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Community Physicians Associates Inc

EIN 04-3243146 · Charlestown, MA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak30 out of 100GovernanceGood80 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

Points to look into

  • It owes more than it owns.

These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.

What it says it does

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Income
$5.0 million
Spending
$7.9 million
Spent on programs
100%
Reserves
-4.8 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 100%
Employees
33
Volunteers
15
Highest pay
$5.4 million, chief executive officer (ceo, bilh)

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Weak: 30 out of 100. Higher than 5% of charities in its peer group (health care, $1m to $10m).

  • Reserves

    0 of 35

    Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.

  • Debt

    0 of 20

    It owes 238% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    0 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 56% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 6% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    100% of spending went to programs.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Good: 80 out of 100. Higher than 31% of charities in its peer group (health care, $1m to $10m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    16 of 22 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    0 of 8

    Reports no written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    0 of 7

    Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    0 of 5

    Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2024, 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)
  1. $7.9 million spent. AS NOTED THROUGHOUT THIS FORM 990, COMMUNITY PHYSICIANS ASSOCIATES, INC. (CPA), IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT PHYSICIAN GROUP AND MEMBER OF THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH NETWORK OF AFFILIATES. CPA IS A NETWORK OF COMMUNITY-BASED PHYSICIANS AFFILIATED WITH BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH AND PROVIDING CARE IN CONJUNCTION WITH, AND IN THE COMMUNITIES SERVED BY, BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL - MILTON (BID-MILTON OR HOSPITAL). THESE PRACTICES ARE COMMITTED TO IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITIES SERVED BY BID-MILTON AND CPA BY PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY, PERSONALIZED HEALTH CARE WITH COMPASSION, DIGNITY AND RESPECT FOR PATIENT RIGHTS IN A COST EFFECTIVE AND SAFE ENVIRONMENT AND IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING CARE TO PATIENTS IN THE COMMUNITIES WHERE THEY LIVE AND WORK, PROVIDING CARE TO IN THE COMMUNITY TO MEDICARE, MEDICAID AND ALL OTHER PATIENTS REGARDLESS OF THEIR RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, NATIONAL ORIGIN, ANCESTRY, AGE, OR DISABILITY. DURING THE PERIOD COVERED BY THIS FILING, CPA PROVIDED PRIMARY/FAMILY AND SPECIALTY CARE TO ITS PATIENTS. IN ADDITION, WHEN ADVANCED CARE IS NEEDED, CPA PROVIDES LEADING EDGE TREATMENT AT ITS AFFILIATE, BID-MILTON AND LEADING-EDGE TREATMENT FROM BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER (BIDMC) OR LAHEY HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER AS WELL AS AND OTHER BILH AFFILIATES. LAHEY HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER (LHMC) OR BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER (BIDMC), EACH A LEVEL I TRAUMA CENTER AND PROVIDE TERTIARY CARE AND CARE IN A WIDE RANGE OF SPECIALTIES. PRIMARY CARE CPA HAS 1 PHYSICIAN THAT SPECIALIZES IN THE DELIVERY OF PRIMARY CARE AND PROVIDING CARE IN RANDOLPH, MA, A COMMUNITY SERVED BY CPA AND BID-MILTON. PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS (PCPS) ARE COMMUNITY-BASED MEDICAL DOCTORS WHO GENERALLY PROVIDE THE FIRST CONTACT FOR A PATIENT WITH A NON-EMERGENT UNDIAGNOSED HEALTH CONCERN, AS WELL AS CONTINUING CARE FOR A VARIETY OF MEDICAL CONDITIONS. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR COVERED BY THIS FILING, CPA HAD 3,166 PRIMARY CARE / FAMILY CARE PATIENT VISITS. SPECIALTY CARE IN ADDITION, TO PRIMARY CARE, CPA HAS 5 SPECIALTY CARE PROVIDERS WHO PROVIDE CARE IN A WIDE RANGE OF SPECIALTY CARE AREAS INCLUDING ENDOCRINOLOGY AND ORTHOPEDICS IN MILTON MASSACHUSETTS. