Ashland Community Hospital Foundation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
ASHLAND COMMUNITY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION GENERATES AND INVESTS RESOURCES TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY.
- Income
- $4.0 million
- Spending
- $1.4 million
- Spent on programs
- 60%
- Reserves
- 34.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 45%
- Employees
- 6
- Volunteers
- 0
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
Strong: 93 out of 100. Higher than 78% of charities in its peer group (health care, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 34.8 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 1% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 66% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 104% on the year before.
Spending floor
8 of 1560% 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
Good: 79 out of 100. Higher than 30% of charities in its peer group (health care, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
5 of 250 of 14 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.
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)
- $824,395 spent. ASANTE ASHLAND COMMUNITY HOSPITAL GRANTS - $102,639 AACH: $83,130 DONOR DESIGNATED FUNDS WERE USED TO SUPPORT THE PURCHASE A NEW ULTRASOUND UNIT TO BENEFIT AACH. THE NEW MOBILE UNIT INCLUDES MUSCULOSKELETAL IMAGING SERVICES AND BENEFITS INPATIENTS, OUTPATIENTS, AND PATIENTS SERVED IN THE FAMILY BIRTH CENTER AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT. BIRTH CENTER: $1,000 A DONOR DESIGNATED GIFT WAS USED TO SUPPORT THE GENERAL OPERATIONS OF THE FAMILY BIRTH CENTER. CARDIAC AND CANCER CARE: $15,611 THROUGH A BEQUEST FROM THE BIEGEL FAMILY MEMORIAL FOUNDATION, FUNDS WERE USED TO PURCHASE A NEW ECG MACHINE FOR THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AT AACH. EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE FUND: $2,098 DONOR DESIGNATED CONTRIBUTIONS SUPPORTED X EMPLOYEES AT ASHLAND'S HOSPITAL EXPERIENCING FINANCIAL HARDSHIP. EMERGENCY SERVICES FUND: $600 FUNDS WERE USED TO SUPPORT CARE OF UNINSURED PATIENTS. SAME DAY SURGERY: $200 A DONOR DESIGNATED GIFT WAS USED TO SUPPORT THE GENERAL OPERATIONS OF THE SAME DAY SURGERY DEPARTMENT. COMMUNITY GRANTS: $445,038 ACHF MITTEN, HAT & GLOVE DRIVE: $683 TO SUPPORT THE PURCHASE OF MITTENS, HATS, AND GLOVES FOR K-5 STUDENTS IN THE ASHLAND AND PHOENIX-TALENT SCHOOL DISTRICT. OVER 1,000 ITEMS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO STUDENTS. ITEMS WERE DONATED BY COMMUNITY MEMBERS, WITH SUPPLEMENTAL ITEMS PURCHASED BY ACHF TO ENSURE THAT EVERY CHILD HAS SOMETHING TO SELECT. ACHF COMMUNITY HEALTH SYMPOSIUM: $2,500 A GRANT FROM THE FORD FAMILY FOUNDATION HELPED SUPPORT THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH HOSTING THE COMMUNITY HEALTH SYMPOSIUM. ASHLAND FAMILY YMCA: $15,270 A GRANT FROM THE CHUCK BUTLER AQUATICS FUND WAS USED TO HOST WATER SAFETY INSTRUCTOR CLASSES. COMMUNITY CARE FUND DOLLARS WERE USED TO HOST A FLU AND COVID VACCINE CLINIC FOR UNINSURED OR UNDERINSURED INDIVIDUALS. ASHLAND FOOTBALL CLUB: $1,000 A GRANT FROM THE DAVE KITCHELL FUND WAS USED TO SUPPORT THE 2024 FOOTBALL SEASON TO HELP PAY FOR PREGAME MEALS, TRAVEL SNACKS, EQUIPMENT NEEDS, AND SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS. ASHLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT: $44,520.50 DONOR DESIGNATED GIFTS WERE USED TO SUPPORT THE SCHOOL NURSE PROGRAM. A GRANT FROM THE LANG FAMILY CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH FUND SUPPORTED THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INTERN PROGRAM. A GRANT FROM THE DAVE KITCHELL FUND SUPPORTED TRACK T-SHIRTS FOR 4th AND 5th GRADE STUDENTS AT BELLVIEW ELEMENTARY. ASHLAND WATER POLO TEAM: $10,000 A GRANT FROM THE CHUCK BUTLER AQUATICS FUND SUPPORTED A SUMMER CAMP FOR KIDS TO INTRODUCE THEM TO THE SPORT AND HELP BUILD THEIR SKILLS. FUNDS WERE ALSO USED TO HELP PAY FOR COACHING FEES, NEW EQUIPMENT, AND SCHOLARSHIPS FOR KIDS. ARMADILLO COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL: $15,000 A COMBINATION OF FUNDS FROM COMMUNITY HEALTH INITIATIVES AND THE MACKRIS GROVEMAN FUND WERE USED TO PURCHASE SUPPLIES FOR THEIR PANTRY OF BASIC RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS, COOKING CLASSES, AND SUBSTANCE MISUSE SUPPORT. DAVID'S CHAIR: $20,000 COMMUNITY HEALTH INITIATIVE FUNDS WERE USED TO PURCHASE AN ALL-TERRAIN POWERED CHAIR FOR USE IN LITHIA PARK TO INCREASE TRAIL ACCESS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. LA CLINICA: $50,000 COMMUNITY HEALTH INITIATIVE FUNDS WERE USED TO PURCHASE A NEW VAN FOR THE HAPPY SMILES MOBILE IN-SCHOOL DENTAL PROGRAM SERVING ASHLAND, TALENT, AND PHOENIX. MEDICAL TEAMS INTERNATIONAL: $30,000 COMMUNITY HEALTH INITIATIVE FUNDS WERE USED TO SUPPORT THEIR MOBILE CLINIC, WHICH PROVIDES DENTAL AND INTEGRATED CARE TO UNDERSERVED SENIORS AND VETERANS. PEACE HOUSE: $6,000 COMMUNITY CARE FUNDS WERE USED TO SUPPORT THE LOW-INCOME SENIOR FOOT CLINIC FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS, WHICH IS OPERATED UNDER THE FISCAL UMBRELLA OF THE PEACE HOUSE. PHOENIX TALENT SCHOOL DISTRICT: $57,864.50 DONOR DESIGNATED GIFTS WERE USED TO SUPPORT THE SCHOOL NURSE PROGRAM. A GIFT FROM THE LANG FAMILY FUND FOR CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTED THE LATINO FAMILY OUTREACH PROGRAM. THE COMMUNITY CARE FUND HELPED SUPPORT THE PURCHASE OF DIAPERS AND HYGIENE PRODUCTS FOR THEIR COMMUNITY CLOSEST THAT BENEFITS FAMILIES IN NEED. ROGUE VALLEY FARM TO SCHOOL: $25,000 COMMUNITY HEALTH INITIATIVE FUNDS WERE USED TO BENEFIT THEIR DIGGING DEEPER PROGRAM BY ADDING HARVEST MEAL FIELD TRIPS, COOKING MODULES AND GARDEN EDUCATION AT THE PHOENIX ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. ROGUE VALLEY MENTORING: $26,000 COMMUNITY HEALTH INITIATIVE FUNDS WERE USED TO SUPPORT THE MENTAL HEALTH OF STUDENTS AT THE TALENT MIDDLE SCHOOL. ROGUE VALLEY YOUTH LACROSSE ASSOCIATION: $1,000 A GRANT FROM THE DAVE KITCHELL FUND SUPPORTED RVYLA'S "FREE TRY LACROSSE DAYS" FOR STUDENTS WHO WANT TO TRY THE SPORT BEFORE THE SEASON BEGINS. SOUTHERN OREGON UNIVERSITY: $110,000 GRANT FUNDS FROM CAREOREGON AND JACKSON CARE CONNECT'S HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE TRAINING FUND WERE USED TO SUPPORT THE ADDITION OF A FACULTY MEMBER IN THE CLINICAL MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING PROGRAM. TALENT MAKER CITY: $30,000 COMMUNITY HEALTH INITIATIVE FUNDS WERE USED TO SUSTAIN THEIR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE OREGON SPINAL CORD INJURY CONNECTION, INCLUDING WORKSHOPS, CUSTOMIZED TOOLS FOR WHEELCHAIR USERS, AND EDUCATION AND ACCESSIBILITY IN THEIR NEW BUILDING. UNITED ROTARY CLUBS OF SOUTHERN OREGON: $200 TO SUPPORT THEIR DOLLY PARTON IMAGINATION LIBRARY INITIATIVE TO PROVIDE A FREE AGE-APPROPRIATE BOOK EACH MONTH TO CHILDREN FROM BIRTH TO AGE FIVE IN ASHLAND, TALENT, AND PHOENIX. SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS: $202,846 EVANS NURSING SCHOLARSHIPS: $191,546 THE WILLIAM G. & RUTH T. EVANS ENDOWED NURSING SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORTED SCHOLARSHIPS FOR 37 STUDENTS ENROLLED IN NURSING PROGRAMS AT ROGUE COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY - ASHLAND CAMPUS. ALLIED HEALTH SCHOLARSHIPS $5,833 SCHOLARSHIPS BENEFITED FOUR STUDENTS PURSUING CERTIFICATIONS AS MEDICAL ASSISTANTS AND PHLEBOTOMISTS AT ROGUE COMMUNITY COLLEGE. ROASTINGEAR OLIVER SCHOLARSHIP FUND: $5,467 SCHOLARSHIPS BENEFITED THREE STUDENTS PURSUING THEIR PARAMEDICINE CERTIFICATION AT ROGUE COMMUNITY COLLEGE. FOOTNOTE: IN 2024 THE FOUNDATION PROVIDED MEETING ROOM SPACE TO THE ROTARY CLUB OF ASHLAND AND TO SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF ASHLAND FOR THEIR BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS.
- $5,550 spent. THROUGH EFFORTS OF ASHLAND COMMUNITY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION, THE COMMUNITY OF TALENT, OREGON CONTINUES TO RECEIVE QUALITY HEALTHCARE. IN 1994, THE FOUNDATION CONSTRUCTED A PHARMACY IN THAT COMMUNITY, WHICH IS RENTED TO MEDICAP PHARMACY. THIS PROJECT HELPED GUARANTEE ACCESS TO PHARMACEUTICALS IN THE COMMUNITY.
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 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 December 2024.
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 February 1978.
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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