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Norwalk Hospital Association

EIN 06-6068853 · Norwalk, CT

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair54 out of 100GovernanceGood88 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

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
$433.1 million
Spending
$467.2 million
Spent on programs
92%
Reserves
2.8 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 95%
Employees
1,876
Volunteers
105
Highest pay
$1.6 million, chief financial officer; treasurer

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Fair: 54 out of 100. Higher than 38% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).

  • Reserves

    10 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 2.8 months of spending.

  • Debt

    10 of 20

    It owes 39% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    4 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 8% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 3% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    92% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2024, 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 25

    14 of 17 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

    0 of 7

    Reports no 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

    0 of 5

    Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.

  • 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, 2024, 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. $431.4 million spent. NORWALK HOSPITAL IS A 366-BED HOSPITAL THAT CARES FOR PATIENTS, THEIR LOVED ONES AND RESIDENTS IN FAIRFIELD COUNTY, CONNECTICUT, AND THE SURROUNDING NEW YORK METROPOLITAN AREA. NORWALK HOSPITAL IS PART OF NUVANCE HEALTH, WHICH IS A SIX-HOSPITAL SYSTEM, ON 7 CAMPUSES, WITH NUMEROUS OUTPATIENT FACILITIES THROUGHOUT THE HUDSON VALLEY AND ACROSS WESTERN CONNECTICUT. THE NUVANCE HEALTH SYSTEM GIVES THE COMMUNITY ACCESS TO A VARIETY OF SERVICES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, BARIATRIC SURGERY AND MEDICAL WEIGHT LOSS, BLOOD DRAW, CRITICAL CARE, DIABETES EDUCATION, EMERGENCY SERVICES, HEART AND VASCULAR, IMAGING AND RADIOLOGY, INFUSION THERAPY, NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY, ORTHOPEDIC CARE, PHYSICAL REHABILITATION, PRIMARY CARE, RHEUMATOLOGY, SLEEP DISORDERS, URGENT CARE, WOMEN'S HEALTH, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, CANCER CARE, DENTISTRY, DIGESTIVE HEALTH, ENDOCRINOLOGY, GENETIC COUNSELING, HOME HEALTH CARE, INFECTIOUS DISEASE, KIDNEY DISEASE AND NEPHROLOGY, OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE, PATIENT BLOOD MANAGEMENTS AND BLOODLESS MEDICINE, PEDIATRICS, PODIATRY, PULMONARY CARE, SENIOR CARE AND GERIATRIC MEDICINE, SURGICAL SERVICES, UROLOGY, WOUND CARE AND HYPERBARIC MEDICINE. NORWALK HOSPITAL IS AN ACUTE CARE, ACADEMIC HOSPITAL THAT PROVIDES PATIENTS WITH THE LATEST IN MEDICAL, SURGICAL AND WELLNESS SERVICES. NORWALK HOSPITAL PROVIDES SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH OUR LEVEL II TRAUMA CENTER, THROMBECTOMY-CAPABLE STROKE CENTER AND JOINT REPLACEMENT CENTER OF EXCELLENCE TO ADVANCED CANCER, HEART, AND NEUROSCIENCES CARE. OUR TEAMS INCLUDE TOP MEDICAL AND SURGICAL TALENT, AND WE INVEST IN TECHNOLOGY AND COLLABORATE WITH LEADING DOCTORS AND SCIENTISTS TO BRING TOP-NOTCH SERVICES TO FAIRFIELD COUNTY. NORWALK HOSPITAL PARTICIPATES IN VARIOUS CLINICAL TRIALS AND RESEARCH, WHICH BRINGS NEW TREATMENT OPTIONS TO OUR PATIENTS. NORWALK HOSPITAL IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING QUALITY SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY AND HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY SEVERAL ORGANIZATIONS FOR THE QUALITY HEALTHCARE THAT IT PROVIDES TO THE REGION. NORWALK HOSPITAL HAS BEEN NAMED AMONG THE TOP 1% AND A TOP 50 HOSPITAL FOR CLINCIAL EXCELLENCE BY HEALTHGRADES, AND IT RANKS IN THE TOP 5% IN THE NATION FOR CARDIOLOGY SERVICES, OVERALL GI SERVICES, OVERALL PULMONARY SERVICES, NEUROSCIENCES (2 YEARS IN A ROW), AND TREATMENT OF STROKE (3 YEARS IN A ROW). THE HOSPITAL HAS ALSO BEEN NAMED TOP 10% IN THE NATION FOR GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY, AND