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St Lukes Hospital

Columbus, NC · EIN 56-0554222 · 501(c)(3) · Hospital or medical research organization
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

St Lukes Hospital reported $4.4 million in revenue and $3.2 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $96.89 went to program services, $3.11 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: 66.8% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $329,229 (CHIEF MEDICAL DIRECTOR). 6 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue fell 89% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $3.2M

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 September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $4.4M

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)
96.9%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
3.1%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
0.3%1.3%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%0.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
66.8%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$329,229$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
10.33%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
627
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
284.56.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
7 of 988.9%

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
$3.1M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · revenue $2.9M

St. Luke's hospital is committed to ensure healthcare services are provided to its community. At the close of FY 09/30/2024 the organization entered into an agreement to transfer the hospital activities to adventhealth a 501(c)(3) healthcare network. Fiscal year ended 09/30/2025 was a wind down year of operations and included the board providing oversight in the transition to adventhealth to ensure high quality healthcare continued to be provided to the community

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
CHIEF MEDICAL DIRECTOR
Director/trustee, 1.0 hrs/week
$0$282,609$46,620$329,229
TRUSTEE
Director/trustee, 1.0 hrs/week
$0$218,269$37,727$255,996
CFO
Officer, 45.0 hrs/week
$218,643$0$31,917$250,560
ONCOLOGIST
Highest compensated employee, 45.0 hrs/week
$212,424$0$0$212,424
CNO
Officer, 45.0 hrs/week
$146,860$0$695$147,555
PHARMACY DIRECTOR
Highest compensated employee, 45.0 hrs/week
$120,713$0$2,579$123,292
ONCOLOGIST
Highest compensated employee, 45.0 hrs/week
$122,321$0$0$122,321

6 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from St Lukes Hospital (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 ⓘ$4.4M$3.2M96.9%$76M$329,229
FY2024 ⓘ$50M$44M92.6%$74M$502,438
FY2023 ⓘ$48M$42M92.6%$66M$536,594
FY2022 ⓘ$49M$43M94.4%$59M$470,861
FY2021 ⓘ$51M$39M91.7%$55M$413,676
FY2020 ⓘ$40M$36M87.6%$43M$494,164

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–1b9 · 7 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bNo
  • 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 5336
  • Volunteers Part I, line 612

Private foundation grants it received

2 private foundations reported grants to St Lukes Hospital totaling $25,923 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 St Lukes 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 St Lukes Hospital, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

Questions people ask

How much of St Lukes Hospital's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, St Lukes Hospital reported that 96.9% of its $3.2 million in expenses went to program services, 3.1% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does St Lukes Hospital pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation St Lukes Hospital reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $329,229, for the role of CHIEF MEDICAL DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does St Lukes Hospital get its money?

Of $4.4 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 0.3% came from contributions and grants and 66.8% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is St Lukes Hospital a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 56-0554222 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 September 30, 2025, object 202632269349302653 · read the filing
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202522269349300817 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202412269349302061 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202322279349302152 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202202269349300005 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202112249349301246 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 56-0554222: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.