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Crisp Shared Services

Columbia, MD · EIN 85-3328249 · 501(c)(3) · Supporting organization, Type I
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Crisp Shared Services reported $65.1 million in revenue and $64.0 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $87.31 went to program services, $12.69 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: 100.0% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $480,974 (PRESIDENT AND CEO). 73 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 1226% between FY2021 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 $64M

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 $65M

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)
87.3%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
12.7%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
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
100.0%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$480,974$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.75%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
7327
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
0.56.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
7 of 788.9%

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
$56M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · revenue $65M

Css was formed to support multiple state-designated hies which includes but is not limited to: the chesapeake regional information system for our patients, inc. (maryland), the west virginia health information network (west virginia), heath information alliance, inc. Dba connie (connecticut), healtheconnect alaska (alaska), and crisp dc (district of columbia), kentucky health information exchange (kentucky), and executive office of health and human services (rhode island) (collectively, the supported organizations).css' activities, which are performed by its employees in support of the…

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 AND CEO
Officer, 20.00 hrs/week
$215,720$215,720$49,534$480,974
VP AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Officer, 20.00 hrs/week
$169,023$169,023$40,844$378,890
VP AND CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$322,446$0$46,129$368,575
VP AND CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$303,996$0$27,171$331,167
VP AND GENERAL COUNSEL
Officer, 20.00 hrs/week
$154,980$154,980$20,032$329,992
VP AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer, 20.00 hrs/week
$143,624$143,624$35,598$322,846
SR DIR OF SHARED SVCS AND CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$286,790$0$17,539$304,329
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, PUBLIC HEALTH MODERNIZATION
Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$247,072$0$33,776$280,848

73 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Crisp Shared Services (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $2.6M (Part IX, line 5).

5 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$65M$64M87.3%$2.8M$480,974
FY2024 ⓘ$57M$56M88.8%$1.7M$438,388
FY2023 ⓘ$46M$45M89.7%$1.3M$403,560
FY2022 ⓘ$13M$13M4.8%$22,776$477,904
FY2021 ⓘ$4.9M$4.9M7.8%$23,176$90,333

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–1b7 · 7 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 5224
  • Volunteers Part I, line 68

Correct a figure or respond

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

Questions people ask

How much of Crisp Shared Services's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Crisp Shared Services reported that 87.3% of its $64.0 million in expenses went to program services, 12.7% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Crisp Shared Services pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Crisp Shared Services reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $480,974, for the role of PRESIDENT AND CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Crisp Shared Services get its money?

Of $65.1 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 0.0% came from contributions and grants and 100.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Crisp Shared Services a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 85-3328249 as a 501(c)(3) organization (supporting organization, type i), 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 202631339349306438 · read the filing
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202521349349302592 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202431369349310008 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202321319349302412 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202221369349304807 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 85-3328249: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.