St Josephs Hospital Foundation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
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- Income
- $1.3 million
- Spending
- $1.5 million
- Spent on programs
- 99%
- Reserves
- 49.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 57%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 21
- Highest pay
- $368,286, market cfo
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: 85 out of 100. Higher than 63% of charities in its peer group (health care, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 49.9 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 8% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 21% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 93% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1599% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 1 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: 95 out of 100. Higher than 58% of charities in its peer group (health care, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 259 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 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)
- $1.5 million spent. ORGANIZATION'S MISSION, VISION, AND TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE AS THE FIRST CATHOLIC HOSPITAL TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY, CHI ST. ALEXIUS HEALTH-DICKINSON EMBRACED THE MISSION OF THE FOUNDING RELIGIOUS CONGREGATION, WHICH HAS SINCE JOINED WITH OTHER RELIGIOUS CONGREGATIONS TO FORM COMMONSPIRIT HEALTH. THE MISSION OF CHI ST. ALEXIUS HEALTH-DICKINSON IS TO NURTURE THE HEALING MINISTRY OF THE CHURCH, SUPPORTED BY EDUCATION AND RESEARCH. FIDELITY TO THE GOSPEL URGES US TO EMPHASIZE HUMAN DIGNITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE AS WE CREATE HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES. WE CONTINUE TO CREATE HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES AND PROVIDE CARE TO ALL IN NEED. THE HOSPITAL HAS A REGIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS THAT IS COMPRISED OF INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES. CATHOLIC HEALTHCARE HAS HAD A LONG-STANDING TRADITION OF SERVICE TO THE POOR. CHI ST. ALEXIUS HEALTH-DICKINSON DEFINES THE POOR IN MANY WAYS, NOT JUST ECONOMIC. THE POOR CAN INCLUDE INDIVIDUALS WHO EXPERIENCE DEFICITS IN THEIR LIVES PHYSIOLOGICALLY, SPIRITUALLY, AND/OR EMOTIONALLY. WE GIVE ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT TO THOSE WHO ARE THE DISADVANTAGED OF OUR SOCIETY, WHICH HELPS THEIR ABILITY TO REALIZE THEIR TRUE POTENTIAL IN THEIR ENVIRONMENT. FROM A MISSION PERSPECTIVE, WE STRIVE TO BRING THE HEALING PRESENCE OF GOD TO OUR COMMUNITY. THE ACTIVITIES THAT WE ENGAGE IN AID THE COMMUNITY DIRECTLY AND FLOW FROM OUR MISSION STATEMENT. CHI ST. ALEXIUS HEALTH-DICKINSON SERVES ALL PERSONS IN THE COMMUNITY ON A NON-DISCRIMINATORY BASIS. WE OPERATE A 24-HOUR EMERGENCY ROOM 365 DAYS PER YEAR THAT IS AVAILABLE TO ALL INDIVIDUALS REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY. CHI ST. ALEXIUS HEALTH-DICKINSON HAS AN OPEN MEDICAL STAFF WHICH PARTICIPATES IN MEDICARE AND MEDICAID, AND HAS AN ACTIVE CHARITY CARE PROGRAM. COMMUNITY SERVICE HAS ALWAYS BEEN AT THE CORE OF CHI ST. ALEXIUS HEALTH-DICKINSON ACTIVITIES. THE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES DESCRIBED THROUGHOUT THIS REPORT NOT ONLY SERVE THE COMMUNITY, BUT ALSO REDUCE THE BURDENS ON THE GOVERNMENT. CHI ST. ALEXIUS HEALTH-DICKINSON IS INCLUDED IN THE OFFICIAL CATHOLIC DIRECTORY AS A TAX-EXEMPT HOSPITAL. COMMUNITY BENEFIT APPROACH LOCATED IN DICKINSON, ND, CHI ST. ALEXIUS HEALTH-DICKINSON SERVES STARK COUNTY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, ENCOMPASSING NUMEROUS COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA AND EASTERN MONTANA, AND COVERS A POPULATION OF APPROXIMATELY 50,000 PEOPLE IN THE EIGHT NORTH DAKOTA AND FIVE MONTANA COUNTIES IT SERVES. STARK COUNTY: 2021 CENSUS - POPULATION: 33,046 PERCENT CHANGE FROM 2011 TO 2021 31.18% MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME: $ 69,412 PERCENTAGE OF