St Josephs Community Hospital of West Bend Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO ADVANCE THE HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITIES THROUGH EXCELLENCE AND DISCOVERY, INSPIRING EACH PERSON TO LIVE THEIR UNIQUE, BEST LIFE.
- Income
- $160.7 million
- Spending
- $166.4 million
- Spent on programs
- 85%
- Reserves
- 1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 93%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 123
- Highest pay
- $5.2 million, director & ftch president/ceo (eff 7/1/24; term 2/25/25)
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
Fair: 68 out of 100. Higher than 57% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.0 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 9% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 4% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 8% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1585% 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 53% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2510 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 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 (5)
- $65.3 million spent. IN ADDITION TO BEING A 70-BED HOSPITAL, FWBH OFFERS A WIDE VARIETY OF OUTPATIENT SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING CANCER CARE SERVICES, VARIOUS DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC TREATMENTS, OUTPATIENT AND AMBULATORY SURGERIES, AND REHAB TREATMENTS. THE FWBH 16,000-SQUARE-FOOT KRAEMER CANCER CENTER IS CONVENIENTLY PROVIDED CLOSE TO HOME, WITH MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN SPECIALISTS WORKING WITH COMMUNITY PHYSICIANS TO PROVIDE ADVANCED, COORDINATED CARE, AND IF NEEDED, ACCESS TO SPECIALIZED TREATMENT AT FMLH IN MILWAUKEE. CANCER NETWORK PHYSICIANS IN WEST BEND INCLUDE SPECIALISTS IN RADIATION ONCOLOGY, UROLOGIC ONCOLOGY, GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY AND PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY. ADDITIONALLY THE KRAEMER CANCER CENTER STAYS ON THE FOREFRONT OF THE SEARCH FOR NEW MEDICATIONS AND TREATMENTS, OFFERING PATIENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN CLINICAL TRIALS FOR NEW DRUGS, THERAPIES, TECHNOLOGIES AND SURGICAL PROCEDURES. BECAUSE THE CANCER CENTER IS PART OF THE CANCER NETWORK, ELIGIBLE PATIENTS ALSO HAVE ACCESS TO SELECT CLINICAL TRIALS CONDUCTED THROUGH FMLH. FROEDTERT WEST BEND HEALTH CENTER, LOCATED ADJACENT TO FWBH, OFFERS EXPERTISE IN GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER, UROLOGICAL CANCER, UROLOGY, PLASTIC SURGERY, CARDIOLOGY, OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY, PEDIATRICS, ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY, AND ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY. PHYSICIANS AT THE HEALTH CENTER WORK CLOSELY WITH THE HOSPITAL, PERFORMING SURGICAL PROCEDURES, UTILIZING LAB, RADIOLOGY AND OTHER ANCILLARY SERVICES OF THE HOSPITAL ALL OF WHICH PROVIDE LEADING-EDGE CARE TO THE RESIDENTS OF WEST BEND AND WASHINGTON COUNTY. IN ADDITION TO THE SPECIALTY CLINICS AND CANCER CARE SERVICES, FWBH PROVIDED A VARIETY OF OUTPATIENT TREATMENTS AND PROCEDURES DURING THE FISCAL YEAR INCLUDING: OPERATIONS: 3,472 CT SCANS: 14,112 MRI SCANS: 4,029 ULTRASOUNDS: 6,034 RADIOLOGICAL DIAGNOSTIC EXAMS: 12,780 NUCLEAR MEDICINE SCANS: 2,767
