Nonprofit · EIN 02-0226774
SPEARE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
Tax-exempt · PLYMOUTH, NH 03264
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $85,362,123 | $84,642,125 | $719,998 | $91,674,134 | $23,765,419 | $67,908,715 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $80,410,127 | $80,162,341 | $247,786 | $88,979,170 | $23,367,205 | $65,611,965 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $78,762,729 | $77,186,933 | $1,575,796 | $91,200,273 | $27,342,761 | $63,857,512 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $912,036
- Program service revenue
- $82,481,530
- Investment income
- $1,945,457
- Net rental income
- $37,742
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $603,368
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$14,642
- Other revenue
- $23,100
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $86,795
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $1,573,198
- Other salaries and wages
- $37,966,097
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $48,850,351
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $89,431
- Accounting fees
- $116,250
- Occupancy
- $2,194,595
- Travel
- $128,525
- Depreciation
- $3,594,456
- Program services (functional)
- $80,956,545
- Management and general (functional)
- $3,571,628
- Fundraising (functional)
- $113,952
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $88,979,170
- Total assets, end of year
- $91,674,134
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $23,765,419
- Net assets, end of year
- $67,908,715
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $15,583,754
- Publicly traded securities
- $38,791,772
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $67,049,139
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $859,576
- Gross receipts
- $85,688,046
- Employees
- 614
- Volunteers
- 18
- Year formed
- 1899
- State of legal domicile
- NH
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Musco | Physician Highest-paid employee | 40 | $515,466 | $74,877 |
| Andrew Seefeld | Physician Highest-paid employee | 40 | $459,757 | $79,566 |
| Michelle McEwen | President/CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $416,013 | $64,510 |
| James Koren | Physician Highest-paid employee | 40 | $382,250 | $65,418 |
| Joanie Peter | Physician Highest-paid employee | 40 | $378,081 | $64,261 |
| Elizabeth Disney | Physician Highest-paid employee | 40 | $381,545 | $43,270 |
| Joseph Ebner MD | CMO Officer | 40 | $358,534 | $49,532 |
| Meaghan Smith | CNO Officer | 40 | $197,484 | $53,216 |
| Joseph Caristi | CFO Officer | 40 | $183,178 | $34,255 |
| Daniel Sherman | CSO Officer | 40 | $163,863 | $52,613 |
| Steven Camerino | Board Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Patrick Miller | Board Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Julie Bernier | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Walter Johnson | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Donna Driscoll | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
11 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Evans | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Dolores Hopper | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Kleiner | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| John Moulton | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Susan Scrimshaw | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Margaret Turner | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Lisa Baker | Past Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Robert Maloney | Past Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Thomas Myrick | Past Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Nancy Puglisi | Past Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Kevin Young | Past Board Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 25 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Musco MD | Physician Highest-paid employee | 40 | $512,958 | $71,256 |
| Andrew Seefeld MD | Physician Highest-paid employee | 40 | $454,807 | $80,084 |
| Savan Patel | Physician Highest-paid employee | 40 | $416,278 | $37,750 |
| Michelle McEwen | CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $386,556 | $61,538 |
| Jonathan Beach | Physician Highest-paid employee | 40 | $375,094 | $71,527 |
| Ernest Hanowell | Physician Highest-paid employee | 40 | $368,043 | $33,613 |
| Joseph Ebner MD | CMO Key employee | 40 | $332,896 | $47,196 |
| Meaghan Smith | CNO Key employee | 40 | $185,276 | $49,066 |
| Travis Boucher | Former CFO Former | 0 | $142,541 | $31,903 |
| Nancy Pierce | Past Interim CFO Officer | 40 | $124,618 | $26,707 |
| Lisa Baker | Director/Physician Trustee or director | 40 | $108,924 | $31,675 |
| Kevin Young MD | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Steven Camerino | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Robert Maloney | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Julie Bernier | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Dolores Hopper | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Walter Johnson | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Susan Scrimshaw | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Kleiner | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Patrick Miller | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Thomas Myrick | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Nancy Puglisi | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Margaret Turner | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Bruce Wiggett | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Joseph Caristi | CFO Officer | 40 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 25 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Musco MD | Physician Highest-paid employee | 40 | $533,583 | $67,923 |
