St Lukes Regional Medical Center
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
To improve the health of people in the communities we serve.
- Income
- $2.7 billion
- Spending
- $2.6 billion
- Spent on programs
- 93%
- Reserves
- 2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 97%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 472
- Highest pay
- $1.9 million, president & system ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 71 out of 100. Higher than 61% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 2.0 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 24% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 6% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 12% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1593% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 95 out of 100. Higher than 36% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2513 of 14 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 September 30, 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 (4)
- $676.2 million spent. Medical & Surgical:St. Luke's Regional Medical Center is comprised of three hospital campuses (Boise, Meridian and Elmore in Mountain Home), two urgent care centers (Eagle and Fruitland), a free-standing emergency department in Fruitland and physician clinics throughout the Treasure Valley. St. Luke's Boise/Meridian: Founded in 1902, St. Luke's Boise Medical Center in downtown Boise is St. Luke's main tertiary hospital and the home of St. Luke's Children's Hospital. Surrounding the campus are various medical office buildings that SLRMC either is affiliated with or owns substantially all of the available space within. Most of the available space is utilized by employed physicians or leased to other physician practices. St. Luke's Boise has 430 licensed beds as of 2024 and is the largest healthcare facility in the State of Idaho. In 2023, St. Luke's Boise expanded operation of its inpatient rehabilitation unit by doubling capacity to 38 beds, spanning two floors. The hospital is in the midst of an ongoing, significant expansion meant to enhance infrastructure and address the growing demand for healthcare services in the Treasure Valley. Significant components within the project include construction of a north tower, medical office plaza, renovations of existing spaces and significant new equipment. St. Luke's Meridian is a 550,000-square foot facility that opened as an outpatient facility in 1996 and in 2001 expanded into a full-service community hospital. The hospital has 157 licensed beds and is designated as a Level IV Trauma Center; attached to and surrounding St. Luke's Meridian are medical offices, the majority of which SLRMC operates through owned or leased space. Substantially all available space is utilized by employed physicians or leased to other physician practices. In Fiscal Year 2024, St. Luke's Boise and Meridian provided inpatient care for 36,676 admissions and care associated with 1.9 million outpatient visits. St. Luke's Boise and Meridian Medical Centers, St. Luke's cancer centers and all St. Luke's physician clinics in the Treasure Valley have received Magnet recognition, the gold standard for nursing excellence. St. Luke's Elmore: Formerly Elmore Medical Center, the hospital was founded in 1955 and became St. Luke's Elmore Medical Center when it integrated with the health system in 2013. St. Luke's Elmore is a 60,000-square-foot hospital located in Mountain Home, designated by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services as a Critical Access Hospital providing essential healthcare services to a rural community, with 25 licensed beds as of 2024. The hospital provides 24-hour emergency services, lab and imaging services, family birthing suites, inpatient acute care, outpatient clinics and services, respiratory therapy and a long-term care unit. St. Luke's Elmore operates using facilities owned by Elmore Medical Center Hospital District and leased to SLRMC. The hospital is a healthcare option for personnel affiliated with the nearby Air Force Base and provides skilled nursing and rehabilitation care in its long-term care unit, a Medicare-certified skilled nursing facility. In Fiscal Year 2024, St. Luke's Elmore provided inpatient care for 903 admissions and care associated with 76,859 outpatient visits.
- $386.6 million spent. Pharmacy:St. Luke's Regional Medical Center provides retail pharmacy service in Boise and Meridian, as well as specialty pharmacy. St. Luke's also offers curbside pickup options, and in recent years, has partnered with regional grocery retailer WinCo Foods to offer 24/7 prescription lockers for community members; lockers are stationed at multiple locations in the Treasure Valley. St. Luke's also offers a "Meds to Beds" service through which St. Luke's team members provide outpatient prescriptions to patients at the Boise and Meridian hospitals before they discharge, allowing more after-hours prescriptions to be filled immediately instead of the next day. Pharmacy has been among the health system's most innovative programs; services piloted within the Treasure Valley routinely roll out among additional locations. Significant space within St. Luke's consolidated service center, now under development in Boise, is dedicated to pharmacy operations and use.
- $290.9 million spent. Oncology:Now known as St. Luke's Cancer Institute, formerly Mountain States Tumor Institute, Idaho's first cancer center opened in 1969. As the region's largest provider of cancer services, St. Luke's brings advanced care to thousands of patients every year from five cancer centers in Boise, Fruitland, Meridian, Nampa and Twin Falls. It also provides infusion and other cancer-related services at rural hospitals and clinics in its service area and offers mammography and breast care services at multiple centers and mobile mammography functions. St. Luke's Cancer Institute is a nationally recognized leader in cancer research and home to Idaho's only children's cancer treatment center, only federally sponsored center for hemophilia and only blood cancer center.
- $1.0 billion spent. Other services include primary care, heart, orthopedics and sports medicine, neurology, emergency services, inpatient rehabilitation, lab services, acute care, women's, home care, behavioral health, hospice, research and telehealth. Notably, St. Luke's Children's has created a network of medical experts that specialize in caring for pediatric patients from birth to adulthood; services mesh with a wide range of specialty outpatient clinics and support service in areas such as pediatric cardiology, neurosurgery, oncology, gastroenterology and others. St. Luke's also regularly brings visiting specialists to Idaho and hosts clinics to support patient care.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since June 1947.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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