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North Star Health Alliance Inc

EIN 16-1449491 · Ogdensburg, NY

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthNot ratedToo small or too little detailGovernanceGood76 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

THE CORPORATION IS ORGANIZED AND SHALL BE OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE BENEFIT OF ITS MEMBERS, WHICH COMPRISE: CLAXTON-HEPBURN MEDICAL CENTER, CLAXTON-HEPBURN MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION, AND CARTHAGE AREA HOSPITAL. THE CORPORATION MONITORS MISSION OBJECTIVES, ACTIVITIES, AND RESOURCES OF ITS MEMBERS, AND ADVISES IN RESPECT TO THE MONITORED MATTERS TO FURTHER THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING EFFICIENT, EFFECTIVE, AND ECONOMICAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES IN RURAL AREAS OF NORTHERN NEW YORK.

Income
$0
Spending
$0
Employees
0
Volunteers
9
Highest pay
$1.2 million, president and ceo

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Good: 76 out of 100.

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    9 of 10 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.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

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

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 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 (1)
  1. NORTH STAR HEALTH ALLIANCE (NORTH STAR) IS A PARENT COMPANY FOR HEALTHCARE ENTITIES AND THEIR RELATED FOUNDATIONS. MEMBERS OF NORTH STAR WILL HAVE THEIR CERTIFICATES OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS INDICATE THAT NORTH STAR IS THEIR SOLE MEMBER ALLOWING NORTH STAR TO BE EMPOWERED UNDER THE NEW YORK NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION LAW TO APPOINT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF EACH MEMBER, TO AMEND CERTIFICATES OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS AND APPROVE DISSOLUTIONS, MERGERS, AND ACQUISITIONS. AS THE PARENT COMPANY, NORTH STAR WILL ACT TO PROMOTE HIGH QUALITY HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH EFFICIENT, EFFECTIVE, AND ECONOMICAL SYSTEMS. THE INCREASINGLY REGULATED, COMPETITIVE, AND COST-CONSCIOUS ENVIRONMENT HAS LED MEMBERS TO DECREASED RESOURCES AND AN INCREASED NEED FOR COLLABORATIVE APPROACHES TO THESE CHALLENGES. IN THE ROLE OF A PARENT COMPANY, IT IS NOT ANTICIPATED THAT NORTH STAR WILL ITSELF BECOME A PROVIDER OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES OR OTHER SERVICES DIRECTED TO THE PUBLIC BUT RATHER WILL CONTINUE TO COORDINATE EFFORTS IN A COLLABORATIVE MANNER TO ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES FACED BY ITS MEMBERS SPECIFICALLY BY REDUCING FUNCTIONAL OVERLAPS AND MAXIMIZING THE UTILIZATION OF AVAILABLE RESOURCES.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 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 October 13, 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 November 6, 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 October 13, 2026.

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

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

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

    Recognized by the IRS since August 1994.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 November 4, 2026.

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