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Community Hospital Inc

EIN 42-0738969 · Hamburg, IA

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood71 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

GEORGE C. GRAPE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL'S WELL TRAINED MEDICAL STAFF AND HEALTH CARE TEAM WILL STRIVE TO EXCEED PATIENTS' EXPECTATIONS BY PROVIDING CONTINUITY OF PERSONALIZED CARE THROUGH EASY ACCESS TO SERVICES.

Income
$18.1 million
Spending
$17.6 million
Spent on programs
82%
Reserves
1 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 99%
Employees
136
Volunteers
7
Highest pay
$251,963, provider

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

Good: 71 out of 100. Higher than 58% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).

  • Reserves

    10 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 1.0 months of spending.

  • Debt

    16 of 20

    It owes 21% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 3% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 6% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    82% 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

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 52% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    6 of 6 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

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited 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. $14.4 million spent. GEORGE C. GRAPE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL IS A 25 BED CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL THAT RECEIVED INITIAL CERTIFICATION ON AUGUST 1, 2001. THE HOSPITAL IS OWNED AND OPERATED BY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL INC., DOING BUSINESS AS GEORGE C. GRAPE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL.AS A CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL, GEORGE C. GRAPE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL PERFORMS AN ANNUAL PROGRAM EVALUATION IN ORDER TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE SERVICE IS APPROPRIATE, ADEQUATE, EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT. THIS EVALUATION ALSO DETERMINES WHETHER THE UTILIZATION OF SERVICES WAS APPROPRIATE, ESTABLISHED POLICIES WERE FOLLOWED, DETERMINES ANY CHANGES NEEDED AND RECOMMENDS PROJECTS FOR DEVELOPMENT DURING THE NEXT YEAR. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS: 1.) ACUTE CARE- THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 82 INPATIENT ADMISSIONS DURING FISCAL YEAR 2025 COMPARED TO 88 ADMISSIONS DURING FISCAL YEAR 2024.2.) SWING BED- 38 SWING BED ADMISSIONS WERE RECORDED DURING FISCAL YEAR 2025 COMPARED TO 43 ADMISSIONS DURING FISCAL YEAR 2024. 3.) SURGICAL CASES- THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 125 SURGICAL CASES FOR THE 2025 FISCAL YEAR AS COMPARED TO 148 SURGICAL CASES DURING FISCAL YEAR 2024.4.) OUTPATIENT SERVICES- EMERGENCY ROOM SERVICES INCREASED FROM 847 VISITS IN FISCAL YEAR 2024 TO 978 VISITS IN FISCAL YEAR 2025. LABORATORY SERVICES DECREASED FROM 14,149 IN FISCAL YEAR 2024 TO 13,148 IN FISCAL YEAR 2025. RADIOLOGY SERVICES DECREASED FROM 2,218 IN FISCAL YEAR 2024 TO 2,124 IN FISCAL YEAR 2025. ULTRASOUND SERVICES DECREASED FROM 479 IN FISCAL YEAR 2024 TO 359 IN FISCAL YEAR 2025. NUCLEAR MEDICINE SERVICES INCREASED FROM 39 IN FISCAL YEAR 2024 TO 40 IN FISCAL YEAR 2025.

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 April 1955.

    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.

  7. Could it be confused with another charity? Worth knowing.

    A much larger organization has a similar name: Naples Community Hospital Inc (Naples, FL), EIN 59-0694358. If that is the one you meant, check the EIN before giving.

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

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