The Unity Hospital of Rochester
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
SEE SCHEDULE OTO MAKE A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES AND HEALTH STATUS OF INDIVIDUALS IN THE CITY OF ROCHESTER, NY AND WESTERN MONROE COUNTY. WE WILL EDUCATE OUR COMMUNITY, OUR PROVIDERS, AND FUTURE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS IN ORDER TO OFFER HIGHEST QUALITY CARE TO ALL MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT ARE UNDERSERVED AND MOST VULNERABLE.
- Income
- $717.2 million
- Spending
- $736.3 million
- Spent on programs
- 89%
- Reserves
- -2.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 98%
- Employees
- 4,239
- Volunteers
- 250
- Highest pay
- $4.0 million, 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: 35 out of 100. Higher than 10% 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
2 of 20It owes 91% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 3% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 2% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1589% 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 2510 of 16 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)
- $654.2 million spent. ROCHESTER REGIONAL HEALTH (ROCHESTER REGIONAL/RRH) (I.E. THE PARENT ORGANIZATION AND ITS RELATED AFFILIATES) IS AN INTEGRATED HEALTH SYSTEM ROOTED IN COMMUNITY, SERVING TOGETHER TO UPLIFT HUMANITY THROUGH COMPASSIONATE CARE FOR THE PEOPLE OF ROCHESTER, THE FINGER LAKES REGION, AND NEW YORK STATE'S NORTH COUNTRY. THROUGH ROBUST INVESTMENTS IN PEOPLE, FACILITIES, AND TECHNOLOGY IN EACH COMMUNITY WE SERVE, ROCHESTER REGIONAL STANDS OUT FOR ITS ABILITY TO BRING THE HIGHEST QUALITY CARE CLOSE TO HOME. ACROSS WESTERN NEW YORK, THE FINGER LAKES, ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY AND BEYOND, RRH PROUDLY SERVES THE COMMUNITY THROUGH ITS NINE HOSPITALS PROVIDING INPATIENT, ADVANCED AND CRITICAL CARE; HUNDREDS OF OUTPATIENT SPECIALTY, URGENT CARE AND PRIMARY CARE PRACTICES; BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY TREATMENT CENTERS; INNOVATIVE AND COMFORTING SENIOR SERVICES; COMPASSIONATE HOME CARE AND HOSPICE CARE PROGRAMS; AND LABORATORIES, INCLUDING SPECIALIZED CLINICAL TRIAL AND TOXICOLOGY TESTING FACILITIES. ROCHESTER REGIONAL HAS A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED HEART PROGRAM AND A NATIONALLY ACCREDITED CANCER CENTER, AND OFFERS PATIENTS MANY OF THE SAME LEADING EDGE TREATMENT OPTIONS FOUND AT THE COUNTRY'S FINEST MEDICAL CENTERS. FROM SURGERY TO ORTHOPEDICS, WOMEN'S HEALTH TO EMERGENCY CARE, PEOPLE ALL ACROSS WESTERN NY AND NYS'S NORTH COUNTRY TURN TO ROCHESTER REGIONAL FOR THEIR EXPERIENCE, COMPASSION AND EXPERTISE IN HELPING THEM GET BACK TO LIVING THEIR LIVES. POVERTY TRENDS, COMMUNITY HEALTH RESEARCH AND NEEDS ASSESSMENTS ARE REVIEWED ON A REGULAR BASIS WHILE PLANNING COMMUNITY HEALTH PROGRAMS. ROCHESTER REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES ARE ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN VARIOUS COMMUNITY HEALTH COLLABORATIONS WITH THE LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS, STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, AND LOCAL NOT-FOR-PROFIT HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE AGENCIES, AND ACTIVELY WORK TO RESPOND TO COMMUNITY PRIORITIES AND DEVELOP PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT FILL A GAP OR SUPPLEMENT AN EXISTING PROGRAM. MOST ROCHESTER REGIONAL COMMUNITY HEALTH OUTREACH PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS OR GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES, IN ORDER TO LEVERAGE RESOURCES TO MEET COMMUNITY NEEDS. INFORMATION REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF COMMUNITY HEALTH PROGRAMS, ASSISTANCE WITH HEALTH INSURANCE ENROLLMENT AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR MEDICAL CARE RECEIVED AT ROCHESTER REGIONAL HOSPITALS, EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS, OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENTS OR LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES IS DISSEMINATED TO THE PUBLIC IN ELECTRONIC FORM ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE. AT ROCHESTER REGIONAL HEALTH, DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION AND SOCIAL JUSTICE ARE WOVEN INTO THE TAPESTRY OF OUR CULTURE