The Rhode Island Public Health Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
050474726
IRS 990 coverage
2012–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Providence, RI, USA
Phone
4016484700
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Public Health Program (Includes General Health and Wellness Promotion Services)

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$8,765,131
Expenses
$7,902,906
Assets
$5,129,062
Liabilities
$1,145,693

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

Leadership & pay

23 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MARK TRACY (PRESIDENT)
  • GUILLAUME BAGEL (VICE PRESIDENT (TO 12/24))
  • AMY NUNN SCD (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • AMY NUNN SCD (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $300,000 total reported compensation
  • WILLIAM DEWITT (MEDICAL DIRECTOR): $242,177 total reported compensation
  • LYNNE MALONE (CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER): $203,660 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 organization's mission is to eliminate health disparities in Rhode Island and beyond. The organization develops innovative public health programs, conducts translational and policy research, provides clinical services, and trains students and public health practitioners. The organization oversees research studies on a variety of health topics focused on advancing community health, including public health programs and clinical research. The organization publishes these articles in scientific journals and disseminates findings in the popular media to raise awareness about health and wellbeing. The organization aims to translate research findings into effective policy change that advances public health and wellbeing.

What it reported doing in 2024

Health promotion and prevention programs the organization oversees several health promotion and prevention programs, for both chronic and infectious diseases as well as behavioral health. These include several programs related to promoting access to healthy fruits and vegetables, active living, reducing consumption of sugary drinks and unhealthy foods, diabetes prevention, and geographically focused health promotion programs. Riphi also oversees health literacy programs.many of the organization's programs focus on serving low-income rhode islanders, latino populations, older adults, people of color, and other underserved populations. The organization also oversees public health partnerships with faith institutions and african american churches in the southern united states.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 85
  • Transparency & Controls: 74
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 44
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 81.4%; rating input score 81
  • Program expense ratio: 90.1%; rating input score 90
  • Fundraising efficiency: $115.07 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • 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: 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: 9.8%; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.65; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.22; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 13.4%; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 27% per year; rating input score 100; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 26% per year; rating input score 100; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 24.8% per year; rating input score 100; 89th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 81.4% of revenue deployed · 90.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 16 of 16 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $7.1M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $300K · 23 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 35 of 35 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2012 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 5 filed money-flow records
  • 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 — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 24/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 22/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 41/100.