United Hospital Fund of New York
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- It reported loans to or from officers, directors or other insiders.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
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- Income
- $7.5 million
- Spending
- $10.6 million
- Spent on programs
- 61%
- Reserves
- 95.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- investment income, 62%
- Employees
- 43
- Volunteers
- 23
- Highest pay
- $575,004, president
Source: Form 990 for the year ending February 28, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 78 out of 100. Higher than 54% of charities in its peer group (health care, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 95.9 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 4% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 42% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 51% on the year before.
Spending floor
8 of 1561% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 36 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending February 28, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 90 out of 100. Higher than 48% of charities in its peer group (health care, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2523 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
0 of 10Reports at least one of: diversion of assets, excess benefits, loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending February 28, 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)
- $1.2 million spent. UHF'S MEDICAID INSTITUTE AND HEALTH INSURANCE PROJECT MAKE UP ITS COVERAGE AND ACCESS FOCUS AREA WHICH WORKS TO ENSURE COMPREHENSIVE, AFFORDABLE HEALTH INSURANCE FOR ITS RESIDENTS INCLUDING PROVIDING PUBLIC COVERAGE TO ITS MOST VULNERABLE. AS THE COVID-19 PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY ENDED, UHF'S COVERAGE AND ACCESS TEAMS FOCUSED ON HELPING ENSURE NEW YORKERS REMAINED COVERED DURING THE UNWIND OF THE COVID-ERA CONTINUOUS COVERAGE REQUIREMENTS. UHF HOSTED THE FINAL TWO MEETINGS OF A TWO-YEAR SERIES DRAWING MORE THAN A THOUSAND TOTAL PARTICIPANTS WHO SHARED STRATEGIES FOR ENSURING CONTINUOUS COVERAGE AND IDENTIFIED PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS BASED ON MEMBER EXPERIENCE WITH THE COVERAGE RENEWAL PROCESS. THE MEDICAID INSTITUTE ALSO WORKED CLOSELY WITH A TEAM FROM WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE TO CONDUCT A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY OF MEDICAID MEMBERS' EXPERIENCE WITH THE COVERAGE RENEWAL PROCESS. THE MEDICAID INSTITUTE IN COLLABORATION WITH THE QUALITY INSTITUTE WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO CONVENE PRIMARY CARE STAKEHOLDERS TO INFORM AN UPDATE TO THE STATE'S PRIMARY CARE CORE MEASURE SET. THE UHF TEAM FACILITATED THREE STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS, AND SURVEY AND RANKING PROCESSES IN SUPPORT OF RECOMMENDATIONS TO NEW YORK STATE SUGGESTING THE INCLUSION OF 12 MEASURES IN THE PRIMARY CARE CORE SET FOR 2025. THE HEALTH INSURANCE PROJECT PUBLISHED A FIRST OF ITS KIND HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE GUIDE FOR THEATER WORKERS. THE 'THREE-ACT' REPORT, "RISKY BUSINESS: A GUIDE FOR DRAMATISTS (AND OTHER THEATRE WORKERS) ON FINDING AFFORDABLE HEALTH COVERAGE AND CARE," WAS A COMPREHENSIVE ONLINE GUIDEBOOK TO HELP DRAMATISTS NAVIGATE THE OFTEN-BEWILDERING WORLD OF HEALTH INSURANCE, FIND AFFORDABLE COVERAGE AND CARE, AND BECOME THEIR OWN BEST ADVOCATES. ACT I FEATURED AN FAQ-STYLE SCRIPT FOR FINDING COVERAGE IN NEW YORK STATE; ACT II DETAILED EXTRA HELP AVAILABLE TO FIND CARE FOR THOSE WHO DON'T HAVE INSURANCE, OR TO GET THE MOST OUT OF EXISTING COVERAGE; AND ACT III LISTED RESOURCES FOR COVERAGE FOR THOSE LIVING IN STATES BESIDES NEW YORK.
