Northeast Georgia Physicians Group 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
NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS GROUP IS AN AFFILIATE OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM (NGHS) AND IS ON A MISSION OF IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY IN ALL WE DO. NGHS IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION AND IS THE PARENT COMPANY FOR THE FOLLOWING AFFILIATES:A. NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER, INC. (GAINESVILLE AND BRASELTON CAMPUSES)B. NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER BARROWC. NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER LUMPKIND. NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER HABERSHAME. THE MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION, INC. (NGHS FOUNDATION)F. NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS GROUPG. GEORGIA HEART INSTITUTE
- Income
- $376.9 million
- Spending
- $416.9 million
- Spent on programs
- 96%
- Reserves
- -0.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 100%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 0
- Highest pay
- $2.3 million, president & ceo
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: 34 out of 100. Higher than 7% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
0 of 20It owes 106% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 11% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 12% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1596% 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: 80 out of 100. Higher than 14% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Independent board
5 of 257 of 17 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 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)
- $398.3 million spent. AS A PART OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM, NGPG SERVES MORE THAN A MILLION PEOPLE ACROSS THE REGION. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS CONTINUATION. * = RELATES TO NGMC'S COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT IMPLEMENTATION PLAN PROGRESS NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM (NGHS) IS A GEORGIA NOT-FOR-PROFIT COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEM WITH THE MISSION OF IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY IN ALL WE DO. THE HEALTH SYSTEM SERVES MORE THAN ONE MILLION PEOPLE IN 19 COUNTIES ACROSS NORTHEAST GEORGIA OFFERING A FULL RANGE OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INCLUDING ONCOLOGY, ORTHOPEDICS, CARDIAC SURGERY, CRITICAL CARE, SURGICAL TRAUMA, NEONATOLOGY, AND WOMEN'S CARE. AS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT HEALTH SYSTEM, ALL REVENUE GENERATED ABOVE OPERATING EXPENSES IS RETURNED TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH IMPROVED SERVICES AND INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS. NGHS IS LED BY VOLUNTEER BOARDS MADE UP OF COMMUNITY LEADERS. NGHS OPERATES THE FOLLOWING HOSPITAL CAMPUSES: NGMC BARROW, LLC: A 56-LICENSED-BED HOSPITAL IN WINDER, GEORGIA. NGMC LUMPKIN, LLC: A 52 LICENSED BED HOSPITAL IN DAHLONEGA, GEORGIA; NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER (NGMC GAINESVILLE AND BRASELTON), A 613-LICENSED BED INPATIENT FACILITY IN GAINESVILLE AND A 188-LICENSED BED INPATIENT FACILITY IN BRASELTON; NGMC HABERSHAM, LLC: A 53-LICENSED BED INPATIENT FACILITY IN DEMOREST, GEORGIA. OTHER AFFILIATES INCLUDE THE NGHS FOUNDATION (THE MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION, INC. D/B/A THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATION), GEORGIA HEART INSTITUTE, LLC (GHI), AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS GROUP (NGPG). NGPG BRINGS TOGETHER MORE THAN 700 PHYSICIANS, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS, NURSE PRACTITIONERS, MIDWIVES, AND OTHER CLINICAL STAFF AT MORE THAN 50 LOCATIONS ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA. NGPG IS THE STATE'S SIXTH-LARGEST PHYSICIAN GROUP OFFERING EXPERTISE IN MORE THAN 40 SPECIALTIES. GHI IS MADE UP OF MORE THAN 80 PHYSICIANS AND ADVANCED PRACTICE PROVIDERS REPRESENTING MULTIPLE CARDIAC SPECIALTIES THROUGH 14 LOCATIONS ACROSS NORTHEAST GEORGIA. NGHS ALSO HAS TEN URGENT CARE FACILITIES, THREE LONG-TERM CARE CENTERS, AN AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTER, ONE MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY, A SATELLITE CANCER TREATMENT FACILITY AND SEVEN