WesleyLife

What it reported doing in 2024

Wesleylife believes everyone should have the opportunity to live a life of continued growth, experience, engagement, and meaning, regardless of physical, social, or economic circumstances. With that in mind, wcs was established in 2005 to serve individuals through home health services; non-medical home services such as cooking, cleaning, shopping, and accompaniment to appointments; hospice care; and nutritional assistance via wesleylife meals on wheels. We also offer adult day services in des moines and newton. Clients pay for wesleylife at home services privately, or through medicare or medicaid. Grants and other funding sources are often available for those wishing to participate in our adult day programs.wesleylife is the sole member of wcs and of an affiliate company, wesley retirement services, inc. (wrs), which provides housing, services, and care to adults 55 and older. As trends in senior living continue to change, we have responded as a health and well-being organization with an array of services designed to enhance a sense of purpose and meaning in the lives of those we serve. With our robust network of services and a comprehensive array of well-being programs, our goal is always to exceed our residents', clients', participants', and team members' expectations.organizationally, we believe our social responsibility extends to the cities and greater communities in which our campuses are located. We are guided by our core values to provide quality services, demonstrate integrity, maintain dignity, foster community, and deliver responsible stewardship, and we serve with commitment to quality, excellence, hospitality and innovation in all we do. It is our responsibility to be trusted stewards of our residents and clients' resources, employing those resources in ways that will better the lives of those who place their trust in us. As a not-for-profit organization, we understand our obligation is to operate with total transparency, honesty, and integrity in providing the highest-quality services.in 2024, 185 volunteers contributed hours to the meals on wheels program through delivery, companion calling and administrative tasks. With this support, we reached 428,116 home delivered meals to more than 1,756 meals on wheels clients. An additional 117,790 congregate meals were made and delivered during 2024. More than 12,000 meals were served to veterans in 2024. Polk county adult service clients received 28,078 meals to 148 clients. The animeals program delivered 5,438 meals worth of pet food to 138 clients furry friends as part of our pet project midwest partnership. 88% of meals on wheels clients received financial assistance for their meals.our home and community-based services are designed to improve the quality of life of people who depend on us to meet some of their most basic human needs, and to enable those who wish to stay in their homes as they age to do just that.these programs enable many to stay in their own homes for many years, delaying or eliminating the need for institutionalization. The most common services included:- volunteers call older adults and disabled clients regularly to encourage socialization and companionship.- clients and participants of wesley community services received 665,334 in charitable assistance to help support their independence health and well being at home.- the wcs hospice program had a volunteer base of 51 trained volunteers who contributed more than 1361 hours of assistance to hospice clients and their families.- 193 uninsured or underinsured individuals of all ages were assisted through our public health programs.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 64.9%; rating input score 65
• Program expense ratio: 62.8%; rating input score 63
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 92.3%; rating input score 92; 8th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • 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: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: No; rating input score 0

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -3.5%; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.85; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.26; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 3.3%; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 2.2% per year; rating input score 100; 20th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 6.5% per year; rating input score 100; 56th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 8.6% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings