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Upper Chesapeake Medical Services

Bel Air, MD · EIN 52-1501734 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Upper Chesapeake Medical Services reported $101.5 million in revenue and $120.2 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $99.94 went to program services, $0.06 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: 94.7% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $911,621 (PHYSICIAN). 145 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 50% 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 $120M

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 $101M

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)
99.9%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
0.1%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
Not reported$0.00
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
0.0%1.3%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%0.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
94.7%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$911,621$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.76%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
14527
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
0.36.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
6 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
$120M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · revenue $101M

Upper Chesapeake Medical Services, inc. Houses the activity of primary care, surgeons, specialists and hospitalists. These physicians treat exclusively Upper Chesapeake health system patients. Physicians charge reasonable rates for their services in order to ensure that these services are widely available to the community. All bariatric patients are patients of Upper Chesapeake Medical center or harford memorial hospital, and accordingly, are provided charity care to the same extent that it is available under the hospital's charity care policy

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
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week
$860,876$0$50,745$911,621
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week
$847,915$0$49,193$897,108
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week
$831,167$0$40,263$871,430
PRESIDENT/CEO, UMUCHS
Director/trustee, officer, 1.0 hrs/week
$0$719,937$131,887$851,824
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week
$805,337$0$34,292$839,629
SECRETARY
Officer, 1.0 hrs/week
$0$748,653$49,551$798,204
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week
$684,939$0$49,541$734,480
DIRECTOR
Director/trustee, 40.0 hrs/week
$621,895$0$30,326$652,221

145 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Upper Chesapeake Medical Services (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
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$101M$120M99.9%$2.9M$911,621
FY2024 ⓘ$89M$110M100.0%$2.6M$1,059,542
FY2023 ⓘ$93M$111M92.0%−$5.1M$1,148,301
FY2022 ⓘ$77M$92M90.6%−$20M$1,291,298
FY2021 ⓘ$71M$87M97.5%−$4.7M$1,270,902
FY2020 ⓘ$68M$85M96.2%−$18M$1,192,228

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 · 6 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 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 50
  • Volunteers Part I, line 66

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Upper Chesapeake Medical Services's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Upper Chesapeake Medical Services, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

Questions people ask

How much of Upper Chesapeake Medical Services's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Upper Chesapeake Medical Services reported that 99.9% of its $120.2 million in expenses went to program services, 0.1% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Upper Chesapeake Medical Services pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Upper Chesapeake Medical Services reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $911,621, for the role of PHYSICIAN (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Upper Chesapeake Medical Services get its money?

Of $101.5 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 0.0% came from contributions and grants (including 0.0% from government grants) and 94.7% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Upper Chesapeake Medical Services a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 52-1501734 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), 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 202631329349306108 · read the filing
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202541339349308069 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202421359349304962 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202301329349305425 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202241339349300934 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202121349349304357 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 52-1501734: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.