Children's Wisconsin

What it reported doing in 2024

Children's medical group, inc. ("cmg") is organized as a non stock non profit corporation with a sole member, children's hospital and health system, inc. ("chhs"), a section 501(c)(3) organization. Cmg is affiliated with children's hospital of Wisconsin, inc. ("chw"), a section 501(c)(3) organization which is the only hospital in Wisconsin devoted solely to the provision of medical services to children. The primary purpose of cmg is to provide quality primary care medical services to children in the community, state, and region. The affiliated group is one of only a handful of organizations throughout the u.s. That focuses solely on the critical medical needs of children and the special care they require. The principal function of cmg is to provide primary medical diagnosis, treatment services, and preventative care through outpatient clinics and community health screening and education services. Cmg also participates in primary care medical education and training through the medical college of Wisconsin and graduate medical education programs already established at chw. Cmg provides care to children who are residents of southeastern Wisconsin at locations where there is a demonstrated community need for medical diagnosis and treatment. In 2024, cmg had 21 physician offices with approximately 190 providers. As a group there were 368,353 pediatric office visits, health checks and immunizations provided in 2024. Included in this number are 47,938 pediatric office visits, health checks and immunizations described in line 4b.in response to the changing needs of the community for medical services, advances in pediatric medicine and the increasing emphasis on preventive medical care, cmg provides services in furtherance of the mission of chw and other members of the affiliated group. Increasingly, patients have been seeking primary medical care through the emergency room facilities of hospitals. The emergency room is the most costly and inefficient method of providing such care to patients. By making primary care available to a greater portion of the general public, cmg provides quality, efficient primary pediatric care at a lower cost. Cmg is structured to better serve the residents of southeastern Wisconsin by providing increased access to quality medical care, expanding community medical education efforts and improving the quality of pediatric care.cmg has made integrated mental behavioral health (imbh) a strategic part of its provision of quality health care. Imbh brings behavioral health services into the primary care setting by incorporating licensed mental health providers, behavioral health consultants (bhcs), into the team. Bhcs and all members of the primary care team work together to provide comprehensive, whole-child health care by addressing every aspect of a child's physical and mental wellbeing. Typical bhc services include chronic health condition management, anticipatory guidance, early intervention for common childhood concerns, and routine behavioral health screening. Bhcs provide mental health assessment and treatment, brief evidence-based therapy, and physician and team consultation. Bhcs provide immediate access to mental health and prevention services. In addition, cmg has expanded its mental behavioral health offerings to include the craig yabuki mental health walk-in clinic, which provides same-day care for children and teens experiencing urgent mental health issues, and a bridge clinic to address the long wait for outpatient therapy services by offering short-term support while patients wait for appointments to become available. This whole-child approach ensures children will get the care they need, when they need it and where they need it.during the covid-19 pandemic, cmg pivoted to provide the care children and families need as safely as possible. This included a significant increase in use of telehealth (including for mental and behavioral health needs) and supporting our community through testing, vacci

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 79.1%; rating input score 79
• Program expense ratio: 79.1%; rating input score 79
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Missing
  • Board or committee approval: Missing
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 0%; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 0%; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.31; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 1; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 7.6%; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 6% per year; rating input score 100; 49th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 8.4% per year; rating input score 100; 69th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 10.4% per year; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings