SPARROW IONIA HOSPITAL Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

SPARROW IONIA HOSPITAL

EIN 38-3218134 · Community Health Systems (E21)

What they do

to ADVANCE HEALTH to SERVE MICHIGAN and THE WORLD.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $76.30 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders38 people are listed in the latest report.

You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.

Money made simple

62.92%of revenue went to mission work76.3% of expenses · Program services

$82.47spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

19.55%of revenue went to management and office costs23.7% of expenses

$1.65in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

0.1%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $718,952 for MICHAEL VACCARIELLO MD (PHYSICIAN). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$77,402,230

Mission workProgram services$48,699,25862.92% of revenue76.3% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$15,132,97919.55% of revenue23.7% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$13,569,99317.53% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$63,832,23782.47% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 76.3% mission · 23.7% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 82.47% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 78.9% mission · 21.1% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 81.28% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 83.0% mission · 17.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 82.71% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 78.6% mission · 21.4% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 86.92% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 75.5% mission · 24.5% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 88.08% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 83.8% mission · 16.2% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 95.05% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 82.9% mission · 17.1% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 95.89% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 81.2% mission · 18.8% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 101.16% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$77,402,230

Expenses$63,832,237

Annual surplus $13,569,993 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$48,699,258 · 76.3% of expenses

Management and office costs$15,132,979 · 23.7% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$77,402,230

Expenses$63,832,237

Assets$105,314,987

Income$77,568,449

Contributions$54,382

Mission work (program services)$48,699,258

Management and general$15,132,979

Stocks and bonds$2,803,877

Investing fees$7,622

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

MICHAEL VACCARIELLO MDPHYSICIAN · 40 hrs/week $718,952Base $633,672 · Other $85,280

ALICIA BALLARD DOPHYSICIAN · 40 hrs/week $631,654Base $529,982 · Other $101,672

BHAGYA VENKATESH MDPHYSICIAN · 40 hrs/week $572,461Base $504,516 · Other $67,945

RONALD HYDE DOFRMR PHYS PR · 1 hrs/week $540,626Base $462,387 · Other $78,239

AMY JENTZ MDPHYSICIAN · 40 hrs/week $525,757Base $457,420 · Other $68,337

CHRISTOPHER ERSKIN DOPHYSICIAN · 40 hrs/week $453,616Base $405,002 · Other $48,614

LINDA REETZ RNLEGACY BOARD · 1 hrs/week $425,858Base $378,805 · Other $47,053

ERIC STRUCKOTREASURER · 1 hrs/week $224,131Base · Other $224,131

MARGARET DIMOND PHDREGIONAL PRE · 1 hrs/week $94,544Base · Other $94,544

MATTHEW WILCOX DOBOARD MEMBER · 1 hrs/week $81,177Base · Other $81,177

KIRA CARTER-ROBERTSONFORMER DIREC · 1 hrs/week $80,141Base · Other $80,141

BRUCE SHIVELYCFO · 10 hrs/week $56,213Base · Other $56,213

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (38)

MICHAEL VACCARIELLO MDPHYSICIAN

ALICIA BALLARD DOPHYSICIAN

BHAGYA VENKATESH MDPHYSICIAN

RONALD HYDE DOFRMR PHYS PR

AMY JENTZ MDPHYSICIAN

CHRISTOPHER ERSKIN DOPHYSICIAN

LINDA REETZ RNLEGACY BOARD

ERIC STRUCKOTREASURER

MARGARET DIMOND PHDREGIONAL PRE

MATTHEW WILCOX DOBOARD MEMBER

KIRA CARTER-ROBERTSONFORMER DIREC

BRUCE SHIVELYCFO

MARK BRISBOEFORMER CFO

GREG HOLZHEI DOSECRETARY

WILLIAM HOWEFRMR VP FINA

AMI KIHNFORMER TREAS

PAULA REICHLEFRMR SRVP/CF

HELEN JOHNSONFORMER REGIO

BRIAN TALBOTLEGACY BOARD

AMY HERBRUCKLEGACY BOARD

VIRGIL BIGGSLEGACY BOARD

TOM DICKINSONLEGACY BOARD

TIMOTHY WILLIAMSBOARD MEMBER

RYAN HESCHELEGACY BOARD

ANTHONY MAZZALIBOARD MEMBER

BRANDON RICHMONDLEGACY BOARD

MEG WHEELERLEGACY BOARD

BRETT REICH DOLEGACY BOARD

ELLE LEHMAN-LAYLEGACY BOARD

BRUCE COURTADEBOARD MEMBER

CANDACE METCALF DOBOARD MEMBER

LAURA HOPSONBOARD MEMBER

LAKEEYA TUCKER DOBOARD MEMBER

CAROL PRIEBE WILESBOARD MEMBER

JOHN MILEWSKI IIBOARD MEMBER

JOHN HENDRICKSONCHAIR

HARPER WILDERN ODBOARD MEMBER

DANIEL BALICEVICE CHAIR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1995
Location: 3565 S STATE RD, IONIA, MI 48846-9416
County: Ionia
In care of: MARGARET DIMOND PHD
Primary officer: MARGARET DIMOND PHD, REGIONAL PRESIDENT

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailinformation@umhsparrow.org Phone(616) 523-1400

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: ANDREWS HOOPER PAVLIK PLC
NTEE classification: Community Health Systems (E21)
IRS tax category: Community Health Systems