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Elk Regional Health Center

Also known as Penn Highlands Elk

St Marys, PA · EIN 25-0585280 · 501(c)(3) · Hospital or medical research organization
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Elk Regional Health Center reported $71.6 million in revenue and $64.6 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $88.68 went to program services, $11.32 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: 98.3% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $1,404,204 (Director and PHH CEO). 51 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 12% 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 $65M

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 $72M

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)
88.7%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
11.3%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
Not reported$0.00
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
0.1%1.3%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%0.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
98.3%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$1,404,204$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
2.18%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
5127
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
4.56.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
8 of 1488.9%

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
$57M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · revenue $70M

Ph elk is a critical access hospital providing primary acute care medical services to two campuses, the st. Marys Health Center in st. Marys, pennsylvania, and the ridgway Health Center in ridgway, pennsylvania. Ph elk provides a 138-bed long term care facility serving the needs of elk and cameron counties and the surrounding communities. We are at a 71% occupancy rate. We provide social services and resident activities. Our team of qualified professionals provides 24-hour nursing care and rehabilitative therapy with personalized attention to each resident. Other services offered at the…

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
Director and PHH CEO
Director/trustee, 1.0 hrs/week
$0$1,359,269$44,935$1,404,204
Director and PHH COO
Director/trustee, 1.0 hrs/week
$0$622,225$92,991$715,216
Director and Physician
Director/trustee, 20.0 hrs/week
$0$558,286$38,611$596,897
President
Director/trustee, officer, 20.0 hrs/week
$0$294,819$35,813$330,632
REGISTERED NURSE
Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week
$198,520$0$33,187$231,707
Physician-Med Director
Director/trustee, 1.0 hrs/week
$0$223,910$0$223,910
RN supervisor
Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week
$190,680$0$26,401$217,081
CHIEF NURSING OFFICER
Key employee, 40.0 hrs/week
$185,872$0$15,050$200,922

51 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Elk Regional Health Center (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $101K (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$20M$40M$60M$80MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$72M$65M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$72M$65M88.7%$24M$1,404,204
FY2024 ⓘ$69M$66M87.6%$41M$646,748
FY2023 ⓘ$71M$67M90.7%$52M$878,885
FY2022 ⓘ$72M$65M80.0%$60M$765,434
FY2021 ⓘ$75M$62M81.1%$51M$863,154
FY2020 ⓘ$64M$59M82.3%$31M$762,141

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–1b14 · 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 15aNo
  • 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 5390
  • Volunteers Part I, line 616

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
MORRISION HEALTHCARE
Nutrition svcs
$1,818,861
CORTHALL HEALTHCARE
Housekeeping svcs
$1,481,014
AMN HEALTHCARE
Locum providers
$1,473,061
ASSOCIATED CLINICAL LABORATORIES
Lab svcs
$824,775
AMERGIS
Locum providers
$604,579

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 12 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

1 private foundation reported grants to Elk Regional Health Center totaling $150K 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.

Correct a figure or respond

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

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Questions people ask

How much of Elk Regional Health Center's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Elk Regional Health Center reported that 88.7% of its $64.6 million in expenses went to program services, 11.3% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Elk Regional Health Center pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Elk Regional Health Center reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $1,404,204, for the role of Director and PHH CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Elk Regional Health Center get its money?

Of $71.6 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 0.1% came from contributions and grants and 98.3% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Elk Regional Health Center a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 25-0585280 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 202611359349317256 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202611359349316101 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202541359349317374 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202331359349305993 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202211339349305696 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202111379349302081 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 25-0585280: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.