Berkshire Health Systems

Legal name: Bhs Management Services Inc

Overview

Mission

We will advance health and wellness for everyone in our community in a welcoming, inclusive, and personalized environment. Berkshire Health Systems comprises more than 4,000 talented and compassionate employees, united as one system under a shared mission, vision, and set of values. As the leading provider of care and largest employer in Berkshire County, we are proud to offer a coordinated system of care to our region’s residents and visitors. Mission, Vision and Values Our Mission and Vision are the core principles that guide the work we do every day. We bring these principles to life through our Values, which serve as a promise of what our patients, people, and community can expect when interacting with our system.

What it reported doing in 2023

Bhs management services provides management services at cost to not for profit corporations including controlled affiliates of berkshire health systems, inc. This coordinated effort provides financial accounting and administrative services which allows the system to operate more efficiently, react more quickly and perform in an integrated manner.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 100% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
222755258
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2023
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2023, Form 990-T 2023
Headquarters
Pittsfield, MA, USA
Phone
4134472508
Rating
85
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 89
  • Transparency & Controls: 88
  • Accountability: 87
  • Sustainability: 18
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 5 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 83
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Pass
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Pass
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 78.3%; rating input score 78; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 0%; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.24; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 1; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 8.4%; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 2.4% per year; rating input score 100; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 3.4% per year; rating input score 100; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 8.2% per year; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 3 programs and campaigns described on the official site
  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 18 of 23 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $65.4M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $1.1M · 37 people listed · 5 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $10.7M reported
  • Consistency: 26 of 26 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes executive pay
  • Filing history: 14 annual filings from 2010 to 2023
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 11 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 10 filed related-organization links
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Leadership & pay

37 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • DARLENE M RODOWICZ (PRESIDENT CEO): $1,092,652 total reported compensation
  • JASON BRATCHER (TRUSTEE): $672,180 total reported compensation
  • JAMES LEDERER JR (CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER): $648,099 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: FY2023.