Southern Illinois Hospital Services
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Southern Illinois Hospital Services (SIHS) is dedicated to promoting the health and well being of all of the people in the communities we serve. Our mission is guided by our values: compassion, collaboration, quality, stewardship, integrity, accountability and respect. (Continued in Schedule O)
- Income
- $765.6 million
- Spending
- $657.6 million
- Spent on programs
- 82%
- Reserves
- 15.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 90%
- Employees
- 3,650
- Volunteers
- 139
- Highest pay
- $1.1 million, sr vp/coo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 31, 2025, 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 15.4 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 27% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 14% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 8% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1582% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 2 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 31, 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 2512 of 13 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 March 31, 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 (3)
- $532.8 million spent. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS HOSPITAL SERVICES (SIHS) PROVIDES QUALITY HEALTH SERVICES TO PEOPLE THROUGHOUT SOUTHERN ILLINOIS REGARDLESS OF RACE, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, HANDICAP, AGE OR ABILITY TO PAY. THROUGH DAILY OPERATIONS, SIHS' HOSPITALS PROVIDE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF UNCOMPENSATED CHARITY CARE, UNCOMPENSATED GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED HEALTH CARE, SUBSIDIZED HEALTH SERVICES AND MEDICAL EDUCATION. THE PRIMARY SERVICE AREA OF SIHS IS A VERY RURAL SEVEN-COUNTY REGION WITH A COMBINED POPULATION OF APPROXIMATELY 240,000. THE RESIDENTS OF THESE COUNTIES' MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOMES ARE BELOW THE STATE AVERAGE AND IN ADDITION, THE POVERTY RATE IS HIGHER THAN THE STATE AVERAGE. (CONTINUED IN SCHEDULE O) (CONTINUED FROM PART III) THE FACILITIES THAT MAKE UP SOUTHERN ILLINOIS HOSPITAL SERVICES (SIHS) INCLUDE: MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF CARBONDALE: OPENED IN 1950, MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF CARBONDALE IS THE FLAGSHIP HOSPITAL OF SIH. THE 162 BED HOSPITAL IS THE ONLY DESIGNATED TRAUMA CENTER IN THE SOUTHERN HALF OF ILLINOIS AND SERVES AS THE AREA'S REGIONAL REFERRAL CENTER. PHYSICIANS IN OVER 45 DIFFERENT SPECIALTIES PRACTICE HERE, BRINGING EXPERTISE AND NEW PROCEDURES, BUT SUCCESSFULLY TAILORING THEM TO THE PARTICULAR NEEDS OF A RURAL SETTING. IT IS THE CORE HOSPITAL FOR SIH'S COMPREHENSIVE, REGIONAL HEART PROGRAM, PRAIRIE HEART INSTITUTE. OUR NEUROSCIENCE PROGRAM INCLUDES NEUROSURGERY AND THE REGION'S ONLY PRIMARY STROKE CENTER. THE HOSPITAL IS ALSO HOME TO A COMMISSION ON CANCER ACCREDITED COMPREHENSIVE CANCER TREATMENT CENTER. THE HOSPITAL HAS THE REGION'S ONLY BIRTHING CENTER WITH LEVEL II PLUS SPECIAL CARE NURSERY, AND THE ONLY PEDIATRIC UNIT IN THE IMMEDIATE SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AREA. THE HOSPITAL IS AFFILIATED WITH SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY'S SCHOOL OF MEDICINE THROUGH ITS FAMILY PRACTICE RESIDENCY PROGRAM. HERRIN HOSPITAL: OPENED IN 1913, HERRIN HOSPITAL WAS THE FIRST HOSPITAL OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE ORGANIZATION. HERRIN HOSPITAL CURRENTLY OPERATES 85 LICENSED BEDS. IT IS ALSO HOME TO THE 29 