Methodist Hospital Levelland
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
AS EXPRESSIONS OF GOD'S HEALING LOVE, WITNESSED THROUGH THE MINISTRY OF JESUS, WE ARE STEADFAST IN SERVING ALL, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE POOR AND VULNERABLE.
- Income
- $27.5 million
- Spending
- $31.9 million
- Spent on programs
- 98%
- Reserves
- 5.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 87%
- Employees
- 218
- Volunteers
- 9
- Highest pay
- $514,499, frmr off. - vp reg. rural admin
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: 60 out of 100. Higher than 46% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 5.9 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 37% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 16% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 10% 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 December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 95 out of 100. Higher than 39% 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
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
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)
- $31.2 million spent. SEE SCHEDULE OAT PROVIDENCE, WE USE OUR VOICE TO ADVOCATE FOR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS AND NEEDED REFORMS IN HEALTH CARE. WE ARE ALSO PURSUING INNOVATIVE WAYS TO TRANSFORM HEALTH CARE BY KEEPING PEOPLE HEALTHY, AND MAKING OUR SERVICES MORE CONVENIENT, ACCESSIBLE AND AFFORDABLE FOR ALL. IN AN INCREASINGLY UNCERTAIN WORLD, WE ARE COMMITTED TO HIGH-QUALITY, COMPASSIONATE HEALTH CARE FOR EVERYONE - REGARDLESS OF COVERAGE OR ABILITY TO PAY. WE HELP PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES BENEFIT FROM THE BEST HEALTH CARE MODEL FOR THE FUTURE - TODAY.TOGETHER, OUR 125,000 CAREGIVERS (ALL EMPLOYEES) SERVE IN 51 HOSPITALS, 1,014 CLINICS AND A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES ACROSS ALASKA, CALIFORNIA, MONTANA, NEW MEXICO, OREGON, TEXAS AND WASHINGTON. THE PROVIDENCE AFFILIATE FAMILY INCLUDES:-PROVIDENCE ACROSS FIVE WESTERN STATES-COVENANT HEALTH IN WEST TEXAS AND NEW MEXICO-FACEY MEDICAL GROUP IN LOS ANGELES, CA-KADLEC IN SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON-PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTERS IN SEATTLE, WA-SWEDISH HEALTH SERVICES IN SEATTLE, WA IN 2024, PROVIDENCE MINISTRIES AND AFFILIATES PROVIDED $1.9 BILLION IN COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS. THIS INCLUDES FREE AND DISCOUNTED CARE, UNCOMPENSATED AND SUBSIDIZED CARE, AND OTHER COMMUNITY HEALTH ACTIVITIES.ONE OF THESE VITAL PROGRAMS, MEDICAID, IS A LIFELINE FOR MILLIONS OF INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING SENIORS, CHILDREN, PREGNANT PATIENTS, THOSE WITH DISABILITIES AND VETERANS. WE ARE GRATEFUL TO EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITIES WHO HAS JOINED US IN ADVOCATING FOR CONTINUED FUNDING AND EXPANSION OF THIS PROGRAM. TOGETHER, WE ARE HELPING TO ENSURE MORE PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS TO NEEDED CARE.FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO: HTTPS://WWW.PROVIDENCE.ORG/ABOUT/ANNUAL-REPORTTHROUGH OUR COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS, WE FOCUS ON MEETING THE DIVERSE NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE WE SERVE BY WORKING TO ENSURE BASIC HEALTH NEEDS ARE MET, REMOVING BARRIERS TO CARE, BUILDING COMMUNITY RESILIENCE AND INNOVATING FOR THE FUTURE. PROVIDENCE CONTINUES TO WORK TOWARDS CARBON NEGATIVE AND IN 2024 DECREASED EMISSIONS BY 19 PERCENT COMPARED TO OUR 2019 BASELINE. OUR EFFORTS EARNED US A SYSTEM RECORD 55 ENVIRONMENTAL EXCELLENCE AWARDS FROM PRACTICE GREENHEALTH AND MADE US THE FIRST LARGE SYSTEM TO RECEIVE THE JOINT COMMISSION'S SUSTAINABLE HEALTHCARE CERTIFICATION IN 2024 FOR EACH OF OUR HOSPITALS. 