The Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
(SEE ON SCHEDULE O)
- Income
- $42.8 million
- Spending
- $42.2 million
- Spent on programs
- 61%
- Reserves
- 4.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 48%
- Employees
- 442
- Volunteers
- 20
- Highest pay
- $1.1 million, president & ceo
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
Fair: 50 out of 100. Higher than 16% of charities in its peer group (diseases, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 4.5 months of spending.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 51% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 1% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15Income fell 11% on the year before.
Spending floor
8 of 1561% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 36% of charities in its peer group (diseases, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2517 of 18 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 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 (5)
- $12.6 million spent. TEACHING HEALTH CENTER GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION (THCGME) FUNDING: A COMMUNITY-BASED AND GOVERNED, PHYSICIAN-LED, 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, TWCGME IS AN ANCHORING EDUCATIONAL MEMBER OF A GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION SAFETY-NET CONSORTIUM (GME-SNC) STRIVING TO ADDRESS OUR NATION'S PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN SHORTAGE AND MIS-DISTRIBUTION, AND RELATED HEALTH, HEALTH CARE, AND HEALTH CAREER ACCESS NEEDS AND CHALLENGES. TWCGME'S MISSION IS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF OUR COMMUNITIES THROUGH RESPONSIVE, WHOLE-PERSON HEALTH SERVICES FOR ALL AND THE SUSTAINABLE RENEWAL OF AN INSPIRED, COMPETENT WORKFORCE THAT IS PRIVILEGED TO SERVE. TWCGME, AN INDEPENDENT NONPROFIT SPONSORING INSTITUTION ACCREDITED BY THE ACCREDITATION COUNCIL FOR GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION (ACGME), TRAINS NEARLY 200 MEDICAL RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS EACH YEAR THROUGH ITS UNIQUE GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION SAFETY-NET CONSORTIUM (GME-SNC), WHICH IS FUNDED BY THREE FEDERAL GME FUNDING AGENCIES (HRSA, AFFILIATED HOSPITAL AND INPATIENT REHABILITATION FACILITY PARTNERS WHO RECEIVE REIMBURSEMENT FROM CMS, AND THE VA). OUR OPERATIONS ARE SUPPORTED BY AN ENRICHED COMMUNITY RESOURCE NETWORK OF MULTIPLE HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE CLINICAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS FOR RESIDENTS/FELLOWS, WHO HAVE ALREADY GRADUATED FROM MEDICAL SCHOOL AND JOINED TWCGME TO COMPLETE POSTGRADUATE CLINICAL AND EDUCATIONAL TRAINING THAT MAKES THEM ELIGIBLE FOR INDEPENDENT PRACTICE AND TO SIT FOR BOARD-CERTIFYING EXAMINATIONS WITH THE AMERICAN BOARD OF MEDICAL SPECIALITIES AND/OR THE AMERICAN OSTEOPATHIC ASSOCIATION. TWCGME'S RESIDENCY AND FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS ARE STRATEGICALLY DESIGNED TO RESPOND TO PRIMARY CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE NEEDS, WHILE EMPOWERING LEARNERS AS INNOVATORS AND NIMBLE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVANT LEADERS WHO RESPOND TO THE NEEDS OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE BOTH IN TWCCH'S FQHC LOOK-ALIKE AND RYAN WHITE CLINICS AND IN PARTNERING HOSPITALS AND SPECIALTY OFFICES THROUGHOUT LACKAWANNA, LUZERNE, WAYNE, AND WYOMING COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA. RESIDENT PHYSICIANS IN OUR