Prisma Health-Upstate
Prisma Health-Upstate reported $3.61 billion in revenue and $2.79 billion in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $89.74 went to program services, $10.26 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: 99.7% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $3,374,451 (PRESIDENT AND CEO OF PRISMA HEALTH). 1,104 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 42% 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 $2.79BFor 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 $3.61B- Contributions & grants (non-government)$0.25 $9.1M
- Government grants$0.02 $874K
- Program service revenue$99.71 $3.59B
- Other revenue$0.02 $579K
Investment income was negative: −$164K. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 89.7% | 85.6% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 10.3% | 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 | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 99.7% | 93.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $3,374,451 | $975,831 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.12% | 1.34% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 1,104 | 27 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 3.3 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 10 of 10 | 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
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expensePrisma Health was formed to create a better state of health for south carolina. Prisma Health is striving to reach that goal by providing high quality patient care, decreasing health disparities, removing access barriers, developing new clinical services and academic programs, shaping health policy, and addressing healthcare affordability. Please read the annual report for more detail about new and expanded services and innovative collaborations at this website: https://prismahealth.org/pdfs/highlights-and-statistics-report-FY-2025
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · 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 AND CEO OF PRISMA HEALTH Key employee, 1.0 hrs/week | $0 | $3,807,923 | −$433,472 | $3,374,451 |
| EVP CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer, 1.0 hrs/week | $0 | $1,747,050 | $279,395 | $2,026,445 |
| EVP CHIEF CLINICAL OFFICER Key employee, 1.0 hrs/week | $0 | $1,569,605 | $275,322 | $1,844,927 |
| SVP CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER Key employee, 1.0 hrs/week | $0 | $1,474,984 | $25,833 | $1,500,817 |
| EVP CHIEF HR AND DIVERSITY OFFICER Key employee, 1.0 hrs/week | $0 | $1,111,674 | $170,830 | $1,282,504 |
| EVP CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer, 1.0 hrs/week | $0 | $924,582 | $308,092 | $1,232,674 |
| EVP CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER (UNTIL 1/21/25) Key employee, 1.0 hrs/week | $0 | $765,767 | $211,359 | $977,126 |
| EVP VALUE BASED CARE/CMO PRISMA HEALTH PLANS/CEO INVIO HEALTH NETWORKS Key employee, 1.0 hrs/week | $0 | $788,775 | $153,635 | $942,410 |
1,104 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Prisma Health-Upstate (Part VII, line 2).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance 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–1b10 · 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 512,204
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| QUALIVIS LLC Clinical staffing services | $46,002,358 |
| LABORATORY CORP Lab services | $32,534,303 |
| CROTHALL HEALTHCARE INC Environmental services | $21,616,627 |
| CROWN HEALTH CARE LAUNDRY SERV Linen services | $16,390,559 |
| ALLIED UNIVERSAL SECURITY SERVICES Security services | $10,199,505 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 159 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
7 private foundations reported grants to Prisma Health-Upstate totaling $297K 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.
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Of every $100 Prisma Health-Upstate spent in FY2025, $89.74 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Prisma Health-Upstate's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Prisma Health-Upstate reported that 89.7% of its $2.79 billion in expenses went to program services, 10.3% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Prisma Health-Upstate pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Prisma Health-Upstate reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $3,374,451, for the role of PRESIDENT AND CEO OF PRISMA HEALTH (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Prisma Health-Upstate get its money?
Of $3.61 billion in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 0.3% came from contributions and grants (including 0.0% from government grants) and 99.7% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Prisma Health-Upstate a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 81-1723202 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 202612249349300611 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202532259349301338 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202412289349300201 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202342239349302409 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202202249349301580 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202132249349301138 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 81-1723202: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.