Stilwell Memorial Hospital

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
730977997
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Stilwell, OK, US
Phone
(918) 696-3101
Rating
56
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Hospital, General

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$21,742,505
Expenses
$22,050,402
Assets
$12,508,059
Liabilities
$12,002,439

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JAMES W CAUSON (PRESIDENT & CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • DR WOJCIECH DULOWSKI (PHYSICIAN): $313,473 total reported compensation
  • DR JEFFREY JENKINS (PHYSICIAN): $199,726 total reported compensation
  • JAMES W CAUSON (PRESIDENT & CEO): $140,000 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To serve the community with respect to providing health care services and health care education through the operation of hospital(s), clinic(s) and other such facilities as are necessary and useful in providing care, treatment and rehabilitation for the sick, injured, aged and infirm without regard to race, color, national origin or financial status. Stilwell memorial hospital provides quality health care regardless of race, creed, sex national origin, handicap, age or ability to pay. Although reimbursement for services rendered is critical to the operation and stability of stilwell memorial hospital, it is recognized that not all individuals possess the ability to purchase essential medical services and further that our mission is to serve the community with respect to providing health care services and health care education. Therefore, in keeping with this hospital's commitment to serve all members of its community: * free care and/or subsidized care, * care provided to persons cover

What it reported doing in 2024

Stilwell Memorial Hospital provides quality health care regardless of race, creed, sex, national origin, handicap, age or ability to pay. Although reimbursement for services rendered is critical to the operation and stability of Stilwell Memorial Hospital, it is recognized that not all individuals possess the ability to purchase essential medical services and further that our mission is to serve the community with respect to providing health care services and health care education. Therefore, in keeping with this Hospital's commitment to serve all members of its community: * Free care and/or subsidized care, * Care provided to persons covered by government programs at below cost, and * Health care activities and programs to support the community will be considered where the need and/or and individual's inability to pay coexists. These activities will include wellness programs, community education programs, special programs for the elderly, handicapped, medically underserved, and a variety of broad community support activities. Stilwell Memorial Hospital served over 500 patients, over 8,100 emergency room visits, 330 home health care visits, and provided the equivalent of more than 1,000 patient days during the year ended June 30, 2025. Stilwell Memorial Hospital provides care to persons covered by governmental programs at below cost, recognizing its mission to the community, services are provided to both Medicare and Medicaid patients. To the extent reimbursement is below cost, Stilwell Memorial Hospital recognizes these amounts as charity care in meeting its mission to the entire community. The unreimbursed value of providing care to these patients is $9,978,124. Also, in recognizing its mission to the community, Stilwell Memorial Hospital provides services for those unable to pay. These services are unreimbursed to the Hospital and the unreimbursed value of providing care to these patients is $1,094,608, of this $570,338 is identified as charity care and $524,270 is specified as bad debts. Charity care is also provided through many reduced price services and free programs throughout the year. These programs and services are chosen to meet legitimate community health center needs. The following listing of activities provides a sample of the types of programs and services offered to our community. Home health and Hospital employees donated and collected enough perishable and nonperishable food items to fill and distribute approximately 80 food baskets to needy families, impacting the lives of nearly 300 individuals. The home health care department has also performed complimentary assessments and free visits as a part of their mission to the community. Free assistance is offered to patients by the business office employees, so patients may complete billing forms accurately. The Hospital participates in a providing various tests and procedures at reduced prices or at no cost to the public. Such tests include, but are not limited to, prostate exams, colorectal exams, cholesterol and blood pressure checks. Hospital employees speak publicly to various groups regarding a variety of health care topics. Others are members of local civic groups and participate in community activities thereby helping to promote proper health care throughout the community. Hospital employees annually give of their time and expertise to organize and coordinate reduced cost physicals for local youths, so they may participate in athletic events. Hospital employees have adopted a section of State Highway 100 West and regularly participate in the Oklahoma Department of Transportation's "Adopt-A-Highway" program which contributes toward the effort of maintaining litter-free Oklahoma highways. Other community services in which Hospital employees participate are: Band-Aid Club (formerly Relay for Life), which through various fund raising events employees raised and contributed more than $800 to three different relief/recovery/rebuild needs for the fiscal year en

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.

The verdict

MIXED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 86
  • Transparency & Controls: 66
  • Accountability: 5
  • Sustainability: 24
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 97.2%; rating input score 97
  • Program expense ratio: 95.9%; rating input score 96
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • 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: 0%; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 1 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 11
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -1.4%; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.57; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.96; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 4.8%; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -2.8% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -1.4% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -1.3% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 11 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 97.2% of revenue deployed · 95.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 3 board members independent · 1 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $21.1M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $313K · 7 people listed · 1 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 3 contractors listed · $776K reported
  • Consistency: 24 of 24 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes executive pay
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 6 filed money-flow records
  • 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.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 7 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 25/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 19/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 7/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 52/100.