Methodist Healthcare-Memphis
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
METHODIST LE BONHEUR HEALTHCARE, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ITS MEDICAL STAFFS, WILL COLLABORATE WITH PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES TO BE THE LEADER IN PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY, COST-EFFECTIVE PATIENT-AND FAMILY-CENTERED CARE. SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED IN A MANNER WHICH SUPPORTS THE HEALTH MINISTRIES AND SOCIAL PRINCIPLES OF THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH TO BENEFIT THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE.
- Income
- $2.0 billion
- Spending
- $2.2 billion
- Spent on programs
- 94%
- Reserves
- 0.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 97%
- Employees
- 11,899
- Volunteers
- 78
- Highest pay
- $2.4 million, president/ceo/board member
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
Weak: 48 out of 100. Higher than 30% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.2 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 38% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 11% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 2% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1594% 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 2513 of 14 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)
- $2.0 billion spent. METHODIST HEALTHCARE - MEMPHIS HOSPITALS IS A 501(C)(3) NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION CONSISTING OF FIVE HOSPITALS WITHIN AN INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM BASED IN MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE. THE FIRST METHODIST HOSPITAL IN THE SYSTEM WAS FOUNDED IN 1918 BY THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH TO HELP MEET THE GROWING NEEDS FOR QUALITY HEALTHCARE IN THE MID-SOUTH. AFFILIATED WITH THE MEMPHIS, MISSISSIPPI AND ARKANSAS CONFERENCES OF THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, METHODIST HEALTHCARE - MEMPHIS HOSPITALS COMBINE A DEDICATION TO THE ART OF HEALING WITH A CHRIST-CENTERED COMMITMENT TO MINISTER TO THE WHOLE PERSON. THE FIVE (5) FACILITIES OF METHODIST HEALTHCARE - MEMPHIS HOSPITALS ARE LICENSED AS ONE HOSPITAL. IT IS THE THIRD LARGEST HOSPITAL IN THE COUNTRY. METHODIST HAS FIVE MAJOR AREAS OF FOCUS: CARDIOLOGY, CANCER, NEUROSCIENCES, TRANSPLANT, AND PEDIATRICS. METHODIST HEALTHCARE - MEMPHIS HOSPITALS OPERATES THE FOLLOWING HOSPITALS: - METHODIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, THE FLAGSHIP OF THE METHODIST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, IS LOCATED IN THE HEART OF THE MEMPHIS MEDICAL CENTER. METHODIST IS FORMALLY AFFILIATED WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AND SERVES AS ITS PRIMARY TEACHING SITE. A TERTIARY CARE AND REFERRAL CENTER, METHODIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HAS ONE OF THE LARGEST NEUROSCIENCES PROGRAMS IN THE COUNTRY. THE TRANSPLANT PROGRAM SPECIALIZES IN SOLID ORGAN TRANSPLANTS OF THE KIDNEY, LIVER AND PANCREAS. - METHODIST NORTH HOSPITAL IS A COMMUNITY HOSPITAL SERVING RESIDENTS OF THE RALEIGH BARTLETT AREA OF NORTH MEMPHIS AND SURROUNDING AREAS. THE FACILITY OFFERS STATE-OF-THE-ART, COMPREHENSIVE CARDIAC SERVICES. THE HOSPITAL HAS EXPANDED LASER SURGERY CAPABILITIES AND SAME-DAY SURGERY SERVICES ON CAMPUS, AS WELL AS AN AFFILIATED REHABILITATION FACILITY ON CAMPUS. - METHODIST SOUTH HOSPITAL SERVES THE CITIZENS OF SOUTH MEMPHIS AND SURROUNDING AREAS. THIS ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL INCLUDES A MATERNITY CENTER, A CANCER CENTER, A CRITICAL CARE UNIT, A SAME-DAY SURGERY UNIT AND A COMPLETE ARRAY OF OUTPATIENT SERVICES. THE METHODIST SOUTH HOSPITAL ALSO OFFERS STATE-OF-THE-ART CARDIAC SERVICES, INCLUDING CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION AND OPEN-HEART SURGERY. - METHODIST LE BONHEUR GERMANTOWN HOSPITAL IS A COMMUNITY HOSPITAL SERVING GERMANTOWN, COLLIERVILLE, EAST MEMPHIS AND NORTH MISSISSIPPI. THE HOSPITAL OFFERS ACUTE INPATIENT CARE AND TREATMENT, EXTENSIVE SURGICAL SERVICES, WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES, CARDIAC SERVICES, CHILDREN'S SERVICES AND EMERGENCY SERVICES WITH URGENT AND EMERGENCY CARE FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN. - LE BONHEUR CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IS THE MID-SOUTH'S FIRST AND ONLY COMPREHENSIVE PEDIATRIC MEDICAL FACILITY. FOUNDED IN 1952, LE BONHEUR TREATS CHILDREN FROM 47 STATES AND MANY COUNTRIES. THE HOSPITAL IS HOME TO ONE OF THE NATION'S 10 BUSIEST PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS AND HOSTS ONE OF THE LARGEST PEDIATRIC SURGICAL BRAIN TUMOR PROGRAMS. IT IS THE TEACHING SITE FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS AND HOME TO THE CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION RESEARCH CENTER OF MEMPHIS. LE BONHEUR CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL WAS NAMED A NATIONAL BEST CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BY U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT AND ALSO RECOGNIZED AS HIGH-PERFORMING IN THE FOLLOWING SEVEN SPECIALTIES: CARDIOLOGY & HEART SURGERY, NEUROLOGY & NEUROSURGERY, PULMONOLOGY, UROLOGY, NEPHROLOGY, ORTHOPEDICS, AND NEONATOLOGY. AT METHODIST LE BONHEUR HEALTHCARE, WE TAKE OUR MISSION SERIOUSLY AND ARE COMMITTED TO GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY IN A MEANINGFUL WAY. OUR HOSPITALS ARE PART OF A SYSTEM THAT IS THE LARGEST PROVIDER OF TENNCARE SERVICES IN THE STATE, AND OUR FACILITIES PROVIDE FULL ACCESS TO ALL INDIVIDUALS IN OUR SERVICES AREA. * * * IN 2024 MLH CONTRIBUTED MORE THAN $268 MILLION IN COMMUNITY BENEFIT TO MEMPHIS AND THE MID-SOUTH THROUGH VARIOUS EFFORTS INCLUDING, CHARITY CARE, MEDICARE/TNCARE SHORTFALL, MEDICAL EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT SERVICES. NET COMMUNITY BENEFIT EXPENSE IS CALCULATED USING A STANDARD APPROACH AS REQUIRED FOR GOVERNMENT BENEFIT REPORTING. METHODIST LE BONHEUR HEALTHCARE (MLH) HAS SERVED THE MEMPHIS AND MID-SOUTH REGION FOR MORE THAN 100 YEARS. OUR FIVE ADULT HOSPITALS ARE LOCATED ACROSS THE CITY, AND ARE PART OF THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE. OUR CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IS THE REGION'S ONLY COMPREHENSIVE PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL. OUR PHYSICIANS, NURSES AND OTHER CLINICIANS LIVE IN THE COMMUNITIES THAT THEY SERVE AND PROVIDE EXPERT CARE INSIDE THE HOSPITALS AND PREVENTATIVE SERVICES IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS. OUR ORGANIZATION IS COMMITTED TO IMPROVING THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE, PROVIDING UNCOMPENSATED CARE, CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH. WE EMPLOY 250 HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS TO ADDRESS COMMUNITY NEEDS AS THEY RELATE TO FOUR MAJOR AREAS: ACCESS TO SERVICES, RISK REDUCTION, CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND EFFECTIVE PARENTING AND CHRONIC ILLNESS MANAGEMENT AND PREVENTION. EXAMPLES INCLUDE PROGRAMS THAT OFFER FREE OR DISCOUNTED PRESCRIPTION DRUGS, NON BILLED, IN-HOME SERVICES, IN-HOME EQUIPMENT, TRANSPORTATION VOUCHERS, CHILDBIRTH CLASSES AND A VARIETY OF HEALTH FAIRS ALL AIMED AT KEEPING OUR COMMUNITIES HEALTHY. MLH HAS RECEIVED REGIONAL AND NATIONAL RECOGNITION FOR THE CARE IT PROVIDES. METHODIST ADULT HOSPITALS IN THE MEMPHIS AREA, WHICH INCLUDE METHODIST UNIVERSITY, METHODIST LE BONHEUR GERMANTOWN, METHODIST NORTH AND METHODIST SOUTH, ARE RANKED AS A TOP HOSPITAL IN THE REGION BY U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT. In 2024 METHODIST OLIVE BRANCH HOSPITAL IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI became A CMS 5-STAR HOSPITAL, THE ONLY HOSPITAL IN THE REGION TO BE SO RECOGNIZED FOR BOTH QUALITY AND PATIENT EXPERIENCE. LE BONHEUR CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL HAS BEEN NAMED A "BEST CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL" BY U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT FOR ELEVEN/11 CONSECUTIVE YEARS. LE BONHEUR PROVIDES OUTPATIENT SERVICES IN WEST TENNESSEE, NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI AND EASTERN ARKANSAS TO ENSURE CHILDREN THERE HAVE ACCESS TO EXPERT PEDIATRIC CARE. LE BONHEUR IS ALSO A LEVEL 1 PEDIATRIC TRAUMA CENTER, AND SERVES AS THE REGIO
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 September 1935.
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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