Ascension Borgess-Lee Hospital

Also known as See Schedule O

South Bend, IN · EIN 38-1490190 · 501(c)(3) · Hospital or medical research organization
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Ascension Borgess-Lee Hospital reported $16.5 million in revenue and $17.9 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $77.50 went to program services, $22.50 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: 99.1% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $2,826,319 (MINISTRY MARKET EXECUTIVE/PRESIDENT (END 9/2024)). 16 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue fell 37% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

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

Program services$77.50 $14M
Management & general$22.50 $4.0M
Fundraising$0.00 $0

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 June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $17M

Contributions & grants (non-government)$0.43 $71,514
Government grants$0.14 $23,704
Program service revenue$99.13 $16M
Other revenue$0.30 $48,925

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.
Measure	FY2025	Median
Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)	77.5%	85.6%
Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)	22.5%	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	0.6%	1.3%
Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12	0.1%	0.1%
Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12	99.1%	93.7%
Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F	$2,826,319	$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)	15.82%	1.34%
People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2	16	27
Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses	1.0	6.6
Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b	8 of 9	88.9%

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

$14M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · grants $25,741 · revenue $16M

The filing organization is a part of the Ascension Catholic Health Ministry. Ascension is a faith-based healthcare organization that delivers personalized, compassionate care to all, especially to those who need it the most. ASCENSION BORGESS-LEE HOSPITAL IS A 25-BED HOSPITAL CAMPUS PROVIDING SERVICES WITHOUT REGARD TO PATIENT RACE, CREED, NATIONAL ORIGIN, ECONOMIC STATUS, OR ABILITY TO PAY. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2025, ASCENSION BORGESS-LEE HOSPITAL treated 321 adults and children for a total of 1,269 patient days of service. The hospital also provided services for 19,048 outpatient visits…

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here

Role	From this org	From related orgs	Other	Total
MINISTRY MARKET EXECUTIVE/PRESIDENT (END 9/2024) Director/trustee, officer, 0.0 hrs/week	$0	$2,780,463	$45,856	$2,826,319
CFO, MINISTRY MARKET Officer, 0.0 hrs/week	$0	$1,099,580	$46,446	$1,146,026
FORMER OFFICER (END 12/2022) Former, 0.0 hrs/week	$0	$943,404	$6,250	$949,654
EX-OFFICIO/PRESIDENT (START 10/2024) Director/trustee, officer, 0.0 hrs/week	$0	$806,471	$60,385	$866,856
ASSISTANT SECRETARY (START 10/2024) Officer, 0.0 hrs/week	$0	$393,155	$38,100	$431,255
FORMER OFFICER (END 3/2023) Former, 0.0 hrs/week	$0	$383,721	$0	$383,721
PHYSICIAN Highest compensated employee, 50.0 hrs/week	$248,516	$0	$23,286	$271,802
MANAGER, PHARMACY Highest compensated employee, 50.0 hrs/week	$159,330	$0	$34,493	$193,823

16 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Ascension Borgess-Lee Hospital (Part VII, line 2).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked

RevenueExpenses

Filing	Revenue	Expenses	Programs	Net assets	Top pay
FY2025 ⓘ	$17M	$18M	77.5%	$1.5M	$2,826,319
FY2024 ⓘ	$19M	$24M	79.8%	$4.4M	$2,555,848
FY2023 ⓘ	$19M	$22M	74.0%	$5.6M	$3,857,281
FY2022 ⓘ	$25M	$25M	76.6%	$3.6M	$726,420
FY2021 (amended) ⓘ	$28M	$25M	78.0%	$978K	$709,367
FY2020 ⓘ	$26M	$26M	79.7%	$2.3M	$528,674

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–1b9 · 8 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 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 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 5102
Volunteers Part I, line 632

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only

CEP AMERICA LLC Physician services	$934,195
SOUND INPATIENT PHYSICIANS MICHIGAN PLLC Physician services	$320,819

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 2 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

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Questions people ask

How much of Ascension Borgess-Lee Hospital's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Ascension Borgess-Lee Hospital reported that 77.5% of its $17.9 million in expenses went to program services, 22.5% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Ascension Borgess-Lee Hospital pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Ascension Borgess-Lee Hospital reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $2,826,319, for the role of MINISTRY MARKET EXECUTIVE/PRESIDENT (END 9/2024) (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Ascension Borgess-Lee Hospital get its money?

Of $16.5 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 0.6% came from contributions and grants (including 0.1% from government grants) and 99.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Ascension Borgess-Lee Hospital a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 38-1490190 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 June 30, 2025, object 202601269349303195 · read the filing · XML
FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202531349349313373 · read the filing
FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202441319349304919 · read the filing
FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202341309349305239 · read the filing
FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021 (amended), object 202211359349302261 · read the filing
FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202131339349301768 · read the filing

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