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Novus Health

Saint Louis, MO · EIN 32-0084051 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2025 (tax year 2025) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Novus Health reported $13.0 million in revenue and $14.9 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $95.43 went to program services, $4.57 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: 96.4% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $367,543 (PHYSICIAN). 6 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 147% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $15M

For context, the median across 169 covered medical research charities: $87.02 programs, $12.87 management, $0.11 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $13M

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

2025 filing. Median across 169 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
95.4%83.9%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
4.6%12.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%0.1%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
Not reported$0.01
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
1.1%72.7%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%0.0%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
96.4%5.8%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$367,543$628,890
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
2.47%1.94%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
618
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
6.113.3
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
9 of 993.8%

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

2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$13M expenses · 88.6% of program spending · grants $8.2M · revenue $11M

Primary care & behavioral health services: Novus Health serves as a primary care and specialty care medical provider. In 2025 Novus Health provided care to 1,912 unique patients, conducting over 7,300 clinical visits. Novus Health also provides comprehensive HIV care, and in 2025 served well over 350 patients. The clinic works to improve our community's health and well-being, offering trauma informed care in a holistic approach that meets patients where they are. Integrating medical care with behavioral health and psychiatric services novus provided over 800 clinical visits to both internal…

$1.2M expenses · 8.7% of program spending · grants $906K · revenue $1.2M

Sti & prep services: we provide free sexually transmitted infection (sti) testing and treatment through our walk-in clinic. In 2025 we served 1,020 individuals with our sti and prep services. The clinic focuses on prevention education while providing high quality care to all individuals. Through these services, labs, treatment, condoms and prevention counseling are provided and accessible at no charge for those uninsured and underinsured. Testing offered through this program include testing for: HIV, syphilis, chlamydia, gonorrhea, trichomoniasis, and herpes simplex. Prep (pre-exposure…

$388K expenses · 2.7% of program spending · revenue $77,844

Programs & services: in addition to medical services, Novus Health continues to address the health and wellness of the whole person by addressing some of the social determinants of health and assisting clients with access to care and supportive services. Through our community health worker program Novus Health reached over 3,600 individuals in 2025 through one-on-one appointments, assistance with medicaid and snap enrollments, connection to food services, and performing outreach services to engage new clients/patients into services. This work has expanded our community partnerships and has…

Highest reported compensation

2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
PHYSICIAN
Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$328,489$0$39,054$367,543
CLINICAL CARE SUPERVISOR
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$191,236$0$30,650$221,886
PSYCHIATRIC NURSE PRACTION
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$184,422$0$20,670$205,092
NURSE PRACTIONER
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$160,357$0$33,665$194,022
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$143,591$0$18,388$161,979
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
Highest compensated employee, 3.00 hrs/week
$125,213$0$16,128$141,341

6 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Novus Health (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $472K (Part IX, line 5).

7 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$40M2019202020212022202320242025$13M$15M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
2025 ⓘ$13M$15M95.4%$7.6M$367,543
2024 ⓘ$15M$17M95.4%$9.4M$364,323
2023 ⓘ$15M$15M95.7%$11M$338,616
2022 ⓘ$13M$13M93.7%$12M$200,994
2021 ⓘ$18M$14M96.4%$12M$308,112
2020 ⓘ$21M$15M97.5%$7.6M$11,915
2019 ⓘ$5.3M$3.8M97.8%$1.8M—

Governance answers, as filed

2025 · 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–1b9 · 9 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bNo
  • 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 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 542
  • Volunteers Part I, line 624

Largest outside contractors

2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
GREENSFELDER HEMKER & GALE PC
Legal services
$175,015
ANDERS MINKLER HUBER & HELM LLP
Tax and accounting services
$111,158

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 2 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

1 private foundation reported grants to Novus Health totaling $16 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 Novus 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 Novus Health, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Novus Health's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2025, Novus Health reported that 95.4% of its $14.9 million in expenses went to program services, 4.6% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Novus Health pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Novus Health reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $367,543, for the role of PHYSICIAN (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Novus Health get its money?

Of $13.0 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 1.1% came from contributions and grants and 96.4% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Novus Health a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 32-0084051 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, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202612379349301266 · read the filing
  • 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202512539349300641 · read the filing
  • 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202423209349310287 · read the filing
  • 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202343189349306399 · read the filing
  • 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202221439349300112 · read the filing
  • 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202143159349307684 · read the filing
  • 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202131669349302223 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 32-0084051: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.