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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by BENEFIS COMMUNITY HOSPITALS INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$21,562,569
Total expenses
$23,366,950
Contributions and grants received
$99,346
Grants paid
$8,641
Program service revenue
$21,448,373
Investment income
$1,281
Other revenue
$13,569
Total assets, end of year
$36,564,813
Total liabilities, end of year
$34,142,615
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,422,198
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$17,021,440
Management and general expenses
$6,345,510
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$17,021,440

Program services were 72.8% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $22,128

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $77,218

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PATIENT SERVICES

    total $20,707,633 · related or exempt $20,707,633

  • 2b · Program service revenue: OTHER PROGRAM REVENUE

    total $700,235 · related or exempt $700,235

  • 2c · Program service revenue: CAFETERIA

    total $40,505 · excluded $40,505

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,281 · excluded $1,281

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $13,569

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $13,569

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $13,569 · excluded $13,569

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $8,641 · program services $8,641

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $314,003 · management and general $314,003

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $7,969,786 · program services $7,347,082 · management and general $622,704

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $247,268 · program services $158,905 · management and general $88,363

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,154,206 · program services $732,174 · management and general $422,032

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $597,618 · program services $390,271 · management and general $207,347

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $3,510,018 · management and general $3,510,018

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $37,138 · program services $2,320 · management and general $34,818

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $96,953 · program services $28,152 · management and general $68,801

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $301,882 · program services $134,282 · management and general $167,600

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $329,297 · program services $58,165 · management and general $271,132

  • 17 · Travel

    total $7,748 · program services $2,408 · management and general $5,340

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $786,321 · program services $786,321

  • 24a · Other expenses: PURCHASED SERVICES

    total $2,719,730 · program services $2,458,973 · management and general $260,757

  • 24b · Other expenses: PROVIDER CONTRACT SERVI

    total $1,970,118 · program services $1,970,118

  • 24c · Other expenses: MEDICAL SUPPLIES

    total $1,257,606 · program services $1,231,871 · management and general $25,735

  • 24d · Other expenses: BAD DEBT EXPENSE

    total $231,333 · program services $231,333

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $1,827,284 · program services $1,480,424 · management and general $346,860

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,071,301 · end of year $409,930

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $22,891,167 · end of year $27,458,073

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $294,538 · end of year $245,154

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $35,009 · end of year $23,594

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

    $11,890,584

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

    $3,462,522

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $8,872,569 · end of year $8,428,062

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $28,938,005 · end of year $34,142,615

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,226,579 · end of year $2,422,198

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

BENEFIS COMMUNITY HOSPITALS, INC. (BCH) PROVIDES MEDICAL CARE AND SERVES AS AN ECONOMIC PILLAR IN RURAL MONTANA COMMUNITIES BY SUPPORTING THE ROLE OF CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITALS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

WE PROVIDE EXCELLENT CARE FOR ALL, HEALING BODY, MIND AND SPIRIT.

  • OPERATES TWO 25-BED CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITALS, PROVIDES EMERGENCY SERVICES, OPERATES AN OUTPATIENT CLINIC, ACUTE CARE SERVICES AND ANCILLARY SERVICES INCLUDING: PHYSICAL THERAPY, LABORATORY, RADIOLOGY, ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, CAROTID ULTRASOUND, MAMMOGRAM, BONE DENSITY (DEXA SCAN), CAT SCAN, SPEECH AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, LONG TERM CARE AND SWING BED SERVICES.

    Expenses $17,021,440 · Grants $8,641 · Revenue $21,407,868

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • John Goodnow

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $1,852,874
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $1,816,431
    Other
    $36,443
    Hours/week
    2 + 58 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $1,094,798 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $230,100 related
    Other
    $0 + $491,533 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $20,700 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $15,743 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $1,852,874 related

  • Forrest Ehlinger

    DIRECTOR (THRU 9/24)

    Total calculated
    $1,120,999
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $1,087,402
    Other
    $33,597
    Hours/week
    2 + 58 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $435,904 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $131,450 related
    Other
    $0 + $520,048 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $17,250 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $16,347 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $1,120,999 related

  • Rayn Ginnaty

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $569,676
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $498,837
    Other
    $70,839
    Hours/week
    8 + 42 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $397,935 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $62,241 related
    Other
    $0 + $38,661 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $59,700 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $11,139 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $569,676 related

  • Louie King

    CHAIR/PRES. OF COMMUNITY HOSPITALS

    Total calculated
    $314,003
    From this org
    $273,861
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $40,142
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $199,914
    Bonus
    $52,018
    Other
    $21,929
    Deferred
    $16,547
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,595
    Filer's total
    $314,003

  • Ronan Valdecanas

    LAB SUPERVISOR

    Total calculated
    $274,475
    From this org
    $248,794
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,681
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $248,794
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $15,032
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,649
    Filer's total
    $274,475

  • Susan Murphy

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, BTMC

    Total calculated
    $164,238
    From this org
    $139,624
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,614
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $119,965
    Bonus
    $19,659
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,147
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,467
    Filer's total
    $164,238

