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WESLEY COMMUNITY CENTER INC
PHOENIX, AZ · EIN 860133770 · Form 990 · FY2021 · NTEE P53I · Human Services · Large ($10M-$50M) · wesleycenterphx.org
revenue
$11.3M
expenses
$9.4M
net assets
$6.7M
employees
86
program ratio
84%
mission · from form 990

WESLEY CURRENTLY PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS: 1) A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER FOR UNINSURED/INSURED PATIENTS IN THE GREATER PHOENIX, AZ AREA, 2) AFTER SCHOOL AND SUMMER PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH AGES 5-15, 3) ADULT EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY SERVICES.

profile · synthesized from sources

Wesley Community & Health Centers provides integrated primary healthcare and community programs to low-income, uninsured, and underserved populations in Phoenix and Mesa, Arizona. They operate as a Federally Qualified Health Center, offering medical services alongside educational, recreational, and social support programs.

irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2021

what they reported doing

Program narrative the organization filed with the IRS. Ordered by program spending.

  1. #1 primary $413K
    WESLEY COMMUNITY/GOLDEN GATE CENTERS SEEK TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY WELLNESS BY PROVIDING A VARIETY OF ESSENTIAL SERVICES TO LOW AND MODERATE INCOME INDIVIDUALS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY AT TWO LOCATIONS. THESE INCLUDE AFTER- SCHOOL AND SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMS, SENIOR PROGRAMMING, SEWING AND GARDENING CLASSES, AND FITNESS AND NUTRITION CLASSES. WESLEY ALSO PROVIDES MEETING AND/OR SERVICE DELIVERY TO OUR COMMUNITY. DURING THE CURRENT YEAR, WE PROVIDED SERVICES TO 86 CHILDREN IN OUR AFTER-SCHOOL AND SUMMER PROGRAMS. 9,674 FREE MEALS WERE SERVED BY THE COMMUNITY KITCHEN.
named programs · 17 · from sources

what they call their work

After-School Care & Education
Quality, affordable after-school program for children ages 5–17 at Golden Gate Campus, including homework help, reading, exercise, and healthy snacks
After-School Care & Education Program
Quality, affordable after-school care for children ages 5-17, including healthy snacks, exercise, and homework/reading help.
Community Garden
Community gardening program at Golden Gate Campus promoting healthy living and community engagement
Community Gardening
Program connecting individuals with nature through gardening.
Community Kitchen
A program focused on food and community.
Diabetes Self Management Education and Training (DSME/T)
Education and training for individuals managing diabetes.
Diabetes Self-Management Education and Training (DSME/T)
Education and support program for patients with diabetes to improve health outcomes
ESL Classes
English as a Second Language classes offered at Golden Gate Campus to support language acquisition and integration
Exercise Classes by J-Lee
Daily fitness classes offered Monday–Friday from 8:00–9:00 AM at Golden Gate Campus
Fitness and Physical Activities
Includes fitness classes, open gym sessions for basketball, and competitive basketball and volleyball leagues.
Primary Care Services
Provides high-quality primary healthcare for the whole family, including well and sick visits for all ages, chronic disease management, and health education.
Professional Student Preceptorships
Offers clinical rotations and training opportunities for students from affiliated academic organizations.
Refugee Care Clinics
Provides comprehensive, culturally sensitive primary care, prenatal care, mental health services, and care coordination for refugees, asylees, immigrants, and limited English-speaking individuals regardless of financial status
Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare
Provides low and no-cost sexual and reproductive healthcare, including family planning services, HIV and STI testing, and breast and cervical exams through the Well Woman HealthCheck Program.
WIC Arizona
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program providing nutrition education, breastfeeding support, and food benefits for pregnant women, new mothers, infants, and children under five
Well Woman HealthCheck Program
Federally funded program offering no-cost breast and cervical cancer screenings for eligible individuals
Youth Summer Program
Summer program for youth featuring nutrition education, life skills, STEM activities, and field trips at Golden Gate Campus
activities · 16 groups

