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Tower Health

Reading, PA · EIN 23-2201344 · 501(c)(3) · Supporting organization (509(a)(3))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Tower Health reported $502.4 million in revenue and $500.0 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $81.41 went to program services, $18.59 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: 77.6% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $1,565,707 (PRES/CEO 2/2). 449 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue fell 6% 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 $500M

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 June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $502M

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)
81.4%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
18.6%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
0.2%1.3%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.1%0.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
77.6%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$1,565,707$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.31%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
44927
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
1.36.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
9 of 1088.9%

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
$81M expenses · 19.9% of program spending · revenue $118M

Er/nursing inpatient & outpatient program: phoenixville hospital: phoenixville hospital emergency department provides emergency, urgent and primary care services to the community "24/7/365" regardless of ability to pay. Phoenixville hospital also provides immediate access through its emergency department to ancillary services, from surgeons to all areas of specialty care. Phoenixville hospital has "24/7/365" on-call consultants for pediatric emergency cases through st. Christopher's hospital for children. Local ems providers rely on phoenixville hospital for on-going medical education.…

$55M expenses · 13.6% of program spending · revenue $55M

Operating room services: phoenixville hospital: phoenixville hospital's surgical department provides surgical services to the community in both an inpatient and outpatient setting. These services include: cariology, cardio, thoracis, ent, orthopedics, gynecology, obstetrics, urology, pain management, plastic, podiatry, neuro and general surgery. The robotics surgery program received the center of excellence accreditation in 2023. Total procedures for FY25 were 9,404. Pottstown hospital: pottstown hospital's surgical services department provides emergent, urgent and elective surgeries to the…

$22M expenses · 5.5% of program spending · revenue $71M

Radiology/imaging program: phoenixville hospital: phoenixville hospital radiology department provides imaging services to the community in both an inpatient and outpatient setting in two locations. These services include but are not limited to pet/ct scans, ultrasounds, ct scans, mris, nuclear medicine, interventional radiology and mammograms. Phoenixville hospital offers free mammograms to the underinsured and uninsured patients. Total procedures for FY25 were 87,789. Pottstown hospital: pottstown hospital radiology department provides imaging services to the community in both an inpatient…

$248M 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
PRES/CEO 2/2
Director/trustee, officer, 50.00 hrs/week
$0$1,273,341$292,366$1,565,707
EVP BUSINESS
Key employee, 50.00 hrs/week
$0$1,090,396$216,350$1,306,746
CEO TH TERM
Director/trustee, officer, 50.00 hrs/week
$0$1,246,887$0$1,246,887
EVP/CMO
Key employee, 50.00 hrs/week
$0$1,027,732$212,361$1,240,093
EVP/CEO PROV
Key employee, 25.00 hrs/week
$0$942,238$211,367$1,153,605
TREASURER
Officer, 50.00 hrs/week
$0$958,182$180,695$1,138,877
SVP ASSOC. C
Key employee, 25.00 hrs/week
$0$652,533$96,059$748,592
CEO PHOE/POT
Key employee, 52.00 hrs/week
$538,143$0$160,116$698,259

449 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Tower Health (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.1M (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$200M$400M$600M$800MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$502M$500M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$502M$500M81.4%$53M$1,565,707
FY2024 ⓘ$407M$514M82.3%$32M$1,422,138
FY2023 ⓘ$532M$620M80.3%$90M$1,842,443
FY2022 ⓘ$612M$742M81.7%−$50M$2,521,705
FY2021 ⓘ$562M$742M81.3%−$158M$2,385,422
FY2020 ⓘ$534M$743M82.4%$133M$2,491,260

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–1b10 · 9 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 52,765
  • Volunteers Part I, line 6133

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
AMN HEALTHCARE INC
Med staff serv
$7,056,768
SOCIETY HILL ANESTHESIA CONSULTANTS
Anesthesia serv
$5,126,443
NA PARTNERS IN ANESTHESIA LLC
Anesthesia serv
$4,640,437
VIRTUAL RADIOLOGIC PROF OF NJ
Physician serv
$1,753,646
BERKS SCHUYLKILL RESPIRATORY SPEC
Med staff serv
$1,560,784

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 23 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Tower Health's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Tower Health, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Tower Health's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Tower Health reported that 81.4% of its $500.0 million in expenses went to program services, 18.6% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Tower Health pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Tower Health reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $1,565,707, for the role of PRES/CEO 2/2 (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Tower Health get its money?

Of $502.4 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 0.2% came from contributions and grants (including 0.1% from government grants) and 77.6% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Tower Health a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 23-2201344 as a 501(c)(3) organization (supporting organization (509(a)(3))), 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 202641359349304479 · read the filing
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202541349349302939 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202431359349302713 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202341359349303959 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202231339349301128 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202101329349303260 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 23-2201344: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.