Great Lakes Physician Practice Pc
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
GREAT LAKES PHYSICIAN PRACTICE, P.C. OPERATES MEDICAL PRACTICES THAT PROVIDE MEDICAL SERVICES PRIMARILY TO THE RESIDENTS OF CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY NEW YORK AND SURROUNDING AREAS. THE AREAS IT SERVES ARE LOCATED IN FEDERALLY-DESIGNATED MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREAS. SEE SCHEDULE O.
- Income
- $44.5 million
- Spending
- $62.0 million
- Spent on programs
- 100%
- Reserves
- -19.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 100%
- Employees
- 379
- Highest pay
- $1.4 million, director
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: 30 out of 100. Higher than 5% 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
0 of 20It owes 772% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 39% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 5% 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: 80 out of 100. Higher than 14% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
5 of 250 of 6 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 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)
- $62.0 million spent. SEE SCHEDULE O, PART III STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICES
- GREAT LAKES PHYSICIAN PRACTICE, P.C. EIN: 46-4186362 FORM 990 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025 Part III, Statement of Program Service Accomplishments Great Lakes Physician Practice, P.C. (GLPP) is a New York professional corporation formed on October 16, 2013 which has at all times since its formation been organized and operated for charitable purposes within the meaning of Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3). GLPP is a subsidiary of Regional Health Services, Inc. (RHS), 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 which is recognized as a public charity under Section 509(a)(2). RHS provides physician and outpatient healthcare and health education services to the Northwestern Pennsylvania tri-state region community. GLPP is organized and operated to promote access to high quality healthcare services to residents of the underserved area of Chautauqua County, New York and surrounding areas through the recruitment and employment of physicians to meet community needs. The majority of GLPP's patients are from Chautauqua County, New York, with additional patients from Cattaraugus County, NY, Bradford and Warren County in Pennsylvania, all rural areas with limited access to health care services. Chautauqua County contains four Health Professional Shortage Areas as designated by HHS, and the neighboring county of Bradford, Pennsylvania contains an additional six designated Health Professional Shortage Areas. Further, Chautauqua and Bradford Counties each include a federally designated Medically Underserved Area. With physician offices in both Jamestown and Dunkirk, New York, and its physicians traveling to see patients in several local hospitals throughout these counties, GLPP also provides necessary specialty medical services that are not widely available in communities that are designated as medically underserved and have a shortage of health professionals. During the fiscal year 2024, GLPP had 152,271 office visits and performed over 11,540 procedures (comparable statistics for FY25 were not available at time of filing). During Flu season 2023, drive through flu clinics were held for all GLPP patients who did not have the ability to come into the office for their flu immunization. GLPP physicians provide specialty medical services in the following practice areas: cardiology, family practice, gastroenterology, general surgery, internal medicine, nephrology, orthopedics, podiatry, pulmonary and sleep medicine, and women's health. Services are offered to residents throughout Chautauqua County in order to relieve conditions relating to, and to promote the interests of, the health of Chautauqua County's various communities. In order to ensure that all residents of these communities are served regardless of their ability to pay, GLPP provides discounted and free care for patients who demonstrated financial need. GLPP regularly hosts medical students for shadowing experiences with its physicians. In addition to furthering students' education, this program serves the important purpose of introducing future physicians to Chautauqua County, a rural area which traditionally lacks incentives to attract such professionals as demonstrated by its status as a federally designated Health Professional Shortage Area. In addition to providing education opportunities to medical students, GLPP also provides shadowing experiences for other students in the medical professions in fields such as nursing, medical assistant, health care administration, and phlebotomy. GLPP also fulfills its exempt charitable and educational mission through participation in community benefit and research programs. GLPP regularly provides education to community members at health fairs and job fairs. GLPP is also active in promoting healthy behaviors in the communities that it serves by sponsoring youth sports programs and offering free space to various types of support groups for community residents dealing with serious health issues. Further, GLPP has been involved in formal research studies to improve outcomes for patients with atrial fibrillation. The willingness of GLPP's physicians to participate in such studies brings the opportunity for new and innovative treatments to the patients of Chautauqua County.
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? 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 April 2016.
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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