Niobrara Valley Hospital Corporation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO DELIVER EXCELLENT, COMPASSIONATE AND PERSONALIZED HEALTHCARE FOR THE PEOPLE WE SERVE.
- Income
- $4.4 million
- Spending
- $4.3 million
- Spent on programs
- 78%
- Reserves
- 9.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 93%
- Employees
- 40
- Volunteers
- 7
- Highest pay
- $252,140, doctor
Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 93 out of 100. Higher than 78% of charities in its peer group (health care, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 9.5 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 8% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 3% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 15% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1578% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 67% of charities in its peer group (health care, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 257 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 August 31, 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)
- $3.3 million spent. NIOBRARA VALLEY HOSPITAL PROVIDES QUALITY HEALTH CARE REGARDLESS OF RACE, CREED, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN, AGE, SEX, HANDICAP OR ABILITY TO PAY. ALL PERSONS ADMITTED OR TREATED IN THE OUTPATIENT AREA OF THE HOSPITAL SHALL HAVE EQUAL CARE AND TREATMENT AND FULL USE OF ALL HOSPITAL FACILITIES AND SERVICES. REIMBURSEMENT FOR SERVICES RENDERED IS CRITICAL TO THE OPERATION AND STABILITY OF NIOBRARA VALLEY HOSPITAL, BUT IT IS RECOGNIZED THAT NOT ALL INDIVIDUALS POSSESS THE ABILITY TO PURCHASE ESSENTIAL MEDICAL SERVICES. FURTHER, WE STRIVE TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY WITH RESPECT TO PROVIDING HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND HEALTH CARE EDUCATION.THEREFORE, IN KEEPING WITH THIS HOSPITAL'S COMMITMENT TO SERVING ALL MEMBERS OF ITS COMMUNITY: 1.) NIOBRARA VALLEY HOSPITAL MUST BE RESPONSIVE TO THE CHANGING NEEDS OF THE HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY, THE COMMUNITY AND ITS OWN NEEDS. AS NIOBRARA VALLEY HOSPITAL ADAPTS TO THOSE CHANGES, THE HOSPITAL IS DETERMINED TO REMAIN AN INSTITUTION WHERE THE CARE THAT IS RENDERED IS COMPASSIONATE AS WELL AS COMPETENT. 2.) NIOBRARA VALLEY HOSPITAL IS AND SHALL CONTINUE TO BE, A FAMILY CENTERED, COMMUNITY ORIENTED HOSPITAL, OFFERING COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL SERVICES. 3.) THE STATED PHILOSOPHIES OF NIOBRARA VALLEY HOSPITAL SHALL PERMEATE ALL ACTIVITIES OF THE HOSPITAL AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, THAT OF PATIENT CARE. 4.) THE QUALITY OF PATIENT CARE SHALL CONTINUE TO RECEIVE PRIMARY EMPHASIS AT NIOBRARA VALLEY HOSPITAL. 5.) NIOBRARA VALLEY HOSPITAL SHALL PRUDENTLY UTILIZE ITS RESOURCES THROUGH EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT; CAREFUL CONSIDERATION SHALL BE GIVEN TO THE COST/BENEFIT RELATIONSHIP OF DELIVERING SERVICES WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE QUALITY OF CARE. 6.) NIOBRARA VALLEY HOSPITAL SHALL PROVIDE AN ATMOSPHERE CONDUCIVE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF EFFECTIVE WORKING RELATIONSHIPS AMONG THE VARIOUS ELEMENTS NECESSARY BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE HOSPITAL FAMILY. THIS FAMILY INCLUDES THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, MEDICAL STAFF, ADMINISTRATION, EMPLOYEES, THE COMMUNITY, AUXILIARY AND FRIENDS OF THE HOSPITAL. 7.) NIOBRARA VALLEY HOSPITAL SHALL OFFER CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR ITS MEDICAL STAFF AND HOSPITAL PERSONNEL. NIOBRARA VALLEY HOSPITAL ALSO SHALL STRIVE TO PROVIDE ITS PATIENTS AND THE COMMUNITY WITH EDUCATION IN HEALTH RELATED MATTERS. 8.) NIOBRARA VALLEY HOSPITAL SHALL PLAN FOR ITS FUTURE. TO THIS END, THE HOSPITAL SHALL COOPERATE WITH OTHER HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS WITHIN THE HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH ITS STATED PHILOSOPHY. 9.) NIOBRARA VALLEY HOSPITAL SHALL SERVE AS A CATALYST WITHIN THE COMMUNITY TO IDENTIFY THE COMMUNITY'S HEALTH CARE NEEDS, AND SHALL DETERMINE THE LEVEL OF APPROPRIATE PARTICIPATION BY THE HOSPITAL IN MEETING SUCH NEEDS. 10.) NIOBRARA VALLEY HOSPITAL WILL CONSIDER WHERE THE NEED AND/OR THE INDIVIDUAL'S ABILITY TO PAY COEXIST AND OFFER FREE CARE TO THOSE WHO QUALIFY. 11.) NIOBRARA VALLEY HOSPITAL SERVED 33 INPATIENT DAYS, 45 SWING AND RESPITE CARE DAYS AND 539 EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS. 12.) NIOBRARA VALLEY HOSPITAL PROVIDES CARE TO PERSONS COVERED BY GOVERNMENTAL PROGRAMS AT COST. CHARITY CARE IS ALSO PROVIDED THROUGH MANY REDUCED PRICE SERVICES AND FREE PROGRAMS OFFERED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR BASED UPON ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES WHICH NIOBRARA VALLEY HOSPITAL BELIEVES WILL SERVE A BONA FIDE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEED. THESE INCLUDE: 1.) OPERATED A FULL TIME EMERGENCY ROOM THAT PROVIDES MEDICAL SERVICES TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY. 2.) A VARIETY OF HEALTH CARE MATERIAL WAS DISTRIBUTED TO FOSTER HEALTH EDUCATION IN THE COMMUNITY. 3.) PROVIDED ASSISTANCE TO MEDICARE PATIENTS WITH RESPECT TO THEIR BENEFITS UNDER THE MEDICARE PROGRAM. 4.) EXCESS REVENUE IS REINVESTED IN NEW EQUIPMENT WHICH UPGRADES TECHNOLOGY WHICH WILL ALLOW NIOBRARA VALLEY HOSPITAL TO GUARANTEE THE AVAILABILITY OF AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE FOR OUR SERVICE AREA.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 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 August 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 November 1975.
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: Valley Hospital Inc (Paramus, NJ), EIN 22-1487307. 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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