BayCare Health System
BayCare Health System reported $1.61 billion in revenue and $835.2 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $91.29 went to program services, $8.71 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was investment income: 47.7% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $3,027,169 (PRESIDENT & CEO BAYCARE). 1,162 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 96% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $835MFor 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
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $1.61BThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 91.3% | 85.6% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 8.7% | 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 | 0.0% | 1.3% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 47.2% | 93.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $3,027,169 | $975,831 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.36% | 1.34% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 1,162 | 27 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 99.6 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 20 of 21 | 88.9% |
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
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseBayCare Health System, headquartered in Clearwater, Florida, is the leading, not-for-profit health care system that connects individuals and families to a wide range of services at 16 hospitals and hundreds of other convenient locations throughout West Central Florida, including Tampa Bay. Inpatient and outpatient services include acute care, primary care, imaging, laboratory, surgery centers, wellness centers, behavioral health, home care and urgent care. BayCare's 2024 Report to the Community can be viewed at BayCare.org/Annual-Report. Continued on Schedule O
Highest reported compensation
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT & CEO BAYCARE Director/trustee, officer, 45.0 hrs/week | $2,488,756 | $0 | $538,413 | $3,027,169 |
| EVP, CFO BAYCARE Officer, 45.0 hrs/week | $2,117,618 | $0 | $125,538 | $2,243,156 |
| CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER Key employee, 45.0 hrs/week | $1,251,188 | $0 | $109,325 | $1,360,513 |
| CHIEF PHYSICIAN EXECUTIVE Highest compensated employee, 45.0 hrs/week | $1,168,347 | $0 | $182,090 | $1,350,437 |
| SVP INFORMATION SERVICES Highest compensated employee, 45.0 hrs/week | $1,185,829 | $0 | $66,746 | $1,252,575 |
| CO-CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer, 6.0 hrs/week | $1,092,711 | $0 | $120,134 | $1,212,845 |
| CHIEF TEAM RESOURCES OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 45.0 hrs/week | $1,083,089 | $0 | $120,290 | $1,203,379 |
| CO-CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer, 10.0 hrs/week | $1,096,497 | $0 | $101,640 | $1,198,137 |
1,162 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from BayCare Health System (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $9.6M (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · 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–1b21 · 20 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 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 58,197
- Volunteers Part I, line 620
Largest outside contractors
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| CERNER CORPORATION Software | $32,609,277 |
| MERKLE INC Marketing services | $6,464,007 |
| STERN DRAKE ISBELL & ASSOCIATE DBA SDI RADIOLOGY medical services | $4,859,954 |
| AYA HEALTHCARE INC medical services | $4,741,258 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 253 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
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Every number above is copied from BayCare 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 BayCare Health System, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of BayCare Health System's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, BayCare Health System reported that 91.3% of its $835.2 million in expenses went to program services, 8.7% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does BayCare Health System pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation BayCare Health System reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $3,027,169, for the role of PRESIDENT & CEO BAYCARE (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does BayCare Health System get its money?
Of $1.61 billion in revenue in calendar year 2024, 0.0% came from contributions and grants (including 0.0% from government grants) and 47.2% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is BayCare Health System a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 59-2796965 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
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202533169349306748 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202413179349304941 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202313139349301751 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202233149349306578 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202113139349302931 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202032909349301208 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 59-2796965: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.