Presence Healthcare Services
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
ROOTED IN THE LOVING MINISTRY OF JESUS AS HEALER, WE COMMIT OURSELVES TO SERVING ALL PERSONS WITH SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THOSE WHO ARE POOR AND VULNERABLE. OUR CATHOLIC HEALTH MINISTRY IS DEDICATED TO SPIRITUALLY-CENTERED, HOLISTIC CARE WHICH SUSTAINS AND IMPROVES THE HEALTH OF INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES. WE ARE ADVOCATES FOR A COMPASSIONATE AND JUST SOCIETY THROUGH OUR ACTIONS AND OUR WORDS.
- Income
- $61.7 million
- Spending
- $131.0 million
- Spent on programs
- 79%
- Reserves
- 0.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 100%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 0
- Highest pay
- $1.8 million, former officer (end 6/2024)
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
Weak: 35 out of 100. Higher than 12% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.8 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 21% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 112% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 58% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1579% of spending went to programs.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Fair: 60 out of 100. Higher than 2% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
0 of 250 of 2 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
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 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 (2)
- $101.5 million spent. THE FILING ORGANIZATION IS A PART OF THE ASCENSION CATHOLIC HEALTH MINISTRY. ASCENSION IS A FAITH-BASED HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATION THAT DELIVERS PERSONALIZED, COMPASSIONATE CARE TO ALL, ESPECIALLY TO THOSE WHO NEED IT THE MOST. PRESENCE HEALTHCARE SERVICES (PHS) PROVIDES THE COMMUNITY WITH APPROXIMATELY 255 HIGHLY QUALIFIED PHYSICIANS AND ADVANCED PRACTICE PROFESSIONALS IN LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE CHICAGOLAND AREA. PHS PROVIDES ACCESS TO CLINICIANS FROM VARIOUS DISCIPLINES AT ONE-STOP CLINICS OFFERING COMPREHENSIVE CARE AND TESTING. PHS CLINICIANS HAVE PRACTICED FOR MANY YEARS IN THE COMMUNITIES THAT THEY SERVE WHILE FOCUSING ON LONG-TERM HEALTH, NOT JUST SHORT-TERM TREATMENT, AND TAKE THE TIME TO BUILD STRONG RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE COMMUNITY. PHS MAINTAINS FLEXIBLE OFFICE HOURS AND EASY APPOINTMENT SCHEDULING ENABLING THE COMMUNITY TO RECEIVE THE HEALTH CARE THEY NEED WHEN THEY NEED IT. ON MARCH 1, 2025, PHS SOLD A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF ITS OPERATIONS TO ANOTHER HEALTH SYSTEM REDUCING ITS TOTAL PHYSICIAN AND ADVANCED PRACTICE PROVIDERS TO APPROXIMATELY 60.
- $2.5 million spent. PRESENCE HEALTHCARE SERVICES (PHS) OWNS AND MANAGES A NUMBER OF MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDINGS. PHS IN TURN LEASES THE SPACE TO OTHER RELATED TAX-EXEMPT HEALTHCARE ENTITIES IN SUPPORT OF THEIR TAX-EXEMPT PROGRAM SERVICES.
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
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? Worth knowing.
Not individually listed by the IRS as eligible, which is usual for local chapters covered by a parent organization's exemption. The master file records contributions to it as deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 1946.
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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