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Portland Community Health Center

Also known as Greater Portland Health

Portland, ME · EIN 45-4960453 · 501(c)(3) · Hospital or medical research organization
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Portland Community Health Center reported $25.4 million in revenue and $24.7 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $87.99 went to program services, $12.01 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: 67.6% of the total. Government grants made up 30.1%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $338,716 (Chief Medical Officer). 29 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 109% 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 $25M

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

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)
88.0%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
12.0%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
31.8%1.3%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
30.1%0.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
67.6%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$338,716$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.37%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
2927
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
4.46.6
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
$16M expenses · 72.0% of program spending · grants $2,500 · revenue $12M

The Organization is a community health center providing comprehensive primary care services to the greater Portland community across the full lifecycle (pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric care). The organization provides an array of enabling services with the support of community health workers, and financial assistance counselors. The financial assistance counselors connect patients to insurances and an affordable sliding fee scale. The referrals team connects patients to specialty care that is offered in the community. Transportation and interpreting services are offered for…

$2.6M expenses · 12.0% of program spending · revenue $2.1M

The Organization provided comprehensive mental health and substance use counseling services in a fully integrated manner on-site at its Portland and South Portland, Maine locations. The organization has a psychiatric nurse practitioner team to support patient's mental health. The organization also has Licensed clinical social workers and Licensed clinical professional counselors on each health care team help patients make needed changes through health coaching and providing behavioral strategies that improve health and reduce harm. Some of these include stress management techniques, smoking…

$3.5M expenses · 16.0% of program spending · revenue $2.7M

The Organization provides comprehensive oral health services including preventative treatment, exams, follow up and oral health education for adults and children at its Portland sites and at public school locations in Cumberland county. The organization provides recuperative care services in Portland

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
Chief Medical Officer
Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$291,277$0$47,439$338,716
Chief Executive Officer
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$241,011$0$32,522$273,533
Physician - Clinical Director
Highest compensated employee, 36.00 hrs/week
$196,874$0$38,185$235,059
Physician - Clinical Director
Highest compensated employee, 32.00 hrs/week
$210,147$0$13,487$223,634
Physician - Pediatric Clinical Dir.
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$201,544$0$15,352$216,896
Physician - Clinical Director
Highest compensated employee, 24.00 hrs/week
$183,550$0$21,245$204,795
Chief Financial Officer
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$138,435$0$45,384$183,819
Physician - Clinical Director
Highest compensated employee, 28.00 hrs/week
$155,094$0$10,925$166,019

29 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Portland Community Health Center (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $796K (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$25M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$25M$25M88.0%$9.0M$338,716
FY2024 ⓘ$23M$22M86.5%$8.3M$328,742
FY2023 ⓘ$21M$20M87.6%$7.2M$312,057
FY2022 ⓘ$17M$15M84.7%$6.7M$288,685
FY2021 ⓘ$14M$13M86.8%$4.7M$295,190
FY2020 ⓘ$12M$11M85.7%$3.5M$254,264

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 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 5257
  • Volunteers Part I, line 613

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
Preble Street Resource Center
Recuperative Care Services
$1,220,952
Language Line Services Inc
Phone Interpretation
$444,329
Logically
IT Managed Services
$407,817
Quality Systems Inc
Electronic Medical Record Software
$256,299
The Red Carpet Treatment Inc
Custodial Services
$186,734

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 6 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

1 private foundation reported grants to Portland Community Health Center totaling $65 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 Portland Community Health Center's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Portland Community Health Center, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Portland Community Health Center's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Portland Community Health Center reported that 88.0% of its $24.7 million in expenses went to program services, 12.0% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Portland Community Health Center pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Portland Community Health Center reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $338,716, for the role of Chief Medical Officer (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Portland Community Health Center get its money?

Of $25.4 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 31.8% came from contributions and grants (including 30.1% from government grants) and 67.6% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Portland Community Health Center a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 45-4960453 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 June 30, 2025, object 202610659349300746 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202510919349301651 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202420649349300017 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202341249349301139 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202200629349301500 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202130479349301558 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 45-4960453: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.