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Christian Medical & Dental Society

EIN 36-2284267 · Bristol, TN

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood85 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

CMDA EDUCATES, ENCOURAGES, AND EQUIPS CHRISTIAN HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS TO GLORIFY GOD. CHRISTIAN HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS GLORIFY GOD BY FOLLOWING CHRIST, SERVING WITH EXCELLENCE AND COMPASSION, CARING FOR ALL PEOPLE, AND ADVANCING BIBLICAL PRINCIPLES OF HEALTHCARE WITHIN THE CHURCH AND THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.

Income
$15.3 million
Spending
$13.6 million
Spent on programs
71%
Reserves
3 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 56%
Employees
110
Volunteers
3,586
Highest pay
$187,422, 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

Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 71% of charities in its peer group (international, $10m to $100m).

  • Reserves

    20 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 3.0 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 11% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 11% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 22% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    70% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 9 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 (international, $10m to $100m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    19 of 19 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

    7 of 7

    Has a 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

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited 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 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 (6)
  1. $1.9 million spent. CMDA'S GLOBAL HEALTH OUTREACH MINISTRY (GHO) COORDINATED 35 SHORT-TERM MEDICAL, DENTAL AND SURGICAL MISSION TRIPS TO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES THIS YEAR, WITH APPROXIMATELY 787 QUALIFIED VOLUNTEERS SEEING 33,949 PATIENTS. GHO WAS BLESSED TO WITNESS APPROXIMATELY 3,658 PEOPLE PROFESS A NEW FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST. GHO COMBINES EVANGELISTIC OUTREACH WITH DESPERATELY NEEDED HEALTHCARE TO DEMONSTRATE THE LOVE AND COMPASSION OF CHRIST IN A MATERIAL WAY. GHO HELD 9 PASTOR TRAINING CONFERENCES WITH 184 PASTORS TRAINED. GHO ALSO HELD CONFERENCES, CHILDREN'S MINISTRY EVENTS, MARRIAGE ENRICHMENT CONFERENCES, AND 26 PUBLIC HEALTH TRAININGS FOR MANY NATIONAL TEAM MEMBERS AND DISTRIBUTED 197 WATER FILTERS INTO COMMUNITIES WHERE WE WERE SERVING, ALLOWING THEM TO HAVE ACCESS TO CLEAN WATER LONG AFTER OUR TEAMS LEAVE. GHO IS WORKING TO CONTINUE TO IMPLEMENT COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT MEASURES SUCH AS THESE TO ALLOW COMMUNITIES TO HAVE AN ACTIVE ROLE IN THEIR GOOD HEALTH. OUR NATIONAL PARTNERS ARE CONTINUING TO DISCIPLE OUR PATIENTS AFTER OUR TEAMS RETURN HOME.
  2. $5.5 million spent. REGIONAL CAMPUS & COMMUNITY MINISTRIES: CMDA STAFF AND MEMBERS SUPPORT AND SERVE IN A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES ON CAMPUS (FOR HEALTHCARE STUDENTS AND RESIDENTS) AND IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES (FOR GRADUATE PHYSICIAN, DENTISTS AND OTHER HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS). THESE INCLUDE BIBLE STUDIES, PRAYER BREAKFASTS, FELLOWSHIP GROUPS, CONFERENCES, SERVICE PROJECTS, MISSIONS' TRIPS ABROAD AND STATESIDE AND VIRTUAL GATHERINGS FOR VARIOUS SPECIALTY GROUPS. CMDA HAS OVER 60 COMMUNITY MINISTRIES AND OVER 390 CAMPUS MINISTRIES ON HEALTHCARE CAMPUSES IN OVER 239 CITIES, WITH THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS AND RESIDENTS PARTICIPATING, INCLUDING MEDICAL, DENTAL, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT, REHAB PROFESSIONAL, NURSES AND NURSE PRACTITIONER, AND OTHER HEALTHCARE STUDENTS. REGIONAL DIRECTORS, AREA DIRECTORS, MINISTRY PARTNERS, CAMPUS ADVISORS AND STUDENT LEADERS OVERSEE THESE ACTIVITIES. EACH YEAR, NUMEROUS VOLUNTEERS PARTICIPATE IN MANY CMDA OUTREACH PROGRAMS.
