Garrison Memorial Hospital
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
AS AN AFFILIATE OF COMMONSPIRIT HEALTH, WE MAKE THE HEALING PRESENCE OF GOD KNOWN IN OUR WORLD BY IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THE PEOPLE WE SERVE, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE VULNERABLE, WHILE WE ADVANCE SOCIAL JUSTICE FOR ALL.
- Income
- $12.8 million
- Spending
- $13.5 million
- Spent on programs
- 95%
- Reserves
- 6.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 92%
- Employees
- 120
- Volunteers
- 9
- Highest pay
- $811,411, former officer/psychiatrist
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
Fair: 64 out of 100. Higher than 50% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 6.1 months of spending.
Debt
2 of 20It owes 79% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 6% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 14% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1595% of spending went to programs.
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 39% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 259 of 16 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)
- $12.8 million spent. GARRISON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL DELIVERS PRIMARY HEALTH CARE TO A POPULATION OF APPROXIMATELY 6,000 IN MCLEAN, WARD, MCHENRY, AND MOUNTRAIL COUNTIES. WE OPERATE A 22-BED CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL AND A 26-BED SKILLED NURSING FACILITY. WE ALSO OPERATE A RURAL HEALTH CLINIC IN GARRISON, NORTH DAKOTA. OUR FACILITY EMPLOYS APPROXIMATELY 100 STAFF AND PROVIDERS.GARRISON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL MAKES MEDICAL CARE ACCESSIBLE TO THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY IT SERVES. IT OPERATES A 24-HOUR, LEVEL 5 STATE CERTIFIED EMERGENCY ROOM. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025 WE HAD 1,770 EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS. WE ALSO HAD 431 ACUTE DAYS OF CARE, 650 SWING BED DAYS, 6,486 DAYS OF SKILLED NURSING CARE, AND 8,368 PROVIDER VISITS. GARRISON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL'S CHARITY CARE POLICY PROVIDES DISCOUNTED AND FREE SERVICES TO PATIENTS WHO LACK THE RESOURCES TO BE FULLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE HEALTHCARE THEY RECEIVE. THE CHARITY CARE POLICY IS DESIGNED TO ENSURE THE POPULATION SERVED BY GARRISON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HAS ACCESS TO NEEDED HEALTHCARE SERVICES. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, GARRISON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND ITS CLINIC HAD $179,825 IN CHARITY CARE AND $98,477 IN BAD DEBT WRITE OFFS. OUR RURAL HEALTH CLINIC OFFERS A SLIDING FEE SCHEDULE TO UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED PATIENTS, WHICH IS MANDATED BY THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE CORPS PROGRAM. ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF QUALIFIED UNINSURED OR UNDERINSURED SLIDING FEE SCHEDULE PATIENTS ARE WRITTEN OFF AS CHARITY CARE. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, THE GARRISON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (EXCLUDING LTC) PAYER MIX WAS APPROXIMATELY 56% MEDICARE, 8% MEDICAID, 3% OTHER (INCLUDING INDIAN HEALTH SERVICES), 4% SELF-PAY AND 29% COMMERCIAL INSURANCE. ALL PAYERS ARE CHARGED THE SAME REGARDLESS OF INSURANCE.
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? Worth knowing.
Not individually listed by the IRS as eligible, which is usual for local chapters covered by a parent organization's exemption. The master file records contributions to it as deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 March 1946.
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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