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Greenwich Hospital

EIN 06-0646659 · Greenwich, CT

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood89 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

TO PROVIDE HEALTHCARE SERVICES.

Income
$591.8 million
Spending
$569.1 million
Spent on programs
88%
Reserves
6.7 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 88%
Employees
2,796
Volunteers
360
Highest pay
$3.1 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

Good: 89 out of 100. Higher than 83% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).

  • Reserves

    28 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 6.7 months of spending.

  • Debt

    16 of 20

    It owes 17% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 4% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 3% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    88% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 9 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 52% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    20 of 24 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports 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)
  1. $500.6 million spent. GREENWICH HOSPITAL IS A 206-BED COMMUNITY HOSPITAL SERVING LOWER FAIRFIELD COUNTY, CONNECTICUT, AND WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NEW YORK. AN ACADEMIC AFFILIATE OF YALE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, GREENWICH HOSPITAL OFFERS A WIDE RANGE OF MEDICAL, SURGICAL, DIAGNOSTIC AND WELLNESS PROGRAMS. GREENWICH HOSPITAL HAS THE PRESTIGIOUS MAGNET DESIGNATION FROM THE AMERICAN NURSES CREDENTIALING CENTER, THE NATION'S HIGHEST HONOR OF NURSING EXCELLENCE. THE HOSPITAL IS A MEMBER OF YALE NEW HAVEN HEALTH SYSTEM WHICH ALSO INCLUDES BRIDGEPORT, LAWRENCE + MEMORIAL, WESTERLY AND YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITALS AS WELL AS NORTHEAST MEDICAL GROUP, A MULTISPECIALTY MEDICAL FOUNDATION. ADVANCING CARE IN OUR COMMUNITIES AS PART OF YALE NEW HAVEN HEALTH SYSTEM, GREENWICH HOSPITAL JOINED YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL IN OFFERING ADVANCED UROLOGIC CARE WITH A MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURE THAT TREATS BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA PROCEDURES. THE HOLMIUM LASER ENUCLEATION OF THE PROSTATE (HOLEP) USES A HIGH-POWERED HOLMIUM LASER TO REMOVE EXCESS PROSTATE TISSUE, OFFERING A LONG-LASTING SOLUTION WITH FEWER COMPLICATIONS AND SHORTER RECOVERY TIMES. GREENWICH HOSPITAL OFFERED THE HIGH-INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND (HIFU) PROCEDURE, WHICH PROVIDES GROUNDBREAKING RELIEF FOR PATIENTS WITH ESSENTIAL TREMOR. USING FOCUSED SOUND WAVES TO HEAT AND DESTROY A TARGETED AREA OF TISSUE WHILE LEAVING NEARBY AREAS UNHARMED, THE NON-INVASIVE PROCEDURE USES STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY TO TARGET AND DISRUPT TREMOR-CAUSING BRAIN TISSUE WITH PRECISION. PARTNERING WITH GREENWICH UNITED WAY, GREENWICH HOSPITAL OPENED AN ADOLESCENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH OUTPATIENT CENTER, DESIGNED TO MEET THE UNIQUE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS OF TEENS. THE PROGRAM INCLUDES INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT SERVICES, COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL GROUP INTERVENTIONS AND MEDICATION MANAGEMENT. SEEKING TO EXPAND ITS PROGRAM CAPABILITIES FOR PATIENTS IN NEED OF CANCER CARE IN GREENWICH, THE HOSPITAL RECEIVED TOWN APPROVAL TO BUILD THE SMILOW CANCER HOSPITAL WITHIN THE FACILITY. BY OFFERING ENHANCED CANCER CARE SERVICES AT THE HOSPITAL, AREA RESIDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO ACCESS TREATMENT LOCALLY. THE GREENWICH HOSPITAL BREAST CENTER WAS REACCREDITED BY THE NATIONAL ACCREDITATION PROGRAM FOR BREAST CENTERS (NAPBC); AND SMILOW CANCER HOSPITAL AT GREENWICH HAS BEEN REACCREDITED AS A COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY CANCER PROGRAM BY THE COMMISSION ON CANCER (COC). THE NAPBC AND COC ARE QUALITY PROGRAMS OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS WITH CERTIFICATION AWARDED TO CENTERS THAT PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE, PATIENT-CENTERED, MULTIDISCIPLINARY CARE. GREENWICH HOSPITAL EARNED THE JOINT COMMISSION'S GOLD SEAL OF APPROVAL FOR ADVANCED TOTAL HIP AND KNEE REPLACEMENT CERTIFICATION, WHICH REFLECTS A HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATION'S COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING SAFE, QUALITY PATIENT CARE. THE CERTIFICATION, OFFERED IN COLLABORATION WITH THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS, FOCUSES ON THE PRE-SURGICAL ORTHOPEDIC CONSULTATION TO THE INTRAOPERATIVE, HOSPITALIZATION ADMISSION; REHABILITATION ACTIVITIES; AND FOLLOW-UP VISIT WITH THE ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON. SINCE OPENING IN 1903, GREENWICH HOSPITAL HAS EVOLVED INTO A PROGRESSIVE MEDICAL CENTER AND TEACHING INSTITUTION WITH AN INTERNAL MEDICINE RESIDENCY. THE HOSPITAL'S PROGRAMS AND SERVICES REPRESENT ALL MEDICAL SPECIALTIES. THE HOSPITAL CONTINUOUSLY IS RECOGNIZED BY NATIONAL AND REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, SUCH AS VIZIENT, THE AMERICAN NURSES CREDENTIALING CENTER, THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION AND THE LEAPFROG GROUP FOR HIGH-QUALITY CARE AND PATIENT EXPERIENCE EXCELLENCE. 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

  1. 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.

  2. 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 November 6, 2026.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since February 1972.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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 November 4, 2026.

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