- $46.8 million spent. FWBH IS A HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE HEALTH STATUS OF RESIDENTS OF WEST BEND AND NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY. THE HOSPITAL HAS BEEN SERVING RESIDENTS OF WASHINGTON COUNTY FOR MORE THAN 90 YEARS AND TODAY OFFERS A WIDE RANGE OF INPATIENT SERVICES. THE 143-ACRE HOSPITAL CAMPUS ALSO INCLUDES THE KATHY HOSPICE, THE KRAEMER CANCER CENTER AND THE ST. JOSEPH'S HEALTH CENTER. FWBH IS AN ACUTE CARE GENERAL HOSPITAL WITH 70 LICENSED AND STAFFED BEDS, PROVIDING A WIDE RANGE OF INPATIENT SERVICES, INCLUDING GENERAL AND ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY, GENERAL MEDICINE, INTENSIVE CARE SERVICES, OBSTETRICS AND MATERNITY CARE, AND RESIDENTIAL HOSPICE CARE. THE NEW LIFE CENTER AT FWBH IS WASHINGTON COUNTY'S LEADING BIRTH CENTER, WITH 846 DELIVERIES DURING FISCAL YEAR 2025. THE HOSPITAL OFFERS A STATE OF THE ART FACILITY COMBINED WITH A HIGH LEVEL OF PROFESSIONAL, COMPASSIONATE CARE. THE STAFF INCLUDES PERINATOLOGISTS AND NEONATOLOGISTS AVAILABLE TO PROVIDE EXPERT, INDIVIDUALIZED CARE FOR WOMEN EXPERIENCING HIGH-RISK PREGNANCY. CONVENIENT AND COMFORTABLE, THE CENTER OFFERS EXPERIENCED NURSES, TASTEFULLY APPOINTED LABOR, DELIVERY, RECOVERY AND POSTPARTUM ROOMS, A SPECIAL CARE NURSERY AND A DEDICATED C-SECTION SUITE. THE INPATIENT HOSPICE CARE UNIT, THE KATHY HOSPICE, IS A SEPARATE 8-BED BUILDING LOCATED ON THE CAMPUS OF FWBH, AND OPERATED BY HORIZON HOME CARE AND HOSPICE, WHICH PROVIDES A PEACEFUL AND COMFORTABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS IN NEED OF END-OF-LIFE CARE. THE HOME-LIKE HOSPICE WAS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN WASHINGTON COUNTY. IN ADDITION TO THE NEWBORN AND HOSPICE SERVICES, FROEDTERT WEST BEND HOSPITAL HAD 4,486 ADMISSIONS AND 15,732 PATIENT DAYS RELATED TO MEDICAL, SURGICAL, MODIFIED AND INTENSIVE CARE INPATIENT SERVICES. IN CONJUNCTION WITH INPATIENT STAYS, THE HOSPITAL PROVIDED A VARIETY OF INPATIENT ANCILLARY TREATMENTS AND PROCEDURES DURING THE FISCAL YEAR INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: OPERATIONS: 764 CT SCANS: 4,377 MRI SCANS: 612 ULTRASOUNDS: 940 RADIOLOGICAL DIAGNOSTIC EXAMS: 6,123 NUCLEAR MEDICINE SCANS: 100
- $19.2 million spent. THE EMERGENCY CARE CENTER AT ST. JOSEPH'S COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF WEST BEND, INC. DBA FROEDTERT WEST BEND HOSPITAL (FWBH) PROVIDES COMPASSION, RESPONSIVENESS, EXPERTISE, A CONVENIENT LOCATION ALONG WITH ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY IN ADMINISTERING HIGH-QUALITY CARE FOR ALL TYPES OF EMERGENCIES, 24 HOURS A DAY, AUGMENTED BY ITS SEAMLESS COORDINATION WITH FROEDTERT MEMORIAL LUTHERAN HOSPITAL, INC. (FMLH) ADULT LEVEL I TRAUMA CENTER. STAFFED BY BOARD-CERTIFIED EMERGENCY MEDICINE PHYSICIANS AND EMERGENCY CERTIFIED RNS, THE CENTER SERVED MORE THAN 22,000 PATIENTS IN FY 2025. ITS DESIGNATION AS A LEVEL III TRAUMA CENTER MEANS PROMPT AVAILABILITY OF SURGEONS AND ON-CALL PHYSICIANS IN MULTIPLE SPECIALTIES, MAKING IT THE PREMIER EMERGENCY CARE PROVIDER IN THE WASHINGTON COUNTY AREA FOR INFANTS, CHILDREN AND ADULTS.
