Tricore Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TRICORE, INC. IS OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES, INCLUDING (A) THE OWNERSHIP, ESTABLISHMENT, MAINTENANCE, AND OPERATION OF MEDICAL REFERENCE AND CLINICAL LABORATORIES IN NEW MEXICO; (B) THE FURNISHING AND PROVIDING OF CLINICAL LABORATORY SERVICES OF ALL KINDS TO PUBLIC HEALTH AUTHORITIES, HOSPITALS, MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS, LICENSED PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS, RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND PERSONS REQUIRING SUCH SERVICES; (C) TO PROVIDE A WIDE ARRAY OF TRAINING TO STUDENTS LOCATED THROUGHOUT NEW MEXICO FROM HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL TO POST-DOCTORATE LEVEL IN AN EFFORT TO RETAIN LAB SERVICE EMPLOYEES IN NM; (D) THE ACCUMULATION OF INFORMATION, THE CONDUCT OF SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATIONS AND RESEARCH, AND THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF METHODS FOR THE PREVENTION, ALLEVIATION AND CURE OF INJURY AND DISEASE; AND (E) ENGAGEMENT IN SUCH RELATED ACTIVITIES AND PROVISION OF RELATED SERVICES AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO ACCOMPLISH THE FOREGOING PURPOSES.
- Income
- $68.2 million
- Spending
- $68.5 million
- Spent on programs
- 87%
- Reserves
- 1.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 100%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 8
- Highest pay
- $509,630, chief executive officer
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 58 out of 100. Higher than 43% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.4 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 49% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 0% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 4% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1587% of spending went to programs.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 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 258 of 8 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 December 31, 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 (2)
- $59.4 million spent. PUBLIC HEALTH: TRICORE, INC. CONTRIBUTES TO THE BETTERMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH IN NEW MEXICO IN SEVERAL WAYS:- MORE EXPEDIENT TESTING: TRICORE INC. PROVIDES DIAGNOSTIC TESTING SERVICES ACROSS MOST OF NEW MEXICO, AND IS ABLE TO TEST MORE THAN 98% OF THE SPECIMENS IT RECEIVES AT ITS FACILITIES, UNLIKE OTHER LABORATORIES IN NEW MEXICO. TRICORE PROVIDES SAME-DAY OR EARLY-NEXT-DAY RESULTS TO PHYSICIANS, SO THAT THERAPIES AND TREATMENTS MAY BEGIN IMMEDIATELY FOR NEW MEXICO PATIENTS. DUE TO THE VOLUME OF TESTING, TRICORE CAN PROVIDE ESOTERIC TESTING THAT IS NOT FEASIBLE FOR OTHER LABS TO PROVIDE. THIS ALLOWS TRICORE TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE LABORATORY SERVICES TO THE UNDERSERVED POPULATION IN THE STATE.- UNDERSERVED AREAS: ALMOST ALL OF NEW MEXICO IS CLASSIFIED AS A MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. TRICORE'S COVERAGE AREA ENCOMPASSES MUCH OF NEW MEXICO, PROVIDING MUCH-NEEDED TESTING SERVICES TO LOCATIONS DEEMED MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED BY FEDERAL OFFICIALS.- PATIENT-CENTERED DATABASE: TRICORE HAS DEVELOPED A DATABASE THAT ALLOWS PROVIDERS TO VIEW PATIENT LAB TESTS OUTSIDE THEIR PARTICULAR ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD (EMR), SO THAT LAB TESTS ORDERED BY OTHER PROVIDERS CAN BE SEEN. THIS ADVANCEMENT RESULTS IN FEWER WASTED DUPLICATE LAB TESTS BEING ORDERED AND IS ESPECIALLY APPRECIATED BY SPECIALISTS WHO OFTEN ONLY SEE A PATIENT AFTER SEVERAL OTHER PROVIDERS HAVE EXAMINED THEM AND ORDERED LAB TESTS.- STATE REPORTING: ABOUT 70% OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES THAT ARE MANDATED TO BE REPORTED TO THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ARE FROM TESTS PERFORMED BY TRICORE. THERE IS A LIST OF 30 INFECTIOUS DISEASES THAT MUST BE REPORTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. WHEN A SPECIMEN HAS TESTED POSITIVE FOR ONE OF THESE DISEASES AT A TRICORE FACILITY, TRICORE IMMEDIATELY REPORTS THE INCIDENT TO THE STATE. TRICORE'S REPORT OCCURS MUCH MORE QUICKLY THAN WHEN PHYSICIANS (RECEIVING REPORTS FROM OTHER LABS) REPORT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. THIS SPEED IN REPORTING ENHANCES THE PROTECTION OF PUBLIC HEALTH, BY INFORMING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH MORE QUICKLY ABOUT POSSIBLE OUTBREAKS OF DISEASES OR OTHER ISSUES THAT NEED TO BE TRACKED BY PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICERS.
