Blythedale Childrens Hospital
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
BLYTHEDALE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IS DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE HEALTH & WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN. BLYTHEDALE IS A LEADER IN THE DIAGNOSIS & TREATMENT OF CHILDREN WITH DISABLING AND COMPLEX MEDICAL CONDITIONS.
- Income
- $115.5 million
- Spending
- $109.1 million
- Spent on programs
- 84%
- Reserves
- 16.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 85%
- Employees
- 692
- Volunteers
- 91
- Highest pay
- $1.8 million, chief financial officer
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 96% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 16.7 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 11% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 6% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 3% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1584% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 21 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 2519 of 19 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 December 31, 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 (4)
- $61.4 million spent. INPATIENT SERVICES - BLYTHEDALE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, FOUNDED IN 1891, IS A LICENSED ACUTE CARE FREE-STANDING CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL THAT SPECIALIZES IN THE CARE OF CHILDREN REQUIRING REHABILITATIVE, RESPIRATORY AND COMPLEX MEDICAL CARE. BLYTHEDALE IS DESIGNATED BY CMS AS A PPS EXEMPT, FREESTANDING CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL. WITHIN BLYTHEDALE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, WE PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF SERVICES WHICH INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO GENERAL PEDIATRICS, ADOLESCENT MEDICINE, PEDIATRIC PULMONOLOGY, CHILD NEUROLOGY, PSYCHIATRY, ORTHOPEDICS, PHYSICAL MEDICINE, REHABILITATION OF MULTIPLE PEDIATRIC SPECIALTIES (SUCH AS CARDIOLOGY, INFECTIOUS DISEASE, ENT, OPHTHALMOLOGY, ETC.) BLYTHEDALE MAINTAINS A CORE GROUP OF FULL-TIME SPECIALTY COVERAGE IN PEDIATRICS, PULMONOLOGY, ADOLESCENT MEDICINE, NEUROLOGY, AND PSYCHIATRY. OTHER SUBSPECIALTY COVERAGE IS MAINTAINED AND UTILIZED AS NEEDED THROUGH A VARIETY OF CONTRACTUAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE AREA'S LEADING ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS. BLYTHEDALE ALSO PROVIDES OTHER VITAL CLINICAL SERVICES SUCH AS NURSING, RESPIRATORY THERAPY, PSYCHOLOGY, CHILD LIFE, RESPIRATORY, SPEECH, OCCUPATIONAL AND PHYSICAL THERAPY, THERAPEUTIC RECREATION, SOCIAL WORK AND CASE MANAGEMENT. THE INPATIENT SERVICES ARE PRIMARILY COMPOSED OF 5 MAJOR PROGRAMS, PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION SERVICES, VENTILATOR WEANING, TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY, FEEDING THERAPY, AND MEDICAL THERAPIES FOR COMPLEX AND CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS.IN 2024, THE HOSPITAL OPERATED 94 LICENSED ACUTE BEDS, AND 24 PEDIATRIC LONG TERM CARE BEDS FOR A TOTAL OF 118 LICENSED BEDS. BLYTHEDALE THE LARGEST INPATIENT POST-ACUTE TBI PROGRAM IN THE REGION. BLYTHEDALE RECEIVED OVER 937 REGIONAL INPATIENT REFERRALS IN THE YEAR AND HAD 471 TOTAL ADMISSIONS, OF WHICH 78% WERE REIMBURSED THROUGH THE MEDICAID PROGRAM IN 2024. THE HOSPITAL PROVIDED CARE TO 449 INPATIENTS THROUGHOUT 2024, AND RAN AN AVERAGE DAILY CENSUS OF 103. 100% OF BLYTHEDALE' S INPATIENT POPULATION IS REFERRED IN FROM OTHER ACUTE CARE HOSPITALS IN THE REGION, OF WHICH 58% ARE REFERRED DIRECTLY FROM INTENSIVE CARE UNITS (ICU'S). THIS SPEAKS TO THE HIGH ACUITY OF THE PATIENT POPULATION MANAGED AT BLYTHEDALE. IN 2024 THE AVERAGE AGE OF OUR PATIENTS WAS 7 YEARS OLD WITH 54% BEING BELOW 6 YEARS OF AGE. THIS FACT PRESENTS MANY UNIQUE CHALLENGES TO THE DELIVERY OF CARE AS THE HOSPITAL PROVIDES HIGH QUALITY TO BOTH THE PATIENTS AND THE FAMILY. BLYTHEDALE DISCHARGED 90% OF OUR KIDS HOME AFTER ADMISSION, WHILE 10% OF OUR KIDS REQUIRED ON-GOING CARE IN A LONG TERM CARE FACILITY IN 2024. BLYTHEDALE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL DOESN'T OPERATE PRIMARY CARE CLINICS, AN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT OR OBSTETRICAL SERVICES. THESE SERVICES ARE OFTEN THE PRIMARY DRIVERS OF UNINSURED PATIENTS AT ACUTE CARE HOSPITALS. SECONDLY, CHILDREN, MORE SO THAN ADULTS HAVE GREATER ACCESS TO MEDICAID & CHILD HEALTH PLUS (CHP) REIMBURSEMENT AS A PAYER OF LAST RESORT IN NEW YORK STATE. THESE TWO FACTORS SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THE REPORTED AMOUNT OF CARE CLASSIFIED AS TRUE CHARITY CARE RELATIVE TO FULL SERVICE ACUTE CARE HOSPITALS.