PIONEERING NATIONAL FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM RESPOND SIMILARLY TO THE NEEDS OF THEIR FQHC-BASED CLINICAL LEARNING NETWORKS AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES IN WASHINGTON DC, HILLSBORO, OHIO, TUCSON, ARIZONA, AND SEATTLE, WASHINGTON. DURING THE COVERED PERIOD, TWCGME'S FAMILY MEDICINE AND INTERNAL MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAMS AND THE GERIATRIC MEDICINE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM WERE WHOLLY OR PARTIALLY FUNDED BY HRSA THROUGH THE TEACHING HEALTH CENTER GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION (THCGME) PROGRAM, WHICH FUNDS PRIMARY CARE MEDICAL AND DENTAL RESIDENCY AND FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS. THESE HRSA-FUNDED THCGME PROGRAMS OFFER AMPLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PHYSICIAN TRAINEES TO BE IMMERSED IN FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS (FQHCS) AND FQHC LOOK-ALIKES (FQHC-LALS) AS ESSENTIAL COMMUNITY PROVIDERS, PRIMARY CARE AMBULATORY CLINICAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS. AS ONE OF THE LARGEST HRSA-FUNDED THC GME-SNCS, TWCGME PROUDLY ENGAGED EACH FQHC AND FQHC-LAL PARTNER AS AN EMPOWERING VOICE ON OUR GOVERNING BOARD OF DIRECTORS. TWCGME'S CLINICAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT PARTNERING CLINICAL EDUCATIONAL SITES INCLUDE TWCCH'S CLINICAL LOCATIONS ACROSS NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA, HEALTHSOURCE OF OHIO IN NEW RICHMOND AND HILLSBORO, OH, EL RIO HEALTH IN TUCSON, AZ, HEALTHPOINT IN AUBURN, WA, AND UNITY HEALTH CARE IN WASHINGTON, D.C. THESE HEALTH CENTERS SHARE A PRIMARY CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH-ORIENTED PARTNERSHIP NOT ONLY WITH TWCGME BUT ALSO WITH THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS, A.T. STILL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE IN ARIZONA (ATSU-SOMA), AND ITS CENTRAL COAST PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT PROGRAM (ATSU-CCPAP). THESE MISSION-DRIVEN COLLABORATORS PASSIONATELY SUPPORT AND ENGAGE IN ATSU'S HOMETOWN SCHOLAR PIPELINE PROGRAMS, STRIVING TO ENHANCE THE CONGRUENCE OF THE PHYSICIAN WORKFORCE WITH THE POPULATION SERVED BY RECRUITING FROM, RETAINING IN, AND THEREBY RESTORING THE PRIMARY CARE HEALTH WORKFORCE, ESSENTIAL COMMUNITY PROVIDERS OF PRIMARY HEALTH SERVICES, AND THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE.
- $9.7 million spent. CMS AND VA FUNDING FOR GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION: AS A COMMUNITY-BASED, PHYSICIAN-LED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION STRIVING TO ADDRESS OUR NATION'S PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN SHORTAGE AND RELATED HEALTH, HEALTH CARE, AND HEALTH CARE CAREER ACCESS NEEDS AND CHALLENGES, TWCGME IS A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT CORPORATION AND ANCHORING MEMBER OF A GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION SAFETY-NET CONSORTIUM (GME-SNC) THAT, DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD, SERVED AS THE INDEPENDENT ACGME-ACCREDITED SPONSORING INSTITUTION OF RESIDENCY PROGRAMS IN INTERNAL MEDICINE, FAMILY MEDICINE, AND PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION (PM&R), FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS IN GERIATRICS, CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, AND GASTROENTEROLOGY, AND AN INTERNAL MEDICINE-GERIATRICS INTEGRATED RESIDENCY AND FELLOWSHIP PATHWAY, COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE