Community Hospital of Anaconda

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
810303913
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States
Phone
(406) 563-8500
Rating
84
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Hospital, General

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$103,032,794
Expenses
$103,708,473
Assets
$102,201,989
Liabilities
$44,475,273

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

Leadership & pay

17 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MARGARET HICKEY-BOYNTON (CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • CARL SCHILLHAMMER (PHYSICIAN): $936,275 total reported compensation
  • CHRISTINA OTTOMEYER (PHYSICIAN): $927,875 total reported compensation
  • JAMES HUEFTLE (PHYSICIAN): $719,620 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

In the spirit of our rich heritage, we provide a caring environment responding with excellence to the health care needs of those we serve. Respecting the dignity and recognizing the worth of each person is the foundation of our commitment to care.

What it reported doing in 2024

Community hospital of anaconda is comprised of a 25-bed critical access hospital and a 62-bed nursing home facility which provides health care services. The hospital provided 4,134 days of inpatient acute care services, 201,958 outpatient visits, 10,186 emergency room/convenient care visits, and 2,479 surgeries. The nursing home provided 6,453 days of resident services for the year ended december 31, 2024. The hospital provides care to persons covered by governmental programs at or below cost and to individuals who are unable to pay. The unreimbursed charges of providing care to these patients was 1,119,324 for charity care, 58,662,058 for medicare, 7,497,595 for medicaid, and 22,606,615 for other third party payors for the year ended december 31, 2024.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 99% 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. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 83
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 88
  • Sustainability: 30
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 92.6%; rating input score 93
  • Program expense ratio: 92.8%; rating input score 93
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Pass
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • 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: 80%; rating input score 80; 28th 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: -0.7%; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.99; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.44; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 5%; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 9.2% per year; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 9% per year; rating input score 100; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 11.6% per year; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 9 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 92.6% of revenue deployed · 92.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 8 of 10 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $96.2M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $936K · 17 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $3.8M reported
  • Consistency: 36 of 36 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 10 filed schedules · includes major donors, executive pay, and related organizations
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 8 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 24/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 39/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 16/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 42/100.