- $15.9 million spent. THE STEVEN AND ALEXANDRA COHEN PEDIATRIC LONG TERM CARE PAVILION, WHICH OPENED IN FALL 2016, IS A UNIQUE 24-BED FACILITY DEDICATED TO THE HIGHLY SPECIALIZED NEEDS OF INFANTS AND CHILDREN WHO REQUIRE EXTENDED MEDICAL CARE AND REHABILITATION. IN 2024, THE HOSPITAL CARED FOR 26 CHILDREN AND RAN AN AVERAGE OCCUPANCY OF 99.5%. 75% OF THE CHILDREN WERE UNDER THE AGE OF 6, 95.8% WERE REIMBURSED THROUGH THE MEDICAID PROGRAM AND 96% REQUIRED VENTILATOR-RESPIRATORY SUPPORT. THE PAVILION SERVES CHILDREN WITH COMPLEX MEDICAL NEEDS, INCLUDING THOSE WHO REQUIRE A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME TO BE WEANED FROM THE VENTILATOR, AND PREMATURE INFANTS WITH FEEDING DIFFICULTIES, CONGENITAL CONDITIONS OR NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS. THE PAVILION IS STAFFED BY A FULL-TIME PEDIATRICIAN WHO WORKS IN CONSULTATION WITH A VARIETY OF PEDIATRIC SUBSPECIALISTS INCLUDING PEDIATRIC PULMONOLOGY, PEDIATRIC PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION, AND PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY. THE COMPREHENSIVE TEAM ALSO INCLUDE REGISTERED NURSES, CERTIFIED RESPIRATORY THERAPISTS, PHYSICAL/OCCUPATIONAL/SPEECH THERAPISTS, RECREATIONAL THERAPISTS, CHILD PSYCHOLOGISTS, CHILD LIFE SPECIALISTS AND A DEDICATED SOCIAL WORKER. FEATURES OF THE PAVILION INCLUDE 11 DOUBLE-BEDDED ROOMS AND TWO PRIVATE ROOMS, ALL WITH PIPED-IN OXYGEN, A SPACIOUS DINING AND RECREATION AREA, DEDICATED THERAPY SPACE, AN INFANT PLAYROOM AND TEEN LOUNGE. AN ATTRACTIVE COURTYARD INCLUDES PLAY AREAS, WALKING PATHS AND SITTING AREAS FOR RESIDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. CHILDREN IN THE PEDIATRIC LONG TERM CARE UNIT HAVE ACCESS TO EDUCATION THROUGH THE ON-SITE MT. PLEASANT-BLYTHEDALE SCHOOL AND EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER, AND RECREATIONAL PROGRAMMING ON EVENINGS, WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS. FAMILY INVOLVEMENT IS A KEY COMPONENT OF CARE AT BLYTHEDALE, AND PROGRESS TOWARD GOALS (ESTABLISHED UPON ADMISSION) WILL BE REVIEWED DURING PERIODIC FAMILY CONFERENCES. AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO TREATMENT IS A HALLMARK OF BLYTHEDALE, AND EACH PATIENT'S CLINICAL CARE TEAM WILL MEET EVERY TWO WEEKS TO DISCUSS THE INDIVIDUALIZED PLAN FROM EVERY PERSPECTIVE: MEDICAL, SOCIAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, AND EDUCATIONAL.