COMBINED MED-GERI PATHWAY. IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA, TWCGME'S RESIDENT AND FELLOW PHYSICIAN LEARNERS TRAIN EXPERIENTIALLY IN REGIONAL HOSPITALS OWNED AND OPERATED BY COMMONWEALTH HEALTH SYSTEMS, GEISINGER HEALTH SYSTEM, AND THE VETERANS AFFAIRS ADMINISTRATION THROUGH ITS WILKES BARRE FACILITY, AS WELL AS ALLIED SERVICES AND JOHN HEINZ INPATIENT REHABILITATION FACILITIES (IRF) AND THEIR INTEGRATED DELIVERY SYSTEM THAT INCLUDES TRANSITIONAL REHABILITATION, SKILLED NURSING, INPATIENT HOSPICE, AND ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES. TWCGME'S INTERNAL MEDICINE AND FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAMS WERE PARTIALLY FUNDED BY THE HRSA TEACHING HEALTH CENTER GME PROGRAM AS DESCRIBED IN LINE 4A ABOVE; TWCGME'S NATIONAL FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM AND GERIATRICS FELLOWSHIP WERE WHOLLY FUNDED BY HRSA'S TEACHING HEALTH CENTER GME PROGRAM AND RECEIVED NO RESOURCES FROM CMS GME AFFILIATES OR THE WILKES BARRE VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER (WBVAMC). GME FUNDING FOR THE INTERNAL MEDICINE RESIDENCY, AS WELL AS THE GASTROENTEROLOGY AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE FELLOWSHIPS, WAS PROVIDED TO TWCGME DIRECTLY BY THE WBVAMC AND THROUGH CMS-FUNDED HOSPITALS VIA AFFILIATION AGREEMENTS. GME FUNDING FOR THE PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION RESIDENCY WAS PROVIDED TO TWCGME THROUGH CMS-FUNDED ACUTE AND IRF HOSPITALS VIA AFFILIATION AGREEMENTS. THE GME-SNC TRACKS AND METICULOUSLY REPORTS ROTATIONALLY RECONCILED FTES BY PROGRAM ACROSS SPECIFIED FEDERAL GME COST CENTERS.
- $1.9 million spent. GRANTS: TWCGME IS A NONPROFIT, TAX-EXEMPT 501(C)(3) THAT PASSIONATELY APPLIES FOR MISSION-ALIGNED AND MISSION-AMPLIFYING FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL, AND PHILANTHROPIC AGENCIES' GRANT FUNDING INITIATIVES AS NEEDED AND APPROPRIATE TO ENSURE, ACCELERATE, AND FURTHER THE DELIVERY OF OUR MISSION TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF OUR COMMUNITIES THROUGH RESPONSIVE, WHOLE PERSON HEALTH SERVICES FOR ALL AND THE SUSTAINABLE RENEWAL OF AN INSPIRED, COMPETENT WORKFORCE THAT IS PRIVILEGED TO SERVE. WE VET ALL POTENTIAL MISSION-ALIGNED GRANT INITIATIVES FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS-RESPONSIVENESS AND COMMUNITY BENEFIT IMPACT, AS WELL AS FEASIBILITY, OUTCOMES ACHIEVABILITY, AND SUSTAINABILITY. WITH A FERVENT COMMITMENT TO AUTHENTICITY AND THE HIGHEST STEWARDSHIP INTEGRITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY STANDARDS, THROUGH ACTIVE PARTNERSHIPS WITH A WIDE VARIETY OF LOCAL, REGIONAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL FUNDERS, WE STRIVE TO: PROMOTE UNPRECEDENTED, HIGH-IMPACT, CROSS-ORGANIZATIONAL COLLABORATION; FOSTER SHARED PURPOSE AND ACCOUNTABILITY AND MUTUALLY REINFORCING COLLECTIVE IMPACT-ORIENTED ACTION STRATEGIES; AND DEMONSTRATE TRUSTED TRANSFORMATIONAL STEWARDSHIP OF PUBLIC RESOURCES TO ADDRESS COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS AND PROMOTE THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF COMMUNITIES SERVED. THE FOLLOWING DETAILED INFORMATION ON MATERIAL GRANT-FUNDED PROGRAMS SUPPORTS THOSE GRANTS LISTED ON SCHEDULE B, EXCEPT FOR THE TEACHING HEALTH CENTER GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION FUNDING DESCRIBED ON LINE 4A AND RELATED ORGANIZATION CONTRIBUTIONS: HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (HRSA) - TEACHING HEALTH CENTER PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT: OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY RESIDENCY PROGRAM (TOTAL: $201,015) PURPOSE OF ASSISTANCE: THE U.S. HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (HRSA) AWARDED FUNDING TO THE WRIGHT CENTER FOR GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION (TWCGME) THROUGH THE TEACHING HEALTH CENTER PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TO ESTABLISH A NEW COMMUNITY-BASED RESIDENCY PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM WILL BE ACCREDITED BY THE ACCREDITATION COUNCIL FOR GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION (ACGME) AND AFFILIATED WITH THE WRIGHT CENTER FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH (TWCCH). GRANT FUNDS WILL SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW COMMUNITY-BASED OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY RESIDENCY PROGRAM IN A REGION WITH LIMITED ACCESS TO PRIMARY CARE, OB-GYN SERVICES, AND RELATED WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAMS. THIS INITIATIVE ALIGNS WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF OUR COMMUNITIES THROUGH RESPONSIVE, WHOLE-PERSON HEALTH SERVICES FOR ALL AND THE SUSTAINABLE RENEWAL OF AN INSPIRED, COMPETENT WORKFORCE THAT IS PRIVILEGED TO SERVE. HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (HRSA) - TEACHING HEALTH CENTER PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT: PEDIATRIC MEDICINE (TOTAL: $198,500) PURPOSE OF ASSISTANCE: THE U.S. HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (HRSA) AWARDED FUNDING TO THE WRIGHT CENTER FOR GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION (TWCGME) THROUGH THE TEACHING HEALTH CENTER PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (THC-PD) TO ESTABLISH A NEW COMMUNITY-BASED RESIDENCY PROGRAM ELIGIBLE TO BE ACCREDITED BY THE ACCREDITATION COUNCIL FOR GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION (ACGME) AND AFFILIATED WITH THE WRIGHT CENTER FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH (TWCCH). GRANT FUNDS WILL SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW COMMUNITY-BASED PEDIATRIC RESIDENCY PROGRAM IN A REGION WHERE ACCESS TO PRIMARY CARE, PEDIATRIC SERVICES, AND RELATED WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAMS IS LIMITED. THIS INITIATIVE ALIGNS WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF OUR COMMUNITIES THROUGH RESPONSIVE, WHOLE-PERSON HEALTH SERVICES FOR ALL AND THE SUSTAINABLE RENEWAL OF AN INSPIRED, COMPETENT WORKFORCE THAT IS PRIVILEGED TO SERVE. CHILDREN LIVING WITHIN THE SERVICE AREA REPRESENT A UNIQUELY VULNERABLE POPULATION, FACING SIGNIFICANT HEALTH, GEOGRAPHIC, ECONOMIC, AND HEALTH-RELATED SOCIAL NEEDS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO BARRIERS IN ACCESS TO CARE AND HEALTH OUTCOMES. HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (HRSA) - RURAL RESIDENCY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT: FAMILY MEDICINE (TOTAL: $362,068) PURPOSE OF ASSISTANCE: THE U.S. HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (HRSA), IN COLLABORATION WITH THE FEDERAL OFFICE OF RURAL HEALTH POLICY (FORHP), AWARDED FUNDING TO THE WRIGHT CENTER FOR GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION (TWCGME) THROUGH THE RURAL RESIDENCY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (RRPD). THE GRANT SUPPORTS THE COLLABORATIVE DEVELOPMENT OF A RURAL FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH WAYNE MEMORIAL COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS