Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center
Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center reported $219.0 million in revenue and $212.5 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $62.46 went to program services, $37.54 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: 99.5% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $3,235,216 (PSH CEO - PART YEAR). 145 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 242788% between FY2022 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 $213MFor 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 $219MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 62.5% | 85.6% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 37.5% | 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 | 0.0% | 1.3% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 99.5% | 93.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $3,235,216 | $975,831 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.52% | 1.34% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 145 | 27 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | -6.6 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 3 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 expensePenn State Health Lancaster Medical Center opened on october 3, 2022. The Medical Center provides complete medical and surgical services, a state-of-the-art emergency department, specialty inpatient services and advanced imaging for people in lancaster and york counties. The 142-bed acute care Medical Center is fundamentally committed to providing compassionate, inclusive and equitable care through its diverse workforce. Patients and their families can receive the most advanced care in modern, patient-centered areas of inpatient services, inlcuding: cardiac catheterization, critical care…
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSH CEO - PART YEAR Officer, 1.0 hrs/week | $0 | $2,575,103 | $660,113 | $3,235,216 |
| DIRECTOR & CHAIR / PSH PRESIDENT & COO Director/trustee, officer, 1.0 hrs/week | $0 | $1,549,663 | $155,443 | $1,705,106 |
| DIRECTOR / PSH CFO & EVP - PART YEAR Director/trustee, officer, 1.0 hrs/week | $0 | $1,391,377 | $46,993 | $1,438,370 |
| DIRECTOR / EVP & SYSTEM CMO Director/trustee, 1.0 hrs/week | $0 | $979,665 | $110,378 | $1,090,043 |
| DIRECTOR/PSH CHIEF OF STAFF Director/trustee, 1.0 hrs/week | $0 | $930,204 | $36,657 | $966,861 |
| PRESIDENT Director/trustee, officer, 48.0 hrs/week | $621,209 | $0 | $36,404 | $657,613 |
| DIRECTOR/PHYSICIAN - PART YEAR Director/trustee, 1.0 hrs/week | $0 | $488,181 | $54,277 | $542,458 |
| DIRECTOR Director/trustee, 1.0 hrs/week | $0 | $511,851 | $28,090 | $539,941 |
145 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.2M (Part IX, line 5).
5 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 · 3 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 15aNo
- 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 5983
- Volunteers Part I, line 620
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| AMN HEALTHCARE INC Contracted nurses | $6,590,243 |
| NORTH AMERICAN PARTNERS IN ANESTHESIA LLC Physician locums | $6,237,720 |
| SODEXO INC Dietary and housekeeping services | $4,157,979 |
| UMS HERSHEY URS LITHOTRIPSY LLC Urology services | $1,912,487 |
| HCSC LAUNDRY Laundry Services | $406,978 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 14 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
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Every number above is copied from Penn State Health Lancaster Medical 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 Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center reported that 62.5% of its $212.5 million in expenses went to program services, 37.5% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $3,235,216, for the role of PSH CEO - PART YEAR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center get its money?
Of $219.0 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 0.0% came from contributions and grants (including 0.0% from government grants) and 99.5% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 85-1620990 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 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 202601349349311100 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202541359349305869 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202441319349304789 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202331319349307758 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202231369349315138 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 85-1620990: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.