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US nonprofit · EIN 470537192 · Lynch, NEiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 470537192) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 August 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Niobrara Valley Hospital Corporation's network

7 people3 organisationsi7 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (7). Violet dotted lines (3) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

7 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 7 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Cindy NolanMember2024
2 yrs
Craig BrewsterTreasurer2022
4 yrs
Darin RihanekMember2024
2 yrs
Larry HiattCompany secretary2019
7 yrs
Linda SextroVice President2022
4 yrs
Tracy BirmeierPresident2019
7 yrs
Wanda DekayMember2023
3 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

7 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Bree AlmgrenNurse Practionersince 2020
Carla SpikowskiNurse Practioner2019
Debra HanzlikRNsince 2018
Kelli SmithNurse Practionersince 2021
Kelly KalkowskiAdministratorsince 2018
Martha NelsonCFOsince 2018
Todd HopeDoctor2024

Pay and hours

year to 31 August 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Todd HopeDoctor40$252k
Debra HanzlikDirector of Nursing36$109k$1k
Kelly KalkowskiCEO40$22k
Martha NelsonCFO5$13k
Craig BrewsterPresident0.3$0
Tracy BirmeierPresident Thru 09/240.3$0
Linda SextroVice President0.3$0
Wanda DekaySecretary0.3$0
Larry HiattSecretary Thru 09/240.3$0
Cindy NolanTreasurer0.3$0
Darin RihanekMember0.3$0
Corey FinnaganMember0.3$0
Jeanne SinclairMember0.3$0

About

Legal name
Niobrara Valley Hospital Corporation
EIN
470537192
Address
401 S Fifth St, Lynch, NE, 68746-3013
State
Nebraska
Mission
To deliver excellent, compassionate and personalized healthcare for the people we serve. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
E22Z Health care
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Health Care
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1975
Principal officer
Kelly Kalkowski (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 November 1975
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
7, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥7years on the filingsLarry Hiatt
≥7years on the filingsTracy Birmeier
≥4years on the filingsCraig Brewster
≥4years on the filingsLinda Sextro

Latest return

year to 31 August 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 August 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$5.1m
Total liabilities
$412k
Net assets or fund balances
$4.6m
Contributions and grants received
$249k
Program service revenue
$4.1m
Employees
40
Volunteers
7

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2023$3.9m$4.1mDeficit $207k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.