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Mount Desert Island Hospital

Bar Harbor, ME · EIN 01-0211797 · 501(c)(3) · Hospital or medical research organization
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Mount Desert Island Hospital reported $101.0 million in revenue and $91.9 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $78.88 went to program services, $21.07 to management and general costs and $0.05 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 86.9% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $669,589 (PHYSICIAN). 114 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 39% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending April 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $92M

For context, the median across 5,634 covered health care charities: $86.19 programs, $13.81 management, $0.00 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

The fiscal year ending April 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $101M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 5,634 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
78.9%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
21.1%13.7%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.1%0.0%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.00$0.00
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
12.6%1.3%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%0.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
86.9%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$669,589$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.73%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
11427
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
10.26.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
17 of 1988.9%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$73M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · grants $28,500 · revenue $88M

In fiscal year 2025, Mount Desert Island (mdi) hospital provided $10,459,913 in services for which no compensation was expected or received. Financial assistance policies exist to provide relief for those who cannot pay for medical care. Mdi hospital provides care to persons covered by governmental programs including medicare, medicaid, va, and champus. The unreimbursed value for providing care to these patient approximates $4,494,457. The hospital continues to provide a number of health services and preventative health programs to the community. Available programs include cardiac pulmonary…

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week
$627,481$0$42,108$669,589
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week
$548,783$0$34,379$583,162
MEDICAL STAFF PRESIDENT
Director/trustee, 50.00 hrs/week
$510,644$0$22,149$532,793
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week
$472,450$0$49,649$522,099
PRESIDENT & CEO
Officer, 50.00 hrs/week
$455,306$0$30,271$485,577
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week
$353,235$0$46,763$399,998
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week
$363,723$0$17,133$380,856
TRUSTEE (THRU AUG)/PHYSICIAN
Director/trustee, 50.00 hrs/week
$225,461$0$41,895$267,356

114 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Mount Desert Island Hospital (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.1M (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$50M$100M$150M$200MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$101M$92M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$101M$92M78.9%$78M$669,589
FY2024 ⓘ$115M$91M73.4%$72M$658,545
FY2023 ⓘ$85M$88M74.6%$50M$651,074
FY2022 ⓘ$95M$80M77.1%$52M$612,996
FY2021 ⓘ$83M$73M80.9%$39M$624,113
FY2020 ⓘ$73M$71M82.0%$28M$597,028

Governance answers, as filed

FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means
  • Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b19 · 17 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
  • Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
  • Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
  • Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
  • Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
  • Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
  • Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
  • Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
  • Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
  • Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
  • Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18Yes
  • Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
  • Employees Part I, line 5577
  • Volunteers Part I, line 655

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
LANDRY & FRENCH CONSTRUCTION CO
Construction services
$5,934,714
AYA HEALTHCARE
Locum staffing
$2,749,988
CERNER CORPORATION
Healthcare it solutions
$1,483,156
BAY STATE PHYSICAL THERAPY OF RANDOLPH
Locum staffing
$999,488

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 26 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

31 private foundations reported grants to Mount Desert Island Hospital totaling $3.3M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.

Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Mount Desert Island Hospital's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Mount Desert Island Hospital, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Mount Desert Island Hospital's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending April 30, 2025, Mount Desert Island Hospital reported that 78.9% of its $91.9 million in expenses went to program services, 21.1% to management and general and 0.1% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Mount Desert Island Hospital pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Mount Desert Island Hospital reported for one person in the fiscal year ending April 30, 2025 was $669,589, for the role of PHYSICIAN (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Mount Desert Island Hospital get its money?

Of $101.0 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending April 30, 2025, 12.6% came from contributions and grants and 86.9% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Mount Desert Island Hospital a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 01-0211797 as a 501(c)(3) organization (hospital or medical research organization), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2025, object 202640749349300369 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2024, object 202500649349301320 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2023, object 202440719349300829 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2022, object 202340629349301419 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2021, object 202230739349300138 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2020, object 202110639349300036 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 01-0211797: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.