Benefis Health System Inc
Great Falls, MT · EIN 26-3538104 · Health care · Rank 4,167 by total revenue
Parent entity of integrated health system
Money, Form 990 for tax year 2024
- Total revenue
- $135,695,035
- Total expenses
- $126,543,023
- Total assets
- $825,951,196
- Salary base (all salaries and wages)
- $22,169,691
- Salaries, other pay and benefits
- $26,152,838
- Employees
- 236
- Salary base per employee
- $93,939
"Salary base" is Form 990 Part IX lines 5 to 7. "Employees" is everyone who got a W-2 that year, full or part time. Form 990-EZ and 990-PF report pay differently; see About the data.
Leadership (18)
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | Total pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Goodnow | DIRECTOR/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | Board, Officer | 58 | $1,852,874 |
| Forrest Ehlinger | CRO & EVP (THRU 9/24) | Officer | 25 | $1,120,999 |
| Bruce Houlihan | SVP & SYSTEM CFO | Officer | 40 | $535,264 |
| Ed Buttrey | SECRETARY | Board, Officer | 4 | $1,609 |
| Dave Richards | VICE CHAIR | Board, Officer | 4 | $250 |
| Shannon Hoiland | CHAIR | Board, Officer | 4 | None reported |
| Gregory Tierney MD | EVP SYSTEM CLINICAL OPERATIONS | Key employee | 19 | $1,441,865 |
| Casey Buckingham | SVP OF HUMAN RESOURCES | Key employee | 50 | $552,619 |
| Bridget Brennan MD | SYSTEM CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER | Key employee | 20 | $527,612 |
| Vickie Nelson | VP AND SYSTEM CIO | Key employee | 50 | $376,857 |
| Kaci Husted | SYSTEM SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT | Key employee | 48 | $286,492 |
| Gene Thayer | DIRECTOR | Board | 4 | $957 |
| Tanya Cameron | DIRECTOR | Board | 4 | $842 |
| William McGregor MD | DIRECTOR | Board | 4 | $250 |
| Bill Bourret | DIRECTOR | Board | 4 | $250 |
| Don Hamilton | DIRECTOR | Board | 4 | None reported |
| Mike Milburn | DIRECTOR | Board | 4 | None reported |
| Eugene McAllister | DIRECTOR | Board | 4 | None reported |
Top 10 paid people listed
These 10 people received $7,546,383, which is 34.0% of the $22,169,691 salary base shared by 236 employees.
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | From this org | From related orgs | Other pay | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Goodnow | DIRECTOR/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | Board, Officer | 58 | $1,816,431 | $0 | $36,443 | $1,852,874 |
| Gregory Tierney MD | EVP SYSTEM CLINICAL OPERATIONS | Key employee | 19 | $1,387,376 | $0 | $54,489 | $1,441,865 |
| Forrest Ehlinger | CRO & EVP (THRU 9/24) | Officer | 25 | $1,087,402 | $0 | $33,597 | $1,120,999 |
| Casey Buckingham | SVP OF HUMAN RESOURCES | Key employee | 50 | $477,812 | $0 | $74,807 | $552,619 |
| Bruce Houlihan | SVP & SYSTEM CFO | Officer | 40 | $448,754 | $0 | $86,510 | $535,264 |
| Paul Dolan MD | CHIEF MEDICAL INFORMATION OFFICER | Highly paid employee | 50 | $489,191 | $0 | $45,948 | $535,139 |
| Bridget Brennan MD | SYSTEM CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER | Key employee | 20 | $472,166 | $0 | $55,446 | $527,612 |
| Vickie Nelson | VP AND SYSTEM CIO | Key employee | 50 | $293,107 | $0 | $83,750 | $376,857 |
| Julie Wall | VP QUALITY AND PATIENT SAFETY | Highly paid employee | 50 | $270,560 | $0 | $41,449 | $312,009 |
| Patty Harris | DIRECTOR REVENUE CYCLE | Highly paid employee | 50 | $254,231 | $0 | $36,914 | $291,145 |
Sources
- IRS e-file return 202523179349311707 (Form 990, period ending 2024-12-31): readable copy at ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 26-3538104
- Organization website (as filed): www.benefis.org