The Nebraska Medical Center
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The Nebraska Medical Center (TNMC)'s mission is to lead the world in transforming lives to create a healthy future for individuals and communities through premier educational programs, innovative research, and extraordinary patient care.
- Income
- $2.8 billion
- Spending
- $2.5 billion
- Spent on programs
- 100%
- Reserves
- 5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 89%
- Employees
- 11,764
- Volunteers
- 400
- Highest pay
- $2.8 million, chairman & ceo
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: 75 out of 100. Higher than 64% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 5.0 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 35% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 10% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 22% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 15100% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 2 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 53% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Independent board
25 of 256 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 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 (5)
- $429.5 million spent. Oncology Service Line Cancer treatment services offered by the corporation include treatment of lymphoma, leukemia, multiple myeloma, head and neck, breast, gastrointestinal, pancreatic, lung, genitourinary prostate, gynecologic, melanoma, brain, and spine cancers. The patients are supported by research that is conducted on the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) campus. The Nebraska Medical Center (TNMC) is the only clinical cancer center in its service area designated by the national cancer institute. In addition to treatment and clinical trials, TNMC offers support groups, social work, pain management, financial counselors, survivorship groups, genetic counseling, and a variety of additional patient supportive services. In June 2017, TNMC opened the Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center. The center is jointly owned with UNMC, and it is one of the foremost cancer research and treatment facilities in the country. It is the site of inpatient hospital care, as well as outpatient and diagnostic care. UNMC's facilities, within the center, house research labs. In December 2024, TNMC opened the Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center - Kearney. While TNMC was previously serving this community in a limited capacity, the opening of this new state-of-the-art facility in central Nebraska provides increased, expanded care to patients. TNMC operates cancer treatment locations in Bellevue, NE; West Omaha, NE; Rural Central Nebraska; and Atlantic, IA. In addition, as one of the busiest programs in the world, the bone marrow transplantation program served 242 patients in the year ended June 30, 2025. A 24/7 emergency and evaluation treatment center are dedicated to cancer and transplants. The program benefits from the research conducted on TNMC/UNMC campuses. TNMC was one of the first cancer centers in the nation to participate in clinical trials for CAR-T cell therapy. It was FDA-Approved in October 2017. The therapy treatment was extended to leukemia patients in 2018 and multiple myeloma patients in 2019. During fiscal year 2025, the oncology service line completed 155,945 patient visits. (Expenses $ 1,263,670,502 including grants of $ 148,171,871)(Revenue $ 1,140,634,619) FY25 WITH A HISTORY DATING BACK TO 1869, TNMC WAS FORMED WITH THE MERGING OF BISHOP CLARKSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL. IN JULY 2016, UNMC PHYSICIANS OUTPATIENT CLINICS BECAME PART OF THE ORGANIZATION. TNMC CONTINUES TO ATTRACT PATIENTS FROM THE REGION AND AROUND THE WORLD. TNMC IS A TERTIARY/QUATERNARY ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER. IT IS THE LARGEST HEALTH CARE FACILITY IN THE STATE WITH MORE THAN 10,000 EMPLOYEES AND MORE THAN 1,400 PHYSICIANS PRACTICING IN ALL MAJOR SPECIALTIES AND SUB-SPECIALTIES. IN addition TO KEY SERVICES IN CARDIOLOGY, ONCOLOGY, TRANSPLANT, AND NEUROLOGY, TNMC OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE CARE IN WOMEN'S SERVICES FOR OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY, AS WELL AS PEDIATRIC SERVICES, ORTHOPEDICS, RHEUMATOLOGY, AND PULMONARY CARE. IN ADDITION, TNMC HAS ONE OF THE REGION'S LARGEST HYPERBARIC MEDICINE PROGRAMS. TNMC IS THE MOST ESTEEMED ACADEMIC HEALTH SYSTEM IN THE REGION, WITH 809 LICENSED BEDS AT ITS TWO HOSPITALS, NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER AND BELLEVUE MEDICAL CENTER. NEBRASKA MEDICINE ALSO OPERATES MORE THAN 70 SPECIALTY AND PRIMARY CARE CLINICS BETWEEN OMAHA AND KEARNEY. THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO STRIVE TOWARD ITS MISSION TO LEAD THE WORLD IN TRANSFORMING LIVES TO CREATE A HEALTHY FUTURE FOR ALL INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES THROUGH PREMIER EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, INNOVATIVE RESEARCH AND EXTRAORDINARY PATIENT CARE. HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE FISCAL YEAR INCLUDED - OPENING OF THE FRED & PAMELA BUFFETT CANCER CENTER - KEARNEY. - CONSTRUCTION ANNOUNCED FOR NEW PROTON THERAPY SYSTEM AT FRED & PAMELA BUFFETT CANCER CENTER - NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER. PROTON THERAPY WILL BEGIN TO BE OFFERED TO PATIENTS IN THE SPRING OF 2027. - OPENING OF THE INNOVATION DESIGN UNIT (IDU). THE IDU IS AN ACTIVE PATIENT CARE UNIT WITH A PHYSICAL AND philosophical CONNECTION TO ACADEMIC RESEARCH AND HEALTH CARE INNOVATION. THE UNIT WILL INFORM THE FUTURE OF INPATIENT CARE AS THE FIRST PHASE OF PROJECT HEALTH. - ANNOUNCING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW GRETNA HEALTH CENTER THAT IS EXPECTED TO OPEN IN 2027. - IT WAS ANNOUNCED THAT THE GRAND ISLAND HEALTH CENTER WILL RELOCATE IN 2027 TO A NEW, LARGER FACILITY, WITH CONSTRUCTION HAVING BEGUN IN JULY 2026. - NEBRASKA MEDICINE AND UNMC BECAME THE OFFICIAL HEALTH CARE PARTNERS OF HUSKER ATHLETICS. - CONSTRUCTION CONTINUED ON THE BENNINGTON HEALTH CENTER, WITH PLANS ON TRACK TO OPEN THE NEW PRIMARY CARE CLINIC IN MARCH 2026 - NEW DE-ESCALATION TRAINING TO CREATE A SAFER WORK ENVIRONMENT, AS PART OF AN ORGANIZATION-WIDE INITIATIVE TO ENHANCE WORKPLACE SAFETY AND SECURITY. - INTRODUCED A NEW PROCESS that ALLOWS BILINGUAL AND MULTILINGUAL PHYSICIANS AND ADVANCED PRACTICE PROVIDERS TO COMMUNICATE DIRECTLY WITH PATIENTS IN THEIR NATIVE LANGUAGE. IN FY25, NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER EARNED THE FOLLOWING: - INTERNATIONAL REPUTATION IN ONCOLOGY, SOLID ORGAN AND BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE TREATMENT, RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. - REGIONAL LEADER IN CARDIOVASCULAR AND NEUROSCIENCES. - NEBRASKA MEDICINE EARNED 4-STAR VIZIENT RANKINGS ACROSS ALL THREE OF ITS SCORECARDS: ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS (NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER), Community HOSPITALS (BELLEVUE MEDICAL CENTER) AND AMBULATORY. - AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS (ACS) VERIFIED LEVEL 1 TRAUMA CENTER ADMITTING PEDIATRIC