Cambridge Health Alliance Physicians Organization
Cambridge Health Alliance Physicians Organization reported $191.9 million in revenue and $191.9 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $99.98 went to program services, $0.02 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 99.2% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $1,314,178 (CEO, PRESIDENT & TRUSTEE). 478 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 37% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $192MFor context, the median across 5,634 covered health care charities: $86.19 programs, $13.81 management, $0.00 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $192MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 100.0% | 85.6% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 13.7% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 99.2% | 1.3% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.8% | 93.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $1,314,178 | $975,831 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.68% | 1.34% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 478 | 27 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 0.6 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 0 of 3 | 88.9% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseCambridge 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…
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO, PRESIDENT & TRUSTEE Director/trustee, officer, 10.0 hrs/week | $0 | $1,255,945 | $58,233 | $1,314,178 |
| PHYSICIAN, STAFF UROLOGIST Highest compensated employee, 55.0 hrs/week | $762,164 | $0 | $53,542 | $815,706 |
| INTERIM DIV CHIEF GASTROENTERO Highest compensated employee, 55.0 hrs/week | $745,320 | $0 | $57,723 | $803,043 |
| DIVISION CHIEF, OTOLARYNGOLOGY Highest compensated employee, 55.0 hrs/week | $738,415 | $0 | $56,701 | $795,116 |
| PHYSICIAN, STAFF ORTHOPAEDIC S Highest compensated employee, 55.0 hrs/week | $733,539 | $0 | $54,684 | $788,223 |
| CHIEF OF SERVICE, ORTHOPAEDICS Highest compensated employee, 55.0 hrs/week | $773,094 | $0 | $11,009 | $784,103 |
| CFO, TREASURER & TRUSTEE Director/trustee, officer, 2.0 hrs/week | $0 | $630,924 | $58,142 | $689,066 |
| GENERAL COUNSEL, CLERK & TRUST Director/trustee, officer, 2.0 hrs/week | $0 | $453,198 | $16,141 | $469,339 |
478 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Cambridge Health Alliance Physicians Organization (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $0 (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b3 · 0 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14No
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aNo
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2Yes
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5633
Private foundation grants it received
1 private foundation reported grants to Cambridge Health Alliance Physicians Organization totaling $15,000 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Of every $100 Cambridge Health Alliance Physicians Organization spent in FY2025, $99.98 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Cambridge Health Alliance Physicians Organization's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Cambridge Health Alliance Physicians Organization reported that 100.0% of its $191.9 million in expenses went to program services, 0.0% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Cambridge Health Alliance Physicians Organization pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Cambridge Health Alliance Physicians Organization reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $1,314,178, for the role of CEO, PRESIDENT & TRUSTEE (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Cambridge Health Alliance Physicians Organization get its money?
Of $191.9 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 99.2% came from contributions and grants and 0.8% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Cambridge Health Alliance Physicians Organization a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 04-3167608 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202641359349308684 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202531359349312323 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202401339349300705 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202331299349304693 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202211349349302016 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202141319349300124 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 04-3167608: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.