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Hamilton Physician Group

Dalton, GA · EIN 27-1198701 · 501(c)(3) · Hospital or medical research organization
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Hamilton Physician Group reported $28.4 million in revenue and $59.9 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $99.01 went to program services, $0.99 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: 98.0% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $2,944,136 (PRESIDENT/CEO AND TREASURER). 79 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 31% 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 $60M

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 September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $28M

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)
99.0%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
1.0%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
Not reported$0.00
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
0.0%1.3%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%0.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
98.0%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$2,944,136$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
4.92%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
7927
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
-0.16.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
1 of 588.9%

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
$59M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · revenue $28M

Hamilton Physician Group, inc. (hpg) provides specialty physician services to the city of dalton, whitfield county, and surrounding areas of northwest georgia. During fiscal year 2025, hpg had 223,743 outpatient visits. Hpg's mission is to serve the needs of area residents without discrimination and regardless of ability to pay. Thus, hpg provided $2,119,492 in charity care at established rates for patients unable to pay for their health care services during the year. In addition, charges of $30,928,837 were not collected due to shortfalls from medicare and medicaid

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
PRESIDENT/CEO AND TREASURER
Director/trustee, officer, 1.00 hrs/week
$0$2,822,417$121,719$2,944,136
SECRETARY
Director/trustee, officer, 1.00 hrs/week
$0$1,385,386$254,120$1,639,506
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$1,467,450$0$18,580$1,486,030
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$1,165,219$0$19,000$1,184,219
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$1,086,399$0$57,988$1,144,387
ASSISTANT TREASURER
Officer, 1.00 hrs/week
$0$951,442$116,875$1,068,317
VICE PRESIDENT
Officer, 1.00 hrs/week
$0$973,012$58,628$1,031,640
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$902,822$0$6,081$908,903

79 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Hamilton Physician Group (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $2.1M (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
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$28M$60M99.0%−$642K$2,944,136
FY2024 ⓘ$29M$56M99.0%−$719K$1,673,818
FY2023 ⓘ$30M$52M98.9%−$4.3M$1,744,196
FY2022 ⓘ$28M$44M98.7%−$3.4M$1,877,624
FY2021 ⓘ$25M$40M98.8%−$6.9M$1,483,437
FY2020 ⓘ$22M$40M98.8%−$4.8M$1,498,737

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–1b5 · 1 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 5393

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Hamilton Physician Group's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Hamilton Physician Group, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

Questions people ask

How much of Hamilton Physician Group's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Hamilton Physician Group reported that 99.0% of its $59.9 million in expenses went to program services, 1.0% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Hamilton Physician Group pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Hamilton Physician Group reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $2,944,136, for the role of PRESIDENT/CEO AND TREASURER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Hamilton Physician Group get its money?

Of $28.4 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 0.0% came from contributions and grants and 98.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Hamilton Physician Group a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 27-1198701 as a 501(c)(3) organization (hospital or medical research organization), 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 202632309349300118 · read the filing
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202522259349301862 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202402279349302170 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202312269349301456 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202202239349302610 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202122249349300342 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 27-1198701: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.