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Beacon Health System

South Bend, IN · EIN 45-3864076 · 501(c)(3) · Supporting organization, Type III functionally integrated
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2024 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Beacon Health System reported $302.4 million in revenue and $206.5 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $99.61 went to program services, $0.39 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: 60.9% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $2,136,422 (CEO). 157 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 119% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $207M

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 $302M

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)
99.6%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
0.4%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
0.3%1.3%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.1%0.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
60.9%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$2,136,422$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.03%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
15727
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
67.56.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
11 of 1488.9%

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
$206M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · grants $667K · revenue $200M

Beacon Health System, Inc.(Beacon) is the parent of Elkhart General Hospital, Inc., Beacon Medical Group, Inc., Memorial Hospital Of South Bend, Inc., Beacon Health Foundation, Inc., Beacon Health Ventures, Inc., Three Rivers Health Hospital, Inc., and Community Hospital Of Bremen, Inc. Beacon provides coordination for the organizations within the system in such matters as approving budgets, strategic planning, marketing, allocating resources, securing tax-exempt bond financing and providing community education

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
CEO
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$1,848,714$0$287,708$2,136,422
CFO
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$1,077,612$0$188,598$1,266,210
Chief Clinical Officer
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$924,034$0$158,084$1,082,118
Chief Information Officer thru 5/24
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$662,810$0$258,535$921,345
Chief Bus Dev & Plan Officer
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$729,756$0$159,697$889,453
Chief Human Resource Officer
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$507,849$0$127,618$635,467
Medical Information Officer
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$551,086$0$78,885$629,971
Director
Director/trustee, 2.00 hrs/week
$0$267,143$54,356$321,499

157 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Beacon Health System (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $3.4M (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$100M$200M$300M$400M201920202021202220232024$302M$207M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
2024 ⓘ$302M$207M99.6%$1.16B$2,136,422
2023 (amended) ⓘ$211M$188M99.6%$1.02B$1,332,846
2022 ⓘ$176M$161M99.5%$956M$1,764,630
2021 ⓘ$184M$145M99.5%$1.14B$1,693,978
2020 ⓘ$120M$124M99.7%$1.01B$1,134,923
2019 ⓘ$138M$106M98.9%$850M$1,874,540

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–1b14 · 11 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 11aYes
  • 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 14bYes
  • Employees Part I, line 51,608
  • Volunteers Part I, line 614

Largest outside contractors

2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
Oracle America Inc
Patient Accounts Software System
$12,890,218
Impact Advisors LLC
Software Build Consulting
$4,756,197
Ameri EBO LLC
Collection Services
$3,933,103
GE Precision Healthcare LLC
Equip Maintenance
$3,248,943
Huron Consulting Services LLC
Software Build Consulting
$3,233,682

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 147 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Correct a figure or respond

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

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Questions people ask

How much of Beacon Health System's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2024, Beacon Health System reported that 99.6% of its $206.5 million in expenses went to program services, 0.4% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Beacon Health System pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Beacon Health System reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $2,136,422, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Beacon Health System get its money?

Of $302.4 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 0.3% came from contributions and grants (including 0.1% from government grants) and 60.9% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Beacon Health System a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 45-3864076 as a 501(c)(3) organization (supporting organization, type iii functionally integrated), 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 202533189349305928 · read the filing · XML
  • 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023 (amended), object 202443279349301344 · read the filing
  • 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202333149349303538 · read the filing
  • 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202213169349301336 · read the filing
  • 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202133169349309133 · read the filing
  • 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202003209349301280 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 45-3864076: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.