San Luis Valley Regional Medical Center
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
AN UNCONDITIONAL COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE BY PROVIDING QUALITY, COMPASSIONATE CARE GUIDED BY OUR VALUES. WE ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR PROVIDING SERVICES TO OUR COMMUNITY THAT ARE OF THE HIGHEST CALIBER OF SERVICE AND STANDARD PERFORMANCE, WHILE DEMONSTRATING OUR ADOPTED VALUES.
- Income
- $135.6 million
- Spending
- $132.3 million
- Spent on programs
- 76%
- Reserves
- 3.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 97%
- Employees
- 897
- Volunteers
- 12
- Highest pay
- $736,144, physician
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
Good: 81 out of 100. Higher than 73% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 3.3 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 25% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 2% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 4% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1576% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 15 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: 100 out of 100. Higher than 52% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2510 of 12 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 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)
- $100.3 million spent. SAN LUIS VALLEY HEALTH WAS FORMED JULY 1, 2013. PRIOR TO THE MERGER THAT CREATED SAN LUIS VALLEY HEALTH, THE HOSPITAL OPERATED AS AN INDEPENDENT, NOT FOR PROFIT HOSPITAL FOR OVER 83 YEARS. THE MERGER BROUGHT TOGETHER SAN LUIS VALLEY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER AND CONEJOS COUNTY HOSPITAL. PRIOR TO THE MERGER, CONEJOS COUNTY HOSPITAL HAD BEEN MANAGED BY SAN LUIS VALLEY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER SINCE 2003. SLV HEALTH SERVES THE SIX COUNTIES OF THE SAN LUIS VALLEY WITH A POPULATION OF JUST UNDER 50,000 AND AN AREA OF OVER 8,200 SQUARE MILES; LARGER THAN THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY. SLV HEALTH EMPLOYS OVER 650 EMPLOYEES AND IS THE LARGEST EMPLOYER IN THE SAN LUIS VALLEY. THE TRUSTEES, PROVIDERS AND STAFF OF SLV HEALTH ARE UNDERSTANDABLY PROUD OF THEIR TRADITION FOR PROVIDING CARE AND SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITIES. SERVING OUR LOW-INCOME COMMUNITY MEANS THAT WE HAVE A CHALLENGING PAYER MIX WITH HIGH MEDICAID, UNINSURED AND RELATIVELY LOW COMMERCIAL PERCENTAGES. THIS HAS LED TO OUR ORGANIZATION BEING RESOURCEFUL, CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE IN ORDER TO CONTINUE SERVICE WITH POSITIVE OPERATING MARGINS. OVER THE LAST TEN YEARS, OUR GROSS REVENUE HAS INCREASED FROM $20M TO IN EXCESS OF $200M AND THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS SERVED HAS EXPANDED SEVERAL FOLD. NEW SERVICES HAVE BEEN ADDED IN MEDICATION ONCOLOGY, INPATIENT REHABILITATION, SLEEP DISORDERS, WOMEN'S IMAGING CENTER, FIXED WING MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION, GENETIC COUNSELING, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, CARDIOLOGY, CHIROPRACTIC, ONCOLOGY/INFUSION THERAPY, UROLOGY, AND MORE.
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
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 November 6, 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 June 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 October 1939.
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 November 4, 2026.
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