- $1.1 million spent. UHF'S QUALITY INSTITUTE WORKS TO ADVANCE MORE EQUITABLE CARE AND BETTER OUTCOMES FOR ALL NEW YORKERS BY ALIGNING THE WORK OF THE MANY AGENCIES, PAYERS, PROVIDERS, AND OTHER GROUPS ENGAGED IN IMPROVING HEALTH CARE QUALITY AND PATIENT SAFETY. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH KEY STAKEHOLDERS, UHF DEVELOPS NEW STRATEGIES TO RAISE THE BAR FOR THE QUALITY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF NEW YORK'S HEALTH SYSTEM WHILE PROMOTING GREATER FOCUS ON HEALTH INEQUITIES. UHF TRAINS AND ENGAGES QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AND EQUITY LEADERS; ELEVATES THE HEALTH SYSTEM'S RESPONSE TO THE NEEDS AND PRIORITIES OF PATIENTS, FAMILIES, AND CONSUMERS; DEVELOPS AND PROMOTES INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES TO STRENGTHEN AND SPREAD BEST PRACTICES; ANALYZES THE IMPACT OF UNEVEN HEALTH QUALITY; PRIORITIZES THE NEEDS OF POPULATIONS EXPERIENCING INEQUITIES; AND BRIDGES GAPS IN QUALITY ASSESSMENT, QUALITY IMPROVEMENT, AND CARE COORDINATION. THE QUALITY INSTITUTE BUILDS ON UHF'S DECADE-LONG EXPERIENCE IN IMPLEMENTING HEALTH CARE QUALITY INITIATIVES AND GRANT-MAKING ACTIVITIES AS WELL AS ITS ROLE AS A NEUTRAL AND TRUSTED CONVENER OF DIVERSE STAKEHOLDERS IN THE HEALTH CARE COMMUNITY. UHF, PARTNERING WITH GREATER NEW YORK HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION (GNYHA), GRADUATED THE 14TH CLASS OF ITS CLINICAL QUALITY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM, AND REACHED THE FINAL THIRD IN TRAINING A NEW FELLOWSHIP CLASS OF 30 PHYSICIANS, NURSES, AND PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS, MATCHING THE LARGEST EVER CLASS SIZE. THE PROGRAM SUPPORTS THE TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF EARLY AND MID-CAREER CLINICIANS FROM HOSPITALS ACROSS THE REGION TO HELP THEM TO LEAD AND CHAMPION QUALITY IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVES IN THEIR OWN INSTITUTIONS. UHF REPORTED FINAL RESULTS FROM A TWO-YEAR COLLABORATIVE WITH SEVEN SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES TO ADDRESS POLYPHARMACY (MEDICATION OVERLOAD) AND MEDICATION MANAGEMENT ISSUES, IDENTIFIED AS ONE OF THE BIGGEST ISSUES FACING NURSING HOME RESIDENTS AND SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES. THE COLLABORATIVE REDUCED THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF MEDICATIONS PER RESIDENT BY 8 PERCENT, AND DECREASED THE PERCENTAGE OF RESIDENTS ON 10 OR MORE MEDICATIONS. BUILDING ON THAT COLLABORATIVE UHF LAUNCHED ANOTHER INITIATIVE WITH A FOCUS ON NURSING FACILITY RESIDENTS WITH SEVERE FRAILTY AND WHO ARE NEARING THE END OF LIFE. PARTICIPATING FACILITIES ARE IMPLEMENTING THE STOPPFRAIL CRITERIA WHICH SUPPORTS PROVIDERS TO IDENTIFY FRAIL PATIENTS AND THEN DEPRESCRIBE DRUGS WHICH ARE PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS TO THIS POPULATION. UHF REPORTED RESULTS FROM AN 18-MONTH TASK FORCE CONSISTING OF 24 LEADERS FROM NEW YORK HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS WHO SUPPORTED THE DEVELOPMENT OF "PRACTICAL APPROACHES TO CENTERING EQUITY IN HEALTH CARE QUALITY: SHARED LESSONS FROM NEW YORK CITY'S HOSPITAL SYSTEMS." THE INITIATIVE ALSO RESULTED IN THE PUBLICATION OF SEVEN SPOTLIGHT EXAMPLES OF HOW THE TASK FORCE MEMBERS WERE ALREADY BRIDGING QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AND EQUITY IN THEIR HEALTH SYSTEMS WERE SHARED OVER THE COURSE OF THE PROJECT.
- $682,225 spent. UHF'S CHILDREN'S HEALTH WORK IS THE PRIMARY FOCUS IN ITS CLINICAL-COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS PRIORITY AREA WHICH WORKS TO REDUCE INEQUITIES BY BUILDING AND ADVANCING MORE EFFECTIVE, SUSTAINABLE METHODS OF COLLABORATION BETWEEN HEALTH CARE ENTITIES AND COMMUNITIES TO ADDRESS THE SOCIAL FACTORS DRIVING HEALTH INEQUITIES. UHF COMPLETED ITS PEDIATRIC STEPS TO LITERACY INITIATIVE PROVIDING TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO SELECTED PEDIATRIC PRACTICES IN NEW YORK CITY THAT SERVE LOW-INCOME YOUNG CHILDREN/FAMILIES TO IMPLEMENT OR EXPAND EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERACY PROGRAMS IN THE PHYSICIAN OFFICE SETTING, FOCUSING ON A 2-GENERATIONAL APPROACH TO LITERACY AND THE IMPORTANCE OF A LITERACY-RICH PEDIATRIC OFFICE ENVIRONMENT. THE MILSTEIN TOOLKIT TO PROMOTE EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERACY IN PRIMARY CARE SHARED LESSONS FROM THE MULTI-YEAR INITIATIVE