  3. $1.1 million spent. CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS: CMDA SEEKS TO ENCOURAGE, TRAIN AND EQUIP HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS AND STUDENTS IN THEIR PROFESSIONAL LIVES BY PROVIDING CONFERENCES ON EVANGELISM, MARRIAGE, BIOETHICAL ISSUES, WOMEN IN HEALTHCARE, FAMILY AND MORE. NATIONAL CONVENTIONS AND REGIONAL SEMINARS ALLOW MEMBERS TO NETWORK WITH COLLEAGUES, HEAR RENOWNED CHRISTIAN SPEAKERS AND DISCUSS PROFESSIONAL AND SPIRITUAL ISSUES. CMDA IS APPROVED TO OFFER CATEGORY 1 CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION (CME) FOR PHYSICIANS, AS WELL AS CONTINUING DENTAL EDUCATION (CDE) FOR DENTISTS. CMDA OFFERS CONTINUING MEDICAL AND DENTAL EDUCATIONAL CREDITS IN THE USA AND ON SOME GHO AND MEI MISSION TRIPS, AS WELL AS IN AN ANNUAL OVERSEAS CONFERENCE FOR MISSIONARIES AND NATIONAL DOCTORS TO PROVIDE THEIR REQUIRED YEARLY CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN DIFFICULT FOR THE MISSIONARIES TO OTHERWISE OBTAIN.
  4. $276,441 spent. OTHER NATIONAL MINISTRIES SUCH AS OUR PLACEMENT SERVICES, ENDOWMENTS, AS WELL AS MANY OTHER VARIOUS SMALL MINISTRIES.
  5. $219,525 spent. PUBLICATION AND RESOURCE SALES: LIFE & HEALTH RESOURCES PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, BOOKS, CDS, DVDS, AND LOGO ITEMS. CMDA MEMBERS RECEIVE THE QUARTERLY CMDA MAGAZINE, CMDA TODAY, PROVIDING PRACTICAL WAYS FOR MEMBERS TO INTEGRATE CHRISTIAN FAITH AND VALUES WITH THEIR PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE. CMDA PROVIDES UPDATES ON LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS AND NEWS DEVELOPMENTS IN BIOETHICAL ISSUES, MISSIONS REPORTS, AND PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL RESOURCES WHICH ARE ALSO REPLICATED ON THE CMDA WEBSITE. CMDA MATTERS IS A WEEKLY PODCAST OFFERING NEWS, UPDATES AND PERSPECTIVES ON ISSUES SUCH AS MALPRACTICE, WITNESSING IN THE WORKPLACE, BIOETHICS, AND MORE.
  6. $591,876 spent. PUBLIC POLICY -CMDA SERVES AS THE COLLECTIVE VOICE OF THOUSANDS OF CHRISTIAN DOCTORS ON BIOETHICAL AND OTHER HEALTH CARE ISSUES. CMDA PROMOTES A CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVE ON ETHICAL ISSUES AND PROVIDES MEDICALLY RELIABLE AND BIBLICALLY SOUND GUIDANCE ON HEALTHCARE ISSUES. MANY TURN TO CMDA FOR HELP WITH CRITICAL BIOETHICAL ISSUES, SUCH AS ABORTION, CONSCIENCE RIGHTS IN HEALTHCARE, EUTHANASIA AND PHYSICIAN-ASSISTED SUICIDE, HUMAN TRAFFICKING, EMBRYO RESEARCH, AND MANY OTHERS. CMDA EXPERTS HAVE TESTIFIED IN CONGRESS AND HAVE CONDUCTED HUNDREDS OF MEDIA INTERVIEWS FOR NATIONAL OUTLETS. THE WASHINGTON OFFICE SERVES AS A LIAISON WITH THE WHITE HOUSE, CONGRESS, AND FEDERAL AGENCIES. THE WASHINGTON OFFICE PROVIDES EXPERTS FOR CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY, LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL, COORDINATES LEGAL BRIEFS IN COURT CASES, AND WHITE HOUSE CONSULTATION; PRODUCES COMMENTARIES AND ARTICLES FOR NATIONAL MEDIA; NETWORKS WITH AND ASSISTS OTHER PRO-LIFE POLICY ORGANIZATIONS; AND PROVIDES MEMBERS WITH UPDATES AND ANALYSIS ON PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES. AN EXTENSIVE WEBSITE OFFERS VALUABLE INFORMATION ON CRITICAL ISSUES RELATED TO MEDICAL ETHICS AND HEALTHCARE. THE WASHINGTON OFFICE OF THE CHRISTIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION LINKS OUR MEMBERS WITH CONGRESS, THE ADMINISTRATION, AND POLICY ORGANIZATIONS; PRESENTS LIFE-HONORING PERSPECTIVES THROUGH THE NATIONAL MEDIA; AND PUBLISHES RESOURCES ON VITAL ISSUES.

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

  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 June 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 September 1973.

    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.

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