Community Hospital Association
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 HEALTHCARE PROVIDER OF CHOICE FOR THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE.
- Income
- $27.9 million
- Spending
- $28.7 million
- Spent on programs
- 84%
- Reserves
- -1.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 98%
- Employees
- 185
- Volunteers
- 80
- Highest pay
- $762,832, director/chief medical officer
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 14% 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
0 of 20It owes 101% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 3% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 7% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1584% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 9 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 11 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)
- $24.1 million spent. COMMUNITY HOSPITAL-FAIRFAX (CH-F) PRIDES ITSELF IN PROVIDING ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE TO A REGION WHERE HEALTH SERVICES ARE SPARSE. WITH THE LOCAL PHYSICIAN RATIO THREE TIMES THE NATIONAL BENCHMARK. EMERGENCY SERVICES WOULD OTHERWISE BE 30 MILES OR MORE FROM THE POPULATION CENTERS. COMMUNITY HOSPITAL-FAIRFAX PROVIDES THE NORTHWEST MISSOURI AREA POPULATION OF 11,000 IN HOLT, ATCHISON AND WESTERN NODAWAY COUNTY WITH A 24-HOUR EMERGENCY ROOM, ACUTE CARE (INCLUDING OBSTETRICS) AND POST-ACUTE CARE SERVICES, PRIMARY CARE SERVICES, MANY OUTPATIENT SERVICES, SURGERY, ANCILLARY SERVICES, AND A FULL-SERVICE THERAPY DEPARTMENT. IN ADDITION TO SERVING THE HEALTH NEEDS OF A POPULATION THAT WOULD OTHERWISE NOT HAVE ACCESS TO CARE, COMMUNITY HOSPITAL-FAIRFAX CONTINUES TO INVEST IN A HEALTHY FUTURE FOR THE COMMUNITY. CH-F TRIES TO FOCUS ON THE GREATEST HEALTH NEEDS IN THE COMMUNITY WHICH TEND TO BE CHRONIC DISEASES SUCH AS HEART DISEASE, COPD AND ASTHMA, STROKE AND DIABETES. RISK FACTORS FOR THESE DISEASES ARE OBESITY, CIGARETTE SMOKING AND PHYSICAL INACTIVITY. NEARLY 30% OF THE CH-F SERVICE POPULATION IS OBESE, 35% REPORT PHYSICAL INACTIVITY AND 22% SMOKE. TO EDUCATE AND PROVIDE SERVICES TO A COMMUNITY WHERE THESE CHRONIC CONDITIONS PREVAIL, THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES ARE PART OF CH-F'S RESPONSE TO HEALTH NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY: CH-F LAUNCHED A CHRONIC CARE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM BY DECEMBER 1, 2019. COMMUNITY HOSPITAL-FAIRFAX HIRED A NURSE TO BEGIN A CHRONIC CARE PROGRAM. FOR ALL OTHER ACTIVITIES AND STRATEGIES RELATED TO THE CHNA, SEE THE REPORT AND IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY AT WWW.FAIRFAXMED.COM/CHHA.
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 May 1950.
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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