GI MEDICAL TREATMENT. LEAPFROG HAS GIVEN NORWALK HOSPITAL A PATIENT SAFETY GRADE A FOR ITS EXCELLENT PATIENT CARE. US NEWS AND WORLD REPORT RANKS NORWALK HOSPITAL AS A HIGH-PERFORMING HOSPITAL COMPARED TO OTHER CONNECTICUT AND US HOSPITALS. NORWALK HOSPITAL HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AS BEST REGIONAL HOSPITAL FOR EXCELLENCE BY U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT FOR OUR HIGH PERFORMANCE IN HEART FAILURE TREATMENT, DIABETES TREATMENT, HIP FRACTURE, COPD TREATMENT, AND HIGH PERFORMANCE IN STROKE TREATMENT. HEALTHGRADES HAS LISTED NORWALK HOSPITAL AS AMERICA'S 50 BEST HOSPITALS. HEALTHGRADES HAS ALSO AWARDED THE HOSPITAL WITH THE CRITICAL CARE EXCELLENCE AWARD, GASTROINTESTINAL CARE EXCELLENCE AWARD, NEUROSCIENCES EXCELLENCE AWARD (3 YEARS IN A ROW), STROKE CARE EXCELLENCE AWARD (6 YEARS IN A ROW), AND THE PULMONARY CARE EXCELLENCE AWARD (9 YEARS IN A ROW). THE HOSPITAL WAS LISTED ON THE GET WITH THE GUIDELINES STROKE GOLD PLUS WITH TARGET: TYPE 2 DIABETES HONOR ROLL, GET WITH THE GUIDELINES STROKE GOLD PLUS WITH TARGET: STROKE HONOR ROLL ELITE. NORWALK HOSPITAL IS A FIVE-STAR RECEIPIENT FOR TREATMENT OF HEART FAILURE (7 YEARS IN A ROW), UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERIES, COLORECTAL SURGERIES (4 YEARS IN A ROW), TREATMENT OF GI BLEED, TREATMENT OF BOWEL OBSTRUCTION, TREATMENT OF PANCREATITIS (2 YEARS IN A ROW), TREATMENT OF CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE, TREATMENT OF PNEUMONIA (10 YEARS IN A ROW), CRANIAL NEUROSURGERY, AND TREATMENT OF STROKE (18 YEARS IN A ROW). THE BARIATRIC DEPARMENT HAS HELD THE MBSAQIP BARIATRIC CENTER ACCREDITATION FROM THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS AND AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR METABOLIC AND BARIATRIC SURGERY SINCE 2006. Every three years, we align health priorities with the areas of greatest identified need and consider where our resources will generate the greatest impact. Our commitment to improving the health and well-being of our community is demonstrated through the activities outlined in our community health improvement plan. NORWALK Hospital focused their community benefit activities on the following two priorities: * Prevent chronic diseases * Addressing Behavioral Health needs Workgroups developed goals, objectives, strategies, action steps, and success metrics for these priority areas. Below are key highlights showcasing the impact of our strategies in addressing health needs identified in the 2022 Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) and the 2023-2025 CHIP: The Community Care Team's (CCT) High Risk Navigators at Norwalk Hospital assisted with getting clients newly housed, and made client connections to physical health providers, mental health providers, and substance use providers. In FY24, Nuvance Health CCT's carried a collective caseload of 217 clients. The CCTs helped 49 homeless individuals into housing and facilitated 67 client connections to physical healthcare providers, 70 connections to behavioral healthcare providers, and 75 connections to substance use providers. Thirteen clients were connected to employment services. Since their inception, ED utilization by Nuvance CCT clients has decreased by 79%. Norwalk Hospital's Senior Community Care Team facilitates a weekly care coordination forum focused on addressing the needs of high-risk seniors in the community. Approximately 40 new patients a year are served. Outcomes include connections to skilled nursing facilities, housing, adult day care, Meals on Wheels, Agency on Aging, home care, and social services. Norwalk Hospitals focused on promoting referrals from the hospital emergency departments to peer recovery specialists at Connecticut Community for A

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2024, 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 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 September 7, 2026.

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

    Recognized by the IRS since July 1943.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 October 7, 2026.

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