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR COVERED BY THIS FILING, CPA HAD A TOTAL OF 18,846 SPECIALTY CARE VISITS ACROSS THESE DISCIPLINES. IN ADDITION TO THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS NOTED ABOVE FOR COMMUNITY PHYSICIANS ASSOCIATES, INC. (CPA), AND AS NOTED THROUGHOUT THIS FORM 990, COMMUNITY PHYSICIANS ASSOCIATES, INC. (CPA) IS A MEMBER OF THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH (BILH) NETWORK OF AFFILIATES. THE BILH CORE VALUES AND PRINCIPALS ARE LISTED HERE AS WELL AS NETWORK-WIDE ACCOMPLISHMENTS DURING THE FISCAL PERIOD COVERED BY THIS FILING. THE BILH NETWORK IS DELIVERING ON THE PROMISE TO BILH PATIENTS AND COMMUNITIES TO EXPAND ACCESS AND PROVIDE EXTRAORDINARY CARE, WHILE ALSO ADVANCING MEDICINE THROUGH DISCOVERY AND EDUCATION. THE BILH PURPOSE STATEMENT ARTICULATES THE IMPACT THAT EACH BILH AFFILIATE STRIVES TO MAKE IN THE COMMUNITIES SERVED. THESE SHARED VALUES GUIDE EACH ENTITY'S DAILY EFFORTS AND KEEP EACH AFFILIATE ALIGNED IN THE PURSUIT OF THE BILH PURPOSE, SHOWING HOW "WE CARE" FOR PATIENTS, EACH OTHER AND THE COMMUNITIES SERVED. PURPOSE STATEMENT: BILH CREATES HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES ONE PERSON AT A TIME THROUGH SEAMLESS CARE AND GROUND-BREAKING SCIENCE, DRIVEN BY EXCELLENCE, INNOVATION AND EQUITY. BILH WE CARE VALUES: WELLBEING. WE PROVIDE A HEALTH-FOCUSED WORKPLACE AND SUPPORT A HEALTHY WORK-LIFE BALANCE. EMPATHY. WE DO OUR BEST TO UNDERSTAND OTHERS' FEELINGS, NEEDS AND PERSPECTIVES. COLLABORATION. WE WORK TOGETHER TO ACHIEVE EXTRAORDINARY RESULTS. ACCOUNTABILITY. WE HOLD OURSELVES AND EACH OTHER TO BEHAVIORS NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE OUR COLLECTIVE GOALS. RESPECT. WE VALUE DIVERSITY AND TREAT ALL MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY WITH DIGNITY AND INCLUSIVENESS. EQUITY. EVERYONE HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTAIN THEIR FULL POTENTIAL IN OUR WORKPLACE AND THROUGH THE CARE WE PROVIDE. BILH IS ACCOMPLISHING THIS MISSION BY PROVIDING SUPPORT TO ITS AFFILIATES WHICH INCLUDE: 1. A PHYSICIAN ENTERPRISE THAT ENCOMPASSES THE SYSTEM'S NETWORK OF EMPLOYED PRIMARY CARE AND SPECIALTY PHYSICIANS LOCATED THROUGHOUT OUR REGION; 2. A HOSPITAL AND AMBULATORY SERVICES GROUP THAT INCLUDES WORLD-CLASS ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS AND TEACHING HOSPITALS WITH AFFILIATIONS WITH HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL, UM AND TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE; LEADING COMMUNITY HOSPITALS; A RENOWNED ORTHOPEDICS HOSPITAL; AND COMPREHENSIVE AMBULATORY CENTERS; 3. A POPULATION HEALTH ENTERPRISE THAT EMBRACES A MODEL OF CARE TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF ALL THOSE SERVED BY BILH; THE POPULATION HEALTH DOMAIN INCLUDES THE SYSTEM'S CLINICALLY INTEGRATED NETWORK OF AFFILIATED PROVIDERS AND VITAL SERVICES, INCLUDING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND HOME CARE SERVICES; 4. A ROBUST NETWORK OF ADMINISTRATIVE AND OPERATIONAL SERVICES TO ADVANCE STRATEGIC GOALS, BOTH LOCALLY AND AT THE SYSTEM LEVEL, THAT OFFERS EXPERTISE AND STANDARDIZED RESOURCES BASED ON BEST PRACTICES. DURING THE FISCAL PERIOD COVERED BY THIS FILING, BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH (BILH) SERVED AS THE SOLE MEMBER OF BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER, INC. (BIDMC), MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL (MAH), NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL (NEBH), BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL -- MILTON, INC. (MILTON), BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL -- NEEDHAM, INC. (NEEDHAM), BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL -- PLYMOUTH, INC. (PLYMOUTH), LAHEY HEALTH SHARED SERVICES (LHSS), LAHEY CLINIC FOUNDATION (LCF), WINCHESTER HOSPITAL (WINCHESTER), NORTHEAST HOSPITAL CORPORATION (NHC) WHICH INCLUDES BEVERLY, ADDISON GILBERT AND BAYRIDGE HOSPITALS, NORTHEAST BEHAVIORAL CORPORATION (NBHC), ANNA JAQUES HOSPITAL (AJH), THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PERFORMANCE NETWORK (BILHPN), THE JOSLIN DIABETES CENTER, EXETER HEALTH RESOURCES, INC (EHRI) AND THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PHARMACY. THE LAHEY CLINIC FOUNDATION IN TURN SERVED AS THE SOLE MEMBER OF LAHEY CLINIC INC, AND LAHEY CLINIC HOSPITAL D/B/A LAHEY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER (LHM
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Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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 September 7, 2026.

  2. 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 September 30, 2026.

  3. 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 September 10, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending September 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since April 1996.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. 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 October 7, 2026.

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