Southern Illinois Medical Services Nfp is a 501(c)(3) organization based in Carbondale, Illinois, registered in 2007, with $83,873,581 in FY2024 revenue. CharityIndex grades it C, and it directs about 93% of spending to programs.
Revenue (FY2024)
$83.9M
▲ 2.7% vs prior year
Health median: $840K
Expenses (FY2024)
$151.1M
Net assets
-$437.0M
Employees
946
Rated on 4 of 4 criteria.
Held down by its weakest criterion — a strong score on one criterion can't hide a weak one.
How the rating works →Measures how much of every dollar spent actually reaches programs, plus what it costs to raise $100 of donations. The worse of the two measures sets the letter (85%+ to programs is an A; under $15 to raise $100 is an A), averaged over the three most recent filings. For Southern Illinois Medical Services Nfp: 93% to programs earns a C+ on this criterion. See the exact thresholds →
Measures whether the organization is built to last: how many months its reserves would cover expenses (3+ months earns an A-range score, but hoarding 5+ years of budget is capped) and whether it runs a surplus or a deficit. For Southern Illinois Medical Services Nfp: 0 mo reserves · -80% margin earns a F on this criterion. See the exact thresholds →
Checks how the organization is run, from its own Form 990: an independent board majority, a board of five or more, conflict-of-interest, whistleblower and document-retention policies, and independently audited financials. The share of disclosed checks that pass sets the letter. For Southern Illinois Medical Services Nfp: 6 of 6 checks met earns a A+ on this criterion. See the exact thresholds →
Counts five disclosure signals: a recent filing, a mission statement, program descriptions, a listed website, and the full expense breakdown. More disclosure, better letter. For Southern Illinois Medical Services Nfp: 5 of 5 disclosure signals earns a A+ on this criterion. See the exact thresholds →
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As physicians, mid-level providers and staff, our mission is to improve the health of the people we serve through excellence in medical care.
Southern illinois medical services, nfp (sims) operates the following physician clinics: the center for medical arts (cma) in carbondale, il logan primary care (lpc) in herrin, il and west frankfort, il primary care group (pcg) in harrisburg, il hmc clinics and urgent care center in marion, il. these physician clinics provide care and treatment of the medically sick, injured or afflicted on a not-for profit basis. quality health services are provided to people throughout southern illinois regardless of race, creed, sex, national origin, handicap, age or ability to pay. during this reporting period, the practices of the physician clinics recorded a combined total of 262,773 encounters treating this population. (continued in schedule o).
Southern illinois medical services, nfp (sims) operates hospital physician practices to provide care and treatment of the medically sick, injured or afflicted on a not-for profit basis at the three hospitals operated by our sole member southern illinois hospital services (sihs). these physicians staff the emergency rooms at each of the three hospitals. these physicians are vital to providing healthcare to the population of our service areas. the hospital physicians provide quality health services to people throughout southern illinois regardless of race, creed, sex, national origin, handicap, age or ability to pay. during this reporting period, the hospital physicians of sims recorded 154,307 encounters in treating this population. (continued in schedule o)
Southern illinois medical services, nfp (sims) also provides other administrative services and leases space to its related organizations.
Revenue grew from $55.9M (FY2013) to $83.9M (FY2024) across 12 reported years.
Financial snapshot
Operating margin
-80.2%
Spent more than it raised in the latest fiscal year.
