MRC GEM
MRC GEM
EIN: 26-1280067
as of September 2023
as of September 18, 2023
Mission
MRC GEM is a part of the USA Freedom Corps/Citizen Corps, created by the President in response to the attacks of September 11, 2001. The MRC program is guided by the HHS Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR). We help our health departments meet the needs of our communities when they exceed existing capacity and work with local emergency management to provide support as requested.
Our mission is to augment existing community health operations during large-scale emergencies, aid in response to pressing health care needs, and improve community emergency preparedness.
Ruling year
2008
Executive Director
Mr. Sherwin Levinson
Director of Emergency Preparedness
Mr. Mark Reiswig
Main address
2700 Braselton Hwy Ste 10-193
Dacula, GA 30019 USA
EIN
26-1280067
Medical support services
Public safety
Disasters and emergency management
Population served
Children and youth
Adults
Ethnic and racial groups
People with disabilities
People with diseases and illnesses
NTEE code
Health Support Services (E60)
Disaster Preparedness and Relief Services (M20)
Other Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness, and Relief N.E.C. (M99)
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
Under the direction of our local Boards of Health and Emergency management, supporting: - ongoing COVID-19 response efforts - public disaster shelter operations - mass vaccination clinics - mass distribution of medications - any other needed support
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
emergency preparedness and response
We recruit volunteers with both medical and non-medical backgrounds, training them in the skills needed during health emergencies. The local health departments of the three counties we serve have a combined staff of under 500 people serving a population totalling close to one million. Many more people would be needed to augment existing staff during an event affecting even a small percentage of the population. MRC GEM's purpose is to provide the personnel to fill this gap.
Where we work
Awards
The Good Neighbor Award 2021
Good Samaritan Health Centers of Gwinnett
Community Resilience Award 2009
U.S. Surgeon General
External reviews
Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of hours of unpaid volunteer support to public health COVID-19 response
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
At-risk youth, Economically disadvantaged people, Immigrants and migrants
Related Program
emergency preparedness and response
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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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?
Promote a healthier, safer community and minimize the negative impact of disasters.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Recruit, vet, credential, and train volunteers to meet the anticipated needs of Public Health and Emergency Management.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
We have nearly 1,300 volunteers ready to respond to local public health's needs.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
We've provided over 17,000 hours of support to local public health's COVID response efforts.
In addition, we've provided thousands of hours of support in:
- hurricane shelters
- mass vaccination clinics
- exercises to practice and demonstrate capability to response to radiation disasters, chemical and biological attacks
as well as having trained hundreds of volunteers in CPR, AED, dealing with mass casualties.
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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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, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals
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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 ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback, We ask the people who gave us feedback how well they think we responded
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
Financials
Revenue vs. expenses: breakdown
Financial data
MRC GEM
Balance sheetFiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31
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.
Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
Documents
Executive Director
Mr. Sherwin Levinson
Sherwin Levinson is president of a consulting firm he founded over 40 years ago, specializing in telework, organizational auditing, and disaster planning. He has also been Executive Director of MRC GEM, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit all-volunteer Medical Reserve Corps, for over a decade. He and MRC GEM have worked closely with CDC personnel to develop CDC’s radiation response volunteers training. Sherwin first became involved in emergency management after his home and neighborhood were severely damaged by the 1998 DeKalb/Gwinnett tornado. Finding his city had no emergency response plan or personnel, he became the first emergency manager for the City of Berkeley Lake, GA, and has been involved in emergency management and response ever since. Sherwin is a native of Chicago and studied physics at MIT and the University of Chicago before achieving an MBA in math methods and computers, also at U of C. He became a Georgia Emergency Management Agency Certified Emergency Manager in 2017.
Director of Emergency Preparedness
Mark Reiswig
Mark Reiswig is the Emergency Preparedness Director for Gwinnett, Newton, and Rockdale County Health Departments, which serve over 1.1 people in the East Metro Atlanta area. He has been with the agency since 2006. He and his staff work to ensure that their communities are as prepared as possible to respond to the challenges presented by disease epidemics like Ebola or the Flu, natural disasters, terrorist events, and other emergencies. During his tenure, he has either coordinated or assisted with things such as hurricane response operations, flood response, Haiti earthquake medical refugee operations, H1N1 pandemic flu immunizations, nursing home evacuations, and planning for dispensing medication to all residents in as little as 36 hours.
MRC GEM
Officers, directors, trustees, and key employeesSOURCE: IRS Form 990
Compensation data
There are no highest paid employees recorded for this organization.
MRC GEM
Board of directorsas of 05/30/2023
Board of directors data
Sherwin Levinson
Sherwin Levinson
Judith Levinson
James Newell
Mark Reiswig
Gwinnett Newton Rockdale County Health Departments
Gerard Roets
Anthony Varamo
Roy Busby
Arnold Zwickel
Dr. Audrey Arona
Gwinnett Newton Rockdale County Health Departments
Pattricia Thumann
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? No -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? No -
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 -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No
Organizational demographics
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Leadership
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The organization's co-leader identifies as:
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Race & ethnicity
Gender identity
Sexual orientation
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Disability
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Equity strategies
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- We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
- 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.
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