Spectrum Medical Care Center
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
OUR MISSION: SPECTRUM MEDICAL CARE CENTER ADVANCES THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF ARIZONA'S LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY AND THOSE LIVING WITH HIV BY PROVIDING PREMIUM, PERSONALIZED CARE ROOTED IN DEEP CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING AND HEALTH EQUITY.OUR VISION: TO BE THE PREMIER DESTINATION FOR LGBTQ+ HEALTH ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST, RECOGNIZED FOR CLINICAL EXCELLENCE, COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, AND TRANSFORMATIVE IMPACT ON THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF LGBTQ+ ADULTS AND THOSE LIVING WITH HIV ACROSS THE REGION.
- Income
- $28.6 million
- Spending
- $27.7 million
- Spent on programs
- 89%
- Reserves
- 6.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 98%
- Employees
- 64
- Volunteers
- 8
- Highest pay
- $347,651, ceo (through september 2025)
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 93 out of 100. Higher than 86% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 6.4 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 13% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 3% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 26% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1589% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 52% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 256 of 8 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, 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 (1)
- $24.8 million spent. SPECTRUM MEDICAL CARE CENTER (SMCC) ADVANCES THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF ARIZONA'S LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY AND THOSE LIVING WITH HIV BY PROVIDING PREMIUM, PERSONALIZED CARE ROOTED IN DEEP CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING AND HEALTH EQUITY. HISTORICALLY, HEALTHCARE HAS FOLLOWED A ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL MODEL THAT HAS NOT CENTERED THE UNIQUE NEEDS OR LIVED EXPERIENCES OF THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY AND INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH HIV. AS A RESULT, MANY HAVE BEEN FORCED INTO SYSTEMS THAT DO NOT REFLECT OR SUPPORT THEM. SPECTRUM MEDICAL EXISTS TO CHANGE THAT BY PLACING THESE COMMUNITIES AT THE CENTER OF CARE AND ADVANCING AWARENESS, ADVOCACY, EDUCATION, TREATMENT, AND CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE SERVICES ACROSS THE ENTIRE PATIENT JOURNEY. SMCC SPECIALIZES IN LGBTQ+ HEALTHCARE, WITH A FOCUS ON THE TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS (STIS), INCLUDING HIV AND HEPATITIS C (HCV). THE ORGANIZATION DELIVERS A COMPREHENSIVE CONTINUUM OF CARE FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES LIVING WITH OR AFFECTED BY HIV, HCV, AND OTHER COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, SUPPORTED BY COORDINATED, INTERDISCIPLINARY TREATMENT PLANS TAILORED TO EACH PATIENT. OUR PATIENT NAVIGATION TEAM SUPPORTS ADHERENCE AND RETENTION IN CARE FOR INDIVIDUALS ACCESSING PREP, PEP, AND DOXYPEP. OUR STATEWIDE OUTREACH PROGRAM MEETS PATIENTS WHERE THEY ARE BY OFFERING FREE, CONFIDENTIAL FULL-PANEL STI TESTING, WELLNESS EXAMS, AND SAME-DAY ACCESS TO PREVENTIVE SERVICES. THE OUTREACH PROGRAM ALSO PROVIDES COMMUNITY EDUCATION TO ENSURE UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS HAVE ACCESS TO ACCURATE INFORMATION AND AVAILABLE RESOURCES TO SUPPORT INFORMED HEALTH DECISIONS. USING A STATUS-NEUTRAL APPROACH, SMCC PROVIDES HIV TREATMENT (U=U) AND PREVENTION SERVICES (PREP AND PEP) IN A STIGMA-FREE ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL INDIVIDUALS, REGARDLESS OF RACE, GENDER, GENDER IDENTITY, OR SEXUAL ORIENTATION. IN 2025, SMCC CONTINUED EXPANDING COMMUNITY OUTREACH SERVICES TO INCREASE ACCESS TO CARE, INCLUDING FREE WELLNESS EXAMS, HIV/STI/HCV TESTING, AND INTEGRATION OF SEXUAL HEALTH INTO PRIMARY CARE. OUR MOBILE CLINIC PROGRAM FURTHER ENHANCED ACCESS BY OFFERING SAME-DAY PREP CONSULTATIONS AND LINKAGE TO ONGOING MEDICAL CARE. THROUGH THESE EFFORTS, SMCC ENGAGED MORE THAN 4,200 INDIVIDUALS AND PROVIDED HIV TESTING TO 1,069 ARIZONANS. LOOKING AHEAD TO 2026, SMCC AIMS TO EXPAND SERVICES TO WOMEN WHO IDENTIFY AS PART OF THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY TO ADDRESS HEALTH DISPARITIES AND TO CONTINUE INCREASING PREP UPTAKE IN COMMUNITIES DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED BY HIV IN ORDER TO REDUCE NEW HIV INFECTIONS IN ARIZONA. IN 2026, SMCC WILL TRANSITION INTO A NEW FACILITY WITH INCREASED CAPACITY TO SERVE LGBTQ+ INDIVIDUALS AND THOSE AFFECTED BY HIV/AIDS. THE ORGANIZATION WILL CONTINUE TO FOSTER TRUST IN VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES, REDUCE STIGMA RELATED TO SEXUAL HEALTH, AND PROMOTE CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE MESSAGING. ADDITIONALLY, THE GLEN SPENCER ENDING THE EPIDEMIC FUND, SMCC'S PHILANTHROPIC INITIATIVE, CONCLUDED ITS FOUR-YEAR GRANT CYCLE, DURING WHICH $1 MILLION IN GRANTS WAS AWARDED TO LOCAL NONPROFITS TO SUPPORT HIV PREVENTION EDUCATION AND OUTREACH EFFORTS FOR YOUTH, COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, AND OTHER PRIORITY POPULATIONS, PROMOTING PREP AS PART OF ROUTINE HEALTHCARE.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 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 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 2025.
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 September 2010.
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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