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Summa Health

Akron, OH · EIN 34-1887844 · 501(c)(3) · Supporting organization (509(a)(3))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2024 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Summa Health reported $268.0 million in revenue and $225.4 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $84.86 went to program services, $15.14 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: 83.3% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $2,239,929 (PRESIDENT & CEO). 223 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 41% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $225M

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 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $268M

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

2024 filing. Median across 5,634 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure2024Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
84.9%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
15.1%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
0.3%1.3%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%0.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
83.3%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$2,239,929$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
22327
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
16.66.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
8 of 1288.9%

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

2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$188M expenses · 98.0% of program spending · grants $577K · revenue $218M

Summa Health directs and supports the programs and activities of the consolidated Summa Health entities so that all Summa Health resources and assets are best allocated and utilized for the benefit of the community. Summa Health represents the collaborative efforts of health care providers to better administer, manage, provide and plan for the delivery of a full-range of health care services to all persons within the communities served by Summa Health without regard to the race, sex, creed, color, national origin or economic status of such persons

$3.7M expenses · 2.0% of program spending · revenue $5.0M

Summa Health network, llc, a disregarded entity of Summa Health, partners with community physicians, regional and national payers to improve the clinical quality and efficiency of care, lower the cost of care to patients and employers and assist physicians with technology and resources necessary to achieve these goals

Highest reported compensation

2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
PRESIDENT & CEO
Director/trustee, officer, 46.0 hrs/week
$2,017,927$0$222,002$2,239,929
EVP COO - PROVIDER OPS.
Key employee, 46.0 hrs/week
$1,167,829$0$132,616$1,300,445
TREAS., SVP, CFO
Officer, 46.0 hrs/week
$901,252$0$115,249$1,016,501
SVP CHIEF QUALITY OFFICER
Key employee, 50.0 hrs/week
$790,911$0$107,668$898,579
SECRETARY/GEN. COUNSEL
Officer, 46.0 hrs/week
$797,073$0$91,539$888,612
SVP CIO
Key employee, 50.0 hrs/week
$661,423$0$86,717$748,140
SVP & CHF. NURSING EXEC.
Key employee, 50.0 hrs/week
$683,351$0$62,745$746,096
DIRECTOR, CLINICAL PHYSICIAN
Director/trustee, 2.0 hrs/week
$0$708,351$36,207$744,558

223 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Summa Health (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $11M (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$100M$200M$300M$400M201920202021202220232024$268M$225M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
2024 ⓘ$268M$225M84.9%$311M$2,239,929
2023 ⓘ$221M$201M86.2%$343M$1,507,926
2022 ⓘ$214M$184M86.1%$334M$2,030,629
2021 ⓘ$249M$168M86.1%$508M$1,529,713
2020 ⓘ$166M$146M83.5%$434M$1,694,349
2019 ⓘ$191M$161M84.1%$642M$1,509,666

Governance answers, as filed

2024 · 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–1b12 · 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 15aYes
  • Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
  • Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2Yes
  • 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 14bYes
  • Employees Part I, line 51,325
  • Volunteers Part I, line 611

Largest outside contractors

2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
HALLMARK HEALTH CARE SOLUTIONS
It&s services
$23,837,358
TRELLIS RX LLC
Medical services
$20,214,724
PROFESSIONAL ANESTHESIA SERVICES
Medical services
$12,166,457
CORE CARE SELECT INC
Medical services
$10,821,708
EPIC SYSTEMS CORPORATION
It&s services
$10,062,561

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 396 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

1 private foundation reported grants to Summa Health totaling $110 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 Summa 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 Summa Health, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

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

In calendar year 2024, Summa Health reported that 84.9% of its $225.4 million in expenses went to program services, 15.1% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Summa Health pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Summa Health reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $2,239,929, for the role of PRESIDENT & CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Summa Health get its money?

Of $268.0 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 0.3% came from contributions and grants and 83.3% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Summa Health a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 34-1887844 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

  • 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202543189349316144 · read the filing · XML
  • 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202443189349309509 · read the filing
  • 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202343149349305069 · read the filing
  • 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202223149349302292 · read the filing
  • 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202113129349302971 · read the filing
  • 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202003159349305525 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 34-1887844: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.