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Bmc Health System

Boston, MA · EIN 46-3556853 · 501(c)(3) · Supporting organization, Type II
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Bmc Health System reported $298.3 million in revenue and $313.0 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $89.03 went to program services, $10.97 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was investment income: 0.2% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $2,199,373 (PRESIDENT/CEO). Revenue rose 70% 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 $313M

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 September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $298M

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)
89.0%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
11.0%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
Not reported$0.00
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
0.0%1.3%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%0.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
0.1%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$2,199,373$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.70%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
027
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
0.16.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
13 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
$279M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · revenue $266M

Since its formation on july 1, 2013, Bmc Health System, inc. Has, in accordance with its mission, provided governance, strategic planning, and budgetary assistance for boston medical center hospital and other affiliates that share as their mission support of bmc

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
Director/trustee, officer, 1.00 hrs/week
$0$1,919,294$280,079$2,199,373
FORMER TREASURER
Former, 0.00 hrs/week
$0$718,620$71,281$789,901
CLERK
Officer, 1.00 hrs/week
$0$730,210$58,015$788,225
FORMER TREASURER
Former, 0.00 hrs/week
$0$652,826$9,121$661,947
TREASURER/CFO
Officer, 1.00 hrs/week
$0$374,760$3,757$378,517

0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Bmc Health System (Part VII, line 2).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$298M$313M89.0%$2.8M$2,199,373
FY2024 ⓘ$275M$273M88.4%$17M$1,949,276
FY2023 ⓘ$300M$292M89.7%$15M$2,283,762
FY2022 ⓘ$235M$234M94.4%$7.9M$2,557,277
FY2021 ⓘ$189M$200M100.0%$2.4M$2,271,553
FY2020 ⓘ$175M$183M100.0%−$808K$1,977,939

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 · 13 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 15aNo
  • 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 14bNo
  • Employees Part I, line 50
  • Volunteers Part I, line 618

Correct a figure or respond

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

Questions people ask

How much of Bmc Health System's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Bmc Health System reported that 89.0% of its $313.0 million in expenses went to program services, 11.0% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Bmc Health System pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Bmc Health System reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $2,199,373, for the role of PRESIDENT/CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Bmc Health System get its money?

Of $298.3 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 0.0% came from contributions and grants and 0.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Bmc Health System a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 46-3556853 as a 501(c)(3) organization (supporting organization, type ii), 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 202632269349301048 · read the filing
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202522279349300917 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202432289349302208 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202342279349300834 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202232249349302063 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202102289349302830 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 46-3556853: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.