AND PROVIDED PEDIATRICIANS AND THEIR COMMUNITY PARTNERS WITH ACTIONABLE STEPS TO NURTURE CRITICAL FOUNDATIONAL READING SKILLS. A COMMENTARY, TWO EXEMPLARY IMPACT STORIES FROM THE FIELD, AND A VIDEO WERE DISSEMINATED IN SUPPORT OF THE INITIATIVE, ITS PARTICIPANTS AND THE TOOLKIT. BUILDING ON PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED SEMINAL WRITINGS ON THE MOST CHALLENGING TOPICS IN HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE, UHF RELEASED ITS LATEST REPORT "THE RIPPLE EFFECTS OF THE ADOLESCENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISIS: RECENT TRENDS AND IMPACTS ON AMERICAN ADOLESCENTS, FAMILIES, AND SOCIETY." USING DATA FROM MULTIPLE NATIONALLY ADMINISTERED SURVEYS, AS WELL AS ANALYTIC MODELING AND EXPERTISE FROM BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP (BCG), THE REPORT PROVIDED A BASELINE ANALYSIS OF THE NUMBER OF ADOLESCENTS IN THE UNITED STATES, NEW YORK STATE, AND NEW YORK CITY WHO HAVE A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONDITION AND WHICH GROUPS ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED. IT ALSO CALCULATED THE BURDEN OF UNMET NEED AND THE RESULTING IMPACTS ON THE INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY, AND SOCIETY. THE REPORT DOVETAILED WITH THE COMPLETION OF A TARGETED STRATEGIC PLANNING EFFORT THAT PROVIDED UHF WITH A ROADMAP FOR FOCUSING FUTURE WORK ON CHILD AND FAMILY EARLY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PREVENTION TO PREVENT FUTURE GENERATIONS OF ADOLESCENTS IN CRISIS. UHF CONTINUED DISSEMINATION OF ITS ADVANCING EQUITY IN PEDIATRICS PROGRAM WORK THROUGH PRESENTATIONS AT THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS (AAP) AND AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION ANNUAL CONFERENCES IN COLLABORATION WITH THE NEW YORK CHAPTER OF AAP, PROVIDING VALUABLE LESSONS FOR THE FIELD FROM A TWO-PART IN-DEPTH VIRTUAL TRAINING SERIES, SUPPLEMENTED WITH SELF-REFLECTION AND PEER DISCUSSION, ALL FOCUSED ON REDUCING PEDIATRIC HEALTH CARE DISPARITIES AND ADVANCING A CULTURE OF EQUITY.
- $3.5 million spent. UHF AWARDED $240,000 IN GRANTS IN FY25 TO SUPPORT ONGOING PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS POLYPHARMACY IN NURSING HOMES, TO SUPPORT CLINICAL QUALITY IMPROVEMENT TRAINING, AND TO SUPPORT RESEARCH ON INDIVIDUAL EXPERIENCE AND OUTCOMES FOR MAINTAINING COVERAGE DURING THE UNWIND OF THE CONTINUOUS COVERAGE REQUIREMENT PROCESS. UHF HOSTED THE 2024 MEDICAID CONFERENCE, WHICH BROUGHT TOGETHER OVER 850 POLICYMAKERS, PROVIDERS, INSURERS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, AND POLICY EXPERTS STATEWIDE TO SHARE AND DISCUSS IMPORTANT ISSUES IN NEW YORK'S MEDICAID PROGRAM. THE CONFERENCE, SHAPING THE FUTURE OF CARE INTEGRATION" FEATURED A KEYNOTE BY AMIR BASSIRI, THE STATE'S MEDICAID DIRECTOR. OTHER SESSIONS INCLUDED PANELS ON COORDINATING PERINATAL CARE, INTEGRATION TO PROVIDE WHOLE-PERSON CARE, AND THE FUTURE OF INTEGRATING SOCIAL NEEDS INTO MEDICAID.OTHER PROGRAM EXPENSES INCLUDED GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES NOT ALLOCATED ACROSS PROGRAMS AND TWO NEW PROJECTS. THE HEALTH EQUITY FELLOWSHIP LAUNCHED IN FY25 WITH THE SELECTION OF 8 FELLOWS WHO EMBARKED ON THE START OF AN 18-MONTH EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITY BLENDING COLLABORATIVE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, POLICY, AND SYSTEMS CHANGE THINKING. FELLOWS PARTNER WITH A COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION (CBO) AND COLLABORATE ON A PROJECT TO ADDRESS A SPECIFIC HEALTH EQUITY NEED WITHIN THEIR SERVED COMMUNITY. THE NEW YORK STATE 1115 WAIVER PROJECT BUILDS ON UHF'S HISTORIC MEDICAID INSTITUTE WORK WITH A NEW FOCUS ON INTEGRATING PHYSICAL, BEHAVIORAL, AND SOCIAL CARE TO IMPROVE POPULATION HEALTH. OTHER PROGRAM EXPENSE DESCRIPTION EXPENSES REVENUEPUBLICATIONS AND INFO. SERVICES $1,380,286 $0HEALTH EQUITY FELLOWSHIP $1,093,254 $0PROGRAM GENERAL $475,474 $0GRANTS AND CONFERENCES $277,554 $0NYS WAIVER-HEALTH EQUITY REFORM $240,205 $0LIBRARY $6,992 $0
Source: Form 990 for the year ending February 28, 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 November 6, 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 February 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 June 1935.
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 November 4, 2026.
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