Enloe Medical Center
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- It reported loans to or from officers, directors or other insiders.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
THE MISSION OF ENLOE MEDICAL CENTER IS TO ELEVATE THE HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITIES.
- Income
- $1.1 billion
- Spending
- $1.1 billion
- Spent on programs
- 79%
- Reserves
- 1.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 99%
- Employees
- 4,594
- Volunteers
- 347
- Highest pay
- $1.0 million, ceo, trustee, ex-officio
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: 57 out of 100. Higher than 42% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.9 months of spending.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 54% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 2% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 7% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1579% 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: 90 out of 100. Higher than 27% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2513 of 18 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
0 of 10Reports at least one of: diversion of assets, excess benefits, 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 (1)
- $834.2 million spent. SEE SCHEDULE OENLOE MEDICAL CENTER (EMC), A CALIFORNIA NONPROFIT BENEFIT CORPORATION IS LOCATED IN THE CITY OF CHICO (THE "CITY"), 90 MILES NORTH OF SACRAMENTO IN BUTTE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. EMC IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES AS AN ORGANIZATION DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. EMC PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE ARRAY OF INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO MORE THAN 400,000 RESIDENTS OF A SIX-COUNTY REGION OF CALIFORNIA, INCLUDING GLENN AND BUTTE COUNTIES (GENERALLY REFERRED TO AS THE NORTH VALLEY). EMC PROVIDES TRAUMA AND CARDIAC SURGERY SERVICES TO PATIENTS THROUGHOUT NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. THE REGIONAL SERVICE AREA IN WHICH EMC PROVIDES SERVICE IS PRIMARILY RURAL. INDUSTRY IS DOMINATED BY AGRICULTURE, GOVERNMENT AND SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS. A DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE OF RESIDENTS (75% +/-) ARE MEDICARE/MEDICAL PATIENTS.EMC OWNS AND OPERATES A NUMBER OF FACILITIES, INCLUDING THREE INPATIENT FACILITIES: AN ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL, ENLOE MEDICAL CENTER - ESPLANADE CAMPUS (THE "HOSPITAL"); A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH FACILITY, ENLOE MEDICAL CENTER - COHASSET CAMPUS (THE "BEHAVIORAL HEALTH FACILITY"); AND A FACILITY FOR REHABILITATION SERVICES, ENLOE REHAB CENTER (THE "REHAB CENTER"). EMC IS THE LARGEST PROVIDER OF ACUTE CARE SERVICES AND SOLE PROVIDER OF COMPREHENSIVE CARDIOLOGY SERVICES IN THE REGION. INPATIENT UNITS INCLUDE MEDICAL/SURGICAL ACUTE CARE, INTENSIVE CARE, CORONARY CARE, NEURO-TRAUMA CARE, INTENSIVE CARE NURSERY, OBSTETRICS/GYNECOLOGY, PEDIATRICS, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND REHABILITATION. IN ADDITION TO A FULL RANGE OF INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT ANCILLARY AND SUPPORT SERVICES, EMC PROVIDES SPECIALTY SERVICES IN CARDIAC SURGERY, STROKE, NEUROSURGERY, ORTHOPEDICS, VASCULAR SURGERY, COLORECTAL, CANCER, WOMEN'S HEALTH, AND BARIATRIC SERVICES. EMC OPERATES, AT ITS ESPLANADE CAMPUS, ONE OF ONLY TWO LEVEL II TRAUMA CENTERS IN CALIFORNIA NORTH OF SACRAMENTO, AND HOUSES THE ONLY LEVEL II NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT IN THE REGION.EMC PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE SCOPE OF MEDICAL SERVICES AND PROGRAMS INCLUDING A BARIATRIC SURGICAL PROGRAM, INPATIENT BEHAVIOR HEALTH, INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT CANCER CARE, A COMPREHENSIVE HEART PROGRAM, DIGESTIVE HEALTH, EMERGENCY SERVICES, AN AMBULANCE AND FLIGHTCARE PROGRAM, HOME CARE AND HOSPICE SERVICES, A STROKE PROGRAM AND A COMPREHENSIVE WOUND CARE CLINIC, INCLUDING HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY, ONE OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE TREATMENTS AVAILABLE FOR HARD-TO-HEAL WOUNDS AND OTHER CHRONIC CONDITIONS.THE HEART PROGRAM INCLUDES A COMPREHENSIVE SCOPE OF SERVICES INCLUDING CARDIAC DIAGNOSTICS, CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION LAB PERFORMING A RANGE OF SERVICES INCLUDING CORONARY ANGIOGRAMS, CORONARY STENTING AND ANGIOPLASTY, AND ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY SERVICES; AND CORONARY SURGERY INCLUDING CORONARY BYPASS, ENDOSCOPIC VEIN/ARTERY REMOVAL, TRANSMYOCARDIAL LASER REVASCULARIZATION AND VALVE REPAIR/REPLACEMENT. EMC IS DESIGNATED AS A STEMI RECEIVING CENTER FOR THE TREATMENT OF SEVERE HEART ATTACK KNOWN AS AN ST ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION.OUTPATIENT CANCER SERVICES ARE PROVIDED THROUGH THE ENLOE REGIONAL CANCER CENTER THAT PROVIDES BOARD-CERTIFIED ONCOLOGISTS, HEMATOLOGISTS AND RADIATION ONCOLOGISTS AND OTHER SPECIALTY TRAINED STAFF SUPPORTING MEDICAL ONCOLOGY/INFUSION THERAPY AND RADIATION ONCOLOGY.ENLOE MEDICAL CENTER IS CURRENTLY GOVERNED BY A 14-18 MEMBER BOARD OF TRUSTEES COMPRISED OF PERSONS WHO RESIDE OR MAINTAIN THEIR PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS WITHIN THE COMMUNITIES SERVED BY THE HOSPITAL. ENLOE MEDICAL CENTER IS A NON-MEMBER CORPORATION UNDER THE CALIFORNIA NONPROFIT PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION LAW. NEW MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ARE ELECTED BY ITS EXISTING MEMBERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROCEDURES SET FORTH IN THE BYLAWS OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE BYLAWS SPECIFY THAT TWO BOARD MEMBERS MUST BE PHYSICIANS AND THAT THE MEDICAL STAFF CHAIRMAN AND THE MEDICAL STAFF CHAIRMAN-ELECT SHALL SERVE AS BOARD MEMBERS EX OFFICIO WITH A VOTE. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER SERVES ON THE BOARD EX OFFICIO WITH A VOTE AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ENLOE HEALTH FOUNDATION SERVES ON THE BOARD EX OFFICIO, WITH A VOTE. THE ELECTED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD SERVE STAGGERED TERMS OF THREE YEARS, FOR A MAXIMUM PERIOD OF THREE TERMS (OR NINE YEARS) PER MEMBER.
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 November 1965.
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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