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Idaho Hospital Association

EIN 82-0303074 · Boise, ID

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LegitimacyCautionRegistration and standingFinancial healthNot ratedToo small or too little detailGovernanceNot ratedToo small or too little detailImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

PROVIDING LEADERSHIP IN HEALTH POLICY AND ADVOCACY AND COMPREHENSIVE MEMBER SERVICES THAT STRENGTHEN IDAHO HOSPITALS' VIABILITY AND CAPACITY TO BEST SERVE THEIR COMMUNITIES.

Income
$4.4 million
Spending
$4.0 million
Employees
27
Volunteers
17
Highest pay
$512,468, president/ce

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Financial health

We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Governance

This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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)
  1. OUR PRIMARY FOCUS IS STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RELATIONS AND ADVOCACY EFFORTS ON BEHALF OF OUR MEMBERS. WE WORK DILIGENTLY WITH IDAHO'S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION, THE AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, THE IDAHO LEGISLATURE, AND OTHER HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATIONS TO INFLUENCE HEALTH CARE RELATED ISSUES ON BEHALF OF OUR MEMBERSHIP. ADVOCATED SUCCESSFULLY AGAINST MEDICAID EXPANSION REPEAL. SEE CONTINUATION ON SCHEDULE O.
  2. A STATE CANCER REGISTRY COLLECTED AND ANALYZED DATA ON ALL INCIDENTS OF CANCER IN IDAHO FOR EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND PUBLIC HEALTH CONCERNS. A FEDERAL GRANT AND A NEW FEDERAL CONTRACT IMPROVED THE QUALITY, TIMELINESS AND COMPLETENESS OF CANCER DATA COLLECTION IN IDAHO WITH AN INCREASED EMPHASIS ON USING DATA FOR RESEARCH. HOSPITALS RECEIVED DATA, EDUCATION AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO IMPROVE SERVICE DELIVERY. A STATE TSE REGISTRY COLLECTED AND ANALYZED REPORTABLE CASES AND EVALUATED THE HEALTH SYSTEM'S RESPONSES TO TIME-SENSITIVE ENCOUNTERS. A STATE GRANT PROVIDED DATABASE PLANNING, IMPLEMENTATION, AND MANAGEMENT OF A TIME SENSITIVE EVENT REGISTRY IN IDAHO WHICH NOW INCLUDES TRAUMA, STROKE, AND HEART ATTACK INCIDENTS. SEE CONTINUATION ON SCHEDULE O.
  3. IHA ALSO PROVIDES MEMBERS SERVICES SUCH AS CONSULTATION ON MATTERS SUCH AS PHYSICIAN RELATIONS AND HOSPITAL LAW, QUALITY AND PATIENT SAFETY, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION PROGRAMS, DATA COLLECTION AND INTERPRETATION, AND OTHER MEMBER SERVICES.
  4. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A - FIRST ACCOMPLISHMENT CONTINUED ADVOCATED SUCCESSFULLY FOR A NEW "ASSISTANT PHYSICIAN" CATEGORY AND CREATED A THREE-YEAR LIMITED LICENSE FOR ASSISTANT PHYSICIANS WHO ARE WITHIN THREE YEARS OF GRADUATION FROM AN ACCREDITED MEDICAL SCHOOL. THOSE WITH A LIMITED LICENSE CAN APPLY FOR AN UNRESTRICTED LICENSE TO PRACTICE AS A GENERAL PRACTITIONER AFTER MEETING EDUCATION AND PRACTICE REQUIREMENTS. ADVOCATED SUCCESSFULLY FOR BUDGET ENHANCEMENTS FOR THE RESIDENCY PROGRAM, INCLUDING AN ADDITIONAL DENTAL STUDENT, A CHILD PSYCHIATRY RESIDENT SEAT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, AND NEW RESIDENTS AND A NEW FELLOW IN NAMPA. ADVOCATED SUCCESSFULLY TO INCENTIVIZE NURSES, PHYSICIANS, AND PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS TO BECOME PRECEPTORS FOR PRIMARY CARE GRADUATE STUDENTS BY OFFERING CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS TO PRECEPTORS. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B - SECOND ACCOMPLISHMENT CONTINUED IDAHO HOSPITALS RECEIVED EDUCATION AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF CARE.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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)(6) business league.

    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? Caution.

    The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(6) business league as not deductible.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, 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 December 2024.

    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 November 1959.

    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.

  7. Could it be confused with another charity? Worth knowing.

    A much larger organization has a similar name: Goshen Hospital Association Inc (Goshen, IN), EIN 35-6001540. If that is the one you meant, check the EIN before giving.

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

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