Danbury Hospital
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF EVERY PERSON IN OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH THE EFFICIENT DELIVERY OF EXCELLENT, INNOVATIVE AND COMPASSIONATE CARE.
- Income
- $943.2 million
- Spending
- $941.1 million
- Spent on programs
- 93%
- Reserves
- 2.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 98%
- Employees
- 3,420
- Volunteers
- 229
- Highest pay
- $5.9 million, president/ceo of northwell; director (from 05/25)
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
Fair: 62 out of 100. Higher than 49% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 2.3 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 38% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 0% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 4% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1593% 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: 88 out of 100. Higher than 26% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2518 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
0 of 7Reports no 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)
- $874.8 million spent. DANBURY HOSPITAL IS A 456-BED ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL THAT PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE, HIGH-QUALITY, PATIENT-CENTERED CARE TO THE COMMUNITY. FOR MORE THAN 130 YEARS, THE HOSPITAL HAS DELIVERED MISSION-DRIVEN SERVICES AND REMAINS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING SAFE, CONVENIENT, AND ACCESSIBLE CARE TO MEET THE DIVERSE HEALTHCARE NEEDS OF THE POPULATIONS IT SERVES. DANBURY HOSPITAL IS PART OF NUVANCE HEALTH, WHICH IN MAY 2025 JOINED NORTHWELL HEALTH, CREATING AN EXPANDED INTEGRATED HEALTH SYSTEM THAT ENHANCES ACCESS TO COORDINATED, HIGH-QUALITY CARE ACROSS NEW YORK'S HUDSON VALLEY AND WESTERN CONNECTICUT. AS PART OF NORTHWELL HEALTH, NEW YORK'S LARGEST HEALTH SYSTEM, DANBURY HOSPITAL PATIENTS BENEFIT FROM EXPANDED CLINICAL COORDINATION, ENHANCED SPECIALTY EXPERTISE, AND ACCESS TO SYSTEM-WIDE BEST PRACTICES, WHILE MAINTAINING A STRONG FOCUS ON COMMUNITY-BASED CARE. THROUGH ITS INTEGRATED SYSTEM, DANBURY HOSPITAL OFFERS A BROAD RANGE OF SERVICES, INCLUDING BARIATRIC SURGERY AND MEDICAL WEIGHT LOSS, CRITICAL CARE, DIABETES EDUCATION, EMERGENCY SERVICES, HEART AND VASCULAR CARE, IMAGING AND RADIOLOGY, INFUSION THERAPY, NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY, ORTHOPEDIC CARE, PHYSICAL REHABILITATION, PRIMARY CARE, RHEUMATOLOGY, SLEEP MEDICINE, URGENT CARE, WOMEN'S HEALTH, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, CANCER CARE, DENTISTRY, DIGESTIVE HEALTH, ENDOCRINOLOGY, GENETIC COUNSELING, HOME HEALTH SERVICES, INFECTIOUS DISEASE CARE, NEPHROLOGY, OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE, PATIENT BLOOD MANAGEMENT, PEDIATRICS, PODIATRY, PULMONARY CARE, GERIATRIC CARE, SURGICAL SERVICES, UROLOGY, AND WOUND CARE AND HYPERBARIC MEDICINE. DANBURY HOSPITAL IS RECOGNIZED FOR ITS COMMITMENT TO DELIVERING HIGH-QUALITY CARE, AS EVIDENCED BY MULTIPLE NATIONAL DISTINCTIONS AND ACCREDITATIONS IN 2025. THE HOSPITAL WAS NAMED AMONG HEALTHGRADES' AMERICA'S 250 BEST HOSPITALS, PLACING IT IN THE TOP 5 PERCENT OF HOSPITALS NATIONWIDE BASED ON CLINICAL OUTCOMES. IT ALSO RECEIVED SEVERAL HEALTHGRADES SPECIALTY RECOGNITIONS, INCLUDING TOP 100 NATIONAL RANKINGS IN CARDIAC CARE, CRITICAL CARE, GASTROINTESTINAL CARE, AND SPINE SURGERY, AS WELL AS A SURGICAL CARE EXCELLENCE AWARD. ADDITIONALLY, U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT RATED THE HOSPITAL AS "HIGH PERFORMING" IN MULTIPLE PROCEDURES AND CONDITIONS, INCLUDING HEART FAILURE, HIP REPLACEMENT, SPINAL SURGERY, LUNG CANCER SURGERY, AND PACEMAKER IMPLANTATION. COMPLEMENTING THESE RECOGNITIONS, THE HOSPITAL MAINTAINS SIGNIFICANT CLINICAL ACCREDITATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS FROM THE JOINT COMMISSION, INCLUDING ADVANCED CERTIFICATION AND THE GOLD SEAL OF DISTINCTION FOR EXCELLENCE IN PALLIATIVE CARE; ADVANCED CERTIFICATION AND GOLD SEAL OF DISTINCTION AS A THROMBECTOMY-CAPABLE STROKE CENTER; AND CERTIFICATIONS WITH THE GOLD SEAL OF DISTINCTION FOR