what they do

  • After-School Youth Development Programs 4 activities
    • After-School Care and Education Program
      Operates an after-school care and education program for children ages 5-17, providing healthy snacks, exercise, and homework support for low-income children at a cost of $30 per week.
    • Operate After-School Care and Education Programs
      Operates after-school care and education programs for children ages 5-17, including healthy snacks, exercise, and homework support, with each week costing $30 for low-income children.
    • Provide After-School and Summer Youth Programs
      Operates after-school care and education programs for low-income children ages 5-17, including healthy snacks, exercise, and homework support, and runs a youth summer program with nutrition education, life skills training, STEM activities, and field trips.
    • Run after-school and youth development programs
      Operates an after-school care and education program for children ages 5–17, offering homework support, healthy snacks, and exercise. Also runs a summer youth program featuring nutrition education, life skills training, STEM activities, and field trips.
  • Clinical Training for Health Students 4 activities
    • Clinical Rotation and Student Preceptorships
      Provides clinical rotation opportunities and professional student preceptorships for students from affiliated academic institutions including Arizona State University, Grand Canyon University, Midwestern School of Podiatry, Northern Arizona University, and University of Arizona.
    • Engage volunteers and build workforce capacity
      Engages volunteers to support service delivery and offers clinical rotation opportunities and preceptorships for students from multiple academic institutions, including Arizona State University, Grand Canyon University, and the University of Arizona.
    • Provide Clinical Rotation Opportunities
      Provides clinical rotation opportunities and professional student preceptorships for students from affiliated academic institutions including Arizona State University, Grand Canyon University, Midwestern School of Podiatry, Northern Arizona University, and University of Arizona.
    • Provide Clinical Rotation and Student Preceptorship Opportunities
      Offers clinical rotation opportunities for students from affiliated academic institutions and professional student preceptorships.
  • Multi-Purpose Community Recreation Center 4 activities
    • Community Fitness and Recreation Programs
      Provides access to full-size indoor multi-purpose gyms for community use and event rentals, hosts daily exercise classes, offers open gym sessions for basketball, and organizes competitive club basketball and volleyball leagues.
    • Offer community wellness and recreational programs
      Hosts daily instructor-led exercise classes, open gym sessions for basketball, competitive club sports leagues, and maintains a community garden. Provides full-size indoor multi-purpose gyms available for community use and event rentals.
    • Provide Community Programs and Facilities
      Offers various community programs, services, classes, and meeting spaces, including ESL classes, a community garden, nutrition education, and access to indoor multi-purpose gyms for community use, event rentals, exercise classes, and competitive sports leagues.
    • Provide Community Programs and Spaces
      Provides community programs, services, classes, and meeting spaces for primarily Hispanic families in south-central Phoenix, including access to full-size indoor multi-purpose gyms for community use and event rentals.
  • Medical Clinics for Underserved Migrant Populations 4 activities
    • Deliver targeted healthcare for refugee and immigrant populations
      Provides culturally sensitive, comprehensive healthcare to refugees, asylees, immigrants, and limited English-speaking individuals regardless of financial status. Operates dedicated Refugee Care Clinics with specialized physicians, a dedicated appointment line, and a 24-hour callback guarantee for voicemail requests.
    • Provide Healthcare for Refugees and Immigrants
      Provides comprehensive, culturally sensitive healthcare to refugees, asylees, immigrants, and limited English-speaking individuals regardless of financial needs, including family-wide primary care, prenatal, and mental health services, with dedicated staff and appointment lines for refugee patients.
    • Provide Refugee Healthcare Services
      Offers comprehensive, culturally sensitive healthcare to refugees, asylees, immigrants, and limited English-speaking individuals regardless of financial needs, including dedicated appointment lines and specialized medical staff for Afghan and Syrian refugees.
    • Refugee Healthcare Services
      Provides comprehensive, culturally sensitive healthcare to refugees, asylees, immigrants, and limited English-speaking individuals, including family-wide primary care, prenatal, and mental health services, with dedicated staff and appointment lines.
  • SNAP Enrollment Assistance 4 activities
    • Provide WIC Services
      Operates WIC services at the Golden Gate Campus in Phoenix, Arizona, providing information on income eligibility and facilitating appointment scheduling for families.
    • Provide WIC Services
      Provides WIC services, including information on income eligibility, appointment scheduling via phone, and email contact, operating at the Golden Gate Campus in Phoenix, Arizona.
    • Provide nutrition education and WIC support services
      Offers nutrition education as part of its health and youth programs and provides WIC-related services including eligibility information, appointment scheduling, and email support at the Golden Gate Campus in Phoenix, AZ.
    • WIC Services
      Operates WIC services at the Golden Gate Campus in Phoenix, Arizona, providing information on income eligibility and appointment scheduling for families.
  • Diabetes Self-Management Education 3 activities
    • Diabetes Self-Management Education and Training
      Provides Diabetes Self Management Education and Training (DSME/T) services.
