Tioga Medical Center
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The mission of Tioga Medical Center is to address the health care needs of the community through providing quality health care and promoting education and wellness.
- Income
- $21.2 million
- Spending
- $18.6 million
- Spent on programs
- 82%
- Reserves
- 7.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 88%
- Employees
- 185
- Volunteers
- 120
- Highest pay
- $579,192, physician assistant
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
Good: 89 out of 100. Higher than 81% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 7.8 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 23% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 12% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 13% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1582% 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: 100 out of 100. Higher than 52% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 257 of 9 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 (4)
- $8.8 million spent. The Tioga Medical Center, located at Tioga, North Dakota, is a provider of integrated healthcare delivery services consisting of a 25-bed Medicare designated Critical Access Hospital (CAH). The Tioga Medical Center CAH is a Level V designated trauma center. Within the CAH, acute care services are provided, along with swing bed services.Tioga Medical Center provides delivery of healthcare services over eastern Williams county, Burke County and western Mountrail county of the state of North Dakota.(continued on Schedule O)Tioga Medical Center also makes medical care accessible to the entire community it serves. Tioga Medical Center operates a 24 hour emergency room and provides emergency care regardless of ability to pay. Tioga Medical Center had 2,157 emergency room visits during the past fiscal year. Tioga Medical Center provides clinical services needed to operate the emergency room.In addition, Tioga Medical Center provides non-emergency services to the community it serves. It makes these services accessible to the community through participation in government programs like Medicare and Medicaid and by offering assistance through the Tioga Medical Center's uncompensated care program.Tioga Medical Center's uncompensated care (charity care) program provides free services to patients who lack the resources to be fully responsible for the health care they receive. The uncompensated care program is designed to ensure the entire community served by Tioga Medical Center has access to needed healthcare services. The Tioga Medical Center administration oversees services delivered under the uncompensated care program, including assessing community needs, approving eligibility criteria and monitoring the effectiveness of the program in providing community access to medical care.Tioga Medical Center maintains records to identify and monitor the level of care provided under the uncompensated care program. These records include the amount of charges foregone for services and supplies furnished under its charity care program. Tioga Medical Center had costs for charity care for the year ended June 30, 2025 of approximately $25,000.Tioga Medical Center takes its mission to improve the health and quality of life of the people it serves a step further by reaching out to meet the broad needs of the community. It strives to identify the community needs beyond basic healthcare, and then respond to them, aiming to make a positive, life-enhancing difference in the community. For example, many employees and Board members of Tioga Medical Center are actively involved in volunteer organizations that serve to protect the community, such as the Tioga Fire & Ambulance Department. As a small community, it is vital for people to come to the aid, as volunteers, when people are in need of assistance. Tioga Medical Center allows its employees to leave the workplace to tend to the emergency needs of the community we serve.
- $3.4 million spent. Attached to the CAH is a 30-bed skilled nursing facility (SNF). This facility provides skilled and long-term care services to its residents.
- $2.7 million spent. The Medical Center operates three clinics located in Tioga, Ray, and Powers Lake. These clinics are Medicare and Medicaid designated provider-based rural health clinics. Within the clinics, they employ one Family Medicine Physician, two Physician Assistants and two Family Nurse Practitioners. These practitioners provide physician related services at these clinics, as well as to the CAH and SNF.
- $228,907 spent. Attached to the Nursing home is a 22-unit independent living unit. The organization also has a Foundation that distributes scholarships.
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 July 1960.
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.
Could it be confused with another charity? Worth knowing.
A much larger organization has a similar name: Au Medical Center Inc (Marietta, GA), EIN 58-2144788. If that is the one you meant, check the EIN before giving.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
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