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Su Clinica Familiar

EIN 74-2357970 · Harlingen, TX

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak39 out of 100GovernanceGood85 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

TO PROMOTE A HEALTHIER COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO HIGH VALUE, COMPREHENSIVE, AND HOLISTIC HEALTHCARE SERVICES.

Income
$37.1 million
Spending
$39.4 million
Spent on programs
78%
Reserves
-2.2 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 67%
Employees
515
Volunteers
13
Highest pay
$353,054, physician

Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Weak: 39 out of 100. Higher than 16% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).

  • Reserves

    0 of 35

    Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.

  • Debt

    5 of 20

    It owes 74% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    4 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 6% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 9% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    78% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 22% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    13 of 13 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    0 of 15

    Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 31, 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)
  1. $30.7 million spent. SU CLINICA FAMILIAR, INC. STRONGLY BELIEVES THAT THE TRUE WEALTH OF A COMMUNITY CAN BE JUDGED BY THE HEALTH OF ITS POPULATION. WE GO BEYOND THE TRADITIONAL DOCTORS OFFICE BY OFFERING A WIDE VARIETY OF COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AIMED AT INCREASING THE HEALTH STATUS OF THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. WE BELIEVE THAT HEALTHY CITIZENS PERFORM BETTER IN OUR SCHOOLS, CONTRIBUTE MORE TO OUR ECONOMY AND ESTABLISH A STRONG FOUNDATION FOR THE COMMUNITY'S VIABILITY. IN THE PAST YEAR SU CLINICA SERVED 30,185 PATIENTS, OF WHICH 10,142 WERE UNINSURED. SU CLINICA'S COMMITMENT TO A HEALTHY SOCIETY INCLUDES PARTICIPATION IN A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT PROGRAMS, AS LISTED HERE.- DIABETES COLLABORATIVE - A NATIONAL PROGRAM TO PROVIDE PERSONALIZED CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO DIABETES PATIENTS.- CHILD HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM (CHIP) OUTREACH PROGRAM - INFORMS LOW INCOME FAMILIES ON THE BENEFITS OF ENROLLING CHILDREN IN THE STATE CHIP PROGRAM.- PATIENT CENTERED MEDICAL HOME (PCMH) - SU CLINICA FAMILIAR HAS FOUR LEVEL 3 PCMH SITES CONSISTING OF OUR HARLINGEN, TEXAS, BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, RAYMONDVILLE, TEXAS, AND SANTA ROSA, TEXAS LOCATION.- DELIVERY SYSTEM REFORM INCENTIVE PAYMENT (DSRIP) 1115 WAIVER - THE CLINIC EXPECTS THAT THE USE OF ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS, HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE, PATIENT CENTERED MEDICAL HOME AND COORDINATION WITH THE HOSPITAL WILL LEAD TO A PERCENTAGE REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER OF ADULT PATIENTS WITH TYPE 1 OR 2 DIABETES WHOSE HBA1C IS ABOVE 9.0%, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS POOR CONTROL.- HRSA OUTREACH AND ENROLLMENT PROGRAM - EXPAND CURRENT OUTREACH AND ENROLLMENT ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES AND FACILITATE ENROLLMENT OF ELIGIBLE HEALTH CENTER PATIENTS AND SERVICE AREA RESIDENTS INTO AFFORDABLE HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE THROUGH THE HEALTH INSURANCE MARKETPLACES, MEDICAID, OR THE CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM.- ACCESS INCREASE IN MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE - TO PROVIDE PRIMARY CARE MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE SERVICES WITH A FOCUS ON OPIOID ABUSE TO INCREASE NUMBER OF STAFF WHO ARE PROVIDING MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES TO EXISTING PATIENTS. THE CLINIC WILL ALSO LEVERAGE HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) AND PROVIDE TRAINING TO SUPPORT THE EXPANSION OF MH AND SA SERVICES FOCUSING ON THE TREATMENT, PREVENTION, AND AWARENESS OF OPIOID ABUSE, AND THEIR INTEGRATION INTO PRIMARY CARE.