AND ADULT PATIENTS 24/7. - NAMED BEST HOSPITAL IN NEBRASKA FOR 14 CONSECUTIVE YEARS BY U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT. - NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER NAMED ONE OF THE WORLD'S BEST SPECIALIZED HOSPITALS BY NEWSWEEK. - NATIONAL CONSUMER LOYALTY AWARD WINNER FROM NRC HEALTH. - NAMED TO FORBES LIST OF BEST-IN-STATE EMPLOYERS FOR SEVEN CONSECUTIVE YEARS. - MAGNET RECOGNITION FROM THE AMERICAN NURSES CREDENTIALING CENTER SINCE 2008. - NEBRASKA'S SAFEST COMPANIES AWARD FROM THE NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL FOR 18 CONSECUTIVE YEARS. - HIMMS ANALYTICS STAGE 7 DESI
- $353.3 million spent. Neurological Sciences Service Line The core services include precise diagnosis and treatment of stroke and vascular disease, movement and memory disorders, multiple sclerosis, brain and spinal tumors, spine as well as epilepsy. The epilepsy center is the only level four center in the region and treats patients from the State of Nebraska and surrounding region. The Nebraska Medical Center (TNMC) has one of the few magnetoencephalography (MEG) scanners and trained MEG scientists in the region. The MEG can detect brain activity in much greater detail and with more accuracy than previous methods and advances patient care and research opportunities. In July 2018, TNMC opened the Twin Creek Health Center, a dedicated neurological sciences ambulatory clinic in Bellevue, NE. In June 2025, TNMC was the first in the world to use allogenic CAR T-cell therapy, typically used to treat blood cancer, to treat multiple sclerosis. This was revolutionary trial treatment that has provided positive results for the patient. TNMC has earned the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's Get with the Guidelines Stroke Gold Plus Achievement Award. Get with the Guidelines is a hospital-based, quality-improvement program designed to ensure hospitals consistently care for cardiac and stroke patients following the most up-to-date guidelines and recommendations. TNMC also hosts the only young adult stroke support group to address the emotion and physical challenges of recovering from stroke.
- $239.0 million spent. Heart and Vascular Service Line The Nebraska Medical Center (TNMC) provides a wide range of cardiovascular services from diet counseling to surgical procedures and rehabilitation to patients from the surrounding region. TNMC has grown into one of the busiest centers in the country for ventricular assist device operations. TNMC has been successful in recruiting physicians and has the only heart failure specialist in the region, and the only heart failure program certified by the joint commission in the State of Nebraska. In 2016, TNMC began a lung transplant program, and in December 2017, TNMC performed the state's first heart and lung transplant. In the year ended June 30, 2025, TNMC performed 14 lung transplants. The congestive heart failure program and acute myocardial infarction program each received the gold seal of approval certification from the American Heart Association. This program is certified by the joint commission, and these services are the only nationally certified programs of their kind in the State of Nebraska. The chest pain center has received full chest pain center accreditation from the Society of Chest Pain Centers. TNMC has been recognized for service excellence under the J.D. Power and Associates Distinguished Hospital Program. TNMC has the only joint commission certified destination therapy program in the state and is the only hospital in the region performing adult heart transplants