Mountain View Cancer Associates Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
MOUNTAIN VIEW CANCER ASSOCIATES, INC. PROVIDES CLINICAL ONCOLOGY SERVICES TO PATIENTS IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND THE SURROUNDING TRI-STATE AREAS.
- Income
- $6.7 million
- Spending
- $6.7 million
- Spent on programs
- 95%
- Reserves
- 10.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 100%
- Employees
- 0
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 75 out of 100. Higher than 50% of charities in its peer group (health care, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 10.5 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 7% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 0% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 92% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1595% of spending went to programs.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 84 out of 100. Higher than 36% of charities in its peer group (health care, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 258 of 8 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Independent check of accounts
0 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (2)
- $6.3 million spent. MOUNTAIN VIEW CANCER ASSOCIATES, INC. PROVIDES PREMIER CLINICAL ONCOLOGY RELATED SERVICES TO PATIENTS AND PROVIDES MEDICAL TRAINING TO INTERNS AND RESIDENTS AND PERFORMS CLINICAL RESEARCH WITH PROTOCOLS IN THE AREA OF ONCOLOGY TREATMENT. SEE SCHEDULE O
- MOUNTAIN VIEW CANCER ASSOCIATES, INC. EIN: 03-0480551 FY ENDING JUNE 30, 2025 FORM 990, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS MOUNTAIN VIEW CANCER ASSOCIATES, INC. (MOUNTAIN VIEW) IS ORGANIZED AND OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE, SCIENTIFIC, AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES WITHIN THE MEANING OF 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. IT IS A NON-PROFIT ENTITY INCORPORATED IN THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA. MOUNTAIN VIEW IS ORGANIZED WITH THE FOLLOWING MISSION: (A) TO PROVIDE CLINICAL ONCOLOGY RELATED CARE TO PATIENTS RESIDING IN, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND THE SURROUNDING TRI-STATE AREAS; (B) TO PROVIDE MEDICAL TRAINING TO INTERNS AND RESIDENTS; AND (C) TO CONDUCT BOTH CLINICAL RESEARCH WITH PROTOCOLS IN THE AREA OF ONCOLOGY TREATMENTS AND SELF-FUNDED CLINICAL RESEARCH. THE PRIME OPERATIONAL FOCUS IS ON ONCOLOGY TREATMENTS, PREVENTION, AND RESEARCH. ITS ACTIVITIES FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF THE PROMOTION OF HEALTH IN A MANNER BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY. MOUNTAIN VIEW WAS ORGANIZED AS A JOINT VENTURE BETWEEN UPMC HILLMAN CANCER CENTER AND INDEPENDENCE HEALTH SYSTEM. BOTH ARE ORGANIZATIONS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, ARE PENNSYLVANIA NON-PROFIT ENTITIES AND ARE DESIGNATED PENNSYLVANIA INSTITUTES OF PURE PUBLIC CHARITY. MOUNTAIN VIEW PROVIDES CLINICAL ONCOLOGY SERVICES TO PATIENTS IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND THE SURROUNDING TRI-STATE AREAS. MOUNTAIN VIEW IS A PART OF ONE OF THE LARGEST INTEGRATED COMMUNITY NETWORKS OF CANCER PHYSICIANS AND HEALTH CARE SPECIALISTS IN THE COUNTRY AND ENABLES PATIENTS TO HAVE ACCESS TO STATE OF THE ART TECHNOLOGY AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE THE BEST AVAILABLE CARE FOR ONCOLOGY RELATED ILLNESSES. THE JOINT VENTURE STRUCTURE ALLOWS FOR THE PATIENT COMMUNITY TO SHARE IN THE UPMC HILLMAN CANCER CENTER'S AND THE INDEPENDENCE HEALTH SYSTEM'S ACADEMIC, CLINICAL, AND RESEARCH PROGRAMS, PATIENT CARE, AND PATIENT ACCESS TO SERVICES. