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Non-profit hospitals in Wisconsin: revenue, profit and executive pay

What 70 non-profit hospital organizations covering 77 Wisconsin hospitals reported to the IRS on their public Form 990: how much they took in, what they spent and what they paid their leaders.

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Non-profit hospital organizations
70 organizations

They file for 77 Wisconsin hospitals listed on this site and together reported $15.8 billion in revenue.

Took in more than they spent
76%

53 reported a surplus and 17 a deficit. The typical margin (surplus as a share of revenue) was 4.4%, against 2.9% nationally.

Largest non-profit hospitals in Wisconsin

By total revenue on the latest Form 990. The percentage is the margin: how much of each dollar was left after expenses.

Every non-profit hospital organization in Wisconsin

One row per Form 990 filing, with the Wisconsin hospitals it covers. Click a column to sort. Officer pay is the total for all current officers, directors, trustees and key employees together, not one person.

Organization Revenue Margin Officer pay (total) Net assets Tax year IRS filings
Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital Inc Milwaukee $2.5 billion 3.8% $94.1 million surplus $0 $1.2 billion Jun 2023 Full Form 990 filings (ProPublica)
Mchs Hospitals Inc Marshfield Medical Center (Marshfield), Marshfield Medical Center - Eau Claire (Eau Claire), Marshfield Medical Center - Ladysmith (Ladysmith), Marshfield Medical Center - Minocqua (Minocqua), St Clare's Hospital of Weston INC (Weston) $1.5 billion -15.1% $220.3 million deficit $0 -$72.3 million Dec 2023 Full Form 990 filings (ProPublica)
Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center Inc La Crosse $1.1 billion 0.8% $9.3 million surplus $0 $2.0 billion Sep 2023 Full Form 990 filings (ProPublica)
Childrens Hospital of Wisconsin Inc Children's Hosp of Wisconsin (Milwaukee), Childrens Hospital of Wisconsin Fox Valley (Neenah) $938.0 million 1.5% $13.6 million surplus $4.1 million $1.8 billion Dec 2023 Full Form 990 filings (ProPublica)
Bellin Memorial Hospital Inc Green Bay $746.1 million 3.7% $27.4 million surplus $8.7 million $647.2 million Sep 2023 Full Form 990 filings (ProPublica)
Mercy Health System Corporation Mercy Hlth Sys Corp (Janesville), Mercy Walworth Hospital & Medical Center (Geneva) $685.9 million 8.6% $59.3 million surplus $17.0 million $500.4 million Jun 2023 Full Form 990 filings (ProPublica)
Aspirus Wausau Hospital Inc Wausau $681.3 million 7.1% $48.7 million surplus $1.3 million $199.1 million Jun 2023 Full Form 990 filings (ProPublica)
Meriter Hospital Inc Madison $625.7 million 7.7% $48.4 million surplus $14,000 $766.2 million Dec 2023 Full Form 990 filings (ProPublica)
Prohealth Waukesha Memorial Hospital Inc Waukesha $577.3 million 4.4% $25.7 million surplus $0 $277.7 million Sep 2023 Full Form 990 filings (ProPublica)
Thedacare Regional Medical Center- Appleton Inc Appleton $429.1 million 13.7% $58.8 million surplus $0 $805.5 million Dec 2023 Full Form 990 filings (ProPublica)
Froedtert South Inc Kenosha $382.7 million 4.4% $17.0 million surplus $5.3 million $550.7 million Jun 2023 Full Form 990 filings (ProPublica)
Ascension Ne Wisconsin Inc Appleton $377.9 million 4.5% $17.0 million surplus $913,000 $239.5 million Jun 2023 Full Form 990 filings (ProPublica)
Rogers Memorial Hospital Incorporated Oconomowoc $354.4 million 2.5% $9.0 million surplus $3.3 million $337.3 million Jul 2023 Full Form 990 filings (ProPublica)
Beloit Health System Inc Beloit $277.2 million 1.4% $4.0 million surplus $7.7 million $173.4 million Dec 2023 Full Form 990 filings (ProPublica)
Community Memorial Hospital of Menomonee Falls Inc Menomonee Falls $257.7 million -10.1% $26.0 million deficit $0 $110.1 million Jun 2023 Full Form 990 filings (ProPublica)
Thedacare Regional Medical Center - Neenah Inc Neenah $255.0 million 9.5% $24.2 million surplus $0 $678.0 million Dec 2023 Full Form 990 filings (ProPublica)
