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Bronson Lakeview Hospital

Kalamazoo, MI · EIN 38-1359218 · 501(c)(3) · Hospital or medical research organization
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2024 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Bronson Lakeview Hospital reported $94.0 million in revenue and $88.5 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $92.49 went to program services, $7.51 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: 97.3% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $3,569,592 (President and CEO). 62 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 48% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $88M

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

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $94M

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

2024 filing. Median across 5,634 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure2024Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
92.5%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
7.5%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
Not reported$0.00
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
0.0%1.3%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%0.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
97.3%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$3,569,592$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
4.03%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
6227
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
10.76.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
16 of 1888.9%

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

2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$76M expenses · 93.4% of program spending · grants $15M · revenue $92M

Bronson Lakeview Hospital (blh) is a 26-bed critical access hospital, inlcuding 16 critical access acute care beds, 10 of which are designated as swing beds, and 10- bed geriatric psychiatric unit. In december of 2024, the 10-bed geriatric psychiatric unit relocated to bronson behavioral health hospital. Blh offers a full range of acute care for inpatients and is a well-established destination for surgery, and emergency care. Blh operates a full service, 24/7 emergency department that typically treats over 25,000 patient visits annually, regardless of their ability to pay. Outpatient services…

$5.4M expenses · 6.6% of program spending

In 2024, in furtherance of its mission, blh incurred $5,435,754 in bad debt to provide care to its patients

— expenses

In 2024, blh's medicaid cost was $15,066,423 and medicaid net revenue was $17,532,332

Highest reported compensation

2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
President and CEO
Director/trustee, officer, 4.6 hrs/week
$0$2,056,207$1,513,385$3,569,592
Sr VP CFO
Officer, 4.6 hrs/week
$0$886,744$405,311$1,292,055
Sr VP Legal & Leg. Affairs
Officer, 4.6 hrs/week
$0$746,547$338,911$1,085,458
Sr VP Chief People Officer
Officer, 4.6 hrs/week
$0$588,602$292,220$880,822
Director (THRU 12/2024)
Director/trustee, 4.6 hrs/week
$0$798,414$38,120$836,534
Sr VP Strategy & Comm
Officer, 4.6 hrs/week
$0$458,262$212,571$670,833
Sr VP Mat. Mgt. & Facility Svs.
Officer, 4.6 hrs/week
$0$433,722$215,563$649,285
Vice President, COO/VPMA - BLH/BSHH
Key employee, 10.0 hrs/week
$494,695$0$98,030$592,725

62 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Bronson Lakeview Hospital (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $593K (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$25M$50M$75M$100M201920202021202220232024$94M$88M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
2024 ⓘ$94M$88M92.5%$79M$3,569,592
2023 ⓘ$92M$70M91.3%$74M$3,510,311
2022 ⓘ$77M$64M92.8%$62M$2,735,485
2021 ⓘ$78M$61M92.3%$49M$2,067,161
2020 ⓘ$65M$56M90.1%$32M$1,226,480
2019 ⓘ$64M$59M90.7%$23M$1,836,329

Governance answers, as filed

2024 · 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–1b18 · 16 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 15aNo
  • Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
  • Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2Yes
  • 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 4No
  • 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 5425
  • Volunteers Part I, line 629

Largest outside contractors

2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
KALAMAZOO ANESTHESIOLOGY PC
Physician services
$2,353,293
SW MI EMERGENCY SERVICES PC
Physician services
$539,811
CSM GROUP INC
Construction
$515,686
MALL CITY MECHANICAL INC
Mechanical contractor
$373,608
MAYO COLLABORATIVE SERVICES INC
Medical services
$217,990

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 10 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Correct a figure or respond

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

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Questions people ask

How much of Bronson Lakeview Hospital's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2024, Bronson Lakeview Hospital reported that 92.5% of its $88.5 million in expenses went to program services, 7.5% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Bronson Lakeview Hospital pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Bronson Lakeview Hospital reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $3,569,592, for the role of President and CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Bronson Lakeview Hospital get its money?

Of $94.0 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 0.0% came from contributions and grants and 97.3% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Bronson Lakeview Hospital a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 38-1359218 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

  • 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202503089349303830 · read the filing · XML
  • 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202433109349303313 · read the filing
  • 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202333139349304953 · read the filing
  • 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202213119349303116 · read the filing
  • 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202113099349304201 · read the filing
  • 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202003169349304240 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 38-1359218: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.