Union Hospital Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
WE EXIST TO SERVE OUR PATIENTS WITH COMPASSIONATE HEALTH CARE OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY.
- Income
- $737.9 million
- Spending
- $647.8 million
- Spent on programs
- 89%
- Reserves
- 2.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 95%
- Employees
- 3,616
- Volunteers
- 318
- Highest pay
- $1.9 million, 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: 65 out of 100. Higher than 52% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 2.8 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 43% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 12% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 5% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1589% 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: 90 out of 100. Higher than 27% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Independent board
25 of 258 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
0 of 10Did not give 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)
- $573.6 million spent. UNION HOSPITAL (UHI), UNION HOSPITAL CLINTON (UHC), AND OUR NETWORK OF PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS JOIN TOGETHER TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE CARE TO RESIDENTS OF WEST CENTRAL INDIANA AND EASTERN ILLINOIS. OUR FACILITIES AT UNION HOSPITAL INCLUDE TWO HOSPITALS AND MORE THAN 400 PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY CARE PHYSICIANS AND MID-LEVEL PROVIDERS. WE ARE THE LARGEST PROVIDER OF NOT-FOR-PROFIT HEALTH CARE SERVICES BETWEEN INDIANAPOLIS AND ST. LOUIS ALONG THE I-70 CORRIDOR, SERVING VIGO, PARKE, VERMILLION, CLAY, SULLIVAN AND GREENE COUNTIES IN INDIANA, AND CLARK AND EDGAR COUNTIES IN ILLINOIS AS OUR PRIMARY SERVICE AREA. OUR SECONDARY SERVICE AREA INCLUDES CRAWFORD COUNTY IN ILLINOIS.CONTINUE TO SCHEDULE O:UNION HOSPITAL HAS BEEN SERVING COMMUNITIES IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA AND EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS FOR THE PAST 133 YEARS. UNION HOSPITAL SERVES 250,000 PEOPLE IN BOTH URBAN AND RURAL AREAS; CLAY, GREENE, SULLIVAN, PARKE, VERMILLION AND VIGO COUNTIES IN INDIANA ALONG WITH CLARK AND CRAWFORD COUNTIES IN ILLINOIS MAKE UP OUR PRIMARY SERVICE AREA AS IT RELATES TO COMMUNITY BENEFIT. THE MAJORITY OF FAMILIES IN OUR SERVICE AREA FALL SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW THE NATIONAL AND STATE MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME. AS THE LARGEST NOT-FOR-PROFIT HEALTHCARE PROVIDER BETWEEN ST. LOUIS AND INDIANAPOLIS, WE ARE PROUD TO BE THE SAFETY NET HOSPITAL FOR OUR COMMUNITY PROVIDING OVER $71 MILLION IN TOTAL COMMUNITY BENEFITS, THAT INCLUDE $8.9 MILLION IN CHARITY CARE TO OUR COMMUNITY. THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE UP UHI ARE DEVOTED TO HELPING OTHERS. WHETHER THEY PROVIDE CARE TO PATIENTS IN OUR HOSPITALS AND CLINICS, PERFORM FREE HEALTH SCREENINGS AT COMMUNITY HEALTH FAIRS, VOLUNTEER FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS AND CAUSES, OR ORGANIZE FUNDRAISERS FOR FELLOW EMPLOYEES IN NEED, OUR EMPLOYEES EXEMPLIFY A SPIRIT OF CARING.
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 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 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 October 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 October 21, 2026.
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