Upmc Center for High Value Health Care
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
SEE SCHEDULE O
- Income
- $6.7 million
- Spending
- $7.2 million
- Spent on programs
- 100%
- Reserves
- -3.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 70%
- Employees
- 34
- Highest pay
- $6.0 million, board member
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: 34 out of 100. Higher than 8% of charities in its peer group (health care, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
0 of 20It owes 182% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 8% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 17% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 15100% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 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
Good: 75 out of 100. Higher than 23% of charities in its peer group (health care, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
5 of 253 of 8 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 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)
- $7.2 million spent. See Schedule O
- UPMC CENTER FOR HIGH-VALUE HEALTH CARE EIN: 45-2178782 FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2025 FORM 990, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS UPMC CENTER FOR HIGH-VALUE HEALTH CARE (THE CENTER) WAS FORMED ON MAY 4, 2011, AS A PENNSYLVANIA NON-STOCK, NONPROFIT MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION. THE CENTER'S SOLE MEMBER IS UPMC, AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS RECOGNIZED AS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(A) AS AN ORGANIZATION DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(C)(3) AND AS A SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION DESCRIBED IN SECTION 509(A)(3). UPMC IS THE PARENT ORGANIZATION OF A LARGE ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER SYSTEM BASED IN PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA WITH HEALTH CARE FACILITIES AND OPERATIONS LOCATED IN THE UNITED STATES AND AROUND THE WORLD. AS STATED IN ITS ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, THE CENTER IS ORGANIZED EXCLUSIVELY FOR RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE, SCIENTIFIC, AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 501(C)(3). THE CENTER'S MISSION IS TO ADVANCE US HEALTH CARE POLICY AND PRACTICE THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT AND DISSEMINATION OF INNOVATIVE SERVICE DELIVERY AND PAYMENT MODELS THAT SUPPORT VALUE-DRIVEN HEALTH CARE. THE CENTER AIMS TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES BY FACILITATING MORE COORDINATED CARE, LOWER COSTS BY ALIGNING INCENTIVES ACROSS THE PAYER-PROVIDER SYSTEM AND ENHANCE PATIENT EXPERIENCE BY ENGAGING PATIENTS IN THEIR CARE. THE VISION IS TO ESTABLISH THE UPMC INTEGRATED HEALTH ENTERPRISE AS A VALUED PARTNER IN NATIONAL, STATE, AND LOCAL EFFORTS TO IMPROVE HEALTH CARE QUALITY AND EFFICIENCY AS WELL AS THE OVERALL HEALTH OF THE POPULATION. THE CENTER SUPPORTS RAPID CYCLE LEARNING, CONDUCTS RESEARCH, PUBLISHES FINDINGS, AND PRESENTS AT NATIONAL CONFERENCES ON TOPICS RELATED TO IMPROVING THE EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY OF HEALTH CARE SERVICE DELIVERY, INNOVATION IN PAYMENT MODELS, AND ESTABLISHING EFFECTIVE PUBLIC POLICY. IN DOING SO, THE CENTER SEEKS TO NOT ONLY ADVANCE U.S. HEALTH CARE POLICY, BUT TO ADVANCE THE CHARITABLE MISSIONS OF THE CENTER'S TAX-EXEMPT AFFILIATES AND OTHER UNRELATED TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS, AND TO INFORM AND EDUCATE THE HEALTH CARE PROVIDER AND PAYMENT COMMUNITY AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT HEALTH CARE PAYMENT AND DELIVERY TOPICS. TO THAT END, THE CENTER'S WORK IS DIRECTED AT COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS TO REDUCE COSTS, ACHIEVE BETTER HEALTH OUTCOMES, AND IMPROVE PATIENT SATISFACTION. AREAS OF FOCUS INCLUDE INTEGRATED PHYSICAL-BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE, MATERNAL HEALTH, VALUE-BASED PHARMACY, TECHNOLOGY-SUPPORTED INNOVATIONS, AND FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE HEALTH OUTCOMES. THE CENTER'S RAPID CYCLE LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND RESEARCH STUDIES INCLUDE NOVEL CONCEPTS AS WELL AS IMPROVEMENTS TO EXISTING IDEAS. WORK IS CONDUCTED AND LED BY PRINCIPALS AND CO-INVESTIGATORS WHO ARE EXPERTS IN THEIR FIELDS. THESE PERSONNEL INCLUDE PHDS, HEALTH ECONOMISTS, FACULTY, AND ADJUNCT FACULTY (INCLUDING SCIENTISTS AND ACADEMIC RESEARCHERS) FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOLS OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES, HEALTH CARE PRACTICE AND POLICY EXPERTS FROM UPMC AND THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH, PHYSICAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PRACTITIONERS, AND KEY STAKEHOLDERS SUCH AS PATIENTS, COMMUNITY GROUPS, AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. FURTHERMORE, AS COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS DEVELOP, THE CENTER WORKS WITH OTHER RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS AND NATIONALLY KNOWN LEADERS AND RESEARCHERS IN HEALTH CARE SERVICE DELIVERY, PAYMENT REFORM, AND POLICY DEVELOPMENT. THE CENTER MAKES INFORMATION RELATED TO ITS RESEARCH STUDIES AND PROJECTS AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC BY PUBLISHING SUCH INFORMATION IN PEER REVIEWED JOURNALS, BY PRESENTING AT STAKEHOLDER CONFERENCES, BY CREATING AND PARTICIPATING IN COLLABORATIVE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, AND BY PRODUCING PERSPECTIVES AND TOOLKITS THAT SHARE STRATEGIES AND LESSONS LEARNED IN LAY TERMS FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL INTERESTED PARTIES VIA VARIOUS SOCIAL MEDIA OUTLETS. IN ADDITION, THE CENTER'S WEBSITE CONTAINS LINKS TO REPORTS, DATA, AND OTHER INFORMATION RELATED TO THE CENTER'S RESEARCH STUDIES AND PROJECTS. THE GENERAL PUBLIC HAS FREE ACCESS TO THE CENTER'S WEBSITE AND IS ABLE TO VIEW, PRINT, AND DISTRIBUTE THE INFORMATION CONTAINED THEREIN. FINALLY, THE CENTER COORDINATES AND PRESENTS PUBLIC FORUMS, PANELS, LECTURES, AND SIMILAR PROGRAMS RELATED TO ITS RESEARCH TOPICS AND OTHER IMPORTANT HEALTH CARE SERVICE DELIVERY AND PAYMENT REFORM ISSUES. SUCH PROGRAMS ARE ORGANIZED WITH STAKEHOLDER PARTNERS AT VENUES ACCESSIBLE TO CONSTITUENTS AND ARE OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
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? Worth knowing.
Status was revoked on November 15, 2013 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on November 15, 2013.
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 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 August 2014.
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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