St Mary's Hospital Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
237001007
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-T 2020
Location
Grand Junction, CO, USA
Phone
8018427851
Rating
80
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$4,307,071
Expenses
$4,220,829
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

22 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • BRYAN JOHNSON (TRUSTEE/SMHMC CEO)
  • CARMEN SHIPLEY (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • BRYAN JOHNSON (TRUSTEE/SMHMC CEO): $1,013,229 total reported compensation
  • VINCENT DONOHUE (TRUSTEE/SMHMC VP FINANCE): $399,142 total reported compensation
  • CARMEN SHIPLEY (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $225,765 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Helping people live the healthiest lives possible.

What it reported doing in 2025

The promise of healthcare philanthropy is the ability to change lives and the power to save lives. The st. Mary's hospital foundation develops the resources that help keep and expand this promise to the people who trust st. Mary's hospital and medical center, inc., to care for them. It is committed to advancing the promise of life through philanthropy. The foundation's fundraising efforts ensure that the hospital is able to meet the community's healthcare needs. St. Mary's hospital foundation was part of the sisters of charity of leavenworth health system. On april 1, 2022, intermountain health care, inc. And sisters of charity of leavenworth health system, inc. Affiliated, creating a model health system that provides high-quality, accessible, and affordable healthcare to communities in Utah, Idaho, Nevada, Colorado, Montana, Wyoming, and Kansas. The organization employs more than 69,000 caregives, operates 34 hospitals (including one virtual hospital), and runs hundreds of clinics, while providing health insurance to more than one million people in Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, and Utah.in order to operate more efficiently, the decision was made to consolidate the various foundations operated as part of sisters of charity of leavenworth health system. This return is marked final; however, st. Mary's hospital foundation will continue to operate as a dba under catholic foundation of intermountain health, inc. (fein 84-0735096).major areas of support during the year included: rose hill hospitality house rose hill house reflects the compassion and generosity of our community by providing a free, comfortable, home-like setting where families can have a rest from the often critical concerns associated with the health of a loved one. Patients come to st. Mary's from many distant places to receive medical assistance often not available outside of grand junction. St. Mary's hospital foundation recognizes the importance of meeting the needs of family and friends supporting a loved one in the healing process. Cancer assistance fund the st. Mary's hospital foundation also financially supports st. Mary's cancer programs. St. Mary's is proud to offer a comprehensive cancer program for patients from diagnosis, through treatment, and beyond. As healthcare changes, we have identified the need for not only preventative medicine, but to provide holistic care to our patients. The cancer assistance fund provides resources to educate, support, and empower those affected by cancer to take charge of their health so they can truly thrive and supports the physical, emotional, social, spiritual, and economic aspects of their cancer journey.meals on wheels of mesa countyst. Mary's hospital foundation is proud to sponsor the meals on wheels program of mesa county. The st. Mary's foundation raises funds to support meals on wheels mesa county, a hospital and government sponsored program to provide nourishing meals to the homebound and to others that are in need. Program revenue associated with the program represents a voluntary co-payment for the meals and is not a requirement for receiving a meal.caring for the caregiverat st. Mary's regional hospital, our caregivers are our most valuable asset. The foundation raises funds through the caring for the caregiver fund that supports the well-being of our caregivers through education, social support, self-care activities, and meaningful recognition and is an important focus of st. Mary's foundation. To enhance and sustain the health and well-being of our clinical workforce, the foundation created this fund as a resource for clinical leaders to develop creative solutions to promote caregiver resilience and replenishment.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 98% of its reported program spending out as grants.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Few specific pay-setting methods are documented in the filing; unanswered boxes are not proof of absence and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 89
  • Transparency & Controls: 76
  • Accountability: 78
  • Sustainability: 20
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 96%; rating input score 96
  • Program expense ratio: 89.5%; rating input score 90
  • Fundraising efficiency: $13.74 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Missing
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 86.4%; rating input score 86; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 67
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • 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: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 2%; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 9.3%; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 0.7% per year; rating input score 100; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 3.4% per year; rating input score 100; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 1.4% per year; rating input score 100; 15th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 96% of revenue deployed · 89.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 19 of 22 board members independent · 6 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $3.8M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $1M · 22 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 25 of 25 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 10 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, executive pay, and related organizations
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 4 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 87 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 — Transparency & Controls: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 9 not reported.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 47/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 33/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 35/100.