Tanner Medical Foundation Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO PARTNER WITH TANNER HEALTH SYSTEM IN PROVIDING A CONTINUUM OF QUALITY HEALTHCARE SERVICES FOR ALL OF OUR CITIZENS THROUGH BUILDING AND STRENGTHENING OF NEW AND EXISTING PHILANTHROPIC RELATIONSHIPS.
- Income
- $3.0 million
- Spending
- $1.2 million
- Spent on programs
- 51%
- Reserves
- 73.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 56%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 26
- Highest pay
- $2.9 million, hosp ceo/tru
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
Strong: 93 out of 100. Higher than 78% of charities in its peer group (health care, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 73.5 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 1% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 59% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 6% on the year before.
Spending floor
8 of 1551% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 14 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: 85 out of 100. Higher than 38% of charities in its peer group (health care, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2520 of 23 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
0 of 10Did not give 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 (1)
- $623,934 spent. THE FOUNDATION IS A RECEPTACLE FOR CHARITABLE GIFTS TO ASSIST AND SUPPORT TANNER MEDICAL CENTER, INC., A NON-PROFIT, 501(C)(3) HOSPITAL. THE FOUNDATION, BY ASSISTING THE HOSPITAL, HELPS PROVIDE CHARITABLE HEALTHCARE SERVICES AND QUALITY MEDICAL CARE TO THE PUBLIC. TANNER MEDICAL FOUNDATION, INC. PARTNERS WITH THE COMMUNITY TO RAISE FUNDS IN SUPPORT OF THE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES OF TANNER MEDICAL CENTER, INC. OUR MISSION IS TO BUILD AND STRENGTHEN NEW AND EXISTING PHILANTHROPIC RELATIONSHIPS TO SUPPORT TANNER MEDICAL CENTER, INC. IN ITS DELIVERY OF QUALITY HEALTHCARE SERVICES. THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS TANNER MEDICAL CENTER, INC., A NONPROFIT, REGIONAL HEALTHCARE PROVIDER SERVING A NINE-COUNTY AREA OF WEST GEORGIA AND EAST ALABAMA, COMPRISED OF MORE THAN 300 PHYSICIANS REPRESENTING 34 UNIQUE MEDICAL SPECIALTIES. TANNER FACILITIES CURRENTLY INCLUDE THE 181-BED ACUTE CARE TANNER MEDICAL CENTER/CARROLLTON, THE 67-BED ACUTE CARE TANNER MEDICAL CENTER/VILLA RICA, THE 25-BED CRITICAL ACCESS HIGGINS GENERAL HOSPITAL IN BREMEN, THE 15-BED CRITICAL ACCESS TANNER MEDICAL CENTER/EAST ALABAMA IN WEDOWEE, AL, AND THE 92-BED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH FACILITY WILLOWBROOKE AT TANNER IN VILLA RICA. OTHER TANNER SERVICES INCLUDE THE ROY RICHARDS, SR. CANCER CENTER, TANNER HEART AND VASCULAR CENTER, TANNER BREAST HEALTH, TANNER OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, TANNER URGENT CARE, TANNER CENTER FOR SLEEP DISORDERS, TANNER PAIN MANAGEMENT CENTER, AND MORE. TANNER ALSO OPERATES TANNER MEDICAL GROUP, ONE OF METRO ATLANTA'S LARGEST PHYSICIAN GROUP PRACTICES AS RATED BY THE ATLANTA BUSINESS CHRONICLE. TANNER MEDICAL GROUP IS COMPRISED OF MORE THAN 25 MEDICAL PRACTICES LOCATED IN CARROLL, DOUGLAS, HARALSON, HEARD AND PAULDING COUNTIES IN GEORGIA AND RANDOLPH COUNTY IN ALABAMA. AS A MISSION-DRIVEN, NOT-FOR-PROFIT REGIONAL HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATION, TANNER MEDICAL CENTER, INC. REINVESTS FUNDS IN EXCESS OF OPERATING EXPENSES IN TO HEALTHCARE SERVICES FOR THE COMMUNITY. CHARITABLE GIFTS TO TANNER MEDICAL FOUNDATION PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO TANNER PATIENTS WHO COULD NOT OTHERWISE AFFORD THEIR HEALTHCARE, ALLOW CRUCIAL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AND SUPPORT OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO MEET THE COMMUNITY'S HEALTHCARE NEEDS NOT COVERED BY TANNER MEDICAL CENTER, INC.'S ANNUAL BUDGET. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2025, TANNER MEDICAL FOUNDATION PROVIDED OVER 1,194,000 IN BENEFITS TO PATIENTS, PROGRAMS, AND SERVICES OF TANNER MEDICAL CENTER, INC. AND ITS RELATED ENTITIES. FUNDS DONATED TO TANNER MEDICAL FOUNDATION SUPPORTED PROGRAMS AND EQUIPMENT PURCHASES IDENTIFIED AS CRITICALLY NECESSARY, INCLUDING SUPPORT OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, CHARITY CARE, BENEVOLENCE NEEDS, AND OTHER COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE PRIORITIES. THE FOUNDATION IS A RECEPTACLE FOR CHARITABLE GIFTS TO ASSIST AND SUPPORT TANNER MEDICAL CENTER, INC., A NON-PROFIT, 501(C)(3) HOSPITAL. THE FOUNDATION, BY ASSISTING THE HOSPITAL, HELPS PROVIDE CHARITABLE HEALTHCARE SERVICES AND QUALITY MEDICAL CARE TO THE PUBLIC. TANNER MEDICAL FOUNDATION, INC. PARTNERS WITH THE COMMUNITY TO RAISE FUNDS IN SUPPORT OF THE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES OF TANNER MEDICAL CENTER, INC. OUR MISSION IS TO BUILD AND STRENGTHEN NEW AND EXISTING PHILANTHROPIC RELATIONSHIPS TO SUPPORT TANNER MEDICAL CENTER, INC. IN ITS DELIVERY OF QUALITY HEALTHCARE SERVICES. THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS TANNER MEDICAL CENTER, INC., A NONPROFIT, REGIONAL HEALTHCARE PROVIDER SERVING A NINE-COUNTY AREA OF WEST GEORGIA AND EAST ALABAMA, COMPRISED OF MORE THAN 300 PHYSICIANS REPRESENTING 34 UNIQUE MEDICAL SPECIALTIES. TANNER FACILITIES CURRENTLY INCLUDE THE 181-BED ACUTE CARE TANNER MEDICAL CENTER/CARROLLTON, THE 67-BED ACUTE CARE TANNER MEDICAL CENTER/VILLA RICA, THE 25-BED CRITICAL ACCESS HIGGINS GENERAL HOSPITAL IN BREMEN, THE 15-BED CRITICAL ACCESS TANNER MEDICAL CENTER/EAST ALABAMA IN WEDOWEE, AL, AND THE 92-BED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH FACILITY WILLOWBROOKE AT TANNER IN VILLA RICA. OTHER TANNER SERVICES INCLUDE THE ROY RICHARDS, SR. CANCER CENTER, TANNER HEART AND VASCULAR CENTER, TANNER BREAST HEALTH, TANNER OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, TANNER URGENT CARE, TANNER CENTER FOR SLEEP DISORDERS, TANNER PAIN MANAGEMENT CENTER, AND MORE. TANNER ALSO OPERATES TANNER MEDICAL GROUP, ONE OF METRO ATLANTA'S LARGEST PHYSICIAN GROUP PRACTICES AS RATED BY THE ATLANTA BUSINESS CHRONICLE. TANNER MEDICAL GROUP IS COMPRISED OF MORE THAN 25 MEDICAL PRACTICES LOCATED IN CARROLL, DOUGLAS, HARALSON, HEARD AND PAULDING COUNTIES IN GEORGIA AND RANDOLPH COUNTY IN ALABAMA. AS A MISSION-DRIVEN, NOT-FOR-PROFIT REGIONAL HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATION, TANNER MEDICAL CENTER, INC. REINVESTS FUNDS IN EXCESS OF OPERATING EXPENSES IN TO HEALTHCARE SERVICES FOR THE COMMUNITY. CHARITABLE GIFTS TO TANNER MEDICAL FOUNDATION PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO TANNER PATIENTS WHO COULD NOT OTHERWISE AFFORD THEIR HEALTHCARE, ALLOW CRUCIAL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AND SUPPORT OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO MEET THE COMMUNITY'S HEALTHCARE NEEDS NOT COVERED BY TANNER MEDICAL CENTER, INC.'S ANNUAL BUDGET. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2025, TANNER MEDICAL FOUNDATION PROVIDED OVER 1,194,000 IN BENEFITS TO PATIENTS, PROGRAMS, AND SERVICES OF TANNER MEDICAL CENTER, INC. AND ITS RELATED ENTITIES. FUNDS DONATED TO TANNER MEDICAL FOUNDATION SUPPORTED PROGRAMS AND EQUIPMENT PURCHASES IDENTIFIED AS CRITICALLY NECESSARY, INCLUDING SUPPORT OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, CHARITY CARE, BENEVOLENCE NEEDS, AND OTHER COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE PRIORITIES.
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 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 June 2025.
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 December 1989.
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.
Could it be confused with another charity? Worth knowing.
A much larger organization has a similar name: Rush Medical Foundation (Meridian, MS), EIN 64-0345119. If that is the one you meant, check the EIN before giving.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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