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Peninsula Community Health Services

EIN 94-3079770 · Bremerton, WA

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood74 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

PCHS EXEMPLIFIES A CULTURE OF COMMUNITY SERVICE.

Income
$57.9 million
Spending
$60.7 million
Spent on programs
80%
Reserves
3.9 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 84%
Employees
550
Volunteers
16
Highest pay
$464,658, ceo

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

Good: 74 out of 100. Higher than 61% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).

  • Reserves

    20 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 3.9 months of spending.

  • Debt

    16 of 20

    It owes 29% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    8 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 5% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 4% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    79% 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 52% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    14 of 14 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 (4)
  1. $23.1 million spent. MEDICAL - DURING 2024, PCHS PROVIDED 104,469 MEDICAL ENCOUNTERS TO 40,834 PATIENTS AT TWENTY-SIX CLINICAL SITES LOCATED IN BREMERTON (TEN SITES), BELFAIR (TWO SITES), KINGSTON (TWO SITES), PORT ORCHARD (FOUR SITES), POULSBO (TWO SITES), SHELTON, SILVERDALE (FOUR SITES) AND KEY PENINSULA, AS WELL AS TWO MOBILE SITES. SERVICES INCLUDE COMPREHENSIVE PRIMARY MEDICAL SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS, EMPHASIZING A WHOLE-PERSON, PATIENT-CENTERED APPROACH.
  2. $10.9 million spent. DENTAL - IN 2024, PCHS PROVIDED 42,506 DENTAL VISITS TO 19,442 CHILDREN AND ADULTS FOR PREVENTATIVE AND RESTORATIVE CARE. DENTAL SERVICES ARE PROVIDED AT NINE CLINICAL SITES IN BREMERTON (FOUR SITES), POULSBO, PORT ORCHARD, SILVERDALE, KEY PENINSULA AND BELFAIR, AS WELL AS ONE MOBILE SITE. SERVICES INCLUDE PREVENTATIVE CARE, ORAL EXAMS, ORAL HYGIENE, X-RAYS, EMERGENCY CARE AND DENTAL EDUCATION. REFERRAL SERVICES ARE OFFERED FOR MORE SPECIALIZED CARE.
  3. $8.5 million spent. PHARMACY - IN 2024, PCHS PROVIDED 98,022 PRESCRIPTIONS TO ITS ELIGIBLE PATIENTS. FULLY LICENSED PHARMACIES ARE LOCATED AT SIX CLINICAL SITES IN BREMERTON (TWO SITES), BELFAIR, POULSBO, KEY PENINSULA AND PORT ORCHARD.
  4. $5.7 million spent. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH - DURING 2024, PCHS PROVIDED 18,421 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND SUD ENCOUNTERS TO 4,724 PATIENTS AT TWENTY-FOUR CLINICAL SITES LOCATED IN BREMERTON (TEN SITES), BELFAIR (TWO SITES), KEY PENINSULA, KINGSTON (TWO SITES), PORT ORCHARD (THREE SITES), POULSBO (TWO SITES), AND SILVERDALE (FOUR SITES) AS WELL AS THREE MOBILE SITES. BY FOCUSING ON A PATIENT'S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AS PART OF AN INTEGRATED CARE MODEL, WE ARE ABLE TO BETTER COORDINATE COMPLETE AND TIMELY ACCESS TO CARE. OUR LICENSED, CERTIFIED COUNSELORS AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER PROFESSIONALS ADDRESS THE INDIVIDUALIZED NEEDS OF OUR PATIENTS BY WORKING ALONGSIDE OUR PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS.

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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.

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

    Recognized by the IRS since May 1993.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 21, 2026.

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