  • Penny Smoot

    DIRECTOR OF NURSING, BTMC

    Total calculated
    $154,615
    From this org
    $112,622
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $41,993
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $93,637
    Bonus
    $18,985
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,584
    Nontaxable benefits
    $34,409
    Filer's total
    $154,615

  • Janice Woodhouse

    COO/DIRECTOR OF NURSING BMRMC

    Total calculated
    $141,842
    From this org
    $112,296
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,546
    Hours/week
    50

  • Emily Anderson

    REGISTERED NURSE

    Total calculated
    $138,695
    From this org
    $102,871
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $35,824
    Hours/week
    50

  • Justin Bartlett

    INTERIM CEO, BMRMC

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    50

  • Mark Burzynski

    INTERIM CEO, BTMC

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    50

  • Dale Hanson

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Ron Dauwalder

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Mike O'Hara

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

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

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 3
THE COMPENSATION OF THE SENIOR EXECUTIVE TEAM OF BENEFIS COMMUNITY HOSPITALS, INC. WAS SET BY THE INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF BENEFIS HEALTH SYSTEM, INC., WHICH IS CHARGED WITH ADMINISTERING THE SYSTEM'S EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY, POLICIES AND PROGRAMS IN THE MANNER SET FORTH IN THE COMMITTEE'S WRITTEN CHARTER. THE COMMITTEE'S RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE (I) DETERMINING APPROPRIATE COMPENSATION FOR ALL EXECUTIVES, (II) EVALUATING AND ADOPTING EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PLANS, POLICIES AND PROGRAMS, (III) REVIEWING AND APPROVING EXECUTIVE BENEFIT PLANS, AND (IV) VERIFYING THAT COMPENSATION IS APPROPRIATELY AND FULLY DISCLOSED AND REPORTED. THE COMMITTEE HAS ENGAGED AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTING FIRM TO ASSIST IN ENSURING THAT AMOUNTS PAID TO THE SYSTEM'S EXECUTIVES ARE CONSISTENT WITH REASONABLE, FAIR MARKET LEVELS. THE PROCESS FOLLOWED BY THE COMMITTEE, INCLUDING THE DATA RELIED UPON AND THE COMMITTEE'S DECISIONS, WAS THOROUGHLY AND TIMELY DOCUMENTED. THIS PROCESS IS COMPLETED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.
PART I, LINES 4A-B
LINE 4A: FORREST EHLINGER, $110,768. LINE 4B: BENEFIS HEALTH SYSTEM, INC PROVIDES A SECTION 457F NONQUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN FOR MR. GOODNOW, MS. GINNATY, MR. EHLINGER, AND MR. KING, WHO MET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE PLAN. MR. GOODNOW, MS. GINNATY, MR. EHLINGER, AND MR. KING RECEIVED A PAYOUT FROM THE PLAN IN 2024.
PART I, LINE 7
BENEFIS HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. AND ITS AFFILIATES (INCLUDING THE ORGANIZATION) MAINTAIN AN INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN THAT INCORPORATES BOTH SHARED AND INDIVIDUAL GOALS FOR MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE AND MANAGEMENT LEADERSHIP TEAMS. PAYMENTS PURSUANT TO THE INCENTIVE PLAN ARE SUBJECT TO A PRECONDITION THAT THE SYSTEM MUST ACHIEVE BUDGETED OPERATING PERFORMANCE. THE SYSTEM HAS ADOPTED SHARED PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES INCLUDING SYSTEM GROWTH AS WELL AS MEASURES TIED TO WORKFORCE, PATIENT EXPERIENCE, PATIENT SAFETY, CLINICAL QUALITY, AND FINANCE/OPERATIONS. THE INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES ADOPTED ARE BASED ON AN ARRAY OF QUALITY, FINANCIAL, OPERATIONAL AND STRATEGIC INITIATIVES. INCENTIVE OPPORTUNITY LEVELS ARE CALCULATED BASED ON PREDETERMINED PERCENTAGES OF EACH EXECUTIVE'S AND MANAGER'S BASE SALARY, AND VARY BASED ON THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THRESHOLD, TARGET OR STRETCH LEVELS AS TO EACH PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE.

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.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • BENEFIS CASCADE RIDGE LLC

    REAL ESTATE · MT

    Directly controlled by BENEFIS HEALTH SYSTEM INC

  • BENEFIS HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATION PROPERTIES LLC

    HOLDS REAL ESTATE PROPERTY DONATED TO THE FOUNDATION · MT

    Directly controlled by BENEFIS HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATION

Related partnerships

Part III: related organizations taxable as a partnership, with the filer's share.

  • GREAT FALLS ATHLETIC CLUB LLC

    FITNESS CLUB · MT

  • TREASURE STATE HEALTHCARE NETWORK LLC

    HEALTHCARE SERVICES · MT

  • OLIVET HOUSING LLC

    HOUSING RENTALS · MT

Related corporations and trusts

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

  • BHS 2017 TRUST

    T · INVESTMENT TRUST · CA

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
17 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202523219349321967

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