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Rockcastle Hospital and Respiratory CARE Center

Also known as Rockcastle Regional Hospital and Respiratory CARE Center

Mt Vernon, KY · EIN 61-0523304 · 501(c)(3) · Hospital or medical research organization
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Rockcastle Hospital and Respiratory CARE Center reported $97.6 million in revenue and $93.0 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $83.86 went to program services, $16.14 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: 94.4% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $572,330 (PHYSICIAN). 51 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 26% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending October 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $93M

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 October 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $98M

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)
83.9%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
16.1%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
$0.00$0.00
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
0.3%1.3%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.3%0.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
94.4%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$572,330$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.62%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
5127
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
11.76.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
0 of 488.9%

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
$78M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · grants $3,000 · revenue $95M

The hospital provides health care services to members of its community. The hospital maintains a policy of accepting all patients within its primary service area regardless of ability to pay

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, 40.00 hrs/week
$560,000$0$12,330$572,330
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$560,000$0$10,800$570,800
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$540,000$0$11,040$551,040
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$467,000$0$10,800$477,800
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$434,615$0$10,650$445,265
CEO
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$419,090$0$15,471$434,561
CFO
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$222,407$0$5,944$228,351
CHAIR
Director/trustee, 7.00 hrs/week
$30,000$0$240$30,240

51 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Rockcastle Hospital and Respiratory CARE Center (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $893K (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$25M$50M$75M$100MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$98M$93M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$98M$93M83.9%$91M$572,330
FY2024 ⓘ$93M$89M80.4%$86M$571,880
FY2023 ⓘ$89M$85M80.4%$82M$570,068
FY2022 ⓘ$84M$78M78.7%$78M$571,289
FY2021 ⓘ$77M$74M78.6%$73M$595,975
FY2020 ⓘ$78M$69M78.9%$70M$609,713

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–1b4 · 0 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 51,001
  • Volunteers Part I, line 64

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
ROCKCASTLE EMERGENCY GROUP LLC
Physician group
$847,820
KMSF INC
Physician group
$384,384
QUEST DIAGNOSTICS
Laboratory tests
$375,028
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
Radiologist
$101,852

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 4 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

1 private foundation reported grants to Rockcastle Hospital and Respiratory CARE Center totaling $370 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 Rockcastle Hospital and Respiratory CARE Center's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Rockcastle Hospital and Respiratory CARE Center, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Rockcastle Hospital and Respiratory CARE Center's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending October 31, 2025, Rockcastle Hospital and Respiratory CARE Center reported that 83.9% of its $93.0 million in expenses went to program services, 16.1% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Rockcastle Hospital and Respiratory CARE Center pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Rockcastle Hospital and Respiratory CARE Center reported for one person in the fiscal year ending October 31, 2025 was $572,330, for the role of PHYSICIAN (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Rockcastle Hospital and Respiratory CARE Center get its money?

Of $97.6 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending October 31, 2025, 0.3% came from contributions and grants (including 0.3% from government grants) and 94.4% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Rockcastle Hospital and Respiratory CARE Center a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 61-0523304 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 October 31, 2025, object 202632589349301258 · read the filing
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2024, object 202512599349300026 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2023, object 202402539349301520 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2022, object 202332559349300633 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2021, object 202232449349300948 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2020, object 202112569349300546 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 61-0523304: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.