Intermountain Front Range Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
HELPING PEOPLE LIVE THE HEALTHIEST LIVES POSSIBLE.
- Income
- $1.2 billion
- Spending
- $1.4 billion
- Spent on programs
- 87%
- Reserves
- -7.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 97%
- Employees
- 10,974
- Volunteers
- 359
- Highest pay
- $1.9 million, physician
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
Weak: 36 out of 100. Higher than 11% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
2 of 20It owes 85% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 12% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 7% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1587% 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: 95 out of 100. Higher than 36% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Independent board
25 of 259 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
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 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 (2)
- $1.2 billion spent. DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACHIEVEMENTS: INTERMOUNTAIN FRONT RANGE, INC. (FORMERLY KNOWN AS SCL HEALTH - FRONT RANGE, INC.) OPERATES LUTHERAN MEDICAL CENTER (LMC) SERVING PRIMARILY WESTERN AND SOUTHERN SUBURBAN AREAS OF METRO DENVER AND GOOD SAMARITAN MEDICAL CENTER (GSMC), SERVING PRIMARILY BOULDER AND NORTHWEST COUNTIES OF METRO DENVER, AND OTHER AFFILIATED MEDICAL OPERATIONS. LUTHERAN MEDICAL CENTER BEGAN IN 1905 AS THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN SANITARIUM, A TENT COLONY FOR TUBERCULOSIS PATIENTS. IN 1961, LUTHERAN HOSPITAL, A GENERAL MEDICAL FACILITY LOCATED ON A 100-ACRE CAMPUS OPENED. IN 1973, A SIX-FLOOR TOWER WAS ADDDED AND IN 1985 A CRITCAL CARE UNIT WAS ADDED, BRINGING THE NUMBER OF LICENSED BEDS TO 338. IN AUGUST 2024, THE NEW INTERMOUNTAIN LUTHERAN HOSPITAL OPENED, REPLACING THE PREVIOUS HOSPITAL CAMPUS WITH A NEW STATE OF THE ART HOSPITAL CONSISTING OF SIX STORIES AND 226 LICENSED BEDS. IT EXPANDS ACCESS TO EMERGENCY AND CRITICAL CARE FOR FAMILIES IN JEFFERSON COUNTY AND WEST DENVER SUBURBS. IN JANUARY 1998, LUTHERAN MEDICAL CENTER JOINED SAINT JOSEPH HOSPITAL AND EXEMPLA MEDICAL GROUP TO FORM EXEMPLA HEALTHCARE, A NON-PROFIT COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATION, TO MANAGE OPERATIONS OF THE HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL GROUP. IN DECEMBER 2004, GOOD SAMARITAN MEDICAL CENTER, A COMMUNITY-BASED, ACUTE-CARE HOSPITAL, WAS CONSTRUCTED BY SISTERS OF CHARITY OF LEAVENWORTH HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. IN 2010, EXEMPLA HEALTHCARE WAS ACQUIRED BY SISTERS OF CHARITY OF LEAVENWORTH HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. IN DECEMBER 2013, THE NAME WAS CHANGED FROM EXEMPLA HEALTHCARE TO SCL HEALTH FRONT RANGE, INC. ON APRIL 1, 2022, INTERMOUNTAIN HEALTH CARE, INC. AND SISTERS OF CHARITY OF LEAVENWORTH HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. AFFILIATED, CREATING A MODEL HEALTH SYSTEM THAT PROVIDES HIGH-QUALITY, ACCESSIBLE, AND AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE TO COMMUNITIES IN UTAH, IDAHO, NEVADA, COLORADO, MONTANA, AND WYOMING. THE ORGANIZATION EMPLOYS MORE THAN 68,000 CAREGIVERS, OPERATES 33 HOSPITALS (INCLUDING ONE VIRTUAL HOSPITAL), AND RUNS HUNDREDS OF CLINICS, WHILE PROVIDING HEALTH INSURANCE TO OVER ONE MILLION PEOPLE IN COLORADO, IDAHO, NEVADA, AND UTAH. AS PART OF INTERMOUNTAIN HEALTH (INTEGRATED HEALTH SYSTEM), INTERMOUNTAIN FRONT RANGE, INC. HAS DIRECT ACCESS TO BEST PRACTICES, RESOURCES, TECHNOLOGY, TALENT AND STRATEGIC CAPITAL. GOOD SAMARITAN MEDICAL CENTER IS RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE BEST MATERNITY HOSPITALS IN THE COUNTRY BY US NEWS AND WORLD REPORT. LUTHERAN