2024-10-15T16:32:23-05:00 2023-12-31 873707167 CBIZ MARKS PANETH LLC 685 THIRD AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10017 990 2023-01-01 135669201 PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS PUBL 6466196400 40 WORTH STREET 4TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10013 LISA DAVID PRESIDENT & CEO 6466196400 2024-10-08 1 1 MAGDALENA CZERNIAWSKI P00535099 2125038800 2024-10-08 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z LISA DAVID 40 WORTH STREET 4TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10013 282922254 0 X WWW.HEALTHSOLUTIONS.ORG X 1957 NY 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. 21 21 747 23 0 0 320079147 281276596 977269 1013239 26541 49391 135247 482806 321218204 282822032 0 0 0 0 46028366 52491592 0 0 483963 272360452 226689130 318388818 279180722 2829386 3641310 151458052 136360848 161714752 142518784 -10256700 -6157936 X SEE SCHEDULE O FOR ORGANIZATION MISSION STATEMENT 0 0 172820653 HIV/AIDS. PHS CONTRACTS WITH THE NYC DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGINE (NYCDOHMH) TO ADMINISTER FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL FUNDING TO SUPPORT OVER 200 COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND HOSPITALS IN THE DELIVERY OF HIV PREVENTION AND CARE SERVICES. OUR APPROACH IS TWO-FOLD: WE COLLABORATE WITH GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND INDIVIDUALS TO ENSURE THAT PUBLIC FUNDS FOR A COMPREHENSIVE NETWORK OF SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE FOR THOSE LIVING WITH AND AT RISK FOR HIV/AIDS, WHILE ALSO INTEGRATING HIV PREVENTION INTERVENTIONS INTO OUR OWN HEALTH PROGRAMS. 51061420 EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS. PHS IS THE FISCAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT FOR THE NYCDOHMH FOR PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND HOSPITAL PREPARADNESS PROGRAM AGREEMENTS. THE PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY PREPARADNESS PROGRAM PROVIDES FUNDS TO STATES AND DIRECTLY FUNDS CITIES TO PREPARE FOR AND RESPOND TO EMERGING PUBLIC HEALTH THREATS, INCLUDING ACTS OF BIOTERRORISM, AND TO SUPPORT REGIONAL READINESS INITIATIVES. THE HOSPITAL PREPARADNESS PROGRAM SUPPORTS IMPROVEMENT OF SURGE CAPACITY AND ENHANCEMENT OF COMMUNITY AND HOSPITAL PREPARADNESS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES. 11654601 NEIGHBORHOOD WIC. WIC IS A PROGRAM OF THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FUNDED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA). PHS ADMINISTERS THE NEIGHBORHOOD WIC PROGRAM UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (NYSDOH). WE HELP OVER 27.000 ELIGIBLE PREGNANT AND NURSING WOMEN AND CHILDREN UP TO AGE FIVE YEARS OF AGE TO ENROLL IN THE NEW YORK STATE WIC (WOMEN INFANTS AND CHILDREN) PROGRAM EACH YEAR. THROUGH OUR NEIGHBORHOOD WIC PROGRAM, WE PROVIDE NUTRITION EDUCATION SESSIONS LED BY WIC NUTRITIONISTS ON HEALTHY EATING AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT, FARMER'S MARKET CHECKS AND EWIC CARDS TO PURCHASE NUTRITIOUS FOODS. 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SPECIAL EVENT CONTRIBUTIONS - 2019 AMOUNT: $ 54,400. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 21,900. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 55,000. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 142050 0 0 142050 0 PART II-B, LINE 1: TO MONITOR AND INFORM PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS OF THE INTRODUCTION AND PROCESS OF BILLS OF INTEREST, ESPECIALLY IN THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES FIELD. TO ACT AS AN INTERFACE BETWEEN PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS AND STATE GOVERNMENT, IN GENERAL, PARTICULARLY THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES, AND THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL AND HUMAN RESOURCES ADMINISTRATION, AND THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES AS REQUESTED FROM TIME TO TIME. 4580538 3334202 1246336 3240685 1826579 1414106 2660442 ADVANCES TO SUBCONTRACTORS 2435325 SECURITY DEPOSITS 368668 OTHER ASSETS 4805 RIGHT-OF-USE LEASED ASSETS 26168642 28977440 ADVANCES FROM GOVERNMENT AND OTHER AGENCIES 52920774 PENSION LIABILITY 6472734 LEASE LIABILITIES 27656961 87050469 X 283228283 406251 406251 282822032 0 282822032 279586973 406251 406251 279180722 0 279180722 PART X, LINE 2: PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS BELIEVES IT HAS NO UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022 IN ACCORDANCE WITH ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION ("ASC") TOPIC 740 ("INCOME TAXES"), WHICH PROVIDES STANDARDS FOR ESTABLISHING AND CLASSIFYING ANY TAX PROVISIONS FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. 