The Elizabeth Gamble Deaconess Home Association

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
311082756
IRS 990 coverage
2013–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
Location
Cincinnati, OH, USA
Phone
5135853003
Rating
88
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Fund Raising and/or Fund Distribution
Affiliation
Christianity

Reported finances

Revenue
$83,186,497
Expenses
$56,430,794
Assets
$1,770,892,606
Liabilities
$221,246,594

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

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JAMES ELLERHORST (PRESIDENT & CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • JAMES ELLERHORST (PRESIDENT & CEO): $201,150 total reported compensation
  • LAURA WEHBY (CONTROLLER): $162,928 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

An important element of the mission of the elizabeth gamble deaconess home association (egdha) is to support and benefit, at the corporation's sole discretion, the christ hospital health network and the christ hospital, inc.

What it reported doing in 2024

An important element of the mission of the elizabeth gamble deaconess home association (egdha) is to support and benefit, at the corporation's sole discretion, the christ hospital health network and the christ hospital, inc. Support provided in the furtherance of the mission will be guided by criteria established from time to time by the board of directors. The egdha prefers to support programs and projects which: 1. Will enable the christ hospital health network and its medical staff to enhance its efforts to provide and demonstrate medical leadership, capabilities and reputation; 2. Will benefit the community as well as the christ hospital health network; 3. Will enhance the regional capabilities and reputation of the christ hospital health network and its medical staff. The board of - cont. On schedule o directors of egdha desires to manage its resources in a manner that will preserve capital and maintain purchasing power for future generations. The support of current programs and projects will be determined with this criterion in mind.

Operating model

Revenue model
Investment-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from recurring investment income.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 87% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. The filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 88
  • Transparency & Controls: 78
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 92
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 98%; rating input score 98
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 5 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 83
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Pass
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Scored; rating input score 0
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 77th 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: 32.2%; rating input score 93; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 31.38; rating input score 99; 99th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.12; rating input score 79; 79th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0.6%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 11.8% per year; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 7.1% per year; rating input score 100; 61st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 5.6% per year; rating input score 100; 41st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 98% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 10 of 10 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $55.3M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $201K · 12 people listed · 5 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $800K reported
  • Consistency: 31 of 31 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes foreign activity, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 12 filing years from 2013 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 3 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 — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight scored 0/100.