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Nonprofit · EIN 56-0554202

CALDWELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC

Tax-exempt · LENOIR, NC 28645

Financials

$192M$188.9M2022$207.5M$205.2M2023$220M$201.9M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of CALDWELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$220,031,286$201,923,680$18,107,606$161,735,418$63,714,374$98,021,044
June 30, 2024990$207,478,072$205,173,632$2,304,440$139,752,021$59,838,583$79,913,438
June 30, 2023990$191,991,776$188,862,859$3,128,917$123,292,390$45,683,392$77,608,998
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$1,328,386
Program service revenue
$218,095,049
Investment income
$330,907
Net rental income
$276,944
Other revenue
$276,944

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$1,842,825
Other salaries and wages
$62,642,772
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$82,578,763
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$15,917
Accounting fees
$216,044
Occupancy
$2,164,762
Travel
$331,365
Depreciation
$10,539,640
Program services (functional)
$172,359,240
Management and general (functional)
$29,564,440

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$139,752,021
Total assets, end of year
$161,735,418
Total liabilities, end of year
$63,714,374
Net assets, end of year
$98,021,044
Land, buildings and equipment
$93,033,549
Publicly traded securities
$876,003
Net assets without donor restrictions
$98,021,044
Gross unrelated business income
$959,139
Gross receipts
$220,031,286
Employees
986
Volunteers
61
Year formed
1945
State of legal domicile
NC

