Pediatric Medical Services of Florida Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
To engage in activities relating to the purposes described in Part I; and to invest in, receive, hold, use and dispose of all property, real or personal, as may be necessary or desirable to carry into effect the aforementioned purposes. Specifically, PMSI is organized and shall at all times be operated exclusively to support and further the mission of its sole member, (The Nemours Foundation, EIN 59-0634433, ("Nemours"), an IRC section 501(c)(3) charitable IRC section 170(b)(1)(A)(iii) health care organization), through the provision of health care to the community.
- Income
- $31.0 million
- Spending
- $40.7 million
- Spent on programs
- 96%
- Reserves
- -0.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 96%
- Employees
- 260
- Volunteers
- 7
- Highest pay
- $1.7 million, pmsi director (to oct '24)
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: 27 out of 100. Higher than 4% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
2 of 20It owes 93% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 31% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 5% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1596% 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
Good: 80 out of 100. Higher than 14% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
5 of 250 of 5 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
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
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)
- $39.0 million spent. PMSI was organized as a charitable organization to operate, support, and further the mission of its sole member, Nemours. PMSI's mission, similar to that of Nemours, is to provide services to restore and improve the health of children, with one high standard of quality, regardless of the recipient's financial status. PMSI has received recognition as an IRC section 501(c)(3) charitable organization as an IRC section 509(a)(2) public charity. Nemours, PMSI's sole member, has constructed a pediatric hospital in Orlando, the Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida ("NCH-FL"), which is operated as a division of Nemours. Nemours established PMSI in concert with NCH-FL to provide a flexible and responsive organization that facilitates the clinical practices Nemours wishes to foster, in order to promote the welfare of the community through the advancement of pediatric health care. In support of Nemours and NCH-FL, PMSI may engage in activities including, but not limited to patient care, strategic planning, budgeting, reporting, coding, charge entry, billing, collection, practice development, human resources, information technology, and clinical practice redesign activities.
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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since September 2012.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 21, 2026.
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