Western Connecticut Health Network Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
222594977
IRS 990 coverage
2019–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Danbury, CT, USA
Phone
2037394593
Rating
71
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$16,818,830
Expenses
$16,898,623
Assets
$829,500,645
Liabilities
$390,595,456

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

Leadership & pay

41 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JOHN M MURPHY MD (NUVANCE PRESIDENT & CEO/DIRECTOR)
  • MICHAEL DOWLING (PRESIDENT/CEO OF NORTHWELL; DIRECTOR (FROM 05/25))

Highest reported compensation

  • MICHAEL DOWLING (PRESIDENT/CEO OF NORTHWELL; DIRECTOR (FROM 05/25)): $5,943,362 total reported compensation
  • JOHN M MURPHY MD (NUVANCE PRESIDENT & CEO/DIRECTOR): $5,305,723 total reported compensation
  • MARK SOLAZZO (NORTHWELL PRES. STRATEGIC INITIATIVES & COO; DIRECTOR (FROM 05/25)): $3,816,311 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Improve the health of every person in our community through the efficient delivery of excellent, innovative and compassionate care.

What it reported doing in 2024

Western Connecticut health network, inc. (wchn), in conjunction with its parent organization nuvance health, provides executive and administrative direction, gives support, sets standards for its affiliates and subsidiaries, ensures financial soundness, and establishes new programs and services consistent with their mission. All tax-exempt affiliates serve individuals of all income levels and follow the financial assistance policy established by wchn.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 94% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
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.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Few specific pay-setting methods are documented in the filing; unanswered boxes are not proof of absence and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 75
  • Transparency & Controls: 71
  • Accountability: 83
  • Sustainability: 47
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 84.3%; rating input score 84
  • Program expense ratio: 83.9%; rating input score 84
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd 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: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 78.3%; rating input score 78; 15th 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: Fail
    • 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: -0.5%; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 49.09; rating input score 99; 99th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.47; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 21.6%; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -38.1% per year; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -45.7% per year; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 9.8% per year; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 84.3% of revenue deployed · 83.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 18 of 23 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $14.2M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $5.9M · 41 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 3 contractors listed · $1.1M reported
  • Consistency: 31 of 31 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors, executive pay, and related organizations
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2019 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 6 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 272 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.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • High — Transparency & Controls: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 29/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: CEO compensation review process not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 3/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 31/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Federal audit findings: this organization reported findings in its latest federal Single Audit.