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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
James Hathorn MDMedical Practice Physician
Highest-paid employee
60$1,355,333$0$19,945
David Lowry MDDirector/President & CEO
Trustee or director, Officer
60$593,255$0$147,316
Randal Bast MDMedical Practice Physician
Highest-paid employee
60$679,960$0$44,025
Michael BunchFormer CFO
Former
0$0$403,155$125,656
Jason DePlatchettDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$320,172$120,340
Sarah Young MDCMO
Officer
60$391,187$0$26,504
Travis LoweChief CRNA
Highest-paid employee
60$364,547$0$43,558
Karen ShadowensCFO
Officer
30$0$347,480$34,911
Bradley Christoph MDDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$360,261$18,013
Amy Abouzied MDMedical Practice Physician
Highest-paid employee
60$333,021$0$12,392
Robert HartmanNurse Anesthetist
Highest-paid employee
60$297,254$0$14,798
Allison Charles PTVP/Physician Services
Key employee
60$268,079$0$38,959
Jerrell Suddreth RNCNO
Officer
60$251,129$0$38,896
Heather FossCOO
Officer
60$247,350$0$38,948
Donita DamronFormer VP/Physician Services
Former
0$262,437$0$13,262
14 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
Elizabeth Darnell MDDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$235,098$26,508
Laura EastonFormer President & CEO
Former
0$197,290$0$548
David SmithDirector/Chairman
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0$0
Jerry ChurchDirector/Secretary & Treasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0$0
Terry HuntDirector/Vice Chairman
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0$0
Bob FloydDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
Diana McClinton MDDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
Douglas JohnsonDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
Janet AikenDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
Joseph GibbonsDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
Kevin McDougallDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
Mark Poarch MDDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
Muriel GaitherDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
Zachary Kimball MDDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 31 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
JAMES HATHORNMEDICAL PRACTICE PHYSICIAN
Highest-paid employee
60$1,304,786$0$6,725
TAMMY SCARBOROUGHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$1,006,975$188,934
RANDAL BASTMEDICAL PRACTICE PHYSICIAN
Highest-paid employee
60$637,131$0$40,346
JEESHAN FARIDIMEDICAL PRACTICE PHYSICIAN
Highest-paid employee
60$537,570$0$17,975
LAURA J EASTONPRESIDENT & CEO (THRU 12/2023)
Trustee or director, Officer
60$441,487$0$38,697
DAVID A LOWRY MDPRESIDENT & CEO (AS OF 1/2024)
Trustee or director, Officer
60$425,623$0$43,857
MICHAEL BUNCHFORMER CFO
Former
0$0$322,008$118,349
MARK BRADYMEDICAL PRACTICE PHYSICIAN
Highest-paid employee
60$386,610$0$4,084
JOHN POWELL MDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
60$0$334,348$36,670
KEITH SHARPTONMEDICAL PRACTICE PHYSICIAN
Highest-paid employee
60$345,269$0$21,706
SARAH W YOUNG MDCMO (AS OF 4/2024)
Officer
60$309,108$0$23,792
ALAN STILESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$308,678$12,303
KAREN SHADOWENSCFO
Officer
30$0$291,079$25,729
ALLISON L CHARLESVP PHYSICIAN SERVICES
Key employee
60$210,494$0$35,705
DONITA M DAMRONVP PHYSICIAN SVCS(THRU 5/2024)
Key employee
60$210,939$0$28,081
JERRELL E SUDDRETHCNO
Officer
60$197,831$0$33,402
HEATHER P FOSSCOO
Officer
60$186,485$0$30,824
REBECCA T SMITHCOO
Officer
60$60,350$0$16,902
DAVID SMITHDIRECTOR/CHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0$0
TERRY HUNTDIRECTOR/VICE CHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0$0
JERRY CHURCHDIRECTOR/SECRETARY & TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0$0
JANET AIKENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
BOB FLOYDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
MURIEL GAITHERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
JOSEPH GIBBONSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
DOUGLAS JOHNSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
JEFFREY KEVERLINE MDDIRECTOR (THRU 12/2023)
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
ZACHARY KIMBALL MDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
DIANA MCCLINTON MDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
KEVIN MCDOUGALLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
MARK POARCH MDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 32 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
JAMES HATHORNMEDICAL PRACTICE PHYSICIAN
Highest-paid employee
60$1,118,930$0$17,847
JENYUNG CHIUMEDICAL PRACTICE PHYSICIAN
Highest-paid employee
60$1,040,368$0$37,268
JUSTIN WALKERMEDICAL PRACTICE PHYSICIAN
Highest-paid employee
60$768,977$0$35,324
RALPH DUCKETTMEDICAL PRACTICE PHYSICIAN
Highest-paid employee
60$653,345$0$26,200
RANDAL BASTMEDICAL PRACTICE PHYSICIAN
Highest-paid employee
60$579,049$0$37,751
TAMMY SCARBOROUGHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$467,873$142,817
LAURA J EASTONPRESIDENT & CEO
Trustee or director, Officer
60$495,035$0$38,184
DAVID A LOWRY MDCMO
Officer
60$484,117$0$38,574
MICHAEL BUNCHFORMER CFO
Former
0$0$414,781$96,968
ALAN STILESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$445,654$20,738
REBECCA T SMITHCOO
Officer
60$353,782$0$10,565
JOHN POWELL MDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
60$304,800$0$33,276
KAREN SHADOWENSCFO
Officer
30$0$289,555$23,394
DONITA M DAMRONVP PHYSICIAN SERVICES
Key employee
60$239,158$0$25,229
ALLISON L CHARLESVP PHYSICIAN SERVICES
Key employee
60$203,895$0$22,833
HEATHER P FOSSCAO
Officer
60$177,353$0$22,500
JERRELL E SUDDRETHCNO
Officer
60$130,013$0$27,418
JOSEPH GIBBONSDIRECTOR/CHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0$0
DAVID SMITHDIRECTOR/VICE CHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0$0
JERRY CHURCHDIRECTOR/SECRETARY & TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0$0
JANET AIKENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
BOB FLOYDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
MURIEL GAITHERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
WILLIAM HOWARD IIIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
TERRY HUNTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
DOUGLAS JOHNSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
JEFFEY KEVERLINE MDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
ZACHARY KIMBALL MDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
DIANA MCCLINTON MDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
KEVIN MCDOUGALLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
MARK POARCH MDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
CRYSTAL THOMASDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
321 MULBERRY ST SW, LENOIR, NC 28645-5720
In care of
% KAREN SHADOWENS
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
DAVID A LOWRY MD, 321 MULBERRY STREET SW, LENOIR, NC 28645
Signed the 990
DAVID A LOWRY MD, DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT & CEO
Phone
(828) 757-5100
Return prepared by
BDO USA

