Vernon Memorial Healthcare Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO INSPIRE PATIENT-CENTERED, COMPASSIONATE CARE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
- Income
- $97.1 million
- Spending
- $90.7 million
- Spent on programs
- 83%
- Reserves
- 11.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 97%
- Employees
- 564
- Volunteers
- 66
- Highest pay
- $593,759, er physician
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 89 out of 100. Higher than 81% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 11.6 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 15% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 7% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 2% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1583% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 90 out of 100. Higher than 29% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2511 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
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 September 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 (2)
- $58.6 million spent. VERNON MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE ("VMH") OPERATES A 25-BED CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL LOCATED IN VIROQUA, WISCONSIN, FOUR PROVIDER-BASED RURAL HEALTH CLINICS (VIROQUA, LA FARGE, SOLDIERS GROVE, AND WESTBY), AND TWO RETAIL PHARMACY LOCATIONS. VMH MAINTAINS A CLEAR AND CONSISTENT COMMITMENT TO ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE THROUGH THE PROVISION OF HEALTH AND WELLNESS SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITIES SERVED WITHOUT REGARD TO AGE, RACE, GENDER, CREED, NATIONAL ORIGINAL, ABILITY TO PAY, AND PHYSICAL OR MENTAL HANDICAP. VMH'S DEDICATED WORKFORCE EXEMPLIFIES SERVICE IN ALIGNMENT WITH ORGANIZATIONAL VALUE STATEMENTS: GREAT EXPERIENCES. RESPECTING EVERYONE. EXCELLENCE IN EVERYTHING WE DO. ALWAYS A HELPFUL ATTITUDE. TAKING CARE OF ONE ANOTHER.IN RESPONSE TO THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITIES SERVED, VMH IS PROUD TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY INPATIENT ACUTE CARE FOR MEDICAL, SURGICAL, OBSTETRICAL, AND NEWBORN SERVICE NEEDS. VMH FURTHER SUPPORTS THE NEEDS OF ITS PATIENTS BY OFFERING ACCESS TO SWING BED (SKILLED) NURSING CARE. WITH A CONSTANT FOCUS ON QUALITY AND PATIENT SAFETY, VMH OFFERS OUTPATIENT AND ANCILLARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES INCLUDING 24-HOUR EMERGENCY SERVICES, SURGICAL SERVICES, LABORATORY, X-RAY, ULTRASOUND, CT SCANS, MRI, MAMMOGRAPHY, CARDIAC REHABILITATION, INFUSION AND GASTROINTESTINAL SERVICES, PHYSICAL THERAPY, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, SPEECH THERAPY, AND NUTRITIONAL THERAPY INCLUDING DIABETIC EDUCATION. PATIENTS SERVED BY THE HOSPITAL IN FISCAL 2025 INCLUDED 1,996 ADULT AND PEDIATRIC INPATIENT DAYS AND 124 NEWBORN DELIVERIES. THERE WAS A TOTAL OF 1,760 SURGERY CASES (INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT COMBINED) AND THERE WERE 94,523 TOTAL OUTPATIENT VISITS. THE VMH EMERGENCY ROOM PROVIDED IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO CARE IN RESPONSE TO 7,557 EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS.AS A PART OF VMH'S MISSION, AND IN KEEPING WITH ITS STATUS AS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATION, VMH HAS ESTABLISHED A PATIENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY THAT SETS FORWARD THE CRITERIA BY WHICH A PATIENT MAY QUALIFY TO RECEIVE CARE AT AMOUNTS LESS THAN THE ESTABLISHED RATES; TO RECEIVE CHARITY CARE. VMH MAINTAINS RECORDS TO IDENTIFY AND MONITOR THE LEVEL OF CHARITY CARE PROVIDED, THE TOTAL HEALTHCARE SERVICES PROVIDED TO PATIENTS UNDER THIS POLICY ARE MEASURED IN BOTH TOTAL CHARGES AND AT THE ESTIMATED COST OF PROVIDING CARE TO PATIENTS WITH BOTH FIGURES REPORTED AND AVAILABLE BY REFERRING TO SCHEDULE H IN ADDITION, VMH IS A PROVIDER UNDER THE WISCONSIN MEDICAID PROGRAM. UNDER THE PROGRAM, VMH IS LEGALLY BOUND TO ACCEPT THE AMOUNT DETERMINED BY THE STATE OF WISCONSIN AS PAYMENT IN FULL FOR EACH PATIENT'S CHARGES EVEN THOUGH REIMBURSEMENT IS LESS THAN THE COST TO PROVIDE THE CARE, THEREFORE, SERVICE TO PATIENTS UNDER THIS PROGRAM SHOULD ALSO BE CONSIDERED PART OF THE ORGANIZATION'S BENEFIT PROVIDED TO THE COMMUNITY. (FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON VMH'S CHARITY CARE AND/OR THE COST OF PARTICIPATION IN THE WISCONSIN MEDICAID PROGRAM, PLEASE REFER TO SCHEDULE H OF FORM 990.) IN ADDITION, VMH ENGAGES IN A VARIETY OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT ACTIVITIES, PROVIDING A CRITICALLY IMPORTANT COMMUNITY BENEFIT THAT WOULD NOT OTHERWISE BE AVAILABLE IN THE COMMUNITIES SERVED WITHOUT THE EFFORTS AND SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE OF THE LOCAL HEALTHCARE TEAM.
- $16.4 million spent. VERNON MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE, INC. OPERATES FOUR RURAL HEALTH CLINICS LOCATED IN VIROQUA, LAFARGE, SOLDIERS GROVE, AND WESTBY. TOGETHER, THESE CLINICS STRIVE TO MEET THE HEALTHCARE NEEDS OF PATIENTS AND FAMILIES WHO LIVE AND WORK IN THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE. A TOTAL OF 37,799 RURAL HEALTH CLINIC VISITS OCCURRED IN FISCAL YEAR 2025. THE CLINICS ARE DESIGNATED AS RURAL HEALTH CLINICS BY THE MEDICARE AND MEDICAID PROGRAMS AND, BY DEFINITION OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THAT DESIGNATION, ARE LOCATED IN RURAL OR UNDERSERVED AREAS OF THE COUNTRY. THESE CLINICS PROVIDE CARE TO A LARGE PORTION OF MEDICARE AND MEDICAID BENEFICIARIES WHO, WITHOUT ACCESS TO CARE LOCALLY, WOULD BE REQUIRED TO TRAVEL FARTHER DISTANCES FOR QUALITY HEALTHCARE.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 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 September 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 June 1956.
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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