PERSONS LIVING BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL: 10.6% HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE: PERCENT UNINSURED 9.2% STARK COUNTY: 2018 CENSUS - POPULATION: 30,997 PERCENT CHANGE FROM 2010 TO 2018 28.1% MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME: $ 75,708 PERCENTAGE OF PERSONS LIVING BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL: 8.8% HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE: PERCENT UNINSURED 9.1% SOURCE: HTTPS://EMBED.DATAUSA.IO/PROFILE/GEO/STARK-COUNTY-ND/#HEALTH; MUCH OF THE SURROUNDING AREA, INCLUDING MOST OF THE SURROUNDING COUNTIES, ARE DESIGNATED AS PRIMARY CARE HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREAS (HPSA) AND MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREAS (MUA) POPULATIONS BY (HPSA). COMMUNITY OUTREACH FOR THE BROADER COMMUNITY CHI ST. ALEXIUS HEALTH-DICKINSON PROVIDES WELLNESS INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC WHILE ATTENDING LOCAL HEALTH FAIRS. SOME OF THE FAIRS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, SOUTHWEST DISTRICT HEALTH UNIT'S ANNUAL KIDS HEALTH & SAFETY EXPO, AND THE GO RED CAMPAIGN FOR WOMEN'S HEART HEALTH AND BREAST CANCER AWARENESS IN OCTOBER. WE ALSO PARTNER WITH OTHER RURAL COMMUNITIES FOR ANNUAL HEALTH FAIRS, INCLUDING ONE OF THE BIGGEST, THE WIBAUX HEALTH FAIR IN WIBAUX, MT, LOCATED JUST ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ND/MT BORDER. IN HOUSE, WE OFFER WELLNESS SEMINARS, DIABETIC EDUCATION AND PREPARATION OF ADVANCED DIRECTIVES, JUNIOR VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES, AS WELL AS A JOB SHADOWING PROGRAM AND MEDICAL EXPLORERS FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE CONSIDERING CAREERS IN THE HEALTH FIELD. WE ARE MAJOR SPONSORS FOR SEVERAL NON-PROFITS IN OUR AREA AND POSSESS MEMBERSHIP IN HEALTHY 8, AN EIGHT COUNTY HEALTH COALITION, SASA (SOUTHWEST AREA SAFETY ASSOCIATION), THE HOMELESS COALITION, SW DISASTER COALITION, COMMUNITY AND ROTARY CLUB. CHI ST. ALEXIUS HEALTH-DICKINSON PARTNERS WITH BOTH HIGH SCHOOLS AND THE UNIVERSITY IN OUR AREA IN ACADEMICS, ATHLETICS AND FINE ARTS. IN ADDITION TO ALL OF THIS WE ARE ALSO CLOSELY ALIGNED WITH THE DICKINSON AREA DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND RAPE CRISIS CENTER AND HELP THEM IN A NUMBER OF WAYS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. A FEW OF OUR EMPLOYEES ARE ALSO CERTIFIED IN THE "WITHIN MY REACH" PROGRAM, WHICH SEEKS TO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY ABOUT HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS TO HELP STEM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN THE AREA. THEY PROVIDE EDUCATION AT LOCAL SCHOOLS AND THE WOMEN'S PRISON IN NEW ENGLAND, A COMMUNITY LOCATED SOUTH OF DICKINSON. CHI ST. ALEXIUS HEALTH-DICKINSON'S THREE MAJOR MISSION SPONSORSHIPS ARE PROVIDING EDUCATION AND SUPPORT FOR INTIMATE PARTNER ABUSE AND VIOLENCE, COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND OUTREACH. CHARITY CARE AT OUR HOSPITAL WE HAVE A LONGSTANDING COMMITMENT TO ASSIST THOSE WHO SEEK OUR CARE, REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY. IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO PAY FOR ALL OR PART OF THE CARE YOU RECEIVE FROM OUR HOSPITAL, YOU MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR FREE OR DISCOUNTED SERVICES. ANY PATIENT SEEKING EMERGENCY CARE WILL BE TREATED WITHOUT REGARD TO ABILITY TO PAY. IN FY2025 WE HELPED 2,911 PATIENTS FOR A COST OF CHARITY CARE OF $1,917,107.
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 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 June 2025.
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 February 1986.
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.
Could it be confused with another charity? Worth knowing.
A much larger organization has a similar name: St Josephs Hospital Inc (Clearwater, FL), EIN 59-0774199. If that is the one you meant, check the EIN before giving.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
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