General Health system's (ghs) primary exempt purpose is to provide efficient Health care services by providing centralized management, governance and administrative services to related tax-exempt healthcare provider organizations.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$5.8M 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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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $10.8M a year · 9% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$5.8M
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
18 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 17.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$140.7M
53% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 53% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 18 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$121.9M
Spent
$115.2M
To programs
80%
Net assets
$123.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$121.9M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$121.9M
FY2021$106.1M
FY2022$115.9M
FY2023$136.5M
FY2024$138.2M
FY2025$139.9M
Expenses
$115.2M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$115.2M
FY2021$96.6M
FY2022$104.1M
FY2023$120.8M
FY2024$129.7M
FY2025$127.2M
Net assets
$123.6M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$123.6M
FY2021$144.0M
FY2022$142.1M
FY2023$156.9M
FY2024$177.3M
FY2025$196.9M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending September 2020) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 1984.

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Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $92.3M Management & general 20% · $22.9M

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

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Who runs it and what they're paid

33 people listed on the 990; $5.8M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
$1,025,632Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Pres & CFO
$647,107Pt VII · Sec A
VP Clinical Transformation
$494,138Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Pres-Human Resources
$439,000Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Pres & COO
$414,583Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Pres & Cno
$410,621Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Pres-Info Services
$352,272Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Pres-Medical Operatio
$339,759Pt VII · Sec A

Edgardo Tenreiro’s $1.7M as Pres & Chief Executive Off is at the 78th 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
Edgardo Tenreiro$1,719,816$1,514,067$1,383,279$1,186,419$1,114,545$1,025,632
Kendall Johnson$951,766$844,786$737,604———
Stephen Mumford$802,198$739,290$664,460$632,410$581,856$414,583
Kendall Johnson CPA———$741,802$719,062$647,107
Paul Douglas$660,264$608,853$488,823$549,814$565,533$439,000
Jeffrey Littleton MD$603,828$634,292————
Jeffrey Littleton——$632,822———
W Keith Kellum MD$626,318$582,818————

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

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

Programs and updates

Provides centralized management, administrative, and financial services to support affiliated nonprofit and healthcare provider organizations, including the Baton Rouge General Medical Center.

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3 programs · $92.3M · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

General health system provides centralized information technology services to all GHS affiliates. Software and hardware support as well as well-trained support personnel are provided to, but not limited to baton rouge general medical center (BRGMC). BRGMC is a 588 bed, 2 campus hospital system and is an irc sec.

$46.9Mprogram expense
02

General health system provides centralized management services including, but not limited to, banking, accounts payable and accounts RECEIVABLE/BILLING, payroll, ACCOUNTING/TAX, internal audit and compliance, human resource, risk management, insurance and legal services to its not-for-profit affiliate (baton rouge general medical center…

$27.8Mprogram expense
03

General health system also provides all human resources services and administers all employees' benefits programs for all of its affiliates in an efficient, cost effective manner.

