St Elizabeth Medical Center Inc

Analysis

St Elizabeth Medical Center Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Edgewood, KY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1946, 80 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 December 2023, St Elizabeth Medical Center Inc reported income of $1.92bn and spending of $1.81bn, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.29bn to $1.92bn (+49%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, St Elizabeth Medical Center Inc sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile, and in the 100th percentile within KY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Methodist Hospitals of Dallas ($1.92bn), Cook Childrens Medical Center ($1.92bn) and Sharp Healthcare ($1.90bn).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.4% and program service revenue 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $9.2m (0.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $596.9m. It paid $65k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $3.18bn against liabilities of $864.2m, net assets of $2.31bn. It reported 9,887 employees.