Healing Grace Clinic

What Healing Grace Clinic does

Healing Grace Clinic is a 501(c)(3) non-profit primary care clinic founded in 2009 by Dr. Lori Utech in Eureka, Missouri, serving uninsured individuals who do not qualify for Medicaid or Medicare and cannot afford commercial health insurance. The clinic delivers free medical care across a broad primary care scope — physician/PA/NP visits, lab testing, radiology, mammograms, specialist referrals, vaccinations, gynecological care, cancer screening, and weight management counseling — and added an Eye Clinic in 2016 providing free eye exams and eyeglasses. Care is delivered almost entirely by volunteer clinicians drawn from the local faith-based and medical community, with a small paid administrative core. Operating hours are limited to three days per week (Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday), and a satellite clinic in St. Clair, MO is in planning to extend reach across West St. Louis, Jefferson, and Franklin Counties.

The business model is donation-driven rather than revenue-generating: services are free with only a $10 suggested donation, and the clinic does not bill insurance. Operating capacity is sustained primarily through in-kind contributions from a tightly woven partner ecosystem — St. Luke's Hospital provides free labs, x-rays, mammograms, and loaned personnel; Central Baptist Church supplies the building and utilities; Eureka Lions Club contributes eye-care equipment; and Essilor and Eye Thrive donate frames and lenses. The organization has earned the Candid Platinum Seal of Transparency for four consecutive years, supporting continued donor and grant funding. Reported employee count is 11-50, the majority of whom are volunteers; paid staff, if any, are administrative. There is no proprietary technology platform, no AI/ML capability, and no earned revenue stream.

The clinic's core competitive position rests on community-rooted relationships and volunteer supply rather than technology or scale. Capacity is deliberately constrained to part-week scheduling, and growth has been incremental — a single product-line expansion (Eye Clinic) and modest operating-day additions in 15+ years. The principal strategic question is execution of the planned St. Clair satellite, which would test whether the Eureka operating model can be replicated in a new geography without diluting the partner ecosystem that underpins unit economics.

Name

Healing Grace Clinic

Legal name

Healing Grace Clinic

Website

https://healinggraceclinic.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Healing Grace Clinic is a 501(c)(3) non-profit free primary care clinic in Eureka, Missouri, serving uninsured individuals who cannot qualify for government programs or afford commercial insurance. Founded in 2009, it operates primarily through volunteer clinicians and in-kind community partner support.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Health Clinic Services

NAICS

Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (621111)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro primary industry

Community-Based Preventive & Health Promotion Clinics (HLAFAGAO)

Keywords

• Free primary care
• Community health clinic
• Uninsured patient care
• Eye care services
• Preventive healthcare

Headquarters

HQ city

Eureka

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Revenue is generated through tax-deductible donations from individuals and corporate sponsors. The clinic is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization (EIN# 26-2616157). Donations support free medical care and eye care for uninsured patients who do not qualify for Medicaid/Medicare or have no commercial health insurance.
2. Partnership Support: In-kind support from partner organizations including St. Luke's Hospital (free labs, x-rays, personnel), Central Baptist Church (building usage and utilities), Eureka Lions Club (eye clinic equipment), Essilor and Eye Thrive (eyeglass frames and lenses), and Eureka Elks Club (equipment donations).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Healing Grace Clinic is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that provides free primary medical care and free eye care to uninsured individuals who do not qualify for Medicaid/Medicare or lack commercial health insurance. Services include office visits, lab testing, radiology, mammograms, cancer screening, gynecological care, vaccinations, weight management counseling, eye exams, and free eyeglasses, delivered primarily by volunteer physicians, nurses, and support staff.

Product overview

Healing Grace Clinic is a free primary care clinic offering two core service lines: Medical Clinic Services and Eye Clinic Services. The Medical Clinic provides comprehensive primary care for uninsured patients including office visits, diagnostic testing (lab work, radiology, mammograms), specialist referrals, and preventive care (vaccinations, cancer screening, weight management). The Eye Clinic, added in 2016, offers free eye exams and eyeglasses. Both services operate on a volunteer-staffed model with a recommended $10 donation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Medical Clinic Services Free primary care services for uninsured patients including office visits with licensed physicians, physician assistants, or nurse practitioners; free lab testing, radiology (X-Ray, MRI, CT), mammograms, specialist referrals, cancer screening, thyroid/cholesterol/STD testing, gynecological care, vaccinations, and weight management counseling.
• Eye Clinic Services Free eye care services for uninsured individuals, including comprehensive eye exams and free eyeglasses, supported through partnerships with the Eureka Lions Club, Eye Thrive, and Essilor.

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• St. Luke's Hospital, St. LouiscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides free labs, x-rays, and personnel support for the clinic's medical services.
• Central Baptist ChurchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides usage and upkeep of buildings, grounds and utilities for the clinic location.
• Eureka Lions ClubcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides eye clinic equipment and free eyeglasses for uninsured patients.
• EssilorcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides free eyeglass frames and lenses for the eye clinic.
• Eye ThrivecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides free eyeglass frames and lenses for the eye clinic.
• Eureka Elks ClubminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvided updated laptop computers for clinic operations.
• RAYUS Radiology (previously CDI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides free radiology testing including X-Ray, MRI, and CT scans.
• SSM Hospital - FentoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides free mammograms through the 'Show Me' Healthy Women grant program.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Volunteers in Medicine: National network of volunteer-staffed free clinics that provide primary care to uninsured and underserved populations using a similar donated-time, donated-service model. Healing Grace operates on the same volunteer-physician free clinic paradigm that Volunteers in Medicine pioneered.
• Grace Medical Home: Faith-based nonprofit medical home in Orlando, FL providing free comprehensive primary care to uninsured low-income residents through volunteer clinicians and donated services. Closely comparable faith-affiliated, volunteer-staffed free clinic model.
• Remote Area Medical: Operates free pop-up and fixed clinics staffed by volunteer medical professionals serving uninsured patients. Highly comparable to Healing Grace's volunteer-staffed, free-of-charge primary care model for the medically underserved.
• CrossOver Healthcare Ministry: Faith-based nonprofit free clinic in Richmond, VA providing comprehensive primary and specialty care to uninsured patients using volunteer clinicians and in-kind community partnerships. Directly comparable faith-based free-clinic operating model.
• CommunityHealth (Chicago): One of the largest volunteer-staffed free clinics in the U.S., providing free primary and specialty care to uninsured individuals in Chicago. Comparable in that it relies on volunteer clinicians and donated services to deliver comprehensive care.
• Mission of Mercy: Faith-based nonprofit providing free medical and dental care to uninsured patients through mobile and fixed clinics staffed by volunteer professionals. Highly comparable mission-driven, volunteer-staffed, free-care model.

Regional players

• Affinia Healthcare: Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) network serving the St. Louis region, providing primary care on a sliding-fee basis to uninsured and underinsured patients. Regional adjacent safety-net provider with overlapping patient population in the St. Louis metro area.

Others

• National Association of Free & Charitable Clinics: National membership organization supporting free and charitable clinics like Healing Grace. Not a direct peer, but the closest industry association and source of shared operational standards, donor pipelines, and policy advocacy.

Broad incumbents

• Mercy Health: Large Catholic health system that provides charity care, community health programs, and operates free clinics across the Midwest. Comparable in faith-based healthcare mission and is one of Healing Grace's partner institutions via its personnel.
• BJC HealthCare / Barnes-Jewish Hospital: Major St. Louis-area health system providing community benefit programs and charity care. Comparable as a regional incumbent safety-net partner, and St. Luke's Hospital (a Healing Grace core partner) operates within the broader BJC network.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

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