North Memorial Health Care
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
EMPOWERING OUR PATIENTS TO ACHIEVE THEIR BEST HEALTH.
- Income
- $998.7 million
- Spending
- $1.0 billion
- Spent on programs
- 88%
- Reserves
- 2.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 100%
- Employees
- 6,532
- Volunteers
- 200
- Highest pay
- $1.8 million, ceo (through 2/2024)
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 58 out of 100. Higher than 43% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 2.8 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 39% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 3% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 10% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1588% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 2513 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
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 December 31, 2024, 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 (1)
- $904.4 million spent. NORTH MEMORIAL HEALTH CARE DBA NORTH MEMORIAL HEALTH IS A HEALTHCARE SYSTEM THAT INCLUDES A GENERAL ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL PROVIDING HIGHLY SPECIALIZED TRAMA AND EMERGENCY SERVICES, CORONARY CARE, OPEN HEART SURGERY, ONCOLOGY, HIGH RISK MATERNITY AND LEVEL II NEONATAL CARE AND GENERAL MEDICAL: SURGICAL, OBSTETRICAL, PEDIATRIC, REHABILITATION, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, AIR AND GROUND AMBULANCE SERVICES, PRIMARY CARE AND SPECIALTY CARE CLINICS. NORTH MEMORIAL HEALTH'S MISSION IS EMPOWERING ITS PATIENTS TO ACHIEVE THEIR BEST HEALTH. IN ADDITION TO CHARITY AND UNCOMPENSATED CARE, NORTH MEMORIAL HEALTH ALSO PROVIDES NUMEROUS COMMUNITY BENEFITS (AT NO COST OR BELOW COST) IN FURTHERANCE OF ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE. NORTH MEMORIAL HEALTH OFFERS VARIOUS COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS INCLUDING HEALTH SCREENINGS, SUPPORT COUNSELING FOR PARENTS AND FAMILIES, PASTORAL CARE, CRISIS INTERVENTION, TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM THE HOSPITAL CAMPUS, AND THE DONATION OF SPACE FOR USE BY COMMUNITY GROUPS. ADDITIONALLY, A LARGE NUMBER OF HEALTH-RELATED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ARE PROVIDED FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING WELLNESS SEMINARS AND CLASSES ON SPECIFIC CONDITIONS. NORTH MEMORIAL HEALTH ALSO PROVIDES MEDICAL CARE WITHOUT CHARGE OR AT REDUCED COSTS TO RESIDENTS OF ITS COMMUNITY, PRIMARILY THROUGH (A) THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PUBLIC PROGRAM PAYMENTS (PRIMARILY MEDICARE AND MEDICAID) AND THE RELATED COSTS OF PROVIDING SUCH SERVICES, AND (B) SERVICES PROVIDED TO PATIENTS EXPRESSING A WILLINGNESS TO PAY BUT WHO ARE DETERMINED UNABLE TO PAY BECAUSE OF ECONOMIC FACTORS. IN ADDITION, NORTH MEMORIAL HEALTH CONTRIBUTES TO FUNDING MEDICAL CARE FOR THE UNINSURED THROUGH PAYMENT OF PATIENT SERVICE TAXES, WHICH INCLUDE THE MEDICAID SURCHARGE AND THE MINNESOTA CARE TAX ON CERTAIN NET REVENUE.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 December 2024.
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 March 1941.
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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