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Nonprofit · EIN 47-0439599

MADONNA REHABILITATION HOSPITAL

Tax-exempt · LINCOLN, NE 68506

Financials

$186.1M$192.6M2022$189M$188.8M2023$216.6M$206.4M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of MADONNA REHABILITATION HOSPITAL by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$216,632,556$206,395,939$10,236,617$292,782,229$89,017,640$203,764,589
June 30, 2024990$188,973,337$188,794,506$178,831$295,138,430$89,153,937$205,984,493
June 30, 2023990$186,066,087$192,594,206-$6,528,119$289,566,166$87,340,715$202,225,451
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$7,778,124
Program service revenue
$191,222,124
Investment income
$17,632,308
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$3,496,388
Other salaries and wages
$111,774,792
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$143,061,565
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$87,838
Accounting fees
$103,232
Occupancy
$3,331,998
Travel
$591,778
Depreciation
$12,223,269
Program services (functional)
$181,397,434
Management and general (functional)
$24,998,505

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$295,138,430
Total assets, end of year
$292,782,229
Total liabilities, end of year
$89,017,640
Net assets, end of year
$203,764,589
Land, buildings and equipment
$165,874,552
Publicly traded securities
$58,142,154
Net assets without donor restrictions
$203,363,893
Net assets with donor restrictions
$400,696
Gross receipts
$216,632,556
Employees
2,338
Volunteers
123
Year formed
1967
State of legal domicile
NE

