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Aitkin Community Hospital Inc

EIN 41-0745522 · Aitkin, MN

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak43 out of 100GovernanceGood85 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

TO IMPROVE HEALTH BY PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY, COMPASSIONATE AND PERSONALIZED CARE.

Income
$120.9 million
Spending
$123.3 million
Spent on programs
80%
Reserves
-3.4 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 91%
Employees
600
Volunteers
101
Highest pay
$689,448, cmo

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

Weak: 43 out of 100. Higher than 19% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).

  • Reserves

    0 of 35

    Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.

  • Debt

    5 of 20

    It owes 60% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    8 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 2% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 16% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    80% 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

Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 21% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    10 of 11 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    0 of 15

    Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports 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 (1)
  1. $98.8 million spent. RIVERWOOD HEALTHCARE CENTER'S MISSION IS TO IMPROVE HEALTH BY PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY, COMPASSIONATE, AND PERSONALIZED CARE. COUPLED WITH ITS VISION OF BEING THE REGION'S PREFERRED HEALTH SYSTEM PROVIDING EXCEPTIONAL CARE, AND ITS VALUES OF INTEGRITY, COMPASSION, ADAPTABILITY, RESPECT, AND EXCELLENCE WITH JOY, RIVERWOOD HEALTHCARE CENTER IS DEDICATED TO ADDRESSING ITS OUTREACH OBJECTIVES BY SERVING THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY, NOT ONLY THOSE WHO COME THROUGH ITS DOORS. BUILDING ON A LONG TRADITION OF PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY, COMPASSIONATE, AND PERSONALIZED CARE, RIVERWOOD IS COMMITTED TO CARING FOR THOSE WITHIN THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM AND WORKING WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO STRENGTHEN THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.THIS STRATEGY ALLOWS RIVERWOOD HEALTHCARE CENTER TO BETTER UNDERSTAND AND REACH THE MOST VULNERABLE SECTORS OF THE COMMUNITY WHILE MEETING PRESSING HEALTHCARE NEEDS. THE GOAL IS TO IMPROVE THE COMMUNITY'S HEALTH STATUS BY EMPOWERING CITIZENS TO MAKE HEALTHY LIFE CHOICES.RIVERWOOD CONNECTS IS A COMMUNITY HEALTH INITIATIVE THAT PROVIDES A CENTRAL PLATFORM FOR RESOURCES ADDRESSING SOCIAL INFLUENCERS OF HEALTH, SUCH AS FOOD INSECURITY, HOUSING, AND TRANSPORTATION. RIVERWOOD ADDS PATIENTS TO THE PLATFORM TO ENSURE THEY CAN ACCESS THE RESOURCES THEY NEED AND PARTNERS WITH AITKIN COUNTY CARE TO ENSURE RESOURCES ARE DISTRIBUTED EFFECTIVELY. RIVERWOOD CONNECTS USES FIND HELP AND FOOD RX. FIND HELP IS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT DERIVED FROM THE 2020 NEEDS ASSESSMENT COMPLETED BY THE AITKIN COUNTY COALITION, LED BY AITKIN COUNTY CARE. THE ASSESSMENT IDENTIFIED THE NEED FOR A COMMUNITY RESOURCE HUB, WITH FIND HELP SELECTED AS THE ONLINE HUB OF CHOICE. FIND HELP WAS BUILT IN 2010 TO OFFER AN EASIER WAY TO FIND SOCIAL SERVICES AND CONNECT TO THEM DIRECTLY AND ELECTRONICALLY. WITH FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANCE FROM AITKIN COUNTY CARE, RIVERWOOD IMPLEMENTED FIND HELP IN ITS FACILITY AND COMMUNITYWIDE. AITKIN COUNTY CARE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN ASSISTING WITH COMMUNITY OUTREACH TO ORGANIZATIONS ONBOARDING WITH FIND HELP. BY USING DATA ANALYTICS WITH BOTH THE ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD AND FIND HELP, RIVERWOOD HAS BEEN ABLE TO ADDRESS PATIENTS' SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AND CONNECT THEM TO RESOURCES. ONE OF THE KEY RESOURCES PROVIDED THROUGH THE RIVERWOOD CONNECTS PROGRAM IS ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS FOOD. THE FOOD RX PROGRAM EMPHASIZES THE ROLE HEALTHY FOOD PLAYS IN OVERALL HEALTH AND ELIMINATES BARRIERS, SUCH AS BUDGET AND TRANSPORTATION, TO ACCESSING FOOD. