Platte Community Memorial Hospital Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
PLATTE COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC. IS A HEALTH MINISTRY ROOTED IN THE GOSPEL. OUR MISSION IS TO MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT IN THE LIVES AND HEALTH OF PERSONS AND COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING QUALITY SERVICES GUIDED BY CHRISTIAN VALUES.
- Income
- $22.7 million
- Spending
- $18.0 million
- Spent on programs
- 86%
- Reserves
- 10.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 95%
- Employees
- 193
- Volunteers
- 30
- Highest pay
- $433,905, physician
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 10.9 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 17% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 21% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 7% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1586% 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 (1)
- $15.4 million spent. THE PURPOSE OF THE PLATTE COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC. IS TO PROVIDE HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY OF PLATTE AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS. THE FACILITY CONSISTS OF A 17-BED CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL, A 39-BED LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY, AND THREE RURAL HEALTH CLINICS IN PLATTE, GEDDES, AND WHITE LAKE, SOUTH DAKOTA. SERVICES OFFERED INCLUDE PRIMARY CARE, EMERGENCY, SAME-DAY SURGERY, CARDIAC REHAB, PHARMACY, LABORATORY, IMAGING, PHYSICAL THERAPY, SPEECH THERAPY, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, TELEMEDICINE, SLEEP LAB, PSYCHIATRY, AND NUMEROUS SPECIALTIES VIA OUTREACH PROVIDERS. INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT STATISTICAL DATA FOR THE YEAR WERE AS FOLLOWS: 485 INPATIENT DAYS; 312 SWING BED DAYS; 12,540 LONG-TERM CARE DAYS; 7,557 OUTPATIENT VISITS; AND 10,498 CLINIC VISITS.TO FULFILL ITS MISSION OF COMMUNITY SERVICE, THE PLATTE HEALTH CENTER AVERA PROVIDES CHARITY CARE TO PERSONS WHO HAVE HEALTHCARE NEEDS AND ARE UNINSURED, UNDERINSURED, INELIGIBLE FOR A GOVERNMENT PROGRAM, OR OTHERWISE UNABLE TO PAY FOR MEDICALLY NECESSARY CARE. CONSISTENT WITH ITS MISSION TO MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT IN THE LIVES AND HEALTH OF PERSONS AND COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING QUALITY SERVICES GUIDED BY CHRISTIAN VALUES, PHCA STRIVES TO ENSURE THAT THE FINANCIAL CAPACITY OF PEOPLE WHO NEED HEALTH SERVICES DOES NOT PREVENT THEM FROM SEEKING OR RECEIVING CARE.PHCA ATTESTED TO THE PROGRAM YEAR 2024 OF MEANINGFUL USE. THIS ATTESTATION TO CMS STATES PHCA HAS MET AND WILL COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS FOR MEANINGFUL USE. WITH THIS, PHCA HAS ENHANCED PATIENT CARE BY IMPLEMENTING AN ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD SYSTEM AS WELL AS THE MANY PATIENT SAFETY MEASURES THAT COMES WITH IT.
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 October 1958.
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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