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PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS (PHS) EXISTS TO CHANGE THAT TRAJECTORY, AND SUPPORT VULNERABLE NEW YORK CITY FAMILIES IN ACHIEVING OPTIMAL HEALTH AND BUILDING PATHWAYS TO REACH THEIR POTENTIAL. PHS IS UNIQUE IN OUR ABILITY TO PROVIDE BOOTS-ON-THE-GROUND SERVICES IN HIGH-NEED COMMUNITIES, SERVE AS A CONDUIT OF ACCOUNTABILITY FOR HUNDREDS OF COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TACKLING MAJOR PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES ACROSS THE FIVE BOROUGHS, AND BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN HEALTHCARE AND COMMUNITIES. WE FOCUS ON A WIDE RANGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES INCLUDING FOOD AND NUTRITION, HEALTH INSURANCE, MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH, SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE 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. 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. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION HIGHLIGHTS OF OUR WORK INCLUDE: MORE THAN 200 COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES RELY ON PHS TO DIRECT FUNDS TO NEW YORKERS AND COMMUNITIES MOST IN NEED. WE PROVIDE CONTRACTING AND MANAGEMENT EXPERTISE TO THE NYCDOHMH PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE FIVE BOROUGHS. MORE THAN 27,000 UNDERSERVED WOMEN AND CHILDREN RECEIVE FOOD AND NUTRITION SUPPORT, INCLUDING FOOD PACKAGES, NUTRITION EDUCATION, BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT AND REFERRALS TO OTHER SOCIAL SERVICES THROUGH PHS' NEIGHBORHOOD WIC PROGRAM, WHICH IS THE LARGEST WIC PROGRAM IN NEW YORK STATE. PHS HAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE INCIDENCE OF HIV/AIDS IN NYC REACHING AN ALL-TIME LOW SINCE THE START OF THE EPIDEMIC. OUR WORK PROMOTES THE IMMINENT ERADICATION OF AIDS IN NYC THROUGH RESEARCH, SERVICE DELIVERY AND FUNDING ADMINISTRATION. WE ENGAGE OVER 200 COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AROUND THE CITY IN HIV-RELATED OUTREACH. THROUGH SUBRECIPIENT AGREEMENTS, WE ENGAGE OVER 200 COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, IN NEW YORK CITY AND THE TRI-COUNTRY TO CONDUCT THE CITY TO PROVIDE OUTREACH AND DIRECT SERVICES. PHS' MATERNAL CHILD HEALTH UNIT SUPPORTS MORE THAN 1,300 FAMILIES ANNUALLY WITH THE LIFE-CHANGING, MULTI-GENERATIONAL IMPACTS OF HOME-VISITING PROGRAMS. BECAUSE OF OUR 7 PROGRAMS, PARTICIPANTS ARE BETTER CONNECTED TO SERVICES, HAVE INCREASED POSITIVE PARENT-CHILD INTERACTION, SET AND MEET THEIR PERSONAL GOALS, AND HAVE BETTER HEALTH AND BIRTH OUTCOMES. THE MCH UNIT ALSO OPERATES THE NYC BREASTFEEDING WARMLINE, THE QUEENS DIAPER BANK, QUEENS CRIBS FOR KIDS PROGRAM, AND OTHER SPECIAL PROJECTS, REACHING ADDITIONAL NY FAMILIES WITH SUPPORT SERVICES AND NEEDED BABY ITEMS. PHS' YOUTH ADVOCACY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WORK IN THE NYC SMOKE-FREE PROGRAM HAS BEEN ABLE TO CONDUCT OUTREACH AND EDUCATION TO MANY NYC RESIDENTS ON THE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF TOBACCO USE AND SECONDHAND SMOKE EXPOSURE. AS A RESULT, OVER 21,000 APARTMENT UNITS ARE SMOKE-FREE. 84 BUSINESSES HAVE ADOPTED VOLUNTARY TOBACCO-FREE OUTDOOR AIR POLICIES. 72 NYC SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN ENGAGED WITH OUR REALITY CHECK PROGRAM, REACHING OVER 6,500 NYC STUDENTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B 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. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C 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. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 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. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 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. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 4,283,406. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 716,729. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 149,221. TOTAL EXPENSES 5,149,356. SUBCONTRACTORS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 198,191,682. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 198,191,682. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: PENSION LIABILITY ADJUSTMENT 457,454. PART XII, LINE 2C THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.