Vassar Brothers Hospital
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF EVERY PERSON IN OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH THE EFFICIENT DELIVERY OF EXCELLENT, INNOVATIVE AND COMPASSIONATE CARE.
- Income
- $920.3 million
- Spending
- $915.5 million
- Spent on programs
- 95%
- Reserves
- -1.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 98%
- Employees
- 3,213
- Volunteers
- 188
- Highest pay
- $5.9 million, president/ceo of northwell; director (from 05/25)
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 52 out of 100. Higher than 36% 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
10 of 20It owes 46% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 1% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 2% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1594% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 88 out of 100. Higher than 26% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2518 of 23 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
0 of 7Reports no 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
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
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 September 30, 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 (1)
- $865.0 million spent. VASSAR BROTHERS MEDICAL CENTER (VBMC) IS A 349-BED ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL THAT HAS SERVED NEW YORK'S MID-HUDSON VALLEY SINCE 1887. THE HOSPITAL REMAINS COMMITTED TO DELIVERING HIGH-QUALITY, PATIENT-CENTERED, AND MISSION-DRIVEN CARE TO THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES. VBMC IS PART OF NUVANCE HEALTH, WHICH IN MAY 2025 JOINED NORTHWELL HEALTH, CREATING AN EXPANDED INTEGRATED HEALTH SYSTEM THAT ENHANCES ACCESS TO COORDINATED, HIGH-QUALITY CARE ACROSS NEW YORK'S HUDSON VALLEY AND WESTERN CONNECTICUT. AS PART OF NORTHWELL HEALTH, NEW YORK'S LARGEST HEALTH SYSTEM, VBMC PATIENTS BENEFIT FROM BROADER CLINICAL COORDINATION, EXPANDED SPECIALTY EXPERTISE, AND ACCESS TO SYSTEM-WIDE BEST PRACTICES, WHILE MAINTAINING A STRONG FOCUS ON COMMUNITY-BASED CARE. THROUGH ITS INTEGRATED SYSTEM, VBMC OFFERS A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF SERVICES, INCLUDING BARIATRIC SURGERY AND MEDICAL WEIGHT LOSS, CRITICAL CARE, DIABETES EDUCATION, EMERGENCY SERVICES, HEART AND VASCULAR CARE, IMAGING AND RADIOLOGY, INFUSION THERAPY, NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY, ORTHOPEDIC CARE, PHYSICAL REHABILITATION, PRIMARY CARE, RHEUMATOLOGY, SLEEP MEDICINE, URGENT CARE, WOMEN'S HEALTH, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, CANCER CARE, DENTISTRY, DIGESTIVE HEALTH, ENDOCRINOLOGY, GENETIC COUNSELING, HOME HEALTH SERVICES, INFECTIOUS DISEASE CARE, NEPHROLOGY, OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE, PATIENT BLOOD MANAGEMENT, PEDIATRICS, PODIATRY, PULMONARY CARE, GERIATRIC CARE, SURGICAL SERVICES, UROLOGY, AND WOUND CARE AND HYPERBARIC MEDICINE. VBMC SERVES AS A REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER WITH ESTABLISHED PROGRAMS IN CARDIAC SERVICES, CANCER CARE, AND WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HEALTH. THE HOSPITAL IS HOME TO A COMPREHENSIVE CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY PROGRAM SERVING PATIENTS THROUGHOUT THE HUDSON VALLEY, AS WELL AS THE REGION'S ONLY LEVEL III NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (NICU) FOR PREMATURE, UNDERWEIGHT, AND CRITICALLY ILL INFANTS. VBMC HAS INTRODUCED ADVANCED CLINICAL CAPABILITIES, INCLUDING ROBOTIC ORTHOPEDIC AND SPINE SURGERY, LIVER AND PANCREATIC SURGERY, INTERVENTIONAL NEURORADIOLOGY, SURGICAL ONCOLOGY, AND TRANSCATHETER AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT (TAVR), REDUCING THE NEED FOR PATIENTS TO TRAVEL OUTSIDE THE REGION FOR SPECIALIZED CARE. VBMC IS DESIGNATED AS A LEVEL II TRAUMA CENTER AND MAINTAINS CERTIFICATION AS A THROMBECTOMY-CAPABLE STROKE CENTER FROM THE JOINT COMMISSION, ENSURING ACCESS TO ADVANCED TRAUMA AND STROKE CARE. VBMC MAINTAINS A PEDIATRIC ALLIANCE WITH NEW YORK CHILDREN'S MEDICAL PROVIDER SERVICES, P.C., AN AFFILIATE OF CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S, PROVIDING SPECIALIZED INPATIENT PEDIATRIC CARE DELIVERED BY PEDIATRIC HOSPITALISTS, NEONATOLOGISTS, AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY