Compassionate Care of Shelby County Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
OPERATION OF A FREE HEALTH CLINIC.
- Income
- $1.4 million
- Spending
- $1.4 million
- Spent on programs
- 96%
- Reserves
- 5.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 98%
- Employees
- 3
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: 63 out of 100. Higher than 35% of charities in its peer group (health care, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 5.3 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 4% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 1% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 51% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1596% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 2 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
Good: 74 out of 100. Higher than 22% of charities in its peer group (health care, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2511 of 11 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
0 of 10Did not give 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 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)
- $1.3 million spent. COMPASSIONATE CARE OF SHELBY COUNTY (CCSC) IS A FAITH-BASED HEALTHCARE CENTER DEDICATED TO PROVIDING QUALITY CARE AND HOPE TO SHELBY COUNTY'S UNDERSERVED POPULATION. SINCE OPENING ITS DOORS TO PATIENTS IN AUGUST 2007, CCSC HAS EXPERIENCED RAPID GROWTH; WITHIN JUST SIX WEEKS, VOLUNTEER PROVIDERS WERE SEEING MORE THAN 100 PATIENTS EACH WEEK. TODAY, THE CENTER SERVES OVER 2,000 ACTIVE PATIENTS WITH PRIMARY HEALTHCARE, MENTAL HEALTH THERAPY, MEDICATION ASSISTANCE, AND GENERAL DENTAL CARE. THE DEMAND FOR OUR SERVICES CONTINUES TO GROW. MANY INDIVIDUALS WITHOUT INSURANCE FACE SIGNIFICANT BARRIERS TO ACCESSING HEALTHCARE, WHICH CAN LEAD TO SEVERE MEDICAL CONDITIONS BEING IGNORED, PREVENTIVE MEASURES NOT BEING TAKEN, AND NECESSARY MEDICATIONS GOING UNPRESCRIBED. IN RESPONSE, CCSC IS COMMITTED TO BRIDGING THIS GAP BY OFFERING MEDICAL, DENTAL, AND PRESCRIPTION ASSISTANCE TO THOSE LACKING VIABLE HEALTHCARE OPTIONS. WHEN PATIENTS ARE DIAGNOSED WITH CHRONIC OR SEVERE HEALTH ISSUES, THEY OFTEN NEED SUPPORT TO ADJUST TO THEIR NEW LIFESTYLES AND BECOME THE BEST VERSIONS OF THEMSELVES. MANY LACK KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE CAUSES AND RISK FACTORS OF SIGNIFICANT HEALTH ISSUES, WHICH CAN LEAD TO POOR HEALTH CHOICES. THIS SITUATION CONTRIBUTES TO HIGHER INCIDENCES OF OBESITY, MALNUTRITION, DIABETES, HEART DISEASE, SUBSTANCE ADDICTION, AND EVEN CANCER. MANY OF OUR PATIENTS REQUIRE MORE TIME DURING THEIR VISITS BECAUSE THEY MAY NOT HAVE SEEN A HEALTHCARE PROVIDER IN YEARS DUE TO A LACK OF INSURANCE, MISUNDERSTANDING THEIR DIAGNOSES, OR IGNORING SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF THEIR CONDITIONS. SINCE CCSC IS FUNDED SOLELY THROUGH DONATIONS, FUNDRAISERS, AND GRANTS, WE ARE NOT CONSTRAINED BY INSURANCE COMPANIES. THIS UNIQUE POSITION ALLOWS US TO DEDICATE MORE TIME TO OUR PATIENTS, HELPING THEM UNDERSTAND THEIR DIAGNOSES AND PROVIDING THE HIGHEST-QUALITY CARE POSSIBLE TO OUR NEIGHBORS IN SHELBY COUNTY. COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS BETWEEN CCSC AND VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS ARE ESSENTIAL FOR INCREASING ACCESS TO CARE, IMPROVING PATIENT OUTCOMES, AND ENSURING SUSTAINABILITY. BY PARTNERING WITH THESE ORGANIZATIONS, WE CAN PROVIDE MORE COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES, REACH A BROADER POPULATION, AND ADDRESS THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AFFECTING THE WELL-BEING OF UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. WE HAVE COLLABORATED WITH MANY PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES TO SUPPORT OUR PRESCRIPTION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. RX ASSIST, AMERICARES, AND DIRECT RELIEF ARE VITAL SOURCES OF SUPPORT FOR CCSC. WHETHER THROUGH DONATIONS, EMERGENCY RELIEF, TRAINING, OR FUNDING, THESE PARTNERSHIPS ENHANCE OUR ABILITY TO PROVIDE QUALITY CARE