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Chesapeake Regional Information System for Our Patients

Also known as Crisp

Columbia, MD · EIN 27-0332436 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Chesapeake Regional Information System for Our Patients reported $48.9 million in revenue and $48.5 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $88.16 went to program services, $11.84 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 86.8% of the total. Government grants made up 86.7%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $480,974 (PRESIDENT AND CEO). 11 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 $48M

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 $49M

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)
88.2%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
11.8%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
86.8%1.3%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
86.7%0.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
13.1%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$480,974$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.99%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
1127
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
2.26.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
14 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
$35M expenses · 80.9% of program spending

Grant funding- crisp has been working on several significant grant funded initiatives. The significant grants are as follows: prescriptions drug monitoring program (pdmp): crisp was awarded funds from the maryland state department of health and mental hygiene (mdh) for the purpose of developing and implementing prescription drug monitoring capabilities into the existing framework of the hie. Implementation was completed by close of FY15, and project focus has since shifted to maintenance and new physician enrollment. Continued on schedule oadvanced planning document (apd): in late FY13, mdh…

$4.2M expenses · 9.8% of program spending

Other education activities- an important part of crisp's mission is to educate the public (including healthcare providers) regarding the benefits of electronic health records, and, by extension, crisp's mission to encourage electronic health record adoption and meaningful use. To further this aspect of its mission, crisp has created educational programs for providers and the public regarding health information networks, electronic health records, and health information privacy, crisp will continue to investigate, implement, and widely publicize "best practices" with regard to electronic…

$4.0M expenses · 9.4% of program spending · revenue $6.4M

Health information exchange (hie)- crisp continues to focus on the exchange. Since build-out of the exchange, crisp hie has allowed providers practicing at one location to instantly access patients' records, test results, and other important information even if that information is physically stored miles away in several unrelated locations. A brief description of the hie concept is as follows: while physician access is improved by an hie, so is the security of patients' medical information. Secure electronic transmission of medical data ensures that it has reached the intended recipient and…

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 AND CEO
Officer, 20.00 hrs/week
$215,720$215,720$49,534$480,974
VP AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Officer, 20.00 hrs/week
$169,023$169,023$40,844$378,890
VP AND GENERAL COUNSEL
Officer, 20.00 hrs/week
$154,980$154,980$20,032$329,992
VP AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer, 20.00 hrs/week
$143,624$143,624$35,598$322,846
VP & ED
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$236,863$0$19,381$256,244
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$135,115$0$37,612$172,727
DIRECTOR OF PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$141,744$0$27,538$169,282
DIRECTOR OF HIE PROJECTS
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$123,181$0$25,596$148,777

11 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Chesapeake Regional Information System for Our Patients (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$49M$48M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$49M$48M88.2%$8.9M$480,974
FY2024 ⓘ$49M$48M88.7%$8.6M$438,387
FY2023 ⓘ$42M$42M87.7%$7.4M$403,560
FY2022 ⓘ$49M$48M88.7%$7.4M$477,904
FY2021 ⓘ$51M$50M89.1%$6.5M$503,966
FY2020 ⓘ$44M$43M89.5%$5.2M$507,016

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 · 14 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 50
  • Volunteers Part I, line 619

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
REAL TIME MEDICAL SYSTEMS LLC
Technology
$2,893,650
MEDISOLV INC
Technology
$1,318,489
MEDCHI THE MD STATE MEDICAL SOCIETY
Outreach
$1,170,661
MILLIMAN SOLUTIONS LLC
Technology
$871,250
THE BEACON INSTITUTE
Outreach
$268,840

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 9 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Correct a figure or respond

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

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Questions people ask

How much of Chesapeake Regional Information System for Our Patients's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Chesapeake Regional Information System for Our Patients reported that 88.2% of its $48.5 million in expenses went to program services, 11.8% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Chesapeake Regional Information System for Our Patients pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Chesapeake Regional Information System for Our Patients reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $480,974, for the role of PRESIDENT AND CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Chesapeake Regional Information System for Our Patients get its money?

Of $48.9 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 86.8% came from contributions and grants (including 86.7% from government grants) and 13.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Chesapeake Regional Information System for Our Patients a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 27-0332436 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 202641339349305344 · read the filing
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202541349349305569 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202421369349305887 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202301319349302665 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202241369349304809 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202101379349306285 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 27-0332436: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.