Yale New Haven Hospital
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE MISSION OF YNHH IS TO PROVIDE INNOVATIVE AND EXCELLENT PATIENT CARE, TEACHING, RESEARCH, AND SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES.
- Income
- $4.9 billion
- Spending
- $4.7 billion
- Spent on programs
- 94%
- Reserves
- 4.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 95%
- Employees
- 18,097
- Volunteers
- 1,344
- Highest pay
- $5.0 million, ceo/trustee (current yr comp)
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
Good: 75 out of 100. Higher than 64% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 4.1 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 40% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 3% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 7% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1594% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 16 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 2521 of 24 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 (1)
- $4.5 billion spent. YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL IS A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED, 1,541-BED, NOT-FOR-PROFIT HOSPITAL SERVING AS THE PRIMARY TEACHING HOSPITAL FOR THE YALE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE. THE HOSPITAL HAS TWO NEW HAVEN-BASED CAMPUSES, AND INCLUDES YALE NEW HAVEN CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, YALE NEW HAVEN PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL AND SMILOW CANCER HOSPITAL. YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL HAS RECEIVED MAGNET DESIGNATION FROM THE AMERICAN NURSES CREDENTIALING CENTER, THE NATION'S HIGHEST HONOR OF NURSING EXCELLENCE. THE HOSPITAL HAS A COMBINED MEDICAL STAFF OF OVER 5,000 UNIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY PHYSICIANS PRACTICING IN MORE THAN 100 SPECIALTIES. THE HOSPITAL ALSO IS THE FLAGSHIP MEMBER OF YALE NEW HAVEN HEALTH SYSTEM, WHICH INCLUDES BRIDGEPORT, GREENWICH, LAWRENCE + MEMORIAL AND WESTERLY HOSPITALS AS WELL AS NORTHEAST MEDICAL GROUP, A MULTISPECIALTY MEDICAL FOUNDATION. ADVANCING HEALTH CARE YALE NEW HAVEN HEALTH ADVANCED UROLOGIC CARE WITH A MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURE THAT TREATS BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA PROCEDURES. THE HOLMIUM LASER ENUCLEATION OF THE PROSTATE (HOLEP) AT YALE NEW HAVEN AND GREENWICH HOSPITALS USES A HIGH-POWERED HOLMIUM LASER TO REMOVE EXCESS PROSTATE TISSUE, OFFERING A LONG-LASTING SOLUTION WITH FEWER COMPLICATIONS AND SHORTER RECOVERY TIMES. THE EXPANSION OF THE VIRTUAL CARE MODEL TO INPATIENT NURSING OPENED MAJOR OPPORTUNITIES FOR NURSES. WITH A PILOT OF 400 BEDS, VIRTUAL NURSES PARTNER WITH THE BEDSIDE TEAM TO SUPPORT PATIENT ADMISSION AND DISCHARGE, GIVING NURSES THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE PRACTICING AND PROVIDING PATIENT CARE WITHOUT THE PHYSICAL DEMANDS AT THE BEDSIDE. YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL WAS THE FIRST IN THE STATE TO PERFORM BALLOON-ASSISTED TRANSLOCATION OF THE MITRAL ANTERIOR LEAFLET PROCEDURE, COMMONLY CALLED BATMAN. THIS NEW MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURE, OFFERED THROUGH THE HEART AND VASCULAR CENTER, TREATS SEVERE MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION IN PATIENTS UNABLE TO HAVE OPEN-HEART SURGERY. YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL BECAME THE FIRST IN NEW ENGLAND TO USE THE SYMANI SURGICAL SYSTEM ROBOT FOR MICROSURGERY AND SUPER MICROSURGERY. DESIGNED TO TREAT COMPLEX CONDITIONS INVOLVING RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY, LYMPHATIC SURGERY, PERIPHERAL NERVE REPAIR AND TRAUMA, THE ROBOT ALLOWS SURGEONS TO WORK WITH FINER PRECISION, HELPING TO PROTECT VESSELS AND REDUCE TRAUMA AND THE RISK OF ADVERSE EVENTS. IN A SERIES OF FIRSTS FOR THE HOSPITAL, THE YALE NEW HAVEN HEALTH HEART AND VASCULAR CENTER WAS THE FIRST IN CONNECTICUT TO PERFORM THE TAMBE (THORACOABDOMINAL BRANCH ENDOPROSTHESIS) PROCEDURE