- $13.1 million spent. THE DAY HOSPITAL PROGRAM - BLYTHEDALE OFFERS A DAY HOSPITAL PROGRAM FOR THOSE CHILDREN WHO ARE ABLE TO LIVE AT HOME, BUT STILL REQUIRE A LEVEL OF MEDICAL AND REHABILITATIVE CARE THAT CANNOT BE MET BY THEIR SCHOOL OR OUTPATIENT PROGRAM. IN 2024, BLYTHEDALE TREATED 243 CHILDREN IN THE PROGRAM. ROUGHLY 51+ % OF THE PROGRAM COMES DIRECTLY FROM BLYTHEDALE' S INPATIENT SETTING, WHILE THE BALANCE COME DIRECTLY FROM REFERRALS IN THE COMMUNITY AND THROUGH THE EARLY INTERVENTION/CPSE PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE REGION. IN 2024, THE DAY HOSPITAL SERVED ON AVERAGE OF 92 PATIENTS PER SCHOOL DAY FOR A TOTAL OF 21,436 VISITS. OVER 84+% OF THESE PATIENTS WERE REIMBURSED BY THE MEDICAID PROGRAM. THE DAY HOSPITAL PROGRAM PROVIDES A NURTURING ENVIRONMENT WHERE CHILDREN WITH VARIOUS SPECIAL MEDICAL NEEDS CAN RECEIVE DAILY MEDICAL SUPERVISION, NURSING CARE, AND HAVE THEIR NEEDS FOR PHYSICAL, OCCUPATIONAL AND SPEECH THERAPIES MET, ALL WHILE RETURNING HOME AT THE END OF THE DAY. EACH CHILD'S PROGRAM IS INDIVIDUALIZED TO ADDRESS THEIR UNIQUE MEDICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND THERAPEUTIC NEEDS. IN ADDITION, EVERY CHILD IS ASSIGNED A SOCIAL WORKER TO PROVIDE FAMILY SUPPORT AND CASE MANAGEMENT. AS NECESSARY, ONGOING PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT AND COUNSELING, AND CASE MANAGEMENT ARE PROVIDED. SERVICES FOR SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN ARE PROVIDED IN CONJUNCTION WITH A FULL ACADEMIC PROGRAM UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE MOUNT PLEASANT-BLYTHEDALE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.THE CPSE PROGRAM - COMMITTEE ON PRESCHOOL SPECIAL EDUCATION (CPSE PROGRAM): BLYTHEDALE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL PROVIDES EVALUATION AND TREATMENT SERVICES FOR YOUNG CHILDREN BETWEEN THE AGES OF 3 TO 5 YEARS WHO ARE REFERRED THROUGH THEIR LOCAL COMMITTEE ON PRESCHOOL SPECIAL EDUCATION (CPSE). THESE PATIENTS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR ASSESSMENT AT NO COST TO THEIR FAMILIES. THE NEW YORK STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OVERSEES A STATEWIDE PRESCHOOL SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM WITH SCHOOL DISTRICTS, MUNICIPALITIES, APPROVED PROVIDERS, AND PARENTS. EVALUATIONS AND SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO ELIGIBLE CHILDREN WHO HAVE A DISABILITY THAT AFFECTS THEIR LEARNING. FUNDING FOR EVALUATIONS AND SERVICES IS PROVIDED BY MUNICIPALITIES AND THE STATE. IN 2024, THE PROGRAM SERVED 38 PATIENTS FOR A TOTAL OF 3,587 VISITS. EVALUATION AND TREATMENT PLANNING ARE PERFORMED BY A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM THAT MAY CONSIST OF THERAPISTS, SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS, AUDIOLOGISTS, PHYSIATRISTS (REHABILITATION DOCTORS), NEUROLOGISTS, PSYCHIATRISTS, PSYCHOLOGISTS, SOCIAL WORKERS, NURSES, NUTRITIONISTS, AND OTHER SPECIALTY CONSULTANTS.
