Rhode Island Hospital
Rhode Island Hospital reported $2.45 billion in revenue and $2.26 billion in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $91.85 went to program services, $8.15 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: 97.0% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $2,016,723 (PRESIDENT & CEO). 1,505 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 52% 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 $2.26BFor 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 $2.45B- Contributions & grants (non-government)$0.72 $18M
- Government grants$0.01 $308K
- Program service revenue$96.68 $2.38B
- Investment income$2.59 $64M
Other revenue was negative: −$8.4M. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 91.9% | 85.6% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 8.1% | 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 | 0.7% | 1.3% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 97.0% | 93.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $2,016,723 | $975,831 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.09% | 1.34% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 1,505 | 27 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 6.4 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 12 of 17 | 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 expensePatient care: rih is the state's largest hospital, and its only level I trauma center and verified burn center. It provides a comprehensive range of diagnostic and therapeutic health care services to inpatients and outpatients. Rih has particular expertise in cancer, cardiology, diabetes, emergency medicine, neurosciences, orthopedics, and more. Hasbro children's hospital (hch), rih's pediatric division, is the region's premier provider of pediatric clinical care. Hch offers a broad spectrum of both routine care and specialty programs not available elsewhere and has the only pediatric…
Medical education: rih provides the setting for and substantially supports medical education in various clinical training and nursing programs. Rih is designated as the principal teaching hospital of the warren alpert medical school of brown university. The total cost of direct medical education provided by rih exceeded the reimbursement received from third-party payors by $118.1 million in fiscal year 2025. Under an affiliation agreement with the warren alpert medical school of brown university (brown), rih participates jointly in various clinical training programs and research activities.…
Research: rih conducts extensive medical research and is in the forefront of biomedical health care delivery research and among the leaders nationally in the national institutes of health programs. Rih also sponsors a significant level of research activities. Federal support accounts for approximately 57% of all externally funded research at brown health. Researchers focus on basic research projects and clinical trials which investigate prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS, obesity, cancer, diabetes, cardiac disease, neurological problems, orthopedic advancements, mental health concerns, and…
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 Director/trustee, officer, 10.0 hrs/week | $0 | $1,651,362 | $365,361 | $2,016,723 |
| DIRECTOR Director/trustee, 0.5 hrs/week | $0 | $1,671,733 | $46,216 | $1,717,949 |
| TREASURER Officer, 5.0 hrs/week | $0 | $1,464,555 | $40,760 | $1,505,315 |
| FORMER TRUSTEE Former, 0.0 hrs/week | $0 | $1,335,765 | $0 | $1,335,765 |
| SECRETARY Officer, 28.8 hrs/week | $0 | $879,367 | $149,013 | $1,028,380 |
| FORMER INTERIM PRESIDENT Former, 55.0 hrs/week | $845,405 | $0 | $158,136 | $1,003,541 |
| PRESIDENT Officer, 21.0 hrs/week | $0 | $744,621 | $69,863 | $814,484 |
| FORMER TREASURER Former, 0.5 hrs/week | $0 | $539,491 | $116,060 | $655,551 |
1,505 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Rhode Island Hospital (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $2.0M (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–1b17 · 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 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 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 59,913
- Volunteers Part I, line 6650
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| BROWN MEDICINE Medical services | $46,664,349 |
| AMN HEALTHCARE INC Contract labor | $20,930,165 |
| BROWN SURGICAL ASSOCIATES Medical services | $17,305,910 |
| ALLIED UNIVERSAL SECURITY SERVICES Security services | $9,789,254 |
| BROWN NEUROLOGY Medical services | $9,354,956 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 91 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
13 private foundations reported grants to Rhode Island Hospital totaling $3.0M 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 Rhode 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 Rhode Island Hospital, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Rhode Island Hospital's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Rhode Island Hospital reported that 91.9% of its $2.26 billion in expenses went to program services, 8.1% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Rhode Island Hospital pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Rhode Island Hospital reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $2,016,723, for the role of PRESIDENT & CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Rhode Island Hospital get its money?
Of $2.45 billion in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 0.7% came from contributions and grants (including 0.0% from government grants) and 97.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Rhode Island Hospital a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 05-0258954 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), 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 202602259349302695 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202512279349302451 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202422279349300942 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202322269349300742 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202202249349301115 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202132259349302223 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 05-0258954: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.