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR 2025, MOUNTAIN VIEW PERFORMED 9,622 RADIATION TREATMENTS, AND OF THOSE RADIATION TREATMENTS 6,116 WERE INTENSE MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY (IMRT). MOUNTAIN VIEW HAS ADOPTED A CHARITY CARE POLICY TO ENSURE THAT ALL PATIENTS ARE TREATED REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. IT IS A POLICY THAT IS DESIGNED TO MAINTAIN QUALITY HEALTH CARE DELIVERY IN A MANNER THAT RESPECTS THE DIGNITY OF THE INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY. IN ADDITION TO ITS RESEARCH AND TREATMENT PROGRAMS, MOUNTAIN VIEW OFFERS A BROAD RANGE OF EDUCATIONAL SERVICES. CANCER EDUCATION FOCUSES ON EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, THE GENERAL PUBLIC, AND THEIR FAMILIES. IT ALSO CONDUCTS A VARIETY OF CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS FOR PRACTICING PHYSICIANS, NURSES, AND OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS INCLUDING CORE COURSES ON CANCER TREATMENTS AND SUPPORTIVE CARE. CANCER EDUCATION HAS ALSO COORDINATED A UPMC SYSTEM-WIDE PATIENT EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR MOUNTAIN VIEW CANCER CENTER PATIENTS AND FAMILIES AND MAINTAINS A COMPUTERIZED DATABASE OF AVAILABLE CANCER-RELATED PATIENT EDUCATION RESOURCES. OTHER TYPES OF PATIENT/FAMILY SERVICES AVAILABLE INCLUDE A COLLECTION OF BOOKS, PAMPHLETS, ARTICLES, NEWSLETTERS, AUDIOTAPES, VIDEOTAPES, AND CD'S THAT CAN BE USED TO REINFORCE AND SUPPLEMENT INFORMATION PROVIDED TO PATIENTS/FAMILIES BY THE HEALTH CARE TEAM. IN ADDITION TO GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT CANCER AND CANCER TREATMENT, RESOURCES ARE ALSO PROVIDED TO PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES ON A VARIETY OF OTHER TOPICS. THESE TOPICS INCLUDE: COPING AND STRESS MANAGEMENT, CHILD AND FAMILY CONCERNS, NUTRITION, PERSONAL APPEARANCE, AND GRIEF MANAGEMENT. MEDICAL TRAINING TO INTERNS AND RESIDENTS - MVCA SUPPORTS THE ACADEMIC MISSION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE. THIS INCLUDES SUPPORT FOR THE UNIVERSITY'S PARTICIPATION IN BASIC SCIENCE RESEARCH AND GRADUATE MEDICAL SCHOOL EDUCATION. MVCA HAS UNDERTAKEN A VIGOROUS RECRUITING CAMPAIGN TO ATTRACT HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY KNOWN AND RESPECTED FOR THEIR EFFORTS IN ONCOLOGY RESEARCH AND ONCOLOGY CARE. THROUGH THE ADDITION OF NEW FACULTY, MVCA IS COMMITTED TO EDUCATING FUTURE CLINICAL INVESTIGATORS AND BASIC SCIENTISTS. THROUGH ITS ENHANCED CLINICAL RESEARCH PROGRAM, OPPORTUNITIES ARE CREATED FOR PHYSICIANS/RESIDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN CLINICAL RESEARCH IN ORDER TO ENHANCE THEIR KNOWLEDGE IN THE AREA OF ONCOLOGY. IN ADDITION TO THE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, MVCA'S COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING MEDICAL TRAINING IS ALSO DEMONSTRATED BY ITS FUNDING OF RESEARCH PROGRAMS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH. MVCA PROVIDES MEDICAL INTERNS AND RESIDENTS WITH ACCESS TO TRAINING AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AND ADDITIONAL EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES THROUGH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS. CLINICAL RESEARCH - THE MAJORITY OF THE RESEARCH CONDUCTED IN THE AREA OF CLINICAL RESEARCH IS IN CONJUNCTION WITH CLINICAL PROTOCOLS. THROUGH THE USE OF CLINICAL RESEARCH, CLINICIANS WILL BE ABLE TO DEVELOP AND CONDUCT INNOVATIVE LABORATORY RESEARCH INTO VARIOUS TYPES OF CANCERS. THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THESE RESEARCHERS WILL BE THE PROMPT AND CAREFUL TRANSLATION OF PROMISING PRE-CLINICAL OBSERVATIONS INTO NEW AND INNOVATIVE CLINICAL TECHNIQUES IN CANCER THERAPY AND PREVENTION. SIGNIFICANT ADVANCES IN CANCER THERAPY AND PREVENTION REQUIRE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE CANCER DEVELOPMENT. THE SUBSEQUENT UTILIZATION OF THIS KNOWLEDGE WILL ENABLE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW CLINICAL THERAPIES AND PREVENTION TECHNIQUES, AS WELL AS, IMPROVEMENTS TO STANDARD ONCOLOGICAL TREATMENT REGIMENS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since May 2007.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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