    • Offer Diabetes Self-Management Education
      Provides Diabetes Self Management Education and Training (DSME/T) services to help individuals manage their condition.
    • Provide Diabetes Self-Management Education
      Provides Diabetes Self Management Education and Training (DSME/T) services to help individuals manage their condition.
  • Adult Literacy and HSE/ESL Instruction 3 activities
    • ESL Classes
      Offers ESL classes to support language development.
    • Offer ESL Classes
      Offers English as a Second Language (ESL) classes to support language development within the community.
    • Offer ESL and community education classes
      Provides English as a Second Language (ESL) classes to support language development for community members, particularly serving Hispanic families in south-central Phoenix.
  • Youth Medical Care Services 2 activities
    • Child Wellness Visits
      Provides Child Wellness visits for uninsured children at a cost of $50 per visit.
    • Provide Child Wellness Visits
      Provides Child Wellness visits for uninsured children at a cost of $50 per visit.
  • Garden-Based Education Programs 2 activities
    • Community Garden and Nutrition Education
      Maintains a community garden to promote connection with nature and provides nutrition education to promote healthy living.
    • Maintain a Community Garden
      Maintains a community garden to promote connection with nature and provides nutrition education to promote healthy living.
  • Integrated Community Health Centers 2 activities
    • Integrated Community and Health Center Operations
      Operates as both a community health center and a community center, providing integrated services across multiple campuses in Phoenix and Mesa, AZ.
    • Operate integrated community and health center campuses
      Operates multiple integrated community and health center campuses in Phoenix and Mesa, AZ, providing both medical and community services at shared facilities.
  • Comprehensive Medical Care Delivery 2 activities
    • Operate Federally Qualified Health Centers
      Operates Federally Qualified Health Centers in Phoenix and Mesa, Arizona, providing comprehensive primary healthcare services to patients across Maricopa County, including well and sick visits, chronic disease management, sexual and reproductive healthcare, HIV and STI testing, prenatal services, health education, and nutrition counseling for all ages.
    • Operate Federally Qualified Health Centers
      Operates Federally Qualified Health Centers in Phoenix and Mesa, Arizona, providing comprehensive primary healthcare services to patients across Maricopa County, including well and sick visits, chronic disease management, sexual and reproductive healthcare, HIV and STI testing, prenatal services, health education, and nutrition counseling for all ages.
  • Youth Life Skills & Wellness Camps 2 activities
    • Run Youth Summer Programs
      Runs youth summer programs that include nutrition education, life skills training, STEM activities, and field trips.
    • Youth Summer Program
      Runs a youth summer program that includes nutrition education, life skills training, STEM activities, and field trips.
  • General Volunteer Support Services 1 activity
    • Engage Volunteers
      Engages volunteers to support the delivery of services and programs in local communities.
  • Sliding Fee Scale Healthcare 1 activity
    • Offer Discounted Healthcare Fees
      Offers discounted fees for healthcare services to eligible patients based on verifiable income and family size.
  • Primary Care Services 1 activity
    • Primary Healthcare Services
      Provides comprehensive primary healthcare services for all ages, including well and sick visits, chronic disease management, sexual and reproductive healthcare, HIV/STI testing, prenatal services, health education, and nutrition counseling.
  • Uncategorized 5 activities
    • Host Exercise Classes and Sports Leagues
      Hosts daily exercise classes, offers open gym sessions for basketball at Central City and Golden Gate locations, and maintains competitive club basketball and volleyball leagues.
    • Offer Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare
      Offers low and no-cost sexual and reproductive healthcare, including family planning services, as a delegate agency of Affirm, and provides no-cost breast and cervical cancer screenings to eligible individuals as a grantee of the Well Woman HealthCheck Program.
    • Offer Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare
      Provides low and no-cost sexual and reproductive healthcare, including family planning services, and offers no-cost breast and cervical cancer screenings to eligible individuals through the Well Woman HealthCheck Program.
    • Provide primary and specialty healthcare services
      Delivers comprehensive primary care for all ages, including well and sick visits, chronic disease management, prenatal care, mental health services, sexual and reproductive healthcare, HIV/STI testing, and nutrition counseling. Offers low- or no-cost services based on income, including family planning through a partnership with Affirm and no-cost breast and cervical cancer screenings via the Well Woman HealthCheck Program.
    • Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare
      Offers low and no-cost sexual and reproductive healthcare, including family planning services, as a delegate agency of Affirm, and provides no-cost breast and cervical cancer screenings to eligible individuals as a grantee of the Well Woman HealthCheck Program.
financials · form 990 · fy2021
revenue
Total revenue$11.27M
Contributions & grants$7.69M68%
Program service revenue$2.69M24%
Investment income$1K0%
Other revenue$884K
expenses
Total expenses$9.44M
Program expenses84%
Admin / overhead16%
Fundraising0%
Salaries & benefits$4.11M
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$7.37M
Cash$1.53M
Investments$713K
Liabilities$641K
Net assets$6.73M
Liquid reserves2.9 mo
3 years on record · 2019–2021 · YoY revenue +31.3%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2021