Mission

TO PROVIDE SAFE, EFFECTIVE, COMPASSIONATE CARE AND TO PROMOTE HEALTHY LIFESTYLES TO OUR COMMUNITY.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • Caldwell Memorial Health, Inc. d/b/a UNC Health Caldwell is a component unit of the University of North Carolina Health Care System (UNCHCS). UNC Health Caldwell is a 5013 corporation whose sole corporate member is UNCHCS. Caldwell's mission is "to provide safe, effective, and compassionate care and to promote healthy lifestyles to our community." More broadly UNC Health's mission is "To improve the health and well-being of North Carolinians and others we serve." Our system values are One Great Team, Carolina Care, Leading the Way and It Starts with Me. In fulfilling this mission, Caldwell Memorial Health, Inc. provides medically necessary care to all individuals regardless of their ability to pay and reinvests resources to address unmet health needs, particularly in a rural and medically underserved region. Since opening in 1951, Caldwell Memorial Hospital, Inc. has continued to grow and change to better meet the needs of our community. Anchored by a 137 bed, acute care facility, Caldwell has a 74-year history of providing excellent health services to the residents and visitors of Caldwell and surrounding counties. Caldwell provides comprehensive care and services throughout Caldwell County and the surrounding region. Locations include: 1. The main campus which includes a 110-bed acute care hospital, 27 inpatient bed psychiatric unit and outpatient clinic, outpatient diagnostic services, 24/7 fully staffed emergency room, heart catheterization lab and inpatient and outpatient surgical services. 2. The Hancock Center incorporating outpatient procedures, dialysis access and pain management. 3. The Quest4Life Wellness Center (adjacent to the Hancock Center), a state-of-the-art fitness center open to the public on a membership basis. In addition, outpatient physical and occupational therapy, a cardiac & pulmonary rehab program, metabolic clinic and aesthetic services are housed within the Quest4Life Wellness Center. 4. Hospital primary care and specialty clinics throughout the region (including Caldwell, Catawba and Watauga counties) consisting of more than 70 providers (physicians and mid-level providers) Services include general and family practice, internal medicine, pediatrics, medical oncology, gynecology, cardiovascular, orthopedics, spine surgery, podiatry, pulmonology, gastroenterology, urology, general surgery, urgent care and diagnostic services. As the only acute care hospital in Caldwell County, Caldwell Memorial Hospital serves as a critical access point for emergency, inpatient, behavioral health, and specialty services for a largely rural population. Current Year Accomplishments During the year ended June 30, 2025, Caldwell continued work on the Capstone II project. This $33 million project will modernize four areas in the Hospital and create additional space to accommodate future growth. Departments included are the Cath Lab, clinical laboratory, food services including the cafeteria and new inpatient pharmacy space. The Cath Lab is currently unable to accommodate new equipment needed to replace the near end of life current system. The new addition will have more space, new equipment, a second Cath lab and additional recovery spaces. Inclusion of the clinical laboratory allows for upgrades in the infrastructure to power new equipment with higher capacity to handle the current volume in addition to capacity for growth. The current food services department has not been fully renovated since original construction and will greatly benefit from enhanced space. It will allow for increased efficiency, lower energy usage and improvement in food options. The new cafeteria will provide additional seating for employees and visitors, replacing a space that has little space for sitting and relaxing. The inpatient pharmacy is not optimally sized for current volume, and the expansion will not only provide additional space but will enhance efficiency. Groundbreaking occurred in the fall of 2024 and has continued with the expected grand opening in March of 2026. These investments directly support Caldwell's charitable mission by ensuring continued access to modern, safe, and efficient healthcare services for the community while preparing for future population health needs. Caldwell is extremely proud that we can continue bringing new services to our community. A new Interventional Pulmonologist joined the organization late in 2024 and the practice has continued to grow. Caldwell became the first organization in the state to offer lung biopsy's utilizing a Galaxy Robot. This robot allows for much earlier diagnosis of lung cancer. This early-stage diagnosis provides a much higher survival rate than was previously possible. This is especially important for Caldwell county as statistics from Cancer.gov show that the county has a higher incidence of lung cancer than the state of North Carolina. Additionally, statistics show that it has the highest death rate of all cancers in the county and that lung cancer has the highest priority ranking. This program addresses a documented community health disparity and demonstrates Caldwell's commitment to improving outcomes for high-risk populations through early detection and advanced technology. Caldwell was also able to celebrate the successful recruitment of a Neurologist to join the community. A