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Caldwell Memorial Hospital

Also known as UNC Health Caldwell

Lenoir, NC · EIN 56-0554202 · 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

Caldwell Memorial Hospital reported $220.0 million in revenue and $201.9 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $85.36 went to program services, $14.64 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: 99.1% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $1,375,278 (Medical Practice Physician). 124 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 56% 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 $202M

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)
85.4%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
14.6%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
0.6%1.3%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%0.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
99.1%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$1,375,278$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.68%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
12427
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
5.86.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
10 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
$172M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · revenue $217M

Caldwell Memorial Health, Inc. d/b/a UNC Health Caldwell is a component unit of the University of North Carolina Health Care System (UNCHCS). UNC Health Caldwell is a 5013 corporation whose sole corporate member is UNCHCS. Caldwell's mission is "to provide safe, effective, and compassionate care and to promote healthy lifestyles to our community." More broadly UNC Health's mission is "To improve the health and well-being of North Carolinians and others we serve." Our system values are One Great Team, Carolina Care, Leading the Way and It Starts with Me. In fulfilling this mission, Caldwell…

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
Medical Practice Physician
Highest compensated employee, 60.0 hrs/week
$1,355,333$0$19,945$1,375,278
Director/President & CEO
Director/trustee, officer, 60.0 hrs/week
$593,255$0$147,316$740,571
Medical Practice Physician
Highest compensated employee, 60.0 hrs/week
$679,960$0$44,025$723,985
Former CFO
Former, 0.0 hrs/week
$0$403,155$125,656$528,811
Director
Director/trustee, 2.0 hrs/week
$0$320,172$120,340$440,512
CMO
Officer, 60.0 hrs/week
$391,187$0$26,504$417,691
Chief CRNA
Highest compensated employee, 60.0 hrs/week
$364,547$0$43,558$408,105
CFO
Officer, 30.0 hrs/week
$0$347,480$34,911$382,391

124 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Caldwell Memorial Hospital (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.8M (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$202M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$220M$202M85.4%$98M$1,375,278
FY2024 ⓘ$207M$205M87.7%$80M$1,311,511
FY2023 ⓘ$192M$189M87.7%$78M$1,136,777
FY2022 ⓘ$179M$176M86.3%$74M$1,291,324
FY2021 ⓘ$162M$158M84.4%$71M$1,579,887
FY2020 ⓘ$141M$142M83.7%$68M$1,268,813

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 · 10 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 5986
  • Volunteers Part I, line 661

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
MOUNTAIN EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS
Physician services
$4,031,724
MINA PLLC
Staffing
$1,449,837
CPL ARCHITECTS ENGINEERS LANDSCAPE
Architectural
$1,121,844
GRANITE GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY PLLC
Physician services
$847,124

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 28 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

2 private foundations reported grants to Caldwell Memorial Hospital totaling $51,767 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 Caldwell Memorial 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 Caldwell Memorial Hospital, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Caldwell Memorial Hospital's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Caldwell Memorial Hospital reported that 85.4% of its $201.9 million in expenses went to program services, 14.6% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Caldwell Memorial Hospital pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Caldwell Memorial Hospital reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $1,375,278, for the role of Medical Practice Physician (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Caldwell Memorial Hospital get its money?

Of $220.0 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 0.6% came from contributions and grants and 99.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Caldwell Memorial Hospital a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 56-0554202 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 202601209349302850 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202511159349300226 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202411139349301141 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202331189349300428 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202211189349300621 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202121319349303122 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 56-0554202: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.