who runs it

paid leadership · 9
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
WENDY REDFORD MEDICAL DIRE 40 $158K
JESSELYN GAONA CMO 40 $154K
MANDY W BOLTZ PROVIDER 40 $147K
CAITLIN M LEE PROVIDER 40 $139K
SONYA WILKINS CFO 40 $129K
BLAINE BANDI CEO 40 $126K
JASON RENTSCHELER COO 40 $109K
RAVEN SHANISE BURRELL PA-C 40 $107K
KELLY CHAVEZ FNP-C 40 $107K
board members · 10
  • ALBERTA FARNSWORTH — BOARD MEMBER
  • GARY CLOUD — PRESIDENT
  • HARRY GAREWAL — TREASURER
  • JEFF SANDQUIST — BOARD MEMBER
  • LEILA BARRAZA — VICE PRESIDE
  • MARCUS CHILDS — BOARD MEMBER
  • MEGAN VAUGHAN — BOARD MEMBER
  • NANCY HOOK — BOARD MEMBER
  • NANETTE PARRA — BOARD MEMBER
  • VIRGINIA CONS — SECRETARY
relationships · 23

who they work with

  • Affirm Partner — Delegate agency providing low and no cost sexual and reproductive healthcare services.
  • AmazonSmile Partner — Wesley is a beneficiary of AmazonSmile, receiving 0.5% of eligible purchases when selected as the benefiting organization.
  • Arizona Alliance for Community Health Centers Partner — Processes clinical rotation requests for students from non-affiliated academic institutions
  • Arizona Alliance of Community Health Centers Network — Wesley Health Center is a member of this state-level network of community health centers.
  • Arizona Department of Health Services Government — Collaborates with ADHS to provide WIC eligibility information and services.
  • Arizona Department of Revenue Government — Wesley is a Qualifying Charitable Organization under Arizona tax law, allowing donors to claim tax credits for contributions.
  • Arizona State University Partner — Academic affiliate for clinical rotations
  • Arizona State University Partner — Has a partnership agreement involving residents, medical students, and volunteers.
  • Banner Good Samaritan Hospital Partner — Provided volunteer physicians for the initial healthcare services at Centro de Salud health center.
  • Coffelt Campus Health Center Partner — Location where refugee care services are provided in Phoenix, AZ.
  • Fry’s Community Rewards Partner — A portion of eligible Fry’s purchases made with VIP cards is directed to Wesley Community Health Centers when registered as the beneficiary.
  • Golden Gate Campus Community & Health Center Partner — Location where refugee care services are provided in Phoenix, AZ.
  • Grand Canyon University Partner — Academic affiliate for clinical rotations
  • J-Lee Partner — Instructor leading daily exercise classes at the Golden Gate location.
  • Mayo Clinics Partner — Has a partnership agreement involving residents, medical students, and volunteers.
  • Midwestern School of Podiatry Partner — Academic affiliate for clinical rotations
  • Midwestern University Partner — Has a partnership agreement involving residents, medical students, and volunteers.
  • Northern Arizona University Partner — Academic affiliate for clinical rotations
  • Phoenix Campus Community & Health Center Partner — Location where refugee care services are provided in Phoenix, AZ.
  • Recker Campus Health Center Partner — Location where refugee care services are provided in Mesa, AZ.
  • University of Arizona Partner — Academic affiliate for clinical rotations
  • University of Arizona Medical School/Phoenix Partner — Has a partnership agreement involving residents, medical students, and volunteers.
  • Well Woman HealthCheck Program Government — Grantee organization providing funding for no-cost breast and cervical cancer screenings.