Colorado West Healthcare System
Colorado West Healthcare System reported $312.5 million in revenue and $305.5 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $76.98 went to program services, $23.02 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: 99.3% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $1,321,554 (President & CEO). 212 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 73% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $305MFor 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 $312M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$0.37 $1.2M
- Program service revenue$99.27 $310M
- Investment income$0.36 $1.1M
Other revenue was negative: −$38,642. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 77.0% | 85.6% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 23.0% | 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 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 0.4% | 1.3% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 99.3% | 93.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $1,321,554 | $975,831 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.43% | 1.34% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 212 | 27 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 2.9 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 10 of 12 | 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
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseCommunity Hospital provides inpatient, outpatient, emergency, urgent, and primary health care services to communities in western Colorado which has been identified as a physician shortage area. During the tax year ended December 2024, Community Hospital had 13,065 patient days, 22,459 emergency room visits, 18,662 urgent care visits, 66,270 primary care visits, 12,366 oncology infusions and performed 5,076 surgeries. During the tax year, the Hospital was able to provide charity care services to those who could not otherwise afford necessary medical care. The Hospital provides care to persons…
Highest reported compensation
2024 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President & CEO Officer, 40.0 hrs/week | $1,209,058 | $0 | $112,496 | $1,321,554 |
| Physician Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $935,713 | $0 | $89,945 | $1,025,658 |
| Physician Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $831,796 | $0 | $68,656 | $900,452 |
| Physician Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $756,285 | $0 | $77,319 | $833,604 |
| Physician Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $700,357 | $0 | $72,874 | $773,231 |
| Physician Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $696,672 | $0 | $49,015 | $745,687 |
| CMO Key employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $619,542 | $0 | $87,930 | $707,472 |
| COO/CNO Key employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $416,185 | $0 | $66,131 | $482,316 |
212 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Colorado West Healthcare System (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $4.5M (Part IX, line 5).
5 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance 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–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 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 51,702
- Volunteers Part I, line 660
Private foundation grants it received
1 private foundation reported grants to Colorado West Healthcare System totaling $177 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 Colorado West Healthcare System's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Colorado West Healthcare System reported that 77.0% of its $305.5 million in expenses went to program services, 23.0% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Colorado West Healthcare System pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Colorado West Healthcare System reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $1,321,554, for the role of President & CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Colorado West Healthcare System get its money?
Of $312.5 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 0.4% came from contributions and grants and 99.3% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Colorado West Healthcare System a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 84-0469270 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 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 202513179349311331 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202403199349316865 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202323189349307652 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202143199349325184 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202033149349303418 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 84-0469270: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.