DuPage Health Coalition
Opening Doors to Healthcare Access
DuPage Health Coalition
EIN: 36-4448208
Mission
DuPage Health Coalition (DHC), knows our community's diversity is its strength. We respect, value, and celebrate all backgrounds and perspectives. We are committed to fostering health and strong families by opening doors to excellent healthcare. Our mission is to develop and sustain a system for effectively and efficiently managing the health of low-income residents across the continuum of care. As such, we operate several programs designed to keep people healthy, regardless of their ability to pay. We envision a world where being poor is not a barrier to being healthy. In collaboration with our community we ensure that in DuPage County, everyone can get access to the healthcare they need.
Ruling year
2002
President
Kara Murphy
Main address
511 Thornhill Suite C
Carol Stream, IL 60188 USA
EIN
36-4448208
Health
Health care clinics
Population served
Adults
Low-income people
NTEE code
Alliance/Advocacy Organizations (E01)
IRS subsection
501(c)(3) Public Charity
IRS filing requirement
This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Tax forms
Communication
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Communities thrive when everyone can go to work and care for their families without pain or untreated illness. However, access and/or the cost of health insurance makes that option prohibitive for some of our most vulnerable residents. Acute and emergency-based care is neither efficient nor effective, but patients without access to affordable insurance rely on emergency rooms for treatment of even simple issues. Our programs addresses barriers to health care access and optimizes members capacity to use health resources wisely.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Access DuPage
Since 2001, our Access DuPage program has provided care for more than 65,000 uninsured individuals through an expansive volunteer network including thousands of physicians and every DuPage County hospital. Members pay low copayments for a comprehensive array of health services including primary care, specialty care, hospital services (lab, x-ray, diagnostics, therapies, inpatient care, etc.) and we pay for approximately 75% of member pharmacy costs.. Individuals enrolled in Access DuPage are DuPage County residents with income below 250% of the Federal Poverty Level, ineligible for any state, government or employer sponsored health program. 91% of our members are working, but primarily in low wage industries where insurance in not available. Because our physicians and hospitals donate their services, every dollar in direct cost for Access DuPage is matched by more than 10,000 in donated services.
Where we work
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Long term goals of all DHC program focus on safety net improvement that reduce health disparities and the harmful consequences of negative social determinants of health.
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Economically disadvantaged people, Immigrants and migrants
Related Program
Access DuPage
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Served 5,741 members, almost 8% more than last year. Coordinated 1,628 referrals to specialists. 93% of households have at least one working adult with median household income $23,54.
Number of Access DuPage members
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Economically disadvantaged people
Related Program
Access DuPage
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
All programs operated by the DuPage Health Coalition are entirely voluntary and our members continued enrollment substantiates the value they place on the services we offer.
Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
DuPage Health Coalition (DHC), knows our community's diversity is its strength. We respect, value, and celebrate all backgrounds and perspectives. We are committed to fostering self-sufficiency by opening doors to excellent healthcare. Our mission is to develop and sustain a system for effectively and efficiently managing the health of low-income residents across the continuum of care. As such, we operate a number of programs designed to keep people healthy, regardless of their ability to pay. Our programs support access to the sectors of the health system that offer greatest health care impact but also ensure that health services across the continuum are accessible and care is coordinated.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Individuals enrolled in Access DuPage are residents with income below 2X the FPL, ineligible for any health program. As our physicians and hospitals donate their services, every dollar in direct cost for AD is matched by more than 10,000 in donated services.
The first of its kind in Illinois, SA responded to the thousands facing financial barriers to purchasing and maintaining high-quality health insurance. By assisting with a portion of the cost of the insurance of their choosing, members gained access to a much higher quality and lower cost plan.
Most uninsured pay the full cost of medications, often going without or taking it differently than prescribed to reduce costs. This leads to unnecessary hospital admissions, illness, and even deaths. DDOH addresses this by offering low income residents medications at no cost.
In 2016 DHC launched a bold strategic plan capturing our understanding that community health depends on the excellence of both medical and social services.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
The DuPage Health Coalition has an establish track record coordinating health safety net services since 2001. Our services are heavily dependent on grant funding, but DHC collaborates with a diversified network of funding partners, many of whom - including every health system in DuPage County - commit substantial funds annually to support the partnership. In addition, we have recently launched a new initiative focusing on developing relationships with individual donors.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Since 2001 Access DuPage, a program of DHC which provides health access for the insurance ineligible, has served more than 61,000. In its fifth year, Silver Access DuPage provided ACA premium assistance for 842 (a 287% growth over first year) and the Dispensary of Hope dispensed $285,269 in free medications last year alone.
