Lifecare Medical Center
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
To provide care for a healthy life.
- Income
- $75.0 million
- Spending
- $65.4 million
- Spent on programs
- 81%
- Reserves
- 13 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 86%
- Employees
- 584
- Volunteers
- 350
- Highest pay
- $541,799, general surgeon
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 93% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 13.0 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 11% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 13% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 29% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1581% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 52% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 258 of 12 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 September 30, 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)
- $52.8 million spent. LifeCare Medical Center operates a 25-bed critical access hospital, a 40-bed nursing facility, a 42-unit assisted living facility, a primary care clinic, home health, hospice, and public health in Roseau, Minnesota. The organization also operates a 40-bed nursing facility, 12 apartments of assisted living, and a primary care clinic in Greenbush, Minnesota. The organization also operates a community wellness/rehabilitation center and a primary care clinic in Warroad, Minnesota. The purpose of the Medical Center is to own, maintain, and operate a hospital, clinics, and long term care facilities, and to furnish medical and surgical care to the sick, infirm, or injured.Continued on Schedule O...Acute Care Hospital (Inpatient and Outpatient)Inpatient days: 2,600 (1,291 IP and 1,309 SWB)Long Term CareLifeCare Roseau Manor Resident Days: 12,571LifeCare Greenbush Manor Resident Days: 10,847LifeCare Greenbush Assisted Living Resident Days: 1,951LifeCare Senior Living Resident Days: 11,801Clinic Visits: 11,061Home Health Visits: 2,232Hospice Clients Served: 32To fulfill its mission of community service, LifeCare Medical Center provides care to patients who meet certain criteria under its charity care policy without charge or at amounts less than its established rates. The amount of charges foregone, based on established rates, was $226,215 for the year ended September 30, 2024.LifeCare Medical Center was selected by The National Rural Health Association's Rural Health Policy Institute, iVantage Health Analytics and The Chartis Center for Rural Health as one of the top 100 Critical Access Hospitals in the country based on quality, customer surveys, and financial indicators. We are very proud of our staff in being selected in 2018, 2020, and 2021 for this honor.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since July 1995.
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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