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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: June 2025 Expires: June 2027

St. Mary's Health Wagon

Standards Not Met
Standards Not Met
7 16
(276) 328-8850
5626 Patriot Drive, Post Office Box 7070
Wise, VA, 24293
https://thehealthwagon.org/
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Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

St. Mary's Health Wagon does not meet the following 2 Standards for Charity Accountability:

Standard 7 (Board Approval of Written Report on Effectiveness)
Submit to the organization's governing body, for its approval, a written report that outlines the results of the aforementioned performance and effectiveness assessment and recommendations for future actions.

Health Wagon does not meet this Standard because:

  • The organization has not completed an effectiveness assessment report within the past two years.

Standard 16 (Annual Report)
Have an annual report available to all, on request, that includes: (a) the organization's mission statement, (b) a summary of the past year's program service accomplishments, (c) a roster of the officers and members of the board of directors, (d) financial information that includes (i) total income in the past fiscal year, (ii) expenses in the same program, fund raising and administrative categories as in the financial statements, and (iii) ending net assets.

Health Wagon does not meet this Standard because the 2023 annual report did not include:

  • The organization's 2023 financial information.

St. Mary's Health Wagon meets the remaining 18 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"to provide compassionate, quality health care to the medically underserved people in the mountains of Appalachia."

Year, State Incorporated:
2004, VA

St. Mary's Health Wagon (Health Wagon) reports that it provides free primary care and specialty services to underserved and uninsured individuals in Southwest Virginia. Serving six counties and the city of Norton, the organization states that it operates two stationary clinics, a dental clinic, a charitable pharmacy, and four mobile units to allow access to healthcare in remote, high-need areas. Health Wagon's Move Mountains Medical Missions Outreach offers chronic disease management, specialty care, women’s health, behavioral health services, and social needs. The organization leverages mobile health technology, telemedicine, and collaborations to reach those most in need, ensuring accessibility for the region’s most vulnerable populations. In 2023, Health Wagon states that it recorded 23,136 patient medical visits and 4,276 dental patient visits.

For the year ended December 31, 2023, St. Mary's Health Wagon's program expenses were:

Daily clinical services $5,146,030
RAM and Smiddy Community Outreach $272,214
Total Program Expenses $5,146,030

Chief Executive
Teresa Owens Tyson, MD, President and Chief Executive Officer

Compensation*
$299,147

Chair of the Board
Steve Smith

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Retired, Deputy, Wise County Sheriff’s Office

Board Size
9

Paid Staff Size
53

*2023 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Grant proposals, Internet, Radio

Fundraising costs were 8% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $5,311,082, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on St. Mary's Health Wagon's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023.

Source of Funds
Program service income $78,471
Donated stock $143,283
In-kind contributions $382,397
Investment income $880,986
Grants $1,127,934
Contributions $3,657,468
Total Income $7,148,473

Programs: 80% Fundraising: 7% Administrative: 9%

Total Income $7,148,473
Total expenses: $6,444,168
  Program expenses $5,146,030
  Fundraising expenses $433,945
  Administrative expenses $591,979
  Other expenses $272,214
Income in Excess of Expenses $704,305
Beginning Net Assets $17,843,347
Other Changes In Net Assets $78,494
Ending Net Assets $17,748,212
Total Liabilities $288,165
Total Assets $18,036,377

Note 1: As noted in above financial section, "other expenses" includes an unspecified program expense.

Note 2: According to Health Wagon's 2023 audited financial statements, the organization received $382,397 in contributed goods and services.

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Report completed by:
BBB Wise Giving Alliance