Ellis Hospital
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE MISSION OF ELLIS HOSPITAL (D/B/A ELLIS MEDICINE) IS TO MEET THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY WITH EXCELLENCE.
- Income
- $466.1 million
- Spending
- $482.4 million
- Spent on programs
- 85%
- Reserves
- -1.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 97%
- Employees
- 3,251
- Volunteers
- 164
- Highest pay
- $861,105, president / ceo
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: 43 out of 100. Higher than 19% 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
5 of 20It owes 70% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 4% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 5% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1585% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 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 2514 of 15 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 (3)
- $374.5 million spent. ELLIS HOSPITAL (D/B/A ELLIS MEDICINE), THE SOLE PROVIDER OF ACUTE HOSPITAL CARE IN SCHENECTADY COUNTY, IS A VOLUNTARY, NOT-FOR-PROFIT, COMMUNITY AND TEACHING HOSPITAL WITH MORE THAN 400 LICENSED BEDS BETWEEN TWO INPATIENT CAMPUSES (ELLIS HOSPITAL AND BELLEVUE WOMAN'S CENTER), INCLUDING 52 INPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH BEDS (SEE ITEM 4B BELOW). ELLIS ALSO OPERATES SEVERAL PRIMARY CARE AND OUTPATIENT SITES, INCLUDING TWO OUTPATIENT CAMPUSES (MCCLELLAN STREET HEALTH CENTER IN THE CITY OF SCHENECTADY AND MEDICAL CENTER OF CLIFTON PARK IN SOUTHERN SARATOGA COUNTY) AND AN OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY (STATE STREET HEALTH CENTER). HEALTH CARE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED UNDER A SINGLE CORPORATE TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (TIN) AND A SINGLE OPERATING CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE HOSPITAL'S PRIMARY REGULATOR. THE HOSPITAL IS OVERSEEN BY A VOLUNTEER BOARD OF TRUSTEES DRAWN FROM THE COMMUNITY AND THE MEDICAL STAFF, INCLUDING THREE PHYSICIAN TRUSTEES. WITH THE MISSION TO "MEET THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY WITH EXCELLENCE," ELLIS BALANCES STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY AND ADVANCED MEDICAL PROCEDURES WITH A 141-YEAR TRADITION OF COMMUNITY-BASED CARING AND A FIRM COMMITMENT TO QUALITY. ELLIS COUNTED 9,068 MEDICAL/SURGICAL INPATIENT DISCHARGES FROM THE ELLIS HOSPITAL (NOTT STREET) INPATIENT FACILITY, PERFORMED 5,720 AMBULATORY (OUTPATIENT) PROCEDURES, AND HANDLED 147,233 "REFERRED AMBULATORY VISITS" (E.G., LABORATORY TESTS, MEDICAL IMAGING) AT ALL LOCATIONS DURING 2023. IN 2024, ELLIS PROVIDED $9,981,045 IN FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (CHARITY CARE) ON A "CHARGE" BASIS, TRANSLATING TO A "COST" BASIS OF $2,773,000. ELLIS HAS EARNED NUMEROUS RECOGNITIONS FOR CLINICAL EXCELLENCE AND COMMUNITY SERVICE. IN RECENT YEARS, THE ELLIS HOSPITAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT ACHIEVED CERTIFICATION AS A CERTIFIED AUTISM CENTER, THE FIRST HOSPITAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT IN THE NATION TO EARN THAT DESIGNATION GRANTED BY THE INTERNATIONAL BOARD OF CREDENTIALING AND CONTINUING EDUCATION STANDARDS (IBCCES). ELLIS WAS A NEW YORK STATE DESIGNATED STROKE CENTER, AND WAS THE FIRST HOSPITAL IN NEW YORK STATE TO RECEIVE THE AMERICAN STROKE ASSOCIATION'S (ASA) PERFORMANCE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR STROKE. THE ELLIS STROKE CENTER HAS BEEN A RECIPIENT OF THE GOLD/GOLD PLUS AWARD, RECOGNIZED FOR USING THE ASA'S "GET WITH THE GUIDELINES" PROGRAM FOR IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF CARE AND PATIENT