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Five Rivers Medical Center

Pocahontas, AR · EIN 27-3970823 · 501(c)(3) · Hospital or medical research organization
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Five Rivers Medical Center reported $15.3 million in revenue and $17.8 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $83.34 went to program services, $16.66 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 94.3% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $1,001,859 (PRESIDENT & CEO). 7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue fell 25% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $18M

For context, the median across 5,634 covered health care charities: $86.19 programs, $13.81 management, $0.00 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $15M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 5,634 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
83.3%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
16.7%13.7%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%0.0%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.00$0.00
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
4.6%1.3%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
4.4%0.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
94.3%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$1,001,859$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
5.62%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
727
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
1.06.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
0 of 388.9%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$15M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · revenue $14M

The hospital provides outpatient and emergency care services to patients in pocahontas, arkansas and the surrounding area. It also operates a home health agency in the same geographic region. The home health department at frmc had over 12,349 skilled nursing, physical therapy, speech therapy, occupational therapy and aide visits in fiscal year 2025. The emergency department at frmc treated over 8,526 patients in fiscal year 2025 and is a level 4 trauma designated er

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
PRESIDENT & CEO
Director/trustee, officer, 1.0 hrs/week
$0$955,960$45,899$1,001,859
CFO
Director/trustee, officer, 1.0 hrs/week
$0$509,721$23,672$533,393
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week
$352,213$0$3,576$355,789
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week
$344,836$0$0$344,836
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week
$310,469$0$14,081$324,550
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week
$306,542$0$15,130$321,672
ADMINISTRATOR
Director/trustee, officer, 40.0 hrs/week
$174,354$0$18,005$192,359
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week
$151,946$0$2,279$154,225

7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Five Rivers Medical Center (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $289K (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$10M$20M$30M$40MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$15M$18M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$15M$18M83.3%$1.5M$1,001,859
FY2024 ⓘ$17M$19M84.0%$4.0M$927,876
FY2023 ⓘ$19M$22M83.1%$2.7M$906,944
FY2022 ⓘ$22M$23M81.6%$3.8M$846,002
FY2021 ⓘ$27M$22M80.4%$5.5M$738,106
FY2020 ⓘ$20M$22M77.5%−$303K$708,842

Governance answers, as filed

FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means
  • Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b3 · 0 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
  • Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
  • Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
  • Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
  • Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aNo
  • Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
  • Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
  • Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
  • Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
  • Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
  • Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
  • Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
  • Employees Part I, line 5215
  • Volunteers Part I, line 69

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
TEGRIA SERVICES GROUP
Physician services
$324,127
MEDHOST OF TENNESSEE INC
Computer services
$176,271
RURAL HEALTH PAIN MANAGEMENT LLC
Pain management services
$131,500
MSCB INC
Collections
$121,180

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 4 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Five Rivers Medical Center's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Five Rivers Medical Center, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Five Rivers Medical Center's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Five Rivers Medical Center reported that 83.3% of its $17.8 million in expenses went to program services, 16.7% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Five Rivers Medical Center pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Five Rivers Medical Center reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $1,001,859, for the role of PRESIDENT & CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Five Rivers Medical Center get its money?

Of $15.3 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 4.6% came from contributions and grants (including 4.4% from government grants) and 94.3% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Five Rivers Medical Center a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 27-3970823 as a 501(c)(3) organization (hospital or medical research organization), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, object 202622299349302322 · read the filing
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202542319349301569 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202432269349301233 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202311949349301316 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202231929349301913 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202142109349300104 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 27-3970823: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.