Pennsylvania Hospital of the Univ of Pennsylvania Health System
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
PROVISION OF CHARITABLE HEALTHCARE SERVICES
- Income
- $930.5 million
- Spending
- $941.7 million
- Spent on programs
- 91%
- Reserves
- 2.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 90%
- Employees
- 3,648
- Volunteers
- 189
- Highest pay
- $3.3 million, ex-officio member
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 61 out of 100. Higher than 49% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 2.1 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 14% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 1% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 9% on the year before.
Spending floor
8 of 1591% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 37 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 80 out of 100. Higher than 14% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Independent board
5 of 255 of 10 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 June 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)
- $855.9 million spent. DETAIL OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL IS A 475 BED, COMMUNITY BASED, TERTIARY CARE TEACHING HOSPITAL PROVIDING A FULL RANGE OF DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC MEDICAL SERVICES. THE HOSPITAL'S SPECIALTIES INCLUDE OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY, NEUROSCIENCES, ORTHOPEDICS, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, CANCER TREATMENT, CARDIAC CARE, AND BLOODLESS MEDICINE AND SURGERY. SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 1751, THE MISSION OF PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL HAS BEEN TO PROVIDE THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF HEALTH CARE FOR ALL, REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY. THE HOSPITAL SUBSIDIZES THE COST OF TREATING PATIENTS WHO ARE UNINSURED AND UNABLE TO PAY, OR WHEN GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE REIMBURSEMENT FALLS BELOW COST. PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL ACCEPTS PATIENTS IN SERIOUS NEED OF PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL CARE, INDEPENDENT OF THEIR FINANCIAL STATUS. THIS DEFINITION INCLUDES THOSE PATIENTS SUFFERING FROM A MEDICAL CONDITION MANIFESTING ITSELF BY ACUTE SYMPTOMS OF SUFFICIENT SEVERITY (INCLUDING SEVERE PAIN) SUCH THAT THE ABSENCE OF IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION COULD REASONABLY BE EXPECTED TO RESULT IN (1) PLACING THE HEALTH OF THE INDIVIDUAL (OR, WITH RESPECT TO A PREGNANT WOMAN, THE HEALTH OF THE WOMAN OR HER UNBORN CHILD) IN SERIOUS JEOPARDY, OR (2) SERIOUS IMPAIRMENT TO BODILY FUNCTIONS. ACCORDINGLY, PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL PROVIDES SERVICES TO PATIENTS WHO MEET CERTAIN CRITERIA UNDER ITS CHARITY CARE POLICY, WITHOUT CHARGE OR AT AMOUNTS LESS THAN PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL'S ESTABLISHED RATES. BECAUSE PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL DOES NOT PURSUE COLLECTIONS, SUCH AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN EXCLUDED FROM NET PATIENT SERVICE REVENUE. PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL ESTIMATED $7,289,874 OF COSTS WERE INCURRED DURING FY25. THE ESTIMATED COSTS OF PROVIDING CHARITY SERVICES ARE BASED ON DATA DERIVED FROM A COMBINATION OF THE PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL (UPHS) ACCOUNTING SYSTEM AND THE RATIO OF COSTS TO CHARGES. PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL ALSO PROVIDES CARE TO PATIENTS WHO DO NOT HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE OR MEET THE CRITERIA TO QUALIFY FOR ITS CHARITY CARE POLICY. PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL PURSUES COLLECTION OF THESE AMOUNTS; HOWEVER, CERTAIN AMOUNTS ARE DEEMED TO BE UNCOLLECTIBLE. FOR FY25, $17,766,960 WAS CLASSIFIED AS AN IMPLICIT PRICE CONCESSION WHICH REDUCES NET PATIENT SERVICE REVENUE. ADDITIONALLY, THE COSTS OF PROVIDING SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE WELFARE RECIPIENTS, WHO PARTICIPATE IN THE PENNSYLVANIA MEDICAL ASSISTANCE AND LOCAL MANAGED MEDICAID PROGRAMS EXCEEDED REIMBURSEMENT BY $37,407,874 IN FY25. