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Jefferson Community Health Center

Also known as Jefferson Community Health & Life

Fairbury, NE · EIN 47-0468078 · 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

Jefferson Community Health Center reported $41.2 million in revenue and $37.3 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $88.93 went to program services, $10.99 to management and general costs and $0.08 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 94.5% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $551,481 (PHYSICIAN). 27 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 55% 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 $37M

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 $41M

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)
88.9%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
11.0%13.7%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.1%0.0%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.02$0.00
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
2.9%1.3%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
2.2%0.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
94.5%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$551,481$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.48%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
2727
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
11.96.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
6 of 888.9%

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
$31M expenses · 92.4% of program spending · grants $4,497 · revenue $35M

Jefferson Community Health & life operates a 17 bed critical access acute care hospital. Jefferson Community Health & life also operates a fitness center, rural health clinics, and provides home health services

$2.5M expenses · 7.6% of program spending · revenue $3.5M

Jefferson Community Health & life operates a 40 bed long-term care facility for the residents of jefferson county and the surrounding area

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
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$496,538$0$54,943$551,481
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$354,004$0$40,725$394,729
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$335,910$0$29,840$365,750
CEO (THRU 08/24)
Former, 40.00 hrs/week
$240,233$0$30,708$270,941
CFO
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$217,506$0$44,796$262,302
PHARMACY DIRECTOR
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$191,669$0$40,455$232,124
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$198,838$0$12,321$211,159
INTERIM CEO (THRU 01/25)
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$53,779$0$221$54,000

27 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Jefferson Community Health Center (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $549K (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$20M$40M$60M$80MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$41M$37M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$41M$37M88.9%$37M$551,481
FY2024 ⓘ$36M$33M90.3%$32M$469,850
FY2023 ⓘ$36M$32M90.8%$29M$418,922
FY2022 ⓘ$32M$30M91.0%$24M$389,317
FY2021 ⓘ$31M$27M92.2%$29M$518,367
FY2020 ⓘ$27M$23M91.9%$25M$470,704

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–1b8 · 6 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 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 5291
  • Volunteers Part I, line 68

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
RUTT'S MECHANICAL SERVICES
Mechanical services
$1,126,454
CERNER
Electronic health record services
$901,501
FIVE NINES TECHNOLOGY GROUP
Information technology services
$394,548
CHAPPELL ROOFING
Roofing services
$299,197
RURALMED MANAGEMENT RESOURCES
Revenue cycle services
$227,115

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 18 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

2 private foundations reported grants to Jefferson Community Health Center totaling $12,669 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 Jefferson Community Health 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 Jefferson Community Health Center, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Jefferson Community Health Center's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Jefferson Community Health Center reported that 88.9% of its $37.3 million in expenses went to program services, 11.0% to management and general and 0.1% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Jefferson Community Health Center pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Jefferson Community Health Center reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $551,481, for the role of PHYSICIAN (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Jefferson Community Health Center get its money?

Of $41.2 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 2.9% came from contributions and grants (including 2.2% from government grants) and 94.5% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Jefferson Community Health Center a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 47-0468078 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 202642179349301709 · read the filing
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202502269349301430 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202421919349300137 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202332139349300318 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202222219349301937 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202122099349300422 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 47-0468078: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.