CLINICAL TEAMS. VBMC IS RECOGNIZED FOR ITS COMMITMENT TO CLINICAL EXCELLENCE AND QUALITY CARE THROUGH NUMEROUS NATIONAL AND REGIONAL DISTINCTIONS. THE HOSPITAL HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED BY U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT AS A "BEST REGIONAL HOSPITAL RATED "HIGH PERFORMING" ACROSS MULTIPLE PROCEDURES AND CONDITIONS, INCLUDING CANCER SURGERY, CARDIAC CARE, PULMONARY CARE, STROKE, AND CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT. VBMC HAS ALSO BEEN RECOGNIZED BY HEALTHGRADES AS ONE OF AMERICA'S 50 BEST HOSPITALS AND AMONG THE 100 BEST HOSPITALS FOR CRITICAL CARE, AND HAS EARNED CONSISTENT FIVE-STAR RATINGS FOR TREATMENT OF HEART ATTACK AND HEART FAILURE. IN ADDITION, VBMC MAINTAINS SIGNIFICANT ACCREDITATIONS, INCLUDING DESIGNATION AS AN INTEGRATED NETWORK CANCER PROGRAM AND ACCREDITATION OF ITS RECTAL CANCER PROGRAM BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS COMMISSION ON CANCER, AS WELL AS ACCREDITATION BY THE NATIONAL ACCREDITATION PROGRAM FOR BREAST CENTERS. THE HOSPITAL HAS ALSO RECEIVED THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION'S GET WITH THE GUIDELINES STROKE GOLD PLUS AWARD AND HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AS A ROBOTIC CENTER OF EXCELLENCE BY THE SURGICAL REVIEW CORPORATION. VBMC IS FURTHER DESIGNATED AS AN AGE-FRIENDLY HEALTH SYSTEM PARTICIPANT BY THE INSTITUTE FOR HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT. THESE RECOGNITIONS REFLECT THE HOSPITAL'S COMMITMENT TO QUALITY IMPROVEMENT, CLINICAL EXCELLENCE, AND PATIENT SAFETY. VBMC CONDUCTS A COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT (CHNA) EVERY THREE YEARS TO IDENTIFY THE HEALTH NEEDS, BARRIERS, AND PRIORITIES OF THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES. THE FINDINGS INFORM THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PLAN (CHIP), WHICH OUTLINES TARGETED STRATEGIES AND MEASURABLE ACTIONS TO ADDRESS IDENTIFIED NEEDS. BASED ON THE MOST RECENT CHNA, VBMC FOCUSED ITS COMMUNITY BENEFIT ACTIVITIES ON TWO PRIORITY AREAS: PREVENTING CHRONIC DISEASE AND PROMOTING MENTAL HEALTH AND PREVENTING SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS. IN SUPPORT OF CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION, VBMC IMPLEMENTED INITIATIVES ADDRESSING NUTRITION AND FOOD INSECURITY, INCLUDING THE LAUNCH OF ITS FOOD AS MEDICINE (FAM) PROGRAM IN 2024. THIS PROGRAM CONNECTS FOOD-INSECURE PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC CONDITIONS, SUCH AS UNCONTROLLED HYPERTENSION, TO NUTRITION EDUCATION, HEALTHY FOOD, AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES AT NO COST. VBMC ALSO CONTINUES TO HOST AN ANNUAL COMMUNITY HEALTH DAY, WHICH HAS EXPANDED SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2022 AND PROVIDES VACCINATIONS, HEALTH SCREENINGS, REFERRALS, HEALTH EDUCATION, SMOKING CESSATION COUNSELING, FRESH PRODUCE DISTRIBUTION, AND ESSENTIAL ITEMS SUCH AS WINTER CLOTHING. TO ADDRESS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL NEEDS, VBMC SUPPORTS A COMMUNITY CARE TEAM (CCT), INCLUDING HIGH-RISK NAVIGATORS WHO ASSIST INDIVIDUALS WITH COMPLEX SOCIAL AND MEDICAL NEEDS BY CONNECTING THEM TO HOUSING RESOURCES, PHYSICAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, SUBSTANCE USE SERVICES, AND SOCIAL SUPPORTS. IN FY2025, CCT SUPPORTED A CASELOAD OF 129 CLIENTS AND FACILITATED CONNECTIONS TO HEALTHCARE AND SOCIAL SERVICES, INCLUDING HOUSING PLACEMENT, TRANSPORTATION, INSURANCE ENROLLMENT, AND ESSENTIAL NEEDS SUPPORT. VBMC ALSO SUPPORTS MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID, AN EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES TRAINING TO HELP INDIVIDUALS RECOGNIZE AND RESPOND TO SIGNS OF MENTAL ILLNESS AND SUBSTANCE USE, NOW AVAILABLE ACROSS SYSTEM COMMUNITIES. ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT INITIATIVES INCLUDE TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE, FITNESS PROGRAMMING
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 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 September 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 May 1937.
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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