TO ADDRESS THE HEALTH NEEDS OF RESIDENTS IN RURALLY DESIGNATED WAYNE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. WAYNE COUNTY IS ALSO DESIGNATED AS BOTH A MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA (MUA) AND A HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREA (HPSA). THE POPULATION FACES SIGNIFICANT HEALTH CHALLENGES, INCLUDING HIGH RATES OF OBESITY AND ASSOCIATED CARDIOVASCULAR AND OTHER CHRONIC COMORBIDITIES, PHYSICAL INACTIVITY, MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONDITIONS, AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS. THE PROPOSED RURAL FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM WILL HELP ADDRESS THESE CONCERNS BY TRAINING PHYSICIANS IN A FULL-SCOPE FAMILY MEDICINE MODEL. RESIDENT PHYSICIANS WILL RECEIVE EDUCATION AND CLINICAL EXPERIENCE IN DELIVERING WHOLE-PERSON PRIMARY AND PREVENTIVE CARE, INCLUDING MEDICAL, DENTAL, AND MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES, AS WELL AS SPECIALTY SERVICES SUCH AS HEPATITIS C TREATMENT, RYAN WHITE HIV CARE, INFECTIOUS DISEASE MANAGEMENT, AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT, INCLUDING MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT). HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (HRSA) - PRIMARY CARE TRAINING AND ENHANCEMENT - RESIDENCY TRAINING IN MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (TOTAL: $500,092) PURPOSE OF ASSISTANCE: THE U.S. HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (HRSA) AWARDED FUNDING TO THE WRIGHT CENTER FOR GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION (TWCGME) THROUGH THE PRIMARY CARE TRAINING AND ENHANCEMENT GRANT FOR RESIDENCY TRAINING IN MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH. THIS GRANT SUPPORTS THE INTEGRATION OF ENHANCED MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TRAINING WITHIN PRIMARY CAR
- $1.8 million spent. OTHER - COMMON PAYMASTER: IN ACCORDANCE WITH IRS REGULATIONS, TWCGME ACTS AS THE COMMON PAYMASTER FOR ITS PRIMARY AFFILIATE, THE WRIGHT CENTER FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH (TWCCH), A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER LOOK-ALIKE. TO OPERATIONALIZE THIS COMMON PAYMASTER FUNCTION, TWCGME AND TWCCH HAVE ESTABLISHED SHARED MISSION-DRIVEN COVENANTS AND STAFFING LEASE AGREEMENTS TO PROVIDE VARIOUS SERVICES. TWCCH COMPENSATED TWCGME THROUGH INTERCOMPANY ALLOCATION METHODOLOGIES FOR THESE SERVICES, INCLUDING CLINICAL, EXECUTIVE, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND BACK-OFFICE SUPPORT, COVERING HUMAN RESOURCES, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS, FINANCE, BILLING, GRANTS, GOVERNANCE SUPPORT, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS, LEGAL, AND OTHER RELATED SERVICES. THE REVENUE RECORDED FOR THESE SUPPORT SERVICES, AS PERFORMED BY TWCGME ON BEHALF OF TWCCH, IS REPRESENTED ON LINE 2B OF THE STATEMENT OF REVENUE ($7,663,328). IN OPERATIONALIZING THE COMMON PAYMASTER FUNCTIONALITY, TWCGME HAS ENTERED INTO STAFFING LEASE AGREEMENTS WITH TWCCH FOR THE PROVISION OF CERTAIN ADMINISTRATIVE AND EXECUTIVE SERVICES. THIS CONSOLIDATED PAYROLL SYSTEM COVERS ALL EMPLOYEES EXCEPT FOR TWCCH'S PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, CHIEF STRATEGY AND OPERATIONS OFFICER, CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER, AND CHIEF CLINICAL OPERATING OFFICER, WHO ARE DIRECTLY EMPLOYED BY TWCCH. THE SERVICES OF TWCCH'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE AND SVP AND ENTERPRISE CHIEF OPERATIONS