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted what we have always known. Affordable access to healthcare is essential for the individual and our community at large. These are particularly challenging times, and our clients have been disproportionately affected. To respond, we increased outreach and enrollment and introduced new programs offering face masks, flu vaccines, thermometers, and pulse oximeters, all designed to ensure efficient and effective health care access.
Independent of our program, there is no other local resource supporting comprehensive low-cost access to health services for the uninsured, nor any comparatively robust collaborative engaging thousands of local health and social service partners. We are committed to keeping our doors open for all who need care.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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Who are the people you serve with your mission?
To be eligible for our Access DuPage program, individuals must be DuPage residents with income at or below 2.5X the federal poverty level, ineligible for any government or employer sponsored health insurance program. Representing the working poor, 93% of AD members have at least one working adult within their homes, but most work one or more low wage jobs. Our average member is in their forties and many are parenting minor children. Our population is primarily Latinx; 96% speak Spanish at home and another 3% speak a language other than English or Spanish dominantly. Our model is locally unique and nationally recognized; allowing our participants to access generous and comprehensive care typically unavailable to the uninsured.
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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 strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals
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What significant change resulted from feedback?
Our Community Mask Project Helping Neighbors Stay Safe began after asking our patients if they needed face masks. We were astounded by more than 2,500 requests in 24 hours. To date we have fulfilled over 105,000 requests and they continue to come in. Masks have been distributed to thousands of families and individuals, as well as non-profits who received masks for their own clients, volunteers, and employees. Partners include schools, churches, mosques, and food pantries, as well as human service and safety net health agencies. Thermometers,pulse oximeters and COVID testing kits were also distributed to aid COVID relief.
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback
Financials
Financial documents
Download audited financialsRevenue vs. expenses: breakdown
Liquidity in 2021 info
26.91
Months of cash in 2021 info
9.4
Fringe rate in 2021 info
22%
Funding sources info
Assets & liabilities info
DuPage Health Coalition
Revenue & expensesFiscal Year: Jul 01 - Jun 30
SOURCE: IRS Form 990
DuPage Health Coalition
Balance sheetFiscal Year: Jul 01 - Jun 30
SOURCE: IRS Form 990
The balance sheet gives a snapshot of the financial health of an organization at a particular point in time. An organization's total assets should generally exceed its total liabilities, or it cannot survive long, but the types of assets and liabilities must also be considered. For instance, an organization's current assets (cash, receivables, securities, etc.) should be sufficient to cover its current liabilities (payables, deferred revenue, current year loan, and note payments). Otherwise, the organization may face solvency problems. On the other hand, an organization whose cash and equivalents greatly exceed its current liabilities might not be putting its money to best use.
Fiscal Year: Jul 01 - Jun 30
SOURCE: IRS Form 990
This snapshot of DuPage Health Coalition’s financial trends applies Nonprofit Finance Fund® analysis to data hosted by GuideStar. While it highlights the data that matter most, remember that context is key – numbers only tell part of any story.
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| Profitability info | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
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| Unrestricted surplus (deficit) before depreciation | -$207,588 | $345,703 | $171,057 | $429,064 | $191,350 |
| As % of expenses | -9.0% | 13.5% | 6.7% | 18.1% | 7.0% |
| Unrestricted surplus (deficit) after depreciation | -$224,592 | $328,699 | $151,316 | $409,448 | $170,473 |
| As % of expenses | -9.6% | 12.8% | 5.8% | 17.1% | 6.2% |
| Revenue composition info | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenue (unrestricted & restricted) | $1,989,863 | $2,863,118 | $2,741,144 | $2,824,191 | $2,865,389 |
| Total revenue, % change over prior year | 46.2% | 43.9% | -4.3% | 3.0% | 1.5% |
| Program services revenue | 4.4% | 4.1% | 3.3% | 3.1% | 4.1% |
| Membership dues | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Investment income | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Government grants | 8.5% | 6.6% | 6.8% | 7.4% | 19.2% |
| All other grants and contributions | 87.1% | 89.3% | 89.9% | 89.5% | 76.6% |
| Other revenue | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Expense composition info | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total expenses before depreciation | $2,310,865 | $2,558,590 | $2,570,087 | $2,368,541 | $2,719,117 |
