Nonprofit · EIN 95-2224265
SANTA YNEZ VALLEY COTTAGE HOSPITAL INC
Tax-exempt · SANTA BARBARA, CA 93105
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $35,799,647 | $29,459,406 | $6,340,241 | $94,373,047 | $4,255,512 | $90,117,535 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $32,719,260 | $25,926,270 | $6,792,990 | $85,351,677 | $3,717,019 | $81,634,658 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $490,496
- of which government grants
- $13,312
- Program service revenue
- $32,379,758
- Investment income
- $2,737,858
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $1,508,695
- Other revenue
- $191,535
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $852,059
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $916,241
- Other salaries and wages
- $11,028,900
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $16,663,909
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $44,600
- Occupancy
- $938,498
- Travel
- $34,374
- Depreciation
- $2,420,811
- Program services (functional)
- $25,369,729
- Management and general (functional)
- $4,089,677
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $85,351,677
- Total assets, end of year
- $94,373,047
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $4,255,512
- Net assets, end of year
- $90,117,535
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $34,564,549
- Publicly traded securities
- $34,485,614
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $90,104,502
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $13,033
- Gross receipts
- $48,016,155
- Employees
- 124
- Volunteers
- 71
- Year formed
- 1962
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald Werft | President & CEO Officer | 3 | $0 | $2,013,630 | $87,365 |
| Lisa Moore | Executive VP and COO Officer | 3 | $0 | $1,154,452 | $82,301 |
| Kristin Tufvesson | Senior VP and CFO Officer | 3 | $0 | $1,077,998 | $104,546 |
| Stacy Bratcher | Senior VP and Chief Legal Officer Officer | 3 | $0 | $996,206 | $99,765 |
| JASON BOYATT | Cardiac Clinic Physician Highest-paid employee | 40 | $478,971 | $0 | $79,965 |
| KATIE GORNDT | Vice President Key employee | 40 | $353,447 | $0 | $74,099 |
| ROGER LANE | Internal Medicine Physician Highest-paid employee | 40 | $307,275 | $0 | $58,075 |
| CHRISTINE PIMNETEL | Clinical Manager Key employee | 40 | $194,927 | $0 | $54,489 |
| NATHAN HALL | Manager, Radiology Key employee | 40 | $198,278 | $0 | $41,001 |
| JANELLE RAMIREZ | Clinical Manager Highest-paid employee | 40 | $183,723 | $0 | $32,764 |
| TARA GUILLEMIN | Clinical Nurse Coordinator Highest-paid employee | 40 | $167,259 | $0 | $39,532 |
| VICTORIA BROWN | Clinical Resource Nurse Highest-paid employee | 40 | $163,006 | $0 | $41,281 |
| Eric Seale | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Ginger Salazar | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Richard Ponce MD | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
13 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Zola | Board Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Bhupi Singh | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| Ernesto Paredes | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| Gamble Parks ATTY | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| Mark Scott MD | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| Pamela Gann | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| Roberta Griffin | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| Robin Malone MD | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| Steve Ortiz | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| Susan Christol-Deacon | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| Thomas Cusack | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| Wesley Schooler MD | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| Yulun Wang PhD | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 30 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald Werft | President & CEO Officer | 3 | $0 | $1,914,019 | $88,325 |
| Lisa Moore | Executive VP and COO Officer | 3 | $0 | $1,070,894 | $234,431 |
| Kristin Tufvesson | Senior VP and CFO Officer | 3 | $0 | $1,006,800 | $103,185 |
| Stacy Bratcher | Senior VP and General Counsel Officer | 3 | $0 | $885,425 | $91,065 |
| JASON BOYATT | Cardiac Clinic Physician Highest-paid employee | 40 | $389,652 | $0 | $78,666 |
| ROGER LANE | Internal Medicine Physician Highest-paid employee | 40 | $339,519 | $0 | $56,800 |
| KATIE GORNDT | VP OF SYVCH Key employee | 40 | $315,988 | $0 | $72,156 |
| CHRISTINE PIMNETEL | Manager Clinical SYVCH Key employee | 40 | $181,142 | $0 | $49,681 |
| NATHAN HALL | Manager Radiology-SYVCH Key employee | 40 | $177,787 | $0 | $39,705 |
| TARA GUILLEMIN | Clinical Nurse Coordinator Highest-paid employee | 40 | $172,850 | $0 | $39,627 |
| PABLO ROJAS | Physician Assistant - Clinic Highest-paid employee | 40 | $161,475 | $0 | $46,369 |
| RICARDO GONZALEZ MENCHACA | RT 3 Radiographer Highest-paid employee | 40 | $156,824 | $0 | $38,896 |
| Richard Ponce MD | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Steven Zola | Board Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Susan Christol-Deacon | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Thomas Cusack | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Bhupi Singh | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Dorothy Largay PhD | Board Member (Part Year through 1/2023) Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Ernesto Paredes | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Gamble Parks ATTY | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Ginger Salazar | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Gregory Faulkner | Board Member (Part Year through 1/2023) Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Mark Scott MD | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Nancy Nielsen | Board Member (Part Year through 9/2023) Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Pamela Gann | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Roberta Griffin | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Robin Malone MD | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Steve Ortiz | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Wesley Schooler MD | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Yulun Wang PhD | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 400 W PUEBLO ST, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93105-4353
- In care of
- % FINANCE DEPARTMENT
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Scott Wester, PO BOX 689 Attn Finance Dept, Santa Barbara, CA 931020689
- Signed the 990
- Matthew Morgan, Sr VP Finance and CFO
- Phone
- (805) 287-6903
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 95-2224265 or by the name SANTA YNEZ VALLEY COTTAGE HOSPITAL INC.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
It is the mission of Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital (SYVCH) to provide superior health care for and improve the health care of our communities through a commitment to our core values of excellence, integrity, and compassion. SYVCH is a rural hospital and is designated a critical access hospital. The hospital provides critical emergency services which allow for local stabilization of the patient and transfer to an affiliated hospital that provides a higher level of care.
Program accomplishments
- Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital is a 11-bed acute-care hospital located in the rural area known as the Santa Ynez Valley. In 2024, the Hospital had 485 patient days, served 32,037 outpatients including emergency services to 11,168 patients. The Hospital provided essential emergency treatment, inpatient acute care, outpatient surgical services, imaging diagnostic services, infusion services and cardiac rehabilitation services to the residents of the Santa Ynez Valley, including the communities of Solvang, Buellton, Santa Ynez, Los Olivos, and Ballard. Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital provides emergency services to anyone seeking care, regardless of their ability to pay. The hospital is diligent in ensuring that all patients have adequate access to care. All patients who do not present with insurance are automatically screened for eligibility in government health programs and are assisted in applying for financial assistance if the patient does not qualify for any other assistance. Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital provides critical funding for community health and education with external grants, while also realizing shortfalls Medi-Cal and indigent care. External grants were provided which aimed at specific community needs for at risk populations (indigent; substance abuse recovery; elderly; family counseling). In addition, the hospital provides support of nursing education, provides low cost exercise program for seniors, supports a local health fair and the provision of flu shots to the community. In 2024 the hospital spent over $3.5 million on these programs .Expenses $25,369,729 · grants $852,059 · revenue $32,509,168
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
- 95-2224265
- 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
- 1964
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Health care (E22)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $94,373,047
- Income (IRS master file)
- $48,016,155
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $35,799,647 | $29,459,406 | $94,373,047 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $32,719,260 | $25,926,270 | $85,351,677 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $29,392,142 | $22,848,946 | $76,049,535 | 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 95-2224265).
Questions about SANTA YNEZ VALLEY COTTAGE HOSPITAL INC
- What is the EIN of SANTA YNEZ VALLEY COTTAGE HOSPITAL INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SANTA YNEZ VALLEY COTTAGE HOSPITAL INC is 95-2224265.
- Is SANTA YNEZ VALLEY COTTAGE HOSPITAL INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1964.
- Are donations to SANTA YNEZ VALLEY COTTAGE HOSPITAL INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SANTA YNEZ VALLEY COTTAGE HOSPITAL 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 SANTA YNEZ VALLEY COTTAGE HOSPITAL 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 SANTA YNEZ VALLEY COTTAGE HOSPITAL 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 SANTA YNEZ VALLEY COTTAGE HOSPITAL INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names Scott Wester.
- Who are the officers and directors of SANTA YNEZ VALLEY COTTAGE HOSPITAL INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 28 people; 8 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does SANTA YNEZ VALLEY COTTAGE HOSPITAL INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $35,799,647, expenses of $29,459,406 and total assets of $94,373,047 at year end.
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