2024-11-15T16:27:22-06:00 2023-12-31 873231666 PKF O'CONNOR DAVIES ADVISORY LLC 500 MAMARONECK AVENUE SUITE 301 HARRISON NY 105281633 990 2023-01-01 465011055 HEALTH EQUITY SOLUTIONS INC HEAL 8604617637 53 OAK STREET HARTFORD CT 06106 AYESHA CLARKE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8604617637 2024-11-15 1 1 MELISSA MODELSON P01603524 9143818900 2024-11-14 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z AYESHA CLARKE 53 OAK STREET HARTFORD CT 06106 1333155 0 X WWW.HESCT.ORG X 2014 CT TO ADVANCE HEALTH EQUITY THROUGH ANTI-RACIST POLICIES AND PRACTICES. 9 9 16 9 0 0 553535 633968 900530 697080 0 0 0 2107 1454065 1333155 0 0 0 0 968450 961592 0 16724 133121 468484 499790 1436934 1478106 17131 -144951 1140648 869636 391621 265560 749027 604076 X THE MISSION IS TO ADVANCE HEALTH EQUITY THROUGH ANTI-RACIST POLICIES AND PRACTICES. THIS HELPS TO PROMOTE OPTIMAL HEALTH TO CT RESIDENTS REGARDLESS OF THEIR RACE, ETHNICITY OR SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS. 0 0 1131223 0 697080 HEALTH EQUITY SOLUTIONS (HES) IS AN ORGANIZATION BASED IN CONNECTICUT DEDICATED TO ADDRESSING CRITICAL SOCIAL ISSUES AND PROMOTING HEALTH EQUITY ACROSS THE STATE. ITS MISSION IS TO ADVANCE ANTI-RACIST POLICIES AND PRACTICES TO ELIMINATE HEALTH DISPARITIES AND ACHIEVE EQUITABLE HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR ALL RESIDENTS, REGARDLESS OF THEIR RACE, ETHNICITY AND SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS. HES IS DEEPLY COMMITTED TO SYSTEMS-LEVEL CHANGE, CONSUMER ENGAGEMENT, PROJECT AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT, AND THE USE OF DATA TO INFORM ITS WORK. THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES WITH A STRONG FOCUS ON INCLUSIVITY, CULTURAL SENSITIVITY, AND COLLABORATION WITH VARIOUS PARTNERS. HES EMPLOYS A STRATEGIC APPROACH THAT CAN BE SUMMARIZED AS EDUCATE, AGITATE, AND ADVOCATE.EDUCATE: HES RECOGNIZES THAT EDUCATION IS A POWERFUL TOOL FOR RAISING AWARENESS AND PROMOTING UNDERSTANDING OF HEALTH DISPARITIES AND THEIR UNDERLYING CAUSES. THE ORGANIZATION IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO VARIOUS PARTNERS, INCLUDING POLICYMAKERS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND PROFESSIONALS WHO INTERSECT WITH THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM. THROUGH EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES, HES SEEKS TO INFORM INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS ABOUT THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, STRUCTURAL RACISM, AND OTHER FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO HEALTH INEQUITIES. THE GOAL OF EDUCATION IS TO EQUIP COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS AND TAKE ACTION TO ADDRESS HEALTH DISPARITIES IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.AGITATE: THE TERM "AGITATE" IN HES'S STRATEGY REFERS TO ITS COMMITMENT TO CHALLENGING THE STATUS QUO AND ADVOCATING FOR CHANGE. IT INVOLVES RAISING A COLLECTIVE VOICE AGAINST POLICIES AND PRACTICES THAT PERPETUATE HEALTH DISPARITIES. HES ACTIVELY ENGAGES IN ADVOCACY EFFORTS, PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS, AND COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION TO AGITATE FOR EQUITABLE POLICIES AND PRACTICES IN HEALTH, EDUCATION, CRIMINAL JUSTICE, AND OTHER RELEVANT AREAS. THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES THAT AGITATION IS ESSENTIAL FOR CREATING THE MOMENTUM NEEDED TO DRIVE SYSTEMIC CHANGE AND DISMANTLE INEQUITABLE STRUCTURES.ADVOCATE: ADVOCACY IS A CORE COMPONENT OF HES'S STRATEGY. THE ORGANIZATION WORKS TO INFLUENCE POLICY DECISIONS, LEGISLATION, AND RESOURCE ALLOCATION AT LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL LEVELS TO ADVANCE HEALTH EQUITY.HES COLLABORATES WITH POLICYMAKERS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO ADVOCATE FOR POLICIES THAT ADDRESS HEALTH DISPARITIES, PROMOTE INCLUSIVITY, AND PRIORITIZE THE NEEDS OF UNDERSERVED AND MARGINALIZED POPULATIONS. THROUGH ADVOCACY EFFORTS, HES AIMS TO TRANSLATE EDUCATION AND AGITATION INTO TANGIBLE POLICY CHANGES AND SYSTEMIC IMPROVEMENTS THAT RESULT IN BETTER HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES.HEALTH EQUITY SOLUTIONS IS A MISSION-DRIVEN ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO ELIMINATING HEALTH DISPARITIES AND PROMOTING HEALTH EQUITY IN CONNECTICUT. ITS STRATEGY OF "EDUCATE, AGITATE, AND ADVOCATE" REFLECTS A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO ACHIEVING THESE GOALS BY EDUCATING STAKEHOLDERS, CHALLENGING INEQUITIES, AND ACTIVELY ADVOCATING FOR POLICY CHANGES THAT CREATE A MORE EQUITABLE SYSTEM AND SOCIETY AS A WHOLE. 1131223 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 0 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 X X BARR EVAN 8604617637 53 OAK STREET HARTFORD CT 06106 ALYCIA SANTILLI PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SUPRIYA LAKNIDHI VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BARR EVAN TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ALINA PENNY SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 LAWRENCE DAVIS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT KRZYS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID NEWTON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 AMY ROMANO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN WANG DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 AYESHA CLARKE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 137089 0 27819 137089 0 27819 1 0 1 0 0 3000 108061 522907 633968 PROGRAM SERVICE FEES 