Bethesda Senior Living Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- It owes more than it owns.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
TO BE THE PREMIER PROVIDER OF CARE AND SERVICES FOR SENIORS IN THE MARKETS WE SERVE, WHILE MAINTAINING FINANCIAL STRENGTH AND PROVIDING FULFILLING CAREER OPPORTUNITIES.
- Income
- $27.1 million
- Spending
- $17.1 million
- Spent on programs
- 55%
- Reserves
- -42.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 89%
- Employees
- 99
- Volunteers
- 16
- Highest pay
- $645,783, president & ceo
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: 38 out of 100. Higher than 20% of charities in its peer group (housing, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
0 of 20It owes 104% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 37% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 9% on the year before.
Spending floor
8 of 1555% 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: 95 out of 100. Higher than 34% of charities in its peer group (housing, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2513 of 14 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 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)
- $9.4 million spent. VALUES: BETHESDA HEALTH GROUP, INC., AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES ADHERE TO THE FOLLOWING VALUES IN PROVIDING CARE AND SERVICES TO ST. LOUIS SENIORS. DIGNITY: TO TREAT SENIORS AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT. DIVERSITY: TO RECOGNIZE THE UNIQUE QUALITIES OF OUR CONSTITUENTS AND APPRECIATE THEIR CULTURAL DIFFERENCES. GENEROSITY: TO MEET THE NEEDS OF SENIORS WITHOUT REGARD TO THEIR SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS. INTEGRITY: TO FURNISH CARE AND SERVICES WITH INTEGRITY, HONEST AND HIGH ETHICAL STANDARDS. QUALITY: TO PROVIDE SUPERIOR CARE AND SERVICES IN A PLACE SENIORS CALL HOME.SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUATION.BETHESDA HOSTS PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL EVENTS ON IMPORTANT ISSUES, SUCH AS ALZHEIMER'S PREVENTION AND CARE, PROVIDES FREE HEALTH SCREENINGS, AND SEASONAL FLU VACCINES, IN ADDITION TO MANY OTHER SERVICES AS PART OF ITS MISSION TO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL CARE FOR ST. LOUIS SENIORS AND THEIR FAMILIES.BETHESDA ALSO HAS PARTNERED WITH MEALS ON WHEELS OF GREATER ST. LOUIS FOR MORE THAN 25 YEARS TO PROVIDE NUTRITIOUS MEALS TO THE ELDERLY, HANDICAPPED, AND HOMEBOUND IN THE AREA. EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERS AT BETHESDA DILWORTH PREPARE MORE THAN 1,200 MEALS EACH MONTH FOR SENIORS LIVING IN WEBSTER GROVES, ROCK HILL, SHREWSBURY, BRENTWOOD AND CRESTWOOD. BETHESDA SOUTHGATE ALSO PARTICIPATES BY DELIVERING MORE THAN 800 MEALS MONTHLY TO SENIORS LIVING IN SOUTH ST. LOUIS COUNTY. EVERY YEAR RESIDENTS AND VOLUNTEERS AT BETHESDA GARDENS HOST A BABY SHOWER TO HELP RAISE FUNDS AND COLLECT BABY CLOTHES AND SUPPLIES FOR FAMILIES IN NEED. THE DONATIONS ARE GIVEN TO NURSES FOR NEWBORNS, A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES A SAFETY NET FOR AT RISK FAMILIES TO PREVENT INFANT MORTALITY, CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT.BETHESDA ALSO OFFERS A PROGRAM THAT HAS BEEN DEVELOPED TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON HOW TO BE A SUPPORTIVE FRIEND AND COMPANION TO SOMEONE WHO IS EITHER GRIEVING THE LOSS OF A LOVED ONE OR AFFECTED BY THE LIFE-LIMITING ILLNESS THEMSELVES. ADDITIONALLY, THE PROGRAM DELVES INTO HOW TO SUPPORT THOSE WHO ARE STRUGGLING WITH OTHER INSTANCES OF LOSS FROM DIVORCE TO RECENT UNEMPLOYMENT. THE PROGRAM IS OFFERED TO COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND CHURCHES THROUGHOUT ST. LOUIS.SINCE OUR FOUNDING MORE THAN A CENTURY AGO, BETHESDA HAS HELPED SENIORS LIVE THE LIVES THEY LOVE. IN KEEPING WITH OUR CHARITABLE COMMITMENT, EACH YEAR BETHESDA PROVIDES MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN HUMANITARIAN CARE TO THOSE SENIORS WHO HAVE OUTLIVED THEIR ASSETS AND ARE UNABLE TO PAY FOR THE FULL COST OF THE CARE AND SUPPORT THEY RECEIVE FROM US. IN 2010, THE BETHESDA BOARD OF DIRECTORS ESTABLISHED THE JOHN W. ROWE HUMANITARIAN CARE FUND, WHICH PROVIDES CHARITABLE ASSISTANCE TO HUNDREDS OF SENIORS ANNUALLY.EVERY YEAR, BETHESDA HAS CHARITABLE PARTNERSHIPS AND MAKES SIGNIFICANT DONATIONS TO MANY LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE UNITED WAY OF GREATER ST. LOUIS, NATIONAL KIDNEY FOUNDATION, HUMANE SOCIETY OF MISSOURI, AND THE ST. LOUIS AREA BOY AND GIRL SCOUTS OF AMERICA.BETHESDA HEALTH GROUP, INC. EIN 43-0666738FUNCTIONS AS THE PARENT OF THE ORGANIZATION. BETHESDA HEALTH GROUP'S SUBSIDIARIES, WHICH ARE LISTED BELOW, CHARGE BELOW MARKET RATES FOR SERVICES PROVIDED, AND NO ONE HAS EVER BEEN ASKED TO LEAVE A BETHESDA HEALTH GROUP FACILITY DUE TO THE INABILITY TO PAY. IN ADDITION, THE CONSOLIDATED BETHESDA HEALTH GROUP ORGANIZATION PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY $4,528,818 IN CHARITY CARE DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025.BETHESDA LONG TERM CARE, INC. EIN 43-1277070OWNS AND OPERATES TWO SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES AND TWO ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES. PROVIDED 121,232 DAYS OF NURSING CARE IN THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025, INCLUDING 37,476 DAYS TO MEDICAID RECIPIENTS. PROVIDED $3,943,854 IN CHARITY CARE IN THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025.BETHESDA SENIOR LIVING, INC. EIN 43-1494889OWNS AND OPERATES FIVE INDEPENDENT LIVING CENTERS, HOUSING AN AVERAGE OF 531 RESIDENTS PER DAY IN THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025, AND PROVIDED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN THE AMOUNT OF $527,858 IN THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025.BETHESDA HEALTH GROUP FOUNDATION, INC. EIN 43-1278967CONDUCTS ACTIVITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL THE NOT-FOR-PROFIT SUBSIDIARIES OF THE ORGANIZATION AND COLLECTED DONATIONS OF $1,178,795 IN THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025.BETHESDA SERVICES, INC. EIN 43-1857630 PROVIDES HOSPICE AND SENIOR SUPPORT SOLUTION SERVICES TO THE ST. LOUIS COMMUNITY. BETHESDA HOSPICE CARE PROVIDED 15,719 VISITS DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025. HOSPICE PROVIDED $57,106 OF CHARITY CARE IN THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025.
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 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 June 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 September 1993.
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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