Finger Lakes Health Foundation
Finger Lakes Health Foundation reported $15.9 million in revenue and $2.5 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $68.01 went to program services, $3.34 to management and general costs and $28.65 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was investment income: 97.1% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $1,097,539 (DIRECTOR). Revenue rose 453% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $2.5MFor 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 $16MOther revenue was negative: −$20. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 68.0% | 85.6% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 3.3% | 13.7% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 28.6% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $1.51 | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 2.9% | 1.3% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 93.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $1,097,539 | $975,831 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 44.57% | 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 | 153.4 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 8 of 13 | 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
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseThe Finger Lakes Health Foundation coordinates fundraising activities for geneva general hospital, living center at geneva south, living center at geneva north, huntington living center, and soldiers and sailors memorial hospital. The Finger Lakes Health Foundation also considers requests for projects which are designated to enhance the quality of health care, expand services, and provide personnel and equipment for designated needs at these facilities
Highest reported compensation
2024 · 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, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $1,035,248 | $62,291 | $1,097,539 |
| PRESIDENT Director/trustee, officer, 5.00 hrs/week | $0 | $867,783 | $120,242 | $988,025 |
| TREASURER/CFO Director/trustee, officer, 5.00 hrs/week | $0 | $394,334 | $34,717 | $429,051 |
| VP COMMUNITY SERVICES (UNTIL 7/2024) Director/trustee, officer, 10.00 hrs/week | $0 | $254,296 | $76,095 | $330,391 |
| DIRECTOR UNTIL 4/2024 Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $224,873 | $53,378 | $278,251 |
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (EFFECTIVE 7/2024) Director/trustee, officer, 10.00 hrs/week | $0 | $115,414 | $3,721 | $119,135 |
0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Finger Lakes Health Foundation (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
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–1b13 · 8 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 50
- Volunteers Part I, line 610
Private foundation grants it received
5 private foundations reported grants to Finger Lakes Health Foundation totaling $15,701 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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Of every $100 Finger Lakes Health Foundation spent in 2024, $68.01 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Finger Lakes Health Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Finger Lakes Health Foundation reported that 68.0% of its $2.5 million in expenses went to program services, 3.3% to management and general and 28.6% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Finger Lakes Health Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Finger Lakes Health Foundation reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $1,097,539, for the role of DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Finger Lakes Health Foundation get its money?
Of $15.9 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 2.9% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Finger Lakes Health Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 15-0549310 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), 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 202533189349312208 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202423199349302617 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202323199349306577 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202213149349306071 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202143169349304919 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202033189349310313 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 15-0549310: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.