SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES

EIN: 950948050 501(c)(3) Education

WHITTIER, CA

Total Revenue
$55,445,253
Total Expenses
$52,557,329
Total Assets
$54,437,501
Net Assets
$45,480,659
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Organization Details

Formation Year
1947
Legal Domicile
CA
Principal Officer
THOMAS K ARENDT
Phone
5629478755
Tax Period
2023-09-01 to 2024-08-31

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES, founded in 1947, is a mid-sized nonprofit in the Education sector that reported $55.4M in total revenue in fiscal year 2023. Revenue grew 12% year-over-year, indicating healthy expansion. Expenses of $52.6M left a modest 5% surplus.

Mission

THE MISSION OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES (SCU) IS TO EDUCATE STUDENTS AS COMPETENT, CARING AND SUCCESSFUL PRACTITIONERS OF INTEGRATIVE HEALTHCARE. THE UNIVERSITY IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING EXCELLENCE IN ACADEMICS, SCHOLARSHIP, SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP THROUGH ITS OFFERINGS OF BACHELOR, MASTER AND DOCTORATE PROGRAMS.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1
Expenses: $32,972,180 Revenue: $50,859,606

FOUNDED IN 1911, THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES (SCU) HAS BEEN A LEADER IN EDUCATING STUDENTS TO BE CARING AND HIGHLY TRAINED HEALTHCARE PRACTITIONERS FOR OVER 110 YEARS. SCU...

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FOUNDED IN 1911, THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES (SCU) HAS BEEN A LEADER IN EDUCATING STUDENTS TO BE CARING AND HIGHLY TRAINED HEALTHCARE PRACTITIONERS FOR OVER 110 YEARS. SCU, A PRIVATE, NON-PROFIT INSTITUTION, PROVIDES INTERPROFESSIONAL, WHOLE HEALTH EDUCATION, BLENDING THE BEST OF CONVENTIONAL, COMPLEMENTARY, AND ALTERNATIVE TREATMENTS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE PATIENT. WE OFFER EIGHT DEGREE PROGRAMS WHICH INCLUDE 1) DOCTOR OF CHIROPRACTIC (DC), 2) MASTER OF ACUPUNCTURE AND CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE (MACCHM), 3) DOCTOR OF ACUPUNCTURE AND CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE (DACCHM), 4) BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HEALTH SCIENCES (BSHS), 5) MASTER OF SCIENCE: PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT, 6) MASTER OF SCIENCE IN HUMAN GENETICS AND GENOMICS (MSHGG), 7) MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MEDICAL SCIENCE (MSMS), AND 8) DOCTOR OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY (OTD). ADDITIONALLY, SCU OFFERS CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS IN AYURVEDA, HEALTH EDUCATION, AND HUMAN GENETICS AND GENOMICS, AS WELL AS AN ACCELERATED SCIENCE PREREQUISITE COMPLETION PROGRAM (AS). IN FALL 2023, 1,276 STUDENTS WERE ENROLLED IN THE DEGREE PROGRAMS SUPPORTED BY AN OVER 250-MEMBER FACULTY. DURING THE YEAR, 435 DEGREES WERE GRANTED, INCLUDING 218 DOCTORAL DEGREES, 205 MASTER'S DEGREES, AND 12 BACHELOR'S DEGREES. STUDENTS IN OUR CLINICAL PROGRAMS CAN GAIN HANDS-ON CLINICAL EXPERIENCE IN THREE SCU-OWNED AND OPERATED CLINIC FACILITIES, NINE PARTNER HEALTH CENTERS, AND HUNDREDS OF AFFILIATED CLINIC SITES AND PRECEPTOR LOCATIONS, UNDER THE EXPERT SUPERVISION OF OUR PRACTITIONER FACULTY. THEY CAN ALSO PARTICIPATE IN CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH, INCLUDING GRANTS FUNDED BY THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH.

Program 2
Expenses: $5,772,574 Revenue: $2,436,446

SCU HEALTH PROVIDES WHOLE HEALTH INTEGRATIVE CARE TO OUR COMMUNITY. HEALTH EQUITY, THE IDEA THAT ALL INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES SHOULD HAVE A JUST OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEALTHY, IS A CORE SCU VALUE. WE...

