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Bayhealth Medical Center

Dover, DE · EIN 51-0064318 · 501(c)(3) · Hospital or medical research organization
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Bayhealth Medical Center reported $1.26 billion in revenue and $1.12 billion in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $73.92 went to program services, $26.08 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: 91.8% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $1,936,220 (CHAIR & CEO). 2,418 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 70% 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 $1.12B

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 $1.26B

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)
73.9%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
26.1%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
0.1%1.3%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.1%0.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
91.8%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$1,936,220$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.17%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
2,41827
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
15.76.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
1 of 888.9%

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
$829M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · grants $108K · revenue $1.16B

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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
CHAIR & CEO
Director/trustee, officer, 38.00 hrs/week
$1,885,525$0$50,695$1,936,220
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$1,235,399$0$58,021$1,293,420
SVP & CMO
Director/trustee, officer, 38.00 hrs/week
$1,102,052$0$55,859$1,157,911
STAFF PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$1,071,034$0$69,957$1,140,991
STAFF PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$933,413$0$56,544$989,957
STAFF PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$902,900$0$70,271$973,171
STAFF PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$890,361$0$66,715$957,076
TREASURER & CFO
Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$877,371$0$71,534$948,905

2,418 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Bayhealth Medical Center (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $13M (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$500M$1.00B$1.50B$2.00BFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$1.26B$1.12B
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$1.26B$1.12B73.9%$1.46B$1,936,220
FY2024 ⓘ$1.08B$1.06B74.0%$1.28B$1,651,718
FY2023 ⓘ$978M$981M72.2%$1.15B$1,788,920
FY2022 ⓘ$960M$868M69.2%$1.11B$1,515,431
FY2021 ⓘ$862M$777M68.4%$1.16B$1,664,327
FY2020 ⓘ$741M$697M66.6%$940M$1,787,557

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–1b8 · 1 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 55,690
  • Volunteers Part I, line 6416

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
GENERAL HEALTHCARE RESOURCES INC
Contracted labor
$19,720,519
APOGEE MEDICAL MANAGEMENT
Contracted medical services
$15,776,349
BAY ANESTHESIA GROUP LLC
Anesthesia
$10,224,528
ZONES LLC
It services
$8,181,344
LOCUMTENENSCOM LLC
Contracted medical services
$7,129,051

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 211 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

8 private foundations reported grants to Bayhealth Medical Center totaling $254K 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 Bayhealth Medical Center's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Bayhealth Medical Center, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Bayhealth Medical Center's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Bayhealth Medical Center reported that 73.9% of its $1.12 billion in expenses went to program services, 26.1% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Bayhealth Medical Center pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Bayhealth Medical Center reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $1,936,220, for the role of CHAIR & CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Bayhealth Medical Center get its money?

Of $1.26 billion in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 0.1% came from contributions and grants (including 0.1% from government grants) and 91.8% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Bayhealth Medical Center a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 51-0064318 as a 501(c)(3) organization (hospital or medical research organization), 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 202631349349307788 · read the filing
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202531359349310983 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202421359349302082 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202331359349302473 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202330669349301043 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202121379349305307 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 51-0064318: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.