Baton Rouge General Medical Center
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY HEALTHCARE TO THE BATON ROUGE AREA, REGARDLESS OF PATIENT RACE, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, AGE, OR ABILITY TO PAY AND TO PROMOTE THE OVERALL HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY VIA WELLNESS PROGRAMS AND MEDICAL EDUCATION ACTIVITIES.
- Income
- $712.3 million
- Spending
- $666.5 million
- Spent on programs
- 98%
- Reserves
- 5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 97%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 0
- Highest pay
- $2.1 million, pres & chief executive off
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 81 out of 100. Higher than 73% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 5.0 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 23% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 6% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 3% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1598% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, 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 17 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 September 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 (3)
- $541.2 million spent. BATON ROUGE GENERAL (BRG) PROVIDES QUALITY HEALTHCARE REGARDLESS OF RACE, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, AGE OR ABILITY TO PAY. ALTHOUGH REIMBURSEMENT FOR SERVICES IS CRITICAL TO THE OPERATIONS AND STABILITY OF BRG, IT IS RECOGNIZED THAT NOT ALL INDIVIDUALS HAVE THE ABILITY TO PAY FOR ESSENTIAL MEDICAL SERVICES. IN KEEPING WITH BRG'S COMMITMENT TO SERVING THE COMMUNITY, BRG PROVIDED $27,032,926 OF FREE AND/OR UNSUBSIDIZED CARE, $459,470,471 OF CARE CHARGE-OFFS PROVIDED TO PERSONS COVERED BY GOVERNMENTAL PROGRAMS AT BELOW COST AS WELL AS HEALTH ACTIVITIES AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS. DURING FY 2025, BRG RECORDED 17,763 ADMITS, 1,811,289 OUTPATIENT CASES PROCEDURES/LAB TESTS, RECORDED 97,902 PATIENT DAYS, 82,580 EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS, DISPENSED 1,500,000 PHARMACY UNIT DOSES AND 13,525 INPATIENT/OUTPATIENT SURGERIES.
- $52.4 million spent. BRG OFFERS A FULL RANGE OF INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SURGICAL SERVICES TO THE GREATER BATON ROUGE AREA INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, GENERAL, CARDIOVASCULAR, AND NEUROSURGERIES USING THE LATEST IN TECHNOLOGY SUCH AS ROBOTIC PATIENT SURGERY. BRG IS HOME TO THE AREA'S FINEST GENERAL AND ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY SPECIALISTS AND OFFERS THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY AND CLINICALLY COMPETENT SUPPORT STAFF IN THE AREA. BRG COMPLETED 13,525 SURGERIES DURING THE TAX YEAR.
- $57.8 million spent. THE BRG INPATIENT/OUTPATIENT PHARMACIES PROVIDE OUR PATIENTS WITH THE MOST CURRENT AND EFFECTIVE PHARMACEUTICALS ON THE MARKET. PHARMACY ADMINISTRATION IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF PATIENT THERAPY AND RECOVERY. DURING THE YEAR, THE INPATIENT/OUTPATIENT PHARMACIES DISPENSED 1,500,000 UNIT DOSES.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending September 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since June 1984.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 21, 2026.
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