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Remote Area Medical

Rockford, TN · EIN 58-1647546 · 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

Remote Area Medical reported $9.2 million in revenue and $10.3 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $80.76 went to program services, $10.85 to management and general costs and $8.39 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 81.2% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $225,504 (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICE). 5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 44% between 2020 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $10M

For context, the median across 469 covered international, foreign affairs & national security charities: $89.04 programs, $8.28 management, $2.68 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 $9.2M

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

2025 filing. Median across 469 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
80.8%86.1%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
10.8%8.0%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
8.4%2.6%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.12$0.03
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
81.2%96.6%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%0.0%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
0.0%0.0%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$225,504$341,362
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
2.18%1.06%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
510
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
22.17.5
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
15 of 15100.0%

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
$8.4M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · revenue $1.7M

Volunteer teams provide free medical care to patients in the united states and other countries. Ram served 32,770 patients in 2025, 7,402 were served in various parts of the philippines. There were 17,043 volunteers (118 in the phillipines) engaged to perform these services at 436 clinics including 9 in the philippines. Value of care is estimated at $16,603,457

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
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICE
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$225,504$0$0$225,504
CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$216,824$0$0$216,824
CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$160,990$0$0$160,990
CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$160,664$0$0$160,664
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$160,259$0$0$160,259

5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Remote Area Medical (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $924K (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$5.0M$10M$15M$20M202020212022202320242025$9.2M$10M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
2025 ⓘ$9.2M$10M80.8%$19M$225,504
2024 ⓘ$11M$8.8M80.9%$20M$183,094
2023 ⓘ$5.5M$8.6M69.2%$17M$192,786
2022 ⓘ$9.0M$6.4M74.9%$20M$175,780
2021 ⓘ$7.3M$4.5M74.1%$18M$120,434
2020 (amended) ⓘ$6.4M$4.3M76.5%$15M$107,874

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–1b15 · 15 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 591
  • Volunteers Part I, line 617,043

Private foundation grants it received

43 private foundations reported grants to Remote Area Medical totaling $545K 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 Remote Area Medical's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Remote Area Medical, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Remote Area Medical's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2025, Remote Area Medical reported that 80.8% of its $10.3 million in expenses went to program services, 10.8% to management and general and 8.4% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Remote Area Medical pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Remote Area Medical reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $225,504, for the role of CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICE (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Remote Area Medical get its money?

Of $9.2 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 81.2% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Remote Area Medical a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 58-1647546 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 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 202632339349300828 · read the filing
  • 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202502119349300210 · read the filing
  • 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202412489349301511 · read the filing
  • 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202303149349305370 · read the filing
  • 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202203199349301625 · read the filing
  • 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020 (amended), object 202240329349300334 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 58-1647546: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.