Total assets
$53.3M
Total liabilities
$490.4M
Net assets
-$437.0M
Salaries & benefits
$85.1M
56% of expenses
Board members
6
4 independent
| Fiscal year | Revenue | Expenses | Net assets | Total assets | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $83,873,581▲2.7% | $151,110,188▲10.3% | -$437,036,126▼17.4% | $53,320,102▲18.7% | 990 |
| 2023 | $81,635,752▼15.1% | $136,989,633▼8.7% | -$372,183,616▼16.6% | $44,935,518▼4.0% | 990 |
| 2022 | $96,180,320▼5.0% | $150,065,552▼1.8% | -$319,302,563▼19.4% | $46,783,891▼14.7% | 990 |
| 2021 | $101,231,999▲16.9% | $152,847,560▲13.7% | -$267,444,728▼23.3% | $54,823,932 | 990 |
| 2020 | $86,612,938▼4.0% | $134,399,352▼5.8% | -$216,884,706▼26.5% | $54,851,168▼5.6% | 990 |
| 2019 | $90,200,919▼0.1% | $142,619,398▲6.4% | -$171,475,805▼41.4% | $58,088,609▼6.2% | 990 |
| 2018 | $90,273,555▲12.3% | $133,998,225▲12.1% | -$121,237,159▼52.6% | $61,917,459▼0.4% | 990 |
| 2017 | $80,353,249▲8.4% | $119,505,648▲11.4% | -$79,434,439▼87.2% | $62,145,150▼0.3% | 990 |
| 2016 | $74,134,322▲0.3% | $107,237,100▲19.6% | -$42,435,456▼285% | $62,344,575▲10.2% | 990 |
| 2015 | $73,889,714▲3.5% | $89,673,538▲8.5% | -$11,009,686▼473% | $56,589,633▲5.6% | 990 |
| 2014 | $71,396,853▲27.7% | $82,629,722▲28.3% | $2,952,109▼76.3% | $53,603,043▲7.4% | 990 |
| 2013 | $55,909,447 | $64,414,555▲12.3% | $12,449,700▼35.5% | $49,915,456▲28.5% | 990 |
| 2012 | — | $57,355,789▲51.6% | $19,298,890▼11.4% | $38,830,281▲13.8% | 990 |
| 2011 | — | $37,830,164▲10.0% | $21,770,205▲331% | $34,132,873▲199% | 990 |
| 2010 | — | $34,392,520 | $5,052,582 | $11,417,438 | 990 |
Original Form 990 PDFs (the Form column) are served by ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer, as filed with the IRS. Create a free account to download the CSV report.
Highest-paid: Nader Dababneh Md — $1,547,524 (1.02% of total expenses)
| Name | Title | Hours/week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nader Dababneh Md | Physician | 40 | $1,547,524 |
| Hal Lewis | Physician | 40 | $1,421,597 |
| Gerson Criste Md | Physician | 40 | $1,366,733 |
| Lukasz Dabrowski Md | Physician | 40 | $1,073,080 |
| Andrea Loggini | Physician | 40 | $1,024,660 |
| Sara Malone | Vp/cmo Sims | 50 | $464,876 |
| Darrell Bryant | Former Vp/coo Sims | 0 | $391,128 |
| Steve Hubler-marti | Chief Operating Officer (partial Year) | 40 | $278,891 |
| Brad Cole | Trustee (partial Year) | 1 | — |
| Daniel Skiles | Former Vp/health Transformation | 0 | — |
| Denao Ruttino | Vp/innovation Technology | 10 | — |
| Eugene Basanta | Trustee | 1 | — |
| Gina Sirach | Trustee | 1 | — |
| John Antes | President/ceo | 10 | — |
| John Daly | Vp/general Counsel | 10 | — |
| Marci L Moore-connelley Md | Sr Vp/cmo | 10 | — |
| Morton Levine | Secretary | 1 | — |
| Raj Gulati Md | Trustee | 1 | — |
| Shelly Pierce | Vp/quality | 10 | — |
| Todd Guenzburger | Former Officer | 0 | — |
| Contractor | Services | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Prairie Cardiovascular | Cardiovascular Services | $21,601,365 |
| Locumtenens LLC | Staffing | $2,863,627 |
| Weatherby Locums Inc | Locum Staffing | $2,283,849 |
| Dongwoo John Chang | Medical Services | $1,568,652 |
| Chg Companies | Medical Staffing | $1,463,647 |
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Data for Southern Illinois Medical Services Nfp (EIN 20-5521741) comes from the IRS Business Master File and e-filed Form 990 returns, via CharityIndex. Figures reflect what the organization reported to the IRS for each fiscal year.