and implanting total artificial hearts. In the year ended June 30, 2025, 1,015 open heart surgeries were performed, including 47 heart transplants. (Expenses $ 1,263,670,502 including grants of $ 148,171,871)(Revenue $ 1,140,634,619) FY25 WITH A HISTORY DATING BACK TO 1869, TNMC WAS FORMED WITH THE MERGING OF BISHOP CLARKSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL. IN JULY 2016, UNMC PHYSICIANS OUTPATIENT CLINICS BECAME PART OF THE ORGANIZATION. TNMC CONTINUES TO ATTRACT PATIENTS FROM THE REGION AND AROUND THE WORLD. TNMC IS A TERTIARY/QUATERNARY ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER. IT IS THE LARGEST HEALTH CARE FACILITY IN THE STATE WITH MORE THAN 10,000 EMPLOYEES AND MORE THAN 1,400 PHYSICIANS PRACTICING IN ALL MAJOR SPECIALTIES AND SUB-SPECIALTIES. IN addition TO KEY SERVICES IN CARDIOLOGY, ONCOLOGY, TRANSPLANT, AND NEUROLOGY, TNMC OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE CARE IN WOMEN'S SERVICES FOR OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY, AS WELL AS PEDIATRIC SERVICES, ORTHOPEDICS, RHEUMATOLOGY, AND PULMONARY CARE. IN ADDITION, TNMC HAS ONE OF THE REGION'S LARGEST HYPERBARIC MEDICINE PROGRAMS. TNMC IS THE MOST ESTEEMED ACADEMIC HEALTH SYSTEM IN THE REGION, WITH 809 LICENSED BEDS AT ITS TWO HOSPITALS, NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER AND BELLEVUE MEDICAL CENTER. NEBRASKA MEDICINE ALSO OPERATES MORE THAN 70 SPECIALTY AND PRIMARY CARE CLINICS BETWEEN OMAHA AND KEARNEY. THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO STRIVE TOWARD ITS MISSION TO LEAD THE WORLD IN TRANSFORMING LIVES TO CREATE A HEALTHY FUTURE FOR ALL INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES THROUGH PREMIER EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, INNOVATIVE RESEARCH AND EXTRAORDINARY PATIENT CARE. HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE FISCAL YEAR INCLUDED - OPENING OF THE FRED & PAMELA BUFFETT CANCER CENTER - KEARNEY. - CONSTRUCTION ANNOUNCED FOR NEW PROTON THERAPY SYSTEM AT FRED & PAMELA BUFFETT CANCER CENTER - NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER. PROTON THERAPY WILL BEGIN TO BE OFFERED TO PATIENTS IN THE SPRING OF 2027. - OPENING OF THE INNOVATION DESIGN UNIT (IDU). THE IDU IS AN ACTIVE PATIENT CARE UNIT WITH A PHYSICAL AND philosophical CONNECTION TO ACADEMIC RESEARCH AND HEALTH CARE INNOVATION. THE UNIT WILL INFORM THE FUTURE OF INPATIENT CARE AS THE FIRST PHASE OF PROJECT HEALTH. - ANNOUNCING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW GRETNA HEALTH CENTER THAT IS EXPECTED TO OPEN IN 2027. - IT WAS ANNOUNCED THAT THE GRAND ISLAND HEALTH CENTER WILL RELOCATE IN 2027 TO A NEW, LARGER FACILITY, WITH CONSTRUCTION HAVING BEGUN IN JULY 2026. - NEBRASKA MEDICINE AND UNMC BECAME THE OFFICIAL HEALTH CARE PARTNERS OF HUSKER ATHLETICS. - CONSTRUCTION CONTINUED ON THE BENNINGTON HEALTH CENTER, WITH PLANS ON TRACK TO OPEN THE NEW PRIMARY CARE CLINIC IN MARCH 2026 - NEW DE-ESCALATION TRAINING TO CREATE A SAFER WORK ENVIRONMENT, AS PART OF AN ORGANIZATION-WIDE INITIATIVE TO ENHANCE WORKPLACE SAFETY AND SECURITY. - INTRODUCED A NEW PROCESS that ALLOWS BILINGUAL AND MULTILINGUAL PHYSICIANS AND ADVANCED PRACTICE PROVIDERS TO COMMUNICATE DIRECTLY WITH PATIENTS IN THEIR NATIVE LANGUAGE. IN FY25, NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER EARNED THE FOLLOWING: - INTERNATIONAL REPUTATION IN ONCOLOGY, SOLID ORGAN AND BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE TREATMENT, RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. - REGIONAL LEADER IN CARDIOVASCULAR AND NEUROSCIENCES. - NEBRASKA MEDICINE EARNED 