Albany Medical Center Group Organization
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
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- Income
- $3.3 billion
- Spending
- $3.2 billion
- Spent on programs
- 87%
- Reserves
- 1.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 87%
- Employees
- 19,199
- Volunteers
- 831
- Highest pay
- $2.5 million, pres/ceo(amch),bd mem(amch,amcf,col,cmh,gfh,sh)
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: 62 out of 100.
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.3 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 50% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 2% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 8% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1587% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 8 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.
Independent board
25 of 2598 of 138 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 (4)
- $1.6 billion spent. INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SERVICES - PROVISION OF INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SERVICES INCLUDING SPECIALIZED NURSING SERVICES AND EMERGENCY ROOM. 2024 EXPERIENCED OVER 957,000 PATIENT VISITS AND OVER 389,000 PATIENT DAYS.
- $438.0 million spent. FACULTY PRACTICE - FACULTY PRACTICE ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER OPERATES A CLINICAL PRACTICE ACTIVITY (PATIENT CARE) FOR THE FACULTY OF THE ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE. 2024 EXPERIENCED OVER 712,000 PATIENT VISITS.
- $351.9 million spent. DIAGNOSTIC AND TESTING SERVICES - INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SERVICES INCLUDING DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING, RADIATION THERAPY AND CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION. IN 2024 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES TOTALED 218,648 PATIENT VISITS.
- $384.3 million spent. ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITAL AND AFFILIATES:OPERATING AND RECOVERY ROOM: INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT OPERATING ROOM SERVICES INCLUDING OPEN HEART PROGRAM, TRANSPLANT SERVICES AND SPECIALIZED TRAUMA SERVICES. APPROXIMATELY 29,107 TOTAL CASES PERFORMED WITH 11,641 INPATIENT AND SAME DAY, AND 17,466 OUTPATIENT.OTHER PATIENT CARE BASED SERVICES: TOTALED APPROXIMATELY $115 MILLION IN EXPENDITURES. THE GROUP ORGANIZATION RECEIVES GENERAL EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENTS FOR RELATED PATIENT CARE SERVICES.LABORATORY SERVICES (ADULT & PEDS): INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SERVICES INCLUDING CLINICAL CHEMISTRY, BLOOD BANK, HEMATOLOGY, SEROLOGY AND MICROBIOLOGY.THE ORGANIZATION HAS CERTAIN OTHER EXEMPT FUNCTION REVENUES WHICH TOTAL APPROXIMATELY $5 MILLION.INSTRUCTION: AS AN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION, THE MAIN FUNCTION IS TO TEACH APPROXIMATELY 800 STUDENTS.RESEARCH: AS A MEDICAL COLLEGE, THE ORGANIZATION UNDERTAKES NUMEROUS RESEARCH PROJECTS DURING THE COURSE OF THE YEAR. THE EXPENDITURES FOR ACTIVITIES SPECIFICALLY ORGANIZED TO PROVIDE RESEARCH OUTCOMES IS APPROXIMATELY $21 MILLION.FOUNDATION: THE GROUP ORGANIZATION INCLUDES A FOUNDATION, WHOSE PRIMARY FUNCTION IS TO RAISE FUNDS FOR CONSTRUCTION, RESEARCH, SUPPORT AND ENDOWMENT PURPOSES FOR EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE, ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITAL, ALBANY MED HEALTH SYSTEM, AMC ALUMNI ASSOCIATION, AND CENTER FOR DONATION AND TRANSPLANT, VIA DIRECT MAIL - COMMUNITY BASED PROGRAMS, TELETHON, RADIOTHON, SPECIAL EVENTS - GOLF OUTINGS, DINNERS, ETC., PLUS GIFT-IN-KIND (GIK) DONATIONS.CENTER FOR DONATION AND TRANSPLANT (CDT): RESEARCH/EDUCATION - PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO FACILITATE PROCUREMENT AND EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF MEDICALLY SUITABLE ORGANS FOR TRANSPLANTATION. ALSO, CDT IS TO ENSURE THAT FAMILIES ARE INFORMED ON OPTIONS FOR ORGAN DONATION. SUPPORT FAMILY AND HOSPITAL PERSONNEL INVOLVED IN THE DONATION PROCESS AND EDUCATE THE UPSTATE MEDICAL PROFESSION ON ORGAN PROCUREMENT.SARATOGA CARE, INC. (SCI): THE FOREMOST COMMITMENT OF SCI IS TO ENABLE ITS AFFILIATED ENTITY (SARATOGA HOSPITAL) TO PROVIDE SUPERIOR QUALITY HEALTHCARE TO THE PEOPLE OF OUR COMMUNITY REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY.KIDSKELLER: CHILDREN FROM EIGHT WEEKS TO KINDERGARTEN AGE MAY ENROLL. EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR THESE VARIED AGE GROUPS FOLLOW A DEVELOPMENTAL SEQUENCE WHICH INCLUDES AGE APPROPRIATE ACTIVITIES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF COGNITIVE SKILLS, FINE AND GROSS MOTOR