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A T Still University of Health Sciences

EIN 43-0356250 · Kirksville, MO

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood89 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

A.T. Still University of Health Sciences serves as a learning-centered university dedicated to preparing highly competent professionals through innovative academic programs. The University is committed to continuing its osteopathic heritage and focus on whole-person healthcare, scholarship, community health, interprofessional education, diversity, and underserved populations.

Income
$238.5 million
Spending
$192.0 million
Spent on programs
86%
Reserves
16.2 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 83%
Employees
2,039
Volunteers
3,361
Highest pay
$1.4 million, chancellor

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: 89 out of 100. Higher than 80% of charities in its peer group (education, over $100m).

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 16.2 months of spending.

  • Debt

    16 of 20

    It owes 21% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 19% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 8% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    8 of 15

    86% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 39 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 41% of charities in its peer group (education, over $100m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    14 of 15 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 (3)
  1. $149.9 million spent. ABOUT A.T. STILL UNIVERSITY ESTABLISHED IN 1892 BY ANDREW TAYLOR STILL, DO, THE FOUNDER OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE, A.T. STILL UNIVERSITY (ATSU) BEGAN AS THE NATION'S FIRST COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE AND HAS GROWN INTO A COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY WITH SEVEN SCHOOLS OFFERING MORE THAN 40 HEALTH PROFESSIONS PROGRAMS ON CAMPUSES IN KIRKSVILLE, MISSOURI; MESA, ARIZONA; SANTA MARIA, CALIFORNIA; AND ONLINE. THE UNIVERSITY'S MISSOURI CAMPUS COLLEGES/SCHOOLS INCLUDE KIRKSVILLE COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE (ATSU-KCOM), COLLEGE OF GRADUATE HEALTH STUDIES (ATSU-CGHS), AND MISSOURI SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY AL HEALTH (ATSU-MOSDOH). THE UNIVERSITY'S ARIZONA CAMPUS SCHOOLS INCLUDE ARIZONA SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES (ATSU-ASHS), ARIZONA SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY AL HEALTH (ATSU-ASDOH), AND SCHOOL OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE IN ARIZONA (ATSU-SOMA). THE UNIVERSITY'S CALIFORNIA CAMPUS INCLUDES THE COLLEGE FOR HEALTHY COMMUNITIES (ATSU-CHC). STUDENT LEARNING IS AT THE HEART OF ATSU, AND STUDENTS AND FACULTY ARE PART OF A DISTINGUISHED HERITAGE EMPHASIZING WHOLE PERSON HEALTHCARE. THIS APPROACH BEGINS WITH A BELIEF IN THE INTERACTIONS OF THE BODY, MIND, AND SPIRIT AND CONTINUES WITH AN UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THESE DIMENSIONS MAY BE TREATED AS ONE. EACH PROGRAM INTEGRATES WHOLE PERSON HEALTHCARE INTO ITS CURRICULUM AND EMPHASIZES DEVELOPMENT OF COMPETENCIES IN INTERPROFESSIONAL COLLABORATION, CULTURAL PROFICIENCY, CRITICAL THINKING, SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, AND INTERPERSONAL SKILLS. INSPIRED TO INFLUENCE WHOLE PERSON HEALTHCARE, ATSU GRADUATES IMPROVE INDIVIDUAL AND COMMUNITY HEALTH WHILE LEADING WITH A SELFLESS PASSION. BEGINNING WITH THE MISSION STATEMENT, THE UNIVERSITY PRACTICES TWO-WAY INVOLVEMENT WITHIN ITS COMMUNITIES AT ALL LEVELS OF ATSU, THUS PROVIDING NOT ONLY SERVICE, BUT ALSO TRUE ENGAGEMENT. THIS IS EVIDENCED BY LISTENING AND RESPONDING TO COMMUNITY AND PROFESSIONAL NEEDS THROUGH DEVELOPMENT OF PROGRAMS, INVOLVEMENT IN OFF-SITE CLINICS, EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAMS, ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP AND COLLABORATION WITH VARIOUS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, AND COMMUNICATING WITH UNIVERSITY CONSTITUENTS TO ADVANCE ATSU'S MISSION WHILE RESPONDING TO THE GREATER COMMUNITY NEEDS. ATSU PROGRAMS (FALL 2024) ATSU-ASDOH RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS DOCTOR OF DENTAL MEDICINE (DMD) MASTER OF SCIENCE - ORTHODONTICS (RESIDENCY) CERTIFICATE (RESIDENCY) ATSU-ASHS RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS DOCTOR OF AUDIOLOGY (AUD) DOCTOR OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY - ENTRY LEVEL (OTD) DOCTOR OF PHYSICAL THERAPY (DPT) MASTER OF SCIENCE - OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY (MS) MASTER OF SCIENCE - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT STUDIES (MS) MASTER OF SCIENCE - SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY (MS) ONLINE PROGRAMS DOCTOR OF ATHLETIC TRAINING (DAT) DOCTOR OF AUDIOLOGY (AUD POST-PROFESSIONAL) DOCTOR OF MEDICAL SCIENCE (DMSC) (PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT STUDIES) DOCTOR OF