Eastern Shore Rural Health System Incorporated

Analysis

Eastern Shore Rural Health System Incorporated is a registered charity in United States, based in Onancock, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1976, 50 years ago. Its declared purposes cover health care, which this site groups under health and saving lives. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending May 2024, Eastern Shore Rural Health System Incorporated reported income of $49.9m and spending of $43.3m, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2020 to May 2024, income grew from $28.4m to $49.9m (+76%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2024, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Eastern Shore Rural Health System Incorporated sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile, and in the 99th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Samaritan Ministries International ($49.9m), Whitman-Walker Clinic Inc ($49.9m) and Schwab Rehabilitation Hosptial and Care Network ($49.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending May 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 23% and program service revenue 74% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.9m (4.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $20.2m. At year end it held assets of $63.3m against liabilities of $7.2m, net assets of $56.1m. It reported 435 employees.