Wentworth-Douglass Health System

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
461635259
IRS 990 coverage
2013–2022
Forms available
Form 990 2022
Location
Dover, NH, USA
Phone
6037425252
Rating
39
Verdict
REVIEW
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Single Organization Support

Reported finances

Revenue
$-725,059
Expenses
$45,786
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2022. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

15 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • Peter Dirksmeier MD (Trustee): $752,907 total reported compensation
  • John Novello MD (Trustee): $236,844 total reported compensation
  • Anne Kalter MD (Trustee): $114,657 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2022. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Support and further the charitable activities of Wentworth-Douglass Hospital, Wentworth-Douglass Physician Corporation and Wentworth-Douglass Hospital & Health Foundation by being operated in connection with said organizations.

What it reported doing in 2022

Effective January 1, 2017, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) became the sole corporate member and parent organization of Wentworth-Douglass Hospital (the Hospital). Contemporaneously, the Hospital became the sole corporate member and parent organization of Wentworth-Douglass Hospital and Health Foundation (the Foundation), Wentworth-Douglass Physician Corporation (WDPC), and the Wentworth-Douglass Community Health Corporation (the Works).In conjunction with this transaction, the Wentworth-Douglass Health System (the Health System) amended its bylaws with the mission to support and further the charitable activities of Wentworth-Douglass Hospital, Wentworth-Douglass Physician Corporation and Wentworth-Douglass Hospital & Health Foundation by being operated in connection with said organizations, with the specific purpose of monitoring the integration of the Hospital.

Operating model

Revenue model
Investment-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from recurring investment income.
Distribution model
No current program activity. The filing reports no program spending for the current year.

The verdict

REVIEW - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 0
  • Transparency & Controls: 60
  • Accountability: 78
  • Sustainability: 12
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 0%; rating input score 0
  • Program expense ratio: 0%; rating input score 0
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 80%; rating input score 80; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -106.3%; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 141.5%; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 37.5% per year; rating input score 100; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 17.4% per year; rating input score 100; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 5.9% per year; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 0% of revenue deployed · 0% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 12 of 15 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $753K · 15 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 15 of 15 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes executive pay
  • Filing history: 9 filing years from 2013 to 2022
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 0/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 0/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 24/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 2/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 3/100.