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Kauai Medical Clinic

EIN 99-0326099 · Honolulu, HI

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair52 out of 100GovernanceGood75 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

KAUA'I MEDICAL CLINIC, AN AFFLIATE OF HAWAI'I PACIFIC HEALTH, IS A MULTI-SPECIALTY CLINIC DEDICATED TO PROVIDING WORLD-CLASS CARE FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN ACROSS HAWAI'I AND THE PACIFIC REGION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH KAPI'OLANI MEDICAL CENTER FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN (KAPI'OLANI), PALI MOMI MEDICAL CENTER (PALI MOMI), STRAUB CLINIC AND HOSPITAL (STRAUB), AND WILCOX MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (WILCOX). THE GROUP'S MISSION IS TO CREATE A HEALTHIER HAWAI'I.

Income
$71.4 million
Spending
$71.6 million
Spent on programs
98%
Reserves
0.5 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 99%
Employees
220
Volunteers
0
Highest pay
$5.4 million, board of director, president

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

Fair: 52 out of 100. Higher than 36% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).

  • Reserves

    4 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 0.5 months of spending.

  • Debt

    10 of 20

    It owes 47% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    8 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 0% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 2% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    98% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

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: 75 out of 100. Higher than 8% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).

  • Independent board

    5 of 25

    3 of 7 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

    0 of 5

    Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.

  • 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 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 (1)
  1. $70.1 million spent. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025 KAUA'I MEDICAL CLINIC, AN AFFLIATE OF HAWAI'I PACIFIC HEALTH, HAD 261 EMPLOYED AND CONTRACTED STAFF AND PROVIDERS WHO PROVIDED EXPERTISE AND SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY IN 19 SPECIALTIES. THE MULTI-SPECIALTY CLINIC IS ORGANIZED BY THE FOLLOWING SPECIALTIES: PRIMARY CARE, MEDICAL SUBSPECIALTIES, SURGERY, WOMEN'S HEALTH, HOSPITAL BASED MEDICINE, AND PEDIATRICS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, KAUA'I MEDICAL CLINIC HAD 289,230 PATIENT ENCOUNTERS. KAUA'I MEDICAL CLINIC ALLIES WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI'I JOHN A. BURNS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, IN ADHERENCE TO ITS CORE VALUES OF WORLD-CLASS HEALTH CARE, PHYSICIAN TRAINING, AND MEDICAL RESEARCH. THIS PARTNERSHIP PROVIDES A UNIQUE ACADEMIC AFFILIATION FOR HAWAI'I PACIFIC HEALTH AND FURTHERS ITS COMMITMENT TO EFFECTIVE HEALTH CARE THROUGH MEDICAL RESEARCH AND BY TRAINING TOMORROW'S HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS. KAUA'I MEDICAL CLINIC HAS DEVELOPED A VARIETY OF WAYS TO IDENTIFY AND MEET THE UNIQUE HEALTH CARE NEEDS OF HAWAI'I. KAUA'I MEDICAL CLINIC CONTRACTED PHYSICIANS PROVIDE ESSENTIAL SERVICES ON KAUA'I AND ARE AN ADDITIONAL RESOURCE WHEN NEEDED FOR HEALTH CARE NEEDS STATEWIDE AS PART OF HAWAI'I PACIFIC HEALTH'S OVERALL MEDICAL RESPONSE. ADDITIONALLY, THEY PROVIDE PATIENT CARE AT OUTREACH CLINICS AND COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS THROUGHOUT HAWAI'I, PROMOTE LESSER-KNOWN SERVICES TO PATIENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, PROVIDE HEALTH EDUCATION ON THE NEIGHBOR ISLANDS AND HEALTH CARE TRAINING TO THE COMMUNITY AND OTHER PROVIDERS, AND SERVE AS MEDICAL DIRECTORS ON VARIOUS COMMUNITY BOARDS. CARING FOR THE UNDERSERVED, A LONG-STANDING TRADITION OF ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS THROUGHOUT THE NATION, CONTINUES TO BE A MAJOR FOCUS OF KAUA'I MEDICAL CLINIC. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, KAUA'I MEDICAL CLINIC PROVIDED $50,358,824 IN MEDICAL CARE TO PATIENTS IN NEED OF MEDICAL SERVICES.

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

  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 June 2025.

    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 January 1998.

    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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