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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by TRICORE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$47,135,454
Total expenses
$32,690,391
Contributions and grants received
$14,036,863
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$33,066,209
Investment income
-$121
Other revenue
$32,503
Total assets, end of year
$31,719,888
Total liabilities, end of year
$17,274,825
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$14,445,063
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$28,188,838
Management and general expenses
$4,501,553
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$28,188,838

Program services were 86.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $14,036,863

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $14,032,794

  • 2a · Program service revenue: LAB SERVICE REVENUE

    total $33,066,209 · related or exempt $33,066,209

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    other assets $121

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets -$121

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$121 · excluded -$121

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $32,503 · excluded $32,503

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $32,503

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $854,161 · management and general $854,161

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $6,742,053 · program services $6,137,733 · management and general $604,320

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $483,516 · program services $415,845 · management and general $67,671

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,551,451 · program services $1,032,550 · management and general $518,901

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $654,361 · program services $543,164 · management and general $111,197

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $36,863 · management and general $36,863

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $8,747 · management and general $8,747

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $4,731,780 · program services $4,509,686 · management and general $222,094

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $20,266 · management and general $20,266

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $768,798 · program services $720,071 · management and general $48,727

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $4,480,325 · program services $2,802,453 · management and general $1,677,872

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $429,614 · program services $273,331 · management and general $156,283

  • 17 · Travel

    total $40,592 · program services $26,363 · management and general $14,229

  • 20 · Interest

    total $132,504 · program services $132,504

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $2,005,613 · program services $1,908,111 · management and general $97,502

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $71,601 · management and general $71,601

  • 24a · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $8,565,044 · program services $8,784,405 · management and general -$219,361

  • 24b · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT EXPENSES

    total $1,037,218 · program services $869,792 · management and general $167,426

  • 24c · Other expenses: FEES

    total $47,357 · program services $31,144 · management and general $16,213

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $28,527 · program services $1,686 · management and general $26,841

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    end of year $4,750

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $8,867,818

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    end of year $7,517,290

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $22,188,214

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $15,619,663

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $6,568,551

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $8,761,479

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    end of year $10,536,600

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $6,738,225

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $14,445,063

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

TRICORE, INC. IS OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES, INCLUDING (A) THE OWNERSHIP, ESTABLISHMENT, MAINTENANCE, AND OPERATION OF MEDICAL REFERENCE AND CLINICAL LABORATORIES IN NEW MEXICO; (B) THE FURNISHING AND PROVIDING OF CLINICAL LABORATORY SERVICES OF ALL KINDS TO PUBLIC HEALTH AUTHORITIES, HOSPITALS, MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS, LICENSED PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS, RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND PERSONS REQUIRING SUCH SERVICES; (C) TO PROVIDE A WIDE ARRAY OF TRAINING TO STUDENTS LOCATED THROUGHOUT NEW MEXICO FROM HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL TO POST-DOCTORATE LEVEL IN AN EFFORT TO RETAIN LAB SERVICE EMPLOYEES IN NM; (D) THE ACCUMULATION OF INFORMATION, THE CONDUCT OF SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATIONS AND RESEARCH, AND THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF METHODS FOR THE PREVENTION, ALLEVIATION AND CURE OF INJURY AND DISEASE; AND (E) ENGAGEMENT IN SUCH RELATED ACTIVITIES AND PROVISION OF RELATED SERVICES AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO ACCOMPLISH THE FOREGOING PURPOSES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TRICORE, INC. OPERATES MEDICAL REFERENCE AND CLINICAL LABORATORIES IN NEW MEXICO THAT SERVE CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES.