BED ACUTE REHABILITATION CENTER. THE HOSPITAL HOUSES THE AREA'S ONLY BARIATRIC SURGICAL PROGRAM FOR WEIGHT LOSS. IN ADDITION, THE REGION'S FIRST ACCREDITED CHEST PAIN CENTER IS LOCATED AT THIS HOSPITAL. ST. JOSEPH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL: ST JOSEPH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IS LOCATED IN MURPHYSBORO, ILLINOIS AND IS A FULL-SERVICE, CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL WITH 25 LICENSED BEDS. ST. JOSEPH OPENED ON OCTOBER 1, 1960 AND WAS ACQUIRED BY SOUTHERN ILLINOIS HOSPITAL SERVICES ON JANUARY 5, 1995 FROM THE SISTERS OF THE ASC HEALTH SYSTEM. ST JOSEPH'S CATHOLIC IDENTITY HAS BEEN RETAINED BY SIHS SINCE THE PURCHASE AND THE STAFF TAKES PRIDE IN THE HOSPITAL'S SPIRITUAL ROOTS. ST. JOSEPH HAS EVOLVED OVER TIME TO BECOME A REGIONAL PROVIDER OF SPECIALIZED OUTPATIENT SERVICES. THESE SPECIALIZED SERVICES INCLUDE A SLEEP DISORDERS CENTER ACCREDITED BY THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF SLEEP MEDICINE, A COMPREHENSIVE WOUND CARE CENTER, A COORDINATED INFUSION THERAPY PROGRAM, AND AN OUTPATIENT GERIATRIC COUNSELING PROGRAM. MINERS MEMORIAL HEALTH CENTER: WEST FRANKFORT, ILLINOIS IS HOME TO MINERS MEMORIAL HEALTH CENTER. THE HEALTH CENTER HOUSES A PHYSICIAN SPECIALTY CLINIC THAT OFFERS VISITING SPECIALISTS INCLUDING UROLOGY, PODIATRY AND CARDIOLOGY. IT IS ALSO HOME TO WEST FRANKFORT FAMILY MEDICINE, WITH FAMILY MEDICINE AND OFFERS LABORATORY SERVICES. SERVICES PROVIDED: DURING THIS REPORTING PERIOD, OUR HOSPITALS RECORDED 77,259 ADULT AND CHILD PATIENT DAYS AND 2,639 NEWBORN PATIENT DAYS. OUTPATIENT REGISTRATIONS TOTALED 368,376 WITH 69,643 OF THESE REGISTRATIONS BEING EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS. APPROXIMATELY 73.3% OF THESE DAYS AND REGISTRATIONS PROVIDED CARE THAT WAS CLASSIFIED AS EITHER UNCOMPENSATED CHARITY CARE OR UNCOMPENSATED GOVERNMENT HEALTH CARE. AN ADDITIONAL 1.4% OF THE CARE PROVIDED IN THESE DAYS AND REGISTRATIONS WERE WRITTEN OFF AS BAD DEBT. ROUTINE INPATIENT CARE AND OUTPATIENT PROCEDURES ARE PROVIDED AT ALL THREE OF OUR FACILITIES. EACH FACILITY ALSO HAS ITS OWN UNIQUE PROGRAMS AND PATIENT CARE UNITS. OUR TWO LARGER FACILITIES, CARBONDALE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND HERRIN HOSPITAL BOTH HOUSE INTENSIVE CARE UNITS. THESE TWO LARGER FACILITIES EACH HAVE SPECIALTY UNITS WITHIN THEIR RESPECTIVE FACILITIES. CARBONDALE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PROVIDES OBSTETRICAL, PEDIATRICS, AND A NEONATAL NURSERY. HERRIN HOSPITAL PROVIDES THE ACUTE REHABILITATION CENTER. SURGICAL SERVICES ARE OFFERED AT ALL FACILITIES, WITH CARBONDALE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PROVIDING OPEN-HEART AND CARDIAC SERVICES. ST. JOSEPH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ALSO OPERATES SWING BEDS. ST. JOSEPH OFFERS UNIQUE OUTPATIENT SERVICES TO THE AREA. THE SLEEP DISORDERS CENTER OFFERS TWO LOCATIONS AND THE SENIOR RENEWAL PROGRAM OFFERS OUTPATIENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TREATMENT. SIHS HAS ALSO PROVIDED SUBSIDIZED HEALTH CARE SERVICES. SUBSIDIZED HEALTH SERVICES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO DIABETIC RESOURSES, FAMILY PRACTICE CENTERS, SENIOR MEMBERSHIP, ETC. THESE HEALTH CARE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED IN RESPONSE TO COMMUNITY NEEDS. THESE HEALTH SERVICES MUST BE SUBSIDIZED FROM OTHER REVENUE SOURCES IN ORDER TO BE PROVIDED. SIHS PROVIDES MEDICAL EDUCATION THROUGH AN AFFILIATION WITH THE SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY'S MEDICAL SCHOOL FAMILY PRACTICE RESIDENCY PROGRAM.
