Speare Memorial Hospital
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
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.
- Income
- $85.4 million
- Spending
- $84.6 million
- Spent on programs
- 96%
- Reserves
- 7.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 97%
- Employees
- 614
- Volunteers
- 18
- Highest pay
- $590,343, physician
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 86 out of 100. Higher than 80% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 7.3 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 26% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 1% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 6% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1596% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 12 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 52% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2511 of 12 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $81.0 million spent. 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.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since August 1942.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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