Excelsior 2021 Annual Report

MESSAGE from the CEO

Now in the third calendar year of this pandemic, we remain undeterred in our commitment to providing comprehensive health care to underserved people in our community.

We are incredibly grateful for our staff and community partners who have done an outstanding job in this challenging time as COVID-19 and its variants persist. Despite the virus challenges however, Excelsior Wellness has experienced significant organizational growth and recognizes the importance of sustaining it in 2022.

Stemming from a partnership with The Sisters of the Good Shepherd supporting young women during 1919-1982, Excelsior Wellness has a long and storied history of serving its community in different ways. The influence of compassion and grace from that early partnership still resonates today.

This deep ingrained culture of compassion naturally keeps our focus on keeping the individual person at the heart of every decision we make.

This year we will remain vigilant in our commitment to collective self-improvement with goals to further improve our accountability to those we serve.

As an example, we look forward to the construction of the funded Vocational/Maker space classroom in addition to a two-story addition to the area being remodeled in the F and G wings of the main campus.

While other health care outlets often place heavier emphasis on cost and efficiency, we choose to remain steadfast in identifying and addressing the needs of people first.

We will attain that accountability through education, professional development, and practicing this within our service delivery.

Stay safe and stay well!

Drew

WHO WE ARE

EMxcelsior Wellness is a nonprofit corporation supporting multiple organizations connected through a common purpose. We are a homegrown healthcare system alternative where professionals integrate to provide balanced whole-person care.

Excelsior Wellness provides access to a comprehensive continuum of education, behavioral health, primary medical, social determinant, and human service providers, holistically rooted in the eight dimensions of wellness.

VOur Mission

We believe that every person has the potential to be safer, stronger, and more satisfied in the lives they lead. To that end, we provide equitable access to care, respect, and hope as we empower them to live and stay well.

Our Vision

Our vision is to serve a broad base of individuals and families with the primary aim of identifying goals and making positive steps towards accomplishing them. In our community, we are advocates and hold fast to the belief that children and families have the potential to be safer, stronger, and more satisfied in the lives they lead.

Empowering Youth and Families to Live and Stay Well

Board of Directors

Dennis Hession, Chair

Alan Basham, Vice Chair Retired

Carmen Green, Secretary

Dr. Keely Hope, Director

Andrew Hill, Ex-Officio President/Chief Executive Officer

Entity Leadership

Sheri Farnsworth, Executive Director Excelsior Family Medicine

Aaron Chavez, Executive Director Excelsior Holistic Schools

Karin Potter, Executive Director Excelsior Wellness Center

Chris Wherity, Executive Director Excelsior Integrated Care Center

Administrators

Andrew Hill, President/CEO

Dr. Tara James, Chief Medical Officer

Kitara Johnson, Chief Human Resources Officer

Ryan Kiely, Executive Vice President

Scott Davis, Chief Operating Officer

Kim Pieroni, Senior Vice President, Finance

Josh Martin, Senior Vice President, Human Resources

Amanda Moore, Vice President, Human Resources Development

Mike Grundy, Vice President, Business

Dr. Anna Tresidder, Vice President, Research and Evaluation

Dr. Lynn Suksdorf, Vice President, Acquisitions and Alignment

Dan Birnseth, Interim Vice President, Information Technology and Systems

EXCELSIOR FAMILY

TIMELINE and KEY MILESTONES

Q1 1st Quarter

January - March

• The National Wildlife Federation recognized Excelsior Holistic Schools as a Certified Schoolyard Habitat through its Garden for Wildlife program. The vision for the landscape and grounds of the Excelsior Wellness campus is to create an integrated environment where healing of the mind, body, and soul come together, for our clients, program participants, staff, and broader communities through our outdoor environment.

• Excelsior Family Medicine was recognized as a Foster Care Center of Excellence through Coordinated Care, highlighting their expertise in providing high quality, trauma informed care and understanding the needs of child welfare involved families.

Q3 3rd Quarter

July - September

• Excelsior Wellness hired Dr. Tara James, a child and adolescent psychiatrist to serve as a Chief Medical Officer overseeing CCBHC implementation.

• Excelsior Wellness launched its first ever summer day camp and where 40 youth participated in a variety of recreational programming.

• Electric Vehicle Conversion program began at EHS with funding awarded from the Americas Foundation.

Q2 2nd Quarter

April - June

• Distributed patient experience survey through Excelsior Wellness’ Office of Research and Evaluation that was developed based on the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers & Systems (CAHPS).

