St Clare Memorial Hospital Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
390848401
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
Location
Oconto Falls, WI, USA
Phone
9204330111
Rating
82
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Hospital, General
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$42,730,446
Expenses
$41,412,156
Assets
$47,115,601
Liabilities
$31,908,765

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

Leadership & pay

21 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • John L Wagner (PRESIDENT/CEO (began 8/1/24))
  • Robert Erickson (PRESIDENT/CEO (until 7/31/24))
  • CHRISTOPHER BRABANT (Former PRESIDENT/CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • Michael Scialdone (Treasurer / HSHS SVP & CFO): $912,947 total reported compensation
  • PATRICIA ALLEN (CFO - CARE DELIVERY (until 4/30/25)): $649,158 total reported compensation
  • John L Wagner (PRESIDENT/CEO (began 8/1/24)): $607,307 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 continue christ's healing love through delivery of competent & compassionate healthcare in an environment sensitive to the needs of all people. The hospital is committed to providing a broad range of quality inpatient and outpatient services without regard to the individual's race, creed, handicaps, or financial status.

What it reported doing in 2024

SURGICAL SERVICES - HSHS St. Clare Memorial Hospital is equipped to handle advanced adult and pediatric procedures with state-of-the art equipment and experienced physicians. There is access to a multidisciplinary care team which includes outstanding registered nurses, certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA), physicians, physical and occupational therapists, clinical educators, nutritional services and spiritual advisors. In FY2025, St. Clare Memorial Hospital performed approximately 718 surgical cases and 610 GI procedures. For patients who require a hospital stay, resources are available to make the stay as comfortable as possible.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 99% of the money available for current operations came from other operating 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: 77
  • Transparency & Controls: 86
  • Accountability: 94
  • Sustainability: 42
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 84.9%; rating input score 85
  • Program expense ratio: 87.6%; rating input score 88
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 84.6%; rating input score 85; 0th 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: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 93%; rating input score 93; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 88.9%; rating input score 89; 21st 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: 3.1%; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.14; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.68; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 5.6%; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 3.5% per year; rating input score 100; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 1.3% per year; rating input score 100; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 4.2% per year; rating input score 100; 30th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 84.9% of revenue deployed · 87.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 8 of 9 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $36.3M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $913K · 21 people listed · 5 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 4 contractors listed · $1.4M reported
  • Consistency: 31 of 33 current checks pass · 2 findings to review
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes grants and executive pay
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 8 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 33 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: Operating margin scored 47/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 41/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 18/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Schedule R controlled transactions itemized did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 46/100.