Nonprofit · EIN 26-3538192
BENEFIS MEDICAL GROUP INC
Tax-exempt · GREAT FALLS, MT 59405
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $109,781,474 | $109,781,475 | -$1 | $36,287,491 | $36,512,275 | -$224,784 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $98,130,337 | $98,130,335 | $2 | $749,881,350 | $750,106,133 | -$224,783 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $109,781,474
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $7,324,450
- Other salaries and wages
- $87,467,858
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $106,907,297
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Program services (functional)
- $109,781,475
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $749,881,350
- Total assets, end of year
- $36,287,491
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $36,512,275
- Net assets, end of year
- -$224,784
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- -$224,784
- Gross receipts
- $109,781,474
- Employees
- 398
- Volunteers
- 1
- Year formed
- 2009
- State of legal domicile
- MT
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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GREGORY TIERNEY MD | DIRECTOR & EVP SYSTEM CLINICAL OPS Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 | $1,387,376 | $54,489 |
| FORREST EHLINGER | DIRECTOR (THRU 9/24) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $1,087,402 | $33,597 |
| JACE BULLARD MD | PHYSICIAN Highest-paid employee | 50 | $950,588 | $0 | $48,258 |
| MATTHEW KUNKEL MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 50 | $936,690 | $0 | $55,912 |
| STEVEN BAILEY MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 50 | $839,456 | $0 | $49,110 |
| RICHARD TEFF MD | PHYSICIAN Highest-paid employee | 50 | $849,296 | $0 | $24,012 |
| RICHARD SLATER MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 50 | $803,090 | $0 | $61,558 |
| PATRICK TANG MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 50 | $769,743 | $0 | $54,578 |
| KIMBERLY ATIANZAR MD | PHYSICIAN Highest-paid employee | 50 | $803,138 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK VAN TASSELL MD | PHYSICIAN Highest-paid employee | 50 | $699,649 | $0 | $63,458 |
| MATTHEW WETZEL MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 50 | $689,797 | $0 | $56,008 |
| ESTELA MOGROVEJO MD | PHYSICIAN Highest-paid employee | 50 | $708,878 | $0 | $30,582 |
| BRICE ADDISON MD | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 50 | $565,298 | $0 | $38,389 |
| RAYN GINNATY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $498,837 | $70,839 |
| JEFFREY PALEN DO | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 50 | $508,351 | $0 | $57,708 |
9 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRIDGET BRENNAN MD | DIRECTOR/SYSTEM CMO Trustee or director, Officer | 30 | $0 | $472,166 | $55,446 |
| MICHAEL SHEFFIELD MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 50 | $478,496 | $0 | $33,344 |
| BRAD NIESET MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 50 | $395,348 | $0 | $24,843 |
| BRITTANY MAYFIELD MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 50 | $316,419 | $0 | $53,079 |
| KATHY HILL | DIRECTOR (THRU 9/24) Trustee or director | 25 | $0 | $319,015 | $50,010 |
| KEITH BORTNEM DO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 50 | $310,760 | $0 | $44,854 |
| AMY LINDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 25 | $0 | $187,830 | $47,035 |
| KELLY TIMMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 50 | $145,669 | $0 | $35,948 |
| MIKE MILBURN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 25 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JACE BULLARD MD | PHYSICIAN Highest-paid employee | 50 | $963,926 | $0 | $42,689 |
| GREGORY TIERNEY MD | DIRECTOR/SYSTEM CMO & EVP Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 | $827,304 | $169,483 |
| MATTHEW KUNKEL MD FROM 123 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 50 | $882,826 | $0 | $45,110 |
| FORREST EHLINGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $766,465 | $153,132 |
| STEVEN AYRES MD | PHYSICIAN Highest-paid employee | 50 | $854,252 | $0 | $23,347 |
| PATRICK TANG MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 50 | $819,649 | $0 | $44,181 |
| RICHARD SLATER MD FROM 123 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 50 | $800,398 | $0 | $48,412 |
| STEVEN BAILEY MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 50 | $785,052 | $0 | $42,924 |
| JESSICA HART MD | PHYSICIAN Highest-paid employee | 50 | $771,200 | $0 | $48,292 |
| MARK VAN TASSELL MD | PHYSICIAN Highest-paid employee | 50 | $733,808 | $0 | $51,405 |
| MATTHEW WETZEL MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 50 | $727,851 | $0 | $46,884 |
| RICHARD TEFF MD | PHYSICIAN Highest-paid employee | 50 | $735,056 | $0 | $14,794 |
| JEFFREY PALEN DO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 50 | $530,143 | $0 | $53,047 |
| BRICE ADDISON MD | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 50 | $548,980 | $0 | $31,421 |
| JEFFREY BAKER MD THRU 123 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 48 | $515,052 | $0 | $33,351 |
