Skip to the page content
Your donations
Passes our checks

Novus Health Inc

EIN 32-0084051 · Saint Louis, MO

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak34 out of 100GovernanceGood73 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

NOVUS HEALTH ACHIEVES ITS MISSION THROUGH THE VISION TO BECOME A TRUSTED, PATIENT-CENTERED MEDICAL MODEL HOME, PROVIDING EQUITABLE ACCESS TO PRIMARY CARE AND LINKING INDIVIDUALS TO THE SPECIALTY CARE AND PREVENTATIVE SERVICES THAT ARE CUSTOMIZED TO THEIR NEEDS. WE ALSO AIM TO ENGAGE AND COLLABORATE WITH INDIVIDUALS TO MEET THEIR OVERALL HEALTH GOALS, WHILE WORKING TO PROVIDE TOOLS AND RESOURCES THAT ENSURE ONGOING RETENTION IN AND ADHERENCE TO ALL POINTS OF CARE, PREVENTION, AND TREATMENT.

Income
$13.0 million
Spending
$14.9 million
Spent on programs
95%
Reserves
-1.8 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 96%
Employees
42
Volunteers
24
Highest pay
$367,543, physician

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

Weak: 34 out of 100. Higher than 5% of charities in its peer group (medical research, $10m to $100m).

  • Reserves

    0 of 35

    Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.

  • Debt

    10 of 20

    It owes 48% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    4 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 14% of income.

  • Income trend

    5 of 15

    Income fell 15% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    95% 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

Good: 73 out of 100. Higher than 8% of charities in its peer group (medical research, $10m to $100m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    9 of 9 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    0 of 7

    Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    0 of 5

    Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.

  • Independent check of accounts

    0 of 15

    Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports 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 (3)
  1. $12.6 million spent. PRIMARY CARE & BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES: NOVUS HEALTH SERVES AS A PRIMARY CARE AND SPECIALTY CARE MEDICAL PROVIDER. IN 2025 NOVUS HEALTH PROVIDED CARE TO 1,912 UNIQUE PATIENTS, CONDUCTING OVER 7,300 CLINICAL VISITS. NOVUS HEALTH ALSO PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE HIV CARE, AND IN 2025 SERVED WELL OVER 350 PATIENTS. THE CLINIC WORKS TO IMPROVE OUR COMMUNITY'S HEALTH AND WELL-BEING, OFFERING TRAUMA INFORMED CARE IN A HOLISTIC APPROACH THAT MEETS PATIENTS WHERE THEY ARE. INTEGRATING MEDICAL CARE WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES NOVUS PROVIDED OVER 800 CLINICAL VISITS TO BOTH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL MEDICAL PATIENTS. THE INTEGRATION OF SERVICES EXPANDED THE REACH OF THE CLINIC AND PROVIDES CLIENTS/PATIENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACCESS BOTH MEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE UNDER ONE ROOF.
  2. $1.2 million spent. STI & PREP SERVICES: WE PROVIDE FREE SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTION (STI) TESTING AND TREATMENT THROUGH OUR WALK-IN CLINIC. IN 2025 WE SERVED 1,020 INDIVIDUALS WITH OUR STI AND PREP SERVICES. THE CLINIC FOCUSES ON PREVENTION EDUCATION WHILE PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY CARE TO ALL INDIVIDUALS. THROUGH THESE SERVICES, LABS, TREATMENT, CONDOMS AND PREVENTION COUNSELING ARE PROVIDED AND ACCESSIBLE AT NO CHARGE FOR THOSE UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED. TESTING OFFERED THROUGH THIS PROGRAM INCLUDE TESTING FOR: HIV, SYPHILIS, CHLAMYDIA, GONORRHEA, TRICHOMONIASIS, AND HERPES SIMPLEX. PREP (PRE-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS) PROVIDED FOR THE PREVENTION OF HIV AND IS OFFERED AS A COMPATIBLE SERVICE TO OUR STI AS WELL AS TO ONGOING PATIENTS OF NOVUS. IN 2025 WE SERVED 212 INDIVIDUALS THROUGH OUR PREP PROGRAM.
  3. $388,249 spent. PROGRAMS & SERVICES: IN ADDITION TO MEDICAL SERVICES, NOVUS HEALTH CONTINUES TO ADDRESS THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS OF THE WHOLE PERSON BY ADDRESSING SOME OF THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AND ASSISTING CLIENTS WITH ACCESS TO CARE AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER PROGRAM NOVUS HEALTH REACHED OVER 3,600 INDIVIDUALS IN 2025 THROUGH ONE-ON-ONE APPOINTMENTS, ASSISTANCE WITH MEDICAID AND SNAP ENROLLMENTS, CONNECTION TO FOOD SERVICES, AND PERFORMING OUTREACH SERVICES TO ENGAGE NEW CLIENTS/PATIENTS INTO SERVICES. THIS WORK HAS EXPANDED OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS AND HAS INCREASED OUR PRESENCE IN BOTH THE ST. LOUIS REGION AND IN THE SOUTHEAST REGIONS OF MISSOURI.

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

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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 October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since January 2004.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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.

Ratings and checks are our reading of public records, using the published method. They are not a statement about anyone's honesty. If you work for this organization, you can send corrections or results, confirm you want gifts through Veridonate, or ask to be removed from giving.