray and Mrs. Meyer have been invited to be part of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation review process Healthy Living Matters: Connecting Policy to the Future The Charities continued its work as an active member of the Healthy Living Matters collaborative. Called together with a $2.5 million grant from the Houston Endowment, this group is a multi-sector, public/private partnership of local leaders committed to obesity prevention. The Charities helped to determine the mission, scope and operation of this two-year planning initiative to curb childhood obesity in Houston/Harris County through policy action for system and environmental change. HPV Immunizations Services on Project Safety Net Project Safety Net added Human papillomavirus (HPV) immunizations to the list of searchable services on the navigation web site. The addition of HPV immunizations to Project Safety Net enables Community Health Workers to easily identify nearby clinics that can provide this important immunization. Harris County Healthcare Alliance Request For Proposal Review Committee Dr. Jeanne Hanks served on the grant review team for the Community Clinic Funders' Collaborative. This Collaborative is administered by the Harris County Healthcare Alliance and is entrusted with making strategic investments from a pool of funding established by twelve local philanthropic and corporate organizations. Alliance member community clinics and partner entities compete for funds through a competitive Request for Proposals process. Successful proposals will strengthen and support the primary care safety net system in Houston/Harris County. Project Safety Net, Breast Health Portal Showcased at Statewide Community Health Workers Conference In August, Ms. Lyn Widlaski, Executive Director of the Breast Health Collaborative of Texas, presented information about the Charities' Project Safety Net and the Breast Health Portal to the Community Health Workers Conference in San Marcos, Texas. National Journal Manuscript Review Dr. Patricia Gail Bray was invited to review a manuscript that was submitted to the Johns Hopkins journal, Progress on Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: Limited
• Program expense ratio: Limited
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 60th 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 70th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 87.5%; rating input score 88; 19th 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: 0.1%; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.04; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.47; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 14.8%; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: Limited
• Revenue growth: -4.8% per year; rating input score 0; 19th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 24.2% per year; rating input score 100; 89th percentile among comparable filings