Sumner Community Club
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE BEST CARE WHERE AND WHEN YOU NEED IT.
- Income
- $19.3 million
- Spending
- $19.4 million
- Spent on programs
- 90%
- Reserves
- 0.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 96%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 30
- Highest pay
- $552,202, physician
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
Weak: 47 out of 100. Higher than 27% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.8 months of spending.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 56% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 1% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 11% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1590% 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: 95 out of 100. Higher than 39% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2512 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
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 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 (4)
- $12.8 million spent. REVENUE AND EXPENSES RELATING TO DEPARTMENTS THAT OPERATE WITHIN COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. THESE DEPARTMENTS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, LABORATORY, RADIOLOGY, OPERATING AND RECOVERY ROOM, AND PHYSICAL, OCCUPATIONAL AND SPEECH THERAPY SERVICES. EACH OF THESE DEPARTMENTS PROVIDES STATISTICAL INFORMATION BASED ON VOLUME RELATED TO THE SPECIFIC SERVICE AREA AND WORKS IN CONJUNCTION WITH SERVICES PROVIDED IN THE CMH MEDICAL CLINIC, EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AND ACUTE NURSING SERVICES.
- $2.0 million spent. COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (CMH) MEDICAL CLINIC CONTINUED TO SERVE SUMNER, IA AND THE SURROUNDING AREA IN THE YEAR 2024. ON JANUARY 1, 2022, CMH COMPLETED THE ACQUISITION OF THE FREDERICKSBURG MEDICAL CLINIC, FORMERLY KNOWN AS FREDERICKSBURG FAMILY HEALTH CLINIC, LLC,. THIS WAS PREVIOUSLY AN INDEPENDENT PRIVATE PRACTICE WITH ONE PHYSICIAN IN THE CLINIC. CLINIC VOLUMES FOR 2024 INCLUDE VISITS FROM THIS CLINIC AS WELL. CMH CLINIC WAS STAFFED WITH 6 PROVIDERS. THE CMH CLINIC HAS TWO NURSE PRACTITIONERS AND FOUR PHYSICIANS. PATIENTS WERE SERVED IN MANY CAPACITIES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WELL CHILD VISITS, ANNUAL WELLNESS VISITS, IMMUNIZATIONS, ROUTINE PEDIATRIC CARE, SHARED MATERNITY CARE, WOUND CARE, THERAPEUTIC INJECTIONS AND MANIPULATION TREATMENTS. PATIENTS RANGED FROM NEWBORN TO GERIATRIC. A 50-MILE RADIUS OF SUMNER WAS SERVED WITH A TOTAL PATIENT VOLUME OF 18,231 FOR 2024. IN ADDITION TO CLINIC VISITS, OUR PROVIDERS CONTINUE THEIR SERVICE TO SURROUNDING NURSING HOMES AND ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES WITH PATIENTS SEEN MONTHLY AT HILLCREST HOME IN SUMNER, MAPLECREST MANOR IN FAYETTE, TRIPOLI NURSING & REHAB IN TRIPOLI, AND COBBLESTONE ASSISTED LIVING IN SUMNER. OTHER SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY WERE PHYSICALS FOR AREA FIREFIGHTERS AND EMS AGENCIES AND POST-JOB OFFER PHYSICALS FOR SEVEN LOCAL BUSINESSES. PROVIDERS CONTINUE TO COVER THE NEEDS OF THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT ON A REGULAR SCHEDULED BASIS THROUGH THE EVENING AND ON WEEKENDS EACH MONTH. INDIVIDUALS FROM THE COMMUNITY ARE ALLOWED TO WALK INTO THE CLINIC FOR FREE BLOOD PRESSURE CHECKS WHENEVER NEEDED. PROVIDERS AVIDLY PRECEPT FOR STUDENT'S VARIOUS PROGRAMS WITH CHAMBERLAIN UNIVERSITY, CHICAGO IL, AND THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS & CLINICS, IOWA CITY, IA, TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THIS IN 2024. THE CLINIC HOURS ARE MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 7 AM TO 5 PM.
