Good Shepherd Community Health Foundation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND GENERAL HEALTH OF RESIDENTS LIVING IN THE WEST UMATILLA AND MORROW COUNTY COMMUNITIES IN SUPPORT OF THE MISSION OF GOOD SHEPHERD HEALTH CARE SYSTEM. (SEE CONTINUATION ON SCHEDULE O)
- Income
- $1.2 million
- Spending
- $390,860
- Spent on programs
- 100%
- Reserves
- Over 10 years of spending
- Largest source of income
- investment income, 55%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 30
- Highest pay
- $580,930, director (be
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
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 79% of charities in its peer group (philanthropy, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover more than ten years of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 67% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 23% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 15100% 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
Good: 80 out of 100. Higher than 33% of charities in its peer group (philanthropy, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2515 of 16 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no 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 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 (2)
- $390,860 spent. THE FOUNDATION GRANTED AWARDS TO 14 ORGANIZATIONS AND SCHOLARSHIPS TO 48 RECIPIENTS IN THE COMMUNITY DURING THE FISCAL YEAR THAT HELP ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND GENERAL HEALTH OF THE RESIDENTS IN THE AREA. TOURNAMENTS AND OTHER DESIGNATED PROGRAMS AND EVENTS ARE HELD TO FUND PROJECTS IN KEEPING WITH OUR MISSION. IN DECEMBER 2024, GSCHF PARTNERED WITH HERMISTON KIWANIS CLUB TO SPONSOR THE FESTIVAL OF TREES EVENT, RECEIVING OVER 44,261 IN NET PROCEEDS FOR THE FOUNDATION AT THIS ANNUAL FUNDRAISER. IN FEBRUARY OF 2025, WE PARTICIPATED IN PINK ICE NIGHT WITH THE TRI CITY AMERICANS RAISING OVER 12,000 FOR BREAST CANCER SUPPORT AND AWARENESS. (SEE CONTINUATION ON SCHEDULE O)
- LINE 1 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION CONTINUED RESOURCES ARE PROVIDED TO WORTHY PROJECTS BEST ILLUSTRATING FOUNDATION IDEALS AND FULFILLING THE HEALTH NEEDS OF OUR DESIGNATED REGION. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A - PROGRAM DESCRIPTION CONTINUED IN JUNE 2025, THE ANNUAL SCRAMBLE FOR SCHOLARSHIPS GOLF TOURNAMENT WAS HELD AND WAS A TREMENDOUS SUCCESS. NET PROCEEDS FROM THE TOURNAMENT WERE OVER 72,000. IN APRIL OF 2025, THE FOUNDATION AWARDED 86,500 IN SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS TO FORTY-EIGHT MEDICAL STUDENTS. ONE 2,000 SCHOLARSHIP FOR A STUDENT STUDYING NURSING, ONE 1,500 SCHOLARSHIP TO A STUDENT STUDYING BIOLOGY, ONE STUDYING RADIATION HEALTH/PHYSICS FOR 2,000, ONE 1,000 AND ONE 2,500 SCHOLARSHIP AWARDED TO STUDENTS STUDYING BIOLOGY/PRE-MEDICINE, ALL ATTENDING OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY. TWO SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDENTS STUDYING PRE-NURSING, ONE FOR 500 AND ONE FOR 1,000, A 3,000 SCHOLARSHIP TO A NURSING STUDENT AND ONE FOR 2,500 SCHOLARSHIP TO A STUDENT AND THREE 2,000 SCHOLARSHIPS, ALL STUDYING NURSING AND ALL ATTENDING BLUE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE. ONE 500 SCHOLARSHIP FOR A STUDENT STUDYING BIOLOGY, STUDENTS STUDYING NURSING AT EASTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY. SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED TO STUDENTS STUDYING AT COLUMBIA BASIN COLLEGE INCLUDED: TWO 3000 SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS STUDYING NURSING. ONE 1,000 SCHOLARSHIP FOR A STUDENT STUDYING NUCLEAR MEDICINE TO BE AN ULTRASOUND TECHNICIAN AT OREGON INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY. ONE 2,000 SCHOLARSHIP TO A STUDENT STUDYING HUMAN BIOLOGIC SCIENCES AND ONE 2,000 SCHOLARSHIP FOR A STUDENT STUDYING IPAT-INTEGRATED PHYSIOLOGY AND ATHLETIC TRAINING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA. ONE 1,500 SCHOLARSHIP TO A STUDENT STUDYING PRE-NURSING AT OLYMPIC COLLEGE. TWO SCHOLARSHIPS AT BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, ONE 2,000 SCHOLARSHIP AWARDED TO A STUDENT BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE AND ONE 500 SCHOLARSHIP TO A STUDENT PURSUING A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN DENTAL HYGIENE. ONE 2,000 FOR A STUDENT PURSUING A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING AT CAPELLA. ONE 500 SCHOLARSHIP TO A STUDENT PURSUING A BACHELORS DEGREE IN BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES AT CORBAN UNIVERSITY. TWO