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El Rio Santa Cruz Neighborhood Health Center

Tucson, AZ · EIN 86-0285857 · 501(c)(3) · Hospital or medical research organization
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2025 (tax year 2025) · View the filing · Correct or respond

El Rio Santa Cruz Neighborhood Health Center reported $334.2 million in revenue and $324.1 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $91.31 went to program services, $8.57 to management and general costs and $0.12 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 86.5% of the total. Government grants made up 6.9%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $690,156 (CEO). 21 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 99% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $324M

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

Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $334M

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

2025 filing. Median across 5,634 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
91.3%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
8.6%13.7%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.1%0.0%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.02$0.00
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
7.7%1.3%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
6.9%0.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
86.5%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$690,156$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.21%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
2127
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
5.76.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
15 of 1588.9%

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

2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$296M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · revenue $289M

Provides healthcare and related services to the indigent and low-income population of tucson, arizona

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
CEO
Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$649,014$0$41,142$690,156
CHIEF CLINIC
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$626,878$0$42,056$668,934
CHIEF OPERAT
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$492,124$0$26,933$519,057
INTERNAL MED
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$477,118$0$34,158$511,276
FAMILY PRACT
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$435,958$0$38,793$474,751
PEDIATRICS M
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$430,657$0$40,797$471,454
CHIEF WELLNE
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$426,487$0$37,571$464,058
CFO
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$432,672$0$29,322$461,994

21 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from El Rio Santa Cruz Neighborhood Health Center (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $7.0M (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$100M$200M$300M$400M2019202020212022202320242025$334M$324M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
2025 ⓘ$334M$324M91.3%$155M$690,156
2024 ⓘ$320M$306M88.7%$141M$683,727
2023 ⓘ$272M$271M89.8%$128M$555,178
2022 ⓘ$253M$235M89.6%$122M$577,853
2021 ⓘ$224M$209M89.1%$108M$505,675
2020 ⓘ$192M$179M91.8%$92M$512,918
2019 ⓘ$168M$160M90.9%$78M$447,168

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 52,259
  • Volunteers Part I, line 69

Largest outside contractors

2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
ASCEND HEALTHCARE INC
Behavioral heal
$2,255,920
NORDIC CONSULTING PARTNERS
It services
$1,352,497
ABM INDUSTRY GROUPS
Janitorial
$1,006,074
TEKSYSTEMS
It temp service
$353,563
HYLAND SOFTWARE INC
It services
$323,628

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 15 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from El Rio Santa Cruz Neighborhood 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 El Rio Santa Cruz Neighborhood Health Center, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of El Rio Santa Cruz Neighborhood Health Center's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2025, El Rio Santa Cruz Neighborhood Health Center reported that 91.3% of its $324.1 million in expenses went to program services, 8.6% to management and general and 0.1% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does El Rio Santa Cruz Neighborhood Health Center pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation El Rio Santa Cruz Neighborhood Health Center reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $690,156, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does El Rio Santa Cruz Neighborhood Health Center get its money?

Of $334.2 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 7.7% came from contributions and grants (including 6.9% from government grants) and 86.5% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is El Rio Santa Cruz Neighborhood Health Center a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 86-0285857 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, 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 202622049349301377 · read the filing · XML
  • 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202522889349302547 · read the filing
  • 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202442629349301204 · read the filing
  • 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202303059349302790 · read the filing
  • 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202242449349300334 · read the filing
  • 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202101939349301110 · read the filing
  • 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202011899349302271 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 86-0285857: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.