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← SPEARE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by SPEARE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.

Totals

Total revenue
$85,362,123
Total expenses
$84,642,125
Contributions and grants received
$912,036
Grants paid
$86,795
Program service revenue
$82,481,530
Investment income
$1,945,457
Other revenue
$23,100
Total assets, end of year
$91,674,134
Total liabilities, end of year
$23,765,419
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$67,908,715
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$80,956,545
Management and general expenses
$3,571,628
Fundraising expenses
$113,952
Program service expenses (Part III)
$80,956,545

Program services were 95.6% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $53,600

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $858,436

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Patient Service Revenue

    total $185,910,315 · related or exempt $185,910,315

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Other Operating Revenue

    total $3,724,646 · related or exempt $3,547,188 · excluded $177,458

  • 2c · Program service revenue: Contractual/Char. Adj.

    total -$107,153,431 · related or exempt -$107,153,431

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,342,089 · excluded $1,342,089

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $37,742

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $37,742

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $37,742 · excluded $37,742

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $906,795

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $289,115 · other assets $14,312

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $617,680 · other assets -$14,312

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $603,368 · excluded $603,368

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $7,854

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $53,600

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $22,496

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$14,642 · excluded -$14,642

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $84,595 · program services $84,595

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $2,200 · program services $2,200

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,573,198 · management and general $1,573,198

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $37,966,097 · program services $37,493,255 · management and general $382,437 · fundraising $90,405

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $2,020,721 · program services $1,988,372 · management and general $32,349

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $4,861,311 · program services $4,800,828 · management and general $60,483

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $2,429,024 · program services $2,305,256 · management and general $117,809 · fundraising $5,959

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $89,431 · program services $85,083 · management and general $4,348

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $116,250 · program services $110,598 · management and general $5,652

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $115,784 · management and general $115,784

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $10,940,134 · program services $10,589,968 · management and general $345,535 · fundraising $4,631

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $127,519 · program services $121,319 · management and general $6,200

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,128,501 · program services $1,073,634 · management and general $53,118 · fundraising $1,749

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $2,602,401 · program services $2,475,873 · management and general $126,528

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $2,194,595 · program services $2,087,894 · management and general $106,701

  • 17 · Travel

    total $128,525 · program services $122,276 · management and general $6,249

  • 20 · Interest

    total $306,697 · program services $297,628 · management and general $9,069

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $3,594,456 · program services $3,488,653 · management and general $105,803

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,185,416 · program services $1,127,781 · management and general $57,635

  • 24a · Other expenses: Medical Supplies

    total $8,742,591 · program services $8,317,529 · management and general $425,062

  • 24b · Other expenses: Medicaid Enhancement Ta

    total $3,427,353 · program services $3,427,353

  • 24c · Other expenses: Miscellaneous Expenses

    total $728,189 · program services $692,787 · management and general $24,194 · fundraising $11,208

  • 24d · Other expenses: Common Area Fees

    total $277,137 · program services $263,663 · management and general $13,474

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $2,442 · end of year $2,691

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $8,460,385 · end of year $4,696,377

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $9,881,226 · end of year $13,479,193

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $7,670,226 · end of year $7,680,186

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $1,621,772 · end of year $1,677,698

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,026,359 · end of year $1,124,849

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

    $55,775,525

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

    $40,191,771

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $15,312,076 · end of year $15,583,754

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $36,541,886 · end of year $38,791,772

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $5,000 · end of year $5,000

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $838,502 · end of year $531,500

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $7,619,296 · end of year $8,101,114

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $7,968,761 · end of year $10,576,223

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $10,285,931 · end of year $9,656,440

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $5,112,513 · end of year $3,532,756

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $64,716,982 · end of year $67,049,139

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $894,983 · end of year $859,576

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

To maintain a hospital and other such institutions within the state of New Hampshire, with facilities that include medical services to provide for the diagnosis and treatment of patients that may require inpatient, outpatient, emergency care and other pursuits designed to promote the general health of the community. SMH does not discriminate relative to race, religion or national origin, or ability to pay. SMH will ensure that all patients receive the same level of care through quality assessment monitoring and improvement activities. Speare's formal mission statement is to work together to serve the needs of our patients and community, and a vision of a community where all can achieve optimal health.

Activities or mission (Part I)

We are a patient and family-centered hospital committed to kindness and collaboration,. Our mission is to work together to serve the needs of our patients and community. We envision a community who works together to achieve optimal health.

