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St Francis Hospital

Also known as Saint Francis Healthcare

Wilmington, DE · EIN 51-0064326 · 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

St Francis Hospital reported $142.4 million in revenue and $148.1 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $84.00 went to program services, $15.81 to management and general costs and $0.19 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 95.2% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $1,817,389 (DIR; TRINITY SVP CHIEF MKTG & COMM). 135 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue fell 18% 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 $148M

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 $142M

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)
84.0%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
15.8%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
$0.06$0.00
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
3.2%1.3%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.6%0.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
95.2%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$1,817,389$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.23%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
13527
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
-3.86.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
12 of 1688.9%

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
$124M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · grants $375K · revenue $136M

St. Francis Hospital is a community hospital located in wilmington, delaware, in operation since 1923. The hospital provides a full spectrum of general medical services, including emergency, diagnostic testing, and women's health. Saint francis also offers specialized surgical services, including bariatric surgery, and is the only hospital in wilmington to offer precision surgery via the da vinci surgical system for minimally invasive gynecological and prostate surgeries. In FY25 the hospital provided over 16,000 patient days of health care services to inpatients, served over 98,000…

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
DIR; TRINITY SVP CHIEF MKTG & COMM
Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week
$0$1,514,784$302,605$1,817,389
DIR, PRES & CEO MIDATLANTIC THR 1/25
Director/trustee, officer, 20.00 hrs/week
$0$1,434,602$57,915$1,492,517
PHYSICIAN - CARDIOLOGY
Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week
$717,938$0$34,741$752,679
PHYSICIAN - OB/GYN
Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week
$653,066$0$56,250$709,316
PHYSICIAN - OB/GYN
Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week
$615,494$0$45,081$660,575
PHYSICIAN - CARDIOLOGY
Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week
$571,738$0$48,863$620,601
PHYSICIAN - CARDIOLOGY
Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week
$548,397$0$51,604$600,001
SECRETARY; GENERAL COUNSEL
Officer, 1.00 hrs/week
$0$548,027$50,624$598,651

135 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from St Francis Hospital (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
RevenueExpenses
$0$50M$100M$150M$200MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$142M$148M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$142M$148M84.0%−$46M$1,817,389
FY2024 ⓘ$162M$154M86.8%−$54M$1,517,593
FY2023 ⓘ$159M$165M87.7%−$65M$1,448,800
FY2022 ⓘ$164M$170M88.1%−$56M$1,319,466
FY2021 ⓘ$189M$177M89.6%−$77M$1,284,604
FY2020 ⓘ$174M$180M84.5%−$89M$1,028,525

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–1b16 · 12 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 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 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 51,130
  • Volunteers Part I, line 617

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
NORTHSTAR ANESTHESIA OF INDIANA LLC
Physician services
$3,413,505
IPC HEALTHCARE INC
Physician services
$1,505,101
NORTHSTAR ANESTHESIA OF DELAWARE LLC
Physician services
$1,329,347
FLORKOWSKI BUILDERS INC
Maintenance services
$946,560
NORTHSTAR ANESTHESIA OF PENNSYLVANIA LLC
Physician services
$822,251

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 44 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

4 private foundations reported grants to St Francis Hospital totaling $45,094 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 St Francis Hospital'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 Francis Hospital, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

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

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, St Francis Hospital reported that 84.0% of its $148.1 million in expenses went to program services, 15.8% to management and general and 0.2% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does St Francis Hospital pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation St Francis Hospital reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $1,817,389, for the role of DIR; TRINITY SVP CHIEF MKTG & COMM (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does St Francis Hospital get its money?

Of $142.4 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 3.2% came from contributions and grants (including 0.6% from government grants) and 95.2% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is St Francis Hospital a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 51-0064326 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 202641349349301819 · read the filing
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202531349349303573 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202431359349307703 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202331359349310248 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202201369349306245 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202121379349301532 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 51-0064326: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.