900099 379369 379369 ADVOCACY AND TRAINING 900099 163929 163929 COMMUNITY OUTREACH PRO 900099 153782 153782 697080 OTHER INCOME 900099 2107 2107 2107 1333155 697080 0 2107 X 164908 123681 24736 16491 655157 507437 98274 49446 18690 14493 2804 1393 56956 44085 8544 4327 65881 50728 9883 5270 425 425 42096 42096 19500 19500 16724 16724 206645 206645 53188 41911 7355 3922 45417 36976 4377 4064 4506 3470 676 360 55227 41979 8640 4608 6546 5040 982 524 10288 7922 1543 823 3567 3567 5975 4601 896 478 BAD DEBT EXPENSE 20483 20483 PROGRAM SUPPLIES 14270 14270 MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES 11657 4493 2956 4208 1478106 1131223 213762 133121 692836 286854 213843 185312 127374 3454 19730 0 17833 259046 204002 1140648 869636 66423 51716 12502 12588 312696 201256 391621 265560 X 749027 604076 749027 604076 1140648 869636 -144951 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 566854 620255 1409974 553535 633968 3784586 566854 620255 1409974 553535 633968 3784586 1524991 2259595 3784586 2565254 0.59710 0.58460 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 19500 0 1 30632 50132 0 PART II-B, LINE 1: CERTAIN EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION LOBBIED CITY AND STATE OFFICIALS ON CAUSES RELEVANT TO THE CHARITABLE CLASS OF PERSONS THE ORGANIZATION SERVES 0 RIGHT OF USE ASSETS 200002 SECURITY DEPOSIT 4000 204002 RIGHT OF USE LIABILITY 201256 201256 X 1333155 0 1333155 0 1333155 1478106 0 1478106 0 1478106 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZES THE EFFECT OF INCOME TAX POSITIONS ONLY IF THESE POSITIONS ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO BE SUSTAINED. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT THE ORGANIZATION HAS NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE. THE ORGANIZATION IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE APPLICABLE TAX JURISDICTIONS FOR PERIODS PRIOR TO JUNE 30, 2020. X X X X X 1 ELI PATRICK & CO 75 CHARTER OAK AVE SUITE 1-301 HARTFORD CT 06106 GRANT WRITER 0 0 16724 -16724 16724 -16724 CT X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 AYESHA CLARKE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 137089 0 0 0 0 0 5092 0 22727 0 164908 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B HEALTH EQUTIY SOLUTIONS, INC HAS ITS FORM 990 PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM AND HAS ESTABLISHED THE FOLLOWING REVIEW PROCESS TO ENSURE THAT THE INFORMATION REPORTED IS COMPLETE AND ACCURATE. WHEN THE FORM 990 HAS BEEN PREPARED, REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT AND IS READY TO BE FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, IT IS SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY TO THE BOARD MEMBERS FOR THEIR REVIEW AND ANY COMMENTS WILL BE REVIEWED AND ADDRESSED UNTIL THE RETURN IS FINALIZED AND APPROVED FOR FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS APPLICABLE TO ANY DIRECTOR, PRINCIPAL OFFICER, OR MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE WITH GOVERNING BOARD DELEGATED POWERS, WHO HAS A DIRECT OR INDIRECT FINANCIAL OR OTHER INTEREST. IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AN INTERESTED PERSON MUST DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCLOSE ALL MATERIAL FACTS TO THE DIRECTORS AND MEMBERS OF COMMITTEES WITH GOVERNING BOARD DELEGATED POWERS CONSIDERING THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. AFTER DISCLOSURE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND ALL MATERIAL FACTS, AND AFTER ANY DISCUSSION WITH THE INTERESTED PERSON, HE/SHE SHALL LEAVE THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEETING WHILE THE DETERMINATION OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS DISCUSSED AND VOTED UPON. THE REMAINING BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEMBERS SHALL DECIDE IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. EACH DIRECTOR, PRINCIPAL OFFICER AND MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE WITH GOVERNING BOARD DELEGATED POWERS SHALL ANNUALLY SIGN A STATEMENT WHICH AFFIRMS SUCH PERSON: A. HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF THE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY, B. HAS READ AND UNDERSTANDS THE POLICY, C. HAS AGREED TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A COMPENSATION FOR OFFICERS IS REVIWED BY THE BOARD; SALARIES FOR COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT OTHER NOT-FOR-PROFIT AGENCIES ARE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN THE BOARD DISCUSSES COMPENSATION. THIS PROCESS IS DOCUMENTED IN THE BOARD MINUTES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS FORM 990 AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AS REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 6104 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE RETURN IS POSTED ON GUIDESTAR.ORG. IN ADDITION, THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BY-LAWS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OUTSIDE CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 194,905. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 194,905. RECRUITMENT CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 2,747. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 2,747. PAYROLL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 8,993. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 8,993. PART XII, LINE 2C : THE ORGANIZATION HAS A COMMITTEE THAT ASSUMES THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THESELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.