Nonprofit · EIN 26-3538104
BENEFIS HEALTH SYSTEM INC
Tax-exempt · GREAT FALLS, MT 59405
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $135,695,035 | $126,543,023 | $9,152,012 | $825,951,196 | $386,399,639 | $439,551,557 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $125,300,804 | $113,746,016 | $11,554,788 | $1,853,213,534 | $1,459,137,494 | $394,076,040 |
| December 31, 2022 | 990 (amended) | $107,721,415 | $100,742,052 | $6,979,363 | $1,544,813,656 | $1,212,392,451 | $332,421,205 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,556,875
- Program service revenue
- $119,646,911
- Investment income
- $14,847,824
- Net rental income
- -$2,063,601
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $7,839,642
- Other revenue
- -$356,575
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $740,540
- Benefits paid to members
- $32,894,556
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $6,698,742
- Other salaries and wages
- $15,470,949
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $26,152,838
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $2,630,969
- Accounting fees
- $559,534
- Occupancy
- $161,548
- Travel
- $1,991,058
- Depreciation
- $17,299,229
- Program services (functional)
- $126,543,023
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,853,213,534
- Total assets, end of year
- $825,951,196
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $386,399,639
- Net assets, end of year
- $439,551,557
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $276,718,900
- Publicly traded securities
- $459,796,878
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $439,551,557
- Gross unrelated business income
- -$957,460
- Gross receipts
- $358,048,677
- Employees
- 236
- Volunteers
- 10
- Year formed
- 2008
- State of legal domicile
- MT
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 December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN GOODNOW | DIRECTOR/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Trustee or director, Officer | 58 | $1,816,431 | $36,443 |
| GREGORY TIERNEY MD | EVP SYSTEM CLINICAL OPERATIONS Key employee | 19 | $1,387,376 | $54,489 |
| FORREST EHLINGER | CRO & EVP (THRU 9/24) Officer | 25 | $1,087,402 | $33,597 |
| CASEY BUCKINGHAM | SVP OF HUMAN RESOURCES Key employee | 50 | $477,812 | $74,807 |
| BRUCE HOULIHAN | SVP & SYSTEM CFO Officer | 40 | $448,754 | $86,510 |
| PAUL DOLAN MD | CHIEF MEDICAL INFORMATION OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 50 | $489,191 | $45,948 |
| BRIDGET BRENNAN MD | SYSTEM CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER Key employee | 20 | $472,166 | $55,446 |
| VICKIE NELSON | VP AND SYSTEM CIO Key employee | 50 | $293,107 | $83,750 |
| JULIE WALL | VP QUALITY AND PATIENT SAFETY Highest-paid employee | 50 | $270,560 | $41,449 |
| PATTY HARRIS | DIRECTOR REVENUE CYCLE Highest-paid employee | 50 | $254,231 | $36,914 |
| KACI HUSTED | SYSTEM SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT Key employee | 48 | $215,897 | $70,595 |
| MINDI PAYNE | CONTROLLER, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Highest-paid employee | 50 | $217,179 | $11,281 |
| BRENDA BOE | SYSTEM CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 50 | $165,646 | $9,857 |
| ED BUTTREY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $1,609 | $0 |
| GENE THAYER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $957 | $0 |
8 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| TANYA CAMERON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $842 |
| WILLIAM MCGREGOR MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $250 |
| DAVE RICHARDS | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $250 |
| BILL BOURRET | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $250 |
| DON HAMILTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| SHANNON HOILAND | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| MIKE MILBURN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| EUGENE MCALLISTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 23 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN GOODNOW | DIRECTOR/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Trustee or director, Officer | 60 | $1,779,096 | $34,105 |
| GREGORY TIERNEY MD | CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER & EVP Key employee | 19 | $827,304 | $169,483 |
| FORREST EHLINGER | CHIEF RESOURCES OFFICER & EVP Officer | 27 | $766,465 | $153,132 |
| PAUL DOLAN MD | CHIEF MEDICAL INFORMATION OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 50 | $448,797 | $38,956 |
| CASEY BUCKINGHAM | SENIOR VP OF HUMAN RESOURCES Key employee | 50 | $408,929 | $67,441 |
| BRIDGET BRENNAN MD | CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER, BENEFIS MEDICAL GROUP Key employee | 20 | $426,963 | $48,427 |
| BRUCE HOULIHAN | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER & SENIOR VP Officer | 50 | $352,559 | $76,291 |
| VICKIE NELSON | CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER Key employee | 50 | $258,328 | $50,076 |
| JULIE WALL | VICE PRES, QUALITY AND INFECTION CONTROL Highest-paid employee | 50 | $243,754 | $37,119 |
| PATTY HARRIS | DIRECTOR REVENUE CYCLE Highest-paid employee | 50 | $235,683 | $32,990 |
| KACI HUSTED | VICE PRES. SYSTEM COMMUNICATION AND BUSINESS DEVEL Key employee | 50 | $169,024 | $54,990 |
| MINDI PAYNE | CONTROLLER, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Highest-paid employee | 50 | $185,083 | $3,051 |
| LAURA MERCHANT | DIRECTOR OF PATIENT ACCESS Highest-paid employee | 50 | $149,996 | $23,777 |
| GENE THAYER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $1,182 | $0 |
| DON HAMILTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $1,042 | $0 |
| TANYA CAMERON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $837 | $0 |
| BILL BOURRET | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $812 | $0 |
| WILLIAM MCGREGOR MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $727 | $0 |
