Barton Healthcare System

Analysis

Barton Healthcare System is a registered charity in United States, based in S Lake Tahoe, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 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 December 2023, Barton Healthcare System reported income of $237.6m and spending of $224.7m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $193.0m to $237.6m (+23%), an average of +5.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Barton Healthcare System sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile, and in the 100th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include T J Samson Community Hospital ($236.9m), St Marys Regional Medical Center ($238.0m) and Arcare ($236.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.3% and program service revenue 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.3m (0.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $85.7m. At year end it held assets of $360.1m against liabilities of $58.7m, net assets of $301.4m. It reported 1,138 employees.