Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital is committed to providing quality healthcare and wellness for the people of our community.
- Income
- $72.0 million
- Spending
- $66.0 million
- Spent on programs
- 86%
- Reserves
- -2.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 90%
- Employees
- 437
- Volunteers
- 20
- Highest pay
- $746,546, orthopedic surgeon
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: 47 out of 100. Higher than 26% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
2 of 20It owes 81% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 8% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 28% 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 December 31, 2024, 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 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 (3)
- $48.4 million spent. Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital (SMH), a component unit of Schoolcraft County, is organized under Public Act of 230 and is a county hospital corporation that operates a 12-bed acute care facility. SMH provides comprehensive inpatient, outpatient, emergency, medical clinic, and home health services in total. Healthcare is offered in at least 30 specialties, some of which include cardiology, neurology, general and orthopedic surgery, a 24-hour physician staffed emergency room, a walk-in clinic, physical and occupational therapy, cardiac rehabilitation, and a wide range of diagnostic services including a full-service laboratory, x-ray, mammography, CT scans, MRI's, and nuclear medicine. SMH is an equal opportunity provider and employer. (continued on Schedule O)During 2024, SMH had 1,159 acute and swing bed patient days, 1,382 inpatient and outpatient surgeries, 65,822 outpatient visits, and 344 Home Health Admits.The Hospital provides health care services to patients who meet certain criteria under its charity care policy without charge or at amounts less than established rates. Since the Hospital does not pursue collection of these amounts, they are not reported as patient service revenue. The estimated cost of providing these services was $312,000 in 2024, calculated by multiplying the ratio of cost to gross charges for the Hospital by the gross uncompensated charges associated with providing charity care to its patients.
- $5.4 million spent. SMH owns a provider based rural health clinic which had five full time and one per diem physician, seven nurse practitioners, and two physician assistants. SMH had 27,980 RHC visits in 2024.
- $3.0 million spent. SMH offers 24/7 emergency services staffed with a physician who is on-site. SMH treats all patients regardless of their ability to pay. SMH had 4,970 ER visits in 2024.
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 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 November 6, 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 December 2024.
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 September 2007.
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 November 4, 2026.
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