St Luke's Hospital of Bethlehem Pa
Also known as St Luke's Hospital
St Luke's Hospital of Bethlehem Pa reported $1.79 billion in revenue and $1.72 billion in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $94.50 went to program services, $5.50 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: 94.5% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $783,318 (Pres-Carbon/Lehighton Campus). 2,357 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 82% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $1.72BFor 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 June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $1.79BThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 94.5% | 85.6% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 5.5% | 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 | 0.9% | 1.3% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.4% | 0.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 94.5% | 93.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $783,318 | $975,831 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.05% | 1.34% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 2,357 | 27 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 8.2 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 10 of 14 | 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 expenseHighest 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pres-Carbon/Lehighton Campus Officer, 55.0 hrs/week | $742,641 | $0 | $40,677 | $783,318 |
2,357 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from St Luke's Hospital of Bethlehem Pa (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $783K (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–1b14 · 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 26No
- 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 516,757
- Volunteers Part I, line 61,709
Private foundation grants it received
21 private foundations reported grants to St Luke's Hospital of Bethlehem Pa totaling $326K 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 St Luke's Hospital of Bethlehem Pa spent in FY2025, $94.50 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of St Luke's Hospital of Bethlehem Pa's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, St Luke's Hospital of Bethlehem Pa reported that 94.5% of its $1.72 billion in expenses went to program services, 5.5% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does St Luke's Hospital of Bethlehem Pa pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation St Luke's Hospital of Bethlehem Pa reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $783,318, for the role of Pres-Carbon/Lehighton Campus (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does St Luke's Hospital of Bethlehem Pa get its money?
Of $1.79 billion in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 0.9% came from contributions and grants (including 0.4% from government grants) and 94.5% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is St Luke's Hospital of Bethlehem Pa a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 23-1352213 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 June 30, 2025, object 202641349349305574 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202501269349302975 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202411289349300541 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202321339349300117 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202221339349307352 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202121339349305602 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 23-1352213: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.