Nelson County Health System

Analysis

Nelson County Health System is a registered charity in United States, based in McVille, ND. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1955, 71 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, Nelson County Health System reported income of $4.1m and spending of $5.3m, spending 128% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $3.5m to $4.1m (+18%), an average of +4.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Nelson County Health System sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 90th percentile within ND. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Family Connects International ($4.1m), New Directions for Women Inc ($4.1m) and H O W Foundation ($4.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 6.3% and program service revenue 83% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $241k (4.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.9m. At year end it held assets of $4.7m against liabilities of $638k, net assets of $4.0m. It reported 129 employees.