  • PUBLIC HEALTH: TRICORE, INC. CONTRIBUTES TO THE BETTERMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH IN NEW MEXICO IN SEVERAL WAYS:- MORE EXPEDIENT TESTING: TRICORE INC. PROVIDES DIAGNOSTIC TESTING SERVICES ACROSS MOST OF NEW MEXICO, AND IS ABLE TO TEST MORE THAN 98% OF THE SPECIMENS IT RECEIVES AT ITS FACILITIES, UNLIKE OTHER LABORATORIES IN NEW MEXICO. TRICORE PROVIDES SAME-DAY OR EARLY-NEXT-DAY RESULTS TO PHYSICIANS, SO THAT THERAPIES AND TREATMENTS MAY BEGIN IMMEDIATELY FOR NEW MEXICO PATIENTS. DUE TO THE VOLUME OF TESTING, TRICORE CAN PROVIDE ESOTERIC TESTING THAT IS NOT FEASIBLE FOR OTHER LABS TO PROVIDE. THIS ALLOWS TRICORE TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE LABORATORY SERVICES TO THE UNDERSERVED POPULATION IN THE STATE.UNDERSERVED AREAS: ALMOST ALL OF NEW MEXICO IS CLASSIFIED AS A MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. TRICORE'S COVERAGE AREA ENCOMPASSES MUCH OF NEW MEXICO, PROVIDING MUCH-NEEDED TESTING SERVICES TO LOCATIONS DEEMED MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED BY FEDERAL OFFICIALS.PATIENT-CENTERED DATABASE: TRICORE HAS DEVELOPED A DATABASE THAT ALLOWS PROVIDERS TO VIEW PATIENT LAB TESTS OUTSIDE THEIR PARTICULAR ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD (EMR), SO THAT LAB TESTS ORDERED BY OTHER PROVIDERS CAN BE SEEN. THIS ADVANCEMENT RESULTS IN FEWER WASTED DUPLICATE LAB TESTS BEING ORDERED AND IS ESPECIALLY APPRECIATED BY SPECIALISTS WHO OFTEN ONLY SEE A PATIENT AFTER SEVERAL OTHER PROVIDERS HAVE EXAMINED THEM AND ORDERED LAB TESTS.STATE REPORTING: ABOUT 70% OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES THAT ARE MANDATED TO BE REPORTED TO THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ARE FROM TESTS PERFORMED BY TRICORE. THERE IS A LIST OF 30 INFECTIOUS DISEASES THAT MUST BE REPORTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. WHEN A SPECIMEN HAS TESTED POSITIVE FOR ONE OF THESE DISEASES AT A TRICORE FACILITY, TRICORE IMMEDIATELY REPORTS THE INCIDENT TO THE STATE. TRICORE'S REPORT OCCURS MUCH MORE QUICKLY THAN WHEN PHYSICIANS (RECEIVING REPORTS FROM OTHER LABS) REPORT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. THIS SPEED IN REPORTING ENHANCES THE PROTECTION OF PUBLIC HEALTH, BY INFORMING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH MORE QUICKLY ABOUT POSSIBLE OUTBREAKS OF DISEASES OR OTHER ISSUES THAT NEED TO BE TRACKED BY PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICERS.

    Expenses $28,094,620 · Revenue $33,066,209

  • EDUCATION: TRICORE, INC. TRAINS A WIDE ARRAY OF STUDENTS IN NEW MEXICO, FROM HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO POST-DOCTORATE FELLOWS. ALL STUDENTS ABOVE HIGH SCHOOL MEET SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR THEIR PROGRAMS THROUGH THEIR TRAINING AT TRICORE. NEW MEXICO COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES DO NOT OFFER THESE CLINICAL ROTATIONS, SO STUDENTS HAVE TO COME TO TRICORE TO COMPLETE THEIR PROGRAMS. TRICORE RECEIVES NO FEES FOR THIS TRAINING. THE SHEER VOLUME OF SAMPLES TESTED AT TRICORE ONLY SERVES TO ENHANCE THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AT TRICORE. STUDENTS RECEIVE MORE EXPOSURE TO A WIDER RANGE OF PATHOLOGIES AND DISEASES BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF TESTING DONE AT TRICORE. FOLLOWING ARE AMONG THE TRAINING PROGRAMS PROVIDED BY TRICORE:- HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL: THE HIGH SCHOOL DUAL-CREDIT PROGRAM (20 TO 40 STUDENTS PER YEAR AT 30 HOURS PER STUDENT) INTRODUCES MEDICAL LAB SCIENCES TO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND IS A PRE-REQUISITE TO PHLEBOTOMY AND MEDICAL LAB TECHNICIAN PROGRAMS AT A LOCAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE. ALSO, TRICORE OFFERS JOB SHADOWING FOR 20 ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS PER YEAR.- PHLEBOTOMY PROGRAM - TRICORE TRAINS MORE THAN 250 PHLEBOTOMY STUDENTS PER YEAR FROM NINE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN NEW MEXICO. THE STUDENTS SPEND 100 HOURS EACH AT TRICORE FOR THEIR CLINICAL REQUIREMENTS.- MEDICAL LAB TECHNICIAN PROGRAM - TRICORE TRAINS 18 TO 22 STUDENTS FROM COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY PROGRAMS. THE STUDENTS SPEND 384 HOURS EACH AT TRICORE.- MEDICAL LAB SCIENTIST PROGRAM - TRICORE TRAINS ABOUT 30 STUDENTS A YEAR IN MLS PROGRAMS FROM SEVERAL UNIVERSITIES. STUDENTS SPEND 450 TO 720 HOURS AT TRICORE.- GRADUATE AND POST-DOCTORAL PROGRAMS - TRICORE PROVIDES SEVERAL PROGRAMS FOR GRADUATE AND POST-DOCTORAL STUDENTS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO, INCLUDING THE HEMATOPATHOLOGIST RESIDENT PROGRAM; THE HEMATOPATHOLOGY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM; THE MEDICAL RESIDENT PROGRAM; THE TRANSFUSION MEDICINE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM; THE MOLECULAR FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM; AND THE PATHOLOGY RESIDENT CLINICAL ROTATIONS IN CLINICAL CHEMISTRY, IMMUNOLOGY, COAGULATION, INFECTIOUS DISEASE, MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS, INFORMATICS, SAMPLE MANAGEMENT, AND CLIENT ENGAGEMENT (AKA THE HOT SEAT). ALL OF THESE PROGRAMS SUPPORT THE ACCREDITATION COUNCIL FOR GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR PATHOLOGY RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS. - PHARMACY PROGRAMS - TRICORE TRAINS UP TO 10 STUDENT PHARMACISTS PER YEAR FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO DOCTOR OF PHARMACY PROGRAM FOR THEIR ADVANCED PHARMACY PRACTICE EXPERIENCE ELECTIVE ROTATION. THE STUDENTS SPEND 16 HOURS EACH AT TRICORE, AND THE PROGRAM FULFILLS THE PHARM.D EXPERIENTIAL TRAINING REQUIREMENTS BY THE BOARD OF PHARMACY.