-DIABETES PREVENTION PROGRAM - THROUGH THE CDC-LED NATIONAL DIABETES PREVENTION PROGRAM (NATIONAL DPP), PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS WILL WORK TOGETHER TO EXPAND THE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE NATIONWIDE DELIVERY OF AN EVIDENCE-BASED LIFESTYLE CHANGE PROGRAM TO PREVENT OR DELAY ONSET OF TYPE 2 DIABETES AMONG ADULTS WITH PRE-DIABETES. THE NATIONAL GOAL IS TO EXPAND THE NATIONAL DPP DELIVERY STRUCTURE, CLOSE THE ENROLLMENT GAP SO THAT MORE PARTICIPANTS WITH PREDIABETES SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THE CDC LIFESTYLE CHANGE PROGRAM, ACHIEVE 5-7 % WEIGHT LOSS, AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE THEIR RISK FOR DEVELOPING TYPE 2 DIABETES. - INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT - SERVE A PANEL OF 200 UNDERSERVED PATIENTS, EACH WITH 2 OR MORE CO-MORBIDITIES INCLUDING DIABETES, HYPERTENSION, OBESITY, AND DEPRESSION, WITH A FOCUS ON IMPROVING HEALTH OUTCOMES. PROVIDE DATA SHOWING THE RESULTS FOR THESE PATIENTS RELATED TO THE 4 CO-MORBIDITIES.- PROJECT DOC (DIABETES AND OBESITY COLLABORATION) - THE GOAL IS TO CREATE AN ECOSYSTEM IN WHICH THE PRIVATE SECTOR, HEALTHCARE, AND PATIENTS LEVERAGE TECHNOLOGY AND COLLABORATE TO CHANGE THE HEALTHCARE MODEL.- SI TEXAS - WORK WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT HOUSTON - BROWNSVILLE REGIONAL CAMPUS TO FURTHER THE AIMS OF THE SI TEXAS PROJECT.GOAL 1: AT LEAST 45% OF SALUD Y VIDA PARTICIPANTS WHO WERE IDENTIFIED BY THE CHRONIC CARE MANAGEMENT TEAM AS NEEDING MTM SERVICES OR BH SERVICES WILL RECEIVE SAID SERVICES BY THE END OF YEAR 2.GOAL 2: AT LEAST 20% OF MTM PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS WILL ACHIEVE AN HBA1C OF BELOW 9% DURING THE 9 MONTHS FOLLOWING THE PROVISION OF SERVICES BY THE END OF YEAR 2.GOAL 3: AT LEAST 20% OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICE PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS WILL ACHIEVE AN HBA1C OF BELOW 9% DURING THE 9 MONTHS FOLLOWING THE PROVISION OF SERVICES BY THE END OF YEAR 2. - DSRIP 1115 WAIVER - REDUCE THE OVERALL A1C AMONG THE TARGET POPULATION TO 32.90% OR BELOW, CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THE PROPORTION OF PATIENTS WITH UNCONTROLLED DIABETES AND WILL DEMONSTRATE AN IMPROVEMENT OF THIS PROPORTION FROM THE BASELINE AS DEFINED BY HHSC.- SU CLINICA IS PARTICIPATING IN HRSA'S ADVANCING PRECISION MEDICINE (APM) PROJECT. THIS PARTICIPATION OF THE HEALTH CENTER 'ALL OF US RESEARCH' PROGRAM (AOU) WILL HELP THE CENTER CONTRIBUTE TO THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE AOU'S CENTRAL GOAL: TO ENROLL 1 MILLION INDIVIDUALS REFLECTING THE NATION'S RICH DIVERSITY AND PRODUCE MEANINGFUL HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING THOSE HISTORICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED IN BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH. THE APM WILL ALSO ASSIST IN THE ADVANCMENT OF THE HEALTH CENTERS' INTEROPERABILITY FUNCTIONALITY, PREPAREDNESS TO USE AND SHARE PATIENT DATA, AND CAPACITY TO PARTICIPATE IN FUTURE RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES. - SU CLINICA HAS LAUNCHED A TELEMEDICINE PROGRAM IN WHICH THE CENTER MAKES AVAILABLE HEALTH CARE SERVICES VIA TELEMEDICINE AND TELEHEALTH TO MEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIC PATIENTS. - SU CLINICA HAS ACTIVELY BEEN PARTICIPATING IN THE FOLLOWING WITH REGARDS TO COVID: - COVID-19 VACCINATION CAPACITY SUPPORT TO PLAN, PREPARE FOR, PROMOTE, DISTRIBUTE, ADMINISTER, AND TRACK COVID-19 VACCINES, AND TO CARRY OUT OTHER VACCINE-RELATED ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING OUTREACH AND EDUCATION.- COVID-19 RESPONSE AND TREATMENT CAPACITY SUPPORT TO DETECT, DIAGNOSE, TRACE, MONITOR, AND TREAT COVID19 INFECTIONS AND RELATED ACTIVITIES NECESSARY TO MITIGATE THE SPREAD OF COVID19, INCLUDING OUTREACH AND EDUCATION.- MAINTAINING AND INCREASING CAPACITY SUPPORT TO ESTABLISH, MODIFY, ENHANCE, EXPAND, AND SUSTAIN THE ACCESSIBILITY AND AVAILABILITY OF COMPREHENSIVE PRIMARY CARE SERVICES TO MEET THE ONGOING AND EVOLVING NEEDS OF THE SERVICE AREA AND VULNERABLE

Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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.

  2. 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 November 6, 2026.

  3. 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.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending March 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since March 1986.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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 November 4, 2026.

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