St Lukes Roosevelt Hospital Center
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- It owes more than it owns.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
ST. LUKE'S-ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER, FORMED BY MERGER IN 1979, IS A COMBINATION OF THREE HOSPITALS, EACH WITH A DISTINGUISHED HISTORY OF ACCOMPLISHMENT AND PUBLIC SERVICE. ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL WAS FOUNDED IN 1846, IN AFFILIATION WITH THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH TO PROVIDE CARE FOR THE SICK POOR. WOMEN'S HOSPITAL WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1855, FOR THE TREATMENT OF DISEASES PECULIAR TO WOMEN. ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL, CHARTERED IN 1864, WAS DEDICATED TO THE RECEPTION AND RELIEF OF SICK AND DISEASED PERSONS. THE MISSION OF ST. LUKE'S-ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER IS TO PROVIDE COMPASSIONATE PATIENT CARE WITH SEAMLESS COORDINATION AND TO ADVANCE MEDICINE THROUGH UNRIVALED EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND OUTREACH IN THE MANY DIVERSE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE.
- Income
- $1.8 billion
- Spending
- $1.9 billion
- Spent on programs
- 91%
- Reserves
- -7.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 86%
- Employees
- 8,470
- Volunteers
- 380
- Highest pay
- $7.5 million, trustee and former 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
Weak: 34 out of 100. Higher than 7% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
0 of 20It owes 123% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 11% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 8% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1591% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 1 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 2529 of 30 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 (1)
- $1.8 billion spent. THE HOSPITAL PROVIDES SIGNIFICANT LEVELS OF TERTIARY CARE AND SPECIALIZED SERVICES AND PROGRAMS TO TREAT COMPLEX CLINICAL CONDITIONS. THESE INCLUDE A COMPREHENSIVE CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY PROGRAM, AN ENDOCRINOLOGY AND OBESITY PROGRAM, A COMPREHENSIVE HAND SURGERY PROGRAM, A RENAL TRANSPLANT PROGRAM AND ONE OF THE LARGEST INPATIENT/OUTPATIENT AIDS PROGRAMS IN NEW YORK CITY. IN ADDITION, THE HOSPITAL MAINTAINS A FULL RANGE OF OUTPATIENT SERVICES. THE HOSPITAL HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS A TRAUMA CENTER BY THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SYSTEM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK AND HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS A DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. THE HOSPITAL SERVICED INPATIENTS AND PROVIDED 248,140 CLINIC VISITS AND 108,535 EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS. OVER 75% OF THE APPROXIMATELY 258,730 PATIENT DAYS WERE PROVIDED TO MEDICARE AND MEDICAID PATIENTS. AS A MATTER OF POLICY, THE HOSPITAL PROVIDES CARE TO ALL PATIENTS REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. THE HOSPITAL PROVIDED OVER $106,364,641 OF CHARITY CARE SERVICES AND INCURRED $22,320,422 BAD DEBTS DURING 2024.
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 January 1936.
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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