grand opening for the new practice was held in July 2025 and has been well received by the community, meeting a need that had previously been unavailable in the community and allowing patients to seek care close to home. The Heart and Vascular service line continues to grow and expand. Two new physicians, an additional interventional cardiologist and vascular surgeon committed to joining the practice in September 2025 allowing more patients to receive specialty care close to home and reducing the need for travel outside the county. The 27 inpatient bed psychiatric unit named Jonas Hill Hospital opened for patients in July 2020. This facility is adjacent to the Mulberry Medical Office Building and on the main campus of the Hospital. This facility serves people in the community living with mental health conditions and their families providing hope and healing. The facility offers a holistic program of evidence-based psychiatric treatment, team-based medical care and education provided by engaging and dedicated professionals in a safe and healing environment. Caldwell has developed a transformative, clinically integrated, sustained system of high-quality patient and family centered care to serve the mental health needs of patients, families and the community. Working collaboratively with local mental health partners, Caldwell is working to achieve the goal of making mental healthcare as routine, accessible and understandable as physical healthcare. The current year continued building on the success of the virtual Inpatient Psychiatric provider model. This work stabilized the Inpatient providers as well as becoming a new model for rural health care in the behavioral health services sector as the demand for psychiatrists outweighs the supply. This shortage is especially prevalent in rural areas and this model allows providers in high demand to provide services in areas where they traditionally would not exist. In FY 2025, the Inpatient Unit admitted patients for 699 separate stays totaling 8,008 days of care for patients. The center continues to receive positive feedback from patients on their stay. To complement the inpatient unit the psychiatric outpatient clinic was opened in September 2021 in the same building as the Jonas Hill Hospital. The clinic continues to experience high demand and experiences very high schedule utilization which has expanded outpatient services. We continue to look at models to grow capacity for existing demand locally. Jonas Hill services are provided to patients regardless of insurance status and the program helps reduce emergency department utilization and inpatient boarding for individuals experiencing mental health crisis. Caldwell continues to utilize lean transformation techniques and strategies throughout the organization resulting in safer care delivery, improved patient outcomes and better stewardship of charitable care. Caldwell strives to be a top employer in the region. Over the year there were many opportunities to recognize employees for their everyday sacrifices and contributions which we remain very focused on. The results of these efforts are apparent in our lower-than-industry average turnover and high employee satisfaction. Maintaining a stable, engaged workforce supports continuity of care for patients and strengthens the local healthcare infrastructure.
    Expenses $172,359,240 · revenue $217,135,910

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
56-0554202
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
1952
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Health care (E220)
Assets (IRS master file)
$161,735,418
Income (IRS master file)
$220,031,286

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$220,031,286$201,923,680$161,735,418IRS
990-TJune 2025–––IRS
990June 2024$207,478,072$205,173,632$139,752,021IRS
990-TJune 2024–––IRS
990June 2023$191,991,776$188,862,859$123,292,390XML
990-TJune 2023–––IRS
990June 2022$179,319,128$175,875,589$122,705,147IRS
990-TJune 2022–––IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990-TJune 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2019–––IRS
990June 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 56-0554202).

Questions about CALDWELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC

What is the EIN of CALDWELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of CALDWELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC is 56-0554202.
Is CALDWELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1952.
Are donations to CALDWELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does CALDWELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 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 CALDWELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC 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 CALDWELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC 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 CALDWELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names DAVID A LOWRY MD.
Who are the officers and directors of CALDWELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 29 people; 12 received compensation from the organization, the highest $1,355,333 (James Hathorn MD, Medical Practice Physician).
How much revenue does CALDWELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $220,031,286, expenses of $201,923,680 and total assets of $161,735,418 at year end.

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