| RAYN GINNATY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $431,183 | $58,926 |
| BRIDGET BRENNAN MD | DIRECTOR/CMO Trustee or director, Officer | 30 | $0 | $426,963 | $48,427 |
| MICHAEL SHEFFIELD MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 50 | $441,009 | $0 | $30,203 |
| TRACY LORDS DO THRU 123 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 50 | $419,473 | $0 | $39,334 |
| BRAD NIESET MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 48 | $407,663 | $0 | $20,402 |
| MARK VANTIGHEM MD | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 50 | $321,734 | $0 | $54,208 |
| KEITH BORTNEM DO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 50 | $325,777 | $0 | $45,699 |
| KATHY HILL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 25 | $0 | $276,979 | $44,677 |
| KELLY TIMMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 50 | $163,565 | $0 | $34,822 |
| MIKE MILBURN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 500 15TH AVE S, GREAT FALLS, MT 59405-4324
- In care of
- % DOUG DAVENPORT
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- GREGORY TIERNEY MD, 1401 25TH STREET SOUTH, GREAT FALLS, MT 59405
- Signed the 990
- GREGORY TIERNEY MD, EVP OF SYSTEM CLINICAL OPERATIONS
- Phone
- (406) 455-2563
- Website
- WWW.BENEFIS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- BAKER TILLY ADVISORY GROUP LP
Mission
WE PROVIDE EXCELLENT CARE FOR ALL, HEALING BODY, MIND AND SPIRIT. WE OPERATE PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL SERVICES IN COLLABORATION WITH BENEFIS HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. AND BENEFIS HOSPITALS, INC. AS PART OF A COLLECTIVE EFFORT TO MEET THE HEALTHCARE (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) NEEDS OF RESIDENTS OF NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA.
Program accomplishments
- THROUGH BENEFIS HOSPITALS, INC., BENEFIS COMMUNITY HOSPITALS, INC., AND BENEFIS COMMUNITY CARE, INC., BENEFIS MEDICAL GROUP, INC. PROVIDERS SERVE THE PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY CARE NEEDS OF GREAT FALLS, HELENA AND THE SURROUNDING REGION. FAMILY MEDICINE, INTERNAL MEDICINE AND PEDIATRIC PRACTITIONERS PROVIDE PRIMARY CARE TO PATIENTS OF ALL AGES, FROM NEWBORN TO ELDERLY. SPECIALTY CARE INCLUDES ANESTHESIOLOGY; CARDIOLOGY AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY; DERMATOLOGY; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; ENDOCRINOLOGY; GASTROENTEROLOGY; GERIATRICS; MEDICAL, RADIATION AND GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY; NEONATOLOGY; NEUROSURGERY; OBSTETRICS; GYNECOLOGY AND INFERTILITY; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PATHOLOGY; PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION; PLASTICS AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY; PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHOLOGY; (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) PULMONARY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE; RHEUMATOLOGY; SPORTS MEDICINE; UROLOGY; ORTHOPEDICS; NEPHROLOGY; PALLIATIVE CARE; INFECTIOUS DISEASE & EAR, NOSE AND THROAT; PODIATRY; WOUND CARE; NEUROLOGY; SPINE, AND GENERAL SURGERY; SLEEP STUDIES AND RADIOLOGY.Expenses $109,781,475 · revenue $109,781,474
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 year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 26-3538192
- 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
- 2010
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Health care (E22)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $36,287,491
- Income (IRS master file)
- $109,781,474
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $109,781,474 | $109,781,475 | $36,287,491 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $98,130,337 | $98,130,335 | $749,881,350 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $93,950,964 | $93,950,967 | $648,737,803 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | 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 26-3538192).
Questions about BENEFIS MEDICAL GROUP INC
- What is the EIN of BENEFIS MEDICAL GROUP INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BENEFIS MEDICAL GROUP INC is 26-3538192.
- Is BENEFIS MEDICAL GROUP INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2010.
- Are donations to BENEFIS MEDICAL GROUP INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does BENEFIS MEDICAL GROUP INC 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 BENEFIS MEDICAL GROUP INC 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 BENEFIS MEDICAL GROUP INC 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 BENEFIS MEDICAL GROUP INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names GREGORY TIERNEY MD.
- Who are the officers and directors of BENEFIS MEDICAL GROUP INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 24 people; 17 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does BENEFIS MEDICAL GROUP INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $109,781,474, expenses of $109,781,475 and total assets of $36,287,491 at year end.
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