- $199,830 spent. EDUCATION: TRICORE, INC. TRAINS A WIDE ARRAY OF STUDENTS IN NEW MEXICO, FROM HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO POST-DOCTORATE FELLOWS. ALL STUDENTS ABOVE HIGH SCHOOL MEET SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR THEIR PROGRAMS THROUGH THEIR TRAINING AT TRICORE. NEW MEXICO COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES DO NOT OFFER THESE CLINICAL ROTATIONS, SO STUDENTS HAVE TO COME TO TRICORE TO COMPLETE THEIR PROGRAMS. TRICORE RECEIVES NO FEES FOR THIS TRAINING. THE SHEER VOLUME OF SAMPLES TESTED AT TRICORE ONLY SERVES TO ENHANCE THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AT TRICORE. STUDENTS RECEIVE MORE EXPOSURE TO A WIDER RANGE OF PATHOLOGIES AND DISEASES BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF TESTING DONE AT TRICORE. FOLLOWING ARE AMONG THE TRAINING PROGRAMS PROVIDED BY TRICORE:- HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL: THE HIGH SCHOOL DUAL-CREDIT PROGRAM (20 TO 40 STUDENTS PER YEAR AT 30 HOURS PER STUDENT) INTRODUCES MEDICAL LAB SCIENCES TO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND IS A PRE-REQUISITE TO PHLEBOTOMY AND MEDICAL LAB TECHNICIAN PROGRAMS AT A LOCAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE. ALSO, TRICORE OFFERS JOB SHADOWING FOR 20 ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS PER YEAR.- PHLEBOTOMY PROGRAM - TRICORE TRAINS MORE THAN 250 PHLEBOTOMY STUDENTS PER YEAR FROM NINE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN NEW MEXICO. THE STUDENTS SPEND 100 HOURS EACH AT TRICORE FOR THEIR CLINICAL REQUIREMENTS.- MEDICAL LAB TECHNICIAN PROGRAM - TRICORE TRAINS 18 TO 22 STUDENTS FROM COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY PROGRAMS. THE STUDENTS SPEND 384 HOURS EACH AT TRICORE.- MEDICAL LAB SCIENTIST PROGRAM - TRICORE TRAINS ABOUT 30 STUDENTS A YEAR IN MLS PROGRAMS FROM SEVERAL UNIVERSITIES. STUDENTS SPEND 450 TO 720 HOURS AT TRICORE.- GRADUATE AND POST-DOCTORAL PROGRAMS - TRICORE PROVIDES SEVERAL PROGRAMS FOR ABOUT 25 GRADUATE AND POST-DOCTORAL STUDENTS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO, INCLUDING THE HEMATOPATHOLOGY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM; THE TRANSFUSION MEDICINE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM; THE MOLECULAR GENETICS FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM; THE CYTOPATHOLOGY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM; AND THE PATHOLOGY RESIDENT CLINICAL ROTATIONS IN TRANSFUSION MEDICINE, CYTOLOGY, ANATOMIC PATHOLOGY, CLINICAL CHEMISTRY, TOXOLOGY, IMMUNOLOGY, HEMATOPATHOLOGY, COAGULATION, INFECTIOUS DISEASE, MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS, INFORMATICS, SAMPLE MANAGEMENT, AND CLIENT ENGAGEMENT (AKA THE HOT SEAT). ALL OF THESE PROGRAMS SUPPORT THE ACCREDITATION COUNCIL FOR GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR PATHOLOGY RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS. - PHARMACY PROGRAMS - TRICORE TRAINS UP TO 10 STUDENT PHARMACISTS PER YEAR FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO DOCTOR OF PHARMACY PROGRAM FOR THEIR ADVANCED PHARMACY PRACTICE EXPERIENCE ELECTIVE ROTATION. THE STUDENTS SPEND 16 HOURS EACH AT TRICORE, AND THE PROGRAM FULFILLS THE PHARM.D EXPERIENTIAL TRAINING REQUIREMENTS BY THE BOARD OF PHARMACY.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 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 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 December 2024.
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 July 2020.
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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