Baton Rouge General

Legal name: Baton Rouge General Medical Center

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
721025017
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
Location
Baton Rouge, LA, USA
Phone
(225) 763-4000
Rating
88
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Hospital, General

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$712,345,722
Expenses
$666,534,729
Assets
$577,586,862
Liabilities
$133,692,074

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

Leadership & pay

34 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • EDGARDO TENREIRO (PRES & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFF)

Highest reported compensation

  • EDGARDO TENREIRO (PRES & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFF): $2,082,099 total reported compensation
  • JOHN TABOR MD (PHYSICIAN - SURGEON): $1,138,345 total reported compensation
  • KENDALL JOHNSON CPA (EXEC VP & CHIEF FINANCIAL): $1,134,973 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Since 1900, we’ve continued to evolve to meet the demands of patients, and that means providing access to care for more patients than ever and creating a healthcare experience that isn’t a hassle. With over 600 licensed beds between three campuses, Baton Rouge General offers the full spectrum of care from delivering newborns to providing end of life support through hospice. From our acclaimed Regional Burn Center, to our award-winning cancer and heart programs, it’s our calling to serve you. And with clinics located throughout Baton Rouge and the surrounding areas, our physician group provides patients with comprehensive care and a full suite of specialties, including internal and family med.

What it reported doing in 2024

Baton rouge general (brg) provides quality healthcare regardless of race, creed, sex, national origin, age or ability to pay. Although reimbursement for services is critical to the operations and stability of brg, it is recognized that not all individuals have the ability to pay for essential medical services. In keeping with brg's commitment to serving the community, brg provided $27,032,926 of free and/or unsubsidized care, $459,470,471 of care charge-offs provided to persons covered by governmental programs at below cost as well as health activities and education programs. During fy 2025, brg recorded 17,763 admits, 1,811,289 outpatient cases procedures/lab tests, recorded 97,902 patient days, 82,580 emergency room visits, dispensed 1,500,000 pharmacy unit doses and 13,525 inpatient/outpatient surgeries.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 98% 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

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

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 83
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Accountability: 86
  • Sustainability: 57
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 91.2%; rating input score 91
  • Program expense ratio: 97.7%; rating input score 98
  • 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 49th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 76.5%; rating input score 76; 25th 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: 6.4%; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.87; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.23; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0.3%; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 6.7% per year; rating input score 100; 55th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 5.5% per year; rating input score 100; 48th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 5% per year; rating input score 100; 36th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 1 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 91.2% of revenue deployed · 97.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 13 of 17 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $651.4M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $2.1M · 34 people listed · 6 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $100.6M reported
  • Consistency: 34 of 34 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 10 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 38 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.

Key Signals

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

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 34/100.