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Summit Healthcare Association

EIN 86-0320447 · Show Low, AZ

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair65 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

TRUSTED TO DELIVER EXCEPTIONAL, COMPASSIONATE CARE CLOSE TO HOME. SUMMIT HEALTHCARE CONTINUES TO PROMOTE HEALTH AND WELLNESS TO THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. WE INVEST IN STATE-OF-THE-ART EQUIPMENT TO HELP OUR PATIENTS REACH THEIR HEALTH CARE GOALS AND RETURN TO A HEALTHY, ACTIVE LIFESTYLE.

Income
$303.7 million
Spending
$287.0 million
Spent on programs
78%
Reserves
2.7 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 98%
Employees
1,511
Volunteers
50
Highest pay
$1.4 million, physician

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: 65 out of 100. Higher than 52% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).

  • Reserves

    10 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 2.7 months of spending.

  • Debt

    10 of 20

    It owes 39% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 5% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 4% 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 December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 53% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    6 of 8 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

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited 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 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 (1)
  1. $224.0 million spent. Summit Healthcare is a licensed 101 Bed not-for-profit Rural Sole Community Hospital. Summit Healthcare is committed to provide exceptional compassionate care to the communities we serve. Summit Healthcare's array of services include a 24 bed emergency department which is pediatric certified, a cardiac and vascular Cath lab, diagnostic imaging which includes MRI, CT, Mammography, Nuclear Medicine, X Ray, Ultrasound and Pet/CT, Home Health Services, IV Therapy, Cancer Center with Medical and Radiation Oncology, Women's and Infant Services, Level II Nursery, Therapy Services with Children's Therapy, Occupational Health Therapy, Physical Therapy and Speech Therapy, Pain Medicine, Surgical Services, Telemedicine, Wound Care and Hyperbarics, 12 bed Geropsych Unit and much more. We opened an urgent care clinic on the first floor of our MOB. In FY2024, At the main hospital we treated 134,877 patients. In our Medical Group Clinic locations, we saw 160,809 patients. In 2022 we converted four of our outlying clinics to Rural Health Clinics to better serve those communities in Snowflake/Taylor, Eager/Springerville, and St. Johns. We continued to work with our community to identify new ways the serve them. We were awarded a grant which allowed us to better assist our patients with opioid and substance abuse by adding peer support services and implementing a naloxone distribution program within the community. In 2023 we expanded our opioid and substance abuse program to include pregnant women and their families. Our clinically integrated network assisted our chronically ill patients by reaching out to them and assisting them with the management of their specific disease. Summit Healthcare is committed to serving the needs of the community of the White Mountains.

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

  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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 2026.

  4. 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 September 7, 2026.

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

    Recognized by the IRS since November 1976.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 October 7, 2026.

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