  • Speare Memorial Hospital is a nonprofit 25-bed acute-care critical access hospital that provides inpatient and outpatient services to the residents and visitors of the surrounding Central New Hampshire communities that includes those who are uninsured, underinsured, Medicaid/Medicare dependents, and rural, low-income families. Services include emergency medicine (24 hours/ 7-days per week), intensive care, labor and delivery, rehabilitation (physical therapy, occupational therapy, cardiac, pulmonary, medical fitness), advanced imaging (3D mammography, MRI, bone density, CT, nuclear medicine, ultrasound), infusion therapy, nutrition, and essential wellness and prevention programs. SMH owns six practices staffed with physicians and mid-level professionals providing primary care, surgery (in-office, outpatient, and inpatient), obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, orthopedics, and ophthalmology services. In fiscal year 2025, SMH provided the following services: 13,278 emergency room visits, 2,224 surgical services, 33,816 physical and occupational therapy treatments, 155,692 laboratory tests, 28,767 radiology exams, and 3,474 oncology services.

    Expenses $80,956,545 · Grants $86,795 · Revenue $82,481,530

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Michelle McEwen

    President/CEO

    Total calculated
    $480,523
    From this org
    $416,013
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $64,510
    Hours/week
    40 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $346,871
    Bonus
    $48,500
    Other
    $20,642
    Deferred
    $30,949
    Nontaxable benefits
    $33,561
    Filer's total
    $480,523
  • Steven Camerino

    Board Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Patrick Miller

    Board Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Julie Bernier

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Walter Johnson

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Donna Driscoll

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ken Evans

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Dolores Hopper

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Elizabeth Kleiner

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John Moulton

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Susan Scrimshaw

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Margaret Turner

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Lisa Baker

    Past Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Robert Maloney

    Past Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Thomas Myrick

    Past Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Nancy Puglisi

    Past Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kevin Young

    Past Board Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Joseph Caristi

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $217,433
    From this org
    $183,178
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $34,255
    Hours/week
    40 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $175,678
    Bonus
    $7,500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,369
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,886
    Filer's total
    $217,433
  • Joseph Ebner MD

    CMO

    Total calculated
    $408,066
    From this org
    $358,534
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $49,532
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $319,534
    Bonus
    $39,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $13,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $36,532
    Filer's total
    $408,066
  • Meaghan Smith

    CNO

    Total calculated
    $250,700
    From this org
    $197,484
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $53,216
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $190,230
    Bonus
    $7,254
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,150
    Nontaxable benefits
    $45,066
    Filer's total
    $250,700
  • Daniel Sherman

    CSO

    Total calculated
    $216,476
    From this org
    $163,863
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $52,613
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $163,863
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $12,798
    Nontaxable benefits
    $39,815
    Filer's total
    $216,476
  • James Koren

    Physician

    Total calculated
    $447,668
    From this org
    $382,250
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $65,418
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $345,761
    Bonus
    $2,000
    Other
    $34,489
    Deferred
    $29,798
    Nontaxable benefits
    $35,620
    Filer's total
    $447,668
  • Elizabeth Disney

    Physician

    Total calculated
    $424,815
    From this org
    $381,545
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $43,270
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $319,948
    Bonus
    $42,847
    Other
    $18,750
    Deferred
    $27,625
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,645
    Filer's total
    $424,815
  • Paul Musco

    Physician

    Total calculated
    $590,343
    From this org
    $515,466
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $74,877
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $443,553
    Bonus
    $32,250
    Other
    $39,663
    Deferred
    $38,732
    Nontaxable benefits
    $36,145
    Filer's total
    $590,343
  • Andrew Seefeld

    Physician

    Total calculated
    $539,323
    From this org
    $459,757
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $79,566
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $459,507
    Bonus
    $250
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $36,133
    Nontaxable benefits
    $43,433
    Filer's total
    $539,323
  • Joanie Peter

    Physician

    Total calculated
    $442,342
    From this org
    $378,081
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $64,261
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $378,081
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $30,864
    Nontaxable benefits
    $33,397
    Filer's total
    $442,342

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

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 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 7
Bonuses were approved at the discretion of the Board and Management for meeting certain criteria. Compensation for the CEO is determined via a compensation committee, information, board approval and written employment contract. Physician contracts include a provision that they may earn the following bonuses: Productivity, Quality and Patient Experience. The Quality and Patient Experience bonuses are granted if particular targets are met, and the maximum bonus for each of these is $3,000. The Productivity Bonus is established to reward efficiency and access. The bonus is paid when the physician has exceeded a predetermined target which is established using market compensation and productivity data of similar type organizations.

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

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.

Related corporations and trusts

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

  • Speare Health Network LLC

    C · Physician/Hospital Organization · NH · 50% owned · share of assets $20,728

    Directly controlled by Speare Memorial Hospital

  • Speare Health Ventures Inc

    C · Healthcare Services · NH · 100% owned · share of income $2,703,442 · share of assets $2,420,868 · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by Speare Memorial Hospital

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
6 April 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202641009349300344

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