Physicians Organization at Children's Hospital
Physicians Organization at Children's Hospital reported $107.8 million in revenue and $116.9 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $92.96 went to program services, $7.04 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: 76.0% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $3,554,490 (DIRECTOR). Revenue rose 49% 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 $117MFor 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 $108MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 93.0% | 85.6% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 7.0% | 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 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 24.0% | 1.3% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 76.0% | 93.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $3,554,490 | $975,831 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 3.04% | 1.34% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 0 | 27 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 2.5 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 1 of 28 | 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 expenseThe Physicians Organization at children's hospital, inc. (the organization) sponsors health, dental, life, and disability benefit plans for the member foundations. The health and dental plans are self-funded with internal premiums based upon the expected utilization of the plan members. Any surplus or deficit generated at the plan year-end is applied to the calculation when determining the subsequent year's premiums. Life and disability revenue is directly offset by premiums paid to the insurance carriers
The organization provides professional services to certain member foundations to assist them in accounting, consulting, strategic management, quality programs, patient billing, patient safety, coordinated care cost containment, and other administrative services. Annual membership dues received from member foundations support the administrative activities of the members by arranging for the delivery of healthcare services with insurers, managed care plans, and health maintenance organizations
The organization has entered into leases at satellite locations for clinical and general office space. Member foundations reimburse the organization for use of these facilities at cost. In addition, the organization provides management services to the hospital and foundations. The hospital or foundation reimburses the organization for salary and fringe support of employees
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIRECTOR Director/trustee, 5.00 hrs/week | $0 | $3,482,709 | $71,781 | $3,554,490 |
| DIRECTOR Director/trustee, 5.00 hrs/week | $0 | $3,311,889 | $135,359 | $3,447,248 |
| DIRECTOR Director/trustee, 5.00 hrs/week | $0 | $2,528,269 | $147,831 | $2,676,100 |
| DIRECTOR Director/trustee, 5.00 hrs/week | $0 | $1,722,866 | $136,237 | $1,859,103 |
| CLERK/TREASURER (10/24-6/25) Director/trustee, officer, 5.00 hrs/week | $0 | $1,583,933 | $80,192 | $1,664,125 |
| NON-CHIEF MEMBER (3/25-9/25) Director/trustee, 5.00 hrs/week | $0 | $1,504,389 | $133,363 | $1,637,752 |
| DIRECTOR Director/trustee, 5.00 hrs/week | $0 | $1,520,455 | $97,463 | $1,617,918 |
| DIRECTOR Director/trustee, 5.00 hrs/week | $0 | $1,335,363 | $131,732 | $1,467,095 |
0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Physicians Organization at Children's Hospital (Part VII, line 2).
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–1b28 · 1 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 26Yes
- 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 50
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL PHYSICIANS ORGANIZ Physiatry services | $3,004,876 |
| BAKER NEWMAN & NOYES LLC Audit & tax services | $713,050 |
| HARVARD MEDICAL FACULTY PHYSICIANS AT BI Physician services | $494,484 |
| THOMAS VORDER DPM Physician services | $426,854 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 18 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
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Of every $100 Physicians Organization at Children's Hospital spent in FY2025, $92.96 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Physicians Organization at Children's Hospital's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Physicians Organization at Children's Hospital reported that 93.0% of its $116.9 million in expenses went to program services, 7.0% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Physicians Organization at Children's Hospital pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Physicians Organization at Children's Hospital reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $3,554,490, for the role of DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Physicians Organization at Children's Hospital get its money?
Of $107.8 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 24.0% came from contributions and grants and 76.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Physicians Organization at Children's Hospital a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 04-3266103 as a 501(c)(3) organization (supporting organization (509(a)(3))), 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 202612129349301206 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202522109349302012 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202402139349300740 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202342209349300619 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202242149349301074 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202112239349300721 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 04-3266103: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.