Bethany on 42nd
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
To provide living opportunities in a senior community shaped by Christian values.
- Income
- $23.2 million
- Spending
- $21.0 million
- Spent on programs
- 91%
- Reserves
- -7.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 98%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 131
- Highest pay
- $399,400, president/ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 50 out of 100. Higher than 43% of charities in its peer group (housing, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 61% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 9% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 10% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1591% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 95 out of 100. Higher than 35% of charities in its peer group (housing, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2511 of 11 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
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
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 December 31, 2024, 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)
- $19.2 million spent. Bethany on 42nd operates as a charitable organization consistent with the requirements of Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3). Bethany on 42nd provides long term care services including skilled nursing care, transitional care, assisted living, and senior housing. Bethany on 42nd does not discriminate against individuals in the admissions process or in the delivery of care with regard to ability to pay for services. The organization's cash reserves are generally applied to expansion and replacement of existing facilities and equipment, amortization of mortgages, improvements in resident care, training and education, and community benefit activities.Continued on Schedule O...The governing board of Bethany on 42nd is made up of leaders in the Fargo-Moorhead business community. Consistent with its charitable mission, Bethany on 42nd provides community benefit to the area served. In 2024, community benefit activities included:*Volunteerism - coordinates a volunteers program that included 131 volunteers giving over 7,000 hours of service, providing mental stimulation and emotional support to Bethany on 42nd's 214 elderly residents. Volunteers included members of sponsoring churches, Experience Works program volunteers, business groups, and many student volunteers from the community's schools elementary, middle, high schools, and colleges.*Endowed scholarship programs and student loan repayment bonus opportunities - Bethany on 42nd recognizes that to continuously improve the organization's value to our community and our residents, to encourage life-long learning among employees, and to achieve an "employer of choice" status, it is in our best interest to provide opportunities to assist eligible employees in pursuing formal, healthcare-related education.*School partnerships - Bethany on 42nd works with area nursing and other healthcare-related programs to provide on-site training opportunities for students. In 2024, we had 87 nursing students complete clinical experiences at our facility. We provide a CNA training program for individuals in the Fargo-Moorhead community interested in pursuing a career as a nursing assistant. We also provide clinical site experience for an outside CNA training program, CPR training, and CNA testing and "test-out" classes. Other school partnerships include learning opportunities for dietetic students, and internship opportunities for students in social work, dietetics, activities, and LTC administration programs. *Assessment and referral services - our staff help to refer individuals needing long term care services to the appropriate agency in the community. Bethany on 42nd's licensed social workers provide guidance with medical assistance applications for residents/families.*Community Support - generalo Bethany on 42nd provides meeting room space and accommodations for non-profit organizations and community groups. o Facility space is open to use by outside groups for meetings, performances, activities, music recitals, and other programs.o Bethany on 42nd organizes employee participation in fundraising activities for Cass-Clay United Way and the Alzheimer's Association.*Community Support - leadership. Representatives from Bethany on 42nd serve on non-profit boards and civic organizations that work to improve the quality of life in the Fargo-Moorhead area:o President/CEO - serves on the BEK Care (dba Ethos Home Care and Hospice) board of directors, and various committees of the North Dakota Long Term Care Association (NDLTCA). Serves on the Workforce Committee for the American Health Care Association (AHCA) and the Board of Directors for ShareHouse Inc., Fargo.o Senior Executive of Resident Care - serves on the FM Clinical & Academic Collaborative, Great Plains & Lake Superior Quality Innovation Network, Resident Issues Committee of the NDLTCA, Ethos Board of Directors member, AHCA National Quality Team member, and as a NCLEX test reviewer/item reviewer for the National Board of Nursing. She also serves as an interviewer for the NDSU BSN nursing program/application process, serves on advisory panels for Rasmussen, NDSCS, Mayville, MState and NDSU nursing programs, and is a member of the AHCA workforce committee.o Senior Executive of Human Resources - serves as the Chair of the MState HR Program Advisory Committee, the Ethos Advisory Committee, the Find the Good Life recruiter network (a collaborative group working to recruit future workers to North Dakota), member of local HR group (FMHRA), member of national HR organization (SHRM), and a member of a local HR peer group that meets quarterly to discuss issues such as workforce recruitment and retention strategies.o Senior Executive of Housing/Assisted Living - serves as a Board Member of the Fargo West Rotary service club, member of the NDLTCA Assisted Living Committee, serves as a member of the NDLTCA Basic Care Committee, Assisted Living Director At Large Board Member for NDLTCA, and serves on the American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) Not-For-Profit Committee.o Senior Executive of Development & Community Relations - serves on the Public Affairs Committee of the Fargo- Moorhead-West Fargo Chamber of Commerce and with the Coalition of Service Providers for the Elderly.*Bethany on 42nd's care provided:o Bethany on 42nd Skilled - 116 skilled beds, with 42,308 days of care. Total Skilled employee hours - 358,945. Total expenses including management and general: $18,183,591.o Bethany Gables, senior housing with services - 40 apartments, 14,019 days of care, and 14,800 employee hours. Total expenses including management and general: $1,277,921.o Bethany Grace Pointe - 58 senior housing apartments. Days of service totaled 21,038, employee hours totaled 1,633, and total expenses including management and general were $1,400,494.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 December 2024.
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 April 2008.
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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