Meeting House Lane Medical Practice Pc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- It reported an excess benefit transaction with an insider.
- It reported loans to or from officers, directors or other insiders.
- 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
MEETING HOUSE LANE MEDICAL PRACTICE, PC (THE PRACTICE) WAS INCORPORATED ON MARCH 30, 2007 AS A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION UNDER NEW YORK STATE LAW, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING MEDICAL SERVICES. THE PRACTICE PROVIDES MEDICAL SERVICES AS REQUESTED BY STONY BROOK SOUTHAMPTON HOSPITAL (HOSPITAL) AND ALSO TO PATIENTS IN THE BROADER COMMUNITY. HOSPITAL IDENTIFIED CERTAIN HEALTH CARE NEEDS IN THE COMMUNITY THAT WERE UNMET. HOSPITAL DETERMINED THAT THE BEST WAY TO FULFILL THESE HEALTH CARE NEEDS WAS FOR THE PRACTICE TO ASSUME DIRECT CONTROL OVER THE PROVISION OF THESE SERVICES. ADDITIONALLY, HOSPITAL AND THE PRACTICE RECONGNIZED THIS ARRANGEMENT WOULD FACILITATE BETTER, MORE EFFICIENT ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD PARTY PAYORS AND ALSO ALLOW FOR DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPREHENSIVE ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD. THE PRACTICE'S MEDICAL SERVICES ARE PROVIDED AT THE HOSPITAL AND AT PHYSICIAN PRACTICE LOCATIONS WITHIN HOSPITAL'S SERVICE AREA. HOSPITAL IS A NEW YORK NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION THAT HAS BEEN RECOGNIZE
- Income
- $24.5 million
- Spending
- $35.6 million
- Spent on programs
- 73%
- Reserves
- -6.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 100%
- Employees
- 243
- Highest pay
- $1.2 million, employee
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
Weak: 30 out of 100. Higher than 6% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
0 of 20It owes 449% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 46% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 26% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1573% of spending went to programs.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Weak: 45 out of 100. Higher than 1% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
0 of 251 of 1 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no 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
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
0 of 10Reports at least one of: diversion of assets, excess benefits, 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)
- $26.1 million spent. THE PRACTICE PROVIDED MEDICAL CARE TO THE SURROUNDING AREA IN SUPPORT OF THE HOSPITAL'S MISSION. THE PRACTICE HAS SPECIALTIES THAT ARE NOT AVAILABLE IN THE LOCAL AREA, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY, BARIATRIC SURGERY, BREAST SURGERY, FAMILY PRACTICE, GASTROENTEROLOGY, GERIATRICS, GYNECOLOGY, INFECTIOUS DISEASE, INTERNAL MEDICINE, NEPHROLOGY, ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY, OSTEOPATHY, PELVIC HEALTH, PSYCHIATRY, PULMONOLOGY, RHEUMATOLOGY, GENERAL SURGERY, GENERAL VASCULAR SURGERY, AND WOMEN'S HEALTH.
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 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 November 6, 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 December 2024.
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 October 2012.
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 November 4, 2026.
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