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Wellstar Health System

Marietta, GA · EIN 58-1649541 · 501(c)(3) · Supporting organization (509(a)(3))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Wellstar Health System reported $3.08 billion in revenue and $2.69 billion in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $69.59 went to program services, $30.10 to management and general costs and $0.31 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 93.1% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $5,069,923 (President & CEO). 4,096 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 95% 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 $2.69B

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 $3.08B

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)
69.6%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
30.1%13.7%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.3%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
93.1%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$5,069,923$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.19%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
4,09627
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
21.66.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
10 of 1788.9%

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
$1.87B expenses · 100.0% of program spending · grants $5.6M · revenue $2.87B

No description in Part III; see the filing.

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, 38.0 hrs/week
$4,958,202$0$111,721$5,069,923
MD Physician Group
Highest compensated employee, 50.0 hrs/week
$2,428,229$0$119,997$2,548,226
MD Physician Group
Highest compensated employee, 50.0 hrs/week
$1,794,775$0$110,685$1,905,460
MD Physician Group
Highest compensated employee, 50.0 hrs/week
$1,736,645$0$109,851$1,846,496
MD Physician Group
Highest compensated employee, 50.0 hrs/week
$1,573,910$0$108,259$1,682,169
MD Physician Group
Highest compensated employee, 50.0 hrs/week
$1,553,506$0$89,555$1,643,061
EVP & General Counsel
Officer, 38.0 hrs/week
$1,501,286$0$118,680$1,619,966
EVP Chief Info & Digital Offcr
Officer, 38.0 hrs/week
$1,456,940$0$122,478$1,579,418

4,096 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Wellstar Health System (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $45M (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$1.00B$2.00B$3.00B$4.00BFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$3.08B$2.69B
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$3.08B$2.69B69.6%$4.84B$5,069,923
FY2024 ⓘ$2.55B$2.10B66.4%$4.09B$4,586,808
FY2023 ⓘ$2.12B$1.96B66.1%$3.19B$4,821,669
FY2022 ⓘ$1.85B$1.65B65.1%$2.60B$3,735,812
FY2021 ⓘ$1.99B$1.49B65.2%$2.67B$2,568,285
FY2020 ⓘ$1.58B$1.42B62.0%$1.75B$2,551,861

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–1b17 · 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 513,516
  • Volunteers Part I, line 654

Correct a figure or respond

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

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Questions people ask

How much of Wellstar Health System's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Wellstar Health System reported that 69.6% of its $2.69 billion in expenses went to program services, 30.1% to management and general and 0.3% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Wellstar Health System pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Wellstar Health System reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $5,069,923, for the role of President & CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Wellstar Health System get its money?

Of $3.08 billion in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 0.0% came from contributions and grants (including 0.0% from government grants) and 93.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Wellstar Health System a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 58-1649541 as a 501(c)(3) organization (supporting organization (509(a)(3))), 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 202611359349308811 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202541359349313684 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202401369349309570 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202341349349300029 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202231309349303178 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202111349349303556 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 58-1649541: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.