    Expenses $94,218

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Jill Klar

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Bonnie White

    BOARD VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Chris Spencer

    FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Nancy Joste MD

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Dale Maxwell

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Alexei Bakhirev MD

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Richard Larson MD

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Jason Mitchell MD

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • James Spigel MD

    BOARD MEMBER (THROUGH 6/22)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Robin Divine

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $485,359
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $454,303
    Other
    $31,056
    Hours/week
    14 + 26 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $404,878 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $48,645 related
    Other
    $0 + $780 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $15,250 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $15,806 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $485,359 related
  • David Grenache

    CHIEF SCIENTIFIC OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $377,981
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $350,998
    Other
    $26,983
    Hours/week
    14 + 26 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $306,033 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $43,485 related
    Other
    $0 + $1,480 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $15,250 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $11,733 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $377,981 related
  • Nicholas Dayan

    CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $375,315
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $358,689
    Other
    $16,626
    Hours/week
    14 + 26 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $306,802 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $51,887 related
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $11,248 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $5,378 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $375,315 related
  • Ella Watt

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $359,227
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $344,586
    Other
    $14,641
    Hours/week
    14 + 26 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $301,033 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $42,773 related
    Other
    $0 + $780 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $9,263 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $5,378 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $359,227 related
  • Eric Carbonneau

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $304,454
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $276,736
    Other
    $27,718
    Hours/week
    14 + 26 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $257,085 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $19,456 related
    Other
    $0 + $195 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $13,802 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $13,916 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $304,454 related
  • Arand Pierce

    CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $296,441
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $287,292
    Other
    $9,149
    Hours/week
    14 + 26 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $274,209 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $12,563 related
    Other
    $0 + $520 related
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $9,149 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $296,441 related
  • Michael Crossey MD

    INTERIM CMO (THROUGH 4/22)

    Total calculated
    $216,068
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $197,027
    Other
    $19,041
    Hours/week
    14 + 26 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $143,635 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $53,342 related
    Other
    $0 + $50 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $9,779 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $9,262 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $216,068 related
  • Karissa McCall Culbreath

    CHIEF MEDICAL DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $239,738
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $229,480
    Other
    $10,258
    Hours/week
    13 + 27 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $202,216 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $27,214 related
    Other
    $0 + $50 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $10,258 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $0 + $239,738 related
  • Kathryn Fort

    OPERATIONS CONTROLLER

    Total calculated
    $237,132
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $220,775
    Other
    $16,357
    Hours/week
    11 + 29 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $206,513 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $14,262 related
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $10,979 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $5,378 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $237,132 related
  • Hongyan Xie

    SCIENTIFIC DIRECTOR CYTOGENICS

    Total calculated
    $216,151
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $203,450
    Other
    $12,701
    Hours/week
    23 + 17 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $203,450 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $8,128 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $4,573 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $216,151 related
  • Aaron Frankel

    DIRECTOR, INFORMATION SECURITY

    Total calculated
    $207,439
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $188,655
    Other
    $18,784
    Hours/week
    11 + 29 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $175,996 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $12,159 related
    Other
    $0 + $500 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $9,193 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $9,591 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $207,439 related
  • Michelle Neel

    SENIOR DIRECTOR, COMPLIANCE

    Total calculated
    $211,363
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $189,108
    Other
    $22,255
    Hours/week
    11 + 29 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $175,897 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $12,431 related
    Other
    $0 + $780 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $9,399 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $12,856 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $211,363 related

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 3
ALTHOUGH THE FILING ORGANIZATION DOES NOT ISSUE FORMS W-2, IT DOES REPORT THE REIMBURSED SALARIES AND RELATED PAYROLL EXPENSES ON FORM 990, PART IX, STATEMENT OF FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES. AS SUCH, THE ORGANIZATION IS ANSWERING SCHEDULE J AS THOUGH THE COMPENSATION IS COMING FROM THE ORGANIZATION.
PART I, LINE 6
BONUS COMPENSATION IS PAID BASED ON A COMPARISON OF ACTUAL NET INCOME TO BUDGETED NET INCOME FOR EACH QUARTER.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

  • TRICORE REFERENCE LABORATORIES

    C · LABORATORY TESTING · NM

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
1 November 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202343059349302719

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