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL FARMERS, THE AITKIN FARMERS MARKET HUB, AND THE AITKIN COUNTY STATEWIDE HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PARTNERSHIP, PARTICIPANTS ARE PROVIDED COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE SHARES AND "RIVERWOOD CONNECTS BUCKS" TO USE AT THE AITKIN FARMERS MARKET. BY PROVIDING EQUITABLE ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS FOOD AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES, RIVERWOOD IS TAKING STEPS TO MAKE THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES HEALTHIER. RIVERWOOD HEALTHCARE CENTER, WITH THE HELP OF THE AITKIN FARMERS MARKET HUB AND AITKIN COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH, WAS AWARDED THE MINNESOTA LOCAL FOOD PURCHASE ASSISTANCE (LFPA) GRANT BY THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (MDA). THE LFPA PROGRAM IS A CONTINUING GRANT FROM MDA TO FUND PROJECTS THAT BUY LOCAL FOOD, PRIMARILY FROM SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED AND EMERGING FARMERS, AND DISTRIBUTE IT TO UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. RIVERWOOD PARTNERS WITH AITKIN COUNTY CARE AND ANGELS OF MCGREGOR TO DISBURSE BOXES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. BOXES ARE PROVIDED TO EACH ORGANIZATION, AND THEY DISTRIBUTE THE FOOD TO THOSE THEY HAVE IDENTIFIED AS AT RISK OR FOOD INSECURE. RIVERWOOD PROVIDES ADMINISTRATION OF THE GRANT, ALONG WITH OUTREACH EFFORTS WITHIN THE COMMUNITIES OF AITKIN COUNTY. EACH MONTH, AREAS ARE IDENTIFIED THROUGH AITKIN COUNTY CARE AND ANGELS. FOOD BOXES WERE DISTRIBUTED IN MCGRATH, MCGREGOR, AND PALISADE, MINNESOTA. RIVERWOOD, AITKIN COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH'S STATEWIDE HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PARTNERSHIP (SHIP), THE AITKIN FARMERS MARKET HUB, CARE, AND ANGELS COORDINATE TO DISCUSS THE AREA OF HIGHEST NEED AND THE NEXT LOCATION TO TARGET WITH FOOD BOXES FOR SENIORS. THE FOOD PROGRAM IS OFFERED UNDER RIVERWOOD'S CONNECTS COMMUNITY OUTREACH UMBRELLA, ALONG WITH FIND HELP AND FOOD RX. TOGETHER WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS, RIVERWOOD IS STRIVING TO ADDRESS HUNGER AND IMPROVE HEALTH FOR LOCAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS.RIVERWOOD HEALTHCARE CENTER HAS EARNED PRESTIGIOUS AWARDS EACH YEAR, DEMONSTRATING THE QUALITY OF SERVICES RIVERWOOD'S EMPLOYEES PROVIDE TO THE COMMUNITY. AWARDS INCLUDE THE TOP 5 CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL AWARD FROM THE CHARTIS CENTER FOR RURAL HEALTH, A FIVE-STAR RATING FOR CLEANLINESS FROM CMS, THE 2025 OUTSTANDING PATIENT EXPERIENCE AWARD FROM HEALTHGRADES, THE 2025 POPULATION HEALTH PIONEER AWARD FROM WELLVANA, THE 2025 QUALITY AND SAFETY IMPROVEMENT AWARD FROM MHA, CALS DESIGNATION AND ACUTE STROKE READY HOSPITAL RECERTIFICATION.CHARTIS' ANNUAL TOP 100 AWARD PROGRAM HONORS OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE AMONG THE NATION'S RURAL HOSPITALS BASED ON THE RESULTS OF THE CHARTIS RURAL HOSPITAL PERFORMANCE INDEX. "THIS RECOGNITION IS AN INCREDIBLE HONOR AND REAFFIRMS OUR UNWAVERING DEDICATION TO DELIVERING HIGH-QUALITY HEALTHCARE TO OUR COMMUNITY WHILE ENSURING EFFICIENCY AND EXCELLENCE IN OUR OPERATIONS," SAID KEN WESTMAN, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF RIVERWOOD HEALTHCARE CENTER. "THE TOP 100 CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITALS AWARD PROGRAM ELEVATES THE VERY BEST PERFORMERS AND HELPS CREATE A ROADMAP FOR THOSE SEEKING TO IMPROVE FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE WHILE CONTINUING TO CARE FOR THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE," SAID MICHAEL TOPCHIK, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THE CHARTIS CENTER FOR RURAL HEALTH. "THIS IS OUR 15TH YEAR RECOGNIZING THE TOP 100 CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITALS AND WE'RE THRILLED TO BE ABLE TO CELEBRATE THIS MILESTONE WITH THIS YEAR'S WINNERS."THE INDEX IS THE INDUSTRY'S MOST COMPREHENSIVE AND OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT OF RURAL HOSPITAL PERFORMANCE. LEVERAGING PUBLICLY AVAILABLE DATA, THE INDEX IS UTILIZED NATIONWIDE BY RURAL HOSPITALS, HEALTH SYSTEMS WITH RURAL AFFI

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

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since May 1956.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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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