SCHOLARSHIPS WERE AWARDED TO STUDENTS AT LEWIS AND CLARK STATE COLLEGE, BOTH FOR 750 STUDYING EXERCISE SCIENCE AND ONE IN PRE-NURSING. WE AWARDED A 4,000 SCHOLARSHIP TO A STUDENT PURSUING THEIR MSN FNP AT MARYVILLE UNIVERSITY. WE AWARDED A 750 SCHOLARSHIP TO A STUDENT AT NW NAZARENE STUDYING PRE- NURSING. ONE 3,000 SCHOLARSHIP TO A STUDENT AT PACIFIC UNIVERSITY STUDYING KINESIOLOGY. WE AWARDED 1,000 TO A STUDENT PURSUING A DEGREE IN MLS IN HEALTHCARE LAW AT TEXAS A&M. ONE 3,000 SCHOLARSHIP AWARDED TO A STUDENT AT TEXAS TECH FOR MA PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT STUDIES. ONE 750 SCHOLARSHIP WAS AWARDED TO A STUDENT AT TRINITY UNIVERSITY FOR BIO HEALTH SCIENCES. ONE 3,500 SCHOLARSHIP TO A STUDENT STUDYING TO BE A FNP AT UNITED STATES UNIVERSITY. ONE 500 SCHOLARSHIP TO A STUDENT STUDYING PRE-NURSING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. ONE 1,000 SCHOLARSHIP FOR A STUDENT AT UTAH VALLEY COLLEGE STUDYING PUBLIC HEALTH. ONE 1,000 SCHOLARSHIP TO A STUDENT STUDYING PSYCHOLOGY AT WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY TRI-CITIES CAMPUS. ONE 500 SCHOLARSHIP TO A STUDENT AT WESTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY PURSUING STUDIES IN EMT/BUSINESS. TWO SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED TO STUDENTS STUDYING NURSING AT WESTERN GOVERNORS, ONE 2000 SCHOLARSHIP WAS AWARDED AND ONE 4,000 WAS AWARDED. ONE 3,000 SCHOLARSHIP FOR A STUDENT PURSUING A BACHELOR OF NURSING AT MISSOURI VALLEY COLLEGE. ONE 2,000 SCHOLARSHIP FOR A STUDENT PURSUING A BIOCHEMISTRY DEGREE AT SOUTHERN VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY. ONE 5,000 SCHOLARSHIP FOR A STUDENT WITH A GOAL OF BECOMING A DOCTOR OF MEDICINE AND TWO NURSING STUDENTS AT OREGON HEALTH SCIENCE UNIVERSITY WERE AWARDED, ONE FOR 1,000 AND FOR 2,000. WE AWARDED ONE 1,500 SCHOLARSHIP TO A STUDENT PURSUING A BACHELORS DEGREE IN HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION AT GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY. ONE 1000 SCHOLARSHIP FOR A STUDENT PURSUING A BACHELORS DEGREE IN HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION AT EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY. A SCHOLARSHIP FOR 2,500 TO A STUDENT PURSUING A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE OF NURSING AND A BACHELOR OF HEALTH SCIENCE AT NOTRE DAME OF MARYLAND UNIVERSITY. TWO STUDENTS THAT WERE AWARDED A 1,000 SCHOLARSHIP EACH STUDYING SONOGRAPHY AT COMMUNITY COLLEGES OF SPOKANE. FOUNDATION GRANTS ARE AWARDED TWICE A YEAR IN SEPTEMBER AND MARCH. GRANTS TOTALING 250,936, WERE AWARDED THIS FISCAL YEAR AS FOLLOWS: 56,572 IN GRANTS WERE MADE TO FIVE DESIGNATED CHARITABLE RECIPIENTS INCLUDING: EASTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY, BLUE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE, VANGE JOHN MEMORIAL HOSPICE, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE WEST END PROJECT, AND HUMANE SOCIETY OF EASTERN OREGON FROM THE INTEREST ON A BEQUEST FROM THE MARY ELLEN PAUL TRUST. OTHER GRANTS MADE BY GOOD SHEPHERD COMMUNITY HEALTH FOUNDATION THIS FISCAL YEAR INCLUDE: CITY OF HEPPNER, CITY PARK REMODEL 10,000 COMMUNITY FELLOWSHIP DINNER, FOOD COSTS 6,000 EASTERN OREGON REGIONAL ARTS COUNCIL INC DBA ART CENTER EAST (ACE), ARTISTS IN RURAL SCHOOLS 9,600 EASTERN OREGON TRADE AND EVENT CENTER (EOTEC), LAND OF LIGHTS 5,000 GOOD SHEPHERD COMMUNITY HEALTH AND OUTREACH DEPARTMENT, FAMILY HEALTH AND FITNESS DAY 7,500 GOOD SHEPHERD COMMUNITY HEALTH AND OUTREACH DEPARTMENT, PRODUCE AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS FOR LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS 5,000 THE GREATER HERMISTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, PICKLEBALL COURT 27,500 HERMISTON PARKS AND RECREATION, LIFT CHAIR FOR CITY POOL 7,500 MADE TO THRIVE, HEROS SPORTSPLEX, ELECTRICAL AND LIGHTING FOR FIELD 15,000 MORROW COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, VOLLEYBALL NET SETUP FOR WINDY RIVER ELEMENTARY 5,000 STANFIELD PUBLIC LIBRARY, IMPROVEMENTS TO THE STANFIELD WALKING PATH 10,000 UMATILLA COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT 1, FIVE SETS OF PERSONAL PROTECTION GEAR 24,750 MADE TO THRIVE, GEAR AND MEMBERSHIPS FOR 20 FAMILIES AT THE BOARDMAN RECREATION CENTER 16,500 HERMISTON JR. BULLDOGS, SAFETY GEAR 9,800 SMART READING, BOOKS LIMITED TO OUR SERVICE AREA 5,000 SWEET POTATOES CLOSET, DIAPERS, WIPES AND PERSONAL HYGIENE ITEMS 5,000
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 June 1995.
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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