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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by SPARROW HEALTH SYSTEM.

This return was superseded by a later amendment. matched by us It is kept because history is preserved rather than replaced.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the latest return for 2022 , filed 12 June 2025. matched by us Only the return's totals, a 990-PF's accounting method and the names listed in Part VII (Part VIII on a 990-PF) are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Total revenue
$77,434,170 changed to $162,255,597
Total expenses
$87,024,275 changed to $160,698,780
Contributions and grants received
$4,856 changed to $117,733
Program service revenue
$3,387,783 changed to $10,455,919
Investment income
$513,421 changed to $1,223,687
Other revenue
$73,528,110 changed to $150,458,258
Total assets, end of year
$1,237,955,988 changed to $1,041,796,926
Total liabilities, end of year
$59,585,485 changed to $47,824,437
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,178,370,503 changed to $993,972,489
Program services expenses
$8,142,671 changed to $15,606,935
Management and general expenses
$78,881,604 changed to $145,091,845
Program service expenses (Part III)
$8,142,671 changed to $15,606,935

Listed only on the earlier return

  • Christine Goeschel
  • Hae Mi Choe
  • James Dover
  • Joseph Ruth
  • Kimberly Ross
  • Margaret Dimond PhD

Listed only on the later return

  • Andrea Kosloski
  • Bruce Shively
  • Christine Goeschel RN PhD
  • Christopher Holda
  • Dave Hunt
  • David Kruger
  • Greg Brogan
  • James F Dover
  • Joe Ruth
  • Karen Kent-Van Gorder MD
  • Matthew Nobis
  • Rachel Lipinski
  • Trent Carpenter
  • William Howe

Listed under a different title

  • David Mangan: VP MARKET & then VP MARKETING
  • Douglas Edema MD: VP SMG then VP SPARROW M
  • Lisa Pascoe: DIR CORP GOV then VP GOV & SYS
  • Paul Entler: VP QUALITY A then VP QUAL & PE
  • Paula Reichle: SRVP/CFO/TRE then SR VP/CFO/TR
  • Teresa Znidarsic: VP CHIEF HR then EXEC DIR - H

Totals

Total revenue
$77,434,170
Total expenses
$87,024,275
Contributions and grants received
$4,856
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$3,387,783
Investment income
$513,421
Other revenue
$73,528,110
Total assets, end of year
$1,237,955,988
Total liabilities, end of year
$59,585,485
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,178,370,503
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$8,142,671
Management and general expenses
$78,881,604
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$8,142,671

Program services were 9.4% 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

    $4,856

  • 2a · Program service revenue: SPARROW CARE NETWORK

    total $2,808,621 · related or exempt $2,808,621

  • 2b · Program service revenue: OTHER CONTRACT REVENUE

    total $579,162 · related or exempt $579,162

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $233,649 · excluded $233,649

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $148,841

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $316,527

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property -$167,686

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total -$167,686 · excluded -$167,686

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $279,772

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $279,772

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $279,772 · excluded $279,772

  • 11a · Other revenue: ALLOCATION REIMBURSEMENT

    total $73,695,796 · related or exempt $73,695,796

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $73,695,796

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $3,925,035 · management and general $3,925,035

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $29,688,592 · program services $4,654,008 · management and general $25,034,584

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $1,840,907 · program services $254,884 · management and general $1,586,023

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $3,988,290 · program services $855,575 · management and general $3,132,715

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $2,417,819 · program services $344,202 · management and general $2,073,617

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $754,127 · management and general $754,127

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $286,227 · management and general $286,227

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,014,771 · program services $251,611 · management and general $763,160

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $2,865,213 · program services $4,387 · management and general $2,860,826

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $131,278 · program services $13,084 · management and general $118,194

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $12,528,253 · program services $125 · management and general $12,528,128

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,204,917 · program services $218,745 · management and general $986,172

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $836,377 · program services $58,692 · management and general $777,685

  • 20 · Interest

    total $167,804 · management and general $167,804

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $5,071,158 · management and general $5,071,158

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,389,234 · management and general $1,389,234

