Sonora Community Hospital
Also known as dba Adventist Health Sonora
Sonora Community Hospital reported $381.5 million in revenue and $349.3 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $81.83 went to program services, $18.09 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: 89.9% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $4,032,170 (Director/CEO). 374 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 34% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $349MFor 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 $381MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 81.8% | 85.6% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 18.1% | 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 | $0.06 | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 1.1% | 1.3% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.8% | 0.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 89.9% | 93.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $4,032,170 | $975,831 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.15% | 1.34% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 374 | 27 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 9.3 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 13 of 15 | 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 expenseSonora Community Hospital, dba Adventist Health Sonora (AHSR), provides quality medical healthcare regardless of race, creed, sex, national origin, handicap, age, or ability to pay. AHSR is a nonprofit community-based system that serves Tuolumne and Calaveras counties and provides comprehensive healthcare services in specialties including: behavioral health, cardiology, dentistry, endocrinology, family medicine, gastroenterology, general surgery, internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, oncology, orthopedics,otolaryngology, pain medicine, pediatrics, physical medicine, pulmonology, sleep…
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director/CEO Director/trustee, officer, 0.00 hrs/week | $0 | $3,974,195 | $57,975 | $4,032,170 |
| COO/Vice Chair Officer, 0.00 hrs/week | $0 | $2,407,675 | $65,992 | $2,473,667 |
| CFO/Asst Secty Officer, 0.00 hrs/week | $0 | $1,980,861 | $79,808 | $2,060,669 |
| President, Northern CA Network Listed in Part VII, 5.00 hrs/week | $0 | $1,886,146 | $57,975 | $1,944,121 |
| Former Care Div Med Off thru 2/22 Listed in Part VII, 0.00 hrs/week | $0 | $1,759,258 | $79,808 | $1,839,066 |
| Secretary Officer, 0.00 hrs/week | $0 | $1,221,104 | $57,975 | $1,279,079 |
| Former Med Officer thru 4/22 Listed in Part VII, 0.00 hrs/week | $0 | $678,715 | $79,808 | $758,523 |
| Former Care Div Pres thru 2/22 Listed in Part VII, 0.00 hrs/week | $0 | $736,769 | $17,097 | $753,866 |
374 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Sonora Community Hospital (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $0 (Part IX, line 5).
6 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–1b15 · 13 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 51,616
- Volunteers Part I, line 665
Largest outside contractors
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| Barton Associates Inc Staffing Services | $5,113,722 |
| Sonora Anesthesia Services Medical Services | $2,659,159 |
| CardioSolution Physicians California PC Medical Services | $2,232,862 |
| Northern California Spine Institute Medical Services | $2,096,418 |
| Galen Inpatient Physicians Inc Medical Services | $1,951,298 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 76 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
1 private foundation reported grants to Sonora Community Hospital totaling $65 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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Every number above is copied from Sonora Community Hospital's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Sonora Community Hospital, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Sonora Community Hospital's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Sonora Community Hospital reported that 81.8% of its $349.3 million in expenses went to program services, 18.1% to management and general and 0.1% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Sonora Community Hospital pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Sonora Community Hospital reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $4,032,170, for the role of Director/CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Sonora Community Hospital get its money?
Of $381.5 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 1.1% came from contributions and grants (including 0.8% from government grants) and 89.9% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Sonora Community Hospital a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 94-1415069 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
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202533169349308943 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202423069349301722 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202343129349304844 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202213159349307656 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202133209349302043 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202013189349313091 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 94-1415069: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.