REHAB LOCATIONS PROVIDING OUTPATIENT PHYSICAL, OCCUPATIONAL AND SPEECH THERAPY. ECONOMIC IMPACT NGMC CONTINUES TO HAVE A POSITIVE FINANCIAL IMPACT ON THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND STATE, ACCORDING TO THE LATEST ANNUAL STUDY CONDUCTED BY THE GEORGIA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION. FOR 2022 (LATEST STUDY AVAILABLE), NGHS (NGMC GAINESVILLE, NGMC BRASELTON, NGMC BARROW, NGMC LUMPKIN) CONTRIBUTED MORE THAN $7.4 BILLION IN ECONOMIC IMPACT ON LOCAL AND STATE ECONOMIES, DIRECTLY AND INDIRECTLY, SUSTAINING NEARLY 30,000 FULL-TIME JOBS THROUGHOUT THE REGION AND STATE. THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THE MORE THAN $84 MILLION PROVIDED IN CHARITY CARE AND OVER $17 MILLION PROVIDED IN COMMUNITY OUTREACH. NGMC SERVES AS A STRONG FINANCIAL ENGINE FOR THE LOCAL ECONOMY. * CHARITY CARE IN FY24, NGHS HOSPITALS PROVIDED CHARITY CARE IN THE COMMUNITY AT THE COST OF AN ESTIMATED $68.7 MILLION AND RECEIVED NO LOCAL TAX REVENUE FROM HALL COUNTY OR ANY OTHER COUNTIES TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS OR CARE PROVIDED TO INDIGENT RESIDENTS. THE CHARITY CARE POLICY PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UP TO 300 PERCENT OF THE POVERTY LEVEL MANY HOSPITALS PROVIDE CHARITY ADJUSTMENTS ONLY TO THE LEVEL THAT MATCHES THE STATE DEFINITION OF MEDICALLY INDIGENT BUT NOT AT THE LEVEL THAT NGHS OFFERS. NGHS'S CHARITY CARE POLICY SUPPORTS PROVIDING CARE FOR INDIGENT PATIENTS, REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. AS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT HEALTH SYSTEM, ALL REVENUE GENERATED ABOVE OPERATING EXPENSES WAS RETURNED TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH IMPROVED SERVICES AND INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS. NGHS REINVESTED IN THE FUTURE WITH THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS: -NGMC BRASELTON - CLINICAL EXPANSION - CARDIAC CATH LAB #3 -NGMC GAINESVILLE -CLINICAL EXPANSION -FLOWERY BRANCH MEDICAL PARK I -BETHLEHEM MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING -NORTHEAST GEORGIA REHABILITATION INSTITUTE -IT CLOUD TRANSFORMATION PROJECT TOTAL ESTIMATED CHARITY CARE COST FOR EACH HOSPITAL ENTITY IN FY24: - NGMC GAINESVILLE/BRASELTON: $27.9 MILLION FOR HALL COUNTY RESIDENTS + $34.5 MILLION FOR REGIONAL RESIDENTS OUTSIDE OF HALL FOR A TOTAL OF $62.4 MILLION. - NGMC BARROW: $1.4 MILLION FOR BARROW COUNTY RESIDENTS + $600,000 FOR REGIONAL RESIDENTS OUTSIDE OF BARROW FOR A TOTAL OF $2.0 MILLION. - NGMC LUMPKIN: $740,000 FOR LUMPKIN COUNTY RESIDENTS + $1.0 MILLION FOR REGIONAL RESIDENTS OUTSIDE OF LUMPKIN FOR A TOTAL OF $1.74 MILLION. - NGMC HABERSHAM: $1.3 MILLION FOR HABERSHAM COUNTY RESIDENTS + $1.2 MILLION FOR REGIONAL RESIDENTS OUTSIDE OF HABERSHAM FOR A TOTAL OF $2.5 MILLION. TOTAL ESTIMATED CHARITY CARE COST FOR EACH HOSPITAL ENTITY IN FY24: $68.7 MILLION * LOW-INCOME AND UNINSURED PATIENT PROGRAMS: NGMC HOSPITALS ARE KEY PARTICIPANTS AND FISCAL SPONSORS IN PROGRAMS AIMED AT TREATING LOW-INCOME AND UNINSURED PATIENTS, INCLUDING CLINICS SUCH AS GOOD SHEPHERD CLINIC IN DAWSONVILLE, COMMUNITY HELPING PLACE IN LUMPKIN, GRACE GATE CLINIC IN DEMOREST AND GOOD NEWS CLINICS IN GAINESVILLE, THE LARGEST FREE HEALTHCARE CLINIC IN GEORGIA, NGMC WAS THE PRIMARY HOSPITAL FOR LOW-INCOME PATIENTS IN GAINESVILLE-HALL COUNTY AND THROUGHOUT THE REGION IN COUNTIES SUCH AS BANKS, LUMPKIN, RABUN, UNION, AND WHITE, WHERE MANY KEY MEDICAL SPECIALTIES ARE UNAVAILABLE. NGMC TAX FUNDING: SINCE 2000, NGMC GAINESVILLE HAS PROVIDED SLIGHTLY MORE THAN THREE TIMES THE AMOUNT OF INDIGENT AND CHARITY CARE OUTLINED IN REQUIREMENTS BY THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH TO PASS A CERTIFICATE OF NEED FOR NEW SERVICES SUCCESSFULLY. UNLIKE MANY GEORGIA NOT-FOR-PROFIT HOSPITALS HELD TO THE SAME REQUIREMENTS, NGMC DOES NOT RECEIVE TAX FUNDING FROM ITS LOCAL COUNTY TO HELP FUND INDIGENT CARE FOR AREA RESIDENTS. IRS OBLIGATIONS AS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT HOSPITAL, NGMC CARRIES ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES AS ESTABLISHED BY THE IRS IN 1965. THESE OBLIGATIONS ARE: OPERATE A FULL-TIME EMERGENCY ROOM THAT IS AVAILABLE TO ALL PEOPLE, REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PA
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 May 1996.
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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