Avera Gettysburg

Analysis

Avera Gettysburg is a registered charity in United States, based in Gettysburg, SD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1979, 47 years ago. Its declared purposes cover health care, which this site groups under health and saving lives. The IRS classifies it as a hospital or medical research organisation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Avera Gettysburg reported income of $12.8m and spending of $12.8m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $8.5m to $12.8m (+50%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Avera Gettysburg sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within SD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Penndel Mental Health Center Inc ($12.8m), Baruch S Blumberg Institute ($12.8m) and Logan Health Cut Bank ($12.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 1.3% and program service revenue 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $110k (0.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $5.0m. At year end it held assets of $24.5m against liabilities of $10.4m, net assets of $14.1m. It reported 114 employees.