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Glendive Medical Center Inc

EIN 81-6016016 · Glendive, MT

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak45 out of 100GovernanceStrong95 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

Points to look into

  • Raising each dollar of donations cost 112 cents.

These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.

What it says it does

We are committed to caring, healing, and a healthier community.

Income
$54.0 million
Spending
$52.8 million
Spent on programs
76%
Reserves
1.1 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 99%
Employees
461
Volunteers
153
Highest pay
$535,853, general surgeon

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Weak: 45 out of 100. Higher than 24% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).

  • Reserves

    10 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 1.1 months of spending.

  • Debt

    10 of 20

    It owes 49% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 2% of income.

  • Income trend

    10 of 15

    Income fell 10% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    0 of 15

    76% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 112 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, 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 25

    6 of 8 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    0 of 5

    Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 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 (1)
  1. $40.0 million spent. Glendive Medical Center, Inc. (GMC) is a totally integrated medical center with a 25-bed Critical Access Hospital providing all primary care services to the community of Glendive and the surrounding rural service area. The Medical Center also is comprised of 116 nursing home beds which includes 36 extended care beds and 80 beds with the Eastern Montana Veterans Home, 13-suite Assisted Living Facility, Visiting Nurse Program, and Hospice services. A clinic with Rural Health Clinic designation is attached. GMC is very committed to meeting the needs of the service area they serve. IRS requirements of the community benefit standard for tax-exempt Continued on Schedule O...organizations are integral to GMC's charitable mission of being committed to caring, healing and a healthier community. GMC is governed by an independent board with a representative composition by gender, rural/urban, professional/non-professional and geography. The Board has a history of acting with the highest integrity and proactively adopting governance best practices to ensure the organization operates with the highest of integrity for the benefit of the community they serve. During this year, the Board continued to actively oversee critical functions of the organization. During the past year:1. The annual compliance reports and education was provided to the Board as part of their mandatory education.2. Board members reviewed and signed the required annual conflict of interest statement.GMC makes medical care accessible to the entire area it serves. They operate a 24 hour emergency room, providing care regardless of the ability to pay. GMC had 4,203 emergency room visits during the past year. GMC provides clinical services including onsite providers needed to operate the Emergency Department.In addition, GMC, through its integrated group of providers and visiting specialists, provides non-emergency services to the community it serves. It makes these services accessible to the community through participation in government programs like Medicare, Medicaid, and Veterans Administration and by offering financial assistance in various ways to those who are unable to pay.GMC's Uncompensated Care policy provides discounted and free services to patients who do not have the resources to be fully responsible for the medical care they receive. GMC's policy is structured to provide various options of financial assistance depending upon the patient's needs. The applications and policies for the various financial assistance options and uncompensated care are available on the organization's website, gmc.org. GMC maintains records to identify and monitor the care provided under the uncompensated care policies. During the past year, GMC's costs for charity care, based on the amount of charges foregone, was $322,576 in their service area.GMC through the annual board approved strategic plan strives to meet the community needs. Further information about the services provided by GMC to the community it serves including their annual Community Benefit Report is available on their official website, WWW.gmc.org.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since September 1965.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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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