AND STRATEGY OFFICER ARE CONTRACTED FOR SERVICES AS KEY EMPLOYEES/EXECUTIVES OF TWCGME IN THE POSITIONS OF PRESIDENT AND CEO AND SVP AND ENTERPRISE CHIEF OPERATIONS AND STRATEGY OFFICER, RESPECTIVELY. TWCGME REPORTS ALL REMAINING EMPLOYEES ON ITS FORM W-3. THEREFORE, ALL FULL-TIME EQUIVALENTS (FTES) ARE ACCURATELY ALLOCATED TO EACH RESPECTIVE ENTITY, AVOIDING DUPLICATION, UNDER A SHARED MISSION COVENANT AND RELATED STAFFING LEASE AGREEMENTS. TWCCH REIMBURSED TWCGME FOR THESE SERVICES THROUGH WELL-VALIDATED FTE-BASED INTERCOMPANY ALLOCATION METHODOLOGIES. THROUGH THESE SHARED MISSION-DRIVEN STAFFING LEASE AGREEMENTS, TWCCH LEASES CLINICAL STAFF, MANAGEMENT SERVICES, AND BACK-OFFICE SUPPORT SERVICES FROM TWCGME, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, HUMAN RESOURCES, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS, FINANCE, GRANTS, GOVERNANCE SUPPORT, GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS, LEGAL, AND OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES. THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS REVENUE, IN ADDITION TO COSTS SUPPORTING TWCGME MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES, ARE RECORDED AS MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES ON TWCGME'S FORM 990, SECTION IX (STATEMENT OF FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES), COLUMN C. OTHER - OFFICE OF RESEARCH SUPPORT AND COMPLIANCE: TWCGME FACILITATES OPPORTUNITIES FOR TRAINEES, STAFF, AND FACULTY TO PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY-ORIENTED PRIMARY CARE SCHOLARLY ACTIVITY AND RESEARCH, CONTINGENT UPON FUNDING AVAILABILITY. DURING THE COVERED PERIOD, TWO STAFF MEMBERS SUPPORTED THIS DEPARTMENT, COLLABORATING WITH ONE RESIDENT PHYSICIAN PROGRAM CHIEF AND TWO RESIDENT PHYSICIAN LEADERS TO ADVANCE SCHOLARLY ACTIVITY, WHICH IS SUBSEQUENTLY REPORTED TO THE ACGME TO FULFILL TRAINING PROGRAM AND SPONSORING INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITATION REQUIREMENTS. FURTHERMORE, TWCGME OPERATES AN INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD (IRB). THE IRB'S MISSION IS TO SAFEGUARD THE RIGHTS, WELFARE, AND INFORMED PARTICIPATION OF HUMAN SUBJECTS INVOLVED IN RESEARCH CONDUCTED WITHIN TWCGME EDUCATIONAL OR TWCCH CLINICAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS, PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS' CLINICAL SETTINGS, OR BY TWCGME RESIDENTS, FELLOWS, AND FACULTY IN THE COMMUNITIES SERVED. THE IRB COMPRISES PHYSICIANS, EDUCATORS, ACADEMIC AND CLINICAL RESEARCH EXPERTS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
- (Expenses $ 1,762,728 including grants of $ 1,633,926)(Revenue $ 9,436,716) OTHER - COMMON PAYMASTER: IN ACCORDANCE WITH IRS REGULATIONS, TWCGME ACTS AS THE COMMON PAYMASTER FOR ITS PRIMARY AFFILIATE, THE WRIGHT CENTER FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH (TWCCH), A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER LOOK-ALIKE. TO OPERATIONALIZE THIS COMMON PAYMASTER FUNCTION, TWCGME AND TWCCH HAVE ESTABLISHED SHARED MISSION-DRIVEN COVENANTS AND STAFFING LEASE AGREEMENTS TO PROVIDE VARIOUS SERVICES. TWCCH COMPENSATED TWCGME THROUGH INTERCOMPANY ALLOCATION METHODOLOGIES FOR THESE SERVICES, INCLUDING CLINICAL, EXECUTIVE, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND BACK-OFFICE SUPPORT, COVERING HUMAN RESOURCES, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS, FINANCE, BILLING, GRANTS, GOVERNANCE SUPPORT, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS, LEGAL, AND OTHER RELATED