Sansum Clinic
Sansum Clinic
Santa Barbara CA | IRS ruling year: 1973 | EIN: 95-6419205
Organization Mission
TO PROVIDE MEDICAL SERVICES TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
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Santa Barbara CA | IRS ruling year: 1973 | EIN: 95-6419205
Organization Mission
TO PROVIDE MEDICAL SERVICES TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
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This charity's score is 91%, earning it a Four-Star rating. If this organization aligns with your passions and values, you can give with confidence.
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Most Recent Fiscal Year:
FY 2021
This beacon provides an assessment of a charity's financial health (financial efficiency, sustainability, and trustworthiness) and its commitment to governance practices and policies.
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Industry professionals strongly recommend an independent governing body to allow for full deliberation and diversity of thinking on governance and other organizational matters. We check to see that a majority of board members are identified as independent on their tax form.
Source: IRS Form 990
Industry professionals strongly recommend an independent governing body to allow for full deliberation and diversity of thinking on governance and other organizational matters. For most organizations, we check to see if the organization has at least three independent board members. For large, donor-funded organizations, we check to see if the organization has at least five independent board members
Source: IRS Form 990
An Audit, Review, or Compilation provides important information about financial accountability and accuracy. Organizations are scored based on their Total Revenue Amount:
Total Revenue Amount | Expectation to Receive Credit |
$2 million or higher and 40% or higher donor support | Expected to complete an audit and have an audit oversight committee |
$1 million or higher | Expected to complete an audit |
$500,000 - $1 million | Expected to complete an audit, review, or compilation |
Less than $500,000 | No expectation (removed from scoring methodology) |
Source: IRS Form 990
A diversion of assets — any unauthorized conversion or use of the organization's assets other than for the organization's authorized purposes, including but not limited to embezzlement or theft — also can seriously call into question a charity's financial integrity. We review the charity's most recent IRS Form 990 to see if the charity has reported any diversion of assets.
Source: IRS Form 990
Charity Navigator looks for a website on the IRS Form 990 as an accountability and transparency metric.
Nonprofits act in the public trust and reporting publicly on activities is an important component.
Source: IRS Form 990
Charity Navigator looks for the existence of a conflict of interest policy on the IRS Form 990 as an accountability and transparency measure.
This policy protects the organization and by extension those it serves, when it is considering entering into a transaction that may benefit the private interest of an officer, director and/or key employee of the organization.
Source: IRS Form 990
Charity Navigator looks for the existence of a whistleblower policy per the IRS Form 990 as an accountability and transparency measure.
This policy outlines procedures for handling employee complaints, as well as a confidential way for employees to report financial or other types of mismanagement.
Source: IRS Form 990
Charity Navigator looks for the existence of a document retention and destruction policy per the IRS Form 990 as an accountability and transparency measure.
This policy establishes guidelines for the handling, backing up, archiving and destruction of documents. These guidelines foster good record keeping procedures that promote data integrity.
Source: IRS Form 990
Charity Navigator looks to confirm on the IRS Form 990 that the organization has this process in place as an accountability and transparency measure.
An official record of the events that take place during a board meeting ensures that a contemporaneous document exists for future reference.
Source: IRS Form 990
For almost all charities, we check the charity's IRS Form 990 to see if it discloses that the Form 990 is available on the charity's website. As with the audited financial statement, donors need easy access to this financial report to help determine if the organization is managing its financial resources well.
Source: IRS Form 990
The Liabilities to Assets Ratio is determined by Total Liabilities divided by Total Assets (most recent IRS Form 990). This ratio is an indicator of an organization's solvency and/or long-term sustainability.
Source: IRS Form 990
The Program Expense Ratio is determined by Program Expenses divided by Total Expense (average of most recent three IRS Forms 990). This measure reflects the percent of its total expenses a charity spends on the programs and services it exists to deliver.
Source: IRS Form 990
This chart displays the trend of revenue and expenses over the past several years for this organization, as reported on their IRS Form 990.
Presented here are up to five of this organization's highest compensated employees. This compensation data includes salary, cash bonuses, and expense accounts and is displayed exactly how it is reported to the IRS. The amounts do not include nontaxable benefits, deferred compensation, or other amounts not reported on Form W-2. In some cases, these amounts may include compensation from related organizations. Read the IRS policies for compensation reporting
Chad Hine, Coo,vice President And Secretary
$502,581
Kurt Ransohoff, Ceo, Medical Director
$432,819
Karen Handy, Vice President - Operations
$378,183
Alex Bauer, Cfo And Vice President
$374,868
Marjorie Newman, Medical Director
$331,297
Source: IRS Form 990 (page 7), filing year 2021
Below are some key data points from the Exempt Organization IRS Business Master File (BMF) for this organization. Learn more about the BMF on the IRS website
Foundation Status:
Hospital or medical research organization 170(b)(1)(A)(iii) (BMF foundation code: 12)
Affiliation:
Independent - the organization is an independent organization or an independent auxiliary (i.e., not affiliated with a National, Regional, or Geographic grouping of organizations). (BMF affiliation code: 3)
The Form 990 is a document that nonprofit organizations file with the IRS annually. We leverage finance and accountability data from it to form Encompass ratings. Click here to search for this organization's Forms 990 on the IRS website (if any are available). Simply enter the organization's name (Sansum Clinic) or EIN (956419205) in the 'Search Term' field.
