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St Peter's Health

Helena, MT · EIN 81-0233121 · 501(c)(3) · Hospital or medical research organization
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

St Peter's Health reported $383.8 million in revenue and $384.7 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $75.05 went to program services, $24.34 to management and general costs and $0.61 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 95.1% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $1,527,680 (MD). 301 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 50% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending May 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $385M

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 May 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $384M

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)
75.1%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
24.3%13.7%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.6%0.0%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.36$0.00
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
1.7%1.3%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.2%0.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
95.1%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$1,527,680$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.40%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
30127
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
11.56.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
12 of 1388.9%

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
$217M expenses · 75.0% of program spending · grants $135K · revenue $191M

Sph is a nonprofit health care system located in helena, montana. Our services include but are not limited to a 99-bed acute care hospital, physician clinics, cancer treatment center, 24-bed behavioral health unit, urgent care clinics, home health and hospice care, dialysis center and ambulance services. We provide services to our residents from a five-county area (lewis and clark, broadwater, powell, meagher and jefferson counties). In addition to free care and/or subsidized care, care is also provided at below cost rates to persons covered by governmental programs

$72M expenses · 25.0% of program spending · revenue $174M

The hospital operates several physician clinics, employing 165 physicians and physician assistants and nurse practitioners. Without the hospital's assistance, lewis and clark county would be without many needed medical and surgical specialties. Physicians in the specialtiesof family practice, internal medicine, neurology, rheumatology, gastroenterology, ent, cardiology, general surgery, orthopedic surgery, allergy, nephrology, radiation and medical oncology had approximately 685,000 rvus

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
MD
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$1,457,795$0$69,885$1,527,680
MD
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$1,284,547$0$31,119$1,315,666
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$1,054,638$0$53,791$1,108,429
CEO
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$941,348$0$76,751$1,018,099
MD
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$958,239$0$55,668$1,013,907
DO
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$908,691$0$80,203$988,894
PRESIDENT SPMG
Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$498,236$0$54,691$552,927
CFO
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$398,066$0$81,257$479,323

301 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from St Peter's Health (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $2.8M (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$400MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$384M$385M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$384M$385M75.1%$370M$1,527,680
FY2024 ⓘ$370M$338M78.7%$362M$1,442,400
FY2023 ⓘ$321M$323M81.0%$339M$1,224,718
FY2022 ⓘ$316M$308M82.5%$337M$1,086,352
FY2021 ⓘ$309M$286M81.8%$364M$1,840,368
FY2020 ⓘ$256M$250M81.7%$279M$2,037,096

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–1b13 · 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 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 26Yes
  • 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 52,268
  • Volunteers Part I, line 6211

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE LOGISTICS LLC
Contract labor
$7,561,236
THE CHARTIS GROUP
Consulting services
$1,590,787
BANYAN MEDICAL SOLUTIONS LLC
Virtual nursing
$1,326,546
THOMAS CUISINE
Management of cafeteria
$1,244,597
REBRAND CONSULTING SERVICES
Consulting services
$1,061,940

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 27 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Correct a figure or respond

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

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Questions people ask

How much of St Peter's Health's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending May 31, 2025, St Peter's Health reported that 75.1% of its $384.7 million in expenses went to program services, 24.3% to management and general and 0.6% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does St Peter's Health pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation St Peter's Health reported for one person in the fiscal year ending May 31, 2025 was $1,527,680, for the role of MD (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does St Peter's Health get its money?

Of $383.8 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending May 31, 2025, 1.7% came from contributions and grants (including 0.2% from government grants) and 95.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is St Peter's Health a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 81-0233121 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 May 31, 2025, object 202611059349300326 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2024, object 202531049349302183 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2023, object 202401039349301995 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2022, object 202341109349301224 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2021, object 202211049349300626 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2020, object 202131029349301078 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 81-0233121: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.