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Nonprofit · EIN 81-6016152

PHILLIPS COUNTY HOSPITAL ASSN

Tax-exempt · MALTA, MT 59538

Financials

$9.4M$11M2022$7.9M$8.8M2023$9.2M$9.6M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of PHILLIPS COUNTY HOSPITAL ASSN by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
April 30, 2025990$9,238,056$9,642,667-$404,611$8,878,409$2,646,447$6,231,962
April 30, 2024990 (amended)$7,949,666$8,758,879-$809,213$10,301,527$3,694,640$6,606,887
April 30, 2023990 (amended)$9,394,826$11,033,919-$1,639,093$10,642,731$3,401,847$7,240,884
Financial details: 990 for the year ended April 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$36,192
of which government grants
$17,878
Program service revenue
$9,073,251
Investment income
$128,613
Net gain from sales of assets
$52,019
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$1,573
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$137,753
Other salaries and wages
$4,266,497
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$5,406,865
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$278,085
Occupancy
$160,263
Travel
$37,148
Depreciation
$360,768
Program services (functional)
$7,428,959
Management and general (functional)
$2,213,708

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$10,301,527
Total assets, end of year
$8,878,409
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,646,447
Net assets, end of year
$6,231,962
Land, buildings and equipment
$2,419,889
Publicly traded securities
$2,008,045
Net assets without donor restrictions
$5,518,915
Net assets with donor restrictions
$713,047
Gross receipts
$9,361,210
Employees
83
Volunteers
9
Year formed
1951
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 April 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Sterling BeckFNP
Highest-paid employee
40$261,522$45,396
Theresa OhlFNP
Highest-paid employee
40$173,640$33,675
Aubrey CrittendenFNP
Highest-paid employee
40$135,750$40,092
Brenda KoesslFNP
Highest-paid employee
40$149,925$3,018
Jo TharpCEO
Officer
40$102,828$43,071
Tammy HubenyRadiology Tech
Highest-paid employee
40$136,173$6,873
Howard HammondChair
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
Rick StarkeyVice Chair
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
Sharon YoungDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Carly BishopDirector (As of Oct 24)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RJ TollefsonDirector (As of Oct 24)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Craig FrenchDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Lance HouldDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Jay BoardmanDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Jake StuartDirector (As of Oct 24)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
3 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Dina MeneelyDirector (Until Sept 24)
Trustee or director
1$0
Melissa MoogDirector (Until May 25)
Trustee or director
1$0
Shonda JenkinsDirector (Until May 25)
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended April 30, 2024: 16 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Sterling BeckFNP
Highest-paid employee
40$257,531$40,648
Theresa OhlFNP
Highest-paid employee
40$244,825$52,368
Jo TharpCEO
Officer
40$100,250$39,573
Donny BagleyLab/Xray Manager
Highest-paid employee
40$124,140$10,068
Mary WerdelClinical Lab Scientist/Xray Tech
Highest-paid employee
40$100,167$14,192
Angela ReynoldsDirector of Nursing
Highest-paid employee
40$100,205$11,626
Susy JohnsonChair (May-Oct)
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
Howard Hammond - Director(May-Oct)/Chair as of Nov
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
Rick StarkeyVice Chair
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
Sharon YoungDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Craig FrenchDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Lance HouldDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Jay BoardmanDirector as of November
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Dina MeneelyDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Melissa MoogDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Shonda JenkinsDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended April 30, 2023: 20 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Theresa OhlFNP
Highest-paid employee
40$222,082$41,137
Sterling BeckFNP
Highest-paid employee
40$222,997$32,220
Christy ScogginsFNP
Highest-paid employee
40$158,416$24,553
Andrew RigginCEO (May-Sept)
Officer
40$136,153$29,535
Donny BagleyLab/Xray Manager
Highest-paid employee
40$123,171$9,733
Mary WerdelMedical Lab Technician/Rad Tech
Highest-paid employee
40$109,594$14,238
Jo Tharp Interim CEO Sept-Oct)/CEO (starting Nov)
Officer
40$71,673$3,678
Mike SjostromChair (May-Oct)
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
Vicki EggebrechtVice Chair (May-Oct)
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
Susy Johnson - Director(May-Oct)/Chair starting Oct.
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
Rick Starkey - Director(May-Oct)/Vice Chair starting Oct.
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
Dave SkiffDirector (May-Oct)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Troy BluntDirector (May-Oct)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Sharon YoungDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Dina MeneelyDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Melissa MoogDirector starting October
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Craig FrenchDirector starting October
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Howie HammondDirector starting October
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Lance HouldDirector starting October
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Shonda JenkinsDirector starting October
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
311 S 8TH AVE E, MALTA, MT 59538-8978
In care of
% LESLIE O URVAND ADM
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
Jo Tharp, PO Box 640, Malta, MT 595380640
Signed the 990
Jo Tharp, CEO
Phone
(406) 654-1100
Return prepared by
Eide Bailly LLP