- $3.0 million spent. THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY BENEFITS PROGRAM AND SERVICES, SOUTHERN ILLINOIS HOSPITAL SERVICES (SIHS) HAS EXTENDED ITS CARE BEYOND HOSPITAL WALLS AND INTO THE NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE PEOPLE LIVE AND WORK TO POSITIVELY IMPACT THOSE COMMUNITIES. THE COMMUNITY BENEFITS DEPARTMENT OF SIHS WAS INSTITUTED IN 1994 WITH AN OPERATING BUDGET SPECIFICALLY ALLOCATED TO BRING HEALTH-RELATED PROGRAMS TO THE AREAS IN WHICH THEY WERE MOST NEEDED. COMMUNITY BENEFITS HAS UNDERTAKEN A WIDE VARIETY OF SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS SINCE ITS INCEPTION. (CONTINUED IN SCHEDULE O) (CONTINUED FROM PART III) THE OVERARCHING GOAL OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS HEALTHCARE'S COMMUNITY BENEFITS DEPARTMENT IS TO "IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF ALL PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE". COMMUNITY BENEFIT STAFF WORK TO IMPACT SIH'S IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS HEALTHCARE'S OVERALL APPROACH TO COMMUNITY BENEFITS IS TO TARGET THE INTERSECTIONS OF DOCUMENTED UNMET COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS AND THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION, VALUES AND KEY STRENGTHS. STRATEGIC EFFORTS ARE INCREASING THE INTEGRATION OF COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES WITH CLINICAL SERVICES TO HELP STRENGTHEN THE CONTINUUM OF CARE AND SUPPORT AN EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM. IN ORDER TO ACCOMPLISH THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION, THE COMMUNITY BENEFITS DEPARTMENT OF SIHS IMPLEMENTS A NUMBER OF DIRECTED INITIATIVES. PROGRAMS DURING THE REPORTING YEAR INCLUDE: HEALTHY COMMUNITIES - THIS INITIATIVE IS DIRECTED AT IMPROVING COMMUNITY HEALTH THROUGH TIMELY ASSESSMENT OF NEEDS AND FACILITATING THE PLANNING, IMPLEMENTATION, AND EVALUATION OF COMMUNITY BASED PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. THE FOCUS OF THE WORK OF HEALTHY COMMUNITIES IS TO INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF LOCAL AGENCIES TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY TO ADDRESS HEALTH NEEDS AND IMPROVE ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE SERVICES, DEVELOP HIGH IMPACT SCREENING OPPORTUNITIES TO PROMOTE EARLY DETECTION OF DISEASE (SPECIFICALLY DIABETES AND HYPERTENSION) AND A REGIONAL DISEASE/DIABETES SELF-MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. HEALTHY C0MMUNITY COALITIONS -- THE COALITIONS ARE COMPRISED OF HEALTH PROVIDERS, SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES, CONCERNED CITIZENS, AND OTHER COMMUNITY GROUPS INTERESTED IN IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMUNITIES. SIHS IS ACTIVE IN TWO SUCH COALITIONS, REPRESENTING THREE COUNTIES - JACKSON, FRANKLIN AND WILLIAMSON COUNTIES. DENTAL HEALTH ISSUES - COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL DENTAL PROVIDERS TO PROVIDE PREVENTIVE ORAL HEALTH CARE FOR MEDICAID PATIENTS; HOPEFULLY REPLACING EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS FOR TOOTH RELATED ISSUES. