Tufts Medical Center Group Return
Tufts Medical Center Group Return reported $1.48 billion in revenue and $1.42 billion in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $79.22 went to program services, $20.62 to management and general costs and $0.16 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 95.6% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $2,678,414 (TRUSTEE). 1,540 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 39% 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 $1.42BFor 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 September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $1.48BThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 79.2% | 85.6% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 20.6% | 13.7% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.04 | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 3.7% | 1.3% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 2.8% | 0.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 95.6% | 93.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $2,678,414 | $975,831 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.19% | 1.34% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 1,540 | 27 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | -1.1 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 9 of 18 | 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 expenseTufts Medical Center, inc. Located in boston, ma operates a 415 bed acute-care general hospital established to provide healthcare services primarily in the greater boston area, which also attracts patients from elsewhere in new england and beyond.new england long-term care, inc. Operates an 80 bed nursing home specializing in the care of children who are severely mentally handicapped and/or physically handicapped
Tufts Medical Center, inc. Administers programs for approximately 460 individuals: 245 residents, 97 interns and 118 fellows in 49 specialties and sub-specialties who rotate to approximately 47 hospitals and other organizations located primarily in the greater boston area
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRUSTEE Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $2,307,376 | $371,038 | $2,678,414 |
| PRESIDENT/TRUSTEE (UNTIL 9/25) Director/trustee, officer, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $1,780,793 | $35,903 | $1,816,696 |
| FORMER TRUSTEE Former, 0.00 hrs/week | $1,564,033 | $0 | $181,943 | $1,745,976 |
| FORMER KEY EMPLOYEE Key employee, 0.00 hrs/week | $1,100,883 | $0 | $123,988 | $1,224,871 |
| TREASURER Officer, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $1,123,052 | $25,843 | $1,148,895 |
| TRUSTEE Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $1,029,326 | $35,322 | $1,064,648 |
| TRUSTEE Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $910,622 | $55,802 | $966,424 |
| TRUSTEE Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $888,029 | $59,433 | $947,462 |
1,540 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Tufts Medical Center Group Return (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $2.5M (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–1b18 · 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 4No
- 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 57,297
- Volunteers Part I, line 672
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| LABORATORY CORP OF AMERICA HOLDINGS Professional services | $60,244,464 |
| TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER PHYSICIANS ORGANIZA Physician services | $50,427,715 |
| PREMIER HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS Professional services | $10,585,853 |
| PRATT ANESTHESIOLOGY ASSOCIATES Physician services | $9,990,924 |
| SODEXO INC & AFFILIATES Professional services | $6,214,073 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 80 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
6 private foundations reported grants to Tufts Medical Center Group Return totaling $852K 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 Tufts Medical Center Group Return spent in FY2025, $79.22 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Tufts Medical Center Group Return's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Tufts Medical Center Group Return reported that 79.2% of its $1.42 billion in expenses went to program services, 20.6% to management and general and 0.2% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Tufts Medical Center Group Return pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Tufts Medical Center Group Return reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $2,678,414, for the role of TRUSTEE (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Tufts Medical Center Group Return get its money?
Of $1.48 billion in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 3.7% came from contributions and grants (including 2.8% from government grants) and 95.6% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Tufts Medical Center Group Return a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 27-0440772 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 September 30, 2025, object 202622269349302082 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202522279349300022 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202412289349301866 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202302279349301380 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202242279349303129 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202132289349300238 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 27-0440772: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.