University Clinical Health

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
621162462
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Memphis, TN, USA
Phone
9018668015
Rating
63
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Health Treatment Facilities, Primarily Outpatient

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$85,488,061
Expenses
$82,519,827
Assets
$43,702,708
Liabilities
$21,295,755

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

17 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Shannon Tacker (CEO and Board Member)

Highest reported compensation

  • MILTON RANDALL (PHYSICIAN): $932,632 total reported compensation
  • TEJESH PATEL (CHAIR OF UTHSC DEPT OF DER): $910,663 total reported compensation
  • DAVID SHIBATA (CHAIR OF UTHSC DEPT OF SUR): $904,710 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

University Clinical Health (UCH) is the only independent and physician-led faculty practice plan of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. UCH offers best-in-class clinical care, with a network of more than 190 physicians and providers across 24 specialties to meet the healthcare needs of the Midsouth community.

What it reported doing in 2024

The medical services provided by the group are available to the community as a whole without regard to ability to pay. Medicare, medicaid, and tenncare patients are accepted. The group has an agreement with regional one, the public safety net hospital of shelby county, Tennessee, that provides for the delivery of professional services to indigent patients, both inpatient and outpatient. In addition to patients from shelby county, the faculty physicians and other professional employees of the group provide health care services to out-of-state residents and residents of foreign countries who have limited incomes. During the period, approximately 33 percent of the group's services were provided to patients with tenncare, medicaid, or no insurance coverage. Another 26 percent were provided to medicare patients. The professional employees of the group are dedicated to the medical training and education of health professionals in conjunction with the uthsc college of medicine. Although educational activities are funded primarily through the uthsc college of medicine, the group makes significant contributions to this effort with both personnel and financial resources. During the year, faculty physicians were involved in the education of primarily the 3rd and 4th year medical students (300 of the 600 medical students). Also in conjunction with the uthsc college of medicine, the professional employees of the group engage in programs of medical research and education that promote the long-term health and welfare of patients and the general public. The research programs focus on prevention and treatment of illnesses as well as effects of drugs and medications on a variety of diseases and medical conditions. While serving as the faculty practice plan of the uthsc college of medicine, the long-term commitment of the group is to continue to provide medical services to any and all patients and to promote good health through research and education. The range/type of services provided by the clinical departments includes primary care, specialty consultations, subspecialty procedures and diagnostic evaluations, and surgical procedures. Health care services are delivered in numerous hospital and clinic settings, including inpatient and outpatient care at the regional medical center at memphis (regional one), le bonheur children's hospital, memphis va medical center, methodist university hospital, st. Jude children's research hospital, st. Francis hospital, baptist memorial hospitals, and other local community hospitals. The group's faculty physicians provide health care services to patients of the centers of excellence at the med. The centers of excellence include the trauma center, burn center, wound care center, newborn center, adult special care, and sickle cell center.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 100% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

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 few specific pay-setting methods are documented in the filing; unanswered boxes are not proof of absence.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 76
  • Transparency & Controls: 68
  • Accountability: 42
  • Sustainability: 34
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 85.7%; rating input score 86
  • Program expense ratio: 83.7%; rating input score 84
  • 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Scored; rating input score 0

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: 3.5%; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.53; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.49; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 8.1%; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 0.8% per year; rating input score 100; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -3.7% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -2.7% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 7 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 2 operating locations identified
  • Where the money goes: 85.7% of revenue deployed · 83.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 9 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $69.1M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $933K · 17 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $1.9M reported
  • Consistency: 33 of 33 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes grants, executive pay, and related organizations
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 13 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 17 filed related-organization links
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Related-party transparency scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 20/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 50/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 5/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 37/100.