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METHODIST LEBONHEUR HEALTHCARE

EIN 58-1454711 MEMPHIS, TN

Revenue 2024
$439,781,743
Expenses 2024
$280,770,572

Program services were 27.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
E210
Classification
1000
Street
1211 UNION AVE SUITE 900

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

METHODIST LE BONHEUR HEALTHCARE, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ITS MEDICAL STAFFS, WILL COLLABORATE WITH PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES TO BE THE LEADER IN PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY, COST-EFFECTIVE PATIENT AND FAMILY-CENTERED CARE. SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED IN A MANNER WHICH SUPPORTS THE HEALTH MINISTRIES AND SOCIAL PRINCIPLES OF THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH TO BENEFIT THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

MANAGEMENT AND SUPERVISION OF AFFILIATED HOSPITALS.

  • AT METHODIST LE BONHEUR HEALTHCARE (MLH), WE TAKE OUR MISSION SERIOUSLY AND ARE COMMITTED TO FULFILLING OUR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY BY GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY IN A MEANINGFUL WAY. MLH HAS CONTINUED TO BE THE LARGEST PROVIDER OF TENNCARE SERVICES IN THE STATE AND OUR FACILITIES SERVE ALL AREAS OF THE CITY AND COUNTY. AS A FAITH-BASED INSTITUTION, PROVIDING ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE FOR ALL OF THE COMMUNITY IS VERY IMPORTANT TO US. THE FIVE (5) FACILITIES OF METHODIST HEALTHCARE - MEMPHIS HOSPITALS ARE LICENSED AS ONE HOSPITAL. IT IS THE THIRD LARGEST HOSPITAL IN THE COUNTRY. METHODIST HAS FIVE MAJOR AREAS OF FOCUS: CARDIOLOGY, CANCER, NEUROSCIENCES, TRANSPLANT, AND PEDIATRICS. IN 2024 MLH CONTRIBUTED MORE THAN $327 MILLION IN COMMUNITY BENEFIT TO MEMPHIS AND THE MID-SOUTH THROUGH VARIOUS EFFORTS INCLUDING, CHARITY CARE, MEDICARE/TNCARE SHORTFALL, MEDICAL EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT SERVICES. NET COMMUNITY BENEFIT EXPENSE IS CALCULATED USING A STANDARD APPROACH AS REQUIRED FOR GOVERNMENT BENEFIT REPORTING. METHODIST LE BONHEUR HEALTHCARE (MLH) HAS SERVED THE MEMPHIS AND MID-SOUTH REGION FOR MORE THAN 100 YEARS. OUR FIVE ADULT HOSPITALS ARE LOCATED ACROSS THE CITY, AND ARE PART OF THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE. OUR CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IS THE REGION'S ONLY COMPREHENSIVE PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL. OUR PHYSICIANS, NURSES AND OTHER CLINICIANS LIVE IN THE COMMUNITIES THAT THEY SERVE AND PROVIDE EXPERT CARE INSIDE THE HOSPITALS AND PREVENTATIVE SERVICES IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS. OUR ORGANIZATION IS COMMITTED TO IMPROVING THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE, PROVIDING UNCOMPENSATED CARE, CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH. WE EMPLOY 250 HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS TO ADDRESS COMMUNITY NEEDS AS THEY RELATE TO FOUR MAJOR AREAS: ACCESS TO SERVICES, RISK REDUCTION, CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND EFFECTIVE PARENTING AND CHRONIC ILLNESS MANAGEMENT AND PREVENTION. EXAMPLES INCLUDE PROGRAMS THAT OFFER FREE OR DISCOUNTED PRESCRIPTION DRUGS, NON-BILLED, IN-HOME SERVICES, IN-HOME EQUIPMENT, TRANSPORTATION VOUCHERS, CHILDBIRTH CLASSES AND A VARIETY OF HEALTH FAIRS ALL AIMED AT KEEPING OUR COMMUNITIES HEALTHY. MLH HAS RECEIVED REGIONAL AND NATIONAL RECOGNITION FOR THE CARE IT PROVIDES. METHODIST ADULT HOSPITALS IN THE MEMPHIS AREA, WHICH INCLUDE METHODIST UNIVERSITY, METHODIST LE BONHEUR GERMANTOWN, METHODIST NORTH AND METHODIST SOUTH, ARE RANKED AS A TOP HOSPITAL IN THE REGION BY U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT. In 2024 METHODIST OLIVE BRANCH HOSPITAL IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI Became A CMS 5-STAR HOSPITAL, THE ONLY HOSPITAL IN THE REGION TO BE SO RECOGNIZED FOR BOTH QUALITY AND PATIENT EXPERIENCE. LE BONHEUR CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL HAS BEEN NAMED A "BEST CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL" BY U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT FOR ELEVEN/11 CONSECUTIVE YEARS. LE BONHEUR PROVIDES OUTPATIENT SERVICES IN WEST TENNESSEE, NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI AND EASTERN ARKANSAS TO ENSURE CHILDREN THERE HAVE ACCESS TO EXPERT PEDIATRIC CARE. LE BONHEUR IS ALSO A LEVEL 1 PEDIATRIC TRAUMA CENTER, AND SERVES AS THE REGION'S PRIMARY SOURCE FOR PEDIATRIC TRAUMA CARE AND TRAUMA EDUCATION FOR REGIONAL PROVIDERS. METHODIST ALSO SERVES THE COMMUNITY WITH DIAGNOSTIC CARE FACILITIES IN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE AND ONE HOSPICE FACILITY COMMITTED TO CARING FOR OUR PATIENTS AT END-OF-LIFE. WE ARE ALSO AN ECONOMIC DRIVER FOR THE COMMUNITY, CONTRIBUTING $5 BILLION TO THE MEMPHIS-AREA ECONOMY. MLH EMPLOYS MORE THAN 10,600 ASSOCIATES AND HAS A MEDICAL STAFF OF MORE THAN 2,400 PROVIDERS, MAKING IT THE SECOND-LARGEST PRIVATE EMPLOYER IN SHELBY COUNTY. METHODIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IS A PRIMARY TEACHING HOSPITAL FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AND LE BONHEUR CHILDREN'S SERVES AS THE PRIMARY TEACHING AFFILIATE FOR THE UNIVERSITY, TRAINING HUNDREDS OF PEDIATRICIANS AND SPECIALISTS EACH YEAR. OUR RESEARCHERS ARE WORKING TO FIND NEW SOLUTIONS TO CHRONIC DISEASE THAT AFFECTS OUR POPULATION ESPECIALLY INCLUDING NEW TREATMENTS FOR DIABETES AND ASTHMA. WE ALSO HAVE SIGNIFICANT PARTNERSHIPS WITH ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL AND THE UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS TO EXTEND OUR RESEARCH AND TEACHING CAPABILITIES. MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH-METHODIST SUPPORTS VIA DIRECT SALARY AND BENEFIT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER (UTHSC) FOR GRADUATE MEDICAL TRAINING POSITIONS (GME) AT METHODIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, LE BONHEUR CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, AND METHODIST LE BONHEUR GERMANTOWN HOSPITAL. THESE GME RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS ARE EMPLOYEES AND TRAINEES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, BUT THEIR FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR SALARIES AND BENEFITS COMES VIA METHODIST. THESE TRAINEES SPEND TIME AT A METHODIST HOSPITAL DURING THE PERIODS OF METHODIST SUPPORT AND ARE INVOLVED IN PATIENT CARE IN ADDITION TO EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES.

