Beth Israel Lahey Health Primary Care Inc
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
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- Income
- $19.7 million
- Spending
- $30.2 million
- Spent on programs
- 83%
- Reserves
- -2.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 100%
- Employees
- 247
- Volunteers
- 0
- Highest pay
- $1.7 million, treas (ex-off) (exec vp & cfo, bilh)
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 30 out of 100.
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
0 of 20It owes 113% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 53% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 4% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1583% of spending went to programs.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 70 out of 100.
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
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 September 30, 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)
- $25.0 million spent. AS NOTED THROUGHOUT THIS FORM 990, BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PRIMARY CARE (BILHPC), IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT PHYSICIAN GROUP AND MEMBER OF THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH NETWORK OF AFFILIATES. BILHPC IS A NETWORK OF COMMUNITY-BASED PHYSICIANS AFFILIATED WITH BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH AND PROVIDING CARE IN CONJUNCTION WITH, AND IN THE COMMUNITIES SERVED BY, LAHEY CLINIC HOSPITAL (LAHEY HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER) (LHMC) AND LAHEY CLINIC, INC. THESE PRACTICES ARE COMMITTED TO IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITIES SERVED BY LHMC AND BILHPC BY PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY, PERSONALIZED HEALTH CARE WITH COMPASSION, DIGNITY AND RESPECT FOR PATIENT RIGHTS IN A COST EFFECTIVE AND SAFE ENVIRONMENT AND IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING CARE TO PATIENTS IN THE COMMUNITIES WHERE THEY LIVE AND WORK, PROVIDING CARE TO IN THE COMMUNITY TO MEDICARE, MEDICAID AND ALL OTHER PATIENTS REGARDLESS OF THEIR RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, NATIONAL ORIGIN, ANCESTRY, AGE, OR DISABILITY. DURING THE PERIOD COVERED BY THIS FILING, BILHPC PROVIDED PRIMARY/FAMILY CARE TO ITS PATIENTS. IN ADDITION, WHEN ADVANCED CARE IS NEEDED, BILHPC PROVIDES LEADING EDGE TREATMENT AT ITS AFFILIATE, LHMC AND LEADING-EDGE TREATMENT FROM BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER (BIDMC) OR LAHEY HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER AS WELL AS AND OTHER BILH AFFILIATES. LAHEY HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER (LHMC) OR BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER (BIDMC), EACH A LEVEL I TRAUMA CENTER AND PROVIDE TERTIARY CARE AND CARE IN A WIDE RANGE OF SPECIALTIES. PRIMARY CARE BILHPC WITH 31 PHYSICIANS THAT SPECIALIZE IN THE DELIVERY OF PRIMARY CARE AND PROVIDING CARE IN THE BILLERICA, HAMILTON, LYNNFIELD, AND MANCHESTER, MA, COMMUNITIES SERVED BY BILHPC AND LHMC. PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS (PCPS) ARE COMMUNITY-BASED MEDICAL DOCTORS WHO GENERALLY PROVIDE THE FIRST CONTACT FOR A PATIENT WITH A NON-EMERGENT UNDIAGNOSED HEALTH CONCERN, AS WELL AS CONTINUING CARE FOR A VARIETY OF MEDICAL CONDITIONS. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR COVERED BY THIS FILING, BILHPC HAD 44,595 PRIMARY CARE / FAMILY CARE PATIENT VISITS. IN ADDITION TO THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS NOTED ABOVE FOR BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PRIMARY CARE, AND AS NOTED THROUGHOUT THIS FORM 990, BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PRIMARY CARE IS A MEMBER OF THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH (BILH) NETWORK OF AFFILIATES. THE BILH CORE VALUES AND PRINCIPALS ARE LISTED HERE AS WELL AS NETWORK-WIDE ACCOMPLISHMENTS DURING THE FISCAL PERIOD COVERED BY THIS FILING. THE BILH NETWORK IS DELIVERING ON THE PROMISE TO BILH PATIENTS AND COMMUNITIES TO EXPAND ACCESS AND PROVIDE EXTRAORDINARY CARE, WHILE ALSO ADVANCING MEDICINE THROUGH DISCOVERY AND EDUCATION. THE BILH PURPOSE STATEMENT ARTICULATES THE IMPACT THAT EACH