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Charles River Community Health

Brighton, MA · EIN 23-7221597 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Charles River Community Health reported $24.6 million in revenue and $25.9 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $89.29 went to program services, $10.71 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: 52.3% of the total. Government grants made up 47.2%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $281,442 (CEO (UNTIL 12/2024)). 36 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 $26M

For 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 $25M

Other revenue was negative: −$1.4M. The bar shows the positive sources only.

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 5,634 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
89.3%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
10.7%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
51.6%1.3%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
47.2%0.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
52.3%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$281,442$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.09%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
3627
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
1.46.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
12 of 1288.9%

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 expense
$15M expenses · 64.7% of program spending · revenue $5.6M

Medical care servicescharles River Community Health provided primary care to adults and children, lab/testing services, family planning to all genders, ob/gyn services, mammogram van access, diabetes education and cancer screenings and management. In the calendar year 2024, 53.65 fte medical care professionals provided 33,389 clinical visits and 3,779 virtual visits to 11,667 patients

$3.4M expenses · 14.6% of program spending · revenue $1.6M

Dental servicescharles River Community Health provided dental care to adults and children, which included cleanings, x-rays, filings, crowns, bridges, dentures, simple root canals and simple extractions. In the calendar year 2024, 14.65 fte dental care professionals provided 13,815 clinical visits and 99 virtual visits to 5,114 patients

$2.6M expenses · 11.5% of program spending · revenue $3.3M

Pharmacy servicescharles River Community Health provided pharmacy care to adults and children. This included both prescription and over-the-counter medications and clinical pharmacy services provided in conjunction with primary care teams. In the calendar year 2024, 8.03 fte pharmacy professionals provided services to health center patients and 1.31 fte provided services to retail customers. A total of 64,865 prescriptions were filled

$2.1M all other programs (line 4d)

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
CEO (UNTIL 12/2024)
Officer, 39.00 hrs/week
$269,427$0$12,015$281,442
DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$267,373$0$13,693$281,066
CHIEF CLINICAL OFFICER
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$247,678$0$23,490$271,168
PHYSICIAN - FAMILY
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$225,201$0$10,086$235,287
PEDIATRICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$180,382$0$24,349$204,731
COO (AS OF 9/2024)
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$189,265$0$10,009$199,274
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY AND INFO. OFFICER
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$191,191$0$7,910$199,101
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$187,100$0$7,769$194,869

36 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Charles River Community Health (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.3M (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$10M$20M$30M$40MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$25M$26M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$25M$26M89.3%$3.0M$281,442
FY2024 ⓘ$24M$24M82.2%$4.3M$288,701
FY2023 ⓘ$24M$23M87.8%$4.6M$280,927
FY2022 ⓘ$20M$19M86.2%$3.9M$330,256
FY2021 ⓘ$22M$19M88.5%$4.1M$238,514
FY2020 ⓘ$18M$17M89.1%$18M$260,054

Governance 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–1b12 · 12 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 4Yes
  • 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 5287
  • Volunteers Part I, line 613

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY COOPERATIVE LLC
Software maintenance and consulting serv
$785,953
PARRIS & ASSOCIATES INC
Waltham pharmacy expansion
$414,004
PROPIO LS LLC
Language interpretation services
$310,862
COMPORT CONSULTING CORPCOMPORTSECURE
It services
$245,732
NX2 SERVICES LLC
Cleaning services
$223,799

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 11 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

3 private foundations reported grants to Charles River Community Health totaling $21,274 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 Charles River Community 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 Charles River Community Health, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Charles River Community Health's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Charles River Community Health reported that 89.3% of its $25.9 million in expenses went to program services, 10.7% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Charles River Community Health pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Charles River Community Health reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $281,442, for the role of CEO (UNTIL 12/2024) (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Charles River Community Health get its money?

Of $24.6 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 51.6% came from contributions and grants (including 47.2% from government grants) and 52.3% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Charles River Community Health a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 23-7221597 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 June 30, 2025, object 202641359349306644 · read the filing
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202531299349300028 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202411089349300306 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202341359349306409 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202211369349308501 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202121349349306557 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 23-7221597: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.