Aspirus Rhinelander & Tomahawk Hospitals & Clinics Inc Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital (Rhinelander), Aspirus Tomahawk Hospital (Tomahawk) $232.5 million -3.6% $8.3 million deficit $400,000 $52.6 million Jun 2023 Full Form 990 filings (ProPublica)
Aspirus Riverview Hospital & Clinics Inc Wisconsin Rapids $173.5 million 17.6% $30.6 million surplus $477,000 $130.7 million Jun 2023 Full Form 990 filings (ProPublica)
Memorial Medical Center Inc Ashland $155.1 million 8.2% $12.7 million surplus $1.1 million $197.5 million Sep 2023 Full Form 990 filings (ProPublica)
Lakeview Medical Center Inc of Rice Lake Rice Lake $152.6 million 3.3% $5.0 million surplus $0 $60.1 million Dec 2023 Full Form 990 filings (ProPublica)
Fort Healthcare Inc Fort Atkinson $150.6 million 3.8% $5.7 million surplus $5.2 million $190.3 million Sep 2023 Full Form 990 filings (ProPublica)
Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital & Clinics Inc Stevens Point $145.5 million 0.9% $1.3 million surplus $735,000 $32.5 million Jun 2023 Full Form 990 filings (ProPublica)
St Josephs Community Hospital of West Bend Inc West Bend $133.7 million -11.7% $15.6 million deficit $0 $79.2 million Jun 2023 Full Form 990 filings (ProPublica)
Prohealth Oconomowoc Memorial Hospital Inc Oconomowoc $131.6 million 2.0% $2.7 million surplus $0 $4.2 million Sep 2023 Full Form 990 filings (ProPublica)
Sauk Prairie Healthcare Inc Prairie du Sac $121.5 million 2.9% $3.5 million surplus $1.0 million $93.4 million Dec 2023 Full Form 990 filings (ProPublica)
Langlade Hospital-hotel Dieu of St Joseph of Antigo Wisconsin Antigo $118.9 million 17.9% $21.3 million surplus $437,000 $283.5 million Jun 2023 Full Form 990 filings (ProPublica)
Mile Bluff Medical Center Inc Mauston $116.7 million -0.6% $657,000 deficit $2.9 million $44.3 million Sep 2023 Full Form 990 filings (ProPublica)
Door County Memorial Hospital Sturgeon Bay $113.6 million 2.5% $2.9 million surplus $2.4 million $131.9 million Jun 2023 Full Form 990 filings (ProPublica)
Southwest Health Center Inc Platteville $112.6 million 15.7% $17.7 million surplus $1.9 million $132.8 million Jun 2023 Full Form 990 filings (ProPublica)
Aspirus Medford Hospital & Clinics Inc Medford $108.0 million 13.5% $14.6 million surplus $402,000 $57.3 million Jun 2023 Full Form 990 filings (ProPublica)
Reedsburg Area Medical Center Inc Reedsburg $103.5 million 2.6% $2.7 million surplus $1.1 million $64.0 million Sep 2023 Full Form 990 filings (ProPublica)
Aurora Medical Center Bay Area Inc Marinette $103.0 million -12.9% $13.3 million deficit $0 $102.3 million Dec 2022 Full Form 990 filings (ProPublica)
Beaver Dam Community Hospitals Inc Beaver Dam $102.8 million -31.6% $32.5 million deficit $378,000 $106.7 million Dec 2023 Full Form 990 filings (ProPublica)
Upland Hills Health Inc Dodgeville $99.3 million 15.1% $15.0 million surplus $720,000 $122.1 million Sep 2023 Full Form 990 filings (ProPublica)
Oconto Hospital & Medical Center Inc Oconto $93.3 million 9.7% $9.1 million surplus $612,000 $23.9 million Sep 2023 Full Form 990 filings (ProPublica)
Holy Family Memorial Inc Manitowoc $92.3 million -28.5% $26.3 million deficit $0 $27.7 million Jun 2023 Full Form 990 filings (ProPublica)
Thedacare Medical Center-shawano Inc Shawano $92.2 million 12.7% $11.7 million surplus $0 $116.4 million Dec 2023 Full Form 990 filings (ProPublica)
Vernon Memorial Healthcare Inc Viroqua $87.8 million 6.6% $5.8 million surplus $1.2 million $99.6 million Sep 2023 Full Form 990 filings (ProPublica)
Medical Services Inc Hayward $86.9 million 6.0% $5.2 million surplus $1.1 million $105.2 million Mar 2024 Full Form 990 filings (ProPublica)
Tomah Memorial Hospital Inc Tomah $86.1 million 8.4% $7.2 million surplus $561,000 $84.3 million Sep 2023 Full Form 990 filings (ProPublica)
Divine Savior Healthcare Inc Portage $80.7 million -14.7% $11.8 million deficit $564,000 $50.0 million Jun 2023 Full Form 990 filings (ProPublica)
Black River Health Inc Black River Falls $74.6 million 13.4% $10.0 million surplus $1.2 million $71.9 million Dec 2023 Full Form 990 filings (ProPublica)
