Dothouse Health
Also known as Dorchester House Health Center
Dothouse Health reported $43.3 million in revenue and $41.7 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $80.79 went to program services, $19.21 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 54.6% of the total. Government grants made up 17.8%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $306,730 (PRESIDENT/CEO). 58 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 33% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $42MFor 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 September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $43MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 80.8% | 85.6% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 19.2% | 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 | 25.8% | 1.3% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 17.8% | 0.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 54.6% | 93.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $306,730 | $975,831 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.74% | 1.34% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 58 | 27 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 13.9 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 13 of 13 | 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 expensePrimary care: dothouse served over 22,000 patients in dorchester in fiscal 2025. Primary care services represented 58% of total patient visits during the year. Primary care services include adult medicine, family medicine, pediatrics, and the urgent care program. From these services, patients can be referred for a wide variety of in-house specialty care, social service, case management and wellness programming. Our full complement of services includes adult medicine, family medicine, pediatrics, urgent care, women's health, dental care, eye care, behavioral health including substance abuse…
Pharmacy: dothouse offers full pharmacy services during normal operations to our patients. The pharmacy filled 135,099 prescriptions in the fiscal year 2025
Other medical services: dothouse served more than 4,800 patients in the pediatrics department of primary care. Innovative programs within the pediatric department include the enhanced integration of behavioral health services within the pediatric clinic space, which includes two clinicians and two (2) family partners. The program is under the supervision of dothouse's dual-certified pediatrician and psychiatrist and aims to improve early identification of behavioral health problems and provide a full complement of preventative and treatment services to children and their families. Dothouse…
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT/CEO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $275,426 | $0 | $31,304 | $306,730 |
| PEDIATRICIAN Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $292,963 | $0 | $8,077 | $301,040 |
| PHYSICIAN Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $260,098 | $0 | $20,670 | $280,768 |
| PHYSICIAN Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $247,938 | $0 | $30,824 | $278,762 |
| CMO/ PHYSICIAN Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $269,419 | $0 | $6,829 | $276,248 |
| CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $229,226 | $0 | $30,384 | $259,610 |
| PHYSICIAN Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $251,306 | $0 | $6,607 | $257,913 |
| PHYSICIAN Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $245,296 | $0 | $1,605 | $246,901 |
58 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Dothouse Health (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.5M (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–1b13 · 13 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- 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 5366
- Volunteers Part I, line 617
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| CPA MEDICAL BILLING 3rd party billing management | $1,714,338 |
| BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER Pharmacy management | $1,542,691 |
| BU FAMILY MEDICINE ASSOCIATES Physician services | $1,001,152 |
| SIMPATICO SYSTEMS LLC It consulting services | $371,574 |
| MCG PARTNERS Management training services | $137,500 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 6 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
3 private foundations reported grants to Dothouse Health totaling $252K 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.
Correct a figure or respond
Every number above is copied from Dothouse Health's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Dothouse Health, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Dothouse Health spent in FY2025, $80.79 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Dothouse Health's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Dothouse Health reported that 80.8% of its $41.7 million in expenses went to program services, 19.2% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Dothouse Health pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Dothouse Health reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $306,730, for the role of PRESIDENT/CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Dothouse Health get its money?
Of $43.3 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 25.8% came from contributions and grants (including 17.8% from government grants) and 54.6% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Dothouse Health a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 23-7125970 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), 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 September 30, 2025, object 202610829349301636 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202521229349300912 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202431099349301013 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202341379349300119 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202202229349301315 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202141489349301104 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 23-7125970: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.