District Medical Group Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
WE ARE DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF INDIVIDUALS IN ARIZONA THROUGH AN INTEGRATED MEDICAL GROUP PRACTICE BASED ON A BALANCED PROGRAM OF PATIENT CARE, EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND COMMUNITY SERVICE.
- Income
- $261.1 million
- Spending
- $258.0 million
- Spent on programs
- 91%
- Reserves
- 2.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 99%
- Employees
- 883
- Volunteers
- 0
- Highest pay
- $1.7 million, director of neurosurgery
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
Fair: 62 out of 100. Higher than 50% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 2.7 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 46% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 1% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 13% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1591% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 53% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Independent board
25 of 255 of 9 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.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited 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 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 (2)
- $216.6 million spent. ESTABLISHED IN 1993, BY 2010 OUR 350+ PROVIDER MULTI-SPECIALTY GROUP PRACTICE EVOLVED INTO DISTRICT MEDICAL GROUP, INC. (DMG), A PHYSICIAN-CENTRIC, PHYSICIAN-LED, NOT-FOR-PROFIT HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATION, AND ONE OF THE LARGEST MEDICAL PRACTICES IN THE PHOENIX AREA. OUR MISSION IS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF INDIVIDUALS IN PHOENIX AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS THROUGH THIS INTEGRATED GROUP PRACTICE, FOCUSING ON PATIENT CARE, EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND COMMUNITY SERVICE. WE STRIVE TO ENSURE THAT OUR PATIENTS HAVE EQUAL ACCESS TO THE HIGHEST QUALITY, SAFEST CARE IN THE MOST APPROPRIATE SETTINGS, REGARDLESS OF A PATIENT'S ABILITY TO PAY. WE SEEK TO CREATE AND SUPPORT NEW PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT REFLECT THE NEEDS OF ALL PATIENTS, ACROSS ALL SPECTRUMS OF LIFE- FROM BIRTH TO THE ELDERLY, INCLUDING THE MOST VULNERABLE, THE POOR AND THE UNDERSERVED. THE HEART OF OUR MISSION IS PROVIDING EXCEPTIONAL AND COMPASSIONATE MEDICAL CARE WITH NO RESTRICTIONS TO OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY. DMG WITH ITS AFFILIATES COMPRISE 60 CLINICAL SITES, MORE THAN 500 PHYSICIANS, 200 NON-PHYSICIAN PROVIDERS, AND OVER 70 ANCILLARY CLINIC STAFF. IN 2024 DMG SERVED PATIENT VOLUMES AS FOLLOWS: MORE THAN 21,000 AS INPATIENT, OVER 480,000 AS OUTPATIENT, AND MORE THAN 113,000 EMERGENCY VISITS. DURING 2024 DMG'S DIRECT ECONOMIC OUTPUT, INCLUDING THE SERVICE ECONOMY, IS ESTIMATED IN EXCESS OF $200 MILLION. THE INDIRECT ECONOMIC BENEFIT TO THE COMMUNITY IS SIGNIFICANTLY MORE.DISTRICT MEDICAL GROUP STAFFS THE VALLEYWISE HEALTH SYSTEM, WHICH INCLUDES A 233 BED ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL, THREE INPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALS TOTALING 412 BEDS, TWO EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS, NINE FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS THROUGHOUT THE VALLEY AND TWO LARGE DIAGNOSTIC CENTERS. DMG ALSO STAFFS THE INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED ARIZONA BURN CENTER, THE 2ND LARGEST IN THE US, ADMITTING OVER 1,300 PATIENTS PER YEAR AND SERVING ALMOST 12,000 PATIENTS PER YEAR IN AN OUTPATIENT SETTING; THE VERIFIED AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS LEVEL I TRAUMA CENTER, AND LEVEL 2 PEDIATRIC TRAUMA CENTER; AND THE ARIZONA CHILDREN'S CENTER, A NACHRI-CERTIFIED CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, CARING FOR CHILDREN THROUGH THE PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT, THE NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT, AND THE PEDIATRIC INPATIENT AREAS, WITH A DEDICATED AREA FOR PEDIATRIC PROCEDURAL SEDATIONS. AMONG OTHER INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS THAT DMG PROVIDES IS THE REFUGEE WOMEN'S HEALTH CLINIC, THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN ARIZONA, PROVIDING CULTURALLY GROUNDED HEALTHCARE TO THE GROWING REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY. THROUGH AFFILIATION WITH VALLEYWISE HEALTH SYSTEM, THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA - COLLEGE OF MEDICINE PHOENIX, AND THE CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY ARIZONA HEALTH EDUCATION ALLIANCE, WE ARE A RECOGNIZED LEADER IN PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY, INNOVATIVE MEDICAL CARE DELIVERED IN A FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE AND COST-EFFECTIVE MANNER. AS THE LARGEST TEACHING FACULTY IN PHOENIX, WE ANNUALLY TRAIN OVER 300 RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS, ANOTHER 60 IN AFFILIATED PROGRAMS, AND SUPERVISE CLOSE TO 500 MEDICAL STUDENT ROTATIONS. A LARGE NUMBER OF DMG PHYSICIANS HOLD FACULTY POSITIONS WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA - COLLEGE OF MEDICINE PHOENIX AND/OR CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY, PARTICIPATING IN CLINICAL LECTURES AND OTHER ACADEMIC EVENTS, AND ACTIVELY TEACHING AND SUPPORTING SCHOLARLY AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES. IN RECENT YEARS WE HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF ACTIVE RESEARCH PROJECTS, INCLUDING INDUSTRY-SPONSORED AND NIH GRANTS. EXAMPLES OF OUR INVOLVEMENT INCLUDE:DEVELOPMENT OF A HEAT-ILLNESS REGISTRY AT A SAFETY-NET HOSPITAL IN PHOENIX, ARIZONA.DIABETES EDUCATION AND EMPOWERMENT PROJECT COMBINED WITH A FOOD PROGRAM TO IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES.MEASURING IMMUNITY AGAINST CIRCULATING INFLUENZA VIRUSES: RANDOMIZED IMMUNOGENICITY STUDY AMONG US ADULTS AGED 18 - 64 YEARS COMPARING TWO APPROVED INFLUENZA VACCINES.AMBIENT WHOLE BLOOD ANALYSIS AND RESEARCH EVALUATION STUDY (AMBIENT).MATERNAL HEALTH-SEEKING BEHAVIORS AND MATERNAL HEALTH EXPERIENCES OF AFRICAN REFUGEE WOMEN IN PHOENIX ARIZONA.A PHASE III OPEN-LABEL, MULTICENTER, RANDOMIZED, CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL TO EVALUATE THE SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF REALSKIN TO PROVIDE COMPLETE WOUND CLOSURE OF MIXED-DEPTH, FULL-THICKNESS BURN WOUNDS AS AN ALTERNATIVETREATMENT TO AUTOGRAFTING.EMERGING S. AUREUS ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE AND CURRENT PRESCRIBING PRACTICES FOR PATIENTS PRESENTING TO US EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS WITH A PURULENT SKIN AND SOFT TISSUE INFECTION ESCAPED TRIAL.ADAPTIVE SYMPTOM SELF-MANAGEMENT TO REDUCE PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS AND IMPROVE SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT FORSURVIVORS ON IMMUNE CHECKPOINT INHIBITORS.D9185C00001: A PHASE III, MULTICENTRE, RANDOMISED, DOUBLE-BLIND, PARALLEL-GROUP, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED STUDY TOEVALUATE THE EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF TOZORAKIMAB (MEDI3506) IN PATIENTS HOSPITALIZED FOR VIRAL LUNG INFECTION REQUIRING SUPPLEMENTAL OXYGEN (TILIA).ASSESSING AND PREDICTING VACCINE RESPONSES FOR RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS VARIANTS IN ARIZONA.STUDY OF ANTIBIOTICS YOU STOP FOR TREATMENT OF PYELONEPHRITIS (SAYSTOP) FORMERLY KNOWN AS PERSONALIZED ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT: PANTHER TRIAL.CLINICAL ASSESSMENT OF FIELD SHIELD WOUND DRESSING OF LARGE SURFACE AREA BURN WOUNDS.A PROSPECTIVE POST-MARKET MULTICENTER RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED CLINICAL STUDY TO INVESTIGATE CLINICAL OUTCOMES AND ASSOCIATED COSTS WHEN PERMEADERM IS USED AS TEMPORARY DRESSING FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF SURGICAL WOUNDS. DMG BELIEVES THAT CREATING AN INSTITUTIONAL CULTURE OF SCHOLARSHIP AND PROMOTING CLINICAL RESEARCH IMPROVES THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF ALL OUR PATIENTS AND THEIR COMMUNITIES. DMG PHYSICIANS ARE FREQUENT CONTRIBUTORS TO NATIONAL PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTERS AT NATIONAL MEDICAL CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS, HOLDING ACTIVE LEADERSHIP POSITIONS IN STATE, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL SOCIETIES. DMG PROVIDERS AND EMPLOYEES FURNISH SIGNIFICANT ASSISTANCE AND PERSONAL RESOURCES TO THE COMMUNITY AS WELL AS OUTLYING AREAS THROUGH SCREENINGS, IMMUNIZATIONS, AND INFORMATION/A
- $18.6 million spent. THE CHILDREN'S REHABILITATIVE SERVICES (CRS) PROGRAM STARTED IN 1929 TO PROVIDE MEDICAL SERVICES TO CHILDREN WHO HAVE SOME OF THE MOST SERIOUS HEALTH CONDITIONS AND WHO ARE ENROLLED IN THE ARIZONA HEALTH CARE COST CONTAINMENT SYSTEM (MEDICAID). THE PROGRAM IN TOTAL SERVES OVER 20,000 MEMBERS STATEWIDE WITH THE DMG LOCATION SERVING APPROXIMATELY 14,000 CHILDREN, INCLUDING TELEMEDICINE VISITS AND FIELD CLINICS SERVING THE OUTLYING COMMUNITIES. THE CRS MULTI-SPECIALTY INTERDISCIPLINARY CLINIC (MSIC) WAS DESIGNED TO UNIQUELY MEET THE HEALTH CARE REQUIREMENTS OF SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN BY OFFERING NEARLY ALL SPECIALTY, PRIMARY CARE, AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES IN ONE BUILDING. THE DMG CRS CLINIC PROVIDES A FULL SPECTRUM OF PEDIATRIC SPECIALTY CARE WHERE PHYSICIANS, THERAPISTS, NUTRITIONISTS, CHILD LIFE SPECIALISTS, SOCIAL WORKERS AND A HOST OF OTHERS CAN ALL WORK TOGETHER PROVIDING VITAL MEDICAL CARE, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE AND SUPPORT SERVICES UNDER ONE ROOF AND ON ONE FLOOR IN A SPACE SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR THIS PURPOSE. USING A SINGLE ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD, THE DMG CRS CLINIC IMPROVES EFFICIENCY AND COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, WITH THE GOAL OF IMPROVING CARE WHILE BETTER MANAGING COSTS.
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
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.
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.
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.
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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 2009.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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