  • 24a · Other expenses: EXTROADINARY EVENT

    total $10,206,195 · management and general $10,206,195

  • 24b · Other expenses: PURCHASED SERVICES

    total $6,305,455 · program services $1,349,084 · management and general $4,956,371

  • 24c · Other expenses: PHYSICIAN INCENTIVE

    total $1,271,002 · management and general $1,271,002

  • 24d · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $900,459 · program services $43,891 · management and general $856,568

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $231,162 · program services $94,383 · management and general $136,779

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $3,089,514 · end of year $5,208,278

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $35,499,097 · end of year $41,356,973

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $8,881,776 · end of year $9,350,756

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

    $53,802,843

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

    $26,550,294

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $28,245,836 · end of year $27,252,549

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $13,544,592 · end of year $14,484,720

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $938,898,723 · end of year $1,132,493,187

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $13,637,388 · end of year $7,809,525

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $39,055,759 · end of year $56,239,283

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $300,000 · end of year $150,000

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $2,873,050

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $5,595,628 · end of year $3,196,202

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $993,972,489 · end of year $1,178,370,503

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THE PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING QUALITY, COMPASSIONATE CARE TO EVERYONE, EVERY TIME.

Activities or mission (Part I)

IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THE PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING QUALITY, COMPASSIONATE CARE TO EVERYONE, EVERYTIME.

  • SPARROW HEALTH SYSTEM (SHS), PART OF UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH, IS A FULLY INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE SYSTEM HEADQUARTERED IN LANSING, MICH. SERVING A CORE EIGHT-COUNTY REGION IN MID-MICHIGAN. SHS INCLUDES SIX HOSPITALS ENCOMPASSING 845 LICENSED HOSPITAL BEDS, 36 HOSPICE BEDS, MORE THAN 150 AMBULATORY/OUTPATIENT LOCATIONS, HUNDREDS OF EMPLOYED PHYSICIANS, A HEALTH PLAN, AND A POST-ACUTE CARE NETWORK CONSISTING OF OUTREACH LABORATORY, HOMECARE, HOSPICE, PHARMACY, AND DME SERVICES. SHS ALSO OWNS AND OPERATES THE MICHIGAN ATHLETIC CLUB, THE LARGEST HOSPITAL-OWNED FITNESS CLUB IN THE UNITED STATES. SHS IS A MICHIGAN NON STOCK, NON PROFIT TAX-EXEMPT CORPORATION, AND IS THE PARENT CORPORATION OF THE FOLLOWING TAX-EXEMPT, 501(C)(3) ENTITIES: EDWARD W. SPARROW HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION (E. W. SPARROW HOSPITAL), SPARROW CARSON HOSPITAL, SPARROW CLINTON HOSPITAL, SPARROW EATON HOSPITAL, SPARROW IONIA HOSPITAL, SPARROW SPECIALTY HOSPITAL, SPARROW COMMUNITY CARE, AND SPARROW FOUNDATION. SPARROW FOUNDATION SERVES AS THE FUNDRAISING ARM OF SHS. EACH OF THESE ENTITIES FILE THEIR OWN 990 RETURN. LASTLY, SHS IS THE PARENT CORPORATION OF SPARROW DEVELOPMENT, INC. (SDI), A MICHIGAN STOCK, FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION. SDI INCLUDES, AS MENTIONED ABOVE, THE MICHIGAN ATHLETIC CLUB (MAC), AS WELL AS THE MAC RESTAURANT, AND ST. LAWRENCE OR MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC. ON APRIL 1, 2023, SPARROW HEALTH SYSTEM, THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, AND UM HEALTH CONSUMMATED THEIR AFFILIATION PURSUANT TO AN AFFILIATION AGREEMENT DATED DECEMBER 8, 2022. AS A RESULT OF THE TRANSACTION, UM HEALTH BECAME THE SOLE MEMBER OF SPARROW AND RECEIVED AN ASSIGNMENT OF SPARROW'S MEMBERSHIP INTEREST IN PHP HOLDINGS, LLC. PHP HOLDINGS IS THE SOLE MEMBER OF CERTAIN JOINT VENTURES, INCLUDING PHYSICIANS HEALTH PLAN, A PROVIDER-SPONSORED HEALTH PLAN. THE PARTNERSHIP, STRUCTURED AS A MEMBERSHIP SUBSTITUTION, BETWEEN UM HEALTH AND SPARROW HEALTH SYSTEM IS AIMED AT EXPANDING SERVICES TO MID-MICHIGAN RESIDENTS, PROVIDING INCREASED ACCESS TO THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF CARE, AND IMPROVING FACILITIES AND TECHNOLOGIES. SPARROW HEALTH WILL PLAY A KEY ROLE IN UM HEALTH ESTABLISHING A STATEWIDE SYSTEM OF CARE. THIS PARTNERSHIP IS A DEFINITIVE STEP FORWARD TO POSITION THE COMBINED ORGANIZATION AND TEAMS FOR CONTINUED GROWTH AND LONG-TERM SUCCESS. BY COMING TOGETHER, THE COMBINED ORGANIZATION IS CREATING A CLINICAL CARE NETWORK THAT BUILDS UPON THE STRENGTHS OF THE WORLD-CLASS UM HEALTH ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER AND SPARROW HEALTH'S SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY-BASED HEALTH SYSTEM. JOINING UM HEALTH ENABLES SPARROW TO ACCELERATE THE EXPANSION OF SERVICES, BUILD GREATER BREADTH AND DEPTH OF CLINICAL EXPERTISE, AND SEAMLESSLY INTEGRATE LEADING-EDGE TECHNOLOGY AND OTHER UPDATES INTO FACILITIES.

