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Nathan Littauer Hospital Association

EIN 14-1338465 · Gloversville, NY

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair54 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

Nathan Littauer Hospital & Nursing Home and its family of health services is committed to providing safe high quality health and wellness services and improving the health of our communities in a caring, contemporary environment.

Income
$122.5 million
Spending
$135.0 million
Spent on programs
93%
Reserves
2.9 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 92%
Employees
1,223
Volunteers
97
Highest pay
$733,151, physician

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

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 2.9 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 10% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 5% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    93% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 15 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 25

    12 of 14 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

    7 of 7

    Has a 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

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • 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 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)
  1. $64.3 million spent. 74 bed general medical surgical hospital providing inpatient and outpatient services with the following service statistics for 2024; 7,681 inpatient days, 931 observation visits, 574 new born days, 2,026 admissions, 292 nursery admissions, 19,665 emergency room visits, 94,644 outpatient visits and 4,364 day surgery visits.
  2. $50.4 million spent. The Nathan Littauer Hospital and Specialty Care Centers provide care for the whole family. Our twelve conveniently located centers offer a range of services and specialties that include urology, obstetrics, gynecology, podiatry, pulmonology, gastroenterology, pediatrics, and neurology along with direct access to state-of-the-art technology available at Nathan Littauer Hospital. Several Centers are located in remote rural parts of our service area. The Centers employ 45 physicians and over 50 other healthcare professionals. During 2024, the Centers collectively incurred 134,435 patient visits.
  3. $10.5 million spent. The Nathan Littauer Nursing Home located on the Nathan Littauer Hospital campus is a short and long-term residential healthcare facility that provides a wide range of medical services with 84 beds. In 2024, the facility had a total of 18,416 patient days.
  4. $420,545 spent. Lifeline is a personal emergency response system providing immediate assistance 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Over 400 subscribers are members of NLHs Lifeline Program. Other community services include community health fairs, speakers bureau, organ donation program and New Visions Program for high school students. Health Insurance Counseling: Nathan Littauer Hospital was awarded and continues to be the Lead Agency for the grant entitled: "Consumer Assistant for the NYS of Health Benefit Exchange" covering Fulton and Montgomery County. During the year of 2024 Nathan Littauer Hospital as Lead Agency the program's was able to enroll a total of 2,596 individuals with the following breakdown: Children's Medicaid - 539, Child Health Plus Program - 309, Adult Medicaid - 804, Adult Quality Health Plan - 323, Essential Plans - 621. Also included here is other operating revenue of $2,334,998.

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

  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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.

  4. 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.

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

    Recognized by the IRS since October 1948.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 21, 2026.

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