SERVICES. THE REVENUE RECORDED FOR THESE SUPPORT SERVICES, AS PERFORMED BY TWCGME ON BEHALF OF TWCCH, IS REPRESENTED ON LINE 2B OF THE STATEMENT OF REVENUE ($7,663,328). IN OPERATIONALIZING THE COMMON PAYMASTER FUNCTIONALITY, TWCGME HAS ENTERED INTO STAFFING LEASE AGREEMENTS WITH TWCCH FOR THE PROVISION OF CERTAIN ADMINISTRATIVE AND EXECUTIVE SERVICES. THIS CONSOLIDATED PAYROLL SYSTEM COVERS ALL EMPLOYEES EXCEPT FOR TWCCH'S PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, CHIEF STRATEGY AND OPERATIONS OFFICER, CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER, AND CHIEF CLINICAL OPERATING OFFICER, WHO ARE DIRECTLY EMPLOYED BY TWCCH. THE SERVICES OF TWCCH'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE AND SVP AND ENTERPRISE CHIEF OPERATIONS AND STRATEGY OFFICER ARE CONTRACTED FOR SERVICES AS KEY EMPLOYEES/EXECUTIVES OF TWCGME IN THE POSITIONS OF PRESIDENT AND CEO AND SVP AND ENTERPRISE CHIEF OPERATIONS AND STRATEGY OFFICER, RESPECTIVELY. TWCGME REPORTS ALL REMAINING EMPLOYEES ON ITS FORM W-3. THEREFORE, ALL FULL-TIME EQUIVALENTS (FTES) ARE ACCURATELY ALLOCATED TO EACH RESPECTIVE ENTITY, AVOIDING DUPLICATION, UNDER A SHARED MISSION COVENANT AND RELATED STAFFING LEASE AGREEMENTS. TWCCH REIMBURSED TWCGME FOR THESE SERVICES THROUGH WELL-VALIDATED FTE-BASED INTERCOMPANY ALLOCATION METHODOLOGIES. THROUGH THESE SHARED MISSION-DRIVEN STAFFING LEASE AGREEMENTS, TWCCH LEASES CLINICAL STAFF, MANAGEMENT SERVICES, AND BACK-OFFICE SUPPORT SERVICES FROM TWCGME, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, HUMAN RESOURCES, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS, FINANCE, GRANTS, GOVERNANCE SUPPORT, GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS, LEGAL, AND OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES. THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS REVENUE, IN ADDITION TO COSTS SUPPORTING TWCGME MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES, ARE RECORDED AS MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES ON TWCGME'S FORM 990, SECTION IX (STATEMENT OF FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES), COLUMN C. OTHER - OFFICE OF RESEARCH SUPPORT AND COMPLIANCE: TWCGME FACILITATES OPPORTUNITIES FOR TRAINEES, STAFF, AND FACULTY TO PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY-ORIENTED PRIMARY CARE SCHOLARLY ACTIVITY AND RESEARCH, CONTINGENT UPON FUNDING AVAILABILITY. DURING THE COVERED PERIOD, TWO STAFF MEMBERS SUPPORTED THIS DEPARTMENT, COLLABORATING WITH ONE RESIDENT PHYSICIAN PROGRAM CHIEF AND TWO RESIDENT PHYSICIAN LEADERS TO ADVANCE SCHOLARLY ACTIVITY, WHICH IS SUBSEQUENTLY REPORTED TO THE ACGME TO FULFILL TRAINING PROGRAM AND SPONSORING INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITATION REQUIREMENTS. FURTHERMORE, TWCGME OPERATES AN INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD (IRB). THE IRB'S MISSION IS TO SAFEGUARD THE RIGHTS, WELFARE, AND INFORMED PARTICIPATION OF HUMAN SUBJECTS INVOLVED IN RESEARCH CONDUCTED WITHIN TWCGME EDUCATIONAL OR TWCCH CLINICAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS, PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS' CLINICAL SETTINGS, OR BY TWCGME RESIDENTS, FELLOWS, AND FACULTY IN THE COMMUNITIES SERVED. THE IRB COMPRISES PHYSICIANS, EDUCATORS, ACADEMIC AND CLINICAL RESEARCH EXPERTS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
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 October 1976.
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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