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Appalachian Regional Healthcare

Lexington, KY · EIN 52-0795508 · 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

Appalachian Regional Healthcare reported $1.08 billion in revenue and $928.7 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $80.81 went to program services, $19.19 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: 92.0% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $1,622,589 (PRESIDENT/CEO). 428 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 36% 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 $929M

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 $1.08B

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)
80.8%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
19.2%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
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
92.0%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$1,622,589$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
42827
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
11.96.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
12 of 1288.9%

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
$750M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · grants $1.1M · revenue $994M

Just as it has for the past seven decades, Appalachian Regional Healthcare (arh) remained committed to its mission to provide the people of central appalachia with the highest quality of care in 2025. With 14 hospitals as well clinics, home health agencies, home medical equipment stores, pharmacies and rehabilitation services spread across both kentucky and west virginia, arh and its more than 6,000 team members and 1,300 medical providers is essential to the lives of those who reside in central appalachia. Arh's commitment to excellence was recognized throughout the 2025 fiscal year with a…

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
Officer, 25.00 hrs/week
$1,503,777$0$118,812$1,622,589
CARDIOLOGIST
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$1,251,900$0$53,827$1,305,727
NEPHROLOGIST
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$984,500$0$59,015$1,043,515
ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$963,310$0$43,477$1,006,787
ONCOLOGIST
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$848,952$0$54,705$903,657
INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGIST
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$862,566$0$13,573$876,139
COO (TERM 11/13/24)
Officer, 30.00 hrs/week
$634,158$0$103,316$737,474
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer, 25.00 hrs/week
$664,251$0$60,915$725,166

428 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Appalachian Regional Healthcare (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $5.0M (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$1.08B$929M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$1.08B$929M80.8%$920M$1,622,589
FY2024 ⓘ$944M$874M84.7%$703M$1,227,568
FY2023 ⓘ$883M$902M85.6%$530M$1,358,796
FY2022 ⓘ$883M$853M86.5%$466M$1,208,374
FY2021 ⓘ$817M$706M83.8%$485M$997,681
FY2020 ⓘ$794M$758M87.5%$248M$1,017,165

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–1b12 · 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 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 55,638
  • Volunteers Part I, line 6112

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
TRIANGLE ANESTHESIA GROUP
Contract anesthesia
$20,606,194
HALLMARK HEALTH CARE SOLUTIONS
Contract nursing
$17,317,840
SODEXO OPERATIONS
Support services
$10,259,950
LABORATORY CORP OF AMERICA
Contract lab services
$10,012,721
AHEAD INC
Software support services
$6,183,297

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 240 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

2 private foundations reported grants to Appalachian Regional Healthcare totaling $20,000 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 Appalachian Regional Healthcare's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Appalachian Regional Healthcare, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Appalachian Regional Healthcare's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Appalachian Regional Healthcare reported that 80.8% of its $928.7 million in expenses went to program services, 19.2% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Appalachian Regional Healthcare pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Appalachian Regional Healthcare reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $1,622,589, for the role of PRESIDENT/CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Appalachian Regional Healthcare get its money?

Of $1.08 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 92.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Appalachian Regional Healthcare a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 52-0795508 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 202611279349303381 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202511349349307256 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202441369349307559 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202321359349304822 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202240959349300419 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202101329349303070 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 52-0795508: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.