EXCELLENCE IN SPINE, TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT, AND TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT. THE HOSPITAL IS ALSO RECOGNIZED AS A ROBOTIC CENTER OF EXCELLENCE BY THE SURGICAL REVIEW CORPORATION. COLLECTIVELY, THESE RECOGNITIONS DEMONSTRATE THE HOSPITAL'S ONGOING COMMITMENT TO QUALITY IMPROVEMENT, ADHERENCE TO RIGOROUS CLINICAL STANDARDS, AND DELIVERY OF SAFE, EFFECTIVE CARE. DANBURY HOSPITAL CONDUCTS A COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT (CHNA) EVERY THREE YEARS TO IDENTIFY THE HEALTH NEEDS, BARRIERS, AND PRIORITIES OF THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES. THE FINDINGS INFORM THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PLAN (CHIP), WHICH OUTLINES STRATEGIES AND MEASURABLE ACTIONS TO ADDRESS IDENTIFIED NEEDS. BASED ON THE MOST RECENT CHNA, DANBURY HOSPITAL FOCUSED ITS COMMUNITY BENEFIT ACTIVITIES ON TWO PRIORITY AREAS: PREVENTING CHRONIC DISEASE AND ADDRESSING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS. IN SUPPORT OF CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION, DANBURY HOSPITAL IMPLEMENTED INITIATIVES ADDRESSING NUTRITION AND FOOD INSECURITY. THE HOSPITAL PROVIDED MORE THAN 10,000 DISCOUNTED MEALS ANNUALLY TO SENIORS AND PATIENTS UNDERGOING CANCER TREATMENT AND CONTINUED TO EXPAND ITS FOOD AS MEDICINE (FAM) PROGRAM, LAUNCHED IN 2023. THIS PROGRAM CONNECTS FOOD-INSECURE PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC CONDITIONS, SUCH AS UNCONTROLLED HYPERTENSION, TO NUTRITION EDUCATION, HEALTHY FOOD, AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES AT NO COST THROUGH THE FOOD FARMACY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNITED WAY. THE HOSPITAL ALSO HOSTS ANNUAL MISSION HEALTH DAY EVENTS, WHICH CONTINUE TO GROW IN PARTICIPATION. THESE EVENTS PROVIDE FREE HEALTH SCREENINGS, VACCINATIONS, MEDICAL ASSESSMENTS, HEALTH EDUCATION, AND ESSENTIAL SUPPLIES TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS. TO ADDRESS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL NEEDS, DANBURY HOSPITAL SUPPORTS A COMMUNITY CARE TEAM (CCT), INCLUDING HIGH-RISK NAVIGATORS WHO ASSIST INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS OR COMPLEX HEALTH NEEDS WITH SECURING HOUSING AND CONNECTING TO PRIMARY CARE, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDERS, SUBSTANCE USE SERVICES, AND EMPLOYMENT RESOURCES. THESE EFFORTS HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO REDUCTIONS IN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT UTILIZATION AMONG PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS. IN FY2025, CCT SUPPORTED A CASELOAD OF 233 CLIENTS. THE HOSPITAL ALSO SUPPORTS ACCESS TO EVIDENCE-BASED EDUCATION THROUGH MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID, A PROGRAM OFFERED ACROSS COMMUNITIES TO HELP INDIVIDUALS RECOGNIZE AND RESPOND TO SIGNS OF MENTAL ILLNESS AND SUBSTANCE USE. IN ADDITION, THE HOSPITAL COLLABORATES WITH CONNECTICUT COMMUNITY FOR ADDICTION RECOVERY (CCAR) TO PROVIDE REFERRALS FROM THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT TO PEER RECOVERY SPECIALISTS, RESULTING IN MORE THAN 200 REFERRALS ANNUALLY IN CONNECTICUT. ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT INITIATIVES INCLUDE TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE, FITNESS AND WELLNESS PROGRAMMING, HEALTH-RELATED SOCIAL NEEDS SCREENINGS, DISTRIBUTION OF NALOXONE (NARCAN) AND FENTANYL TEST STRIPS, AND DIAPER DISTRIBUTION PROGRAMS. THE HOSPITAL ALSO PROVIDES COMMUNITY EDUCATION ON TOPICS SUCH AS CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT, STROKE PREVENTION, CANCER SCREENING, SMOKING CESSATION, AND STRESS MANAGEMENT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, SCHOOLS, AND SENIOR CENTERS. STAFF FURTHER SUPPORT COMMUNITY HEALTH THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN LOCAL COALITIONS, TASK FORCES, AND VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES. THESE INITIATIVES ARE D
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 1946.
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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