Burgess Health Center

Analysis

Burgess Health Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Onawa, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover health care, which this site groups under health and saving lives. The IRS classifies it as a hospital or medical research organisation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Burgess Health Center reported income of $33.9m and spending of $35.7m, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $30.8m to $33.9m (+10%), an average of +2.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Burgess Health Center sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Medical Center of Peach County Inc ($33.9m), Bighorn Valley Health Center Incorporated ($33.9m) and Lewis County Community Health Services ($33.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 5.8% and program service revenue 91% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $961k (2.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $15.5m. At year end it held assets of $63.6m against liabilities of $24.6m, net assets of $39.0m. It reported 331 employees.