    Expenses $77,429,390 · Grants $276,107 · Revenue $253,746,586

As filed on the 2024 return.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Harry Goldsmith

    Board Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related

  • Michael Ugwueke

    PRESIDENT/CEO/BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $2,444,821
    From this org
    $2,373,965
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $70,856
    Hours/week
    44 + 6 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $1,489,836
    Bonus
    $412,504
    Other
    $471,625
    Deferred
    $38,500
    Nontaxable benefits
    $32,356
    Filer's total
    $2,444,821

  • Christopher Winston

    Board director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related

  • Edith Kelly-Green

    Board Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related

  • Greg Christopher

    Board Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related

  • John H Petty III

    Board Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related

  • Kenny Armstrong

    Board Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related

  • Michael Lenz

    Board Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related

  • Paul Carruth MD

    Board Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related

  • Randall Davis

    Board Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related

  • Regan Williams MD

    Board director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related

  • Ron Walter

    Board Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related

  • Sandy Smith

    Board Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related

  • Vernon Stafford Jr

    Board Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related

  • Cato Johnson

    SVP/Chief of Staff/Pub Po

    Total calculated
    $538,333
    From this org
    $468,473
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $69,860
    Hours/week
    48 + 4 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $331,441
    Bonus
    $79,134
    Other
    $57,898
    Deferred
    $42,241
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,619
    Filer's total
    $538,333

