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Stella Maris

Timonium, MD · EIN 52-1419602 · 501(c)(3) · Church
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Stella Maris reported $85.5 million in revenue and $80.7 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $87.16 went to program services, $12.84 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: 94.3% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $2,203,513 (President/CEO, Ex Officio). 84 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 30% 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 $81M

For context, the median across 2,433 covered unclassified charities: $88.27 programs, $11.68 management, $0.05 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 $85M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 2,433 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
87.2%86.7%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
12.8%11.5%
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$0.01
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
1.3%29.9%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%3.8%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
94.3%58.9%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$2,203,513$301,601
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
2.73%1.38%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
846
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
12.16.8
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
0 of 8100.0%

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
$55M expenses · 77.7% of program spending · revenue $62M

Nursing home care - provides room and board, care and treatment to the elderly. Total bed days 125,023

$8.9M expenses · 12.6% of program spending · revenue $8.5M

Home health care - provides medical care visits including skilled nursing, home health aide, physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy to home care participants. Total patient days - 138,159; total patient visits - 41,889

$6.8M expenses · 9.7% of program spending · revenue $11M

HOSPICE CARE - PROVIDES ROOM AND BOARD AND PALLIATIVE CARE FOR THE SICK AND DYING. TOTAL PATIENT DAYS IPU - 5,252. TOTAL PATIENT DAYS Home Health - 40,817; TOTAL PATIENT VISITS - 19,891

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, Ex Officio
Director/trustee, officer, 0.5 hrs/week
$0$2,159,214$44,299$2,203,513
Treasurer
Director/trustee, officer, 1.0 hrs/week
$0$1,311,468$49,474$1,360,942
Director
Director/trustee, 1.0 hrs/week
$0$1,024,977$47,592$1,072,569
Vice Chair/Assistant Secretary
Director/trustee, officer, 0.5 hrs/week
$0$650,449$32,496$682,945
Director/ED of facility
Director/trustee, officer, 40.0 hrs/week
$356,733$0$23,430$380,163
Director
Director/trustee, 0.5 hrs/week
$0$325,883$24,713$350,596
Director
Director/trustee, officer, 18.5 hrs/week
$0$302,145$45,297$347,442
SR. VP OF OUTREACH SERVICE
Key employee, 40.0 hrs/week
$242,682$0$33,569$276,251

84 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Stella Maris (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $599K (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$25M$50M$75M$100MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$85M$81M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$85M$81M87.2%$81M$2,203,513
FY2024 ⓘ$80M$75M88.7%$75M$1,796,208
FY2023 ⓘ$73M$72M85.1%$69M$1,961,974
FY2022 ⓘ$68M$68M86.2%$67M$1,623,456
FY2021 ⓘ$70M$64M84.2%$71M$1,344,361
FY2020 ⓘ$66M$61M73.0%$64M$1,700,213

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 · 0 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 14bNo
  • Employees Part I, line 5978
  • Volunteers Part I, line 6131

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
CAREFIRST BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD
Benefits
$6,203,249
SELECT REHABILITION LLC
Rehab
$3,891,490
Intelycare Inc
Healthcare Staffing
$3,083,426
Metz Culinary Management Inc
Food
$2,835,502
REMEDI SENIORCARE
Pharmacy
$1,528,568

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 50 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

6 private foundations reported grants to Stella Maris totaling $247K 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 Stella Maris's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Stella Maris, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Stella Maris's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Stella Maris reported that 87.2% of its $80.7 million in expenses went to program services, 12.8% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Stella Maris pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Stella Maris reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $2,203,513, for the role of President/CEO, Ex Officio (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Stella Maris get its money?

Of $85.5 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 1.3% came from contributions and grants and 94.3% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Stella Maris a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 52-1419602 as a 501(c)(3) organization (church), 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 202600979349301420 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202501009349300840 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202420999349300622 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202331159349300438 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202221229349301752 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202111209349301101 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 52-1419602: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.