COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER OF BUFFALO INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER OF BUFFALO INC

EIN 16-1566929 · Ambulatory & Primary Health Care (E30)

What they do

THE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER of BUFFALO, INC OPERATES FOUR FREESTANDING FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS LICENSED AS A DIAGNOSTIC and TREATMENT CENTER UNDER ARTICLE 28 of THE NY STATE HEALTH LAW. THE CENTER PROVIDES A BROAD RANGE of PRIMARY HEALTH SERVICES to A LARGELY MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED and UNINSURED POPULATION.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $60.00 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders18 people are listed in the latest report.

You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.

Money made simple

68.35%of revenue went to mission work60.0% of expenses · Program services

$113.94spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

45.59%of revenue went to management and office costs40.0% of expenses

$0.77in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

42.3%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $2,360,390 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.

Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $277,221 for LAVONNE ANSARIPHD (CEO). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$16,932,901

Mission workProgram services$11,573,70968.35% of revenue60.0% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$7,719,58245.59% of revenue40.0% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

Total expenses$19,293,291113.94% of revenue

Expenses were greater than revenue, so the colored ring fills the available $100 and the total above 100% is shown below.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 60.0% mission · 40.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 113.94% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 62.6% mission · 37.4% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 104.20% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 66.6% mission · 33.4% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 111.37% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 69.8% mission · 30.2% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 94.24% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 69.6% mission · 30.4% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 84.62% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 68.6% mission · 31.4% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 105.81% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 69.0% mission · 31.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 95.14% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 70.6% mission · 29.4% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 93.73% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$16,932,901

Expenses$19,293,291

Annual shortfall $2,360,390 Expenses were higher than revenue for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$11,573,709 · 60.0% of expenses

Management and office costs$7,719,582 · 40.0% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$16,932,901

Expenses$19,293,291

Assets$14,825,625

Income$16,938,829

Contributions$7,158,734

Mission work (program services)$11,573,709

Management and general$7,719,582

Executive compensation (total)$355,498

Accounting fees$53,000

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

LAVONNE ANSARIPHDCEO · 40 hrs/week $277,221Base $251,640 · Other $25,581

RACHNA BHARTIPHYSICIAN · 40 hrs/week $260,473Base $231,045 · Other $29,428

KENYANI DAVISMDPHYSICIAN · 40 hrs/week $246,301Base $214,316 · Other $31,985

TINH DAOMDPHYSICIAN · 40 hrs/week $236,659Base $203,277 · Other $33,382

ROBERTUS SALISPHYSICIAN · 40 hrs/week $202,890Base $174,312 · Other $28,578

SONG Y PARKPHYSICIAN · 40 hrs/week $172,300Base $165,113 · Other $7,187

ALFRED HAMMONDSCOO · 40 hrs/week $160,510Base $148,831 · Other $11,679

JONATHAN MOHRCFO · 40 hrs/week $129,780Base $115,331 · Other $14,449

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (18)

LAVONNE ANSARIPHDCEO

RACHNA BHARTIPHYSICIAN

KENYANI DAVISMDPHYSICIAN

TINH DAOMDPHYSICIAN

ROBERTUS SALISPHYSICIAN

SONG Y PARKPHYSICIAN

ALFRED HAMMONDSCOO

JONATHAN MOHRCFO

MICHAEL IKPEZEBOARD MEMBER

STEPHEN BOJDAKBOARD MEMBER, TREASURER

SHANNON STREETBOARD MEMBER

REV RAYMOND ALLENBOARD MEMBER

RASHIED MCDUFFIEBOARD MEMBER

MARK KINGBOARD MEMBER, CHAIR

KATHLEEN DUKE-PURDUEBOARD MEMBER, SECRETARY

JOHN TORREY PHDBOARD MEMBER

DENISE DENNIS-COKEMDBOARD MEMBER

ANDREW HUFFBOARD MEMBER

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2000
Location: 34 BENWOOD AVE, BUFFALO, NY 14214-1761
County: Erie
In care of: LAVONNE ANSARIPHD
Primary officer: LAVONNE ANSARIPHD, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

How to reach them

Phone(716) 986-9199

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: CHIAMPOU TRAVIS BESAW & KERSHNER LLP
NTEE classification: Ambulatory & Primary Health Care (E30)
IRS tax category: Ambulatory & Primary Health Care