Ella E M Brown Charitable Circle FY2024 filing

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Marshall, MI501(c)(3)Since 1925HospitalsEIN 38-1368347

We will provide personal, accessible and high quality care to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$7.2M paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.7M a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$7.2M
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.5 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $14K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$99.3M
50% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 50% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$191.5M
+5% vs prior year
Spent
$186.6M
To programs
77%
Net assets
$101.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$191.5M
FY2024▲ +5%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$166.3M
FY2021$175.2M
FY2022$183.9M
FY2023$181.9M
FY2024$191.5M
FY2025$208.2M
Expenses
$186.6M
FY2024▲ +0.9%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$163.0M
FY2021$167.7M
FY2022$187.4M
FY2023$184.8M
FY2024$186.6M
FY2025$207.5M
Net assets
$101.0M
FY2024▲ +13%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$87.5M
FY2021$107.1M
FY2022$102.9M
FY2023$89.4M
FY2024$101.0M
FY2025$101.3M

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending March 2024) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1945.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $144.2M Management & general 23% · $42.4M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

20 people listed on the 990; $7.2M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
$1,610,441Pt VII · Sec A
President & CEO
$871,713Pt VII · Sec A
$828,525Pt VII · Sec A
$817,960Pt VII · Sec A
$680,332Pt VII · Sec A
$648,005Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$543,617Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Medical Officer
$441,731Pt VII · Sec A

Urvish Shah MD’s $1.5M as Physician is at the 72nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1747 $100M+ health care nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Urvish Shah MD$1,496,200$1,610,441$1,100,324$1,519,661$1,227,711$1,317,485
Gregg Beeg$961,556$871,713$863,278$867,300$762,638$635,683
Subhash Thakur MD$900,521$817,960$868,383$871,456$771,472$863,244
Kimberly McLean DO————$895,879—
William Comai MD——$741,500——$878,726
Michael Sterrett MD—$828,525$743,919—$769,308$680,744
Kimberly McLean MD—$680,332$760,196——$744,501
Mohamed Noureldin MD$758,754—————

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Improves community health and well-being through personal, accessible, high-quality care.

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3 program services account for $115.1M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

Nursing

Patient care on an acute level to IN/OUT patients including intensive care, obstetrical, emergency, surgical and psychiatric. In fiscal year 2024, there were 9,146 days of care, 2,661 admissions, 601 births, and 5,506 surgical procedures.

$61.2Mprogram expense
02

Physicians

Providing care for inpatients and outpatients.

$45.9Mprogram expense
03

Pharmacy

Providing full pharmaceutical services to inpatient and outpatients.

$8.0Mprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$14K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$191.5M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$182.5M
Other incomeLn 4–11$6.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.9M
Money outPt IX
$186.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$144.2M
Managementcol C$42.4M
Owns and owesPt X
$101.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$8.3M
Total assetsLn 16$200.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$99.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A10
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$743K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$147K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$182.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.9M
Other incomeLn 4–11$6.3M
Gains on assetsLn 7$308K
Total revenueLn 12$191.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$8.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$8.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$63.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$95.1M
Other assetsLn 15$4.7M
Total assetsLn 16$200.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$99.3M
Net assetsLn 32$101.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51,365
VolunteersI 6250
Fiscal year endsHeaderMarch
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$8.1M$8.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$65.4M$63.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$93.9M$95.1M
Total assetsLn 16$190.0M$200.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$100.7M$99.3M
Net assetsLn 32$89.4M$101.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$2.8M$556K$2.2M
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$78.9M$67.0M$11.9M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$657K$526K$131K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$10.2M$8.1M$2.1M
Payroll taxesLn 10$5.4M$4.5M$915K
Legal feesLn 11b$350K$350K
Accounting feesLn 11c$186K$52K$134K
Investment management feesLn 11f$166K$166K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$18.8M$12.5M$6.3M
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1.5M$1.5M
Office expensesLn 13$369K$172K$196K
OccupancyLn 16$1.9M$740K$1.2M
TravelLn 17$178K$144K$35K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$264K$109K$155K
InterestLn 20$3.4M$2.3M$1.1M
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5.2M$3.2M$2.0M
InsuranceLn 23$1.8M$403K$1.4M
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$53.7M$43.8M$10.0M
All other expensesLn 24e$828K$156K$672K
Total functional expensesLn 25$186.6M$144.2M$42.4M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $208.2M$207.5M$732K$101.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $191.5M$186.6M$4.9M$101.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $181.9M$184.8M−$3.0M$89.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $183.9M$187.4M−$3.5M$102.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $175.2M$167.7M$7.5M$107.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $166.3M$163.0M$3.3M$87.5M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $191,488,932 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,004,864 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$147,448
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$595,194
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$742,642
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $182,514,450$182,514,450
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,593,568$1,593,568
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $65,687$65,687
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $308,194$308,194
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $52,266$52,266
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $4,839,756 · Excluded from tax $367,505$5,207,261
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $187,354,206 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $3,392,084$191,488,932
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $186,568,472 across 19 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $555,930 · Management $2,223,718$2,779,648
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $67,011,227 · Management $11,883,949$78,895,176
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $525,678 · Management $131,419$657,097
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $8,098,842 · Management $2,130,678$10,229,520
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,498,454 · Management $915,232$5,413,686
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $350,498$350,498
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $51,929 · Management $134,350$186,279
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $166,206$166,206
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $12,475,788 · Management $6,334,009$18,809,797
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $1,462,408$1,462,408
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $172,477 · Management $196,193$368,670
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $740,454 · Management $1,159,868$1,900,322
IX-17 TravelPrograms $143,734 · Management $34,617$178,351
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $108,827 · Management $154,917$263,744
IX-20 InterestPrograms $2,294,726 · Management $1,074,658$3,369,384
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,206,445 · Management $2,003,786$5,210,231
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $402,540 · Management $1,354,720$1,757,260
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $43,760,322 · Management $9,981,915$53,742,237
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $156,211 · Management $671,747$827,958
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $144,203,584 · Management $42,364,888 · Fundraising $0$186,568,472
Part X · Balance sheet $200,248,143 assets, 17 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $1,154,941; see the IRS return.
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $8,110,884$8,272,354
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $11,220,352$18,647,608
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $2,581,983$2,524,634
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,748,200$3,658,268
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $93,860,988$95,078,601
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $61,266,509$59,279,162
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $4,106,867$4,188,911
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $2,110,360$2,706,534
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,027,097$4,737,130
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $190,040,066$200,248,143
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $24,343,933$28,928,524
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $66,387,784$64,897,668
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $8,546,449$4,746,911
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $100,688,286$99,289,899
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $89,351,780$100,958,244
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $89,351,780$100,958,244
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $190,040,066$200,248,143
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $100,958,244 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$191,488,932
XI-2 Total expenses$186,568,472
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$4,920,460
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$89,351,780
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$6,686,004
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$100,958,244

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