Bonner General Hospital Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
To provide excellence in healthcare
- Income
- $67.4 million
- Spending
- $67.5 million
- Spent on programs
- 88%
- Reserves
- 5.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 98%
- Employees
- 552
- Volunteers
- 62
- Highest pay
- $752,682, 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
Fair: 68 out of 100. Higher than 55% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 5.1 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 37% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 0% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 5% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1588% 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 259 of 10 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 (1)
- $59.2 million spent. Bonner General Hospital (BGH), located in Sandpoint, Idaho, is a full-service critical access hospital licensed for 25 beds. BGH is accredited by the DNV. BGH is the sole provider of all inpatient acute care and many other various outpatient services in Bonner County. BGH provides services to a predominantly rural and widely dispersed population of 60,000 plus and growing. Its patient service areas extend to the Canadian border, the western edge of Montana and the eastern border of Washington. BGH provides inpatient and outpatient services regardless of an individual's ability to pay, utilizing moral and ethical principles. Statement continued on Schedule O.Services provided include emergency care, diagnostic, primary care, therapeutic services, and prevention programs. BGH also provides educational programs, support groups, counseling and seminars for patients and the general public, in addition to professional education programs for high school and college students and its staff. BGH is dedicated to providing quality, patient-focused services that are determined to be both necessary and feasible. Through evaluation and planning by hospital leadership, BGH will continue to identify the existing and future needs of the patient service area and will strive to continually improve its performance in meeting those needs.During the period of 01/01/24 to 12/31/24, BGH admitted 809 patients, serviced 11,674 emergency room visits, and performed 2,519 surgical procedures. During that same period, BGH provided 2,875 days of patient care and 3,284 Hospice visits. BGH provides care to persons covered by government-sponsored health care programs (i.e. Medicare and Medicaid) at below cost, as well as free and/or subsidized care to indigent patients. For the period of 01/01/24 to 12/31/24 BGH provided $40,898,308 in unreimbursed care to government-sponsored health care program (i.e. Medicare and Medicaid), $3,165,455 in uncompensated care to private pay patients, and $554,309 in charity care, based on gross charges.
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 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 December 2024.
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 February 1956.
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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