BILH AFFILIATE STRIVES TO MAKE IN THE COMMUNITIES SERVED. THESE SHARED VALUES GUIDE EACH ENTITY'S DAILY EFFORTS AND KEEP EACH AFFILIATE ALIGNED IN THE PURSUIT OF THE BILH PURPOSE, SHOWING HOW "WE CARE" FOR PATIENTS, EACH OTHER AND THE COMMUNITIES SERVED. PURPOSE STATEMENT: BILH CREATES HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES ONE PERSON AT A TIME THROUGH SEAMLESS CARE AND GROUND-BREAKING SCIENCE, DRIVEN BY EXCELLENCE, INNOVATION AND EQUITY. BILH WE CARE VALUES: WELLBEING. WE PROVIDE A HEALTH-FOCUSED WORKPLACE AND SUPPORT A HEALTHY WORK-LIFE BALANCE. EMPATHY. WE DO OUR BEST TO UNDERSTAND OTHERS' FEELINGS, NEEDS AND PERSPECTIVES. COLLABORATION. WE WORK TOGETHER TO ACHIEVE EXTRAORDINARY RESULTS. ACCOUNTABILITY. WE HOLD OURSELVES AND EACH OTHER TO BEHAVIORS NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE OUR COLLECTIVE GOALS. RESPECT. WE VALUE DIVERSITY AND TREAT ALL MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY WITH DIGNITY AND INCLUSIVENESS. EQUITY. EVERYONE HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTAIN THEIR FULL POTENTIAL IN OUR WORKPLACE AND THROUGH THE CARE WE PROVIDE. BILH IS ACCOMPLISHING THIS MISSION BY PROVIDING SUPPORT TO ITS AFFILIATES WHICH INCLUDE: 1. A PHYSICIAN ENTERPRISE THAT ENCOMPASSES THE SYSTEM'S NETWORK OF EMPLOYED PRIMARY CARE AND SPECIALTY PHYSICIANS LOCATED THROUGHOUT OUR REGION; 2. A HOSPITAL AND AMBULATORY SERVICES GROUP THAT INCLUDES WORLD-CLASS ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS AND TEACHING HOSPITALS WITH AFFILIATIONS WITH HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL, UM AND TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE; LEADING COMMUNITY HOSPITALS; A RENOWNED ORTHOPEDICS HOSPITAL; AND COMPREHENSIVE AMBULATORY CENTERS; 3. A POPULATION HEALTH ENTERPRISE THAT EMBRACES A MODEL OF CARE TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF ALL THOSE SERVED BY BILH; THE POPULATION HEALTH DOMAIN INCLUDES THE SYSTEM'S CLINICALLY INTEGRATED NETWORK OF AFFILIATED PROVIDERS AND VITAL SERVICES, INCLUDING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND HOME CARE SERVICES; 4. A ROBUST NETWORK OF ADMINISTRATIVE AND OPERATIONAL SERVICES TO ADVANCE STRATEGIC GOALS, BOTH LOCALLY AND AT THE SYSTEM LEVEL, THAT OFFERS EXPERTISE AND STANDARDIZED RESOURCES BASED ON BEST PRACTICES. DURING THE FISCAL PERIOD COVERED BY THIS FILING, BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH (BILH) SERVED AS THE SOLE MEMBER OF BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER, INC. (BIDMC), MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL (MAH), NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL (NEBH), BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL -- MILTON, INC. (MILTON), BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL -- NEEDHAM, INC. (NEEDHAM), BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL -- PLYMOUTH, INC. (PLYMOUTH), LAHEY HEALTH SHARED SERVICES (LHSS), LAHEY CLINIC FOUNDATION (LCF), WINCHESTER HOSPITAL (WINCHESTER), NORTHEAST HOSPITAL CORPORATION (NHC) WHICH INCLUDES BEVERLY, ADDISON GILBERT AND BAYRIDGE HOSPITALS, NORTHEAST BEHAVIORAL CORPORATION (NBHC), ANNA JAQUES HOSPITAL (AJH), THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PERFORMANCE NETWORK (BILHPN), THE JOSLIN DIABETES CENTER, EXETER HEALTH RESOURCES, INC (EHRI) AND THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PHARMACY. THE LAHEY CLINIC FOUNDATION IN TURN SERVED AS THE SOLE MEMBER OF LAHEY CLINIC INC, AND LAHEY CLINIC HOSPITAL D/B/A LAHEY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER (LHMC), EHRI IN TURN SERVED AS THE SOLE MEMBER OF EXETER HOSPITAL AND LHSS IN TURN SERVED AS THE SOLE MEMBER OF BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PRIMARY CARE. THE ENTITIES LISTED HERE MAY HAVE ALSO, IN TURN, SERVED AS MEMBER TO OTHER NETWORK AFFILIATES. SEE FORM 990 SCHEDULE R FOR ADDITION
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 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 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 September 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 November 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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