Cabinet Peaks Medical Center
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- Raising each dollar of donations cost 52 cents.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
Committed to quality, compassionate care.
- Income
- $57.6 million
- Spending
- $54.8 million
- Spent on programs
- 82%
- Reserves
- 7.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 96%
- Employees
- 386
- Volunteers
- 33
- Highest pay
- $637,929, orthopedic surgeon
Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 68 out of 100. Higher than 55% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 7.4 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 31% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 5% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 15% on the year before.
Spending floor
0 of 1582% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 52 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 31, 2025, 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 255 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 March 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)
- $45.1 million spent. Cabinet Peaks Medical Center operates a 25-bed critical access hospital providing medical services to the residents of Lincoln County. Due to the remote location of Lincoln County, Cabinet Peaks serves a critical role in caring for the medical needs of its community, as the next closest emergency room is over 50 miles away and the nearest regional hospital is 90 miles away. As such Cabinet Peaks makes it a priority to provide an Intensive Care Unit, 24/7 Emergency Services, Birthing Services, and extensive Surgery Services. Cabinet Peaks also offers a complement of outpatient services, including primary care and OB/GYN services, a variety of rehab and therapy services, infusion and chemotherapy, imaging, and lab. (Continued on Schedule O)Patients often do not have the luxury of time or money or the physical strength necessary to make the 90-mile trip to Kalispell to receive these services, which is why Cabinet Peaks recognizes the value of providing these services close to home. In fiscal year 2025, Cabinet Peaks Medical Center provided services to 11,117 unique patients amounting to a total of 24,537 adjusted patient days. 2,084 surgical cases were performed. Additionally, Cabinet Peaks Medical Center delivered 115 babies during fiscal year 2025. As Lincoln County consistently has one of the top unemployment rates in the State and is an economically depressed area, many of Cabinet Peaks' patients are uninsured or underinsured, meaning Cabinet Peaks provides a significant amount of uncompensated care. 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 amounts of charges forgone, based on established rates, were $899,404 and $827,737 during the years ended March 31, 2025, and 2024, respectively. The estimated cost of providing these services was approximately $495,000 and $456,000 for the years ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, 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.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 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 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 March 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 December 1944.
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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