Lancaster General Health

Analysis

Lancaster General Health is a registered charity in United States, based in Lancaster, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover health care, which this site groups under health and saving lives. The IRS classifies it as a supporting organisation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Lancaster General Health reported income of $39.4m and spending of $3.6m, leaving 91% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $134.7m to $39.4m (-71%), an average of -26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income dropped by 67%. Over the whole period it spent -9.8% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Lancaster General Health sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Holcomb Associates Inc ($39.4m), Stewart Memorial Community Hospital ($39.4m) and West Yavapai Guidance Clinic ($39.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 2.1% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.50bn against liabilities of $248k, net assets of $1.50bn.