Upmc
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
PINNACLE HEALTH REGIONAL PHYSICIANS IS A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO MAINTAINING AND IMPROVING THE HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL THE PEOPLE OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA BY PROVIDING PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY PHYSICIAN SERVICES.
- Income
- $74.9 million
- Spending
- $74.9 million
- Spent on programs
- 86%
- Reserves
- -23.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 56%
- Employees
- 483
- Volunteers
- 12
- Highest pay
- $1.3 million, president
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 42 out of 100. Higher than 19% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
0 of 20It owes 3348% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 0% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 0% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1586% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2024, 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 2512 of 15 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 June 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)
- $64.2 million spent. PINNACLE HEALTH REGIONAL PHYSICIANS (PHRP) IS A TAX-EXEMPT ENTITY THAT IS PRIMARILY ENGAGED IN THE PROVISION OF PHYSICIAN SERVICES. SEE SCHEDULE O THE PHYSICIAN SERVICES PROVIDED WITHIN PHRP SUPPORT AND ENHANCE THE SERVICES OF UPMC PINNACLE HOSPITALS AND THE UPMC PINNACLE CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA MARKETS. IT PROVIDES FIRST CLASS PREVENTATIVE CARE TO THE COMMUNITY AS WELL AS COLLABORATES WITH ITS AFFILIATES TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF HEALTHCARE AND THE PATIENT EXPERIENCE. PHRP PROVIDED FREE CARE DURING THE YEAR IN THE AMOUNT OF $761,000. PHRP PROVIDED CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS AND SUBSIDIZED HEALTH SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY AT A COST OF OVER $7,700,000. PINNACLE HEALTH REGIONAL PHYSICIANS IS AN AMALGAMATION OF PRIMARY CARE, SPECIALTY CARE, AND CLINIC PHYSICIAN PRACTICES. IN FISCAL YEAR 2024, THERE WERE 25 SPECIALTY PRACTICES THROUGHOUT CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. PHRP INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING SPECIALTY PRACTICES: ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY, CANCER CARE (INCLUDING BREAST HEALTH, HEMATOLOGY ONCOLOGY CARE, AND RADIATION THERAPY), CARDIOLOGY, FOOT & ANKLE, SURGICAL (INCLUDING ENT HEAD & NECK, GENERAL SURGERY, ONCOLOGY, ORTHOPEDIC, PLASTIC & AESTHETIC AND VASCULAR), INFECTIOUS DISEASE, NEUROLOGY, OB GYN, PULMONARY & SLEEP AND UROLOGY. MANAGEMENT CONSIDERS THE INVESTMENT IN SPECIALTY SERVICES CRITICAL IN MAINTAINING AN INTEGRATED DELIVERY SYSTEM WHICH WILL AID IN THE FUTURE SUCCESS OF THE UPMC PINNACLE MARKETS. ONE CLINIC PRACTICE LOCATED WITHIN LANCASTER, PA SERVES AN UN-INSURED, UNDER-INSURED AND LARGE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE COMMUNITY AS IT SERVES ITS MISSION STATEMENT TO BE A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO MAINTAINING AND IMPROVING THE HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE. PRIMARY CARE SERVICES ARE CURRENTLY PROVIDED THROUGH 20 FAMILY CARE PRACTICES LOCATED IN SURROUNDING CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA COMMUNITIES. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2024, COMBINED PRIMARY CARE, LANCASTER CLINIC, AND SPECIALTY CARE PATIENT VISITS TOTALED 124,121.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 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? Worth knowing.
Not individually listed by the IRS as eligible, which is usual for local chapters covered by a parent organization's exemption. The master file records contributions to it as deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2024.
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 January 1983.
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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