- $990,548 spent. IN 2024, THE HOSPITAL PROVIDED 4,764 OUTPATIENT THERAPY, TELETHERAPY, AND SPECIALTY CLINIC VISITS TO 701 CHILDREN IN THE REGION. BLYTHEDALE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IS WELL SUITED TO PROVIDE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT SERVICES FOR YOUNG CHILDREN. AS THE REGION'S PREMIERE HOSPITAL OFFERING REHABILITATIVE SERVICES TO CHILDREN, WE HAVE THE LARGEST DEPARTMENTS OF SPEECH THERAPY, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY AND PHYSICAL THERAPY. THE EXPERTISE OF OUR HIGHLY SKILLED, MULTIDISCIPLINARY STAFF ENABLES US TO PROVIDE COORDINATED, COMPREHENSIVE, INDIVIDUALIZED PROGRAMS FOR THE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WE SERVE. PARENTS AND STAFF WORK CLOSELY TOGETHER TO DEVELOP GOALS. EVALUATION AND TREATMENT PLANNING ARE PERFORMED BY A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TEAM THAT MAY CONSIST OF THERAPISTS, PHYSIATRISTS (REHABILITATION DOCTORS), NEUROLOGISTS, PSYCHIATRISTS, PSYCHOLOGISTS, SPECIAL EDUCATION, TEACHERS, AUDIOLOGISTS, SOCIAL WORKERS, NURSES, NUTRITIONISTS, AND OTHER SPECIALTY CONSULTANTS. WHILE NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING, THE PROGRAM TREATS A WIDE ARRAY OF ISSUES AND DIAGNOSES INCLUDING DELAYS OR LAGS IN REACHING THEIR DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONES, CONGENITAL OR ACQUIRED ABNORMALITIES SUCH AS VISION OR HEARING IMPAIRMENTS, DIAGNOSED MEDICAL CONDITIONS SUCH AS CEREBRAL PALSY, NEUROMUSCULAR OR OTHER NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERSBLYTHEDALE IS RECOGNIZED AS A LEADER IN THE CARE AND CASE MANAGEMENT OF MEDICALLY FRAGILE CHILDREN UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF NEW YORK STATE'S HEALTH HOME SERVING CHILDREN PROGRAM. OUR PROACTIVE CARE COORDINATION MODEL PROVIDES MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES WITH THE SUPPORT NEEDED TO PROMOTE MORE CONSISTENT MEDICAL CARE, A REDUCTION IN UNNECESSARY HOSPITALIZATIONS, AND THE ACHIEVEMENT OF MEDICAL AND THERAPEUTIC GOALS. THE MODEL INCLUDES MONTHLY IN-HOME VISITS WITH THE CHILD AND FAMILY, 24 HOUR/7 DAYS A WEEK ACCESS TO CARE MANAGEMENT SUPPORT, AND COORDINATION OF CARE AND SERVICES ACROSS THE MEDICAL, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, EDUCATIONAL, AND SOCIAL SPECTRUM. SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH INCLUDING ACCESS TO TRANSPORTATION, FOOD SECURITY, AND HEALTH LITERACY ARE ALSO CONSIDERED BY THE CARE MANAGER. WE ARE CURRENTLY PARTNERED WITH MONTEFIORE HEALTH HOME TO PROVIDE SERVICES IN THE BRONX AND WITH SKYWARD HEALTH TO PROVIDE SERVICES IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY, 2 OF OUR LARGEST REGIONAL CATCHMENT AREAS. MEMBER CAPACITY CONTINUES TO RANGE FROM 60-70 MEMBERS DEPENDENT ON THE ACUITY OF THE CHILDREN SERVED. ONE OF OUR CARE MANAGERS IS BILINGUAL TO ALLOW FOR BETTER SERVICE FOR OUR SPANISH-SPEAKING MEMBERS, BUT WE CAN WORK WITH ANY LANGUAGE USING AN INTERPRETER SERVICE.HEALTH HOME LEADERSHIP PARTICIPATES IN SEVERAL COMMITTEES RUN BY THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AIMED AT CONTINUALLY IMPROVING THE SERVICES OFFERED THROUGH THE HEALTH HOME SERVING CHILDREN PROGRAM ACROSS THE STATE.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since September 1952.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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