South Central Missouri Community Health Center
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE MISSION OF FOUR RIVERS COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER IS TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY, COMPASSIONATE, PATIENT-CENTERED HEALTHCARE TO EVERYONE REGARDLESS OF FINANCIAL, CULTURAL OR SOCIAL BARRIERS.
- Income
- $35.9 million
- Spending
- $33.4 million
- Spent on programs
- 81%
- Reserves
- 1.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 85%
- Employees
- 275
- Volunteers
- 11
- Highest pay
- $1.7 million, oral surgeon
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: 65 out of 100. Higher than 50% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.6 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 42% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 7% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 19% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1581% 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: 90 out of 100. Higher than 29% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).
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.
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 (3)
- $15.9 million spent. DENTAL: IN 2024, FRCHC PROVIDED DENTAL SERVICES ON THE SMILE MOBILE (MOBILE DENTAL UNIT) AS WELL AS FROM OUR VARIOUS DENTAL CLINICS. SERVING 15,730 UNIQUE PATIENTS (UP ~798 FROM 2023), WITH A TOTAL ATTENDED PATIENT APPOINTMENTS OF 35,112. 10.44 FTE DENTISTS WERE SERVING OUR PATIENTS (1 ON SMILE MOBILE + 9.44 IN CLINIC) AND 4.29 FTE DENTAL HYGIENISTS. THERE WERE NO VIRTUAL VISITS WERE PERFORMED BY OUR DENTIST IN 2024.
- $10.8 million spent. CLINIC: IN 2024, FOUR RIVERS COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER SERVED 9,750 UNIQUE PRIMARY CARE PATIENTS WITH 30,163 ATTENDED APPOINTMENTS IN THE CLINIC. FRCHC UTILIZED 5.67 FTE FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONERS, 5.05 FTE FAMILY MEDICINE DOCTORS, 1 FTE PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT, 1.48 FTE CLINICAL PHARMACIST, 1.79 FTE LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER, AND 2.90 FTE COMMUNITY OUTREACH SPECIALISTS TO PROVIDE 504 PATIENTS WITH SUD SERVICES.
- $323,141 spent. BEHAVIORAL: IN 2024, FRCHC CONTINUED USE OF AN INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE TEAM TO PROVIDED 321 UNIQUE PATIENTS WITH ACCESS TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES. PATIENTS ATTENDED A TOTAL OF 695 APPOINTMENTS.
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 November 2008.
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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