Upland Hills Health

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
421017512
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
Location
Dodgeville, WI, USA
Phone
(608) 930-8000
Rating
81
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Hospital, General

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$121,764,008
Expenses
$108,534,828
Assets
$190,946,414
Liabilities
$36,268,266

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

Leadership & pay

24 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • LISA SCHNEDLER (PRESIDENT AND CEO (THRU SEP))
  • MARK THOMPSON MD (PRESIDENT AND CEO (BEG SEP))

Highest reported compensation

  • ANTHONY VILLARE (PHYSICIAN): $684,020 total reported compensation
  • PATRICK RYBERG (PHYSICIAN): $518,909 total reported compensation
  • JARED LINEBARGER (PHYSICIAN): $512,859 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

The Organization is committed to protecting the privacy of patient information as required by federal law and the laws of the State of Wisconsin.

What it reported doing in 2024

Upland hills health, inc. Provides high quality, cost-effective, primary hospital care to all people in need of care. Among the hospital inpatient and outpatient services provided are diagnostic imaging, rehabilitation services, respiratory care, surgical services, cardiac monitored care, lab services, pharmacy services, 24-hour emergency room, obstetrical services, regional clinic services, and many others. Upland hills also provides additional services to the community by providing outreach programs and services that meet identified needs in an effort to enhance the health and welfare of the people in its area. During fiscal year 2025, upland hills health's hospital and clinics provided 3,283 days of inpatient care, 459 days of swing bed care, over 17,890 emergency room and urgent care patient visits, 77,000 clinic patient visits, and over 195,000 other outpatient procedures and services for patients in need of medical care.in its effort to attain this mission and goal, and to be a partner in the community, upland hills provides:- health education and outreach programs to members of the community at little or no cost to the participants.- programs for new and expectant parents - childbirth education, pre-delivery conference, sibling class, breastfeeding support and breastfeeding supplies.- indoor fitness walking is available at the hospital facility for community members during cold or inclement weather.- safe sitter babysitting training - medically accurate babysitting preparation class designed for boys and girls ages 11 to 13. The program teaches sitters how to have fun with children as well as how to recognize a medical emergency and know the appropriate action to take. Students also learn infant and child cpr.the cost of providing charity care to persons utilizing our hospital amounted to approximately $616,000 in 2025. In addition, upland hills health furnishes care to persons covered under government entitlement programs which pay at rates less than charges. Discounts to these programs for hospital services amount to $102,791,000. Upland hills health also provides assistance to the free clinic located in dodgeville, Wisconsin on an annual basis.upland hills also operates a therapy and wellness center to provide fitness and wellness opportunities to employees and the public. Upland hills has two therapy and wellness centers available for patients, employees, volunteers and the general public at low-cost membership rates. These centers house modern equipment, including cardio workout machines, circuit training, and free weights. Personal training, massage therapy and acupuncture services are offered to complement your wellness goals.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 96% 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. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 71
  • Transparency & Controls: 85
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 64
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 77%; rating input score 77
  • Program expense ratio: 85.2%; rating input score 85
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • 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: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
    • 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: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 10.9%; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.76; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.19; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 4%; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 8.2% per year; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 7.4% per year; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 6.5% per year; rating input score 100; 48th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 1 programs and campaigns described on the official site
  • Where the money goes: 77% of revenue deployed · 85.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 11 of 11 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $92.5M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $684K · 24 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $37.5M reported
  • Consistency: 33 of 33 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 9 filed schedules · includes major donors, executive pay, and related organizations
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 11 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 3 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.

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Form 990 shared with the board not reported.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 59/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 26/100.