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1st Choice Healthcare

Corning, AR · EIN 71-0715998 · 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

1st Choice Healthcare reported $31.8 million in revenue and $30.3 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $71.65 went to program services, $28.35 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: 81.9% of the total. Government grants made up 17.4%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $404,868 (PHYSICIAN). 32 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 55% 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 $30M

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 $32M

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)
71.6%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
28.4%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
17.4%1.3%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
17.4%0.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
81.9%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$404,868$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.34%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
3227
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
14.06.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
13 of 1388.9%

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
$22M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · revenue $26M

Provided general healthcare as a federally qualified health center to 19,284 patients who met certain criteria under the organization's charity care policy or at amounts less than established rates

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
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week
$367,959$0$36,909$404,868
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week
$326,690$0$29,239$355,929
PHYSICAN
Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week
$312,814$0$35,978$348,792
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week
$317,272$0$30,174$347,446
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week
$267,002$0$34,140$301,142
CEO
Officer, 40.0 hrs/week
$174,736$0$23,268$198,004
CNO
Officer, 40.0 hrs/week
$151,957$0$23,808$175,765
CFO
Officer, 40.0 hrs/week
$120,748$0$15,082$135,830

32 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from 1st Choice Healthcare (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $760K (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$32M$30M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$32M$30M71.6%$35M$404,868
FY2024 ⓘ$25M$26M72.9%$34M$379,348
FY2023 ⓘ$27M$24M73.6%$35M$365,567
FY2022 ⓘ$28M$23M72.8%$32M$369,210
FY2021 ⓘ$26M$19M85.5%$26M$338,483
FY2020 ⓘ$20M$18M74.8%$18M$341,098

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–1b13 · 13 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 5242
  • Volunteers Part I, line 613

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
Eclinical Works
Ehr software
$390,744
Quest Diagnostics
Labs
$384,443
CPI
Referral management
$270,600
CoachCare
Ccm
$143,491
Forvis Mazars LLP
Audit services
$119,413

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

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from 1st Choice Healthcare's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for 1st Choice Healthcare, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of 1st Choice Healthcare's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 1st Choice Healthcare reported that 71.6% of its $30.3 million in expenses went to program services, 28.4% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does 1st Choice Healthcare pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation 1st Choice Healthcare reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $404,868, for the role of PHYSICIAN (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does 1st Choice Healthcare get its money?

Of $31.8 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 17.4% came from contributions and grants (including 17.4% from government grants) and 81.9% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is 1st Choice Healthcare a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 71-0715998 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 202641299349301014 · read the filing
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202541209349303754 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202421229349301217 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202341169349300034 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202221039349300042 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202111299349300816 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 71-0715998: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.