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Prisma Health-Upstate Foundation
Prisma Health-Upstate Foundation reported $11.6 million in revenue and $8.9 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $86.18 went to program services, $3.66 to management and general costs and $10.16 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 100.6% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $3,374,451 (PRESIDENT AND CEO OF PRISMA HEALTH). Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $8.9MFor context, the median across 1,030 covered philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking charities: $91.67 programs, $6.50 management, $1.83 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 $12MOther revenue was negative: −$119K. 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) | 86.2% | 90.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 3.7% | 6.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 10.2% | 1.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.08 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 100.6% | 80.3% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $3,374,451 | $322,368 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 37.89% | 1.60% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 81.5 | 58.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 14 of 16 | 100.0% |
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 expenseThe Prisma Health-Upstate Foundation, our board of directors, and 150 dedicated volunteers helped secure philanthropic support from more than 3,300 donors for several key initiatives as well as funding for patient assistance, child advocacy, and disease prevention programs that provided vital services to the most vulnerable in our community. Two long-standing events - the dragon boat upstate festival and run4life - brought together the cancer community, including survivors, patients, family members, community members, and Prisma Health team members to support the fight against cancer. Several…
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 Director/trustee, 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 |
0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Prisma Health-Upstate Foundation (Part VII, line 2).
2 filings since FY2024 (9 mo.)
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked| Filing | Revenue | Expenses | Programs | Net assets | Top pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 ⓘ | $12M | $8.9M | 86.2% | $60M | $3,374,451 |
| FY2024 (9 mo.) ⓘ | $7.1M | $5.0M | 81.5% | $46M | — |
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–1b16 · 14 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 2Yes
- 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 4No
- 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 50
- Volunteers Part I, line 6150
Private foundation grants it received
3 private foundations reported grants to Prisma Health-Upstate Foundation totaling $33,000 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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Every number above is copied from Prisma Health-Upstate Foundation's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Prisma Health-Upstate Foundation, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Prisma Health-Upstate Foundation spent in FY2025, $86.18 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Prisma Health-Upstate Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Prisma Health-Upstate Foundation reported that 86.2% of its $8.9 million in expenses went to program services, 3.7% to management and general and 10.2% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Prisma Health-Upstate Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Prisma Health-Upstate Foundation 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 Foundation get its money?
Of $11.6 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 100.6% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Prisma Health-Upstate Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 93-2009608 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 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 202612239349302151 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024 (9 mo.): Form 990 for the 9-month short period ending September 30, 2024, object 202522139349300127 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 93-2009608: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.