Lahey Clinic Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
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- Income
- $414.8 million
- Spending
- $479.7 million
- Spent on programs
- 97%
- Reserves
- -0.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 90%
- Employees
- 1,818
- Volunteers
- 11
- Highest pay
- $4.7 million, chief executive officer (ceo, bilh)
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 35 out of 100. Higher than 10% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 67% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 16% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 10% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1597% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 75 out of 100. Higher than 7% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Independent board
5 of 2511 of 23 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $465.5 million spent. AS NOTED THROUGHOUT THIS FORM 990, LAHEY CLINIC, INC. (LCI), IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT PHYSICIAN GROUP AND MEMBER OF THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH NETWORK OF AFFILIATES. LCI IS A NETWORK OF PHYSICIANS AFFILIATED WITH BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH AND PROVIDING CARE IN CONJUNCTION WITH, AND IN THE COMMUNITIES SERVED BY, LAHEY CLINIC HOSPITAL D/B/A LAHEY CLINIC, AND LAHEY CLINIC PEABODY AND LAHEY CLINIC OUTPATIENT REHABILITATION SERVICES AT DANVERS(LCH OR HOSPITAL). THESE PHYSICIANS ARE COMMITTED TO IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITIES SERVED BY LAHEY CLINIC BY PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY, PERSONALIZED HEALTH CARE WITH COMPASSION, DIGNITY AND RESPECT FOR PATIENT RIGHTS IN A COST EFFECTIVE AND SAFE ENVIRONMENT. LCI IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING CARE TO PATIENTS IN THE COMMUNITIES WHERE THEY LIVE AND WORK AND PROVIDING CARE IN THE COMMUNITY TO MEDICARE, MEDICAID AND ALL OTHER PATIENTS. DURING THE PERIOD COVERED BY THIS FILING, LCI PROVIDED PRIMARY CARE/FAMILY MEDICINE, ANESTHESIOLOGY, BREAST CARE, CARDIOLOGY, HEALTHY AGING, EMERGENCY SERVICES, ENDOCRINOLOGY, ENDOSCOPY, GASTROENTEROLOGY, GENERAL SURGERY AND SPECIALTY SURGERY, HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY, INFECTIOUS DISEASE, OTOLARYNGOLOGY, LMI WEIGHT MANAGEMENT, NEPHROLOGY, NEURO SURGERY, NEUROLOGY, PSYCHIATRY, PULMONARY, RHEUMATOLOGY, SPINE & PAIN, AND UROLOGY TO ITS PATIENTS. IN ADDITION, WHEN ADVANCED CARE IS NEEDED, LCI PROVIDES LEADING EDGE TREATMENT AT ITS AFFILIATE, LAHEY CLINIC HOSPITAL D/B/A LAHEY CLINIC, AND LAHEY CLINIC PEABODY AND LAHEY CLINIC OUTPATIENT REHABILITATION SERVICES AT DANVERS AND LEADING-EDGE TREATMENT FROM BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER (BIDMC) AS WELL AS AND OTHER BILH AFFILIATES. LAHEY CLINIC AND BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER (BIDMC), EACH OPERATE A LEVEL I TRAUMA CENTER AND PROVIDE TERTIARY CARE AND CARE IN A WIDE RANGE OF SPECIALTIES. PRIMARY CARE LCI PHYSICIANS DELIVERED PRIMARY CARE TO PATIENTS IN BURLINGTON AND PEABODY COMMUNITIESSERVED BY LCI AND LCH D/B/A LAHEY CLINIC, AND LAHEY CLINIC PEABODY AND LAHEY CLINIC OUTPATIENT REHABILITATION SERVICES AT DANVERS. PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS (PCPS) ARE COMMUNITY-BASED MEDICAL DOCTORS WHO GENERALLY PROVIDE THE FIRST CONTACT FOR A PATIENT WITH A NON-EMERGENT UNDIAGNOSED HEALTH CONCERN, AS WELL AS CONTINUING CARE FOR A VARIETY OF MEDICAL CONDITIONS. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR COVERED BY THIS FILING, LCI HAD 28,340 PRIMARY CARE PATIENT VISITS. SPECIALTY CARE LCI HAS A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF SPECIALTY CARE PROVIDERS WHO PROVIDE CARE IN MORE THAN 40 DISCIPLINES INCLUDING ANESTHESIOLOGY, BREAST CARE, CARDIOLOGY, HEALTHY AGING, EMERGENCY SERVICES, ENDOCRINOLOGY, ENDOSCOPY, GASTROENTEROLOGY, GENERAL SURGERY AND SPECIALTY SURGERY, HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY, INFECTIOUS DISEASE, OTOLARYNGOLOGY, LMI WEIGHT MANAGEMENT, NEPHROLOGY, NEURO SURGERY, NEUROLOGY, PSYCHIATRY, PULMONARY, RHEUMATOLOGY, SPINE & PAIN, AND UROLOGY IN BURLINGTON, PEABODY, LEXINGTON, DANVERS, BEVERLY, AND WINCHESTER COMMUNITIES. IN ADDITION TO THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS NOTED ABOVE FOR LAHEY CLINIC, INC. (LCI), AND AS NOTED THROUGHOUT THIS FORM 990, LAHEY CLINIC, INC. (LCI) IS A MEMBER OF THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH (BILH) NETWORK OF AFFILIATES. THE BILH NETWORK IS DELIVERING ON THE PROMISE TO BILH PATIENTS AND COMMUNITIES TO EXPAND ACCESS AND PROVIDE EXTRAORDINARY CARE, WHILE ALSO ADVANCING MEDICINE THROUGH DISCOVERY AND EDUCATION. THE BILH PURPOSE STATEMENT ARTICULATES THE IMPACT THAT EACH BILH AFFILIATE STRIVES TO MAKE IN THE COMMUNITIES SERVED. THESE SHARED VALUES GUIDE EACH ENTITY'S DAILY EFFORTS AND KEEP EACH AFFILIATE ALIGNED IN THE PURSUIT OF THE BILH PURPOSE, SHOWING HOW "WE CARE" FOR PATIENTS, EACH OTHER AND THE COMMUNITIES SERVED. PURPOSE STATEMENT: BILH CREATES HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES ONE PERSON AT A TIME THROUGH SEAMLESS CARE AND GROUND-BREAKING SCIENCE, DRIVEN BY EXCELLENCE, INNOVATION AND EQUITY. BILH WE CARE VALUES: WELLBEING. WE PROVIDE A HEALTH-FOCUSED WORKPLACE AND SUPPORT A HEALTHY WORK-LIFE BALANCE. EMPATHY. WE DO OUR BEST TO UNDERSTAND OTHERS' FEELINGS, NEEDS AND PERSPECTIVES. COLLABORATION. WE WORK TOGETHER TO ACHIEVE EXTRAORDINARY RESULTS. ACCOUNTABILITY. WE HOLD OURSELVES AND EACH OTHER TO BEHAVIORS NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE OUR COLLECTIVE GOALS. RESPECT. WE VALUE DIVERSITY AND TREAT ALL MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY WITH DIGNITY AND INCLUSIVENESS. EQUITY. EVERYONE HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTAIN THEIR FULL POTENTIAL IN OUR WORKPLACE AND THROUGH THE CARE WE PROVIDE. BILH IS ACCOMPLISHING THIS MISSION BY PROVIDING SUPPORT TO ITS AFFILIATES WHICH INCLUDE: 1. A PHYSICIAN ENTERPRISE THAT ENCOMPASSES THE SYSTEM'S NETWORK OF EMPLOYED PRIMARY CARE AND SPECIALTY PHYSICIANS LOCATED THROUGHOUT OUR REGION; 2. A HOSPITAL AND AMBULATORY SERVICES GROUP THAT INCLUDES WORLD-CLASS ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS AND TEACHING HOSPITALS WITH AFFILIATIONS WITH HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL, THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS CHAN MEDICAL SCHOOL AND TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE; LEADING COMMUNITY HOSPITALS; A RENOWNED ORTHOPEDICS HOSPITAL; AND COMPREHENSIVE AMBULATORY CENTERS; 3. A POPULATION HEALTH ENTERPRISE THAT EMBRACES A MODEL OF CARE TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF ALL THOSE SERVED BY BILH; THE POPULATION HEALTH DOMAIN INCLUDES THE SYSTEM'S CLINICALLY INTEGRATED NETWORK OF AFFILIATED PROVIDERS AND VITAL SERVICES, INCLUDING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND HOME CARE SERVICES; 4. A ROBUST NETWORK OF ADMINISTRATIVE AND OPERATIONAL SERVICES TO ADVANCE STRATEGIC GOALS, BOTH LOCALLY AND AT THE SYSTEM LEVEL, THAT OFFERS EXPERTISE AND STANDARDIZED RESOURCES BASED ON BEST PRACTICES. DURING THE FISCAL PERIOD COVERED BY THIS FILING, BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH (BILH) SERVED AS THE SOLE MEMBER OF BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER, INC. (BIDMC), MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL (MAH), NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL (NEBH), BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL -- MILTON, INC. (BID-MILTON), BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL -- NEEDHAM, INC. (BID-NEEDHAM), BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL -- PLYMOUTH, INC. (BID-PLYMOUTH), LAHEY HEALTH SHARED SERVICES (LHSS), LAHEY CLINIC FOUNDATION (LCF), WINCHESTER HOSPITAL (WINCH
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending September 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since October 1994.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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