  • Charles Lane

    SVP/Chief Financial Officer

    Total calculated
    $1,138,500
    From this org
    $942,830
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $195,670
    Hours/week
    42 + 8 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $702,384
    Bonus
    $129,867
    Other
    $110,579
    Deferred
    $167,158
    Nontaxable benefits
    $28,512
    Filer's total
    $1,138,500

  • David Baytos

    SVP/PRESIDENT/MS/INTERNAT

    Total calculated
    $547,273
    From this org
    $488,293
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $58,980
    Hours/week
    2 + 48 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $347,786
    Bonus
    $72,575
    Other
    $67,932
    Deferred
    $40,850
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,130
    Filer's total
    $547,273

  • Michael Crabb III

    SVP/Chief of Business Development

    Total calculated
    $693,102
    From this org
    $654,844
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $38,258
    Hours/week
    48 + 2 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $210,428
    Bonus
    $77,027
    Other
    $367,389
    Deferred
    $24,290
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,968
    Filer's total
    $693,102

  • Monica Wharton

    EVP/Chief Operating Officer

    Total calculated
    $1,312,684
    From this org
    $1,094,838
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $217,846
    Hours/week
    48 + 12 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $834,984
    Bonus
    $166,500
    Other
    $93,354
    Deferred
    $185,390
    Nontaxable benefits
    $32,456
    Filer's total
    $1,312,684

  • Nikki Polis

    SVP - CHIEF NURSING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $406,360
    From this org
    $348,196
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $58,164
    Hours/week
    44 + 6 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $253,787
    Bonus
    $76,398
    Other
    $18,011
    Deferred
    $49,032
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,132
    Filer's total
    $406,360

  • Robin Womeodu

    SVP/Chief Academic Office

    Total calculated
    $652,407
    From this org
    $576,381
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $76,026
    Hours/week
    48 + 2 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $405,864
    Bonus
    $96,291
    Other
    $74,226
    Deferred
    $47,975
    Nontaxable benefits
    $28,051
    Filer's total
    $652,407

  • Sarah Colley

    SVP - Chief Human Resource Officer

    Total calculated
    $590,981
    From this org
    $467,338
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $123,643
    Hours/week
    48 + 2 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $384,737
    Bonus
    $80,342
    Other
    $2,259
    Deferred
    $93,874
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,769
    Filer's total
    $590,981

  • Wayne Lipson

    SVP/Chief Medical Officer

    Total calculated
    $981,902
    From this org
    $811,871
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $170,031
    Hours/week
    48 + 2 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $650,000
    Bonus
    $123,069
    Other
    $38,802
    Deferred
    $130,663
    Nontaxable benefits
    $39,368
    Filer's total
    $981,902

  • Arthur Townsend

    VP - Chief Clin Tranformati

    Total calculated
    $529,426
    From this org
    $410,112
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $119,314
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $326,742
    Bonus
    $49,337
    Other
    $34,033
    Deferred
    $79,275
    Nontaxable benefits
    $40,039
    Filer's total
    $529,426

  • Katherine Dowd

    SVP/Chief Legal Officer

    Total calculated
    $631,752
    From this org
    $504,536
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $127,216
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $415,297
    Bonus
    $88,404
    Other
    $835
    Deferred
    $99,732
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,484
    Filer's total
    $631,752

The first 25 listed. 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $439,781,743
    Expenses
    $280,770,572
    Contributions
    $110,730
    Grants paid
    $276,107
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $209,828,824
    Expenses
    $232,675,028
    Contributions
    $70
    Grants paid
    $681,800
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $315,179,126
    Expenses
    $192,182,987
    Contributions
    $0
    Grants paid
    $1,033,600

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2024 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2023 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2022 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $218,660,255
    Expenses
    $201,535,657
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,914,396,438

  • 2021 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $201,602,096
    Expenses
    $199,307,100
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,862,271,903

  • 2020 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $166,356,484
    Expenses
    $182,151,396
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,492,247,243

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $157,663,829
    Expenses
    $164,550,854
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,226,860,396

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $162,898,487
    Expenses
    $162,959,690
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,298,386,466

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Declared on its 2024 return

Declared as related by

Taxable family

From Schedule R Parts I, III and IV: entities that legally are the filer, and taxable partnerships, corporations and trusts it is related to. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money.

Related partnerships on its 2024 return

Related corporations and trusts on its 2024 return

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility SOUNK.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 26 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.