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS FOOD PANTRY - IN THIS FISCAL YEAR, A FOOD SECURITY SUMMIT WAS HELD WHICH BROUGHT APPROXIMATELY 100 PEOPLE TOGETHER TO DISCUSS WAYS TO COLLABORATE TO ADDRESS FOOD SECURITY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS. HEALTH FAIR SCREENING EVENTS WERE PROVIDED AT FOOD PANTRIES AND FOOD TRUCK DISTRIBUTIONS TO TARGET LOW INCOME, UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED RESIDENTS. A TOTAL OF 1142 INDIVIDUALS WERE SCREENED AT THESE LOCATIONS. NON-EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION - LACK OF TRANSPORTATION WAS IDENTIFIED AS A PRIORITY HEALTH ISSUE IN THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT. THE PROGRAM EDUCATES SIH STAFF TO IDENTIFY AND ASSIST PATIENTS WITH TRANSPORTATION NEEDS AND PROVIDE RIDES TO/FROM NON-EMERGENCY MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS. IN THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR, A TOTAL OF 1155 RIDE REQUESTS WERE COMPLETED. MEDICAL LEGAL PARTNERSHIP SI -- AN INNOVATIVE PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO LOW-INCOME AND UNDER INSURED ADULTS SEEKING MEDICAL CARE. THE ONGOING MEDICAL-LEGAL COLLABORATION BETWEEN LAND OF LINCOLN LEGAL SERVICES AND SIH IS ADDRESSING MANY OF THE SOCIAL ISSUES FACED BY PATIENTS CONTRIBUTING TO THEIR HEALTH CARE NEEDS. LEGAL ASSISTANCE IN PROVIDED IN THE AREAS OF PUBLIC BENEFITS, DISABILITY, FAMILY, HOUSING AND CONSUMER ISSUES. IN THE CURRENT YEAR A TOTAL OF 153 REFERRALS WERE RECEIVED. DIABETES SELF MANAGEMENT PROGRAM - SIH STAFF AND LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS HAVE IMPLEMENTED A REGIONAL CHRONIC DISEASE/DIABETES SELF-MANAGEMENT PROGRAM THAT ENCOMPASSES FIFTEEN COUNTIES IN OUR SERVICE AREA. ILLINOIS POISON CENTER - PROVIDED FUNDING TO THIS NON-PROFIT HEALTH SERVICES THAT PROVIDES FREE INFORMATION AND TREATMENT ADVICE OPIOID USE DISORDER -HELD AND CO-SPONSORED NUMEROUS REGIONAL SUMMITS, MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES THAT ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE. IN THE CURRENT YEAR EFFORTS WERE FOCUSED ON PROVIDER TRAINING AND ESTABLISHING A MENTORSHIP PROGRAM. OTHER SERVICES INCLUDED TRAINING OF 111 COMMUNITY MEMBERS, EMERGENCY FIRST RESPONDERS, LAW ENFORCEMENT AND FIRE DEPARTMENT STAFF WERE TRAINED IN THE PROPER USE OF NALOXONE AND 181 NALOXONE KITS WERE DISTRIBUTED FOR THEIR USE. NALOXONE DISTRIBUTION PROGRAMS WERE ESTABLISHED AT OUR HOSPITALS AND SEVERAL OF OUR CLINICS. MENTAL HEALTH INITIATIVES - WORKING WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO PROVIDE THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF CARE THROUGH COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES TO ADDRESS PATIENT'S MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS. IN THE CURRENT YEAR 44 INDIVIDUALS WERE TRAINED ON ADULT MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID AND 45 INDIVIDUALS WERE TRAINED ON YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID. TOBACCO DISPARITIES - MISSION IS TO REDUCE TOBACCO RELATED DISPARITIES DUE TO TOBACCO/NICOTINE USE AND EXPOSURE BY OFFERING EDUCATION, PREVENTION AND CESSATION PROGRAMS. DURING THE YEAR A MEDIA CAMPAIGN TO TARGET DISPARATE POPULATIONS HAD OVER 631,000 VIEWS. OVER 46,000 PIECES OF EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL WERE DISTRIBUTED. TRAINING FOR TEN PEOPLE TO LEAD COURAGE TO QUIT CESSATION CLASSES WAS DONE. OTHER SIH INITIATIVES TO SUPPORT THE HEALTH CARE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITIES INCLUDE: THE FUNDING OF THE PATIENT CARE INITIATIVE - PROVIDES FUNDING TO OTHER HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS TO SUPPLEMENT IN THE CARE OF INDIGENT PATIENTS. THE FUNDING OF THE INDIGENT FUND - PROVIDES MONETARY SUPPORT TO INDIGENT PATIENTS FOR TRAVEL, PRESCRIPTIONS AND OTHER EXPENSES.
