Sparrow Clinton Hospital

Overview

Mission

To advance health to serve Michigan and the world.

What it reported doing in 2024

Umh-sparrow clinton hospital's outpatient services are typical of a small rural facility. The emergency department provides nursing and physician services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, with physicians on site 100% of the time. Screening exams are provided to everyone who presents for services prior to any financial information being obtained or charges discussed with patients in accordance with emergency medical treatment and active labor act (emtala). Laboratory, radiology, respiratory services, surgery, wound care, as well as infusion/oncology are typical of other outpatient services provided. Umh-sparrow clinton hospital accepts all governmental payers including medicare, medicaid, and tricare with reimbursement at or below costs. Additionally, umh-sparrow clinton hospital's charity care policy covers services in the outpatient setting, in turn providing free care to those in the community who quality. For the year ended june 30, 2025, umh-sparrow clinton hospital recorded 13,800 emergency room visits; 241,875 lab tests; 39,865 radiology procedures; 21,615 cardio/respiratory procedures; 1,023 surgeries/727 scopes; and 1,116 infusion/oncology visits.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 94% 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
381358172
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
Headquarters
St Johns, MI, USA
Phone
9892273400
Rating
78
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Hospital, General

Official website

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most filed governance safeguards are in place. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 57
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Accountability: 81
  • Sustainability: 79
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 54.3%; rating input score 54
  • Program expense ratio: 79.7%; rating input score 80
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 6 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Pass
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • 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: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 66.7%; rating input score 67; 18th 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: 34.3%; rating input score 93; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 4.16; rating input score 82; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.06; rating input score 87; 87th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 6.9%; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 3.9% per year; rating input score 100; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 3.4% per year; rating input score 100; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 8.7% per year; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 54.3% of revenue deployed · 79.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 10 of 15 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $50.3M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $1.6M · 35 people listed · 6 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $2.9M reported
  • Consistency: 29 of 29 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors, executive pay, and related organizations
  • Filing history: 13 annual filings from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 8 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 29 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

35 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • ERIC STRUCKO (TREASURER): $1,638,233 total reported compensation
  • MARGARET DIMOND PHD (REGIONAL PRE): $1,464,110 total reported compensation
  • MATTHEW WILCOX DO (BOARD MEMBER): $839,023 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: FY2024.