Uchicago Medicine Northwest Indiana Inc
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
UChicago Medicine Northwest Indiana IS A NONPROFIT MICRO HOSPITAL ORGANIZED FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING ADVANCED MULTISPECIALITY PATIENT CARE TO PATIENTS IN NORTHWEST INDIANA.
- Income
- $31.8 million
- Spending
- $46.3 million
- Spent on programs
- 97%
- Reserves
- -9.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 100%
- Employees
- 266
- Volunteers
- 0
- Highest pay
- $2.0 million, chief financial officer (thru 12/31/24)
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 30 out of 100. Higher than 6% 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 128% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 45% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 1765% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1596% of spending went to programs.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 80 out of 100. Higher than 14% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
5 of 250 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 June 30, 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 (5)
- $21.8 million spent. MULTISPECIALTY CARE: UChicago Medicine Northwest Indiana OPENED its two-story, 130,000-square-foot multispecialty care center in Northwest Indiana to patients on April 29, 2024. UChicago Medicine Northwest Indiana offers a range of adult and pediatric specialty services that include: - Infusion therapy, radiation and medical and surgical oncology for cancer patients - MRI, CT, PET, X-ray and ultrasound imaging capabilities, and a breast imaging center - An ambulatory surgery center (ASC) - Laboratory services - Access to the next generation of advanced treatments through UChicago Medicine clinical trials - An eight-bed emergency department and eight-bed inpatient unit (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) The facility offers advanced specialty care, including pediatric care from UChicago Medicine Comer Children's Hospital experts, in the following areas: For all ages: cancer, digestive diseases, heart and vascular care, and neurosciences For adults: obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN), pain management and transplant For children: allergy and immunology, endocrinology, general surgery, infectious diseases, orthopaedic surgery, otolaryngology (ENT), plastic surgery, pulmonary medicine and rheumatology The Crown Point facility meets a core need: Based on an assessment of the market prior to opening, UChicago Medicine found that about 15% of patients in Northwest Indiana travel outside the region for medical care, with roughly 1 in 5 of that group visiting the health system's facilities in and around Chicago.
- $8.3 million spent. EMERGENCY MEDICINE: World-renowned UChicago Medicine emergency medicine experts bring the forefront of care to Northwestern Indiana. With our emergency department at UCHICAGO MEDICINE NORTHWEST INDIANA, we offer our patients access to board-certified, fellowship-trained emergency medicine physicians and highly skilled support staff with immediate, 24/7 medical care closer to home. Common conditions treated include abdominal pain, back pain, bleeding, broken bones, chest pain, complications from chronic conditions, such as asthma, COPD, diabetes, dizziness, fainting, seizures, severe high fever, skin infections, and upper respiratory infections. At UChicago Medicine Northwest Indiana, patients will find cutting-edge imaging tools, experienced radiologists and emergency medicine doctors skilled at reading those images. There is in-house imaging, including CT, X-ray, PET, MRI, ultrasound capabilities, and in-house lab services. This helps reduce delays in results and treatment. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) If a patient needs to be admitted directly from the ED for additional care, UCHICAGO MEDICINE NORTHWEST INDIANA features an eight-bed, fully-equipped inpatient unit with a highly experienced physician staff and medicine subspecialty consultants.
- $8.0 million spent. AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTER: UChicago Medicine Northwest Indiana PROVIDES AN AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTER FOR OUTPATIENT SURGERIES, INCLUDING MINIMALLY INVASIVE GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY, PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY, THORACIC SURGERY, UROGYNECOLOGY AND RECONSTRUCTIVE PELVIC SURGERY, VASCULAR SURGERY, PEDIATRIC ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY, AND PEDIATRIC PLASTIC & RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY.
- $6.5 million spent. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES RELATED TO THE PROVISION OF HEALTHCARE INCLUDE RADIOLOGY, LABORATORY SERVICES, PEDIATRICS, OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY, PHARMACY SERVICES, HEART AND VASCULAR AND NEUROPHYSIOLOGY.
- (Expenses $ 6,460,394 including grants of $)(Revenue $ 18,918,611) OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES RELATED TO THE PROVISION OF HEALTHCARE INCLUDE RADIOLOGY, LABORATORY SERVICES, PEDIATRICS, OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY, PHARMACY SERVICES, HEART AND VASCULAR AND NEUROPHYSIOLOGY.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 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 November 6, 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 June 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 August 2024.
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 November 4, 2026.
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