Pine Medical Center
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
WE ARE CALLED TO MAKE A HEALTHY DIFFERENCE IN PEOPLE'S LIVES.
- Income
- $26.0 million
- Spending
- $26.7 million
- Spent on programs
- 82%
- Reserves
- -0.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 97%
- Employees
- 128
- Volunteers
- 0
- Highest pay
- $1.2 million, treasurer/rel org chief fincl off
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
Weak: 43 out of 100. Higher than 21% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 60% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 3% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 4% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1582% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
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: 100 out of 100. Higher than 52% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2510 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 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 (1)
- $21.8 million spent. PINE MEDICAL CENTER, DBA ESSENTIA HEALTH SANDSTONE, IS CREATED AND ORGANIZED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL, AND SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES. MORE SPECIFICALLY, ESSENTIA HEALTH SANDSTONE SHALL OWN, MAINTAIN, OPERATE AND CONDUCT HEALTH CARE AND RELATED ACTIVITIES AND FACILITIES FOR THE PROMOTION OF HEALTH WITHIN ITS COMMUNITY, INCLUDING CHARITABLE CARE TO PERSONS UNABLE TO PAY.ESSENTIA HEALTH SANDSTONE HAS A CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL WITH 25 LICENSED BEDS, MULTI-SPECIALTY CLINIC, AND URGENT CARE CLINIC SERVING PINE COUNTY. THE HOSPITAL IS A LEVEL IV TRAUMA CENTER AND AN ACUTE STROKE READY HOSPITAL. IT OFFERS EMERGENCY CARE 24 HOURS A DAY. ESSENTIA HEALTH SANDSTONE OFFERS INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SERVICES INCLUDING IMAGING/RADIOLOGY, LAB, SURGERY, AND REHABILITATION.ESSENTIA HEALTH SANDSTONE EMPLOYS APPROXIMATELY 80 FULL TIME EQUIVALENTS. THE HOSPITAL PROVIDED OVER 1,000 HOSPITAL PATIENT DAYS AND 12,000 OUTPATIENT VISITS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025. THE CLINICS HAD OVER 4,000 ENCOUNTERS DURING THE SAME TIME PERIOD.DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025, ESSENTIA HEALTH SANDSTONE PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING COMMUNITY BENEFITS: $434,000 IN CHARITY CARE, $1.4 MILLION COSTS IN EXCESS OF MEDICAID PAYMENTS, AND $22,000 IN COMMUNITY SERVICES.ESSENTIA HEALTH IS THE PARENT ORGANIZATION OF AN INTEGRATED HEALTH SYSTEM THAT INCLUDES THIS ORGANIZATION AND ALL ENTITIES THAT ARE OWNED OR CONTROLLED, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, BY ESSENTIA HEALTH (COLLECTIVELY, THE "SYSTEM OR "ESSENTIA HEALTH").
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 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 June 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 1998.
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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