Bob Coulter
Trustee, Grande Ronde Hospital -- Owner, Red Cross Drugstore
GRH Board of Trustees member whose pharmacy received $101,790 from the hospital during FY2024, disclosed on Schedule L as a >35% ownership conflict.
Key facts
Role narrative
Bob Coulter is listed as an unpaid GRH Board Trustee on the hospital's FY2024 IRS Form 990 Part VII. He owns Red Cross Drugstore in La Grande.
The hospital's Schedule L (Transactions with Interested Persons) for FY2024 records a $101,790 transaction with Red Cross Drugstore, described simply as 'OWNED BY BOB COULTER' and classified as a >35% ownership interest conflict. No revenue-sharing arrangement is reported. The transaction was one of only two Schedule L items for that year; the other was $113,988 in employment compensation to Sarah Venegas, listed as a family member of an officer/director.
Coulter remains listed as a current trustee on the publicly scraped board roster at grh.org/about-us/trustees/ as of April 7, 2026. The board is self-perpetuating: 13 voting members (11 community members serving three-year terms plus the President/CEO and Medical Staff President) and the body elects its own replacements.
Boards & affiliations
Business entities
Red Cross Drugstore
Pharmacy (Coulter-owned)
- Address:
- La Grande, OR
Disclosed on GRH FY2024 Schedule L as a >35%-owned related party with a $101,790 hospital transaction.
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