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SCU HEALTH PROVIDES WHOLE HEALTH INTEGRATIVE CARE TO OUR COMMUNITY. HEALTH EQUITY, THE IDEA THAT ALL INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES SHOULD HAVE A JUST OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEALTHY, IS A CORE SCU VALUE. WE PROVIDE WHOLE HEALTH, INTEGRATIVE, PATIENT-CENTERED, VALUES-BASED, AND EVIDENCE-INFORMED CARE, FOCUSED ON TREATING THE WHOLE PERSON FOR LASTING WELLNESS. AS THE ONLY INTEGRATIVE ACADEMIC HEALTH CENTER ON THE WEST COAST, SCU HEALTH IS MAKING ADVANCES IN TWENTY-FIRST-CENTURY EDUCATION, CLINICAL RESEARCH, AND CLINICAL PRACTICE. TEAMING WITH CIVIC AND SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, EMPLOYERS, INSURERS, AND LOCAL HEALTHCARE PRACTITIONERS, SCU EXCELS IN THE PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF A WHOLE HEALTH APPROACH IN MEETING THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY. SCU HEALTH PROVIDED CARE IN 31,537 PATIENT VISITS, INCLUDING 4,204 AT STUDENT HEALTH CENTERS, 4,091 AT LOW-INCOME/FREE CARE CLINICS, 7,626 IN OUR TACTICAL SPORTS MEDICINE SITES SERVING PRIMARILY FIRST RESPONDERS, AND 15,616 IN OUR ON-SITE CLINIC FACILITY. 44% OF OUR PATIENT VISITS WERE WITH UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITIES. THE PATIENT VISITS DESCRIBED INCLUDE CARE FOR 1,933 PATIENTS ACROSS 35 CLINICAL COMMUNITY OUTREACH EVENTS, 98% OF WHICH PROVIDED CARE TO UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES INCLUDING THOSE WITH POOR ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE DUE TO IMMIGRATION STATUS, FINANCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES, AND HOMELESSNESS. AT SCU OUR STUDENTS LEARN ABOUT THE MANY FACTORS THAT CAN INFLUENCE INDIVIDUAL AND POPULATION HEALTH, SO THEY ARE BETTER EQUIPPED TO REDUCE DISPARITIES AND TO POSITIVELY IMPACT A DIVERSE RANGE OF PATIENTS.

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

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Financial Overview (2023)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $779,127
Program Service Revenue $53,259,411
Investment Income $1,350,260
Other Revenue $56,455
TOTAL REVENUE $55,445,253

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $764,632
Salaries & Benefits $31,350,957
Fundraising Expenses $266,550
Program Expenses $38,744,754
Other Expenses $20,441,740
TOTAL EXPENSES $52,557,329

Year-over-Year Comparison

2023 2022 Change
Revenue $55,445,253 $49,296,272 +0.1%
Expenses $52,557,329 $47,617,538 +0.1%
Net Income $2,887,924 $1,678,734 +0.7%
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Governance

Voting Members
13
Independent Members
13
Employees
506
Volunteers
13

Governance Policies

Conflict of Interest Policy
Whistleblower Policy
Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

Operated a School
Operated a Hospital
Provided First Class Travel
Reported Conflict of Interest
Reported Asset Diversion
Excess Benefit Transaction
Made Political Expenditures
Engaged in Lobbying
Operated Donor Advised Fund
Maintained Art Collections
Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers
9
$1,879,613
Total Directors
13
$0
Key Employees
2
$499,718
Highest Compensated
5
reported
Name Title Hours/Week Role Reportable Comp Other Comp Total
JOHN SCARINGE PRESIDENT 40.00
Officer
$505,185 $92,513 $597,698
TAMARA ROZHON PROVOST 40.00
Officer
$290,922 $73,249 $364,171
CHUCK SWEET CHIEF OF STAFF 40.00
Officer
$251,066 $47,243 $298,309
TOM ARENDT VP FINANCE & BUSINESS AFFAIRS/CFO 40.00
Officer
$245,716 $88,246 $333,962
MELISSA NAGARE - VP SCU HEALTH SYS. & CHIEF CLINICAL OFF. 40.00
Officer
$220,564 $64,909 $285,473
BRADLEY KUHN DIRECTOR OF IT 40.00
Highest
$216,634 $25,651 $242,285
JIM BRENNER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF MARKETING 40.00
Key Emp
$192,535 $57,197 $249,732
MELANIE CATALANO PA PROGRAM DIRECTOR 40.00
Highest
$185,777 $10,313 $196,090
MICHAEL RAMCHARAN ASST. VP FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS 40.00
Key Emp
$177,898 $72,088 $249,986
JONATHON EGAN ASST. VP FOR ACADEM. ADMIN. 40.00
Highest
$176,065 $72,090 $248,155
ERICK DE LA ROSA DIRECTOR OF ADMISSIONS 40.00
Highest
$173,362 $27,128 $200,490
DAN HANDLEY DIRECTOR OF MSHGG 40.00
Highest
$170,425 $30,368 $200,793
THOMAS BAKMAN CHAIR 2.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
LAKEISHA MARSH VICE CHAIR 2.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
WILLIAM VALUSEK SECRETARY 2.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
JOHN PECCHIA TREASURER 2.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
CYNTHIA BAUM DIRECTOR 2.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
LLARIA GADALLA DIRECTOR 2.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
MARTIN GALLEGOS DIRECTOR 2.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
NICK JACOBS DIRECTOR 2.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
JASON JANKOWIAK DIRECTOR 2.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
RON LAU DIRECTOR 2.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
K WAYNE PEACOCK DIRECTOR 2.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
DINA SHENK DIRECTOR 2.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
SAMANTHA SIMMONS DIRECTOR 2.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year Revenue Expenses Assets Net Income
2025 No data No data No data No data
2024 $55,445,253 $52,557,329 $54,437,501 $2,887,924
2023 $49,296,272 $47,617,538 $46,541,314 $1,678,734
2022 $47,035,082 $41,547,168 $42,408,419 $5,487,914
2021 $44,008,074 $35,507,975 $39,889,743 $8,500,099
2020 $31,670,143 $29,702,359 $36,640,185 $1,967,784
2019 $28,921,224 $31,517,705 $38,838,992 $-2,596,481
2018 $26,019,861 $29,183,095 $35,048,109 $-3,163,234
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