TO THE UNDERSERVED. OUR ONGOING PARTNERSHIP WITH COMPUNET HAS BEEN CRUCIAL FOR OUR LAB WORK. WITHOUT THESE RELATIONSHIPS, WE WOULD STRUGGLE TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO OUR PATIENTS. THEY PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN OUR CLINIC AND COMMUNITY. CCSC CAN PROVIDE PRIMARY CARE, BUT MAY NOT ALWAYS HAVE THE RESOURCES TO HANDLE MORE COMPLEX MEDICAL CONDITIONS OR SPECIALTIES. WORKING WITH HOSPITALS (WILSON HEALTH, PREMIER, THE WEXNER CENTER, AND KETTERING HEALTH) CAN CREATE SIGNIFICANT OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO CARE, ENHANCE PATIENT OUTCOMES, AND SHARE RESOURCES. AS A TEAM, WE CAN EXPAND ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL HEALTHCARE SERVICES THROUGH SHARED RESOURCES, JOINT TRAINING PROGRAMS, PATIENT CO-MANAGEMENT, AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS EFFORTS. CCSC HAS PARTNERED WITH THE BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDES US WITH ACCESS TO BREAST AND CERVICAL SCREENINGS, DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES, AND TREATMENT FOR WOMEN WHO ARE UNDERINSURED OR UNINSURED. FURTHERMORE, CCSC WORKS CLOSELY WITH JOB AND FAMILY SERVICES, PARTICULARLY THEIR MEDICAID/MEDICARE DEPARTMENT AND JOB APPLICATION SERVICES. WE COLLABORATE WITH NUMEROUS OTHER NON-PROFITS THROUGHOUT SHELBY COUNTY TO ASSIST ONE ANOTHER IN PROVIDING THE BEST CARE FOR OUR PATIENTS AND TO AVOID DUPLICATING EFFORTS. BY COLLABORATING WITH THESE ORGANIZATIONS, CCSC CAN STRENGTHEN OUR OPERATIONS, EXPAND OUR CAPABILITIES, AND ENSURE WE ARE EQUIPPED TO HANDLE EVERYDAY HEALTHCARE NEEDS. IN-KIND DONATIONS ARE VITAL TO COMPASSIONATE CARE'S OPERATIONS, AS THEY PROVIDE GOODS AND SERVICES THAT HELP REDUCE OPERATIONAL COSTS AND ENHANCE THE CLINIC'S ABILITY TO SERVE UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS. THESE DONATIONS CAN INCLUDE MEDICAL SUPPLIES, PHARMACEUTICALS, EQUIPMENT, VOLUNTEER TIME, AND OTHER RESOURCES, ALL OF WHICH HELP ENSURE THAT CCSC CAN DELIVER QUALITY CARE WITHOUT IMPOSING AN UNDUE FINANCIAL BURDEN ON ITS LIMITED RESOURCES. ONE OF OUR KEY PARTNERSHIPS IS WITH COMPUNET, WHICH HAS PROVIDED US WITH 275 LAB TESTS VALUED AT OVER 10,612.33. THIS AMOUNT VARIES EACH YEAR BASED ON THE TESTS ORDERED FOR OUR PATIENTS. COMPUNET GENEROUSLY PROVIDES US WITH A COMPUTER SYSTEM THAT CONNECTS DIRECTLY TO OUR ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS (EMR) SYSTEM, ENABLING TEST RESULTS TO BE SENT TO COMPASSIONATE CARE WITHIN 24 HOURS. ADDITIONALLY, THEY PICK UP OUR LAB SAMPLES FROM OUR CLINIC FREE OF CHARGE EVERY NIGHT. WE ARE ALSO FORTUNATE TO COLLABORATE WITH SEVERAL OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING AMERICARES, DIRECT RELIEF, HENRY SCHEIN, AND RX ASSIST, WHICH PROVIDE MEDICATIONS AND MEDICAL AND DENTAL SUPPLIES FOR OUR PATIENTS. IN 2024 ALONE, THE TOTAL VALUE OF THIS ASSISTANCE AMOUNTED TO 1,072,751.38. WE ARE TRULY GRATEFUL FOR THE MANY INDIVIDUALS, COMPANIES, PARTNERSHIPS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO COME TOGETHER TO ENSURE THE EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT FUNCTIONING OF OUR ORGANIZATION. IN-KIND DONATIONS ARE INDISPENSABLE TO THE SUCCESS AND SUSTAINABILITY OF CCSC. THEY HELP REDUCE OPERATIONAL COSTS, EXPAND SERVICE OFFERINGS, AND PROVIDE CRITICAL CARE TO UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS WHO MAY NOT OTHERWISE HAVE ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL MEDICAL AND SOCIAL SERVICES. VOLUNTEERS PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN COMPASSIONATE CARE. IN 2024, DEDICATED INDIVIDUALS CONTRIBUTED 571 HOURS TO CCSC, RESULTING IN AN ESTIMATED SAVINGS OF 392,468.00 FOR OUR DONORS' INVESTMENTS. CCSC IS ALWAYS IN NEED OF MEDICAL AND DENTAL PROVIDERS TO OFFER ESSENTIAL CARE TO OUR PATIENTS. CCSC CAN UTILIZE VOLUNTEERS IN VARIOUS ROLES, INCLUDING
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 April 2007.
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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