Lima Memorial Joint Operating Company
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
WE ARE HERE TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN OUR COMMUNITIES THROUGH COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH SERVICES.
- Income
- $317.9 million
- Spending
- $288.0 million
- Spent on programs
- 81%
- Reserves
- 15.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 98%
- Employees
- 1,931
- Volunteers
- 276
- Highest pay
- $921,592, president/ceo (see sch j)
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
Strong: 96 out of 100. Higher than 93% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 15.8 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 20% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 9% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 7% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1581% of spending went to programs.
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: 100 out of 100. Higher than 53% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2512 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 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)
- $233.7 million spent. AS ONE OF THE LARGEST NOT-FOR-PROFIT HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO, LIMA MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM IS COMMITTED TO IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN OUR COMMUNITIES THROUGH COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH SERVICES.LIMA MEMORIAL IS CONTINUALLY IMPROVING ITS SERVICES AND FACILITIES BY KEEPING UP WITH THE LATEST TECHNOLOGIES, PROVIDING CONTINUING EDUCATION TO OUR HEALTHCARE TEAM AND UPDATING OUR FACILITIES. OUR PATIENT SATISFACTION NUMBERS CONTINUE TO IMPROVE AND WE CONTINUALLY ACHIEVE QUALITY SCORES THAT ARE BETTER THAN STATE AND NATIONAL AVERAGES.THE HEALTH SYSTEM PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE HEALTHCARE THAT ALLOWS US TO CARE FOR PATIENTS FROM BIRTH THROUGH ELDER YEARS. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:- 24-HOUR EMERGENCY SERVICES INCLUDING LEVEL II TRAUMA- ACCREDITED CHEST PAIN CENTER- THE HEART AND VASCULAR INSTITUTE- COMMISSION ON CANCER ACCREDITED CANCER INSTITUTE- ORTHOPEDICS- OBSTETRICS, LEVEL II NURSERY AND PEDIATRICS- WOMEN'S HEALTH CENTER- ROBOTIC SURGERY PROGRAM- DIAGNOSTIC & IMAGING- LABORATORY- INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT REHABILITATION SERVICES- NEUROSCIENCE PROGRAM- UROLOGYIN 2024, LIMA MEMORIAL CONTRIBUTED AN ESTIMATED $30.9 MILLION IN COMMUNITY VALUE IN TERMS OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT EXPENDITURES, CHARITY CARE AND GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED HEALTH CARE. THIS NUMBER NOT ONLY INDICATES OUR COMMITMENT TO OUR COMMUNITIES, BUT ALSO FULFILLS OUR PURPOSE AS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION BY POSITIVELY IMPACTING THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITIES THAT WE SERVE. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE BENEFITED FROM THE COMPASSIONATE CARE AND EXPERTISE OF OUR PHYSICIANS, NURSES, ASSOCIATES AND VOLUNTEERS.EXAMPLES OF PROGRAMS BENEFITING THE BROADER COMMUNITY INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:- EMS OUTREACH & EDUCATION- GO RED - HEART HEALTH AWARENESS CAMPAIGN- COLORECTAL AWARENESS CAMPAIGN- JOURNEY TO REMEMBER RAISED FUNDS FOR THE HEART PROGRAM- BREAST CANCER AWARENESS CAMPAIGN- KIDS CLINIC FOR CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN SEXUALLY ABUSED- CHILDREN'S DEVELOPMENTAL CENTER SUPPORT- BABY FAIR- CHEST PAIN CENTER- BONE DENSITY SCREENINGS- CARDIAC RISK ASSESSMENT SCREENINGS- PROSTATE CANCER AWARENESS CAMPAIGN & SCREENINGS- KIDNEY DISEASE SCREENINGS- SKIN CANCER SCREENINGS- CANCER RESOURCE CENTER- MEDICARE ELIGIBILITY PROGRAM- BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR SUPPORT GROUP- MENDED HEARTS SUPPORT GROUP- FAMILY BIRTH EDUCATION & CLINICS- DIABETIC EDUCATION- WOMEN'S RESOURCE CENTER- CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE CLINIC- TV AND RADIO PSAS- BREASTFEEDING CLASS AND CLINIC- SMOKING CESSATION- COMMUNITY BLOOD DRIVESAS HEALTHCARE CONTINUES TO CHANGE, LIMA MEMORIAL WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF CARE IN A FAMILY ATMOSPHERE TO OUR PATIENTS BY CONTINUALLY ADVANCING OUR SERVICES AND FACILITIES. IN ADDITION, THE HEALTH SYSTEM SUPPORTS OUR COMMUNITIES, NOT ONLY THROUGH COMPREHENSIVE HEALTHCARE, BUT THROUGH OUTREACH ACTIVITIES SUCH AS HEALTHCARE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION PROGRAMS, FREE PUBLIC HEALTH SCREENINGS, FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR MANY COMMUNITY NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, AND OUTREACH TO THE UNDERSERVED.COMMUNITY BENEFIT DEFINITIONSLIMA MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM'S 2024 COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT WAS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REPORTING GUIDELINES PUBLISHED BY THE CATHOLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION. COMMUNITY BENEFITS REPORTED BY THE HEALTH SYSTEM RESPOND TO AN IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY NEED AND MEET AT LEAST ONE OF THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:- GENERATE A LOW OR NEGATIVE MARGIN;- RESPOND TO THE NEEDS OF SPECIAL POPULATIONS, SUCH AS MINORITIES, FRAIL, ELDERLY, POOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, THE CHRONICALLY MENTALLY ILL, AND PERSONS WITH AIDS; AND-SUPPLY SERVICES OR PROGRAMS THAT WOULD LIKELY BE DISCONTINUED IF THE DECISION WERE MADE ON A PURELY FINANCIAL BASIS.THESE SERVICES INCLUDE:- COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES- HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION- SUBSIDIZED HEALTH SERVICES- RESEARCH ACTIVITIES- FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS- COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES- COMMUNITY BENEFIT OPERATIONS- COST OF CHARITY CARE- GOVERNMENT SPONSORED HEALTH CARE
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 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 December 2024.
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 May 1999.
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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