- $1.5 million spent. THE CMH EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT SERVED 1,789 PATIENTS IN 2024. THIS IS A DECREASE OF 34 PATIENT VISITS FROM 1,823 VISITS IN 2023. THE NUMBER OF PHYSICIAN HOURS SPENT IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT INCREASED FROM 4,720 IN 2023 TO 4,924 IN 2024.THE EDUCATIONAL FOCUS FOR 2024 CENTERED AROUND MOCK CODES/SCENARIOS, EDUCATION AT NURSING MEETINGS, AND PRESENTATION BOARDS. THE MOCK CODES/SCENARIOS WERE COMPLETED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ED PA AND NURSING LEADERSHIP. THE SUBJECTS EDUCATED ON WITH MOCK CODES THROUGHOUT 2024 WERE RESPIRATORY FAILURE, AIRWAY MANAGEMENT, FARM ACCIDENT/TRAUMA, PNEUMOTHORAX AND CHEST TUBES, CARDIAC ARREST, DROWNING, AND DECONTAMINATION. WE ALSO PARTICIPATED IN THE RURAL TRAUMA TEAM DEVELOPMENT COURSE TO WORK ON OUR TRAUMA ASSESSMENT SKILLS AND INTERVENTIONS/STABILIZATION. 2024 C.Q.I - CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM PROJECTS IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT WERE HAVING ALL DOCUMENTING TETANUS REVIEW AND STATUS, ASSESSING AND DOCUMENTING VITAL SIGNS WITHIN 15 MINUTES OF ARRIVAL, AND COMPLETING CALLBACKS TO PATIENTS WITHIN 72 HOURS. CQI PROJECTS ON THE INPATIENT FLOOR WERE COMPLETING DUAL SKIN ASSESSMENTS AND COMPLETING INPATIENT CALLBACKS WITHIN 72 HOURS.THE CQI PROJECTS IN THE SURGERY DEPARTMENT WERE COMPLETING THE GAD-7 SCREENING IF A PAIN CLINIC PATIENT HAD A POSITIVE PHQ-2 SCREENING, COMPLETING A TIME OUT PRIOR TO THE START OF A PAIN PROCEDURE, AND MAKING SURE THE ANESTHESIA PROVIDER HAD VISITED AND DOCUMENTED THEIR ASSESSMENT/NOTES PRIOR TO THE PATIENT GOING BACK TO THE OR. THE CQI GOAL FOR THE INFUSION DEPARTMENT WAS ASSESSING AND DOCUMENTING A FULL SET OF VITALS ON EACH INFUSION ENCOUNTER/PATIENT. NURSING INITIAL OR RECERTIFICATIONS INCLUDED: BLS, MOAB, HAZMAT, ACLS, PALS, TNCC, AND NRP. EDUCATION PRESENTED AT THE INPATIENT NURSES' MEETINGS IN IN 2024 INCLUDED EMTALA, CODE DOCUMENTATION/FLOWSHEET, IV EXTRAVASATION, TRAUMA ALERTS, GLIDESCOPES AND STYLETS, COLLECTING URINE FROM AN INDWELLING CATHETER, SEPSIS, SUICIDE PREVENTION, HOSPICE PATIENTS AND SERVICES, FROST BITE, AND DKA/HHS. THE SURGERY TEAM HAS WORKED ON THEIR OWN EDUCATION STRUCTURE WHICH CONSISTS OF AT LEAST 2 FULL DAYS OF EDUCATION TO HELP DEVELOP THE YOUNGER SURGERY NURSES. EDUCATION CONSISTED OF GI SCOPE PROCESSING, INSTRUMENTS, STERILE PROCESSING, PATIENT POSITIONING, AND DRAPING. COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SPENT A WEEK IN MARCH WHERE THERE ARE MANY EDUCATION TOPICS PRESENTED, KNOWN TO THE STAFF AS MARCH MADNESS.IN 2024 THE TOPICS WERE BIPAP, VAPOTHERM, GLIDESCOPE/BRONCHOSCOPE, NEEDLE DECOMPRESSION, CHEST TUBES AND DRAINAGE SYSTEM, AND INTEROSSEOUS ACCESS.
- $1.2 million spent. ACUTE NURSING HAD 78 ADMISSIONS IN 2024. CMH UTILIZES A COMPANY CALLED MCKESSON'S CHANGE HEALTHCARE FOR QUALIFYING PATIENTS TO DETERMINE IF THEY MEET INPATIENT ADMISSION CRITERIA. THE AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY FOR ACUTE WAS 65.20 HOURS. THIS IS WELL BELOW THE 96 HOURS THRESHOLD FOR CRITICAL ACCESS. THERE WAS A TOTAL OF 209 ACUTE PATIENT DAYS AND 368 SWING BED DAYS IN 2024.
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 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 December 2024.
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 May 1955.
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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