Not Currently Scored
Sansum Clinic cannot currently be evaluated by our Impact & Results methodology because either (A) it is eligible, but we have not yet received data; (B) we have not yet developed an algorithm to estimate its programmatic impact; (C) its programs are not direct services; or (D) it is not heavily reliant on contributions from individual donors.
Note: The absence of a score does not indicate a positive or negative assessment, it only indicates that we have not yet evaluated the organization.
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This beacon provides an assessment of the organization's culture and connectedness to the community it serves.
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30% of beacon score
This organization reported that it is collecting feedback from the constituents and/or communities it serves. The methodology leveraged for Constituent Feedback is based on The Core Principles of Constituent Feedback, which describes listening and responding well to feedback. Charity Navigator participates in a consortium with other feedback experts and leading nonprofit infrastructure platforms to drive Constituent Feedback's advancement, promotion, and data collection.
How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve
What challenges does your organization face in collecting feedback from the people you serve?
Staff find it hard to prioritize feedback collection and review due to lack of time
70% of beacon score
This organization's score of 75 is a passing score. The organization reported that it is currently only implementing 2 Equity Practices.
This assessment demonstrates the importance of implementing practices that contribute positively to an organization's overall culture, both internally and with respect to community engagement. Furthermore, equity centered frameworks and similar approaches have drawn much attention from donors, experts, and sector leaders who underscore its value to the nonprofit's overall health and capacity for mission success. Currently, the Equity Strategies Checklist assessment consists of practices and policies that promote racial equity in their operations and programs (per the Equity Strategies checklist administered by Candid). As we refine our DEI assessment, Charity Navigator partners with DEI consultants and field experts to broaden and deepen this work.
Equity Practices (0/7) | |
The organization did not respond to this question. |
Equity Policies and Procedures (2/7) | |
We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity. | |
We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions. | |
We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization. | |
We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board. | |
We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability. | |
We measure and then disaggregate job satisfaction and retention data by race, function, level, and/or team. | |
We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization. |
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This beacon provides an assessment of the organization's leadership capacity, strategic thinking and planning, and ability to innovate or respond to changes in constituent demand/need or other relevant social and economic conditions to achieve the organization's mission.
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The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking through articulating the organization's mission
TO PROVIDE MEDICAL SERVICES TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking through articulating the organization’s vision.
As a premier integrated delivery system, we provide high-value healthcare to the communities we serv
Source: Nonprofit submitted responses
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking and goal setting through sharing their most important strategic goals.
Goal One: Deliver an excellent healthcare experience.
Goal Type: Grow, expand, scale or increase access to the existing programs and services.
Goal Two: Promote a culture of accountability.
Goal Type: Grow, expand, scale or increase access to the existing programs and services.
Goal Three: Create a sustainable mission.
Goal Type: Grow, expand, scale or increase access to the existing programs and services.
The nonprofit provides evidence of investment in leadership development
Describe an investment in leadership
The Clinic has contracted with Dr. David Siebold, Professor Emeritus of Communication in the division of Social Sciences at UC Santa Barbra to provide leadership development coaching and training to several operational leaders and departments. This training has unlocked the leadership capabilities of key leaders resulting in better employee and patient outcomes. Dr. Siebold has been instrumental in helping our leaders grow and better serve our organization.
The nonprofit provides evidence of leadership through focusing externally and mobilizing resources for the mission.
This organization mobilizes for mission in the following ways:
Strategic Partnerships
Networks of Collective Impact Efforts
Thought Leadership
Raising Awareness
Community Building
What are this organization’s external mobilizaton efforts?
We have a strategic partnership with the Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics providing their patients without medical insurance with free diagnostic services. Since 2010 Sansum Clinic has provided 6,920 SBNC patients with 9,373 diagnostic services totaling over $3.5 million. We also have a partnership with SEE International. Since 2019 we have provided free eye care to nearly 100 patients (729 services). That's our commitment to ensure 'good health for everyone.'
The nonprofit has an opportunity to tell the story of how the organization adapted to tremendous external changes in the last year.
March 2020 will remain forever embedded in Sansum Clinic’s institutional memory as physicians and staff members learned everything they could about coronavirus. Dr. Marjorie Newman, Medical Director, partnered with the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department to stay at the forefront of protecting patients, employees and the community. Battling worldwide shortages of personal protective equipment, clinicians and managers worked tirelessly alongside our Purchasing Department to outfit every site with appropriate masks and gear, while researching the best practices to reduce the risk of transmission. Screening and social distancing protocols went into effect at all of our 23 locations, from exam rooms to waiting areas, to maintain a virus-free environment in which to continue care. An appointment-based, drive-up testing site was constructed to safely evaluate patients for coronavirus, and both of our pharmacies endeavored new ways to get medications to patients. Pediatrics turned to car-based injections to sustain important vaccinations for children. Our IT teams created web pages and a symptom-checking app to keep residents informed about the evolving indicators of the virus. Clinic communication embraced the virtual world of ZOOM as in-person group meetings became impossible. Most meetings are still via ZOOM. The pandemic sped up one of the biggest trends in healthcare: telemedicine. Sansum Clinic launched a successful Telehealth program in less than three weeks, allowing patients to receive care from the comfort and safety of their homes. Hundreds of providers learned to log on and conduct virtual visits to reduce exposure for those who required in-person appointments while still continuing essential medical care for those who could be treated safely through the virtual platform. We have resumed in-person medical appointments yet maintain COVID-19 protocols throughout our facilities for the protection of our medical staff and patients.
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Accountability & Finance
Culture & Community
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