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Meritus Medical Center

Hagerstown, MD · EIN 52-0607949 · 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

Meritus Medical Center reported $721.3 million in revenue and $686.5 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $84.95 went to program services, $15.05 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: 93.6% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $1,662,052 (PRESIDENT & CEO). 469 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 76% 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 $686M

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 $721M

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)
85.0%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
15.0%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
$0.00$0.00
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
1.2%1.3%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.8%0.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
93.6%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$1,662,052$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.24%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
46927
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
9.36.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
7 of 1088.9%

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
$583M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · grants $77,000 · revenue $673M

No description in Part III; see the filing.

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, 50.00 hrs/week
$1,413,371$0$248,681$1,662,052
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week
$1,112,021$0$16,065$1,128,086
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week
$959,880$0$30,010$989,890
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week
$862,476$0$37,473$899,949
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week
$846,883$0$33,214$880,097
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week
$768,606$0$28,111$796,717
CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER
Key employee, 50.00 hrs/week
$535,441$0$71,381$606,822
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Key employee, 50.00 hrs/week
$495,271$0$71,896$567,167

469 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Meritus Medical Center (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $3.5M (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$200M$400M$600M$800MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$721M$686M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$721M$686M85.0%$530M$1,662,052
FY2024 ⓘ$634M$591M84.0%$489M$2,302,269
FY2023 ⓘ$563M$524M83.4%$427M$1,312,223
FY2022 ⓘ$532M$496M82.6%$355M$1,149,525
FY2021 ⓘ$498M$428M82.9%$388M$1,242,401
FY2020 ⓘ$410M$409M82.8%$281M$1,540,484

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–1b10 · 7 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 14bYes
  • Employees Part I, line 54,278
  • Volunteers Part I, line 6200

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
QUALIVIS
Medical
$24,599,456
ROBINWOOD ORTHOPAEDIC SPECIALTY CTR
Medical
$13,177,725
HAGERSTOWN HEART PA
Medical
$6,677,236
COMPHEALTH MEDICAL STAFFING INC
Medical
$5,866,332
TRIMEDX LLC
Medical
$5,121,569

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 77 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Meritus 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 Meritus Medical Center, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

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

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Meritus Medical Center reported that 85.0% of its $686.5 million in expenses went to program services, 15.0% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Meritus Medical Center pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Meritus Medical Center reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $1,662,052, for the role of PRESIDENT & CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Meritus Medical Center get its money?

Of $721.3 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 1.2% came from contributions and grants (including 0.8% from government grants) and 93.6% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Meritus Medical Center a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 52-0607949 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 202631339349303263 · read the filing
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202511349349313411 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202411369349307001 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202341259349302819 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202221339349302267 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202111349349305196 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 52-0607949: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.