| ED BUTTREY | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| SHANNON HOILAND | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE MILBURN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVE RICHARDS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| EUGENE MCALLISTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2022: 21 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN GOODNOW | DIRECTOR/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Trustee or director, Officer | 60 | $1,489,202 | $34,203 |
| GREGORY TIERNEY MD | CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER & EVP Key employee | 19 | $654,721 | $197,703 |
| FORREST EHLINGER | CHIEF RESOURCES OFFICER & EVP Officer | 27 | $648,517 | $169,523 |
| PAUL DOLAN MD | CHIEF MEDICAL INFORMATION OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 50 | $408,592 | $41,315 |
| BRIDGET BRENNAN MD | CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER, BENEFIS MEDICAL GROUP Key employee | 30 | $379,610 | $49,728 |
| CASEY BUCKINGHAM | SENIOR VP OF HUMAN RESOURCES Key employee | 50 | $354,500 | $66,899 |
| BRUCE HOULIHAN | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER & SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 50 | $302,260 | $73,061 |
| VICKIE NELSON | CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER Key employee | 50 | $223,060 | $48,385 |
| PATTY HARRIS | DIRECTOR REVENUE CYCLE Highest-paid employee | 50 | $228,225 | $32,788 |
| JULIE WALL | VICE PRES, QUALITY AND INFECTION CONTROL Highest-paid employee | 50 | $211,094 | $35,090 |
| KACI HUSTED | VICE PRES. SYSTEM COMMUNICATION AND BUSINESS DEVEL Highest-paid employee | 50 | $140,398 | $53,491 |
| DEBBIE MCCRACKEN | CHIEF RISK AND CORPORATE COMPLIANCE OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 50 | $153,522 | $38,360 |
| BILL BOURRET | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $1,825 | $0 |
| EUGENE MCALLISTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $1,725 | $0 |
| GENE THAYER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $1,625 | $0 |
| ED BUTTREY | CHAIR Trustee or director | 4 | $981 | $0 |
| SHANNON HOILAND | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE MILBURN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVE RICHARDS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| TANYA CAMERON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM MCGREGOR MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 500 15TH AVE S, GREAT FALLS, MT 59405-4324
- In care of
- % ACCOUNTING
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JOHN GOODNOW, 1101 26TH STREET SOUTH, GREAT FALLS, MT 59405
- Signed the 990
- BRUCE HOULIHAN, SVP AND SYSTEM CFO
- Phone
- (406) 455-2563
- Website
- WWW.BENEFIS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- BAKER TILLY ADVISORY GROUP LP
Mission
WE PROVIDE EXCELLENT CARE FOR ALL, HEALING BODY, MIND AND SPIRIT. BENEFIS HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. IS ORGANIZED TO OVERSEE, COORDINATE AND DIRECT THE ASSETS AND OPERATIONS OF BENEFIS HOSPITALS, INC., BENEFIS COMMUNITY CARE, INC., BENEFIS MEDICAL GROUP, INC., BENEFIS HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATION, INC., BENEFIS COMMUNITY HOSPITALS, INC. AND OTHER RELATED ENTITIES AS PART OF AN INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM SERVING THE RESIDENTS OF NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA.
Program accomplishments
- PROVIDE MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES FOR MULTIPLE RELATED HEALTH CARE ENTITIES.Expenses $126,543,023 · grants $740,540 · revenue $119,578,271
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 26-3538104
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Supporting organization (509(a)(3))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Supporting organization of unknown type
- Exempt since
- 2010
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Health care (E21)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $825,951,196
- Income (IRS master file)
- $358,048,677
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $135,695,035 | $126,543,023 | $825,951,196 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $125,300,804 | $113,746,016 | $1,853,213,534 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $107,721,415 | $100,742,052 | $1,544,813,656 | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 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 26-3538104).
Questions about BENEFIS HEALTH SYSTEM INC
- What is the EIN of BENEFIS HEALTH SYSTEM INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BENEFIS HEALTH SYSTEM INC is 26-3538104.
- Is BENEFIS HEALTH SYSTEM INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2010.
- Are donations to BENEFIS HEALTH SYSTEM INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Supporting organization of unknown type).
- Which annual return does BENEFIS HEALTH SYSTEM INC 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 BENEFIS HEALTH SYSTEM INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did BENEFIS HEALTH SYSTEM INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of BENEFIS HEALTH SYSTEM INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names JOHN GOODNOW.
- Who are the officers and directors of BENEFIS HEALTH SYSTEM INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 23 people; 19 received compensation from the organization, the highest $1,816,431 (JOHN GOODNOW, DIRECTOR/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER).
- How much revenue does BENEFIS HEALTH SYSTEM INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $135,695,035, expenses of $126,543,023 and total assets of $825,951,196 at year end.
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- BENEFIS COMMUNITY HOSPITALS INC EIN 47-3448483 · last filed 990 for 2024
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- BENEFIS HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATION INC EIN 81-0480587 · last filed 990 for 2024
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