NORTH COAST HEALTH Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

NORTH COAST HEALTH

EIN 34-1536257

What they do

A FAITH BASED CHARITABLE CLINIC PROVIDING QUALITY MEDICAL CARE and HEALING to THOSE MOST IN NEED, REGARDLESS of ABILITY to PAY. WE BELIEVE HEALTH CARE is A BASIC HUMAN RIGHT and THE INABILITY to PAY SHOULD NEVER BE A BARRIER to CARE for ANYONE. NORTH COAST HEALTH (NCH) OPENED OUR DOORS IN 1986 to HELP UNINSURED INVIDIVUALS ACCESS MEDICAL CARE, REGARDLESS of THEIR ABILITY to PAY. SINCE 2013, NCH HAS RECEIVED THE HIGHEST LEVEL of RECOGNITION BY THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE for QUALITY ASSURANCE (NCQA) AS A PATIENT CENTERED MEDICAL HOME (PCMH), LEVEL 3. IN 2014, IN RESPONSE to THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT and MEDICAID EXPANSION, NCH TRANSITIONED to A CHARITABLE CLINIC to BE ABLE to EXPAND ACCESS to CARE to THE UNINSURED, UNDERINSURED and INDIVIDUALS WITH MEDICAID and MEDICAIRE. IN 2018, A TOTAL of 7,654 SERVICES WERE PROVIDED to 1,598 UNDUPLICATED PATIENTS. AS A PCMH, NCH PROVIDES PRIMARY CARE INCLUDING PREVENTION and WELLNESS, CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT and THE CARE of MINOR ILLNESS and INJURY to I

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Of every $100 spent, about $80.80 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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

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Money made simple

90.23%of revenue went to mission work80.8% of expenses · Program services

10.10%of revenue went to fundraising9.0% of expenses

$111.70spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

11.37%of revenue went to management and office costs10.2% of expenses

$0.34in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

75.9%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $226,589 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.

Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $93,499 for REGINA M GAVLAK (PRESIDENT/CE). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2018

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$1,935,870

Mission workProgram services$1,746,80390.23% of revenue80.8% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$220,11411.37% of revenue10.2% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$195,54210.10% of revenue9.0% of expenses

Total expenses$2,162,459111.70% 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

2018CurrentExpense mix: 80.8% mission · 10.2% management · 9.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 111.70% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 79.5% mission · 11.4% management · 9.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 115.18% of revenue

2016Expense mix: 88.6% mission · 4.2% management · 7.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.98% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$1,935,870

Expenses$2,162,459

Annual shortfall $226,589 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)$1,746,803 · 80.8% of expenses

Management and office costs$220,114 · 10.2% of expenses

Fundraising$195,542 · 9.0% of expenses

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Revenue$1,935,870

Expenses$2,162,459

Assets$740,845

Income$1,935,870

Contributions$1,468,836

Mission work (program services)$1,746,803

Fundraising$195,542

Management and general$220,114

Executive compensation (total)$93,499

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2018

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

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

REGINA M GAVLAKPRESIDENT/CE · 50 hrs/week $93,499

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)

REGINA M GAVLAKPRESIDENT/CE

KEITH VANDERBURGVICE CHAIR

THOMAS GABLEDIRECTOR

NEIL P SMITH DODIRECTOR

MICHAEL MITCHELLDIRECTOR

MARK GETSAYDIRECTOR

LAWRENCE E YUNASKATREASURER

LAURA JAISSLEDIRECTOR

KURT RAICEVICHDIRECTOR

DAN SCALABRINODIRECTOR

JUSTIN SCHMEIDELDIRECTOR

JOHN MEYERHOFFERDIRECTOR

JOHN GRIFFITHSBOARD CHAIR

JOE STEWARTDIRECTOR

JAY R CARSON ESQSECRETARY

JANICE MURPHYDIRECTOR

GEORGE W QUILDIRECTOR

FRED DEGRANDISDIRECTOR

About this charity

Location: 16110 DETROIT AVENUE, LAKEWOOD, OH 44107
County: Cuyahoga
In care of: REGINA M GAVLAK
Primary officer: REGINA M GAVLAK, PRESIDENT/CEO

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(216) 781-4300

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2018
Tax period began: January 1, 2018
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: BAUMGARTEN & COMPANY LLP