Providence Medical Institute
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- 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
AS EXPRESSIONS OF GOD'S HEALING LOVE, WITNESSED THROUGH THE MINISTRY OF JESUS, WE ARE STEADFAST IN SERVING ALL, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE POOR AND VULNERABLE.
- Income
- $182.6 million
- Spending
- $182.6 million
- Spent on programs
- 90%
- Reserves
- -9.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 100%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 0
- Highest pay
- $9.1 million, director
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: 32 out of 100.
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
0 of 20It owes 282% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 0% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15Income fell 18% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1590% 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: 95 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 2512 of 20 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
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
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 (1)
- $164.6 million spent. AT PROVIDENCE, WE USE OUR VOICE TO ADVOCATE FOR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS AND NEEDED REFORMS IN HEALTH CARE. WE ARE ALSO PURSUING INNOVATIVE WAYS TO TRANSFORM HEALTH CARE BY KEEPING PEOPLE HEALTHY, AND MAKING OUR SERVICES MORE CONVENIENT, ACCESSIBLE AND AFFORDABLE FOR ALL. IN AN INCREASINGLY UNCERTAIN WORLD, WE ARE COMMITTED TO HIGH-QUALITY, COMPASSIONATE HEALTH CARE FOR EVERYONE - REGARDLESS OF COVERAGE OR ABILITY TO PAY. WE HELP PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES BENEFIT FROM THE BEST HEALTH CARE MODEL FOR THE FUTURE - TODAY. TOGETHER, OUR 125,000 CAREGIVERS (ALL EMPLOYEES) SERVE IN 51 HOSPITALS, 1,014 CLINICS AND A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES ACROSS ALASKA, CALIFORNIA, MONTANA, NEW MEXICO, OREGON, TEXAS AND WASHINGTON. THE PROVIDENCE AFFILIATE FAMILY INCLUDES: -PROVIDENCE ACROSS FIVE WESTERN STATES -COVENANT HEALTH IN WEST TEXAS AND NEW MEXICO -FACEY MEDICAL GROUP IN LOS ANGELES, CA -KADLEC IN SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON -PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTERS IN SEATTLE, WA -SWEDISH HEALTH SERVICES IN SEATTLE, WA IN 2024, PROVIDENCE MINISTRIES AND AFFILIATES PROVIDED $1.9 BILLION IN COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS. THIS INCLUDES FREE AND DISCOUNTED CARE, UNCOMPENSATED AND SUBSIDIZED CARE, AND OTHER COMMUNITY HEALTH ACTIVITIES. ONE OF THESE VITAL PROGRAMS, MEDICAID, IS A LIFELINE FOR MILLIONS OF INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING SENIORS, CHILDREN, PREGNANT PATIENTS, THOSE WITH DISABILITIES AND VETERANS. WE ARE GRATEFUL TO EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITIES WHO HAS JOINED US IN ADVOCATING FOR CONTINUED FUNDING AND EXPANSION OF THIS PROGRAM. TOGETHER, WE ARE HELPING TO ENSURE MORE PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS TO NEEDED CARE. FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO: HTTPS://WWW.PROVIDENCE.ORG/ABOUT/ANNUAL-REPORT THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS, WE FOCUS ON MEETING THE DIVERSE NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE WE SERVE BY WORKING TO ENSURE BASIC HEALTH NEEDS ARE MET, REMOVING BARRIERS TO CARE, BUILDING COMMUNITY RESILIENCE AND INNOVATING FOR THE FUTURE. PROVIDENCE CONTINUES TO WORK TOWARDS CARBON NEGATIVE AND IN 2024 DECREASED EMISSIONS BY 19 PERCENT COMPARED TO OUR 2019 BASELINE. OUR EFFORTS EARNED US A SYSTEM RECORD 55 ENVIRONMENTAL EXCELLENCE AWARDS FROM PRACTICE GREENHEALTH AND MADE US THE FIRST LARGE SYSTEM TO RECEIVE THE JOINT COMMISSION'S SUSTAINABLE HEALTHCARE CERTIFICATION IN 2024 FOR EACH OF OUR HOSPITALS. PROVIDENCE MEDICAL INSTITUTE (PMI) IS A NONPROFIT PHYSICIAN SERVICES ORGANIZATION PROVIDING PRIMARY CARE AND A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF SPECIALTY AND HOSPITAL-BASED SERVICES FOR OVER 180,000 PATIENTS. FOUNDED IN 1995 TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY, COST-EFFECTIVE AND COMPASSIONATE HEALTHCARE, THE PHYSICIANS OF PMI ARE PART OF A 160+ YEAR TRADITION OF THE SISTERS OF PROVIDENCE, WHOSE LEGACY SPANS THE WESTERN STATES. PHYSICIANS WORK CLOSELY WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S SIX PROVIDENCE MEDICAL CENTERS FROM THE SOUTH BAY TO SANTA MONICA TO THE SAN FERNANDO AND SANTA CLARITA VALLEYS. PROVIDENCE IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING A FULL CONTINUUM OF CARE FROM BIRTH THROUGH THE GOLDEN YEARS. CURRENTLY THE MEDICAL GROUPS AFFILIATED WITH PROVIDENCE MEDICAL INSTITUTE COMPRISE MORE THAN 200 PRIMARY CARE AND SPECIALIST PROVIDERS LOCATED ACROSS 32 MEDICAL OFFICES. THE PHYSICIANS AND STAFF ARE COMMITTED TO EXTENDING PRIMARY AND URGENT CARE SERVICES TO THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES. EVEN FOR THOSE WITH INSURANCE THE COST FOR PRIMARY CARE MAY BE OUT OF REACH. PMI AND THE PROVIDENCE LITTLE COMPANY OF MARY MEDICAL CENTER IN TORRANCE HAVE PARTNERED IN THE SOUTH BAY TO OFFER A STATE-OF-THE-ART PRIMARY CARE CLINIC SPECIFICALLY OPEN TO THE UNINSURED OR UNDERINSURED ADULT ON A CASH-PAY BASIS. IN ADDITION TO EXCEPTIONAL CARE, PATIENTS HAVE ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE COUNSELING FOR COMPLEX HEALTH CONDITIONS SUCH AS DIABETES. PROVIDENCE IS COMMITTED TO QUALITY COMPASSIONATE CARE FOR ALL, HONORING THE CORE VALUES OF THE FOUNDING SISTER OF PROVIDENCE AND LIVING THEIR 160+ YEAR-OLD MISSION: TO SERVE THE POOR AND VULNERABLE. OUR HISTORY FOUNDED IN 1996, PROVIDENCE LITTLE COMPANY OF MARY MEDICAL INSTITUTE BEGAN WHEN 27 PHYSICIANS PRACTICING INDEPENDENTLY IN THE COMMUNITY ENTERED INTO A PARTNERSHIP WITH PROVIDENCE LITTLE COMPANY OF MARY TO CREATE A NOT-FOR-PROFIT MEDICAL FOUNDATION. AS PART OF THE PARTNERSHIP, EACH PHYSICIAN IN THE MEDICAL INSTITUTE COMMITTED TO MEETING THE HEALTH NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY WHILE EMBRACING THE MISSION OF THE SISTERS OF LITTLE COMPANY OF MARY. IN 1999, THE SISTERS OF LITTLE COMPANY OF MARY JOINED WITH THE SISTERS OF PROVIDENCE. TOGETHER, UNDER A CO-SPONSORSHIP, THEY HAVE ADOPTED THE PROVIDENCE MISSION AND CORE VALUES. OUR COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE PROVIDENCE MEDICAL INSTITUTE (PMI) IS EXPANDING CARE TO OUR SOUTH BAY AND VALLEY COMMUNITIES BY ADDING SERVICES, LOCATIONS AND EXTENDING HOURS TO MAKE ACCESS TO PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY CARE MORE AVAILABLE. IN ORDER TO ACCOMPLISH THIS, PMI IS ENGAGED IN THREE MAJOR INITIATIVES. FIRST, PMI IS GROWING TO MEET COMMUNITY NEEDS. THIS MEANS EXPANDING THE NUMBER AND TYPES OF PHYSICIANS, AND ADDING MORE LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE SOUTH BAY AND SAN FERNANDO VALLEY AREAS, AS WELL AS SERVICES AVAILABLE WITHIN PMI CLINIC SITES. SECONDLY, PMI IS DOUBLING ITS EFFORTS TO PROVIDE CLINICAL EXCELLENCE IN THE CARE DELIVERED. PMI IS ACHIEVING THIS GOAL BY ADDING HIGHLY-SKILLED PHYSICIANS AND PROVIDERS, REQUIRING ONGOING MEDICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO ENSURE PHYSICIANS ARE UP TO DATE, ADVANCING THE USE OF CARE TEAMS TO MAKE ADDITIONAL SERVICES AVAILABLE, SUCH AS OUR SENIOR WELLNESS PROGRAM AT AXMINSTER MEDICAL GROUP, AND USING EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE (RESEARCH) TO DRIVE MEDICAL DECISIONS. FINALLY, PMI IS SIGNIFICANTLY EXPANDING ITS USE OF TECHNOLOGY. WHILE CURRENT ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS ALLOW FOR INSTANT ACCESS TO PATIENT RECORDS AND MANY OTHER ADVANTAGES, NEW FUNCTIONS CREATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MANAGE A PATIENT'S HEALTH MORE PROACTIVELY, SHARE INFORMATION ACROSS PROVIDERS AND WITH THE PATIENT, ALLOW FOR PATIENTS TO INTERACT WITH PHYSICIANS REMOTELY, AND OTHER MAJOR ADVANCES.
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 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 2024.
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 October 1988.
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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