Mission

To make a difference in healthcare.

990 for the year ended April 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • Phillips County Hospital Association is a 6-bed critical access hospital (CAH) and provider based Rural Health Clinic that is contracted with one physician and employs four nurse practitioners, and is located in Malta, Montana. The Hospital provides quality care and services in ER, Inpatient, Outpatient and swing bed medical care along with home/community-based services to all ages of our community in Phillips County, Montana and the surrounding areas. During FY 2025 the Organization had total inpatient days of 735 with an average daily census of 2.01. There were a total of 1,226 ER patients.(Continued on Schedule O)The provider based Rural Health Clinic (RHC) provides family practice/primary care to meet the medical needs of our rural/frontier community of all ages regardless of ability to pay. Our RHC is HPSA designated as well as a NHSN site. Total visits for Fiscal Year 2025: 4,692.Home and Community Based services offered includes Visiting Nurse Services, Personal Assistance and DME/oxygen. These services meet the needs of our community's elderly and disabled who have limited to no resources and wish to be able to remain in the community. These individuals either can't make it out of their home, or it is very difficult for them to get out of their home for care/services. During the fiscal year, the Organization had the following statistics: Visiting Nurse visits last year - 159, DME/oxygen encounters - 536, patient encounters and Personal Assistance client episodes were at 149. Phillips County Hospital offers a fully functional, staffed and equipped Laboratory and Radiology Department with 4,774 patient encounters. We also provide PT and OT to inpatients and outpatients (2,237 PT and 380 OT encounters). Services provided during the year also included mobile mammography (169), DEXA scans (43), and telehealth visits (44).The Organization provided an estimated cost of $104,000 in charity care for Fiscal year 2025.
    Expenses $7,428,959 · grants $1,573 · revenue $9,073,251

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 April, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025April 30, 2026September 15, 2026Not on file
2024April 30, 2025September 15, 2025990 on file
2023April 30, 2024September 16, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
81-6016152
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
1972
Accounting year ends
April
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Health care (E22Z)
Assets (IRS master file)
$8,878,409
Income (IRS master file)
$9,361,210

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990April 2025$9,238,056$9,642,667$8,878,409XML
990April 2024$7,949,666$8,758,878$10,301,527XML
990April 2023$9,394,826$11,033,919$10,642,731XML
990April 2022$8,562,142$9,243,008$12,073,274IRS
990April 2021–––IRS
990April 2020–––IRS
990April 2019–––IRS
990April 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 81-6016152).

Questions about PHILLIPS COUNTY HOSPITAL ASSN

What is the EIN of PHILLIPS COUNTY HOSPITAL ASSN?
The employer identification number (EIN) of PHILLIPS COUNTY HOSPITAL ASSN is 81-6016152.
Is PHILLIPS COUNTY HOSPITAL ASSN tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1972.
Are donations to PHILLIPS COUNTY HOSPITAL ASSN tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does PHILLIPS COUNTY HOSPITAL ASSN 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 PHILLIPS COUNTY HOSPITAL ASSN due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending April 30, 2026) is due September 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did PHILLIPS COUNTY HOSPITAL ASSN last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended April 2025.
Who is the principal officer of PHILLIPS COUNTY HOSPITAL ASSN?
The 990 for the year ended April 30, 2025 names Jo Tharp.
Who are the officers and directors of PHILLIPS COUNTY HOSPITAL ASSN?
The 990 for the year ended April 30, 2025 lists 18 people; 6 received compensation from the organization, the highest $261,522 (Sterling Beck, FNP).
How much revenue does PHILLIPS COUNTY HOSPITAL ASSN have?
On its 990 for the year ended April 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $9,238,056, expenses of $9,642,667 and total assets of $8,878,409 at year end.

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