The Lowell General Hospital
The Lowell General Hospital reported $666.4 million in revenue and $622.5 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $81.64 went to program services, $18.26 to management and general costs and $0.10 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 93.4% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $2,678,414 (PRESIDENT & CEO - TUFTS MEDICINE). 859 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 35% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $623MFor 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 September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $666MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 81.6% | 85.6% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 18.3% | 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 | $0.11 | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 0.8% | 1.3% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 93.4% | 93.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $2,678,414 | $975,831 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.43% | 1.34% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 859 | 27 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 3.3 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 12 of 15 | 88.9% |
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 expenseLowell General Hospital's outpatient and ancillary services include emergency department (level iii trauma services), imaging/radiology (including mri, ct, ultrasound, mammography), laboratory, cardiac testing and catheterization, endoscopy, surgery, rehabilitation therapies, radiation oncology and chemotherapy, and a number of other services needed to support inpatient and outpatient care
Lowell General Hospital's primary service area ("psa") is comprised of the following nine communities: billerica, chelmsford, dracut, dunstable, lowell, tewksbury, tyngsboro and westford, massachusetts, and pelham, new hampshire, with a total of approximately 291,000 residents. The hospital's secondary service area ("ssa") has a population of almost 340,000 and includes the surrounding municipalities of andover, carlisle, groton, lawrence, littleton, methuen, north andover, pepperell and wilmington, massachusetts, and hollis, hudson and nashua, new hampshire.the hospital offers the latest…
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT & CEO - TUFTS MEDICINE Director/trustee, officer, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $2,307,376 | $371,038 | $2,678,414 |
| FORMER PRESIDENT/CEO Former, 0.00 hrs/week | $0 | $2,050,443 | $0 | $2,050,443 |
| TREASURER/CFO Officer, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $1,123,052 | $25,843 | $1,148,895 |
| PRESIDENT Director/trustee, officer, 1.00 hrs/week | $852,943 | $0 | $147,442 | $1,000,385 |
| SECRETARY Officer, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $586,258 | $107,379 | $693,637 |
| BOARD MEMBER (AS OF 3/4/25) Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week | $615,688 | $0 | $38,896 | $654,584 |
| FORMER BOARD MEMBER/MED DIR. Former, 50.00 hrs/week | $596,905 | $0 | $32,080 | $628,985 |
| FORMER SR VP, OPS/TREAS/ASST CLERK Former, 0.00 hrs/week | $0 | $503,114 | $105,982 | $609,096 |
859 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from The Lowell General Hospital (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.4M (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance 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–1b15 · 12 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 4No
- 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 54,170
- Volunteers Part I, line 6171
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| FRESENIUS MANAGEMENT SERVICES INC Administrative services | $1,706,705 |
| LANGUAGE LINE SERVICES Interpretation & translation services | $746,806 |
| RICOH USA INC Technology solutions | $682,128 |
| NEOGENOMICS LABORATORIES INC Laboratory testing services | $438,747 |
| UMMS-NENSP Screening services | $344,864 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 22 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
18 private foundations reported grants to The Lowell General Hospital totaling $179K 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.
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Every number above is copied from The Lowell General 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 The Lowell General Hospital, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 The Lowell General Hospital spent in FY2025, $81.64 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of The Lowell General Hospital's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, The Lowell General Hospital reported that 81.6% of its $622.5 million in expenses went to program services, 18.3% to management and general and 0.1% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does The Lowell General Hospital pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation The Lowell General Hospital reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $2,678,414, for the role of PRESIDENT & CEO - TUFTS MEDICINE (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does The Lowell General Hospital get its money?
Of $666.4 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 0.8% came from contributions and grants (including 0.1% from government grants) and 93.4% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is The Lowell General Hospital a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 04-2103590 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 September 30, 2025, object 202622269349302367 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202532269349303413 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202402289349300845 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202342279349300329 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202232279349301998 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202132289349302513 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 04-2103590: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.