| Total expenses, % change over prior year | 24.1% | 10.7% | 0.4% | -7.8% | 14.8% |
| Personnel | 28.3% | 21.2% | 31.3% | 36.7% | 35.4% |
| Professional fees | 2.3% | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.6% | 3.1% |
| Occupancy | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 0.7% |
| Interest | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Pass-through | 64.8% | 72.5% | 62.0% | 56.1% | 56.8% |
| All other expenses | 4.0% | 4.2% | 4.6% | 4.5% | 4.0% |
| Full cost components (estimated) info | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
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| Total expenses (after depreciation) | $2,327,869 | $2,575,594 | $2,589,828 | $2,388,157 | $2,739,994 |
| One month of savings | $192,572 | $213,216 | $214,174 | $197,378 | $226,593 |
| Debt principal payment | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Fixed asset additions | $0 | $0 | $114,457 | $0 | $0 |
| Total full costs (estimated) | $2,520,441 | $2,788,810 | $2,918,459 | $2,585,535 | $2,966,587 |
Capital structure indicators
| Liquidity info | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Months of cash | 9.5 | 10.2 | 10.0 | 12.9 | 9.4 |
| Months of cash and investments | 9.5 | 10.2 | 10.0 | 12.9 | 11.7 |
| Months of estimated liquid unrestricted net assets | 9.5 | 10.2 | 10.4 | 13.5 | 12.4 |
| Balance sheet composition info | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash | $1,823,492 | $2,173,095 | $2,146,448 | $2,551,056 | $2,140,813 |
| Investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $517,346 |
| Receivables | $41,175 | $0 | $80,399 | $317,112 | $232,462 |
| Gross land, buildings, equipment (LBE) | $295,020 | $295,020 | $409,477 | $409,477 | $409,477 |
| Accumulated depreciation (as a % of LBE) | 45.0% | 50.7% | 41.4% | 46.2% | 51.3% |
| Liabilities (as a % of assets) | 2.2% | 2.3% | 4.4% | 7.6% | 3.1% |
| Unrestricted net assets | $1,989,055 | $2,317,754 | $2,469,070 | $2,878,518 | $3,012,319 |
| Temporarily restricted net assets | $41,175 | $0 | $0 | N/A | N/A |
| Permanently restricted net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | N/A | N/A |
| Total restricted net assets | $41,175 | $0 | $0 | $26,586 | $37,500 |
| Total net assets | $2,030,230 | $2,317,754 | $2,469,070 | $2,905,104 | $3,049,819 |
Key data checks
| Key data checks info | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
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| Material data errors | No | No | No | No | No |
Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
Documents
President
Kara Murphy
President, Kara Murphy, MSOB has worked in health safety net services in DuPage County for almost 20 years, more than ten of which were spent in progressive leadership roles within DHC. Her role as a lead researcher on NIH funded federal projects and her long tenure as a Northwestern Medicine Institutional Review Board member further substantiates her skills
Number of employees
Source: IRS Form 990
DuPage Health Coalition
Officers, directors, trustees, and key employeesSOURCE: IRS Form 990
Compensation data
There are no highest paid employees recorded for this organization.
DuPage Health Coalition
Board of directorsas of 01/19/2023
Board of directors data
Kevin Most, D.O.
Senior Vice President of Medical Affairs, Chief Medical Officer, Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital
Term: 2022 - 2025
Jairo A. Mejia, MD, FACP, CPE
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Cheryl Eck, MBA
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Benjamin Layman, MBA
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Dave Dopp
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Karen Ayala
Executive Director DuPage County Health Department
Donald Steiner, M.D.
Past-President Medical Staff Advocate Aurora Good Samaritan Hospital
Scott Pointner
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Mary Keating
Director of Community Services DuPage County
Anne K. DNP MHSA RN CPHQ NEA-BC
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Linnea Windel
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James G. Giblin, M.D.d
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Patrick O'Donnell, M.D.
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Kathleen Yosko
KCY Healthcare Advisors
Sheri Scott
Vice President, Marketing/Communications Northshore - Edward-Elmhurst Health
Lanny Wilson, M.D.
Chairman, Governmental Affairs DuPage County Medical Society
David D. Dungan, M.D., FACP, FAAP
Board of Directors Duly Health and Care
Theresa C. Nihill
Chief Operating Office Metropolitan Family Services
David Roth
Executive Director DuPage Federation on Human Services
Donna Levigne
Community Representative
William D. Rhoades, DO, FACP
Chief Medical Officer Advocate Aurora Good Samaritan Hospital
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
Organizational demographics
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Leadership
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Race & ethnicity
Gender identity
Sexual orientation
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Equity strategies
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- We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
- We disaggregate data by demographics, including race, in every policy and program measured.
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