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Nonprofit · EIN 72-0411322

CHRISTUS HEALTH SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA

Tax-exempt · LAKE CHARLES, LA 70601

Financials

$321.3M$331.4M2022$306.2M$308.3M2023$303.5M$309.1M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of CHRISTUS HEALTH SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$303,494,087$309,066,809-$5,572,722$193,180,556$90,909,019$102,271,537
June 30, 2024990$306,244,798$308,327,533-$2,082,735$170,510,363$63,491,421$107,018,942
June 30, 2023990$321,347,523$331,433,752-$10,086,229$172,284,912$65,163,324$107,121,588
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$3,772,518
Program service revenue
$297,221,230
Investment income
-$1,815,224
Royalties
$13,428
Net gain from sales of assets
-$1,815,224
Other revenue
$4,315,563

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$6,781,902
Other salaries and wages
$94,036,728
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$115,540,524
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$25,053
Occupancy
$9,135,132
Travel
$178,146
Depreciation
$6,857,905
Program services (functional)
$257,201,100
Management and general (functional)
$51,764,428
Fundraising (functional)
$101,281

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$170,510,363
Total assets, end of year
$193,180,556
Total liabilities, end of year
$90,909,019
Net assets, end of year
$102,271,537
Land, buildings and equipment
$140,914,439
Net assets without donor restrictions
$102,271,537
Gross unrelated business income
$116,271
Gross receipts
$305,406,906
Employees
1,376
Volunteers
91
Year formed
1921
State of legal domicile
LA

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 / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
Randy SafadyFormer Director (Term 2/24)
Former
0$0$6,453,610$30,426
Paul GeneraleFormer Director (TERM 6/24)
Former
0$0$5,224,749$41,489
Fadi Nasrallah MDDirector (EFF 1/25)
Trustee or director
40$0$1,550,104$28,195
Christopher KaramBOARD CHAIR/DIRECTOR/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (EFF 1/25)
Trustee or director, Officer
13$0$1,324,227$55,752
Paul TrevinoSWLA CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER/DIRECTOR (TERM 12/24)
Trustee or director, Officer
40$0$942,613$95,480
TIMOTHY HAMAN MDCHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER
Key employee
40$0$548,633$54,822
JAMES DAVIDSONPRESIDENT/CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Key employee
40$0$460,976$62,350
Lauren JacobyCHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER
Key employee
40$0$457,839$38,489
Nikki MartinCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER/Treasurer
Officer
40$0$290,244$63,916
Jane RawlsCHIEF NURSING OFFICER
Key employee
40$0$294,265$55,965
KATIE LAHAYENURSE PRACTITIONER
Highest-paid employee
40$230,547$0$35,191
JEANINE M ROSSCLINICAL PHARMACIST
Highest-paid employee
40$225,064$0$39,745
JUDY L VISSERNURSE PRACTITIONER
Highest-paid employee
40$233,098$0$30,375
MICHELLE D NGUYENNURSE PRACTITIONER
Highest-paid employee
40$198,134$0$53,356
TROY E FLETCHERNURSE PRACTITIONER
Highest-paid employee
40$202,744$0$40,968
6 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
Karen OliverRegional Corporate Secretary (TERM 9/24)
Officer
10$0$121,024$39,945
DENNIS N STINECHAIRPERSON
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$30,000$0
John GilleanFormer Director (Term 6/24)
Former
0$0$30,000$0
Sonia AcostaCorporate Secretary (EFF 9/24)
Officer
10$0$25,472$170
Charles DaigleDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
Matthew BlockDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 24 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
Randy SafadyDirector (Term 2/24)
Trustee or director
1$0$7,181,461$78,909
Paul GeneraleDirector (TERM 6/24)
Trustee or director
1$0$6,220,463$811,418
Fadi Nasrallah MDDirector (TERM 6/24)
Trustee or director
1$0$1,419,838$280,019
Christopher KaramSR VP - REG CEO/DIRECTOR (EFF 6/24)
Trustee or director, Officer
13$0$1,383,146$99,933
Paul TrevinoSWLA CEO/DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
40$0$967,844$227,819
Timothy Haman MDChief Medical Officer
Key employee
40$0$555,527$112,739
JAMES DAVIDSONPRESIDENT/COO
Key employee
40$0$531,768$110,238
Nikki MartinTreasurer/CFO
Officer
40$0$267,479$70,561
MICHELLE D NGUYENNURSE PRACTITIONER
Highest-paid employee
40$267,105$0$51,552
Jane RawlsCNO
Key employee
40$0$279,852$21,303
David BoudreauxAdministrator Lake Area (TERM 7/23)
Key employee
40$0$265,823$33,038
CODY DOUGAYNURSE PRACTITIONER
Highest-paid employee
40$233,352$0$38,993
JUDY L GOLENRN
Highest-paid employee
40$236,689$0$34,022
TROY E FLETCHERNURSE PRACTITIONER
Highest-paid employee
40$230,248$0$34,038
SHANNA THIBODEAUXDIRECTOR OF PHARMACY
Highest-paid employee
40$197,207$0$46,451
Karen OliverRegional Corporate Secretary (EFF 3/24)
Officer
10$0$118,017$43,659
Connie ColemanRegional Corporate Secretary (Term 2/24)
Officer
10$0$95,576$13,184
Dennis N StineChairperson/Director
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$30,736$0
John A GilleanDirector (Term 6/24)
Trustee or director
1$0$1,176$0
Aldo Russo MDDirector (TERM 6/24)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
Charles DaigleDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
Corwin HarperDirector (Term 4/24)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
Matthew BlockDirector (EFF 5/24)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
Vincent R AdolphDirector (Term 2/24)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 27 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
Randy SafadyDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$5,478,118$1,522,493
Paul GeneraleDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$4,949,474$1,880,035
Christopher KaramSR VP - REG CEO
Officer
13$0$1,224,050$203,244
Paul TrevinoSWLA CEO/Director
Trustee or director, Officer
40$0$1,052,963$303,672
Timothy Haman MDChief Medical Officer
Key employee
40$0$553,698$152,406
JAMES DAVIDSONCOO
Key employee
40$0$419,156$65,457
Nikki MartinTreasurer/CFO
Officer
40$0$258,880$25,253
Jane RawlsCNO
Key employee
40$0$270,859$12,450
JUDY L GOLENRN
Highest-paid employee
40$245,446$0$14,667
David BoudreauxAdministrator Lake Area
Key employee
40$0$236,132$21,932
MICHELLE D NGUYENNURSE PRACTITIONER
Highest-paid employee
40$194,746$0$15,583
JERRIE A MONTICELLORN
Highest-paid employee
40$189,803$0$19,354
SHANNA THIBODEAUXDIRECTOR OF PHARMACY
Highest-paid employee
40$192,142$0$13,493
JANE M HARTMANRN
Highest-paid employee
40$193,416$0$9,738
Felix AlaribeVP Mission Integration
Key employee
40$0$181,872$14,595
Kim M KelschRegional Corporate Secretary (Term 3/23)
Officer
13$0$96,763$8,014
Connie ColemanRegional Corporate Secretary (Begin 3/23)
Officer
10$0$82,513$1,901
Dennis N StineChairperson/Director
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$500$0
Aldo Russo MDDirector (Begin 1/23)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
Charles DaigleDirector (Begin 1/23)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
Corwin HarperDirector (Begin 1/23)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
John A GilleanDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
Joyce Susan Njeri MbataruDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
Michael F HulefeldDirector (Term 12/22)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
Peter C November IIDirector (Term 12/22)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
Robert I HartDirector (Term 12/22)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
Vincent R AdolphDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
524 DR MICHAEL DEBAKEY DRIVE, LAKE CHARLES, LA 70601-5725
In care of
% LEE SONNE
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
CHRISTOPHER KARAM, 524 DR MICHAEL DEBAKEY DRIVE, LAKE CHARLES, LA 70601
Signed the 990
CHRISTOPHER KARAM, SWLA INTERIM CEO
Phone
(337) 436-2511
Return prepared by
ERNST & YOUNG US LLP

