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← BENEFIS HEALTH SYSTEM INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by BENEFIS HEALTH SYSTEM INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$135,695,035
Total expenses
$126,543,023
Contributions and grants received
$1,556,875
Grants paid
$740,540
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$126,543,023
Management and general expenses
$0
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$126,543,023

Program services were 100.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Listed in Part VII

  • JOHN GOODNOW

    DIRECTOR/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

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

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

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

  • ED BUTTREY

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $1,609
    From this org
    $1,609
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • GENE THAYER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $957
    From this org
    $957
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • TANYA CAMERON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $842
    From this org
    $842
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • WILLIAM MCGREGOR MD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $250
    From this org
    $250
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • DAVE RICHARDS

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $250
    From this org
    $250
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    4 + 4 related

  • DON HAMILTON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • BILL BOURRET

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $250
    From this org
    $250
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • SHANNON HOILAND

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • MIKE MILBURN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4 + 2 related

  • EUGENE MCALLISTER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • FORREST EHLINGER

    CRO & EVP (THRU 9/24)

    Total calculated
    $1,120,999
    From this org
    $1,087,402
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,597
    Hours/week
    25 + 35 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

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

  • BRUCE HOULIHAN

    SVP & SYSTEM CFO

    Total calculated
    $535,264
    From this org
    $448,754
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $86,510
    Hours/week
    40 + 10 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $333,485
    Bonus
    $66,690
    Other
    $48,579
    Deferred
    $54,251
    Nontaxable benefits
    $32,259
    Filer's total
    $535,264

  • GREGORY TIERNEY MD

    EVP SYSTEM CLINICAL OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $1,441,865
    From this org
    $1,387,376
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $54,489
    Hours/week
    19 + 41 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $621,421
    Bonus
    $139,026
    Other
    $626,929
    Deferred
    $24,150
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,339
    Filer's total
    $1,441,865

  • CASEY BUCKINGHAM

    SVP OF HUMAN RESOURCES

    Total calculated
    $552,619
    From this org
    $477,812
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $74,807
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $370,175
    Bonus
    $71,580
    Other
    $36,057
    Deferred
    $55,700
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,107
    Filer's total
    $552,619

  • BRIDGET BRENNAN MD

    SYSTEM CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $527,612
    From this org
    $472,166
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $55,446
    Hours/week
    20 + 30 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $396,531
    Bonus
    $75,635
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $17,250
    Nontaxable benefits
    $38,196
    Filer's total
    $527,612

  • VICKIE NELSON

    VP AND SYSTEM CIO

    Total calculated
    $376,857
    From this org
    $293,107
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $83,750
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $239,354
    Bonus
    $50,646
    Other
    $3,107
    Deferred
    $46,789
    Nontaxable benefits
    $36,961
    Filer's total
    $376,857

  • KACI HUSTED

    SYSTEM SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $286,492
    From this org
    $215,897
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $70,595
    Hours/week
    48 + 2 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $155,313
    Bonus
    $42,126
    Other
    $18,458
    Deferred
    $29,318
    Nontaxable benefits
    $41,277
    Filer's total
    $286,492

  • PAUL DOLAN MD

    CHIEF MEDICAL INFORMATION OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $535,139
    From this org
    $489,191
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $45,948
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $399,258
    Bonus
    $89,633
    Other
    $300
    Deferred
    $24,150
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,798
    Filer's total
    $535,139

  • JULIE WALL

    VP QUALITY AND PATIENT SAFETY

    Total calculated
    $312,009
    From this org
    $270,560
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $41,449
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $218,607
    Bonus
    $51,953
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $16,678
    Nontaxable benefits
    $24,771
    Filer's total
    $312,009

  • PATTY HARRIS

    DIRECTOR REVENUE CYCLE

    Total calculated
    $291,145
    From this org
    $254,231
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,914
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $221,393
    Bonus
    $32,838
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $15,460
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,454
    Filer's total
    $291,145

  • MINDI PAYNE

    CONTROLLER, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $228,460
    From this org
    $217,179
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,281
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $191,554
    Bonus
    $25,625
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,815
    Nontaxable benefits
    $466
    Filer's total
    $228,460

  • BRENDA BOE

    SYSTEM CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $175,503
    From this org
    $165,646
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,857
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $143,066
    Bonus
    $22,580
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,323
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,534
    Filer's total
    $175,503

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 — 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

  • 1a · Travel for companions
  • 1a · Health or social club dues or initiation fees
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 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 1A
TRAVEL FOR COMPANIONS AND SOCIAL CLUB DUES THAT BENEFIS HEALTH SYSTEM PAYS FOR ITS OFFICERS ARE TREATED AS TAXABLE INCOME TO THE INDIVIDUAL ACCORDINGLY.
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 DR. TIERNEY, MR. GOODNOW, MS. BUCKINGHAM, MS. HUSTED, MR. HOULIHAN, MS. NELSON, AND MR. EHLINGER WHO MET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE PLAN. DR. TIERNEY, MR. GOODNOW, MS. BUCKINGHAM, MS. HUSTED, MR. HOULIHAN, AND MR. EHLINGER 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. THE SYSTEM ALSO MAINTAINS A LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN DIRECTED AT RECRUITING AND RETAINING EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP. PAYMENTS UNDER THE LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN ARE CONDITIONED ON AN EXECUTIVE REMAINING EMPLOYED BY THE SYSTEM AND MAINTAINING SATISFACTORY OVERALL PERFORMANCE. INCENTIVE OPPORTUNITIES UNDER THE LONG-TERM PLAN ARE APPROVED IN ADVANCE BY THE BENEFIS HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, WITH LATER PAYOUTS APPROVED BY THE COMMITTEE BASED ON ACTUAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS.

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
8 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202523179349311707

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