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Harbor Hospital

Also known as Medstar Harbor Hospital

Baltimore, MD · EIN 52-0491660 · 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

Harbor Hospital reported $220.4 million in revenue and $222.7 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $82.81 went to program services, $17.19 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: 91.6% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $6,562,774 (DIRECTOR). 183 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 13% 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 $223M

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 $220M

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)
82.8%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
17.2%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
4.9%1.3%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
2.1%0.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
91.6%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$6,562,774$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
2.95%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
18327
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
3.46.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
8 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
$148M expenses · 80.4% of program spending · grants $34,000 · revenue $188M

See schedule omedstar harbor's largest program is access to and the provision of acute hospital services, primarily to the communities of southern baltimore city, southwestern baltimore county and northern anne arundel county, maryland. In addition to the program service expenses listed above, medstar harbor incurred $38.3m of management and general expenses in providing services to its communities. The relationship with the national institute on aging (one of the national institutes of health) makes medstar harbor the home of the baltimore longitudinal study on aging, the nation's longest…

$26M expenses · 14.0% of program spending · revenue $14M

Medstar harbor provided $25.8m in subsidized (mission driven) health services in fiscal year 2025. These critical services, which are driven by community needs, operate at a loss. They address priorities primarily through disease prevention and improvement of health status. Services include women's and children's care and behavioral health

$10M expenses · 5.6% of program spending

Medstar harbor provided $10.4m in charity care services in fiscal year 2025. Charity care is provided pursuant to medstar health's financial assistance policy to members of the community whose income is below certain thresholds and for which the hospital is not compensated. Under maryland's unique payer system, the amount reported represents medstar harbor's charity care expense and revenues represent direct payments from the state's charity care pool. Other charity care expenses are indirectly reimbursed via the state of maryland's payment system

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
DIRECTOR
Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week
$0$6,456,778$105,996$6,562,774
FORMER OFFICER
Former, 1.00 hrs/week
$0$1,737,690$46,210$1,783,900
DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT
Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$955,033$0$46,747$1,001,780
DIRECTOR
Director/trustee, 39.00 hrs/week
$653,153$0$35,282$688,435
DIRECTOR
Director/trustee, 40.00 hrs/week
$651,878$0$11,853$663,731
CFO/TREASURER
Officer, 10.00 hrs/week
$144,841$434,523$59,849$639,213
DIRECTOR
Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week
$536,436$0$34,757$571,193
DIRECTOR
Director/trustee, 40.00 hrs/week
$534,175$0$26,624$560,799

183 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Harbor Hospital (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $3.6M (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$400MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$220M$223M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$220M$223M82.8%$64M$6,562,774
FY2024 ⓘ$210M$214M82.7%$54M$7,189,835
FY2023 ⓘ$196M$202M91.3%$52M$5,459,567
FY2022 ⓘ$189M$194M85.3%$52M$15,867,683
FY2021 ⓘ$200M$207M84.0%$30M$9,501,620
FY2020 ⓘ$195M$191M81.3%$23M$7,689,496

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 · 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 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 51,431
  • Volunteers Part I, line 646

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
AMN HEALTHCARE INC
Staffing services
$1,915,356
AYA HEALTHCARE INC
Staffing services
$1,356,140
AMN LEADERSHIP SOLUTIONS
Staffing services
$661,715
CROTHALL SVCS GROUP
Environmental services
$593,711
MEDICAL SOLUTIONS LLC
Staffing services
$591,138

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 26 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

2 private foundations reported grants to Harbor Hospital totaling $168K 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 Harbor 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 Harbor Hospital, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Harbor Hospital's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Harbor Hospital reported that 82.8% of its $222.7 million in expenses went to program services, 17.2% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Harbor Hospital pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Harbor Hospital reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $6,562,774, for the role of DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Harbor Hospital get its money?

Of $220.4 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 4.9% came from contributions and grants (including 2.1% from government grants) and 91.6% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Harbor Hospital a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 52-0491660 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 202641319349301109 · read the filing
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202531299349302498 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202401289349300125 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202331309349301503 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202221339349310062 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202101279349302670 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 52-0491660: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.