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Lutheran Hospital Assoc of the San Luis Valley

Also known as San Luis Valley Health

Alamosa, CO · EIN 84-0255530 · 501(c)(3) · Hospital or medical research organization
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Lutheran Hospital Assoc of the San Luis Valley reported $135.6 million in revenue and $132.3 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $75.78 went to program services, $23.83 to management and general costs and $0.39 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 96.5% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $736,144 (PHYSICIAN). 130 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 31% 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 $132M

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 June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $136M

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)
75.8%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
23.8%13.7%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.4%0.0%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.15$0.00
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
2.5%1.3%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
1.2%0.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
96.5%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$736,144$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.56%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
13027
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
8.36.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
10 of 1288.9%

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
$100M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · grants $98,808 · revenue $131M

San Luis Valley health was formed july 1, 2013. Prior to the merger that created San Luis Valley health, the hospital operated as an independent, not for profit hospital for over 83 years. The merger brought together San Luis Valley regional medical center and conejos county hospital. Prior to the merger, conejos county hospital had been managed by San Luis Valley regional medical center since 2003. Slv health serves the six counties of the San Luis Valley with a population of just under 50,000 and an area of over 8,200 square miles; larger than the state of new jersey. Slv health employs…

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, 40.0 hrs/week
$677,894$0$58,250$736,144
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week
$633,506$0$69,705$703,211
CEO
Officer, 40.0 hrs/week
$575,125$0$96,540$671,665
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week
$563,273$0$96,576$659,849
TRUSTEE, PHYSICIAN
Director/trustee, 40.0 hrs/week
$582,455$0$73,714$656,169
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week
$534,813$0$69,471$604,284
CMO
Officer, 40.0 hrs/week
$451,067$0$101,300$552,367
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week
$423,224$0$88,744$511,968

130 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Lutheran Hospital Assoc of the San Luis Valley (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $4.0M (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$50M$100M$150M$200MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$136M$132M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$136M$132M75.8%$92M$736,144
FY2024 ⓘ$130M$128M79.3%$88M$676,550
FY2023 ⓘ$125M$123M75.0%$84M$692,102
FY2022 ⓘ$123M$119M75.4%$82M$717,919
FY2021 ⓘ$117M$108M71.7%$79M$662,834
FY2020 ⓘ$103M$102M75.9%$69M$607,248

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–1b12 · 10 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 5897
  • Volunteers Part I, line 612

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
INNOVA EMERGENCY MEDICAL ASSOCIATES
Medical staff
$2,841,486
AYA HEALTHCARE INC
Medical staff
$2,741,549
CHG COMPANIES INC
Medical staff
$877,535
FAIRSCRIPT
Pharmacy services
$820,932

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 21 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

1 private foundation reported grants to Lutheran Hospital Assoc of the San Luis Valley totaling $200K 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 Lutheran Hospital Assoc of the San Luis Valley's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Lutheran Hospital Assoc of the San Luis Valley, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Lutheran Hospital Assoc of the San Luis Valley's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Lutheran Hospital Assoc of the San Luis Valley reported that 75.8% of its $132.3 million in expenses went to program services, 23.8% to management and general and 0.4% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Lutheran Hospital Assoc of the San Luis Valley pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Lutheran Hospital Assoc of the San Luis Valley reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $736,144, for the role of PHYSICIAN (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Lutheran Hospital Assoc of the San Luis Valley get its money?

Of $135.6 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 2.5% came from contributions and grants (including 1.2% from government grants) and 96.5% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Lutheran Hospital Assoc of the San Luis Valley a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 84-0255530 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 202601289349303175 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202541229349302219 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202411169349301511 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202331359349304643 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202241259349302609 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202121319349300422 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 84-0255530: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.