St. Joseph's/Candler
Legal name: St Joseph'scandler Health System Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 582288758
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2009–2024
- Official website data refreshed
- Jul 2026
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
- Location
- Savannah, GA, US
- Phone
- (912) 819-8683
- Rating
- 48
- Verdict
- MIXED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Community Health Systems
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $6,132
- Expenses
- $0
- Assets
- $1,142,664,623
- Liabilities
- $483,394,194
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
35 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- PAUL P HINCHEY (PRESIDENT &)
Highest reported compensation
- PAUL P HINCHEY (PRESIDENT &): $1,820,049 total reported compensation
- KYLE L MCCANN (COO): $861,628 total reported compensation
- ALLEN R BUTCHER (CFO): $805,807 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
St. Joseph's/Candler's mission, vision, and values reflect our purpose and guide everything we do with heart, integrity, and dedication.
What it reported doing in 2024
St. Joseph's/candler health system, inc. Is organized and operated exclusively for the charitable purpose of promoting the health of the communities of savannah, Georgia, and the surrounding counties. Specifically, st. Joseph's/candler health system, inc. Was created to control and operate a permanent, combined regional health care delivery system consisting of the hospital facilities of st. Joseph's hospital, inc. And candler hospital, inc. Entities. On january 6, 1997, candler hospital, inc. And candler health system, inc. Entered into a joint operating agreement with st. Joseph's health center, inc. And st. Joseph's hospital, inc. To merge their respective operations to create a new health care system. The merger, which became effective on april 1, 1997, resulted in the formation of a not-for-profit parent company, st. Joseph's/candler health system, inc. Of which st. Joseph's health center, inc. And candler health system, inc. Were members until april 1, 2003. On april 1, 2003, st. Joseph's health center, inc. And candler health center, inc. Resigned as members and sisters of mercy, baltimore regional community became the sole member of st. Joseph's/candler health system, inc.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Other-operating. 100% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
- Distribution model
- No current program activity. The filing reports no program spending for the current year.
The verdict
MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and liabilities are high compared with assets.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 0
- Transparency & Controls: 94
- Accountability: 96
- Sustainability: 1
- Growth: 20
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 0%; rating input score 0
- Program expense ratio: Limited
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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: Missing
- 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: Limited
- Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 94.4%; rating input score 94; 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: Limited
- Total-asset coverage ratio: Limited
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.42; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: Limited
Growth
- Program expense growth: -5% per year; rating input score 0; 38th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -21.8% per year; rating input score 0; 18th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 8.5% per year; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- What they do: 5 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 4 operating locations identified
- Where the money goes: 0% of revenue deployed
- Governance: 17 of 18 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
- Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment
- Leadership: top reported pay $1.8M · 35 people listed · 5 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
- Consistency: 15 of 15 current checks pass
- Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes executive pay and related organizations
- Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
- Related organizations: 13 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.
- High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 0/100.
- High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 11/100.
- High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.