Bridgeport Hospital Foundation
Bridgeport Hospital Foundation reported $12.9 million in revenue and $5.4 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $98.55 went to program services, $0.45 to management and general costs and $1.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was investment income: 77.8% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $1,450,243 (TRUSTEE (CURRENT YR COMP)). Revenue rose 43% 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 $5.4MFor context, the median across 5,669 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 $13MOther revenue was negative: −$71,166. 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) | 98.6% | 85.6% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 0.5% | 13.7% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 1.0% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.02 | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 22.7% | 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 | $1,450,243 | $967,624 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 27.06% | 1.35% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 0 | 27 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 339.3 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 7 of 11 | 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 expenseSee schedule othe Bridgeport Hospital Foundation received more than $2.9 million in philanthropic gifts in FY 2025. Highlights included: the norma pfriem breast center's "pink pledge" initiative continued to raise funds and awareness for breast cancer in fairfield, southport, easton, bridgeport, stratford, trumbull, and milford. Donors contributed more than $240,000 including many local businesses that gave a portion of their monthly sales to this great cause. The kaulbach memorial golf classic celebrated its 44th anniversary in september. Over 100 golfers and sponsors contributed more than…
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRUSTEE (CURRENT YR COMP) Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $1,080,432 | $369,811 | $1,450,243 |
| PRESIDENT/TRUSTEE Director/trustee, officer, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $668,915 | $34,282 | $703,197 |
| TRUSTEE Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $509,715 | $62,955 | $572,670 |
| INTERIM PRESIDENT/TRUSTEE Director/trustee, officer, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $266,694 | $42,156 | $308,850 |
| TRUSTEE Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $101,882 | $22,113 | $123,995 |
| TRUSTEE (DEFERRED COMP) Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $13,290 | $0 | $13,290 |
0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Bridgeport Hospital 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
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–1b11 · 7 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 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 50
- Volunteers Part I, line 68
Private foundation grants it received
28 private foundations reported grants to Bridgeport Hospital Foundation totaling $986K 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 Bridgeport Hospital Foundation spent in FY2025, $98.55 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Bridgeport Hospital Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Bridgeport Hospital Foundation reported that 98.6% of its $5.4 million in expenses went to program services, 0.5% to management and general and 1.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Bridgeport Hospital Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Bridgeport Hospital Foundation reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $1,450,243, for the role of TRUSTEE (CURRENT YR COMP) (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Bridgeport Hospital Foundation get its money?
Of $12.9 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 22.7% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Bridgeport Hospital Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 22-2908698 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
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, object 202632269349302333 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202512259349301021 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202442269349301044 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202322239349300207 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202212249349301606 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202102259349302055 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 22-2908698: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.