4-STAR VIZIENT RANKINGS ACROSS ALL THREE OF ITS SCORECARDS: ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS (NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER), Community HOSPITALS (BELLEVUE MEDICAL CENTER) AND AMBULATORY. - AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS (ACS) VERIFIED LEVEL 1 TRAUMA CENTER ADMITTING PEDIATRIC AND ADULT PATIENTS 24/7. - NAMED BEST HOSPITAL IN NEBRASKA FOR 14 CONSECUTIVE YEARS BY U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT. - NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER NAMED ONE OF THE WORLD'S BEST SPECIALIZED HOSPITALS BY NEWSWEEK. - NATIONAL CONSUMER LOYALTY AWARD WINNER FROM NRC HEALTH. - NAMED TO FORBES LIST OF BEST-IN-STATE EMPLOYERS FOR SEVEN CONSECUTIVE YEARS. - MAGNET RECOGNITION FROM THE AMERICAN NURSES CREDENTIALING CENTER SINCE 2008. - NEBRASKA'S SAFEST COMPANIES AWARD FROM THE NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL FOR 18 CONSECUTIVE YEARS. - HIMMS ANALYTICS STAGE 7 DESIGNATION FOR INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT PRIMARY CARE IS THE HIGHEST CERTIFICATION FOR ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD ADOPTION. (Expenses $ 226,256,564 including grants of $ 53,495,672)(Revenue $ 282,776,736) Digestive Disease and Kidney Service Line The Nebraska Medical Center (TNMC) operates one of the busiest solid organ transplant programs in the world. In 2016, TNMC joined a small number of transplant centers which have programs for transplants of all solid organs. TNMC's lung transplant program did its first transplant in February 2016.
- $1.3 billion spent. FY25 WITH A HISTORY DATING BACK TO 1869, TNMC WAS FORMED WITH THE MERGING OF BISHOP CLARKSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL. IN JULY 2016, UNMC PHYSICIANS OUTPATIENT CLINICS BECAME PART OF THE ORGANIZATION. TNMC CONTINUES TO ATTRACT PATIENTS FROM THE REGION AND AROUND THE WORLD. TNMC IS A TERTIARY/QUATERNARY ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER. IT IS THE LARGEST HEALTH CARE FACILITY IN THE STATE WITH MORE THAN 10,000 EMPLOYEES AND MORE THAN 1,400 PHYSICIANS PRACTICING IN ALL MAJOR SPECIALTIES AND SUB-SPECIALTIES. IN addition TO KEY SERVICES IN CARDIOLOGY, ONCOLOGY, TRANSPLANT, AND NEUROLOGY, TNMC OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE CARE IN WOMEN'S SERVICES FOR OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY, AS WELL AS PEDIATRIC SERVICES, ORTHOPEDICS, RHEUMATOLOGY, AND PULMONARY CARE. IN ADDITION, TNMC HAS ONE OF THE REGION'S LARGEST HYPERBARIC MEDICINE PROGRAMS. TNMC IS THE MOST ESTEEMED ACADEMIC HEALTH SYSTEM IN THE REGION, WITH 809 LICENSED BEDS AT ITS TWO HOSPITALS, NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER AND BELLEVUE MEDICAL CENTER. NEBRASKA MEDICINE ALSO OPERATES MORE THAN 70 SPECIALTY AND PRIMARY CARE CLINICS BETWEEN OMAHA AND KEARNEY. THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO STRIVE TOWARD ITS MISSION TO LEAD THE WORLD IN TRANSFORMING LIVES TO CREATE A HEALTHY FUTURE FOR ALL INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES THROUGH PREMIER EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, INNOVATIVE RESEARCH AND EXTRAORDINARY PATIENT CARE. HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE FISCAL YEAR INCLUDED - OPENING OF THE FRED & PAMELA BUFFETT CANCER CENTER - KEARNEY. - CONSTRUCTION ANNOUNCED FOR NEW PROTON THERAPY SYSTEM AT FRED & PAMELA BUFFETT CANCER CENTER - NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER. PROTON THERAPY WILL BEGIN TO BE OFFERED TO PATIENTS IN THE SPRING OF 2027. - OPENING OF THE INNOVATION DESIGN UNIT (IDU). THE IDU