OUTCOMES. THEY BECAME A JOINT COMMISSION-CERTIFIED STROKE CENTER IN 2023. ADDITIONALLY, THE BELANGER SCHOOL OF NURSING WAS ACCREDITED BY THE NATIONAL LEAGUE FOR NURSING ACCREDITING COMMISSION; THE FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY WAS ACCREDITED BY BOTH THE ACCREDITATION COUNCIL FOR GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND THE AMERICAN OSTEOPATHIC ASSOCIATION; ELLIS PRIMARY CARE PRACTICES HAVE ACHIEVED NATIONAL COMMISSION ON QUALITY ASSURANCE (NCQA) "PATIENT-CENTERED MEDICAL HOME" (PCMH) RECOGNITION; AND MOHAWK HARBOR PRIMARY CARE PRACTICE PARTICIPATES IN THE FEDERAL CMS "PRIMARY CARE FIRST (PFC)" QUALITY PROGRAM. ELLIS HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION (AHA) AS A "FIT-FRIENDLY WORKSITE AND RECEIVED THE AHA'S "INNOVATION AWARD" FOR PRESENTING A UNIQUE PROGRAM OF HEALTH AND WELLNESS TO EMPLOYEES. ELLIS HAS BEEN AWARDED BLUE DISTINCTION CENTER DESIGNATION BY BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD FOR CARDIAC CARE, BARIATRIC CARE, KNEE AND HIP REPLACEMENT, AND MATERNITY CARE. ELLIS WAS ALSO A PARTNERS IN PERFORMANCE EXCELLENCE GOLD BALDRIGE AWARD WINNER, RECOGNIZED FOR ITS DEDICATION AND WORK TO CREATE A CULTURE AND SYSTEMS WHERE INNOVATION AND PERFORMANCE EXCELLENCE BECOME THE ACCEPTED NORM. ELLIS HAS ALSO BEEN HONORED WITH THE FIVE RINGS AWARD BY INTELLICENTRICS, INC. FOR EXCELLENCE IN VENDOR CREDENTIALING AND CREATING A CULTURE OF VIGILANCE TO MAKE HOSPITALS SAFER FOR EMPLOYEES AND PATIENTS. THE ELLIS HOSPITAL COVID CARE TEAM RECEIVED THE "GOOD NEWS" AWARD FROM THE CHAMBER OF SCHENECTADY COUNTY FOR THEIR HEROIC ACTIONS DURING THE PANDEMIC. DURING RECENT YEARS, ELLIS HAS RECEIVED OTHER COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARDS FROM THE CHAMBER OF SCHENECTADY COUNTY ("CORPORATION OF THE YEAR"), THE CITY MISSION OF SCHENECTADY ("PARTNERS AWARD," SPECIFICALLY RECOGNIZING THE HOSPITAL'S SERVICES FOR THE UNDERSERVED), THE SCHENECTADY ARC ("EMPLOYER OF THE YEAR," RECOGNIZING THE HOSPITAL FOR PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT, WITH OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH AND MEANINGFUL EXPERIENCE, TO INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES), THE SIGHT SOCIETY OF NORTHEASTERN NEW YORK ("HOSPITAL OF THE YEAR" FOR COMMITMENT AND COMPASSION TO GRIEVING FAMILIES ALONG WITH OUTSTANDING ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND BEST PRACTICES TO FACILITATE CORNEA DONATIONS), THE GOOSE HILL NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION ("COMMUNITY AWARD" FOR BEING A GOOD NEIGHBOR AND PROACTIVE COMMUNICATOR), AND THE SEVENTH NATIONAL LEARNING CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ("SILVER MEDAL" FOR ORGAN DONATION). ELLIS OPERATES A STATE-OF-THE-ART EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AT ELLIS HOSPITAL ON NOTT STREET WHICH TREATED 44,094 PATIENT VISITS IN 2024 (OF WHICH 6,475 (15%) WERE ADMITTED FOR INPATIENT CARE); THE BELLEVUE WOMAN'S CENTER WHICH DISCHARGED 1,880 NEWBORN BABIES IN 2024 (SEE LINE 4D); PRIMARY CARE PRACTICES (IN SCHENECTADY, GLENVILLE, AND CLIFTON PARK) AND NUMEROUS SPECIALTY MEDICAL SERVICES THROUGH THE ELLIS MEDICAL GROUP (EMG); AN 82-BED SKILLED NURSING FACILITY AND SHORT-STAY REHABILITATION FACILITY WHICH CLOSED ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2024. (SEE LINE 4C) (SEE LINE 4C); TWO STAND-ALONE OFF-SITE BLOOD DRAW STATIONS; A BARIATRIC CARE LOCATION; A SLEEP DISORDERS CENTER; A MEDICAL ONCOLOGY PRACTICE (A MEMBER OF THE ROSWELL PARK CANCER CENTER NETWORK); A FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY INCLUDING AN OSTEOPATHIC RESIDENCY AND A SCHOOL OF NURSING. MEDICAL AND DENTAL RESIDENTS ENROLLED IN THE FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY AND THE GENERAL DENTAL RESIDENCY PROVIDE PRIMARY MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE TO PATIENTS, THE MAJORITY OF WHOM ARE UNINSURED OR ARE PARTICIPANTS IN GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS SUCH AS MEDICAID AND CHILD HEALTH P
