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Nonprofit · EIN 94-6050274

BARTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM

Tax-exempt · S LAKE TAHOE, CA 96150

Financials

$237.6M$224.7M2023$265.2M$225.6M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of BARTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$265,220,988$225,624,503$39,596,485$365,821,141$43,071,389$322,749,752
December 31, 2023990$237,648,453$224,697,918$12,950,535$360,085,089$58,720,747$301,364,342
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$813,069
of which government grants
$703,533
Program service revenue
$257,169,695
Investment income
$7,201,894
Net rental income
$36,330
Net gain from sales of assets
$3,899,946
Other revenue
$36,330

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$683,953
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$1,317,607
Other salaries and wages
$85,829,773
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$116,653,720
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$1,470,761
Accounting fees
$94,617
Occupancy
$4,761,575
Travel
$135,027
Depreciation
$10,603,283
Program services (functional)
$171,677,212
Management and general (functional)
$53,947,291

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$360,085,089
Total assets, end of year
$365,821,141
Total liabilities, end of year
$43,071,389
Net assets, end of year
$322,749,752
Land, buildings and equipment
$108,094,479
Publicly traded securities
$104,486,358
Net assets without donor restrictions
$322,749,752
Gross receipts
$304,539,296
Employees
1,097
Volunteers
100
Year formed
1960
State of legal domicile
CA

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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
Clinton Purvance MDCEO
Officer
37$0$1,378,212$67,732
David Young MDCMO
Key employee
28$11,539$569,632$37,820
Kelly NeigerCFO
Officer
37$0$546,460$68,061
Carla AdamsCNO
Key employee
40$414,657$0$56,492
Jennifer WhisnantPulmonary Services Supervisor
Highest-paid employee
40$256,904$0$63,544
Christopher KiserDirector of Foundation
Highest-paid employee
0$260,756$0$54,689
Jason CallAdvanced Practice Provider
Highest-paid employee
40$260,454$0$51,085
Karen ConantVP of Ambulatory Operations
Key employee
40$241,193$0$57,031
Richard BelliAdmin Director of Facilities
Highest-paid employee
40$253,620$0$35,846
Polly BirdsongAdmin Dir of Surgical Svcs
Key employee
40$260,010$0$22,141
Dana RandallAdvanced Practice Provider
Highest-paid employee
40$261,034$0$14,368
Thomas DavisDirector of Medical Imaging
Key employee
40$215,442$0$39,103
Jonathon CefaluTrustee (As of 5/24)
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
Peter DiGrande MDTrustee (As of 5/24)
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
Abby KillebrewChair
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0$0
10 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Patrick FryVice Chair
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
Stefan Schunk MDTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0
Shawn AndersonTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0
Kathryn BiasottiTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0
Kirk LedbetterTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0
Sherry MlynskySectretary/Treasurer
Trustee or director
5$0
Jeff RahbeckTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0
Scott WeavilTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0
Wendy DavidTrustee (Until 5/24)
Trustee or director
5$0
Baghdassar Pat Baghdikian MDTrustee (Until 5/24)
Trustee or director
5$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 22 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
Clinton Purvance MDCEO
Officer
37$0$1,032,558$54,047
Kelly NeigerCFO
Officer
37$0$539,144$57,879
Matthew WonnacottCMO
Key employee
37.5$434,442$0$32,471
Jennifer WhisnantPulmonary Services Supervisor
Highest-paid employee
40$262,009$0$57,336
Christopher KiserDirector of Foundation
Highest-paid employee
0$246,773$0$50,607
Jeffrey KoeckDirectory of Pharmacy
Highest-paid employee
40$248,713$0$47,456
Denise SharonNursing Supervisor
Highest-paid employee
40$241,078$0$49,590
Jason CallAdvanced Practice Provider
Highest-paid employee
40$239,353$0$45,659
Karen ConantDirector of Ambulatory Operations
Key employee
40$227,368$0$52,642
Carla AdamsCNO
Key employee
40$246,353$0$25,026
Thomas DavisDirector of Medical Imaging
Key employee
40$209,932$0$35,272
Stefan SchunkTrustee/Hospitalist
Trustee or director
5$63,365$0$0
Abby KillebrewChair
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0$0
Patrick FryVice Chair/Secretary
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0$0
Shawn AndersonTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
Kathryn BiasottiTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
Kirk LedbetterTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
Sherry MlynskyTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
Jeff RahbeckTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
Scott WeavilTrustee (As of May 23)
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
Wendy DavidTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
Baghdassar Pat Baghkikian MDTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
2170 SOUTH AVE, S LAKE TAHOE, CA 96150-7026
In care of
% KELLY NEIGER
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
Clinton Purvance MD, PO Box 9578, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96158
Signed the 990
Kelly Neiger, CFO
Phone
(530) 541-3420
Return prepared by
Eide Bailly LLP

California records

California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 94-6050274 or by the name BARTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM.

Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)

Mission

Barton Health delivers safe, high quality care and engages the community in the improvement of health and wellness. Barton Health is the community health leader known for compassion and chosen for quality.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • Barton Healthcare System (Barton Health) has been serving Lake Tahoe's health care needs for over 60 years. Barton Health is a nonprofit community health system that includes Barton Memorial Hospital, consisting of 24-hour emergency care services, 63 patient beds, a skilled nursing facility with 48 resident beds, and over 20 ambulatory outpatient clinics. Barton Health is a bi-state health system serving the greater Lake Tahoe region in California and Nevada. Barton Health has approximately 245 credentialed physicians and a team of nearly 1,000 employees providing quality health care services to residents and visitors. Barton Health provides exceptional care, regardless of an individual's ability to pay.
    Expenses $156,826,336 · grants $683,953 · revenue $249,643,127
  • The Barton Community Health Center provides primary care to Medicare and Medi-Cal beneficiaries, those with insurance but with very high deductibles, or those who are uninsured. Same day appointments were available, which improved medical outcomes. The Barton Community Health Center combined the efforts of skilled professionals including nurse practitioners, physician assistants, medical assistants, nurses and other medical support staff, and contracted with family and specialty physicians. Patients were seen at this clinic by physicians who specialized in the following areas: family medicine, pediatrics, ADHD treatment, orthopedics and spine care, cardiology, neurology, obstetrics, gynecology, infectious disease (hepatitis C), and a medication-assisted treatment (MAT) program.
    Expenses $7,066,066 · revenue $6,966,666
  • The Financial Assistance Program assists patients of Barton Memorial with their medical bills. It matches the patients' ability to pay according to their unique circumstance. Patients are asked to complete an application and provide financial information about their income to determine their ability to pay. The discount patients receive on their medical bill depends on their adjusted gross income compared with the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services poverty income guidelines. The program is designed for those patients who cannot afford their medical bills. Barton Health provides discounts for those with incomes up to 400 percent of the most recent poverty income guidelines, and/or under special circumstances. During the current year this program provided over $7.7 million of gross charges in charity care.
    Expenses $7,784,810
  • The following programs are community outreach programs that benefit the health of Barton Health Lake Tahoe South Shore Community.Food Insecurity Program: In partnership with Whole Foods and Starbucks Barton picked up and distributed high quality perishable and non-perishable food up to four days a week to our community partners as well as directly to our most vulnerable community members throughout the first half of 2024. In the second half of 2024, we transferred the Starbucks food donation to The Tahoe Coalition for the Homeless and the Whole Foods food donation to the food pantry, Christmas Cheer all Year. Staff also served on the Board of Directors for this pantry that provides food and basic needs to South Lake Tahoe's most vulnerable. Community Health Fair: Barton hosted a successful community health fair at Bijou Elementary School on October 17, 2024. Approximately 220 community members attended and received medical services and education, including blood pressure checks, CPR training, and Covered CA enrollment support, along with community-provided services including flu vaccines. Community Health Improvement Efforts: Barton partnered with ACCEL El Dorado County, a community-wide collaborative of public and private partners working together to improve the health and well-being of El Dorado County's vulnerable populations. Barton Health hosted the Community Health Advisory Committee (CHAC), a collaborative of representatives of various community agencies and community members that meet monthly to address emerging community health needs. Staff members also participated in the Community Behavioral Health Network meetings, community drug education meetings, and the Lake Tahoe Collaborative meetings. Barton staff met with community members at the South Tahoe Family Resource Center to better understand the real and perceived barriers that Latino community members face in receiving care. Staff served on the Board of Directors-of Encompass Youth, working to coordinate collaboration and communication to assure that Transitional Age Youth have the navigational support systems to create a path to stability and independence.Social Determinants of Health: Barton participated in the following community-based programs related to environmental factors that influence our community members' health and wellness.TRANSPORTATION: Barton staff served on the board of the South Shore Transit Management Association, which was a driving force in creating the first ever Microtransit program (LakeLink) that delivered free rides to over 175,000 community members in 2024. BUILT ENVIRONMENT: Hospital staff participated in the Tahoe Chamber of Commerce to address community health and safety issues.SUBSTANCE USE: Staff members participated in community efforts to address substance abuse prevention and education, including the Tahoe Alliance for Safe Kids (TASK) whose mission is to prevent and reduce youth substance use and related harm, and El Dorado Coalition for Overdose Prevention and Education (COPE), whose mission is to build collaboratives to address the overdose epidemic in El Dorado County. A staff member served on the board of Mountain High Recovery Center, a non-profit organization with a mission to strengthen individuals, families, and communities through the education and treatment of substance use disorders.HEALTHCARE DISPARITY: Barton participated in monthly and/or quarterly town hall meetings with a leading Latino/Latina community advocate, The South Tahoe Family Resource Center to educate and inform on important topics of interest related to a myriad of social determinants of health.We have continued our collaboration with The Tahoe Coalition for the Homeless to expedite appropriate care and decrease emergency department visits for those they serve. We also provided staff to assist with the annual Point in Time count and understanding community needs with ride-along activities.

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
94-6050274
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
1965
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Health care (E220)
Assets (IRS master file)
$365,821,141
Income (IRS master file)
$304,539,296

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$265,220,988$225,624,503$365,821,141XML
990December 2023$237,648,453$224,697,918$360,085,089XML
990December 2022$232,763,134$231,520,640$337,614,864IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS
990December 2017–––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 94-6050274).

Questions about BARTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM

What is the EIN of BARTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM?
The employer identification number (EIN) of BARTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM is 94-6050274.
Is BARTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1965.
Are donations to BARTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does BARTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM 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 BARTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM 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 BARTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM 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 BARTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names Clinton Purvance MD.
Who are the officers and directors of BARTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 25 people; 10 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does BARTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $265,220,988, expenses of $225,624,503 and total assets of $365,821,141 at year end.

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