• Excelsior Wellness added Juneteenth and Indigenous Peoples Day to their list of paid holidays.

Q4 4th Quarter

October - December

• Excelsior Wellness partnered with the Mann-Grandstaff Veterans Affair Medical Center and Heroes Homestead to help serve veterans and their families in the community.

• Excelsior Wellness continues major construction processes:

· Excelsior Holistic Schools Maker Space and Vocational Classrooms: The gym was resurfaced, and a new roof was applied. The flooring had been removed, leveled, and a wood-looking laminate installed.

· The Excelsior Wellness Center Main Facility: We are working to ensure our new facility will include technology such as, chilled beams, green rooftop space, solar return, and electric vehicle charging infrastructure.

EXCELSIOR WELLNESS Fast Facts

Infrastructure Growth

150,000

Excelsior Wellness serves youth and families of all ages.

Excelsior Wellness served over families!

3,000+

GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION

of POPULATION SERVED

MAKING A DIFFERENCE

Abbie Stampfl emerges as a leader

Now a three-year student at Excelsior Holistic Schools, 16-year-old Abbie Stampfl is grateful for the support she’s received from teachers at the school and support staff at Excelsior Wellness Center.

“They’re very understanding, and they just help out a lot,” says Abbie, now a junior. “If you just need a break, they’ll take you on a process walk,” she says of staff.

As a freshman and sophomore, Abbie says there were no shortage of moments that she needed help to gather herself.

“I was struggling, but now, they’ve really helped me learn to calm my anxiety and focus on what I have to do next,” she says.

I wouldn’t have a job if it weren’t for Excelsior Wellness. They’ve really helped me learn to manage through a lot.

Carol Stines, the Director of Education and Dean of Students at EHS since 2018, says Abbie now is recognized as an organizational leader among her peers, teachers, and staff.

“The leadership role is around planning school events,” Abbie says. Abbie currently is working with EHS’s new leadership instructor in trying to launch a new anti-bullying campaign. It’s an issue that she’s personally had to deal with in the past, she says.

“I personally have been bullied in the past and have had friends who have been,” she says. “I thought, ‘Let’s put resources on the posters and pamphlets of the people needing them.’ ’’

In addition to her studies and leadership role, Abbie currently has a job working at a Spokane-area restaurant.

Connie O’Neel, an EHS school coordinator and counselor, says Abbie has grown tremendously in her three years at EHS.

“We’re really, really proud of her and how far she’s come,” Connie says. Abbie also has been in services with Excelsior Wellness Center. Her lead care coordinator, Suzanne Cardenas, says Abbie has a knack for drawing people to close to her.

“I remember watching as the moment came when it all clicked for her; where and how she wanted to be,” Suzanne says.

“Abbie’s graduation from our program continues to be one of the most successful graduations I have conducted,” Suzanne says. “She had several people from the EHS school, the community, and her whole family cheering her on.”

Eventually, Abbie wants to study cosmetology upon graduation from EHS and one day establish her own business.

Abbie’s mother, Tonya Stampfl, says her daughter has thrived.

“It’s a team effort at Excelsior Wellness,” Tonya says. “Yes, Abbie had to make the decision that she wanted better for herself, but that was helped by the environment at Excelsior Wellness. You’ve got to have everybody on the same page.”

FINANCE REPORT

$7,000,000

$20,000,000

$15,000,000

$10,000,000

GRANTS

MolinaCares is funding two Excelsior Wellness programs. The first program, MEET Excelsior, serves youth in need of behavioral health treatment by connecting them with necessary resources including social determinants of health and peer support. The second, Excelsior Equity Scholarship Program, funds educational opportunities for black and indigenous people of color enrolled in advanced degree programs in the fields of education, criminal justice and health care.

This year Excelsior Wellness received a grant from Americas Foundation to support Excelsior Holistic School’s STE(A)M program. These funds will allow us to address the community need for workforce education and development and expand our ability to provide opportunities for underserved students more support about career pathways and further learning. This funding will build upon our existing STE(A)M and vocational programs with programming where students will learn to convert gas-powered vehicles to electric based.

Excelsior Wellness also received a grant award from The Sunderland Foundation of Overland Park, Kansas. The award will be used for environmental upgrades at our Wellness Center located at 3754 W. Indian Trail Road in North Spokane. This funding will help Excelsior Wellness meet the state’s Clean Build Act. The organization following the recommendation of its Spokane-based general contractor McKinstry Co. and integrating mechanical systems upgrades with the Wellness Center expansion and remodel.

ealth Care Authority for System of Care

Respite & Warm Line

Excelsior Wellness developed an executive summary of a continuum of care for respite services which received federal recognition and grant funding. H

Excelsior Wellness received funding from Spokane County to implement a Teen Text Line for youth experiencing mental health and substance use challenges.