- $24.8 million spent. ELLIS OPERATES A 52-BED INPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH UNIT, ALONG WITH DEDICATED OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. THIS IS THE ONLY INPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY IN SCHENECTADY COUNTY, AND IS ONE OF ONLY TWO INPATIENT UNITS IN A 16-COUNTY REGION PROVIDING SERVICES TO ADOLESCENTS. ELLIS' MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES INCLUDE: INPATIENT CARE FOR ADULTS AND ADOLESCENTS; OUTPATIENT CHILD, ADOLESCENT, AND ADULT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; CRISIS INTERVENTION, INCLUDING A 24-HOUR CRISIS INFORMATION HOTLINE; A PEER ADVOCACY PROGRAM; AND A SUPPORT AND EDUCATION GROUP FOR PEOPLE WITH MAJOR DISORDERS AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE "LIVING ROOM AND "FAMILY ROOM" PROGRAMS, WHICH ARE MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS DIVERSION PROGRAMS OPERATED FROM THE STATE STREET HEALTH CENTER, PROVIDES ADOLESCENT AND ADULT PATIENTS WITH AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. ELLIS HAS RECEIVED A GRANT FROM THE SCHENECTADY COUNTY DRUG COURT TO PROVIDE ENHANCED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO LOW-LEVEL OFFENDERS REFERRED BY THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM, AND A CONTRACT WITH THE SCHENECTADY COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITY TO PROVIDE POST-INCARCERATION SUPPORT SERVICES, BOTH INCLUDING PEER SERVICES. THE ELLIS STATE STREET HEALTH CENTER, WHICH HOUSES THE OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH CLINIC AND A PERSONALIZED RECOVERY ORIENTED SERVICES (PROS) SERVICE, WAS OPENED IN 2017. THIS NOT ONLY INCREASED THE SIZE AND IMPROVED THE QUALITY OF FACILITIES FOR ADULT OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH; IT ALSO HAS BECOME PART OF AN INFORMAL "MEDICAL VILLAGE," WITH THE MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY, A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER (FQHC), ANOTHER LARGE COMMUNITY PRIMARY CARE CLINIC, AND A PHARMACY ALL LOCATED WITHIN ONE CITY BLOCK. IN 2024, THE ELLIS MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS HAD 971 INPATIENT DISCHARGES AND 37,846 OUTPATIENT VISITS.
- $9.0 million spent. THE ELLIS RESIDENTIAL AND REHABILITATION CENTER (ERRC), AN 82-BED LONG-TERM SKILLED NURSING FACILITY (SNF) AND SHORT-STAY REHABILITATION FACILITY, PROVIDED LONG TERM NURSING CARE SINCE 1989 AND SHORT STAY REHABILITATION SERVICES SINCE 2001. SPECIALIZING IN MEDICALLY COMPLEX CASES, ERRC OPERATED FROM ITS RENOVATED FACILITY ON THE ELLIS MCCLELLAN STREET HEALTH CENTER CAMPUS. THE FACILITY PROVIDED RESIDENTS WITH PRIVATE ROOMS AND SUCH AMENITIES AS A CYBER-CENTER, A HAIR SALON, AND A ROOF-TOP GARDEN. DUE TO THE IMPENDING SALE OF THE MCCLELLAN STREET HEALTH CENTER CAMPUS, THE ERRC CLOSED ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2024. RESIDENT DAYS FOR 2024 WERE 11,876.
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 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 October 13, 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 December 2024.
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 December 1942.
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 October 21, 2026.
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