TO TREAT COMPLEX AORTIC ANEURYSMS; THE FIRST TO USE ROBOTIC MULTI ARTERIAL CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFTING (CABG) TREATMENT FOR CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE IN THE NORTHEAST; AND CONDUCTED THE FIRST EVOQUE TRICUSPID VALVE REPLACEMENT SYSTEM IN CONNECTICUT TO TREAT SEVERE TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION. THE SEXUAL ASSAULT FORENSIC EXAMINERS (SAFE) PROGRAM AT YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL PROVIDED TRAINING TO APPROXIMATELY 20 NURSES TO DELIVER CARE AND SUPPORT TO SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS WHILE COLLECTING EVIDENCE USING A DOCUMENTATION KIT PROVIDED BY THE OFFICE OF VICTIM SERVICES. THE PROGRAM SUPPORTED MORE THAN 100 PATIENTS DURING THE YEAR. YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL WAS THE FIRST IN THE COUNTRY TO USE A SIMPLER, MORE COMPACT LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEM WHILE TRANSPORTING PATIENTS WITH HEART AND LUNG FAILURE. MEMBERS OF YALE NEW HAVEN'S SKYHEALTH II/ADULT CRITICAL CARE TRANSPORT TEAM AND YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL'S EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION (ECMO) TEAM RECENTLY USED THE MEDTRONIC VITALFLOW ECMO SYSTEM WHILE TRANSPORTING A PATIENT BY AMBULANCE FROM GREENWICH HOSPITAL TO YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL. BUILDING HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES COMMUNITY INITIATIVES INCLUDED VOLUNTEERING IN SPECIAL OLYMPICS OF CT, HOSTING THE WEEKLY "WALK AND TALK WITH A DOC" PROGRAM, PACKING GROCERY BAGS TO SUPPORT STUDENTS AND FAMILIES DURING BREAKS, ASSISTING WITH COMMUNITY CLEAN-UPS, AND PARTICIPATING IN READ ALOUD EVENTS FOR THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL STAFF COORDINATED PRESSURE CHECK A RESEARCH STUDY THAT UNITES CLINICIANS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS TO HELP LOWER BLOOD PRESSURE AMONG CITY AND TOWN RESIDENTS. RELYING ON THE SKILL AND EXPERTISE OF ITS MEDICAL STAFF AND HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE, YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL HAS PROVIDED COMPREHENSIVE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY, FAMILY-FOCUSED CARE FOR ALMOST 200 YEARS. AS THE PRIMARY TEACHING HOSPITAL FOR YALE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE (YSM), THE HOSPITAL HAS SUPERVISED PHYSICIAN RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS SUPPORTING OUR MEDICAL STAFF BY PROVIDING AROUND-THE-CLOCK COVERAGE AND INSIGHTFUL, RESEARCH-SUPPORTED PATIENT CARE. YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL REGULARLY RANKS AMONG THE BEST HOSPITALS IN THE U.S. AND IS ACCREDITED BY THE JOINT COMMISSION. IN CONJUNCTION WITH YSM AND YALE CANCER CENTER, YNHH IS NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED FOR ITS COMMITMENT TO TEACHING AND CLINICAL RESEARCH. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING QUALITY MEDICAL CARE TO PATIENTS AND FAMILIES, YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL IS THE SECOND LARGEST EMPLOYER IN THE NEW HAVEN AREA WITH MORE THAN 15,000 EMPLOYEES. PART I, LINE 4 & PART VI, LINE 1B NUMBER OF INDEPENDENT VOTING MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY THE ORGANIZATION SOUGHT TO CONFIRM THE INDEPENDENCE OF EACH VOTING MEMBER OF ITS GOVERNING BODY BY REQUESTING THAT EACH SUCH VOTING MEMBER RESPOND TO A QUESTIONNAIRE CONTAINING THE PERTINENT INSTRUCTIONS AND DEFINITIONS AND DESIGNED TO ELICIT THE INFORMATION NECESSARY TO DETERMINE INDEPENDENCE. IN THE EVENT THAT THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE FROM ANY SUCH VOTING MEMBER, THE ORGANIZATION REVIEWS OTHER INFORMATION KNOWN TO IT REGARDING THE VOTING MEMBER AND MAKES A REASONABLE ASSESSMENT OF INDEPENDENCE BASED ON THAT INFORMATION.
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 November 1966.
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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