Excelsior Wellness was awarded a grant from SAMHSA to become a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) providing comprehensive range of mental health and substance use disorder services for Transition Age Youth, individuals experiencing Opioid Use Disorders and veterans.

GRANTS

pokane Transit awarded Excelsior Wellness a 16 passenger ADA accessible van to serve individuals who have a disability or cognitive and behavioral diagnosis. This population often experience difficulties navigating or accessing the STA bus system for healthcare services. This funding allowed Excelsior to further address transportation barriers to improve access.

Excelsior Wellness began a partnership with the national organization, Bail Project (TBP), to further efforts in preventing incarceration and combatting racial and economic disparities in the bail system. The goal of our joint efforts with TBP is to provide concrete resources and comprehensive support by connecting justice involved individuals to health and wellness services, as well as providing resource assistance.

Providence Community Health Benefit Fund provided a donation to Excelsior Wellness in support of their Outpatient Integration Program. This funding supports Excelsior Wellness in increasing access and delivering essential health care services to youth and families in our community.

Innovia Foundation provided an award to Excelsior Wellness to recognize our work in helping those in need, identifying and responding to our region’s greatest opportunities and leaving a lasting impact on the lives of the population we serve.

DONORS

Cars for Charity

Mark Ereaux (All City Contracting)

Charles Siver

Tara Mackay

Ashlee Legault

Justin Baldwin

James Maki

James Eisele

Timothy Sterry

Drucilla Pettis

Brittania Giuliani

Elizabeth Bayuk

YMCA of the Inland Northwest

Nichelle Watt

Donors

Ginger Kulpit

Umberto Taccheri

Thomas and Betsy Bradley

Michael Grundy

Scott Carter

John Gilchrist

Assumption Parish

Charities Aid Foundation

Frontstream

Pitney Bowes Global Financial

Boundary County Youth Crisis

Equity Scholarship Sponsors

The Bradley Family

COMMUNITY GIVING in 2021 -

$220,181

Excelsior Wellness Foundation was pleased to support Partners with Families and Children with a pledge of $40,000.00 to the training of a Medical Doctor to perform child abuse evaluations, malpractice insurance, and much needed supplies in these efforts. We are proud to stand alongside Partners with Families and Children in the work to improve children’s lives by preventing, interrupting, and repairing cycles of abuse and neglect within families.

xcelsior Wellness is proud to stand alongside Maddie's Place, bound to their mission to improve children's lives through nurturing care, create judgment-free space for mothers, and commitment to building safer families and a healthier community. E

Second Chance Ranch is a 501c3 corporation established in 1999 and serves as a sanctuary for a special collection of retired sport horses offering a unique animal-assisted therapy. Leading With Horses is a platform for mental health professionals to apply Equine Assisted Psychotherapy (EAP) in their existing treatment program as an alternative to conventional talk therapy.

Charity Care - $176,625.58

Excelsior Wellness is glad to support organizations and individuals whose values align with our mission and vision. Below outlines Excelsior’s community giving for 2021.

NAMI Spokane – In line with Excelsior Wellness’ mission of supporting health and wellness to families and individuals, our organization served as a sponsor to NAMI Walks, a fundraising event for those in our community who are experiencing mental health concerns. NAMI’s education programs, support groups, and advocacy are offered at no cost to participants, and are all peer-led, by someone who has walked the same path.

Second Harvest – Priding itself on collaborative, innovative, and practical ways to address food insecurity in our region, Excelsior Wellness recognizes the value of contributing to this stalwart organization in its dedicated attempts to boost the social determinants of health among those vulnerable populations displaying the greatest of need.

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Family Outreach Center – In conjunction with Excelsior Wellness’ commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging, we provided a contribution to the MLK Center. The center is committed to improving the lives of children, families, and seniors in Spokane through an array of culturally responsive educational and social services within the framework of Dr. King’s vision of equal respect, treatment, and accessibility for all people.

DEI SCHOLARSHIP

Meet our DEI Recipients

Each year, Excelsior Wellness selects a group of students to receive our organization’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Scholarship for the current academic year.

For the 2021-2022 academic year, we are honored to support the work of the following students who have established themselves through outstanding personal and academic achievement to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the communities they serve.