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Marshfield Clinic Health System

Marshfield, WI · EIN 46-1495343 · 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

Marshfield Clinic Health System reported $354.5 million in revenue and $321.0 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $90.00 went to program services, $10.00 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: 90.4% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $2,241,715 (FORMER MCHS CEO). 1,425 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 53% between FY2020 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $321M

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 $355M

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)
90.0%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
10.0%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
90.4%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$2,241,715$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.70%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
1,42527
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
21.56.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
12 of 2488.9%

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
$289M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · grants $69,614 · revenue $320M

Marshfield Clinic Health System, inc. (mchs) was incorporated in october 2012 as part of a prospective reorganization of Marshfield Clinic and its affiliated entities into an integrated healthcare system. The reorganization was implemented upon receipt of an internal revenue service (IRS) determination letter recognizing mchs as a tax-exempt organization described in internal revenue code section 501(c)(3) in 2014. Mchs as a standalone entity houses certain administrative functions that support the system as a whole

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
FORMER MCHS CEO
Former, 0.00 hrs/week
$2,241,715$0$0$2,241,715
INTERIM MCHS CEO
Officer, 50.00 hrs/week
$1,584,168$0$39,013$1,623,181
BOARD MEMBER (THRU MAR 2024)
Director/trustee, 2.00 hrs/week
$0$1,169,680$39,311$1,208,991
BOARD MEMBER
Director/trustee, 2.00 hrs/week
$0$1,072,801$42,168$1,114,969
MCHS COO
Key employee, 50.00 hrs/week
$985,571$0$37,461$1,023,032
SECRETARY
Director/trustee, officer, 3.00 hrs/week
$0$929,786$51,612$981,398
INTERIM MCHS CFO
Officer, 50.00 hrs/week
$972,510$0$0$972,510
BOARD MEMBER
Director/trustee, 3.00 hrs/week
$0$877,617$41,999$919,616

1,425 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Marshfield Clinic Health System (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $7.1M (Part IX, line 5).

6 filings since FY2020

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpensesShort periods (after a fiscal-year change) are in the table, not the chart.
$0$100M$200M$300M$400MFY20202021202220232024$355M$321M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
2024 ⓘ$355M$321M90.0%$575M$2,241,715
2023 ⓘ$357M$339M90.0%$391M$3,507,040
2022 ⓘ$321M$311M100.0%−$1.41B$3,363,836
2021 ⓘ$271M$260M100.0%$638M$2,399,333
FY2020 (3 mo.) ⓘ$65M$67M100.0%$343M$3,126,194
FY2020 ⓘ$231M$256M100.0%$349M$2,711,970

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–1b24 · 12 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 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 510,202

Largest outside contractors

2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
CERNER CORPORATION
It services
$19,553,140
KAUFMAN HALL & ASSOCIATES LLC
Professional services
$8,789,404
AE BUSINESS SOLUTIONS
It services
$5,234,396
MICROSOFT CORP
It services
$4,983,195
XTEND HEALTHCARE LLC
Professional services
$4,875,368

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 223 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

8 private foundations reported grants to Marshfield Clinic Health System totaling $501K 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 Marshfield Clinic 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 Marshfield Clinic Health System, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

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

In calendar year 2024, Marshfield Clinic Health System reported that 90.0% of its $321.0 million in expenses went to program services, 10.0% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Marshfield Clinic Health System pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Marshfield Clinic Health System reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $2,241,715, for the role of FORMER MCHS CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Marshfield Clinic Health System get its money?

Of $354.5 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 0.0% came from contributions and grants and 90.4% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Marshfield Clinic Health System a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 46-1495343 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 202503089349302530 · read the filing · XML
  • 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202443189349304284 · read the filing
  • 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202333179349304313 · read the filing
  • 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202203139349302010 · read the filing
  • FY2020 (3 mo.): Form 990 for the 3-month short period ending December 31, 2020, object 202123339349300437 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202102289349301845 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 46-1495343: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.