Benefis Hospitals Inc
Donations deductibleBenefis Hospitals Inc's network
11 people5 organisationsi11 people and 5 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (11). Violet dotted lines (9) 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
11 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 11 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Ferrin Chair | Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Brian Loucks | Vice Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Dave Richards | Director & System Board Liaison | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Glenn Winslow MD (also filed as Glenn Winslow) | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Gregory Tierney MD | Director & EVP System Clinical Ops | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jeffrey C Baker MD (also filed as Jeffrey Baker MD) | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Judy Borland MD | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Melchisedek Margaris MD | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Rayn Ginnaty | Director/Pres. of Hospitals & Senior Services | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Senator Llew Jones | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Tammy Lacey | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
21 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Elliot | Medical Physicist | since 2018 |
| Bruce Houlihan | SVP & System CFO | 2024 |
| Darci Barsotti | Manager Pharmacy | 2022 |
| Dave Runkel | Director Pharmacy | 2018 |
| Debra Vance | Director of Nursing | since 2019 |
| Dylan Richardson | Patient Flow Specialist | since 2023 |
| Forrest Ehlinger | Cro & EVP (Thru 9/24) | since 2018 |
| Greg Hilpert | Director Radiology and Lab | since 2018 |
| Gunnar Vandermars | Director of Facilities | since 2018 |
| Jamie Leonard | Director of Pharmacy | since 2020 |
| Janelle Nelson | Executive Director Miha | 2022 |
| Kathy Hill | Chief Operating Officer | since 2018 |
| Kevin Langkiet | Director of Emergency Services | since 2018 |
| Lynze Cannon | Acute Care Chief Nursing Officer | 2024 |
| Paul Dolan MD | Chief Medical Information Officer | 2018 |
| Peter Gray | Chief Operating Officer Sr. Services | 2018 |
| Peter Gray Through 1119 | Executive Director Senior Services | 2019 |
| Rayn Ginnaty | Chief Nursing Officer | since 2018 |
| Sandra Sowa | Registered Nurse | 2024 |
| Tina Cope | Sr. Services Operations Specialist | 2023 |
| Tom Cinko | Facilities Director | 2024 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom 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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rayn Ginnaty | Director/Pres. of Hospitals & Senior Services | 30 | $499k | $71k | |
| Kathy Hill | Chief Operating Officer | 25 | $319k | $50k | |
| Dylan Richardson | Patient Flow Specialist | 50 | $259k | $24k | |
| Jamie Leonard | Director of Pharmacy | 50 | $235k | $36k | |
| Adam Elliot | Medical Physicist | 50 | $220k | $51k | |
| Sandra Sowa | Registered Nurse | 50 | $208k | $30k | |
| Tom Cinko | Facilities Director | 50 | $205k | $32k | |
| Lynze Cannon | Acute Care Chief Nursing Officer | 50 | $177k | $47k | |
| Glenn Winslow | Director | 2 | $12k | $407k | $22k |
| Gregory Tierney MD | Director & EVP System Clinical Ops | 19 | $0 | $1.4m | $54k |
| Jeffrey Baker MD | Director | 2 | $0 | $523k | $41k |
| Melchisedek Margaris MD | Director | 2 | $0 | $264k | $47k |
| Judy Borland MD | Director | 2 | $0 | $143k | $13k |
| Dave Richards | Director & System Board Liaison | 2 | $0 | $250 | |
| Bill Ferrin | Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Brian Loucks | Vice Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Senator Llew Jones | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Tammy Lacey | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Forrest Ehlinger | Cro & EVP (Thru 9/24) | 27 | $0 | $1.1m | $34k |
| Bruce Houlihan | SVP & System CFO | 10 | $0 | $449k | $87k |
About
- Legal name
- Benefis Hospitals Inc
- EIN
- 810232122
- Address
- 500 15th Ave S, Great Falls, MT, 59405-4324
- State
- Montana
- Mission
- We provide excellent care for all, healing body, mind and spirit. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- E220 Health care
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Health Care
- Size band
- 9 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1897
- Principal officer
- Gregory Tierney MD (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 March 1946
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
RelatedFOUNDATIONBenefis Health System Foundation IncRelatedMANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT SERVICESBenefis Health System IncRelatedPHYSICIAN SERVICESBenefis Medical Group IncRelatedHOME HEALTH AND RELATED PRODUCTSBenefis Community Care Inc
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsBill Ferrin
≥8years on the filingsBrian Loucks
≥8years on the filingsDave Richards
≥8years on the filingsGregory Tierney MD
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $962m
- Total liabilities
- $660.6m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $301.4m
- Contributions and grants received
- $229k
- Program service revenue
- $623.5m
- Grants and similar paid out
- $69k
- Employees
- 3,077
- Volunteers
- 415
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $626.3m | $647.1m | Deficit $20.8m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
3 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Touro University Montana LLC | Educational tool for healthcare student programs | $0 |
| Spokane Community College | Educational tool for healthcare student programs | $0 |
| Big Sandy Medical Center | Critical care usage in rural healthcare facility | $0 |
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Benefis Hospitals, Inc likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Oregon Secretary of State, active business entities (data.oregon.gov tckn-sxa6). Licence not stated. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Oregon
- Entity type
- nonprofit corporation
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 22 May 2023
- Registered agent
- Cogency Global Inc. (city and state not held)