Sparrow Carson Hospital
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- It owes more than it owns.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
THE MISSION OF UMH-SPARROW CARSON HOSPITAL IS TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY & ACCESSIBLE HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. UMH-SPARROW CARSON HOSPITAL PROVIDES CHARITY CARE TO PATIENTS WHO MEET CERTAIN CRITERIA.
- Income
- $57.8 million
- Spending
- $56.0 million
- Spent on programs
- 81%
- Reserves
- -4.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 97%
- Employees
- 344
- Volunteers
- 4
- Highest pay
- $1.6 million, treasurer
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
Weak: 45 out of 100. Higher than 24% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
0 of 20It owes 104% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 3% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 12% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1581% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 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 52% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2510 of 15 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 (3)
- $24.0 million spent. UMH-SPARROW CARSON'S OUTPATIENT SERVICES ARE TYPICAL OF A RURAL FACILITY. THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PROVIDES NURSING AND PHYSICIAN SERVICES 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK, WITH PHYSICIANS ON SITE 100% OF THE TIME. SCREENING EXAMS ARE PROVIDED TO EVERYONE WHO PRESENTS FOR SERVICES PRIOR TO ANY FINANCIAL INFORMATION BEING OBTAINED OR CHARGES DISCUSSED WITH PATIENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH EMERGENCY MEDICAL TREATMENT AND ACTIVE LABOR ACT (EMTALA). LABORATORY, RADIOLOGY, RESPIRATORY SERVICES, SURGERY, AS WELL AS INFUSION/ONCOLOGY ARE TYPICAL OF OTHER OUTPATIENT SERVICES PROVIDED. UMH- SPARROW CARSON ACCEPTS ALL GOVERNMENTAL PAYERS INCLUDING MEDICARE, MEDICAID, AND TRICARE WITH REIMBURSEMENT OR BELOW COSTS. ADDITIONALLY, UMH-SPARROW CARSON'S CHARITY CARE POLICY COVERS SERVICES IN THE OUTPATIENT SETTING, IN TURN PROVIDING FREE CARE TO THOSE IN THE COMMUNITY WHO QUALIFY. FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025, UMH-SPARROW CARSON RECORDED 9,809 EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS; 78,781 LAB TESTS; 26,254 RADIOLOGY PROCEDURES; 8,085 CARDIO/RESPIRATORY PROCEDURES; 11,151 PHYSICAL THERAPY PROCEDURES; 946 SURGERIES/1,075 SCOPES; AND 1,647 INFUSION/ONCOLOGY VISITS. UMH-SPARROW CARSON'S OUTPATIENT SERVICES ARE TYPICAL OF A RURAL FACILITY. THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PROVIDES NURSING AND PHYSICIAN SERVICES 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK, WITH PHYSICIANS ON SITE 100% OF THE TIME. SCREENING EXAMS ARE PROVIDED TO EVERYONE WHO PRESENTS FOR SERVICES PRIOR TO ANY FINANCIAL INFORMATION BEING OBTAINED OR CHARGES DISCUSSED WITH PATIENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH EMERGENCY MEDICAL TREATMENT AND ACTIVE LABOR ACT (EMTALA). LABORATORY, RADIOLOGY, RESPIRATORY SERVICES, SURGERY, AS WELL AS INFUSION/ONCOLOGY ARE TYPICAL OF OTHER OUTPATIENT SERVICES PROVIDED. UMH- SPARROW CARSON ACCEPTS ALL GOVERNMENTAL PAYERS INCLUDING MEDICARE, MEDICAID, AND TRICARE WITH REIMBURSEMENT OR BELOW COSTS. ADDITIONALLY, UMH-SPARROW CARSON'S CHARITY CARE POLICY COVERS SERVICES IN THE OUTPATIENT SETTING, IN TURN PROVIDING FREE CARE TO THOSE IN THE COMMUNITY WHO QUALIFY. FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025, UMH-SPARROW CARSON RECORDED 9,809 EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS; 78,781 LAB TESTS; 26,254 RADIOLOGY PROCEDURES; 8,085 CARDIO/RESPIRATORY PROCEDURES; 11,151 PHYSICAL THERAPY PROCEDURES; 946 SURGERIES/1,075 SCOPES; AND 1,647 INFUSION/ONCOLOGY VISITS.