IS AN ACTIVE PATIENT CARE UNIT WITH A PHYSICAL AND philosophical CONNECTION TO ACADEMIC RESEARCH AND HEALTH CARE INNOVATION. THE UNIT WILL INFORM THE FUTURE OF INPATIENT CARE AS THE FIRST PHASE OF PROJECT HEALTH. - ANNOUNCING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW GRETNA HEALTH CENTER THAT IS EXPECTED TO OPEN IN 2027. - IT WAS ANNOUNCED THAT THE GRAND ISLAND HEALTH CENTER WILL RELOCATE IN 2027 TO A NEW, LARGER FACILITY, WITH CONSTRUCTION HAVING BEGUN IN JULY 2026. - NEBRASKA MEDICINE AND UNMC BECAME THE OFFICIAL HEALTH CARE PARTNERS OF HUSKER ATHLETICS. - CONSTRUCTION CONTINUED ON THE BENNINGTON HEALTH CENTER, WITH PLANS ON TRACK TO OPEN THE NEW PRIMARY CARE CLINIC IN MARCH 2026 - NEW DE-ESCALATION TRAINING TO CREATE A SAFER WORK ENVIRONMENT, AS PART OF AN ORGANIZATION-WIDE INITIATIVE TO ENHANCE WORKPLACE SAFETY AND SECURITY. - INTRODUCED A NEW PROCESS that ALLOWS BILINGUAL AND MULTILINGUAL PHYSICIANS AND ADVANCED PRACTICE PROVIDERS TO COMMUNICATE DIRECTLY WITH PATIENTS IN THEIR NATIVE LANGUAGE. IN FY25, NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER EARNED THE FOLLOWING: - INTERNATIONAL REPUTATION IN ONCOLOGY, SOLID ORGAN AND BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE TREATMENT, RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. - REGIONAL LEADER IN CARDIOVASCULAR AND NEUROSCIENCES. - NEBRASKA MEDICINE EARNED 4-STAR VIZIENT RANKINGS ACROSS ALL THREE OF ITS SCORECARDS: ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS (NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER), Community HOSPITALS (BELLEVUE MEDICAL CENTER) AND AMBULATORY. - AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS (ACS) VERIFIED LEVEL 1 TRAUMA CENTER ADMITTING PEDIATRIC AND ADULT PATIENTS 24/7. - NAMED BEST HOSPITAL IN NEBRASKA FOR 14 CONSECUTIVE YEARS BY U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT. - NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER NAMED ONE OF THE WORLD'S BEST SPECIALIZED HOSPITALS BY NEWSWEEK. - NATIONAL CONSUMER LOYALTY AWARD WINNER FROM NRC HEALTH. - NAMED TO FORBES LIST OF BEST-IN-STATE EMPLOYERS FOR SEVEN CONSECUTIVE YEARS. - MAGNET RECOGNITION FROM THE AMERICAN NURSES CREDENTIALING CENTER SINCE 2008. - NEBRASKA'S SAFEST COMPANIES AWARD FROM THE NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL FOR 18 CONSECUTIVE YEARS. - HIMMS ANALYTICS STAGE 7 DESIGNATION FOR INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT PRIMARY CARE IS THE HIGHEST CERTIFICATION FOR ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD ADOPTION.
- $226.3 million spent. Digestive Disease and Kidney Service Line The Nebraska Medical Center (TNMC) operates one of the busiest solid organ transplant programs in the world. In 2016, TNMC joined a small number of transplant centers which have programs for transplants of all solid organs. TNMC's lung transplant program did its first transplant in February 2016. In the year ended June 30, 2025, TNMC performed 395 solid organ transplants including liver, kidney, heart, lung, pancreas, and small bowel. The success of TNMC's solid organ transplant program is heightened by research done on the TNMC/University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) campuses. Since its inception, patients have come to TNMC for single or multiple organ transplants from all fifty states and five continents.
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 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 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 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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