$17.6Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 41 grants · $2.1M · 2019–2024
Baton Rouge Health DistrictLA · FY2024$150,000
Fore Kids Foundation INCLA · FY2024$50,000
Beat the StreetsLA · FY2024$10,000
Baton Rouge Area FoundationLA · FY2024$5,000
Baton Rouge Health DistrictLA · FY2023$150,000
Fore Kids Foundation INCLA · FY2023$50,000
Baton Rouge Area FoundationLA · FY2023$5,000
Baton Rouge Area FoundationLA · FY2023$2,500
Baton Rouge Health DistrictLA · FY2022$165,000
Town of LivingstonFY2022$15,000
American Cancer Society INCGA · FY2022$11,500
Fore Kids Foundation INCLA · FY2022$10,000
Big Buddy ProgramLA · FY2022$10,000
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$121.9M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$117.4M
Other incomeLn 4–11$4.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$428K
Money outPt IX
$115.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$92.3M
Managementcol C$22.9M
Owns and owesPt X
$123.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$170.6M
Total assetsLn 16$264.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$140.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
33
listed · VII A
PaidVII A15
Voting boardVI 1a18
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$47K
Government grantsLn 1e$47K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$117.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$428K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4.1M
Gains on assetsLn 7−$1.3M
Total revenueLn 12$121.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$9.5M
SavingsLn 2$161.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$170.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$6.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$55.7M
Other assetsLn 15$3.0M
Total assetsLn 16$264.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$140.7M
Net assetsLn 32$123.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53,078
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$90.4M$170.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5.2M$6.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$57.3M$55.7M
Total assetsLn 16$183.4M$264.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$64.3M$140.7M
Net assetsLn 32$119.1M$123.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$394K$394K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$3.9M$3.1M$787K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$11.9M$9.5M$2.4M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$3.8M$3.1M$764K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$18.1M$14.5M$3.6M
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.0M$826K$182K
Legal feesLn 11b$1.2M$921K$230K
Accounting feesLn 11c$117K$94K$23K
Investment management feesLn 11f$695K$556K$139K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2.6M$2.1M$522K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2.6M$2.1M$524K
Office expensesLn 13$1.1M$903K$226K
Information technologyLn 14$58.7M$46.9M$11.7M
OccupancyLn 16$615K$492K$123K
TravelLn 17$40K$32K$8K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$3K$775
InterestLn 20$891K$713K$178K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3.0M$2.4M$603K
InsuranceLn 23$2.4M$1.9M$480K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.9M$1.6M$328K
All other expensesLn 24e$202K$162K$40K
Total functional expensesLn 25$115.2M$92.3M$22.9M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $139.9M$127.2M$12.7M$196.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $138.2M$129.7M$8.6M$177.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $136.5M$120.8M$15.7M$156.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $115.9M$104.1M$11.8M$142.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $106.1M$96.6M$9.5M$144.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $121.9M$115.2M$6.7M$123.6M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $121,912,276 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$46,896
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $95,415,579$117,356,857
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,085,241$428,436
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $4,431,984$4,080,087
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $101,932,804$121,912,276
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $214,350$393,850
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $34,783,760$38,771,877
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $58,609,897$76,067,440
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $93,608,007$115,233,167
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $8,324,797$6,679,109
Part VI · Governance 13 of 18 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body18
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $121,912,276 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$46,896
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$46,896
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $114,503,594 · Unrelated business $2,853,263$117,356,857
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,728,634$1,728,634
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $4,080,087$4,080,087
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$1,300,198−$1,300,198
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $118,583,681 · Unrelated business $2,853,263 · Excluded from tax $428,436$121,912,276
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $115,233,167 across 21 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $393,850$393,850
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $3,148,345 · Management $787,086$3,935,431
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $9,503,564 · Management $2,375,891$11,879,455
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $3,054,302 · Management $763,575$3,817,877
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $14,504,754 · Management $3,626,189$18,130,943
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $825,997 · Management $182,174$1,008,171
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $921,155 · Management $230,289$1,151,444
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $93,866 · Management $23,466$117,332
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $556,294 · Management $139,074$695,368
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,087,790 · Management $521,947$2,609,737
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,095,968 · Management $523,992$2,619,960
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $902,667 · Management $225,667$1,128,334
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $46,938,743 · Management $11,734,686$58,673,429
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $491,883 · Management $122,971$614,854
IX-17 TravelPrograms $31,940 · Management $7,985$39,925
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,101 · Management $775$3,876
IX-20 InterestPrograms $713,031 · Management $178,258$891,289
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,410,572 · Management $602,643$3,013,215
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,919,912 · Management $479,978$2,399,890
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,578,409 · Management $328,002$1,906,411
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $161,901 · Management $40,475$202,376
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $92,338,044 · Management $22,895,123 · Fundraising $0$115,233,167
Part X · Balance sheet $264,239,166 assets, 16 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $23,259,242; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,336,692$9,542,439
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $87,013,677$161,052,988
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$2
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,405,622$4,766,323
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $57,316,336$55,739,727
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $5,172,596$6,854,469
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $5,615,175$3,023,976
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $183,427,450$264,239,166
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $36,431,009$40,873,342
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $986,816$988,181
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $22,000,000$25,648,456
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$69,605,287
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $64,345,089$140,662,684
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $119,082,361$123,576,482
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $119,082,361$123,576,482
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $183,427,450$264,239,166
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $123,576,482 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$121,912,276
XI-2 Total expenses$115,233,167
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$6,679,109
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$119,082,361
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$2,184,988
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$123,576,482

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