- $15.1 million spent. UMH-SPARROW CARSON OPERATES FIVE PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN OFFICES WITHIN MONTCALM, CLINTON AND GRATIOT COUNTIES, AS WELL AS SOME SPECIALTY CARE WITHIN AREAS SUCH AS OB/GYN, GENERAL SURGERY, ORTHOPEDICS, PAIN MANAGEMENT, GASTROENTEROLOGY, UROLOGY AND GYNECOLOGICAL ONCOLOGY. THE PRIMARY CARE PRACTICES ARE LOCATED IN THE COMMUNITIES OF CARSON CITY, FOWLER, STANTON, ITHACA, AND GREENVILLE AND ARE DESIGNATED AS RURAL HEALTH CENTERS. UMH- SPARROW CARSON ACCEPTS ALL GOVERNMENTAL PAYERS INCLUDING MEDICARE, MEDICAID, AND TRICARE, WITH REIMBURSEMENT RATES AT OR BELOW COSTS. ADDITIONALLY, UMH-SPARROW CARSON'S CHARITY CARE POLICY COVERS SERVICES IN THE OUTPATIENT SETTING, IN TURN PROVIDING FREE CARE TO THOSE IN THE COMMUNITY WHO QUALIFY. FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025, THERE WERE 69,923 VISITS IN OUR PHYSICIAN OFFICES. UMH-SPARROW CARSON OPERATES FIVE PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN OFFICES WITHIN MONTCALM, CLINTON AND GRATIOT COUNTIES, AS WELL AS SOME SPECIALTY CARE WITHIN AREAS SUCH AS OB/GYN, GENERAL SURGERY, ORTHOPEDICS, PAIN MANAGEMENT, GASTROENTEROLOGY, UROLOGY AND GYNECOLOGICAL ONCOLOGY. THE PRIMARY CARE PRACTICES ARE LOCATED IN THE COMMUNITIES OF CARSON CITY, FOWLER, STANTON, ITHACA, AND GREENVILLE AND ARE DESIGNATED AS RURAL HEALTH CENTERS. UMH- SPARROW CARSON ACCEPTS ALL GOVERNMENTAL PAYERS INCLUDING MEDICARE, MEDICAID, AND TRICARE, WITH REIMBURSEMENT RATES AT OR BELOW COSTS. ADDITIONALLY, UMH-SPARROW CARSON'S CHARITY CARE POLICY COVERS SERVICES IN THE OUTPATIENT SETTING, IN TURN PROVIDING FREE CARE TO THOSE IN THE COMMUNITY WHO QUALIFY. FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025, THERE WERE 69,923 VISITS IN OUR PHYSICIAN OFFICES.
- $6.2 million spent. UMH-SPARROW CARSON IS A 61-BED ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL LOCATED IN RURAL MONTCALM COUNTY, SERVING THE RESIDENTS OF THE FOUR COUNTY AREA SURROUNDING CARSON CITY (MONTCALM, GRATIOT, CLINTON AND IONIA COUNTIES). UMH-SPARROW CARSON PROVIDES NURSING AND PHYSICIAN SERVICES 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK. FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025, THERE WERE 629 ADMISSIONS WITH 1,748 INPATIENT DAYS OF CARE. NURSING STAFF ARE ON SITE 100% OF THE TIME, AND HOSPITALIST COVERAGE IS AVAILABLE ON AN ON-CALL BASIS 100% OF THE TIME WHEN NOT IN THE HOSPITAL. UMH-SPARROW CARSON ACCEPTS ALL GOVERNMENTAL PAYERS INCLUDING MEDICARE, MEDICAID, AND TRICARE WITH REIMBURSEMENT AT OR BELOW COSTS. ADDITIONALLY, THE HOSPITAL'S CHARITY CARE POLICY COVERS ALL INPATIENT SERVICES, IN TURN PROVIDING FREE CARE TO THOSE IN THE COMMUNITY WHO QUALIFY. UMH-SPARROW CARSON IS A 61-BED ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL LOCATED IN RURAL MONTCALM COUNTY, SERVING THE RESIDENTS OF THE FOUR COUNTY AREA SURROUNDING CARSON CITY (MONTCALM, GRATIOT, CLINTON AND IONIA COUNTIES). UMH-SPARROW CARSON PROVIDES NURSING AND PHYSICIAN SERVICES 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK. FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025, THERE WERE 629 ADMISSIONS WITH 1,748 INPATIENT DAYS OF CARE. NURSING STAFF ARE ON SITE 100% OF THE TIME, AND HOSPITALIST COVERAGE IS AVAILABLE ON AN ON-CALL BASIS 100% OF THE TIME WHEN NOT IN THE HOSPITAL. UMH-SPARROW CARSON ACCEPTS ALL GOVERNMENTAL PAYERS INCLUDING MEDICARE, MEDICAID, AND TRICARE WITH REIMBURSEMENT AT OR BELOW COSTS. ADDITIONALLY, THE HOSPITAL'S CHARITY CARE POLICY COVERS ALL INPATIENT SERVICES, IN TURN PROVIDING FREE CARE TO THOSE IN THE COMMUNITY WHO QUALIFY.
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 December 1943.
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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