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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
ADAM T KAFKAPHYSICIAN MEDICAL DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$715,490$35,954
PAUL A DONGILLIPRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Trustee or director, Officer
40$693,373$45,022
JIAXIN J TRANSTAFF PHYSIATRIST
Highest-paid employee
40$444,909$29,656
MORGAN T LAHOLTSTAFF PHYSIATRIST
Highest-paid employee
40$432,330$33,435
DONALD J SCHMIDTSENIOR MEDICAL DIRECTOR (OMAHA)
Highest-paid employee
40$380,946$53,448
MATTHEW L DRIEWERSTAFF HOSPITALIST
Highest-paid employee
40$381,998$34,187
JULIE D LYONCHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER
Officer
40$406,825$3,910
KENNETH L HOPKINSVICE PRESIDENT & CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer
40$321,884$44,494
MICHAEL J HEDDERMANVICE PRESIDENT & CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer
40$325,859$26,006
CHRISTOPHER A LEEVICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER
Officer
40$298,495$48,056
JUDITH M BURNFIELDVICE PRESIDENT OF RESEARCH
Officer
40$233,705$35,261
RENAE M W FEILMEIERVICE PRESIDENT & CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER
Officer
40$230,425$32,281
LYNN R HALLOWELL-GOTTSLEBENVICE PRESIDENT REHABILITATION
Officer
40$216,152$16,046
TERASA M FARLINVICE PRESIDENT PATIENT CARE & CNO
Officer
40$199,224$28,004
LINDA S SUNDELL-SULLIVANVICE PRESIDENT REFERRAL RELATIONS
Officer
40$197,651$13,925
24 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
DAVID J REESEVICE PRESIDENT & CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
Officer
40$145,443$9,653
DANIEL W GRIESSVP FACILITIES MANAGEMENT SYSTEM & ANCILLARY SERVICES
Officer
40$127,720$7,789
JEFFREY GROMOWSKYVP & PHYSICIAN PRACTICE ADMINISTRATOR
Officer
40$99,632$8,389
LAUREN PUGLIESECHAIRPERSON
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
TERRY ZACH MDVICE CHAIRPERSON
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
JOHN SULLIVAN FRVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
DAN VOKOUNSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
WILL DOUGLASTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
SCOTT CASSELSMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN COFFEYMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HEIDI DOANEMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PHIL ESSAY MDMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID GANNON MDMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ADAM HAYESMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KACEY LEMPKAMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ALEX MCKIERNANMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRAD NIETFELDTMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GARY PERKINSMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PATRICK SPETHMANMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GREG VASEKMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NICK WILWERDINGMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SARAH WALKER PHDMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARIA LIGHTHALLMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MIKE PALLESENMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 38 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
ADAM T KAFKAPHYSICIAN MEDICAL DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$716,863$34,753
PAUL A DONGILLIPRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Trustee or director, Officer
40$671,383$43,723
JIAXIN J TRANSTAFF PHYSIATRIST
Highest-paid employee
40$442,429$24,431
MORGAN T LAHOLTSTAFF PHYSIATRIST
Highest-paid employee
40$423,384$31,927
EVA J LOPEZSTAFF PHYSIATRIST
Highest-paid employee
40$396,302$26,089
MATTHEW DRIEWERSTAFF HOSPITALIST
Highest-paid employee
40$370,315$35,297
JULIE D LYONCHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER
Officer
40$352,296$3,549
MICHAEL J HEDDERMANVICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer
40$305,962$27,840
CHRISTOPHER A LEEVICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER
Officer
40$282,123$32,255
DANIEL GRIESSVP FACILITIES MANAGEMENT SYSTEM & ANCILLARY SERVICES
Officer
40$244,835$28,581
RENAE M W FEILMEIERVP & CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER
Officer
40$232,778$39,358
LOU A MANSKEVICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER
Officer
40$233,023$28,381
JUDITH M BURNFIELDVP OF RESEARCH
Officer
40$215,657$33,365
LYNN R HALLOWELL-GOTTSLEBENVICE PRESIDENT REHABILITATION
Officer
40$206,180$24,206
LINDA S SUNDELL-SULLIVANVICE PRESIDENT REFERRAL RELATIONS
Officer
40$196,570$26,543
TERASA M FARLINVICE PRESIDENT PATIENT CARE AND CNO
Officer
40$193,899$27,936
JEFF GROMOWSKYVP & PHYSICIAN PRACTICE ADMINISTRATOR
Officer
40$191,517$28,125
LAUREN PUGLIESECHAIRPERSON
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
TERRY ZACH MDVICE CHAIRPERSON
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
JOHN SULLIVAN FRVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
DAN VOKOUNSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
WILL DOUGLASTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
SCOTT BECKER CPAMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SCOTT CASSELSMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN COFFEYMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HEIDI BRUSH DOANEMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PHIL ESSAY MDMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID GANNON MDMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KACEY LEMPKAMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ALEX MCKIERNANMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRAD NIETFELDTMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GARY PERKINSMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PATRICK SPETHMANMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GREG VASEKMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SARAH WALKER PHDMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KEVIN WERTSMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NICK WILWERDINGMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARIA LIGHTHALLMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 33 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
PAUL A DONGILLIPRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Trustee or director, Officer
40$655,382$42,637
ADAM T KAFKAPHYSICIAN MEDICAL DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$641,349$33,562
JIAXIN J TRANSTAFF PHYSIATRIST
Highest-paid employee
40$444,480$26,930
MORGAN T LAHOLTSTAFF PHYSIATRIST
Highest-paid employee
40$432,704$30,895
PAUL L KRABBENHOFTSTAFF PHYSIATRIST
Highest-paid employee
40$367,585$33,184
MATTHEW DRIEWERSTAFF HOSPITALIST
Highest-paid employee
40$364,850$33,906
MICHAEL J HEDDERMANVICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer
40$293,675$27,992
CHRISTOPHER A LEEVICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER
Officer
40$290,390$29,476
LOU A MANSKEVICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER
Officer
40$267,739$24,137
DANIEL GRIESSVP FACILITIES MANAGEMENT SYSTEM & ANCILLARY SERVICES
Officer
40$239,010$24,907
TERASA M FARLINVICE PRESIDENT PATIENT CARE AND CNO
Officer
40$204,751$34,919
LYNN R HALLOWELL-GOTTSLEBENVICE PRESIDENT REHABILITATION
Officer
40$195,414$22,261
JEFF GROMOWSKYVP & PHYSICIAN PRACTICE ADMINISTRATOR
Officer
40$187,081$28,761
LINDA S SUNDELL-SULLIVANVICE PRESIDENT REFERRAL RELATIONS
Officer
40$186,595$24,090
RENAE M W FEILMEIERVICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER
Officer
40$53,360$7,529
LAUREN PUGLIESECHAIRPERSON
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
TERRY ZACH MDVICE CHAIRPERSON
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
JOHN SULLIVAN FRVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
DAN VOKOUNSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
WILL DOUGLASTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
SCOTT BECKER CPAMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SCOTT CASSELSMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARK FAHLESON JDMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID GANNON MDMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KACEY LEMPKAMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRAD NIETFELDTMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GARY PERKINSMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PATRICK SPETHMANMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GREG VASEKMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SARAH WALKER PHDMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KEVIN WERTSMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NICK WILWERDINGMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARIA LIGHTHALLMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
5401 SOUTH ST, LINCOLN, NE 68506-2150
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
KENNETH L HOPKINS, 5401 SOUTH STREET, 5401 SOUTH STREET, LINCOLN, NE 68506
Signed the 990
KENNETH HOPKINS, VICE PRESIDENT & CHIEF FINANCIAL OF
Phone
(402) 413-3000