| Andrew Seefeld MD | Physician Highest-paid employee | 40 | $465,519 | $77,751 |
| Jonathan Beach | Physician Highest-paid employee | 40 | $390,866 | $71,182 |
| Michelle McEwen | CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $388,684 | $59,899 |
| Ralph Broadwater | Physician Highest-paid employee | 40 | $379,601 | $63,799 |
| Savan Patel | Physician Highest-paid employee | 40 | $395,596 | $32,397 |
| Joseph Ebner MD | CMO Key employee | 40 | $315,727 | $59,980 |
| Travis Boucher | Past CFO Officer | 40 | $209,073 | $55,517 |
| Lisa Baker | Director/Physician Trustee or director | 40 | $122,816 | $36,426 |
| Nancy Pierce | Interim CFO Officer | 40 | $108,279 | $25,252 |
| Bruce Wiggett | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Kevin Young MD | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Robert Maloney | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Julie Bernier | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Steven Camerino | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Jeanie Forrester | Past Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Dolores Hopper | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Walter Johnson | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Sandra Jones | Past Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Kleiner | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Patrick Miller | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Thomas Myrick | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Nancy Puglisi | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Susan Scrimshaw | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Margaret Turner | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 16 HOSPITAL RD, PLYMOUTH, NH 03264-1126
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Michelle McEwen, 16 Hospital Road, Plymouth, NH 03264
- Signed the 990
- Joseph Caristi, Chief Financial Officer
- Phone
- (603) 536-1120
- Website
- www.spearehospital.com
- Return prepared by
- Berry Dunn McNeil & Parker LLC
Mission
To maintain a hospital and other such institutions within the state of New Hampshire, with facilities that include medical services to provide for the diagnosis and treatment of patients that may require inpatient, outpatient, emergency care and other pursuits designed to promote the general health of the community. SMH does not discriminate relative to race, religion or national origin, or ability to pay. SMH will ensure that all patients receive the same level of care through quality assessment monitoring and improvement activities. Speare's formal mission statement is to work together to serve the needs of our patients and community, and a vision of a community where all can achieve optimal health.
Program accomplishments
- Speare Memorial Hospital is a nonprofit 25-bed acute-care critical access hospital that provides inpatient and outpatient services to the residents and visitors of the surrounding Central New Hampshire communities that includes those who are uninsured, underinsured, Medicaid/Medicare dependents, and rural, low-income families. Services include emergency medicine (24 hours/ 7-days per week), intensive care, labor and delivery, rehabilitation (physical therapy, occupational therapy, cardiac, pulmonary, medical fitness), advanced imaging (3D mammography, MRI, bone density, CT, nuclear medicine, ultrasound), infusion therapy, nutrition, and essential wellness and prevention programs. SMH owns six practices staffed with physicians and mid-level professionals providing primary care, surgery (in-office, outpatient, and inpatient), obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, orthopedics, and ophthalmology services. In fiscal year 2025, SMH provided the following services: 13,278 emergency room visits, 2,224 surgical services, 33,816 physical and occupational therapy treatments, 155,692 laboratory tests, 28,767 radiology exams, and 3,474 oncology services.Expenses $80,956,545 · grants $86,795 · revenue $82,481,530
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 02-0226774
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Hospital or medical research organization
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1942
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Health care (E220)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $91,674,134
- Income (IRS master file)
- $85,688,046
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $85,362,123 | $84,642,125 | $91,674,134 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $80,410,127 | $80,162,341 | $88,979,170 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $78,762,729 | $77,186,933 | $91,200,273 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $79,329,039 | $74,203,845 | $97,794,161 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 02-0226774).
Questions about SPEARE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
- What is the EIN of SPEARE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SPEARE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL is 02-0226774.
- Is SPEARE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1942.
- Are donations to SPEARE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SPEARE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of SPEARE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did SPEARE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of SPEARE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Michelle McEwen.
- Who are the officers and directors of SPEARE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 26 people; 10 received compensation from the organization, the highest $515,466 (Paul Musco, Physician).
- How much revenue does SPEARE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $85,362,123, expenses of $84,642,125 and total assets of $91,674,134 at year end.
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