Richland Hospital Richland Center $74.3 million -1.8% $1.4 million deficit $893,000 $82.3 million Dec 2023 Full Form 990 filings (ProPublica)
Baldwin Area Medical Center Inc Baldwin $73.0 million 8.0% $5.8 million surplus $673,000 $41.6 million Sep 2023 Full Form 990 filings (ProPublica)
St Croix Regional Medical Center St Croix Falls $71.1 million 5.2% $3.7 million surplus $567,000 $81.9 million Dec 2023 Full Form 990 filings (ProPublica)
Stoughton Hospital Association Stoughton $69.3 million 17.5% $12.1 million surplus $2.6 million $88.9 million Sep 2023 Full Form 990 filings (ProPublica)
Prairie Du Chien Memorial Hospital Association Inc Prairie du Chien $69.0 million 4.1% $2.8 million surplus $1.1 million $77.6 million Dec 2023 Full Form 990 filings (ProPublica)
Waupun Memorial Hospital Waupun $60.0 million 17.6% $10.6 million surplus $0 $92.6 million Dec 2023 Full Form 990 filings (ProPublica)
Ladd Memorial Hospital Osceola $59.3 million 15.0% $8.9 million surplus $1.2 million $49.2 million Dec 2023 Full Form 990 filings (ProPublica)
Thedacare Medical Center-waupaca Inc Waupaca $56.4 million 17.6% $9.9 million surplus $0 $139.1 million Dec 2023 Full Form 990 filings (ProPublica)
Thedacare Medical Center-berlin Inc Berlin $56.0 million -4.1% $2.3 million deficit $0 $77.8 million Dec 2023 Full Form 990 filings (ProPublica)
Grant Regional Health Center Inc Lancaster $51.2 million 4.3% $2.2 million surplus $818,000 $42.2 million Dec 2023 Full Form 990 filings (ProPublica)
Memorial Hospital Inc Neillsville $41.5 million 0.9% $354,000 surplus $0 $51.9 million Dec 2023 Full Form 990 filings (ProPublica)
Flambeau Hospital Inc Park Falls $41.3 million 9.4% $3.9 million surplus $0 $31.8 million Dec 2023 Full Form 990 filings (ProPublica)
Thedacare Medical Center New London Inc New London $38.5 million 13.6% $5.2 million surplus $0 $137.3 million Dec 2023 Full Form 990 filings (ProPublica)
Ripon Medical Center Inc Ripon $32.7 million -1.7% $563,000 deficit $0 $20.7 million Dec 2023 Full Form 990 filings (ProPublica)
Spooner Health System Inc Spooner $32.5 million 4.1% $1.3 million surplus $200,000 $41.6 million Mar 2023 Full Form 990 filings (ProPublica)
Cumberland Memorial Hospital Inc Cumberland $31.9 million -10.0% $3.2 million deficit $732,000 $20.7 million Jun 2023 Full Form 990 filings (ProPublica)
Edgerton Hospital and Health Services Inc Edgerton $29.9 million -2.4% $730,000 deficit $490,000 $3.9 million Dec 2023 Full Form 990 filings (ProPublica)
Aspirus Merrill Hospital & Clinics Inc Merrill $27.4 million 14.1% $3.9 million surplus $0 $2.7 million Jun 2023 Full Form 990 filings (ProPublica)
Burnett Medical Center Inc Grantsburg $26.8 million 0.1% $24,000 surplus $369,000 $11.2 million Sep 2023 Full Form 990 filings (ProPublica)
Moundview Memorial Hospital & Clinics Inc Friendship $25.5 million 5.0% $1.3 million surplus $167,000 $18.3 million Sep 2023 Full Form 990 filings (ProPublica)
Memorial Hospital of Boscobel Boscobel $24.8 million 12.7% $3.2 million surplus $312,000 $32.3 million Sep 2023 Full Form 990 filings (ProPublica)
Tri-county Memorial Hospital Inc Whitehall $23.1 million -12.7% $2.9 million deficit $0 $17.2 million Sep 2023 Full Form 990 filings (ProPublica)
Mental Health Emergency Center Inc Milwaukee $20.5 million 15.6% $3.2 million surplus $0 $14.4 million Dec 2023 Full Form 990 filings (ProPublica)
Aspirus Stanley Hospital & Clinics Inc Stanley $20.3 million -2.2% $449,000 deficit $0 $4.2 million Jun 2023 Full Form 990 filings (ProPublica)
Chippewa Valley Hospital & Oakview Care Center Inc Durand $19.4 million 10.0% $1.9 million surplus $463,000 $5.5 million Dec 2023 Full Form 990 filings (ProPublica)
Thedacare Medical Center-wild Rose Inc Wild Rose $14.0 million 6.4% $890,000 surplus $0 $5.6 million Dec 2023 Full Form 990 filings (ProPublica)
Monroe Clinic and Hospitalfoundation Monroe $808,000 48.5% $392,000 surplus $0 $10.7 million Dec 2023 Full Form 990 filings (ProPublica)
Hudson Hospital Foundation Hudson $456,000 -58.6% $267,000 deficit $0 $5.9 million Dec 2023 Full Form 990 filings (ProPublica)