Mission

Madonna Rehabilitation Hospitals is a Catholic organization that exists to provide medical and physical rehabilitation services to children and adults throughout the nation. We rehabilitate those who have sustained injuries or disabling conditions so they can fully participate in life; lead research to improve outcomes; and prevent physical disabilities and promote wellness through community programs.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • Madonna fulfills this mission by delivering expert and comprehensive rehabilitation, treating each person as a unique individual. Madonna's hospitals integrate the physical, psychological, social, spiritual and vocational aspects of each patient's life. The hospitals' programs support the unmet needs of our community and region and are devoted to returning people to their homes, communities and jobs or school. In FY 2025, Madonna admitted 2,603 hospital inpatients from 13states. The hospital received referrals from 703 physicians and 96 hospitals or health care facilities. In FY 2025, Madonna operated two inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs): Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital Lincoln (MRH-L) and Acute Rehabilitation Omaha (AR-O) and two long-term care hospitals (LTCHs): Madonna Rehabilitation Specialty Hospital Lincoln (MRSH-L) and Madonna Rehabilitation Specialty Hospital Omaha (MRSH-O). MRH-L, AR-O, MRSH-L and MRSH-O offer comprehensive care to ensure continuity as patients' progress in their recovery or from one hospital to another. All hospitals employ an interdisciplinary team approach involving the patient and family, referring physician, rehabilitation physician, hospitalist, case manager, nutrition therapist, respiratory therapist, rehabilitation nurse, physical and occupational therapists, orthotic and prosthetic technician, psychologist, social workers, speech-language pathologists, therapeutic recreation specialists, vocational rehabilitation consultants and spiritual care counselors. Madonna's experienced staff treat thousands of individuals through inpatient and outpatient services every year, offering every patient the latest techniques and methods to produce the best results. As one of the largest, freestanding rehabilitation hospital systems in the United States, Madonna provides: * Intensive therapy programming * Programs with less intensive therapy, depending on the needs of the patient * 24-hour rehabilitation nursing and physician supervision * A continuum of services to ensure progress is maintained from inpatient to outpatient programs Our specialty rehabilitation programs focus on the needs of children and adults following traumatic injury and illness, including: brain injury, spinal cord injury, stroke, pulmonary conditions, neurological disorders and major multiple trauma. Madonna Rehabilitation Hospitals has 14 separate program accreditations from the Commission on the Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) in the area of medical rehabilitation. This includes: * Inpatient Rehabilitation Programs for the IRFs and LTCHs * Brain Injury Program - Inpatient/Outpatient (adult and pediatric) * Spinal Cord Specialty Program - Inpatient/Outpatient (adult and pediatric), Lincoln Only * Stroke Specialty Program - Inpatient/Outpatient (adult) * Pediatric Specialty Program - Inpatient/Outpatient * Cancer Rehabilitation Specialty Program - Inpatient (adult), Omaha Only * Interdisciplinary Outpatient Medical Rehabilitation Programs - Multiple Service Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital Lincoln Patients at MRH-L rank in the top 11% nationally in terms of complexity, while discharging back to community settings at a higher rate according to industry benchmarks. Despite this complexity, 73% of patients discharged directly to a community setting. Additionally, the overall patient satisfaction rate for MRH-L was 88%. Acute Rehabilitation Omaha In October of 2025, Madonna will complete its ninth year of operating rehabilitation beds in Omaha. AR-O, overall, returned 79% of patients to a community destination rather than to an institution. Additionally, the overall patient satisfaction rate for AR-O was 91%. Madonna Rehabilitation Specialty Hospital Lincoln MRSH-L FY 2025 patient discharge to home or to an acute rehabilitation hospital to continue their recovery was 61% for the year. 86% of patients admitted on a mechanical ventilator weaned in an average of 14 days. Additionally, the overall patient satisfaction rate for MRSH-L was 89%. Madonna Rehabilitation Specialty Hospital Omaha MRSH-O FY 2025 patient discharge to home or to an acute rehabilitation hospital to continue their recovery was 50% for the year. 54% of patients admitted on a mechanical ventilator weaned in an average of 10 days. Additionally, the overall patient satisfaction rate for MRSH-O was 94%.
    Expenses $118,046,842 · revenue $135,833,415
  • St. Jane de Chantal (St. Jane) is comprised of a 24-bed ventilator and special care unit (VAU/SN), a 30-bed Transitional Care Rehabilitation Unit (TCU) and a 49-bed nursing home. In addition to resident care, the organization completed phase one, and initiated phase two, of a multi-year construction and renovation project. This remodel provides each resident a private room; a significant enhancement to the facility's physical environment. By transitioning to private accommodations, the nursing home is addressing clinical complexities of residents while also improving physical comfort, mental health and psychosocial well-being. The project incorporates the latest innovations in design to provide a safer, more therapeutic and dignified living environment for residents. In FY 2025, St. Jane De Chantal maintained a 5-star overall rating from the Centers of Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). This rating indicates it is in the top 10% of all nursing facilities, nationwide, reviewed by CMS. In addition to the overall rating. The facility also received a 5-star rating for health survey, quality measures, and staffing.
    Expenses $25,499,041 · revenue $23,140,772
  • Madonna Outpatient Therapy is committed to providing excellent care for patients who need outpatient rehabilitation. Outpatient Therapy offers a range of rehabilitation services for sports injuries, orthopedic sprains, strains and post-operative care to comprehensive rehabilitation for neurological conditions. Outpatient Therapy includes the Occupational Health & Wellness program, which combines occupational health, wellness, safety and coordination of care for workers' compensation injuries with the expert services conveniently available from Madonna Rehabilitation Hospitals, Madonna Outpatient Therapy clinics and Madonna Wellness Club. In FY 2025, Outpatient Therapy had a 2.6% increase in registrations and a 1.7% increase in visits compared to the prior year, resulting in more patients served across all locations. Outpatient Therapy experienced growth in all areas including post-operative care, preventative care, and post-injury care, as well as those programmatic patients who were treated throughout the Madonna continuum of care.
    Expenses $14,222,729 · revenue $13,261,209
  • Madonna's Physicians Clinic is a specialty, referral-based clinic combining several areas of expertise under one roof. This clinic treats various musculoskeletal injuries and neurological conditions while helping to determine a patient's best path forward. In FY 2025, the Physicians Clinic served 6,299 patients in 79,633 visits; an increase of 12% patients served year over year and a 31% increase in visits. Madonna Wellness Club is a medically-based health, fitness and wellness facility and the first to be based on a rehabilitation model. Madonna Wellness Club provides medical, therapeutic and educational fitness and wellness expertise in addition to the latest technology. In FY 2025, Wellness Club increased memberships by .4% over the prior year, ending the year with 3,654 total members. The Wellness Club continues to expand essential medical and wellness programming in several key areas to further enhance the continuum of care that Madonna provides.
    Expenses $23,628,822 · revenue $18,986,728

