City of Philadelphia Trustee Administering Wills Eye Hospital
City of Philadelphia Trustee Administering Wills Eye Hospital reported $48.3 million in revenue and $58.4 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $91.79 went to program services, $8.12 to management and general costs and $0.09 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 81.7% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $1,307,116 (MEDICAL DIRECTOR). 61 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 29% 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 $58MFor 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 $48MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 91.8% | 85.6% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 8.1% | 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 | 1.5% | 1.3% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 81.7% | 93.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $1,307,116 | $975,831 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 2.24% | 1.34% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 61 | 27 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 16.0 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 12 of 12 | 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 expenseHealth care provider: provides health care to individuals on an inpatient and outpatient basis. Physicians of the organization volunteered their time performing eye exams and eye surgeries at no charge. The organization hosted periodic diabetes screening events, community screening and patient educating events, and a give kids sight day where more than a seven hundred screenings were conducted and children received eye glasses at no charge
Wills eye provides undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate medical education to medical students, residents, and fellows, respectively. Educational objectives are to train ophthalmologists, train medical and allied health personnel in ophthalmic medicine to meet current and future health care needs. Wills eye provides streaming educational content at no cost to participants
Research facility: to leverage clinical and technological advances in health delivery systems, data analytics, artificial intelligence, genetics, and precision medicine in ophthalmology. To drive breakthroughs in ophthalmic science and medicine through collaboration and innovation that empower lives by preserving vision through preventing, treating, and curing eye disease
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEDICAL DIRECTOR Key employee, 28.00 hrs/week | $1,238,399 | $0 | $68,717 | $1,307,116 |
| PHYSICIAN Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $549,994 | $0 | $40,671 | $590,665 |
| CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER /E Officer, 23.00 hrs/week | $369,839 | $0 | $71,454 | $441,293 |
| VICE CHAIR OF RESEARCH Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $331,588 | $0 | $73,174 | $404,762 |
| CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER Key employee, 31.00 hrs/week | $363,896 | $0 | $7,096 | $370,992 |
| DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH TRAINING & ED Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $276,910 | $0 | $1,051 | $277,961 |
| HEAD NURSE Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $224,994 | $0 | $11,508 | $236,502 |
| DIRECTOR OF TRANSLATIONAL Highest compensated employee, 32.00 hrs/week | $228,000 | $0 | $1,156 | $229,156 |
61 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from City of Philadelphia Trustee Administering Wills Eye Hospital (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $3.3M (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–1b12 · 12 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 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5230
- Volunteers Part I, line 6115
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| BANKDIRECT CAPITAL FINANCE Insurance srv | $2,334,443 |
| SOCIETY HILL ANESTHESIA CONSULTANTS PC Anesthesiologist srv | $1,698,045 |
| PHARMERICA HOSPITAL PHARMACY SERVICES Pharmacist prof serv | $1,234,582 |
| ADVANCED PRACTICE PROVIDERS Hospitalist serv | $656,705 |
| KPMG LLP Audit & tax service | $572,000 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 49 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
1 private foundation reported grants to City of Philadelphia Trustee Administering Wills Eye Hospital totaling $193 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 City of Philadelphia Trustee Administering Wills Eye Hospital spent in FY2025, $91.79 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of City of Philadelphia Trustee Administering Wills Eye Hospital's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, City of Philadelphia Trustee Administering Wills Eye Hospital reported that 91.8% of its $58.4 million in expenses went to program services, 8.1% to management and general and 0.1% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does City of Philadelphia Trustee Administering Wills Eye Hospital pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation City of Philadelphia Trustee Administering Wills Eye Hospital reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $1,307,116, for the role of MEDICAL DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does City of Philadelphia Trustee Administering Wills Eye Hospital get its money?
Of $48.3 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 1.5% came from contributions and grants and 81.7% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is City of Philadelphia Trustee Administering Wills Eye Hospital a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 23-6000204 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 June 30, 2025, object 202641359349315934 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202542349349300634 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202412289349302911 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202331359349319268 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202221339349306677 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202101379349303505 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 23-6000204: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.