Mission

THE CORPORATION IS ORGANIZED AND SHALL BE OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE, SCIENTIFIC, EDUCATIONAL AND RELIGIOUS PURPOSES OF ADVANCING, PROMOTING AND SUPPORTING THE HEALTH CARE MINISTRIES OF THE SPONSORING CONGREGATIONS WHICH OPERATE AND ARE CONTROLLED IN CONFORMITY WITH THE ETHICAL AND MORAL TEACHINGS OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, AND PROMOTING EFFICIENT GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT, COOPERATIVE PLANNING AND THE SHARING OF RESOURCES AMONG SUCH HEALTH CARE MINISTRIES. WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, THE CORPORATION'S MISSION SHALL BE TO EXTEND THE HEALING MINISTRY OF JESUS CHRIST, AND CONSISTENT THEREWITH, SHALL OPERATE ACCORDING TO THE DOCTRINES, RESOLUTIONS, DECREES AND ETHICAL PRINCIPLES OF THE SPONSORING CONGREGATIONS, AND THE ETHICAL AND RELIGIOUS DIRECTORS FOR CATHOLIC HEALTH CARE SERVICES AS PROMULGATED OR AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME BY THE UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • SEE SCHEDULE O
    Expenses $42,255,201 · revenue $132,939,231
  • SEE SCHEDULE O
    Expenses $153,782,820 · revenue $104,928,717
  • SEE SCHEDULE O
    Expenses $54,381,177 · revenue $59,353,282
  • CHRISTUS Health Southwestern Louisiana also undertook additional activities of comparable importance, including those conducted with volunteer labor or smaller in terms of expenses related to the poor & underserved and broader community. POOR & UNDERSERVED: EXPENSES OF $1,593,841; GRANTS OF $6,775,539 BROADER COMMUNITY: EXPENSE OF $996,026; GRANTS OF $6,363 OTHER: Expenses of $4,192,035
    Expenses $6,781,902 · grants $6,781,902

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
72-0411322
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Hospital or medical research organization
Exempt since
1946
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Health care (E220)
Assets (IRS master file)
$193,180,556
Income (IRS master file)
$305,406,906

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$303,494,087$309,066,809$193,180,556IRS
990-TJune 2025–––IRS
990June 2024$306,244,798$308,327,533$170,510,363IRS
990-TJune 2024–––IRS
990June 2023$321,347,523$331,433,752$172,284,912XML
990-TJune 2023–––IRS
990June 2022$274,742,146$307,012,693$158,627,465IRS
990-TJune 2022–––IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990-TJune 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 72-0411322).

Questions about CHRISTUS HEALTH SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA

What is the EIN of CHRISTUS HEALTH SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA?
The employer identification number (EIN) of CHRISTUS HEALTH SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA is 72-0411322.
Is CHRISTUS HEALTH SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1946.
Which annual return does CHRISTUS HEALTH SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA 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 CHRISTUS HEALTH SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA 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 CHRISTUS HEALTH SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA 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 CHRISTUS HEALTH SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names CHRISTOPHER KARAM.
Who are the officers and directors of CHRISTUS HEALTH SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 21 people; 5 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does CHRISTUS HEALTH SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $303,494,087, expenses of $309,066,809 and total assets of $193,180,556 at year end.

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