Nebraska Heart Hospital
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
AS AN AFFILIATE OF COMMONSPIRIT HEALTH, WE MAKE THE HEALING PRESENCE OF GOD KNOWN IN OUR WORLD BY IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THE PEOPLE WE SERVE, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE VULNERABLE, WHILE WE ADVANCE SOCIAL JUSTICE FOR ALL.
- Income
- $89.3 million
- Spending
- $86.3 million
- Spent on programs
- 94%
- Reserves
- 25.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 99%
- Employees
- 344
- Volunteers
- 9
- Highest pay
- $5.9 million, ex-officio bm/sys svp, operational finance
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
Strong: 100 out of 100.
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 25.7 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 6% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 3% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 19% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1594% of spending went to programs.
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.
Independent board
25 of 259 of 14 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 (4)
- $31.6 million spent. THE NEBRASKA HEART HOSPITAL (NHH) PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM OF CARDIOLOGY SERVICES. THESE SERVICES BEGIN WITH THE PATIENT AND THEIR FAMILY PRACTICE OR PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN, A RELATIONSHIP FUNDAMENTAL IN THE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF HEART DISEASE. THE NEBRASKA HEART HOSPITAL PROVIDES AN INCLUSIVE SERIES OF NON-INVASIVE AND INVASIVE DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND PRACTICES THE MOST UP-TO-DATE INTERVENTIONAL THERAPY IN THE TREATMENT OF HEART DISEASE. CARDIOLOGISTS AT THE NEBRASKA HEART HOSPITAL WORK WITH PATIENTS AND REFERRING PHYSICIANS TO ASSURE THAT A TEAM-BASED APPROACH IS USED FROM DIAGNOSIS THROUGH TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION.
- $12.5 million spent. SURGEONS WITH THE NEBRASKA HEART INSTITUTE PERFORM A VARIETY OF PROCEDURES TO TREAT CARDIAC, VASCULAR, AND THORACIC DISEASES. THESE SURGERIES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS, TAVR, TRANSMYOCARDIAL REVASCULARIZATION (TMR), VALVULAR PROCEDURES, TRANSPLANTATION, VASCULAR DISEASE, PERIPHERAL ANGIOGRAPHY, AND VEIN CLINIC.
- $1.1 million spent. DESPITE ADVANCES IN MEDICINE, HEART DISEASE REMAINS THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH IN THE UNITED STATES. THE NEBRASKA HEART HOSPITAL CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH AND LIPID CLINIC IS COMMITTED TO WORKING TO PREVENT THE DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRESSION OF CORONARY AND VASCULAR DISEASE USING A HOLISTIC APPROACH INCLUDING RISK ASSESSMENT, LIFESTYLE CHANGES AND MEDICAL TREATMENT. A TEAM OF PHYSICIANS, ADVANCED PRACTICE CLINICIANS, NURSES AND DIETICIANS WORKS TO PROVIDE PERSONALIZED RISK ASSESSMENT AND A CUSTOMIZED PLAN TO DECREASE YOUR RISK OF DEVELOPING CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE.
- $35.9 million spent. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES
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? Worth knowing.
Status was revoked on December 15, 2011 for not filing returns for three years. The IRS now lists it as tax-exempt again.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Worth knowing.
Not individually listed by the IRS as eligible, which is usual for local chapters covered by a parent organization's exemption. The master file records contributions to it as deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 March 1946.
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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