Upmc-Conemaugh Cancer Center
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
UPMC-CONEMAUGH CANCER CENTER PROVIDES CLINICAL RADIATION ONCOLOGY SERVICES TO PATIENTS IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND THE SURROUNDING TRI-STATE AREAS.
- Income
- $794,879
- Spending
- $794,879
- Spent on programs
- 100%
- Reserves
- 0 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
Weak: 33 out of 100. Higher than 6% of charities in its peer group (health care, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.0 months of spending.
Debt
2 of 20It owes 100% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 0% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 69% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 15100% 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: 83 out of 100. Higher than 60% of charities in its peer group (health care, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
18 of 254 of 4 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
6 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)
- $794,879 spent. UPMC-CONEMAUGH CANCER CENTER PROVIDES PREMIER CLINICAL RADIATION 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
- UPMC CONEMAUGH CANCER CENTER EIN: 20-2671883 FY ENDING JUNE 30, 2025 FORM 990, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS UPMC/CONEMAUGH CANCER CENTER IS ORGANIZED AND OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE, SCIENTIFIC, AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. IT IS A NON-PROFIT ENTITY INCORPORATED IN THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA. CONEMAUGH 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. CONEMAUGH WAS ORGANIZED AS A JOINT VENTURE BETWEEN THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH CANCER INSTITUTE CANCER SERVICES (UPMC CANCER CENTERS) AND THE CONEMAUGH VALLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. BOTH ARE ORGANIZATIONS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, ARE PENNSYLVANIA NON-PROFIT ENTITIES AND ARE DESIGNATED PENNSYLVANIA INSTITUTES OF PURE PUBLIC CHARITY. CONEMAUGH PROVIDES CLINICAL ONCOLOGY SERVICES TO PATIENTS IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND THE SURROUNDING TRI-STATE AREAS. THE CENTER 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 CANCER CENTER'S AND THE CONEMAUGH VALLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL'S ACADEMIC, CLINICAL, AND RESEARCH PROGRAMS, PATIENT CARE, AND PATIENT ACCESS TO SERVICES. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR 2025, CONEMAUGH PERFORMED APPROXIMATELY 581 PET/CT SCANS AND 6,568 RADIATION TREATMENTS. OF THOSE RADIATION TREATMENTS, 4,088 WERE IMRT (INTENSE MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY). CONEMAUGH 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 INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY. IN ADDITION TO ITS RESEARCH AND TREATMENT PROGRAMS, CONEMAUGH 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 CONEMAUGH 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. CONEMAUGH LAUNCHED THEIR CANCER SURVIVORSHIP INITIATIVE IN 2021 TO MEET THE ONGOING NEEDS OF CANCER SURVIVORS IN THE REGION. THE PROGRAMMING SUPPORTS THE WELLBEING OF CANCER PATIENTS THROUGHOUT ALL STAGES OF SURVIVORSHIP. FREE WORKSHOPS FOR PATIENTS, SURVIVORS AND CAREGIVERS RANGE FROM GENTLE, MINDFUL YOGA, TO NUTRITION AND WELLNESS, TO CREATIVE PROJECTS AND MORE. THE CANCER SUPPORT GROUP MEETS THE FOURTH TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH AT CONEMAUGH EAST HILLS, 1450 SCALP AVENUE, COMMUNITY ROOM 2400. THE MEETINGS OFFER AN EVENING OF SUPPORT, INFORMATION AND ENCOURAGEMENT FOR PATIENTS, SURVIVORS AND CAREGIVERS DEALING WITH ANY TYPE OF CANCER DIAGNOSIS. MEDICAL TRAINING TO INTERNS AND RESIDENTS - CONEMAUGH 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. CONEMAUGH HAS UNDERTAKEN A VIGOROUS RECRUITING CAMPAIGN TO ATTRACT A HEALTH CARE TEAM WHO ARE NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY KNOWN AND RESPECTED AMONG UNIVERSITIES FOR THEIR EFFORTS IN ONCOLOGY RESEARCH AND/OR ONCOLOGY CARE. THROUGH THE ADDITION OF NEW FACULTY, CONEMAUGH 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, CONEMAUGH'S COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING MEDICAL TRAINING IS ALSO DEMONSTRATED BY ITS FUNDING OF RESEARCH PROGRAMS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH. CONEMAUGH PROVIDES MEDICAL INTERNS AND RESIDENTS WITH ACCESS TO TRAINING AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, AND BY PROVIDING 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
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 October 13, 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 October 21, 2026.
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