Charity Impact Media

Home › Health care

Down East Community Hospital

Machias, ME · EIN 01-0263198 · 501(c)(3) · Hospital or medical research organization
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2024 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Down East Community Hospital reported $64.8 million in revenue and $60.5 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $90.12 went to program services, $9.88 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 98.3% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $985,763 (Former Trustee). 54 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 29% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $60M

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

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $65M

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

2024 filing. Median across 5,634 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure2024Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
90.1%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
9.9%13.7%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%0.0%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
Not reported$0.00
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
0.0%1.3%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%0.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
98.3%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$985,763$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.63%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
5427
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
7.06.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
11 of 1488.9%

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

2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$3.8M expenses · 7.0% of program spending · revenue $10M

Surgical services to inpatients and outpatients, totaling 2,209 surgeries

$3.3M expenses · 6.0% of program spending · revenue $2.8M

Care for medical/surgical unit patients. Unit provided care to 537 admissions for 2,217 patient days & 15 swing bed admissions for 223 swing bed days

$3.7M expenses · 6.7% of program spending · revenue $15M

Imaging Services to inpatients and outpatients. 20,915 radiological exams were provided to inpatients and outpatients

$44M all other programs (line 4d)

Highest reported compensation

2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
Former Trustee
Former, 30.00 hrs/week
$985,763$0$0$985,763
Physician
Highest compensated employee, 30.00 hrs/week
$591,404$0$35,530$626,934
Past Trustee
Director/trustee, 38.75 hrs/week
$531,140$0$49,368$580,508
Trustee
Director/trustee, 36.00 hrs/week
$516,607$0$53,274$569,881
Trustee
Director/trustee, 54.75 hrs/week
$505,553$0$44,999$550,552
Physician
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$472,391$0$43,787$516,178
Physician
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$466,915$0$8,576$475,491
CEO
Director/trustee, officer, 38.75 hrs/week
$416,738$0$39,704$456,442

54 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Down East Community Hospital (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $2.5M (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
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
2024 ⓘ$65M$60M90.1%$35M$985,763
2023 ⓘ$62M$63M89.6%$31M$968,155
2022 ⓘ$62M$60M90.1%$32M$1,012,269
2021 ⓘ$63M$52M87.0%$30M$1,022,625
2020 ⓘ$51M$48M89.9%$17M$1,033,996
2019 ⓘ$50M$48M91.0%$15M$1,123,021

Governance answers, as filed

2024 · 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–1b14 · 11 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 2Yes
  • 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 18No
  • Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
  • Employees Part I, line 5415
  • Volunteers Part I, line 615

Private foundation grants it received

2 private foundations reported grants to Down East Community Hospital totaling $4,044 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 Down East Community 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 Down East Community Hospital, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

Questions people ask

How much of Down East Community Hospital's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2024, Down East Community Hospital reported that 90.1% of its $60.5 million in expenses went to program services, 9.9% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Down East Community Hospital pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Down East Community Hospital reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $985,763, for the role of Former Trustee (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Down East Community Hospital get its money?

Of $64.8 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 0.0% came from contributions and grants and 98.3% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Down East Community Hospital a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 01-0263198 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

  • 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202543179349302674 · read the filing · XML
  • 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202403199349301715 · read the filing
  • 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202303199349301985 · read the filing
  • 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202223189349301627 · read the filing
  • 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202103199349320320 · read the filing
  • 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202023169349302822 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 01-0263198: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.