PHYSICAL THERAPY (DPT POST-PROFESSIONAL) MASTER OF SCIENCE - ATHLETIC TRAINING (MS POST-PROFESSIONAL) MASTER OF SCIENCE - BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES (MS) CERTIFICATE - CLINICAL DECISION MAKING IN ATHLETIC TRAINING (POST-GRADUATE) CERTIFICATE - LEADERSHIP AND EDUCATION IN ATHLETIC TRAINING (POST-GRADUATE) CERTIFICATE - ORTHOPAEDICS IN ATHLETIC TRAINING (POST- GRADUATE) CERTIFICATE - REHABILITATION IN ATHLETIC TRAINING (POST- GRADUATE) CERTIFICATE - SPORT NEUROLOGY AND CONCUSSION IN ATHLETIC TRAINING (POSTGRADUATE) CERTIFICATE - EDUCATION (PA POST-PROFESSIONAL) CERTIFICATE - LEADERSHIP (PA POST-PROFESSIONAL) NEUROLOGIC (PT RESIDENCY CERTIFICATE NON-DEGREE) ORTHOPEDIC (PT RESIDENCY CERTIFICATE NON-DEGREE) ATSU-CHC RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM MASTER OF SCIENCE - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT STUDIES (MS) ATSU-CGHS ONLINE PROGRAMS DOCTOR OF EDUCATION IN HEALTH PROFESSIONS (EDD) DOCTOR OF HEALTH ADMINISTRATION (DHA) DOCTOR OF HEALTH SCIENCES (DHSC) DOCTOR OF NURSING PRACTICE (DNP) MASTER OF EDUCATION IN HEALTH PROFESSIONS (MED) MASTER OF HEALTH ADMINISTRATION (MHA) MASTER OF HEALTH SCIENCES (MHSC) MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH (MPH) MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH - DENTAL EMPHASIS (MPH) MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH - DENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH RESIDENCY MASTER OF SCIENCE - KINESIOLOGY (MS) CERTIFICATE - ADAPTIVE SPORTS (KINESIOLOGY) CERTIFICATE - CORRECTIVE EXERCISE THOPEDIC REHABILITATION (KINESIOLOGY) CERTIFICATE - HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION CERTIFICATE - EXERCISE AND SPORT PSYCHOLOGY KINESIOLOGY) CERTIFICATE - FUNDAMENTALS OF EDUCATION (DHSC) CERTIFICATE - GERIATRIC EXERCISE SCIENCES (KINESIOLOGY) CERTIFICATE - GLOBAL HEALTH (DHSC) CERTIFICATE - LEADERSHIP AND ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR (DHSC) CERTIFICATE - PUBLIC HEALTH, EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, & DISASTER RESPONSE (MPH) CERTIFICATE - PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE PREPAREDNESS (MPH) CERTIFICATE - SPORTS CONDITIONING (KINESIOLOGY) CERTIFICATE - HEALTH ADMINISTRATION FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER LEADERS (MHA/DHA) ATSU-KCOM RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS DOCTOR OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE (DO) MASTER OF SCIENCE - BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES (MS) ATSU-SOMA RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM DOCTOR OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE (DO) ATSU-MOSDOH RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM DOCTOR OF DENTAL MEDICINE (DMD) ATSU QUICK FACTS CAMPUS LOCATIONS KIRKSVILLE, MISSOURI MESA, ARIZONA SANTA MARIA, CALIFORNIA KIRKSVILLE POPULATION ESTIMATE: 17,530 (2024) MESA POPULATION ESTIMATE: 517,142 (2024) SANTA MARIA POPULATION ESTIMATE: 111,347 (2024) ENROLLMENT (FALL 2024) TOTAL - 3,696 ARIZONA SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY AL HEALTH (ATSU-ASDOH) - 328 ARIZONA SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES (ATSU-ASHS) - 998 COLLEGE OF GRADUATE HEALTH STUDIES (ATSU-CGHS) -755 COLLEGE FOR HEALTHY COMMUNITIES (ATSU-CHC) - 141 KIRKSVILLE COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE (ATSU-KCOM) - 680 MISSOURI SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY AL HEALTH (ATSU-MOSDOH) - 269 SCHOOL OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE IN ARIZONA (ATSU-SOMA) - 525 DEGREES GRANTED (2023-24) DOCTORAL - 758 MASTER - 366 CERTIFICATE - 191 LIVING ALUMNI (2023-24) TOTAL - 26,095 ATSU-ASDOH - 1,260 ATSU-ASHS - 11,695 ATSU-CGHS- 4,959 ATSU-CHC - 168 ATSU-KCOM - 7,740 ATSU-MOSDOH - 366 ATSU-SOMA - 1,499 ATSU-POST-GRADUATE SCHOOL OF OSTEOPATHIC CLINICAL RESEARCH - 8 *PLEASE NOTE SOME ATSU ALUMNI HAVE MORE THA
  2. $15.2 million spent. CLINICS - AS PART OF KCOM'S EDUCATION PROGRAM, THE UNIVERSITY OPERATES THE GUTENSOHN CLINIC IN KIRKSVILLE, MO. AS PART OF ASDOH'S EDUCATION PROGRAM, THE UNIVERSITY OPERATES DENTAL CLINICS IN MESA, AZ. AS PART OF ASHS EDUCATION PROGRAM, THE UNIVERSITY OPERATES A HEARING AND BALANCE CLINIC AND A CENTER FOR OCCUPATIONAL AND PHYSICAL THERAPY IN MESA, AZ. AS PART OF MOSDOH'S EDUCATION PROGRAM, THE UNIVERSITY PARTNERS WITH AFFINIA HEALTHCARE IN ST. LOUIS, MO., SHARING IN NET EXPENSES. AS PART OF SOMA'S EDUCATION PROGRAM THE UNIVERSITY OPERATES THE A.T. STILL UNIVERSITY OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE CENTER ARIZONA CLINIC IN MESA, AZ.
  3. $733,161 spent. AUXILIARY - AS A SERVICE TO EMPLOYEES AND STUDENTS, ATSU OPERATES A CAMPUS RECREATIONAL FACILITY AND 44 STUDENT APARTMENTS IN KIRKSVILLE, MO.

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 November 6, 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 1943.

    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 November 4, 2026.

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