Benefis Health System Inc

GREAT FALLS, MT EIN: 26-3538104 Website

WE PROVIDE EXCELLENT CARE FOR ALL, HEALING BODY, MIND AND SPIRIT. BENEFIS HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. IS ORGANIZED TO OVERSEE, COORDINATE AND DIRECT THE ASSETS AND OPERATIONS OF BENEFIS HOSPITALS, INC., BENEFIS COMMUNITY CARE, INC., BENEFIS MEDICAL GROUP, INC., BENEFIS HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATION, INC., BENEFIS COMMUNITY HOSPITALS, INC. AND OTHER RELATED ENTITIES AS PART OF AN INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM SERVING THE RESIDENTS OF NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$826.0M

-55.4% YoY

Annual Giving

$741K

+15.2% YoY

Grant Count

9

+12.5% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$82K

+2.4% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$37M$75M$112M$149M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$825,951,196$1,853,213,534$1,544,813,656
Revenue$135,695,035$125,300,804$107,721,415
Expenses$126,543,023$113,746,016$100,742,052
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$14,847,824$15,302,558$2,922,668
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$185K$370K$555K$741K0 grants20206 grants20215 grants20228 grants20239 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 9 recipients in 2024

BENEFIS HEALTH SYSTEM FO…$619KCOMMUNITY FOOD BANK$25KGREAT FALLS RESCUE MISSION$25KTOURO UNIVERSITY$18KSPECIAL OLYMPICS OF MONT…$15KNORTHERN TRANSIT INTERLO…$15KALLIANCE FOR YOUTH INC$8KUNIVERSITY OF PROVIDENCE$8KEXPLORATIONWORKS INC$7K

Grant Size Distribution

28 grants across all recorded years

24<$50K$50–100K$100–250K1$250–500K3$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

JOHN GOODNOWDIRECTOR/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFF…$1.8MGREGORY TIERNEY MDEVP SYSTEM CLINICAL OPERATIONS$1.4MFORREST EHLINGERCRO & EVP (THRU 9/24)$1.1MPAUL DOLAN MDCHIEF MEDICAL INFORMATION OF…$489KCASEY BUCKINGHAMSVP OF HUMAN RESOURCES$478KBRIDGET BRENNAN MDSYSTEM CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER$472KBRUCE HOULIHANSVP & SYSTEM CFO$449KVICKIE NELSONVP AND SYSTEM CIO$293KJULIE WALLVP QUALITY AND PATIENT SAFETY$271KPATTY HARRISDIRECTOR REVENUE CYCLE$254KMINDI PAYNECONTROLLER, DIRECTOR OF FINA…$217KKACI HUSTEDSYSTEM SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT$216KBRENDA BOESYSTEM CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFI…$166KED BUTTREYSECRETARY$2KGENE THAYERDIRECTOR$957TANYA CAMERONDIRECTOR$842WILLIAM MCGREGOR MDDIRECTOR$250DAVE RICHARDSVICE CHAIR$250BILL BOURRETDIRECTOR$250

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
JOHN GOODNOWDIRECTOR/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER58$1,816,431
ED BUTTREYSECRETARY4$1,609
GENE THAYERDIRECTOR4$957
TANYA CAMERONDIRECTOR4$842
WILLIAM MCGREGOR MDDIRECTOR4$250
DAVE RICHARDSVICE CHAIR4$250
DON HAMILTONDIRECTOR4
BILL BOURRETDIRECTOR4$250
SHANNON HOILANDCHAIR4
MIKE MILBURNDIRECTOR4
EUGENE MCALLISTERDIRECTOR4
FORREST EHLINGERCRO & EVP (THRU 9/24)25$1,087,402
BRUCE HOULIHANSVP & SYSTEM CFO40$448,754
GREGORY TIERNEY MDEVP SYSTEM CLINICAL OPERATIONS19$1,387,376
CASEY BUCKINGHAMSVP OF HUMAN RESOURCES50$477,812
BRIDGET BRENNAN MDSYSTEM CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER20$472,166
VICKIE NELSONVP AND SYSTEM CIO50$293,107
KACI HUSTEDSYSTEM SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT48$215,897
PAUL DOLAN MDCHIEF MEDICAL INFORMATION OFFICER50$489,191
JULIE WALLVP QUALITY AND PATIENT SAFETY50$270,560
PATTY HARRISDIRECTOR REVENUE CYCLE50$254,231
MINDI PAYNECONTROLLER, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE50$217,179
BRENDA BOESYSTEM CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER50$165,646

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

BillingsGreat FallsHelenaNew YorkShelby

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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