SKILLS, SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL GROWTH AND ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING SKILLS.COLUMBIA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION: THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES TO ASSIST THE COLUMBIA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL TO DEVELOP, EXPAND AND FUND MEDICAL SERVICES PROVIDED TO RESIDENTS OF COLUMBIA, GREENE, AND NORTHERN DUTCHESS COUNTIES, NY.KAATERSKILL COMMONS, INC (KCI): THIS ORGANIZATION OWNS AND OPERATES A 21 UNIT APARTMENT PROJECT LOCATED IN CATSKILL NY. THE TENANTS ARE QUALIFY LOW INCOME ELDERLY.SARATOGA REGIONAL MEDICAL, P.C. (SRM) IS ORGANIZED AND OPERATED FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING HEALTH BY PROVIDING MEDICAL CARE TO THE COMMUNITY SERVED BY SARATOGA HOSPITAL. SRM ALSO OPERATES A NEPHROLOGY SITE IN GLENS FALLS, NY. SARATOGA HOSPITAL MEDICAL GROUP - NEPHROLOGY AT GLENS FALLS OFFERS ITS PATIENTS AN OUTSTANDING TEAM OF BOARD-CERTIFIED PHYSICIANS, EMPLOYING THE MOST ADVANCED DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES TO IDENTIFY, DEVELOP A TREATMENT PLAN, AND MANAGE KIDNEY DISEASE. IN 2024, PROVIDERS AT THIS LOCATION SAW APPROXIMATELY 2,600 PATIENT VISITS. SARATOGA HOSPITAL MEDICAL GROUP PULMONOLOGY OFFERS OUR PATIENTS AN OUTSTANDING TEAM OF BOARD-CERTIFIED, FELLOWSHIP-TRAINED PHYSICIANS, EMPLOYING THE MOST UP-TO-DATE EQUIPMENT AND ADVANCED DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES WORKING WITHIN THE FULL SPECTRUM OF PULMONARY CARE. AMONG OTHER CONDITIONS, OUR PRACTICE ADDRESSES COPD (CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE), INCLUDING EMPHYSEMA AND CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; ASTHMA; INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE; DVT (DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS); PULMONARY EMBOLISM; CHRONIC COUGH; LUNG CANCER; SARCOIDOSIS; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; PLEURAL EFFUSION; BRONCHIECTASIS; CYSTIC FIBROSIS AND PNEUMONIA. IN 2024, PROVIDERS AT THIS LOCATION SAW APPROXIMATELY 6,300 PATIENT VISITS. SARATOGA HOSPITAL PRIMARY CARE SARATOGA IS A PRIMARY CARE LOCATION THAT OFFERS OUR PATIENTS AN OUTSTANDING TEAM OF BOARD-CERTIFIED PHYSICIANS AND ADVANCED PRACTICE PROVIDERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCED IN PEDIATRICS AND ADULT MEDICINE. IN 2024, PROVIDERS AT THIS LOCATION SAW APPROXIMATELY 7,400 PATIENT VISITS. THE SARATOGA BACKSTRETCH CLINIC OFFERS HOSPITAL CLINICIANS WHO PROVIDE PRIMARY CARE AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES, ALONG WITH SPECIALTY SERVICES IN DERMATOLOGY AND ENDOCRINOLOGY TO THE RACING COMMUNITY. IN 2024, PROVIDERS AT THE LOCATION SAW APPROXIMATELY 600 PATIENT VISITS.HEALTHCARE PARTNERS OF SARATOGA LTD: THE FOREMOST COMMITMENT OF HEALTHCARE PARTNERS OF SARATOGA LTD (HCP) IS TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY, COST EFFECTIVE HEALTHCARE TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES REGARDLESS OF A PATIENT'S ABILITY TO PAY. HCP ACTIVELY SUPPORTS COMMUNITY-BASED HEALTHCARE AND PROMOTES THE COORDINATION OF SERVICES AMONG HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS AND SOCIAL SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS. IN ADDITION, HCP SEEKS TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH OTHER HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH STATUS OF ITS REGION. HCP IS DEFINED AS AN EMERGENT CARE CENTER, WHICH IS A CROSS BETWEEN AN URGENT CARE CENTER AND A HOSPITAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT. THEREFORE, THE FACILITY ACCOMODATES A WIDE RANGE OF MEDICAL NEEDS. HCP OFFERS 24-HOUR ACCESS TO EMERGENCYMEDICINE PHYSICIANS FOR URGENT CARE. THESE PHYSICIANS ARE EQUIPPED TO TREAT PATIENTS WITH ANY LEVEL OF URGENT CARE NEEDS. PATIENTS TREATED AND TRIAGED ARE DISCHARGED HOME WITH FOLLOW UP TO THEIR PRIMARY CARE OR SPECIALIST, THUS AVOIDING AN EMERGENCY ROOM VISIT TO THEIR LOCAL HOSPITAL. DURING 2024, HCP ACCOMMODATED APPROXIMATELY 52,000 URGENT CARE VISITS. IN ADDITION, OTHER SERVICES PROVIDED DURING THE YEAR INCLUDED OUTPATIENT X-RAY (24,600), ULTRASOUND (11,118), COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (14,900), MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMA
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? Worth knowing.
Not individually listed by the IRS as eligible, which is usual for local chapters covered by a parent organization's exemption. The master file records contributions to it as deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, 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 March 2014.
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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