Armstrong County Memorial Hospital
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
ACMH IS COMMITTED TO IMPROVING THE EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH OF ITS PATIENTS THROUGH SUPERIOR CLINICAL CARE AND THE COMPASSIONATE MANAGEMENT OF ILLNESS AND DISABILITY.
- Income
- $162.8 million
- Spending
- $152.5 million
- Spent on programs
- 90%
- Reserves
- 0.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 96%
- Employees
- 1,057
- Volunteers
- 34
- Highest pay
- $544,208, 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
Fair: 59 out of 100. Higher than 45% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.9 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 32% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 6% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 18% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1590% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 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, over $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2511 of 15 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 (5)
- $98.3 million spent. ACMH HOSPITAL PROVIDES OUTPATIENT SERVICES SUCH AS RADIOLOGY, LABORATORY, EMERGENCY VISITS, AMBULATORY SURGERY, AND OTHER VARIOUS SERVICES. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, TOTAL OUTPATIENT REGISTRATIONS WERE 178,081.
- $14.7 million spent. ACMH HOSPITAL PROVIDES INPATIENT SERVICES SUCH AS MEDICAL AND SURGICAL, SKILLED NURSING, OB/GYN, HOSPITALIST, ICU/CCU, PSYCHIATRIC AND NURSERY. ACMH HOSPITAL IS A CERTIFIED PRIMARY STROKE CENTER AND ALSO PERFORMS PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION TO TREAT NARROWED CORONARY ARTERIES. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, TOTAL ADMISSIONS WERE 3,111 AND PATIENT DAYS WERE 16,418.
- $7.5 million spent. ACMH HOSPITAL PROVIDES RURAL HEALTH CLINICS AT SEVERAL SURROUNDING COMMUNITY LOCATIONS INCLUDING LEECHBURG, ELDERTON, RURAL VALLEY, KITTANNING, WEST HILLS AND NEW BETHLEHEM. TOTAL VISITS FOR ALL PHYSICIAN CLINICS TOTALED 71,623. THE PHYSICIAN CLINICS ALSO OFFER CHARITY CARE UNDER THE SAME POLICY AS ACMH HOSPITAL. TOTAL CHARITY CARE RELATING TO THE PHYSICIAN CLINICS FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR WAS $3,140.
- $16.3 million spent. THESE ARE ITEMS THAT HELP SUPPORT THE MEDICAL SERVICES OUR PATIENTS RECEIVE AT ACMH HOSPITAL. ITEMS INCLUDE CAFETERIA AND VENDING, COMMUNITY BENEFITS, INVESTMENT FEES, PREVENTATIVE HEALTH, XRAY TECHNOLOGY, ANESTHESIA SERVICES, AND THE 340B DRUG PROGRAM.
- (Expenses $ 16,297,591 including grants of $ 0)(Revenue $ 18,577,668) THESE ARE ITEMS THAT HELP SUPPORT THE MEDICAL SERVICES OUR PATIENTS RECEIVE AT ACMH HOSPITAL. ITEMS INCLUDE CAFETERIA AND VENDING, COMMUNITY BENEFITS, INVESTMENT FEES, PREVENTATIVE HEALTH, XRAY TECHNOLOGY, ANESTHESIA SERVICES, AND THE 340B DRUG PROGRAM.
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 October 13, 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 November 6, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since May 1937.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 November 4, 2026.
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