Charitable affiliate of a medical-group association
One uniform surface for comparison; detailed evidence is below.
The score summarizes assessed evidence; evidence coverage is reported separately.
| Accounting category | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Contributions and grants | $4.43M | 97.54% |
| Investment income | $111,563 | 2.46% |
| Total | $4.54M | 100.00% |
Named supporters exist, but the $4.426 million contribution line is not reconciled to mutually exclusive donor or payer classes. Public-charity filings ordinarily do not reveal every contributor.
Primary constituency: Programs primarily serve medical groups and organized systems of care; individual physician voting rights were not established.
Physician alignment: Affiliate profile; strongest for system-level quality improvement and sponsored initiatives.
Funding model: Grants and sponsored initiatives; related-entity and sponsor terms require separation.
Primary influence: See the detailed authority and influence analysis.
AMGA Foundation is the charitable affiliate in the AMGA family. Its FY2024 filing shows that nearly all revenue came from contributions and grants, but the public record does not reconcile those dollars by donor or payer class. The Foundation's programs generally align with quality improvement, research, and population-health goals and report concrete outputs. Its C grade is best interpreted within the AMGA family, not as a direct peer ranking against physician membership associations. The main governance questions concern donor concentration, sponsor rights, conflict management, and the degree of direct physician accountability.
One sentence: AMGA Foundation shows active, mission-aligned programming, but donor concentration, restrictions, and direct physician accountability are not sufficiently public.
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Organization type: Charitable affiliate of a medical-group association
Primary constituency: Programs primarily serve medical groups and organized systems of care; individual physician voting rights were not established.
Mission: Improve health and health care through education, quality improvement, research, and population-health initiatives associated with AMGA's organized-care constituency.
Scale: National programs involving AMGA member groups, health systems, sponsors, and research partners.
| Leader | Current role | Authority context |
|---|---|---|
| Edward M. Yu, MD | Board chair | Foundation governance |
| John W. Kennedy, MD | President | Program leadership |
| Christina Santos | Executive director | Operational leadership |
| Jerry Penso, MD, MBA | Secretary / shared AMGA leadership | Parent-affiliate linkage |
Period: Fiscal year ended December 31, 2024
Status: Filed Form 990
Accounting categories are presented exactly as reported.
| Accounting category | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Contributions and grants | $4.43M | 97.5% |
| Investment income | $111,563 | 2.5% |
Named supporters exist, but the $4.426 million contribution line is not reconciled to mutually exclusive donor or payer classes. Public-charity filings ordinarily do not reveal every contributor.
| Entity or relationship | Relationship type | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| AMGA | Parent-affiliated association | Shared leadership and constituency. |
| AMGA Analytics LLC | Related research entity | Separate finances and governance are limited. |
Related entities, foundations, PACs, trusts, networks, and LLCs remain financially and legally separate unless a documented transfer is included in the reviewed organization’s accounts.
| Influencer | Evidence classification | Evidence-supported relevance |
|---|---|---|
| AMGA board and executives | Directly documented | Shared leadership and strategic alignment. |
| Medical-group and health-system participants | Directly documented | Implement programs and generate outcome data. |
| Corporate and philanthropic supporters | Directly documented relationship | Support is named in part; dollar allocation and restrictions are incomplete. |
Interpretation: A documented relationship may create influence or incentives; it does not by itself establish control, misconduct, or improper capture.
| Mission or public commitment | Alignment assessment | Documented action or tension |
|---|---|---|
| Quality improvement programs | Aligned | Current programs match mission. |
| Population-health outcomes | Generally aligned | Outputs are reported, though causal attribution is limited. |
| Donor transparency | Not demonstrated | Contribution dollars are not class-reconciled. |
| Physician or member segment | Evidence-supported assessment |
|---|---|
| Medical-group leaders | Primary program constituency |
| Employed physicians | Indirect role through participating organizations |
| Independent physicians | Not demonstrated as a direct constituency |
| Trainees and early-career physicians | Insufficient evidence |
No material final adverse enforcement finding was identified in the reviewed sources. The principal issues are transparency and governance, not a documented legal violation.
Program outputs are specific and current, but independent validation and physician-segment attribution remain limited.
Normalized score: 75/100 (C). Raw evaluated points: 64/85. Evidence completeness: 85%.
| Dimension | Score | Grade | Interpretation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Financial Transparency and Source Identification | 8/15 | F | 53% of dimension maximum |
| Funding Independence and Concentration Risk | NE | NE | Not evaluated |
| Mission-to-Action Alignment | 18/20 | A | 90% of dimension maximum |
| Physician or Member Governance and Representation | 12/15 | B | 80% of dimension maximum |
| Breadth of Support Across Physician Segments | 7/10 | C | 70% of dimension maximum |
| Leadership, Conflict Management, and Accountability | 7/10 | C | 70% of dimension maximum |
| Legal, Regulatory, and Ethical Record | 8/10 | B | 80% of dimension maximum |
| Outcomes and Public Accountability | 4/5 | B | 80% of dimension maximum |
Information most likely to change this assessment: current audited financials, mutually exclusive payer-class schedules, top-funder concentration, current bylaws and conflict records, segment-level participation, and independently validated outcomes.
Publication status: Public review. A last-link check and final editorial approval are required before each release.
Editorial independence: The reviewed organization did not approve, edit, or veto the findings or score. Factual corrections may be submitted through the published corrections process.
Scope: Verification is limited to publicly accessible records. Private contracts, nonpublic minutes, sealed proceedings, and undisclosed conflicts are outside the available evidence.
Source rule: Primary and official records were preferred. Accounting categories were not converted into payer identities. Related entities were kept separate. Allegations were not treated as findings.
Verification: current leaders and major financial arithmetic were checked for this publication batch. Material corrections and future updates follow the published verification process.
