The Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital Association
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
ADVANCING OUR TRADITION OF SERVICE, EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, MARY LANNING HEALTHCARE IS DEDICATED TO EXCELLENCE, OFFERING HOPE, HEALTH AND HEALING.
- Income
- $222.8 million
- Spending
- $224.7 million
- Spent on programs
- 93%
- Reserves
- 1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 97%
- Employees
- 1,348
- Volunteers
- 123
- Highest pay
- $1.9 million, physician
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 53 out of 100. Higher than 38% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.0 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 33% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 1% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 8% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1593% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 53% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Independent board
25 of 256 of 7 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 December 31, 2024, 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)
- $208.2 million spent. THE MARY LANNING MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION D/B/A MARY LANNING HEALTHCARE (MLH), LOCATED IN HASTINGS, NEBRASKA, IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL WHICH PROVIDES INPATIENT, OUTPATIENT, EMERGENCY CARE, ACUTE REHABILITATION, PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES AND PHYSICIAN CLINIC SERVICES. MARY LANNING HEALTHCARE PROVIDES HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND OPERATES ROUTINE SERVICE BEDS, ICU BEDS TOTALING 24,148 PATIENT DAYS. MLH HAD 194,046 OUTPATIENT VISITS AND EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS OF 14,962 IN 2024. MLH ALSO OPERATES A HOME HEALTH PROGRAM AND A SCHOOL OF NURSING. IN ADDITION, MLH OPERATES FOURTEEN PHYSICIAN CLINICS IN CENTRAL NEBRASKA, ALONG WITH AN OUTREACH PROGRAM TO SMALLER HOSPITALS IN WHICH TOGETHER MLH SEES APPROXIMATELY 30,000 PATIENTS PER YEAR. MLH OFFERS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES ON AN INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT BASIS, ACCOUNTING FOR 5,203 INPATIENT DAYS AND APPROXIMATELY 14,613 OUTPATIENT VISITS.MLH PROVIDES SEVERAL COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AS WELL. WE LIST ONLY THREE OF THEM. MLH PROVIDES A PLACE FOR FAMILY MEMBERS TO STAY AT A MINIMAL COST DURING TREATMENT, AT A COST OF $188,225 IN 2024. MLH ALSO HAS A PHARMACEUTICAL PATIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM THAT ASSISTS THOSE UNABLE TO PAY FOR PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS TO FIND ALTERNATIVE FUNDING THROUGH PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES AT A COST OF $132,680. TO PROVIDE THESE SERVICES, MLH ABSORBED OVER $34 MILLION IN COSTS DURING 2024. OVER $28 MILLION OF THAT RELATES TO CARE PROVIDED TO MEDICARE AND MEDICAID PATIENTS WITH AN ADDITIONAL $1.4M IN CARE TO THE UNINSURED IN THE FORM OF CHARITY CARE.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 December 2024.
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 April 1937.
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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