    Expenses $8,142,671 · Revenue $3,387,783

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Dan Balice

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jeff Benson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Richard Bruner

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Brian Calley

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Hae Mi Choe

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • James Dover

    PRESIDENT/CE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Christine Goeschel

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • James Hallan

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • James Herbert

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Iftiker Ahmad MD

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Nancy McKeague

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Candace Metcalf

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Sandra Pearson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • John Pirich

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Kelly Preston

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Kimberly Ross

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Lisa Webb Sharpe

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Thomas Bres

    SRVP/CAO/CIO

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Kira Carter-Robertson

    VP AFFILIATE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Brad Crawford

    VP/COO SMG O

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Paul Entler

    VP QUALITY A

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • John Hyden

    VP CHIEF INT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Ami Kihn

    VP REVENUE C

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Douglas Edema MD

    VP SMG

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • David Mangan

    VP MARKET &

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Lisa Pascoe

    DIR CORP GOV

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Margaret Dimond PhD

    REGIONAL PRE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    35 + 5 related

  • Paula Reichle

    SRVP/CFO/TRE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Joseph Ruth

    EXEC VP COO

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Kathleen Smith

    VP IT OPERAT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Teresa Znidarsic

    VP CHIEF HR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

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.

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.

  • SPARROW CARE NETWORK

    CLIN INTEG · MI

    Directly controlled by SHS

Related partnerships

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

  • MICHIGAN DIALYSIS SERVICES LLC

    DIALYSIS · MI

  • PHYSICIAN ORGANIZATION OF MI ACO

    HEALTHCARE · MI

  • PHP HOLDINGS LLC

    HOLDING CO · MI

Related corporations and trusts

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

  • KENT HEALTH CARE PHYSICIAN ORG

    HEALTHCARE · MI · controlled entity

  • SPARROW DEVELOPMENT INC

    RENTAL PRO · MI · controlled entity

  • PHP INSURANCE COMPANY

    INSURANCE · MI · controlled entity

  • PHP SERVICE COMPANY

    MED SERV · MI · controlled entity

  • EAST LANSING ATHLETIC CLUB

    HLTH CLUB · MI · controlled entity

  • MAC RESTAURANT LLC

    RESTAURANT · MI · controlled entity

  • CLINTON SERVICES CORPORATION

    SERVICES · MI · controlled entity

  • EAST LANSING HLTH ATH CLUB & HSP

    CONDO ASSO · MI · controlled entity

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
2 May 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202441369349303284

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