Salem Health
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES WE SERVE.
- Income
- $1.2 billion
- Spending
- $1.3 billion
- Spent on programs
- 78%
- Reserves
- 6.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 100%
- Employees
- 6,847
- Volunteers
- 324
- Highest pay
- $1.7 million, president & 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
Fair: 67 out of 100. Higher than 57% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 6.1 months of spending.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 51% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 7% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 8% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1578% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 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 2513 of 13 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 (3)
- $579.8 million spent. SALEM HEALTH IS ONE OF THE LARGEST OF OREGON'S 62 ACUTE HOSPITALS AND OPERATES THE BUSIEST EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT IN OREGON. THERE ARE 642 PRACTIONERS, REPRESENTING 45 DIFFERENT SPECIALTIES. MORE THAN 407 VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE NON-MEDICAL SUPPORT FOR THE HOSPITAL. STATISTICS FOR THE 12 MONTH PERIOD ENDED 06/30/2025: BIRTHS - 2,966, DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING PROCEDURES - 269,885, ED VISITS - 115,243, INPATIENT ADMISSIONS - 31,652, LABORATORY PROCEDUTRES - 1,634,966, SURGERIES - 13,787. THE PRIMARY SERVICE AREA IS MARION AND POLK COUNTIES WITH APPROXIMATELY 443,416 RESIDENTS.
- $346.2 million spent. SALEM HEALTH PROVIDES HEALTHCARE TO PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY.IN THE 12 MONTH PERIOD ENDED 06/30/2025, THE COST OF SERVICES PROVIDED AS A COMMUNITY BENEFIT TOTALED $123,885,802. THIS FIGURE CONSISTED OF $20,872,450 IN COSTS TO PROVIDE CHARITY CARE TO INDIVIDUALS WHO CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY AND $103,013,352 IN UNDERPAYMENT BY MEDICAID AS THE AMOUNT PAID UNDER THE PROGRAM WAS LESS THAN THE COST TO PROVIDE THE SERVICES; AND $63,059,886 IN UNDERPAYMENT BY MEDICARE AS THE AMOUNT PAID WAS LESS THAN THE COST TO PROVIDE THE SERVICES.
- $107.5 million spent. SALEM HEALTH ACTIVELY PARTICIPATES IN COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT SERVICES. IN THE 12 MONTHS ENDED 06/30/2025, SALEM HEALTH GAVE $2,543,460 FOR UNFUNDED OR UNDERFUNDED HEALTH SERVICES, INCLUDING COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION AND PREVENTION PROGRAMS. THE HOSPITAL HAS AN ACTIVE SPEAKERS BUREAU PROVIDING FREE HEALTH LECTURES TO COMMUNITY GROUPS. HEALTH SCREENINGS, SUPPORT GROUPS AND EDUCATION CLASSES ARE OFFERED ON AN ON-GOING BASIS. IN FY2025, SALEM HEALTH PROVIDED MORE THAN $733,648 IN CASE AND IN-KIND DONATIONS TO COMMUNITY HEALTH PROGRAMS SUCH AS MEDASSIST AND PROJECT ACCESS, PSYCHIATRIC CRISIS CENTER AND THE SALEM FREE CLINIC.
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 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 June 2025.
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 December 2018.
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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