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Mile Bluff Medical Center

Mauston, WI · EIN 39-0992883 · 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

Mile Bluff Medical Center reported $126.9 million in revenue and $127.1 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $86.79 went to program services, $13.21 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: 97.9% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $693,480 (ORTHOPEDICES/DIRECTOR). 100 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 34% 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 $127M

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 $127M

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)
86.8%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
13.2%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
1.4%1.3%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%0.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
97.9%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$693,480$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.55%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
10027
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
4.06.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
5 of 988.9%

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
$97M expenses · 87.9% of program spending · revenue $109M

Mile Bluff Medical Center (mbmc) leads delivery of healthcare to its region through over 700 associates who coordinate care to deliver patient care as an integrated unit. Mbmc and its affiliates work seamlessly to meet the needs of the communities they serve and make medical care accessible to the entire community it serves. Mbmc operates an emergency room that is staffed 24 hours/day, seven days a week, providing emergency care regardless of patient ability to pay. Mbmc provides clinical services needed to operate the emergency room and on-site emergency medical care. Medical transportation…

$13M expenses · 12.1% of program spending · revenue $14M

Mbmc mauston phillips, llc is a division of Mile Bluff Medical Center. In addition to the full service pharmacy, the store also offers home medical equipment and supplies, over-the-counter medications, health and wellness screenings, immunizations, cards, and gifts. The convenience of drive-through prescription pickup is also available. Phillips prescription dispensing services are available in Mile Bluff's new lisbon, necedah, and elroy locations. With an order from a provider, many prescriptions can be filled onsite or delivered at a later time for a more convenient pickup option for…

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
ORTHOPEDICES/DIRECTOR
Director/trustee, 40.50 hrs/week
$644,229$0$49,251$693,480
EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$611,371$0$52,671$664,042
GENERAL SURGEON
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$604,579$0$49,251$653,830
EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$504,739$0$48,825$553,564
PRESIDENT, CEO & ACTING CFO
Director/trustee, officer, 40.50 hrs/week
$461,679$0$52,451$514,130
FAMILY PRACTICE
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$392,839$0$33,237$426,076
SECRETARY
Director/trustee, officer, 40.50 hrs/week
$288,151$0$49,956$338,107
COO
Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$236,271$0$47,136$283,407

100 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Mile Bluff Medical Center (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $2.5M (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$50M$100M$150M$200MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$127M$127M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$127M$127M86.8%$43M$693,480
FY2024 ⓘ$119M$121M87.1%$43M$741,345
FY2023 ⓘ$117M$117M86.5%$44M$828,728
FY2022 ⓘ$107M$106M86.3%$43M$852,676
FY2021 ⓘ$108M$100M88.7%$47M$708,127
FY2020 ⓘ$95M$91M87.4%$38M$600,333

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 · 5 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 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 5889
  • Volunteers Part I, line 6200

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
3RT NETWORKS LLC
It support
$1,504,481
MARSHFIELD LABORATORIES
Lab services
$424,460
RURAL WI HEALTH COOP
Rural healthcare cooperative
$277,500
WIPFLI LLP
Audit and consulting services
$165,400

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 14 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

1 private foundation reported grants to Mile Bluff Medical Center totaling $364 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.

Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Mile Bluff 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 Mile Bluff Medical Center, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Mile Bluff Medical Center's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Mile Bluff Medical Center reported that 86.8% of its $127.1 million in expenses went to program services, 13.2% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Mile Bluff Medical Center pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Mile Bluff Medical Center reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $693,480, for the role of ORTHOPEDICES/DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Mile Bluff Medical Center get its money?

Of $126.9 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 1.4% came from contributions and grants and 97.9% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Mile Bluff Medical Center a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 39-0992883 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 202622299349301127 · read the filing
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202532279349300243 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202412289349302706 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202302269349302145 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202242279349303844 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202102289349302160 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 39-0992883: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.