MEDICAL CENTER IS NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED WITH MAGNET ACCREDITATION FOR NURSING EXCELLENCE. INTERMOUNTAIN FRONT RANGE, INC. HAS A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: LUTHERAN MEDICAL CENTER: - CANCER CARE (CANCER CENTERS OF COLORADO, BREAST CARE CENTER) - CERTIFIED COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CENTER - EMERGENCY AND TRAUMA SERVICES (LEVEL II TRAUMA CENTER) - FAMILY MEDICINE - HEART AND NEUROVASCULAR CENTER - HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE - LABOR AND DELIVERY - ORTHOPEDICS - RADIOLOGY, IMAGING AND ANCILLARY SERVICES - SENIOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH - SPORTS MEDICINE - SURGERY CENTER (INCLUDING ROBOTIC-ASSISTED SURGERY) - REHABABILITATION SERVICES - WOMEN'S HEALTH GOOD SAMARITAN MEDICAL CENTER: - CANCER CARE (CANCER CENTERS OF COLORADO) - CHEST PAIN CENTER AND CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER OF EXCELLENCE - EMERGENCY AND TRAUMA SERVICES (LEVEL II TRAUMA CENTER) - INTEGRATIVE HEALTH AND HEALING CENTER - LABOR AND DELIVERY, LEVEL II NEONATAL CARE UNIT - ORTHOPEDICS, BONE AND JOINT INSTITUTE - PALLIATIVE CARE - RADIOLOGY, IMAGING AND ANCILLARY SERVICES - STROKE CENTER - SURGERY CENTER (INCLUDING ROBOTIC-ASSISTED SURGERY) - REHABILITATION SERVICES - WOMEN'S HEALTH DURING 2024, INTERMOUNTAIN FRONT RANGE, INC. HAD THE FOLLOWING RESULTS: ADMISSIONS - 26,384 OUTPATIENT VISITS - 263,002 EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS - 96,453 BIRTHS - 2,781 SURGERIES - 14,022 LAB TESTS - 1,692,297 MISSION, VISION, AND VALUES: MISSION: HELPING PEOPLE LIVE THE HEALTHIEST LIVES POSSIBLE. VISION: BE A MODEL HEALTH SYSTEM BY PROVIDING EXTRAORDINARY CARE AND SUPERIOR SERVICE AT AN AFFORDABLE COST. VALUES: - WE ARE LEADERS IN CLINICAL EXCELLENCE, DELIVERING SAFE, BEST-IN-QUALITY CARE. - WE BELIEVE IN WHAT WE DO, LIVING OUR MISSION EVERY DAY. - WE SERVE WITH EMPATHY, CARING FOR EACH CAREGIVER, PATIENT, AND MEMBER WITH COMPASSION AND RESPECT. - WE ARE PARTNERS IN HEALTH, COLLABORATING TO KEEP PEOPLE WELL. - WE DO THE RIGHT THING, LEARNING AND ACTING WITH PURPOSE. - WE ARE BETTER TOGETHER, BUILDING COMMUNITY THROUGH TEAMWORK AND BELONGING.
- DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACHIEVEMENTS: INTERMOUNTAIN FRONT RANGE, INC. (FORMERLY KNOWN AS SCL HEALTH - FRONT RANGE, INC.) OPERATES LUTHERAN MEDICAL CENTER (LMC) SERVING PRIMARILY WESTERN AND SOUTHERN SUBURBAN AREAS OF METRO DENVER AND GOOD SAMARITAN MEDICAL CENTER (GSMC), SERVING PRIMARILY BOULDER AND NORTHWEST COUNTIES OF METRO DENVER, AND OTHER AFFILIATED MEDICAL OPERATIONS. LUTHERAN MEDICAL CENTER BEGAN IN 1905 AS THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN SANITARIUM, A TENT COLONY FOR TUBERCULOSIS PATIENTS. IN 1961, LUTHERAN HOSPITAL, A GENERAL MEDICAL FACILITY LOCATED ON A 100-ACRE CAMPUS OPENED. IN 1973, A SIX-FLOOR TOWER WAS ADDDED AND IN 1985 A CRITCAL CARE UNIT WAS ADDED, BRINGING THE NUMBER OF LICENSED BEDS TO 338. IN AUGUST 2024, THE NEW INTERMOUNTAIN LUTHERAN HOSPITAL OPENED, REPLACING THE PREVIOUS HOSPITAL CAMPUS WITH A NEW STATE OF THE ART HOSPITAL CONSISTING OF SIX STORIES AND 226 LICENSED BEDS. IT EXPANDS ACCESS TO EMERGENCY AND CRITICAL CARE FOR FAMILIES IN JEFFERSON COUNTY AND WEST DENVER SUBURBS. IN JANUARY 1998, LUTHERAN MEDICAL CENTER JOINED SAINT JOSEPH HOSPITAL AND EXEMPLA MEDICAL GROUP TO FORM EXEMPLA HEALTHCARE, A NON-PROFIT COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATION, TO MANAGE OPERATIONS OF THE HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL GROUP. IN DECEMBER 2004, GOOD SAMARITAN MEDICAL CENTER, A COMMUNITY-BASED, ACUTE-CARE HOSPITAL, WAS CONSTRUCTED BY SISTERS OF CHARITY OF LEAVENWORTH HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. IN 