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING DIRECT PATIENT CHARITY CARE AND IN FURTHERANCE OF ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE TO BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY, THE HOSPITAL OPERATES AN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 24 HOURS PER DAY, 7 DAYS PER WEEK, MAINTAINS RESEARCH FACILITIES FOR THE STUDY OF DISEASE AND INJURIES, PROVIDES FACILITIES FOR TEACHING AND TRAINING VARIOUS MEDICAL PERSONNEL, AND FACILITATES THE ADVANCEMENT OF MEDICAL AND SURGICAL EDUCATION. THE HOSPITAL ALSO PROVIDES VARIOUS COMMUNITY SERVICES SUCH AS SCREENINGS FOR THE DETECTION OF BREAST, COLORECTAL, AND SKIN CANCER, CANCER SUPPORT GROUPS, A TOLL-FREE NUMBER FOR CANCER INFORMATION, FREE IMMUNIZATION SHOTS, TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR THE CITY FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS, HEALTH EDUCATION CLASSES, SPEECHES AND REGULARLY PROVIDES HEALTH RELATED INFORMATION TO TELEVISION AND RADIO NEWS PROGRAMS AND TO REPORTERS AT NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES. PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL PROVIDES A CONTINUUM OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES, INCLUDING EMERGENCY SERVICES, INPATIENT SERVICES, PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY CARE OUTPATIENT SERVICES, AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES. HEALTH SERVICES ARE PROVIDED FOR PERSONS WITHOUT REGARD TO RACE, COLOR, RELIGIOUS BELIEF, ANCESTRY, GENDER, HANDICAP, AGE, OR NATIONAL ORIGIN. IN FY25, PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL ADMITTED 19,770 ADULT PATIENTS; AND RECORDED 5,163 BIRTHS.THERE WERE ALSO A TOTAL OF 391,284 OUTPATIENT VISITS.THERE WERE 51,138 OP PSCYIATRY PATIENTS TREATED, AND THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT TREATED 45,598 PATIENTS IN FY25. THE PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT IS STAFFED AND EQUIPPED TO PROVIDE EXCELLENT EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. ALL PATIENTS ARE EVALUATED REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. THE PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT IS RECOGNIZED BY THE EMERGENCY NURSES ASSOCIATION AS A LANTERN-RECOGNIZED EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT. THIS AWARD DISTINGUISHES EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS FOR EXCELLENCE IN EXCEPTIONAL PRACTICE AND INNOVATIVE PERFORMANCE IN THE CORE AREAS OF LEADERSHIP, PRACTICE, EDUCATION, ADVOCACY AND RESEARCH. ONLY 1% OF EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS NATIONWIDE HAVE RECEIVED THIS ESTEEMED RECOGNITION. COMMUNITY SERVICES & PROGRAMS THE DIABETES EDUCATION CENTER PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE OUTPATIENT EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH DIABETES, THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS, AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. OUR TEAM CURRENTLY CONSISTS OF THREE REGISTERED DIETITIANS. DURING FY25, THE DIABETES EDUCATION CENTER CONTINUED TO OFFER: - COMPREHENSIVE DIABETES SELF MANAGEMENT EDUCATION AND NUTRITION COUNSELING FOR BOTH INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS. - ACCREDITED DIABETES EDUCATION SERVICES, MEETING NATIONAL STANDARDS THROUGH ONGOING ACCREDITATION FROM THE AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION. - MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY FOR DIABETES RELATED NUTRITION COUNSELING. - INDIVIDUALIZED DIABETES EDUCATION TAILORED TO SPECIFIC MANAGEMENT NEEDS, INCLUDING SELF BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING, CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE SENSOR USE, AND INSULIN PUMP EDUCATION. THE TEAM ALSO REMAINED ACTIVE IN COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND DIABETES AWARENESS EDUCATION, SUPPORTING LOCAL AND REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH ON SITE PARTICIPATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS. PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION EFFORTS CONTINUED IN FY25 AS THE TEAM PROVIDED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR A VARIETY OF HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS: - HOSTING FIRST YEAR PHYSICIAN INTERNS FROM THE WOOD CLINIC THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. - OFFERING SHADOWING EXPERIENCES FOR NURSE PRACTITIONERS NEW TO THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING THOSE FROM ENDOCRINOLOGY AT PMUC. - SUPPORTING THE TRAINING OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN DIETETICS AND PUBLIC HEALTH THROUGH EXPERI
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 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 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 June 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 August 1997.
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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