Salem Community Hospital
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- Raising each dollar of donations cost 132 cents.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
"To Serve. To Care. To Heal," encompasses the Hospital's mission of providing high quality care on both an inpatient and outpatient basis; and addresses our patients' health care needs at each life stage, within our available resources. SRMC seeks to provide a broad range of diagnostic, inpatient, outpatient and emergency services appropriate for a community-based hospital, while ensuring that sufficient, high-quality primary and specialty physician services are available and accessible to residents of our service area.
- Income
- $121.5 million
- Spending
- $113.0 million
- Spent on programs
- 86%
- Reserves
- 11.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 86%
- Employees
- 706
- Volunteers
- 50
- Highest pay
- $549,711, president/ceo
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: 74 out of 100. Higher than 63% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 11.1 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 26% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 7% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 4% on the year before.
Spending floor
0 of 1586% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 132 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 53% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2515 of 16 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)
- $96.6 million spent. SRMC's mission and purpose is achieved by providing quality care to the sick and injured on both an inpatient and outpatient basis, while addressing our patients' healthcare needs at each life stage, within our available resources. The Medical Center seeks to provide a broad range of diagnostic, inpatient, outpatient and emergency services appropriate for a community hospital, while ensuring that sufficient, high-quality primary and specialty physician services are available and accessible to residents of our service area. During fiscal year 2025, SRMC provided comprehensive healthcare services including: 1,917 Admissions; 2,580 Surgeries; and 17,269 Emergency Department visits. In support of this commitment, SRMC operates a full-time, 24-hour Emergency Department, and treats all patients requiring emergency medical care, irrespective of their financial means. The Medical Center also accepts all patients covered by Medicare, Medicaid and General Assistance. For fiscal year 2025, costs incurred by SRMC for unpaid costs of the Medicaid program were $3,467,752 and unreimbursed costs from other governmental programs were $1,027,814. These community benefits, arising from patient care provided by SRMC are documented to help to relieve a governmental financial and programmatic burden as evidenced through the Medical Center's charitable purpose. The organization also provided charitable support at a cost of $1,120,436 to patients who qualified.
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 October 13, 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 September 1969.
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 October 21, 2026.
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