2010, EXEMPLA HEALTHCARE WAS ACQUIRED BY SISTERS OF CHARITY OF LEAVENWORTH HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. IN DECEMBER 2013, THE NAME WAS CHANGED FROM EXEMPLA HEALTHCARE TO SCL HEALTH FRONT RANGE, INC. ON APRIL 1, 2022, INTERMOUNTAIN HEALTH CARE, INC. AND SISTERS OF CHARITY OF LEAVENWORTH HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. AFFILIATED, CREATING A MODEL HEALTH SYSTEM THAT PROVIDES HIGH-QUALITY, ACCESSIBLE, AND AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE TO COMMUNITIES IN UTAH, IDAHO, NEVADA, COLORADO, MONTANA, AND WYOMING. THE ORGANIZATION EMPLOYS MORE THAN 68,000 CAREGIVERS, OPERATES 33 HOSPITALS (INCLUDING ONE VIRTUAL HOSPITAL), AND RUNS HUNDREDS OF CLINICS, WHILE PROVIDING HEALTH INSURANCE TO OVER ONE MILLION PEOPLE IN COLORADO, IDAHO, NEVADA, AND UTAH. AS PART OF INTERMOUNTAIN HEALTH (INTEGRATED HEALTH SYSTEM), INTERMOUNTAIN FRONT RANGE, INC. HAS DIRECT ACCESS TO BEST PRACTICES, RESOURCES, TECHNOLOGY, TALENT AND STRATEGIC CAPITAL. GOOD SAMARITAN MEDICAL CENTER IS RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE BEST MATERNITY HOSPITALS IN THE COUNTRY BY US NEWS AND WORLD REPORT. LUTHERAN MEDICAL CENTER IS NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED WITH MAGNET ACCREDITATION FOR NURSING EXCELLENCE. INTERMOUNTAIN FRONT RANGE, INC. HAS A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: LUTHERAN MEDICAL CENTER: - CANCER CARE (CANCER CENTERS OF COLORADO, BREAST CARE CENTER) - CERTIFIED COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CENTER - EMERGENCY AND TRAUMA SERVICES (LEVEL II TRAUMA CENTER) - FAMILY MEDICINE - HEART AND NEUROVASCULAR CENTER - HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE - LABOR AND DELIVERY - ORTHOPEDICS - RADIOLOGY, IMAGING AND ANCILLARY SERVICES - SENIOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH - SPORTS MEDICINE - SURGERY CENTER (INCLUDING ROBOTIC-ASSISTED SURGERY) - REHABABILITATION SERVICES - WOMEN'S HEALTH GOOD SAMARITAN MEDICAL CENTER: - CANCER CARE (CANCER CENTERS OF COLORADO) - CHEST PAIN CENTER AND CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER OF EXCELLENCE - EMERGENCY AND TRAUMA SERVICES (LEVEL II TRAUMA CENTER) - INTEGRATIVE HEALTH AND HEALING CENTER - LABOR AND DELIVERY, LEVEL II NEONATAL CARE UNIT - ORTHOPEDICS, BONE AND JOINT INSTITUTE - PALLIATIVE CARE - RADIOLOGY, IMAGING AND ANCILLARY SERVICES - STROKE CENTER - SURGERY CENTER (INCLUDING ROBOTIC-ASSISTED SURGERY) - REHABILITATION SERVICES - WOMEN'S HEALTH DURING 2024, INTERMOUNTAIN FRONT RANGE, INC. HAD THE FOLLOWING RESULTS: ADMISSIONS - 26,384 OUTPATIENT VISITS - 263,002 EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS - 96,453 BIRTHS - 2,781 SURGERIES - 14,022 LAB TESTS - 1,692,297 MISSION, VISION, AND VALUES: MISSION: HELPING PEOPLE LIVE THE HEALTHIEST LIVES POSSIBLE. VISION: BE A MODEL HEALTH SYSTEM BY PROVIDING EXTRAORDINARY CARE AND SUPERIOR SERVICE AT AN AFFORDABLE COST. VALUES: - WE ARE LEADERS IN CLINICAL EXCELLENCE, DELIVERING SAFE, BEST-IN-QUALITY CARE. - WE BELIEVE IN WHAT WE DO, LIVING OUR MISSION EVERY DAY. - WE SERVE WITH EMPATHY, CARING FOR EACH CAREGIVER, PATIENT, AND MEMBER WITH COMPASSION AND RESPECT. - WE ARE PARTNERS IN HEALTH, COLLABORATING TO KEEP PEOPLE WELL. - WE DO THE RIGHT THING, LEARNING AND ACTING WITH PURPOSE. - WE ARE BETTER TOGETHER, BUILDING COMMUNITY THROUGH TEAMWORK AND BELONGING.
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 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 October 13, 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 December 2024.
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 February 1999.
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 October 21, 2026.
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