Cambridge Health Alliance Physicians Organization Inc

Overview

Mission

The organization employs and contracts with physicians and other medical professionals whose services it provides to cha. Please see schedule o for full disclosure.

What it reported doing in 2024

Cambridge health alliance physicians organization, inc. (the "organization") is a wholly-owned subsidiary and supporting organization of cambridge public health commission, a regional public safety net health system conducting business under the name cambridge health alliance ("cha"). Cha operates (a) three inpatient hospital campuses, one of which provides only inpatient pediatric psychiatry services and two of which are community level medical surgical campuses with full-service emergency departments, and (b) a network of ambulatory care clinics in the Massachusetts communities of cambridge, somerville, malden, revere, and everett. Cha also provides public health services and programs in its service area. Cha qualifies as a disproportionate share hospital under medicare and medicaid, and the majority of its patients are uninsured or under-insured. In furtherance of cha's mission to improve the health of the communities it serves, the organization (a) employes and contracts with physicians, physician groups, and other medical professionals whose service it provides to cha and (2) supports teaching and research activities at cha. The organization's physicians and other providers render primary care services, outpatient specialty services, hospital-based services, and inpatient and outpatient psychiatric services to the communities and populations served by cha. Although the primary focus of most physicians and other providers is providing clinical care and service to patients, many physicians and other providers also participate in teaching and/or research programs. Teaching responsibilities support cha's five medical residency programs and also include precepting medical residents from other hospitals and students from medical schools and other educational institutions that train health professionals. Render primary care services, outpatient specialty services, hospital-based services, and inpatient and outpatient psychiatric services to the communities and populations served by cha. Although the primary focus of most physicians and other providers is providing clinical care and service to patients, many physicians and other providers also participate in teaching and/or research programs. Teaching responsibilities support cha's five medical residency programs and also include precepting medical residents from other hospitals and students from medical schools and other educational institutions that train health include precepting medical residents from other hospitals and students from medical schools and other educational institutions that train health professionals. From medical schools and other educational institutions that train health professionals.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 99% of the money available for current operations came from contributions.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The nonprofit carried out 100% of its reported program work directly.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
043167608
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
Headquarters
Malden, MA, USA
Rating
71
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Health

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The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and some related-organization disclosures are missing.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 100
  • Transparency & Controls: 65
  • Accountability: 28
  • Sustainability: 24
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Scored; rating input score 0
  • Public monitoring controls: Limited
  • Public policy transparency: Limited
  • Public financial transparency: Limited
  • Impact reporting controls: Limited
  • Public relationship transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 0%; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 67
  • Public governance controls: Limited
  • Zakat policy transparency: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 0%; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Operating reserve ratio: 0.15; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.69; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 2.2%; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 4.7% per year; rating input score 100; 38th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 3.8% per year; rating input score 100; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 8.1% per year; rating input score 100; 59th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 3 board members independent · 6 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $191.8M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $1.3M · 10 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 24 of 24 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors, executive pay, and related organizations
  • Filing history: 16 annual filings from 2009 to 2024
  • Money network: 5 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 5 filed related-organization links