- $9.6 million spent. AS PART OF OPERATING AN ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL AND PROVIDING HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY, OTHER REVENUE IS DERIVED IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: INTERCOMPANY REVENUE - CONSISTS OF REVENUE DERIVED FROM MEDICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES PROVIDED TO THE FROEDTERT AND MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN COMMUNITY PHYSICIANS, INC. (CP). SERVICES INCLUDE LABORATORY SERVICES, MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING SPACE, DIETARY SERVICES, AND HOUSEKEEPING SERVICES. ALL OF THESE SERVICES SUPPORT THE DELIVERY OF HEALTHCARE TO THE COMMUNITY. OTHER DEPARTMENT OPERATING REVENUE - IS DERIVED FROM DIFFERENT SERVICES THROUGH THE PROCESS OF PROVIDING PATIENT CARE AND IN THE NORMAL OPERATION OF A MEDICAL FACILITY. INCLUDED IN THIS CATEGORY ARE ITEMS SUCH AS BABY PHOTO INCOME, GIFT SHOP AND SMALL STONES OPERATIONS, MEDICALL STAFF APPRECIATION FEES, HOSPICE SPACE, AND CLASS REVENUE. DIETARY SERVICES - IS DERIVED FROM CAFETERIA SALES, VENDING MACHINE SALES, GUEST TRAY SALES AND EMPLOYEE MEALS. DIETARY SERVICES ARE NECESSARY TO SUPPORT SERVICES TO PATIENT FAMILIES WHILE THEIR LOVED ONE IS RECEIVING CARE IN THE HOSPITAL. THE REVENUE FROM EMPLOYEE MEALS IS A BENEFIT PROVIDED BY FWBH AS AN EMPLOYER AND IT ALLOWS OUR STAFF TO REMAIN ON SITE FOR PATIENT CARE. MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE - IS REVENUE DERIVED FROM DIFFERENT SERVICES THROUGH THE PROCESS OF PROVIDING PATIENT CARE IN THE NORMAL OPERATION OF A MEDICAL FACILITY. INCLUDED IN THIS CATEGORY ARE ITEMS SUCH AS RECYCLING REVENUE, NSF CHECK CHARGES, AND TAXABLE DIETARY SALES. REBATES AND DISCOUNTS - IS THE RESULT OF VOLUME PURCHASES OF PATIENT CARE SUPPLIES AND THE RESULT OF USING SPECIFIC VENDORS OR RECEIVING A DISCOUNT BY PAYING INVOICES WITHIN A SPECIFIC TIME PERIOD. CORPORATE ALLOCATED REVENUE - REVENUE BASED FROM FTCH, A RELATED PARTY.
- (Expenses $ 9,604,983 including grants of $)(Revenue $ 10,954,860) AS PART OF OPERATING AN ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL AND PROVIDING HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY, OTHER REVENUE IS DERIVED IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: INTERCOMPANY REVENUE - CONSISTS OF REVENUE DERIVED FROM MEDICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES PROVIDED TO THE FROEDTERT AND MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN COMMUNITY PHYSICIANS, INC. (CP). SERVICES INCLUDE LABORATORY SERVICES, MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING SPACE, DIETARY SERVICES, AND HOUSEKEEPING SERVICES. ALL OF THESE SERVICES SUPPORT THE DELIVERY OF HEALTHCARE TO THE COMMUNITY. OTHER DEPARTMENT OPERATING REVENUE - IS DERIVED FROM DIFFERENT SERVICES THROUGH THE PROCESS OF PROVIDING PATIENT CARE AND IN THE NORMAL OPERATION OF A MEDICAL FACILITY. INCLUDED IN THIS CATEGORY ARE ITEMS SUCH AS BABY PHOTO INCOME, GIFT SHOP AND SMALL STONES OPERATIONS, MEDICALL STAFF APPRECIATION FEES, HOSPICE SPACE, AND CLASS REVENUE. DIETARY SERVICES - IS DERIVED FROM CAFETERIA SALES, VENDING MACHINE SALES, GUEST TRAY SALES AND EMPLOYEE MEALS. DIETARY SERVICES ARE NECESSARY TO SUPPORT SERVICES TO PATIENT FAMILIES WHILE THEIR LOVED ONE IS RECEIVING CARE IN THE HOSPITAL. THE REVENUE FROM EMPLOYEE MEALS IS A BENEFIT PROVIDED BY FWBH AS AN EMPLOYER AND IT ALLOWS OUR STAFF TO REMAIN ON SITE FOR PATIENT CARE. MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE - IS REVENUE DERIVED FROM DIFFERENT SERVICES THROUGH THE PROCESS OF PROVIDING PATIENT CARE IN THE NORMAL OPERATION OF A MEDICAL FACILITY. INCLUDED IN THIS CATEGORY ARE ITEMS SUCH AS RECYCLING REVENUE, NSF CHECK CHARGES, AND TAXABLE DIETARY SALES. REBATES AND DISCOUNTS - IS THE RESULT OF VOLUME PURCHASES OF PATIENT CARE SUPPLIES AND THE RESULT OF USING SPECIFIC VENDORS OR RECEIVING A DISCOUNT BY PAYING INVOICES WITHIN A SPECIFIC TIME PERIOD. CORPORATE ALLOCATED REVENUE - REVENUE BASED FROM FTCH, A RELATED PARTY.
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 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 June 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 September 1971.
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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