Charity Impact Media

Home › Health care

St Bernard Hospital Foundation

Chalmette, LA · EIN 27-4511973 · 501(c)(3) · Supporting organization (509(a)(3))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2025 (tax year 2025) · View the filing · Correct or respond

St Bernard Hospital Foundation reported $27.8 million in revenue and $49.7 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $99.95 went to program services, $0.05 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 98.8% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $197,745 (REGISTERED NURSE). 5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue fell 53% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $50M

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

Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $28M

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

2025 filing. Median across 5,634 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
100.0%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%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
98.8%1.3%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%0.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
0.9%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$197,745$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.40%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
527
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
-19.46.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
5 of 588.9%

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

2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$50M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · revenue $243K

Assisting and promoting the st. Bernard Hospital service district with development and raising capital

Highest reported compensation

2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
REGISTERED NURSE
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$183,698$0$14,047$197,745
REGISTERED NURSE
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$153,611$0$15,042$168,653
RESPIRATORY THERAPIST
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$152,759$0$9,205$161,964
REGISTERED NURSE
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$149,281$0$11,332$160,613
PHARMACIST
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$133,204$0$8,839$142,043

5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from St Bernard Hospital Foundation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $772K (Part IX, line 5).

7 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$80M2019202020212022202320242025$28M$50M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
2025 ⓘ$28M$50M100.0%−$80M$197,745
2024 ⓘ$35M$43M99.9%−$59M$179,732
2023 ⓘ$48M$46M99.9%−$50M$178,021
2022 ⓘ$68M$72M100.0%−$52M$242,995
2021 ⓘ$57M$70M99.9%−$48M$184,278
2020 ⓘ$34M$50M76.8%−$35M$139,834
2019 ⓘ$60M$21M98.5%−$19M$130,318

Governance answers, as filed

2025 · 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–1b5 · 5 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 5138
  • Volunteers Part I, line 616

Correct a figure or respond

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

Similar-sized charities in this cause

All health care charities · Largest charities in Louisiana

Questions people ask

How much of St Bernard Hospital Foundation's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2025, St Bernard Hospital Foundation reported that 100.0% of its $49.7 million in expenses went to program services, 0.0% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does St Bernard Hospital Foundation pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation St Bernard Hospital Foundation reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $197,745, for the role of REGISTERED NURSE (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does St Bernard Hospital Foundation get its money?

Of $27.8 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 98.8% came from contributions and grants and 0.9% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is St Bernard Hospital Foundation a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 27-4511973 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, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202622539349300532 · read the filing
  • 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202512069349300721 · read the filing
  • 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202422709349301122 · read the filing
  • 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202332719349300748 · read the filing
  • 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202232659349300208 · read the filing
  • 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202102259349300330 · read the filing
  • 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202031839349300508 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 27-4511973: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.