Newport Hospital
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
As a member hospital in the Brown Health system, NH is committed to its mission: Delivering health with care.
- Income
- $175.0 million
- Spending
- $170.7 million
- Spent on programs
- 83%
- Reserves
- 12.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 90%
- Employees
- 1,136
- Volunteers
- 150
- Highest pay
- $2.0 million, trustee
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
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 95% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 12.4 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 7% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 2% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 3% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1583% 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
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 53% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2512 of 17 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
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
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 (4)
- $76.0 million spent. During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2025, NH reported 30,994 inpatient days, 5,617 discharges, 446 newborn deliveries, and 424 inpatient surgeries. NH provides a range of diagnostic therapeutic healthcare services including: behavioral medicine, cardiac services, obstetrics, orthopedics, pulmonary medicine, and cancer care. (See also Schedule O, Part III, Line 4a)
- $58.6 million spent. NH provides certain healthcare services on an outpatient basis. In fiscal year 2025, NH experienced outpatient volume of 55,901 equivalent outpatient days and performed 2,292 outpatient surgeries. Outpatient services are also provided in NH's Emergency Department, which had 33,980 patient visits in fiscal year 2025. Outpatient services include an emergency department, diagnostic medical imaging, laboratory, Vanderbilt Rehabilitation Center, and wound care, among others. The Emergency Department (ED) is open and staffed 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, with emergency medicine physicians and specially trained physician assistants and nurses. The ED, in accordance with NH's mission and civic obligations, treats every person who seeks care, regardless of their ability to pay.
- $6.7 million spent. The Noreen Stonor Drexel Birthing Center (the Center) at NH delivered 446 newborns during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2025. The Center is a separate unit at NH for labor and delivery, enabling patients to remain in the same location for labor, delivery, recovery, and postpartum care. The Center's staff includes board-certified obstetricians, pediatricians, family practitioners, anesthesiologists, a certified nurse midwife, and registered nurses who have received national certifications in obstetrical nursing. The Center at NH has received the "Baby Friendly" designation from the World Health Organization and UNICEF.
- Cafeteria & Misc. Pharmacy Sales
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 March 1937.
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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