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Hartford Hospital

Hartford, CT · EIN 06-0646668 · 501(c)(3) · Hospital or medical research organization
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Hartford Hospital reported $2.94 billion in revenue and $2.74 billion in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $93.53 went to program services, $6.37 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: 98.0% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $4,799,936 (CEO, HHC). 2,384 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 54% 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 $2.74B

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 September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $2.94B

Other revenue was negative: −$2.6M. The bar shows the positive sources only.

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)
93.5%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
6.4%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
$0.08$0.00
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
1.2%1.3%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.5%0.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
98.0%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$4,799,936$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.18%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
2,38427
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
9.16.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
10 of 1388.9%

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
$413M expenses · 16.1% of program spending · revenue $487M

The Hartford HealthCare Heart & Vascular Institute, a national leader in cardiovascular disease prevention, treatment, surgery and research, cares for more patients and performs more advanced cardiac procedures than any other cardiac program in Connecticut with doctors using the most innovative technology available to provide the very best, personalized care for patients. Our Cardiologists care for your heart and blood vessels. They're skilled at diagnosing and treating a wide range of heart conditions without the use of surgery. The Hartford HealthCare Heart & Vascular institute provides…

$231M expenses · 9.0% of program spending · revenue $279M

During FY25, Hartford HealthCare Cancer Institute expanded and refined community-focused cancer support services addressing priority community health needs identified through the Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA), including behavioral health, social determinants of health, nutrition, financial toxicity, caregiver support, and access to specialty supportive care.In FY25, services reached thousands of patients through psychosocial counseling, social work navigation, nutrition care, financial counseling, and peer support programs. Expanded staffing and virtual modalities improved access…

$192M expenses · 7.5% of program spending · revenue $214M

At Hartford HealthCare's Ayer Neuroscience Institute, the concept of a second opinion is taken to a new level. Each week, all our specialists, neurologists, neurosurgeons, neuropsychologists, neurointensivists, and neuro-critical care nurses meet to review each individual case. Together, they pool their knowledge and experience to give our patients the most advanced treatment plan possible. We are the only System in the region that operates this way. We also have the region's only neurological intensive care unit.More than fifty million Americans will experience a disorder of the brain or…

$1.72B all other programs (line 4d)

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
CEO, HHC
Officer, 20.00 hrs/week
$0$4,722,942$76,994$4,799,936
Former Director and Officer
Former, 0.00 hrs/week
$0$1,617,571$75,459$1,693,030
Former Key Employee
Former, 0.00 hrs/week
$0$1,288,157$252,058$1,540,215
Director
Director/trustee, 2.00 hrs/week
$0$1,100,929$80,338$1,181,267
Director
Director/trustee, 2.00 hrs/week
$0$851,572$75,676$927,248
Director & President
Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$0$857,768$56,530$914,298
VP, Medical Affairs
Key employee, 20.00 hrs/week
$0$635,385$73,759$709,144
Emergency Room Physician
Highest compensated employee, 60.00 hrs/week
$564,796$0$69,767$634,563

2,384 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Hartford Hospital (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $821K (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$1.00B$2.00B$3.00B$4.00BFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$2.94B$2.74B
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$2.94B$2.74B93.5%$2.07B$4,799,936
FY2024 ⓘ$2.66B$2.50B95.0%$1.82B$4,083,578
FY2023 ⓘ$2.58B$2.46B92.0%$1.66B$3,909,380
FY2022 ⓘ$2.32B$2.20B90.0%$1.62B$1,402,715
FY2021 ⓘ$2.14B$1.98B90.2%$1.49B$1,263,515
FY2020 ⓘ$1.91B$1.84B90.1%$1.00B$1,138,789

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–1b13 · 10 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 4Yes
  • 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 511,233
  • Volunteers Part I, line 61,004

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
University of Connecticut Health Center
Medical Services
$46,033,203
Shields Health Solutions Holdings LLC
Management Services
$39,468,145
ShiftWise Inc
Staffing Services
$35,901,684
Morrison Management SP Inc Acure Care
Food Services
$15,116,381
Berstein-Magoon-Gay LLC
Laundry Services
$8,297,995

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 140 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

60 private foundations reported grants to Hartford Hospital totaling $5.2M 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 Hartford 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 Hartford Hospital, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Hartford Hospital's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Hartford Hospital reported that 93.5% of its $2.74 billion in expenses went to program services, 6.4% to management and general and 0.1% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Hartford Hospital pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Hartford Hospital reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $4,799,936, for the role of CEO, HHC (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Hartford Hospital get its money?

Of $2.94 billion in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 1.2% came from contributions and grants (including 0.5% from government grants) and 98.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Hartford Hospital a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 06-0646668 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 202632249349300918 · read the filing
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202542269349302554 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202432279349301658 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202322269349300817 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202212229349300946 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202102249349301020 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 06-0646668: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.