Public Health Solutions

“The 990 is prepared jointly by public health solutions' independent auditor based on the information gathered as a result of the year-end audit and information provided by the finance department with the assistance of senior managers from relevant departments, where necessary. A complete draft is then reviewed by public health solutions' executive management. The draft is then provided to the audit & compliance committee for their review and approval for presentation to the governing board of directors. After it is distributed to the entire board, form 990 is filed with the irs.”

“Members of the board of directors are required to sign the conflict of interest statement and management maintains a record of all board affiliations. Conflict of interest situations are precluded by the administrative processes in place at public health solutions for entering into contracts and purchasing non-contracted goods and services. All contracting and purchasing is handled by appropriate public health solutions' staff in accordance with corporate policies and procedures that require competition and internal approvals at various levels within the organization. Board approval is not required to enter into a contract or make a purchase.”

“Public health solutions requires a workforce consisting of diversified educational and technical backgrounds in the areas of concern addressed by public health solutions. Compensation philosophy encourages internal fairness of its pay program and external competitiveness in the various market places for which it hires employees. Based on the compensation committee's recommendations, the board then makes a salary recommendation for its ceo and officers. The overall goal of the public health solutions compensation philosophy is to attract high-quality employees at various levels in the organization and to retain these employees with a comprehensive salary and benefits plan that is competitive in the market places for which it competes for employees. An additional goal is to create career longevity by adhering to the philosophy of internal equity, external competitiveness, and performance management. We aim to pay all our employees, including officers and highly compensated employees, within the median of the market(s) in which we compete for talent. Public health solutions plans to continue its pay philosophy for the future and will monitor the marketplace for talent on a regular basis.”

“Public health solutions financial statements are made available to the public on www.guidestar.com. They are also available from the nys attorney general's office. Public health solutions makes its financial statements and 990 available on its website www.healthsolutions.org.”

“Phs' mission is to support underserved new york city families in achieving optimal health and building pathways to reach their potential. As the largest public health nonprofit serving new york city, we improve health outcomes and help communities thrive by providing services directly to underserved families, supporting 200 community-based organizations through our long-standing public-private partnerships and bridging the gap between health care and social service organizations through a community resource network. We focus on a wide range of public health issues that overwhelmingly affect the ability of underserved new yorkers to live their healthiest life. These issues include food and nutrition, health insurance, maternal and child health, reproductive and sexual health, tobacco control, and hiv/aids. Phs has a strong focus on health equity to ensure families in new york city have the basics for a healthier life. In 2024, public health solutions (phs) continued its mission to advance health equity and improve the well-being of new york city families by ensuring access to essential health and social services. As a trusted administrative partner, phs provided fiscal, programmatic, and compliance oversight for over $200 million in public funding from federal, state, and local sources. These funds supported a broad network of healthcare providers, community-based organizations (cbos), and public health initiatives aimed at addressing the most pressing health needs of new yorkers. Phs demonstrated its expertise in managing complex funding streams and implementing innovative public health programs by delivering: - administrative and fiscal support. - grant and contract administration. - progress tracking and reporting. - project management and quality assurance. - risk management and compliance oversight. - subcontract management for over 135 subrecipient agreements.”

“Professional fees: program service expenses 4,680,087. Management and general expenses 462,769. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 5,142,856. Subcontractors: program service expenses 187,156,502. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 187,156,502.”

“Pension liability adjustment 1,526,398.”

“The process has not changed from the prior year.”