2024 PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS COVENANT HEALTH LEVELLAND COVENANT MEDICAL CENTER, GRACE SURGICAL HOSPITAL, COVENANT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AND COVENANT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL WORK COLLABORATIVELY THROUGH A CENTRALIZED/SHARED SERVICE COMMUNITY BENEFIT/COMMUNITY HEALTH INVESTMENT DEPARTMENT TO MEET THE NEEDS IDENTIFIED IN THE CHNA. THE LUBBOCK BASED FACILITIES ARE REFERRED TO COLLECTIVELY AS COVENANT HEALTH LUBBOCK HOSPITALS AND ALL SERVE THE SAME GEOGRAPHIC SERVICE AREA OF WEST TEXAS AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO. ADDITIONALLY, DUE TO OVERLAPPING SERVICE AREAS, CLOSE GEOGRAPHIC PROXIMITY TO ONE ANOTHER, AND SHARED COMMUNITY BENEFIT OUTREACH PROGRAMS, THE COVENANT HEALTH LUBBOCK HOSPITALS WORKED WITH COVENANT HEALTH PLAINVIEW, COVENANT HEALTH LEVELLAND AND COVENANT HOBBS HOSPITAL TO DEVELOP A REGIONAL APPROACH TO MANY OF THEIR CHIP'S. WHILE THERE ARE SOME DIFFERENCES IN SELECT STRATEGIES AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS, COVENANT MEDICAL CENTER, COVENANT CHILDREN'S, GRACE SURGICAL HOSPITAL, COVENANT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL, COVENANT HEALTH PLAINVIEW, COVENANT HOBBS HOSPITAL, AND COVENANT HEALTH LEVELLAND SHARE MANY SIMILAR OUTREACH STRATEGIES, WHICH ALLOWS FOR MORE EFFECTIVELY LEVERAGING INVESTMENTS IN THE REGION TO MEET COMMUNITY NEEDS.COVENANT HEALTH HAS A RICH HISTORY IN THE TEXAS/NEW MEXICO REGION. WHILE HEALTH CARE IN OUR REGION HAS CHANGED OVER THE YEARS, OUR COMMITMENT TO FULFILLING OUR MISSION, VISION, VALUES AND PROMISE HAVE NOT WAIVERED. BELOW WE HIGHLIGHT THREE PRIORITY AREA ACCOMPLISHMENTS ACROSS COVENANT HEALTH HOSPITALS:MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTHMENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TREATMENT, INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION SERVICES FOR THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING RELATED ISSUES SUCH AS SUBSTANCE USE 1) THE COVENANT COMMUNITY OUTREACH COUNSELING PROGRAM PROVIDES COUNSELING SERVICES TO LOW-INCOME, UNINSURED AND VULNERABLE PERSONS IN OUR COMMUNITIES. IN 2024 TELE-HEALTH COUNSELING SERVICES WERE CONTINUED TO SUPPORT LEVELLAND, PLAINVIEW AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. A COUNSELING INTERNSHIP PROGRAM WAS EXPANDED THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH AREA UNIVERSITIES CREATING A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN SERVICES PROVIDED TO THE COMMUNITY. THE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM HAS GROWN FROM 2 COUNSELOR INTERNS AT THE END OF 2022 TO 6 INTERNS AT THE END OF 2024. WHILE THE COVENANT COMMUNITY COUNSELING CENTER IS BASED IN LUBBOCK IT SERVES COMMUNITY MEMBERS FROM LUBBOCK, HALE, HOCKLEY COUNTIES AS WELL AS VARIOUS SURROUNDING COUNTIES. COVENANT ALSO PARTICIPATES IN A REGIONAL-WIDE MENTAL HEALTH COLLABORATIVE-WEST TEXAS MENTAL HEALTH COLLABORATIVE WHICH PROVIDES SUPPORT TO THE ENTIRE TEXAS SERVICE AREA INCLUDING HOCKLEY COUNTY. THROUGH THIS COLLABORATIVE WE HAVE SUPPORTED THE CREATION OF A NEW DIVERSION CENTER WHICH IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND HAS ALSO BROUGHT MENTAL HEALTH CONFERENCES TO THE REGION. COVENANT LEVELLAND PARTICIPATED IN DIRECT EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH TO LOCAL SCHOOL SUBSTANCE MISUSE PREVENTION IN 2024 SERVING APPROXIMATELY 1,300 STUDENTS.ACCESS TO CARE AND HEALTH RESOURCESISSUES RELATED TO ACCESSING HEALTH SERVICES AND RESOURCES INCLUDING SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH WITH AN EMPHASIS ON VULNERABLE POPULATIONS AND HEALTH EQUITY 2) THROUGH COVENANT HEATH'S COMMUNITY DENTAL OUTREACH PROGRAM, WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE LOW-COST DENTAL SERVICES TO DENTALLY UN-INSURED THROUGH DENTAL OUTREACH CLINICS LOCATED IN LUBBOCK AND PLAINVIEW BUT ALSO SERVING HOCKLEY COUNTY RESIDENTS. WE WORKED WITH TRANSPORTATION AGENCIES TO ENSURE LEVELLAND RESIDENTS COULD ACCESS OUR SERVICES AND WAIVED FEES WHEN APPROPRIATE. DENTAL OUTREACH SERVICES OCCURRED IN LUBBOCK AND HOCKLEY COUNTIES. IN 2024, THIS PROGRAM TOTALED APPROXIMATELY 1,600 DENTAL ENCOUNTERS PROVIDING ACCESS TO THE FULL ARRAY OF DE
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 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 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 1989.
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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