AND HEALTH EQUITY IS OUR TRUE NORTH. RRH IS COMMITTED TO FOSTERING A DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT WHERE PEOPLE FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS ARE INCLUDED, VALUED, AND RESPECTED. BY ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, RRH IS LEADING EFFORTS TO CULTIVATE AN EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT AND DELIVER HIGH-QUALITY PATIENT OUTCOMES AND EXPERIENCES. WE BELIEVE OUR WORKFORCE AND PATIENT CARE ARE DIRECTLY CONNECTED AND ARE COMMITTED TO ENSURING THAT OUR TEAMS AND EACH PATIENT WE CARE FOR ENJOYS BETTER, HEALTHIER LIVES. TWO OF THE KEYS TO REDUCING HEALTH DISPARITIES AND BUILDING HEALTH LITERACY ARE COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND EDUCATION. TO THIS END, RRH HAS DEVELOPED TARGETED INTERVENTIONS, COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS. RRH IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING A RELAXED AND WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT TO ASK QUESTIONS, AND HAD MEDICAL EXPERTS THAT PROVIDED SOLID, RELEVANT AND TIMELY INFORMATION SO THAT PEOPLE COULD MAKE INFORMED HEALTHCARE DECISIONS. THE RRH COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS ARE HOSTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH A WIDE RANGE OF LEADERS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. RRH HAS PARTNERED WITH VARIOUS COMMUNITIES SUCH AS THE LATINX COMMUNITY, RURAL MIGRANT FARMERS, FAITH COMMUNITIES, DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING, LGBTQ+, VETERANS, PEOPLE LIVING WITH DISABILITIES, ELDERS AND THEIR CAREGIVERS, ADOLESCENTS AND PARENTS. WITH THESE PARTNERSHIPS RRH HAS BEEN ABLE TO FORM STRONG COMMUNITY BONDS. WITH COVID INFORMATION NOW WIDELY AVAILABLE, RRH IS PIVOTING ITS COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS TO FOCUS ON HEALTH AND WELLNESS. RRH PLANS TO CONTINUALLY EVALUATE AND ADJUST THE FOCUS OF ITS COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS TO ENSURE OTHER PRESSING TOPICS, SUCH AS HEALTH SCREENINGS AS A PREVENTIVE MEASURE, ARE ALWAYS AT THE FOREFRONT AND CONTINUED EDUCATION IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE TO THE COMMUNITY. AS A RESULT OF THESE EFFORTS, RRH WAS RECOGNIZED AMONG THE NATION'S TOP DEI ADVOCATES. CITING RRH'S "FANTASTIC" DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION (DEI) OFFICE, THE HEALTHCARE DIVERSITY COUNCIL HAS GRANTED RRH A TOP 3 HEALTHCARE DIVERSITY ORGANIZATIONS AWARD. THE COUNCIL COMMENDED RRH DEI INITIATIVES TO REDUCE HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES; RECRUIT AND RETAIN A DIVERSE WORKFORCE; AND IMPLEMENT COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS SURROUNDING COVID-19. RRH'S ACTIVE PURSUIT OF DIVERSITY IN OUR WORK ENVIRONMENT AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS MAKES IT A "PERFECT" AWARD RECIPIENT, THE COUNCIL STATED. THE HEALTHCARE DIVERSITY COUNCIL IS AN ORGANIZATION DEVOTED TO PROMOTING AN INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT OF CARE AT MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS NATIONWIDE. ROCHESTER REGIONAL HEALTH IS ALSO LEADING THE INDUSTRY WITH ITS SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS. RRH BELIEVES IN THE CLOSE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE WELL-BEING OF OUR COMMUNITY, ENVIRONMENT, AND OUR FINANCIAL HEALTH. GUIDED BY THIS BELIEF, RRH MANAGES ITS RESOURCES CONSCIENTIOUSLY, AIMING TO LIMIT OUR ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT AND SPEARHEAD SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES IN THE REGION. THOUGH IT IS KNOWN THAT HOSPITALS CONSUME MORE THAN DOUBLE THE ENERGY THAN TYPICAL COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS AND GENERATE SIGNIFICANT WASTE PER PATIENT, ROCHESTER REGIONAL HEALTH IS STEADFAST IN BREAKING THIS NORM. THE RRH SUSTAINABILITY DEPARTMENT IS DEVOTED TO REFINING THE HEALTHCARE EXPERIENCE, PRESERVING A ROBUST ENVIRONMENT, AND CURBING HEALTHCARE COSTS. THEY ACTIVELY MANAGE WASTE, ELIMINATING HARMFUL SUBSTANCES, AND FOSTERING A SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY FOR NOW AND FUTURE G
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 August 1972.
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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