Health West Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
EMPOWERING OUR PATIENTS AND COMMUNITIES BY PROACTIVELY PROVIDING QUALITY, AFFORADABLE PATIENT-CENTERED HEALTHCARE.
- Income
- $47.7 million
- Spending
- $48.1 million
- Spent on programs
- 77%
- Reserves
- 1.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 71%
- Employees
- 390
- Volunteers
- 11
- Highest pay
- $402,523, cmo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending May 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 53 out of 100. Higher than 37% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.3 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 34% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 1% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 2% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1577% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending May 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 52% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2510 of 10 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 May 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 (4)
- $20.1 million spent. FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER MEDICAL PROGRAM:HEALTH WEST, INC. (HW) PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE PRIMARY CARE SERVICES TO DIVERSE URBAN AND RURAL COMMUNITIES, ACROSS A THREE-STATE AREA SPANNING NINE COUNTIES. CURRENTLY, HW OPERATES 18 MEDICAL CLINICS AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS IN IDAHO: ABERDEEN, AMERICAN FALLS, CHUBBUCK, DOWNEY, LAVA, MONTPELIER, PRESTON AND POCATELLO; UTAH: BRIGHAM CITY, GARDEN CITY, NORTH LOGAN AND PROVIDENCE; AND WYOMING: EVANSTON AND ROCK SPRINGS. OTHER PRIMARY MEDICAL SERVICES PROVIDED BY HW INCLUDE URGENT CARE, WOMEN'S HEALTH, PEDIATRICS, MEDICATION MANAGEMENT, DIAGNOSTIC LAB AND RADIOLOGY, HEALTH EDUCATION, CASE MANAGEMENT, AND ENABLING SERVICES BOTH IN-PERSON AND THROUGH TELEHEALTH, REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MAY 31, 2025, HW SERVED 24,126 MEDICAL PATIENTS, PROVIDING 74,358 ENCOUNTERS. ADDITIONALLY, HW PROVIDES DISCOUNTED SERVICES ON A SLIDING FEE SCALE BASED ON INCOME AND FAMILY SIZE FOR PATIENTS AT OR BELOW 200% OF FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL. THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF SLIDING FEE AND SPECIAL SERVICE DISCOUNTS PROVIDED TO PATIENTS WAS $2,370,298.
- $10.4 million spent. PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES:HEALTH WEST, INC. (HW) OPERATES SIX IN-HOUSE RETAIL PHARMACIES LOCATED AT CHUBBUCK, ID; GARDEN CITY, NORTH LOGAN, AND PROVIDENCE, UT; AND EVANSTON AND ROCK SPRINGS, WY. IN ADDITION, HW CONTRACTS WITH LOCAL PHARMACIES TO ASSIST PATIENTS IN OBTAINING ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE MEDICATIONS THROUGH THE 340B DRUG DISCOUNT PROGRAM. HW OFFERS PRESCRIPTION MAIL DELIVERY AND PROVIDES PRESCRIPTION DRUG ASSISTANCE FOR PATIENTS WHO QUALIFY FOR FREE MEDICATIONS EITHER DIRECTLY FROM THE DRUG MANUFACTURERS OR ON A SLIDING FEE BASIS. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MAY 31, 2025, THERE WERE 63,475 PRESCRIPTIONS FILLED THROUGH THE 340B PROGRAM, AND 11,183 PRESCRIPTIONS FILLED TO ELIGIBLE PATIENTS ON THE SLIDING FEE SCALE, SAVING PATIENTS $3,175,906.
- $3.7 million spent. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES:HEALTH WEST, INC. (HW) PROVIDES BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER, AND COUNSELING SERVICES FOR PATIENTS AS PART OF AN INTEGRATED MODEL OF CARE. CURRENTLY, HW PROVIDES TREATMENT AT 15 COMMUNITY-BASED SITES ACROSS THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: IDAHO: ABERDEEN, AMERICAN FALLS, CHUBBUCK, DOWNEY, LAVA, MONTPELIER, PRESTON AND POCATELLO; UTAH: BRIGHAM CITY, NORTH LOGAN AND PROVIDENCE; WYOMING: ROCK SPRINGS. IN ADDITION, HEALTH WEST HAS PARTNERED WITH POCATELLO/CHUBBUCK SCHOOL DISTRICT #25 TO PROVIDE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES IN 11 SCHOOL-BASED SITES. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MAY 31, 2025, HW SERVED 2,671 PATIENTS, PROVIDING 27,665 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ENCOUNTERS. ADDITIONALLY, HW PROVIDES DISCOUNTED SERVICES ON A SLIDING FEE SCALE BASED ON INCOME AND FAMILY SIZE FOR PATIENTS AT OR BELOW 200% OF FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL. THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF SLIDING FEE AND SPECIAL SERVICE DISCOUNTS PROVIDED TO PATIENTS WAS $301,675.
- $2.7 million spent. DENTAL SERVICES:HEALTH WEST, INC. (HW) PROVIDES PREVENTIVE DENTAL SERVICES TO PREVENT DISEASES OF THE ORAL CAVITY AND RELATED STRUCTURES. SERVICES INCLUDE CLEANINGS, APPLICATION OF SEALANTS, AND DIAGNOSTIC SCREENING FOR CAVITIES AND PERIODONTAL DISEASE USING DENTAL X-RAYS. IN ADDITION, HEALTH WEST PROVIDES BASIC GENERAL DENTISTRY TO DIAGNOSE AND TREAT DISEASE, INJURY OR IMPAIRMENT OF TEETH INCLUDING FILLINGS AND SINGLE UNIT CROWNS, ENDODONTIC AND PERIODONTAL THERAPIES, AS WELL AS NON-SURGICAL EXTRACTIONS. HW OPERATES FIVE DENTAL CLINICS IN: POCATELLO AND MONTPELIER, IDAHO; GARDEN CITY AND NORTH LOGAN, UTAH; AND ROCK SPRINGS, WYOMING. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MAY 31, 2025, HW SERVED 2,609 PATIENTS, PROVIDING 7,232 DENTAL ENCOUNTERS. ADDITIONALLY, HW PROVIDES DISCOUNTED SERVICES ON A SLIDING FEE SCALE BASED ON INCOME AND FAMILY SIZE FOR PATIENTS AT OR BELOW 200% OF FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL. THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF SLIDING FEE AND SPECIAL SERVICE DISCOUNTS PROVIDED TO PATIENTS WAS $1,384,652.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending May 31, 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 May 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 April 1976.
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.
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