Sacred Heart Health Services
Also known as Avera Sacred Heart Hospital
Sacred Heart Health Services reported $182.2 million in revenue and $160.2 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $90.72 went to program services, $9.27 to management and general costs and $0.01 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 89.4% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $1,294,581 (CFO Avera Health;Secretary/Treasurer). 117 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 28% 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 $160MFor 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 $182MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 90.7% | 85.6% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 9.3% | 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 | $0.01 | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 0.9% | 1.3% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.3% | 0.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 89.4% | 93.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $1,294,581 | $975,831 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.81% | 1.34% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 117 | 27 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 32.1 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 11 of 13 | 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 expenseAvera Sacred Heart's mission is to provide healthcare services to Yankton, South Dakota residents and residents of the surrounding area. Avera Sacred Heart is a 501(c)(3) organization affiliated with Avera Health. Avera Sacred Heart consists of a 69-bed hospital and a 194-bed nursing home, congregate housing facility and a hospice house in Yankton, SD, a 17-bed critical access hospital and a 47-bed nursing home in Creighton, NE, and 15 physician clinics. The physician clinics include primary care, ob/gyn, ENT/audiology, gastroenterology, pediatrics, orthopedics, general surgery, internal…
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CFO Avera Health;Secretary/Treasurer Officer, 0.10 hrs/week | $0 | $1,274,363 | $20,218 | $1,294,581 |
| Gastroenterology & Internal Medicine Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $932,436 | $0 | $30,676 | $963,112 |
| Radiology Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $812,450 | $0 | $34,611 | $847,061 |
| Orthopedics,Surgery & Sports Med Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $769,488 | $0 | $65,634 | $835,122 |
| Family Medicine/OB Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $638,406 | $0 | $52,408 | $690,814 |
| Radiation Oncology & Oncology Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $645,974 | $0 | $44,719 | $690,693 |
| President/CEO (Until May) Director/trustee, officer, 42.00 hrs/week | $0 | $639,691 | $50,728 | $690,419 |
117 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Sacred Heart Health Services (Part VII, line 2).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance 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–1b13 · 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 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 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 51,320
- Volunteers Part I, line 6144
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| Avera Health Shared Services | $13,237,985 |
| Yankton Medical Clinic PC Physician Services | $2,478,937 |
| Yankton Anesthesiology PC Purchased Services | $1,461,014 |
| AMN Healthcare Inc Staffing Services | $1,226,892 |
| Willcockson Eye Association Medical Services | $1,209,568 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 34 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
1 private foundation reported grants to Sacred Heart Health Services totaling $2,500 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.
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Questions people ask
How much of Sacred Heart Health Services's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Sacred Heart Health Services reported that 90.7% of its $160.2 million in expenses went to program services, 9.3% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Sacred Heart Health Services pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Sacred Heart Health Services reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $1,294,581, for the role of CFO Avera Health;Secretary/Treasurer (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Sacred Heart Health Services get its money?
Of $182.2 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 0.9% came from contributions and grants (including 0.3% from government grants) and 89.4% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Sacred Heart Health Services a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 46-0225483 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 202631359349304308 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202521349349308737 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202401359349309790 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202341329349303484 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202221369349312132 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202101379349305460 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 46-0225483: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.