- $642,495 spent. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS HOSPITAL SERVICES (SIHS) PROVIDES PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF OUR COMMUNITIES. (CONTINUED IN SCHEDULE O) (CONTINUED FROM PART III) SOUTHERN ILLINOIS HEALTHCARE COORDINATED SCHOOL HEALTH PROGRAM IS WORKING TO REDUCE THE GROWTH OF CHILDHOOD OBESITY AND IMPROVE THE OVERALL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS. THE FOLLOWING IS A SUMMARY OF THE SCHOOL HEALTH PROGRAMS DURING THIS REPORTING YEAR: Schools play a critical role in promoting the health, safety, and physical activity of young people, allowing students to establish lifelong healthy behaviors. Within the 16-county Illinois Delta Region, SIH School Health staff recognizes the need for tools and resources to sustainably improve health. Many of these efforts are in collaboration with the Illinois CATCH onto Health! Consortium (ICHC). During FY25, SIH staff worked with local schools to promote health through curriculum, wellness committees, staff training, and outreach. 284 school staff attended trainings offered. SIH was also able to reach over 7,400 students/family members through Family Fun Nights, school-sponsored 5K's, math and science nights, Family Vacation Nights, school safety days, and much more. A total of 4 Youth Mental Health First Aid trainings were conducted, certifying 45 individuals to appropriately detect and respond to a mental health crisis. Twenty-three school staff were trained to implement CATCH My Breath, a peer-reviewed, evidence-based youth vaping prevention program. 195 students were educated through the Signs of Suicide curriculum. School Wellness Committees: Member(s) of ICHC assist schools by attending wellness meetings that identify the health needs within the school, meant to meet the requirements of the local school wellness policy. After health needs are identified, applicable and available programming is presented to schools. School Health Index (SHI) Assistance: The SHI enables schools to identify the strengths and weaknesses of their current health and safety policies. Completing this multifaceted assessment directs school staff in developing and incorporating an action plan for improving student health within their School Improvement Plan. School Staff Trainings: SIH collaborates with agency partners to provide informative and engaging trainings for school staff that include live demonstrations, guest speakers, and ample networking opportunities. Three workshops are conducted annually, free for school staff: 1. School Lunch Rocks workshop series for school Food Service staff 2. P.E. Workshop for Physical Educators 3. School Wellness Policy Workshop for all school staff involved in policymaking Youth Mental Health First Aid: This course is designed to teach adults how to help and respond to an adolescent who is experiencing a mental health challenge or is in crisis. Hidden in Plain Sight: A simulated teenager's bedroom that provides parents with clues to help determine whether their child might be experimenting with using drugs or alcohol. CATCH Curriculums: 1. CATCH My Breath: A research-based vaping and e-cigarette prevention program for grades 5th-12th 2. Health Ed Journeys: Comprehensive health education program for grades K-8th 3. P.E. Journeys: Physical education curriculum teaching physical literacy, movement skills, physical fitness, and more, available for grades K-8th 4. Early childhood, after-school, and sun safety programs are available upon request. 7 FY24 SIH Community Benefits - Program Descriptions Signs of Suicide Program: Youth suicide prevention program that equips students with knowledge and adaptive attitudes about suicide risk and depression, available for junior high and high school students Character Strong: Research-based social and emotional learning curricula and professional learning services, available for Pre-K-12th grade
Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 31, 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 March 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 November 1946.
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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