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Empath Health

Lakewood Ranch, FL · EIN 26-3605761 · 501(c)(3) · Supporting organization (509(a)(3))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Empath Health reported $45.1 million in revenue and $42.3 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $75.29 went to program services, $24.71 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: 69.7% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $792,410 (PRESIDENT/CEO). 6 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 5% 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 $42M

For context, the median across 3,614 covered human services charities: $88.27 programs, $11.52 management, $0.21 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 $45M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 3,614 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
75.3%87.2%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
24.7%11.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%0.2%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.00$0.02
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
16.1%20.6%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.2%2.4%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
69.7%70.8%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$792,410$274,992
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.87%1.18%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
66
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
43.26.9
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
11 of 11100.0%

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
$32M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · revenue $38M

Empath Health, inc. Provides leadership and strategic guidance for its integrated network of care including suncoast hospice and other member programs. Quality of life for patients and families is at the heart of the mission-driven staff and volunteers of all Empath Health entities. Empath Health provides support and care to people in tampa bay through its member programs, which include suncoast hospice, empath home health, epic (empath partners in care), suncoast pace, Empath Health pharmacy, empath community counseling and empath palliative care. Our comprehensive care covers numerous…

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
PRESIDENT/CEO
Officer, 20.0 hrs/week
$0$727,103$65,307$792,410
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Officer, 20.0 hrs/week
$0$616,625$54,771$671,396
CFO
Officer, 20.0 hrs/week
$0$452,474$56,023$508,497
SCP CHIEF HOSPICE ADMIN OFFICER
Officer, 40.0 hrs/week
$412,861$0$64,617$477,478
CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER
Officer, 20.0 hrs/week
$0$407,068$54,425$461,493
FORMER SVP COMMUNITY SERVICES/GRIEF CARE
Former, 40.0 hrs/week
$303,165$0$39,497$342,662
MEDICAL DIRECTOR
Key employee, 40.0 hrs/week
$292,737$0$35,097$327,834
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week
$250,878$0$57,897$308,775

6 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Empath 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$20M$40M$60M$80MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$45M$42M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$45M$42M75.3%$152M$792,410
FY2024 ⓘ$45M$45M59.1%$143M$876,727
FY2023 ⓘ$30M$32M70.8%$119M$767,239
FY2022 ⓘ$51M$53M54.8%$120M$969,863
FY2021 ⓘ$45M$45M52.1%$138M$638,609
FY2020 ⓘ$43M$40M50.6%$121M$572,110

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–1b11 · 11 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 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 53,405
  • Volunteers Part I, line 6273

Private foundation grants it received

1 private foundation reported grants to Empath Health totaling $500 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 Empath 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 Empath Health, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

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

In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Empath Health reported that 75.3% of its $42.3 million in expenses went to program services, 24.7% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Empath Health pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Empath Health reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $792,410, for the role of PRESIDENT/CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Empath Health get its money?

Of $45.1 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 16.1% came from contributions and grants (including 0.2% from government grants) and 69.7% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Empath Health a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 26-3605761 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 September 30, 2025, object 202612259349302226 · read the filing
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202532269349302683 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202412219349300321 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202332279349304263 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202202279349303555 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202102259349300215 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 26-3605761: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.