Surplus is revenue minus expenses; a negative figure is a deficit. Net assets are what the organization owns minus what it owes. When a health system files one return for several hospitals, the figures are the system's totals, which may include hospitals in other states.

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How Wisconsin compares with the U.S.

The typical non-profit hospital organization in Wisconsin kept 4.4% of its revenue after expenses, higher than the national median of 2.9%.

MeasureWisconsinUnited States
Median margin4.4%2.9%
Share with a surplus76%65%
Median revenue$92.8 million$124.0 million
Median officer pay (total)$893,000$1.3 million

Questions about non-profit hospitals in Wisconsin

What are the largest non-profit hospitals in Wisconsin?

By revenue on their latest IRS Form 990: Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital Inc ($2.5 billion), Mchs Hospitals Inc ($1.5 billion), Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center Inc ($1.1 billion), Childrens Hospital of Wisconsin Inc ($938.0 million), Bellin Memorial Hospital Inc ($746.1 million). Some of these filings cover a whole health system, including hospitals in other states.

How much do non-profit hospitals in Wisconsin make?

The 70 non-profit hospital organizations we matched in Wisconsin reported $15.8 billion in combined revenue on their latest Form 990. 53 reported a surplus (more revenue than expenses) and 17 a deficit. The typical (median) margin was 4.4%, higher than the U.S. median of 2.9%.

Which non-profit hospital in Wisconsin pays its officers the most?

Mercy Health System Corporation reported the highest total: $17.0 million. That is the combined pay of all its current officers, directors, trustees and key employees, not one person. Pay for each named executive is in the full filing.

Do non-profit hospitals in Wisconsin pay taxes?

Non-profit hospitals are exempt from federal income tax and usually from state and local property and sales taxes. In return they are expected to provide community benefits, such as charity care, and must file a public Form 990 with the IRS each year.

Source: IRS Form 990 data (Exempt Organizations Business Master File and SOI annual extracts). Organizations are matched to hospitals by legal name and address. Figures are as filed for the latest available tax year. For-profit and government hospitals don't file a Form 990, so they are not listed. About the data.