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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
47-0439599
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1967
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Health care (E240)
Assets (IRS master file)
$292,782,229
Income (IRS master file)
$216,632,556

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$216,632,556$206,395,939$292,782,229XML
990June 2024$188,973,337$188,794,506$295,138,430XML
990June 2023$186,066,087$192,594,206$289,566,166XML
990June 2022$187,571,880$182,843,462$294,312,557IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2019–––IRS
990June 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 47-0439599).

Questions about MADONNA REHABILITATION HOSPITAL

What is the EIN of MADONNA REHABILITATION HOSPITAL?
The employer identification number (EIN) of MADONNA REHABILITATION HOSPITAL is 47-0439599.
Is MADONNA REHABILITATION HOSPITAL tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1967.
Are donations to MADONNA REHABILITATION HOSPITAL tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does MADONNA REHABILITATION HOSPITAL 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 MADONNA REHABILITATION HOSPITAL due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did MADONNA REHABILITATION HOSPITAL last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
Who is the principal officer of MADONNA REHABILITATION HOSPITAL?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names KENNETH L HOPKINS.
Who are the officers and directors of MADONNA REHABILITATION HOSPITAL?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 39 people; 18 received compensation from the organization, the highest $715,490 (ADAM T KAFKA, PHYSICIAN MEDICAL DIRECTOR).
How much revenue does MADONNA REHABILITATION HOSPITAL have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $216,632,556, expenses of $206,395,939 and total assets of $292,782,229 at year end.

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