Harbor Hospital Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
SEE SCHEDULE OAS A PROUD MEMBER OF MEDSTAR HEALTH, MEDSTAR HARBOR HOSPITAL'S (MEDSTAR HARBOR) MISSION IS TO BE COMMITTED TO ALWAYS PROVIDING A QUALITY, CARING EXPERIENCE FOR OUR PATIENTS, OUR COMMUNITIES, AND THOSE WHO SERVE THEM. MEDSTAR HARBOR IS LOCATED JUST SOUTH OF BALTIMORE'S INNER HARBOR, IN BALTIMORE CITY. IT IS AN ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL OFFERING CLINICAL SERVICES IN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, INTERNAL MEDICINE, SURGERY, CARDIOLOGY, OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY, AND ORTHOPAEDICS.IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, MEDSTAR HARBOR HAD 7,706 INPATIENT ADMISSIONS AND 65,474 OUTPATIENT VISITS INCLUDING 40,711 EMERGENCY VISITS.
- Income
- $220.4 million
- Spending
- $222.7 million
- Spent on programs
- 83%
- Reserves
- -0.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 92%
- Employees
- 1,431
- Volunteers
- 46
- Highest pay
- $6.6 million, director
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
Weak: 48 out of 100. Higher than 29% 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 37% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 1% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 5% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1583% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 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
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 53% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Independent board
25 of 258 of 14 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 (3)
- $148.2 million spent. SEE SCHEDULE OMEDSTAR HARBOR'S LARGEST PROGRAM IS ACCESS TO AND THE PROVISION OF ACUTE HOSPITAL SERVICES, PRIMARILY TO THE COMMUNITIES OF SOUTHERN BALTIMORE CITY, SOUTHWESTERN BALTIMORE COUNTY AND NORTHERN ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, MARYLAND. IN ADDITION TO THE PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES LISTED ABOVE, MEDSTAR HARBOR INCURRED $38.3M OF MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES IN PROVIDING SERVICES TO ITS COMMUNITIES. THE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING (ONE OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH) MAKES MEDSTAR HARBOR THE HOME OF THE BALTIMORE LONGITUDINAL STUDY ON AGING, THE NATION'S LONGEST RUNNING STUDY OF AGING AND CONDITIONS AFFECTING THE ELDERLY.MEDSTAR HARBOR HOSPITAL IS MAGNET DESIGNATED BY THE AMERICAN NURSES CREDENTIALING CENTER (ANCC) MAGNET RECOGNITION PROGRAM COMMISSION. THIS ACHIEVEMENT IS THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF RECOGNITION AN ORGANIZATION CAN OBTAIN FOR EXCELLENCE IN NURSING AND SIGNIFIES THAT OUR PATIENT CARE IS AMONG THE BEST IN THE COUNTRY. MEDSTAR HEALTH HAS SEVERAL MOBILE HEALTH UNITS SERVING THE BALTIMORE COMMUNITY. A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE FOUR MEDSTAR HEALTH BALTIMORE REGION HOSPITALS, THESE MOBILE HEALTH CENTER VEHICLES PROVIDE CARE TO THE UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES OF BALTIMORE. MEDSTAR HARBOR HOSPITAL EARNED THE JOINT COMMISSION'S GOLD SEAL OF APPROVAL. MEDSTAR HARBOR HOSPITAL RECEIVED THE NURSES IMPROVING CARE FOR HEALTH-SYSTEM ELDERS (NICHE) SENIOR FRIENDLY AWARD, THE LEADING NURSE DRIVEN PROGRAM DESIGNED TO HELP HOSPITALS AND HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS IMPROVE THE CARE OF OLDER ADULTS. MEDSTAR HARBOR HOSPITAL ACHIEVED GOLD PLUS RECOGNITION IN THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION'S GET WITH THE GUIDELINES-STROKE PROGRAM, ALONG WITH THE TARGET STROKE HONOR ROLL ELITE PLUS AND TYPE 2 DIABETES HONOR ROLL. BALTIMORE MAGAZINE RECENTLY RECOGNIZED 83 MEDSTAR HEALTH PHYSICIANS AS "TOP DOCTORS, AND SIX MEDSTAR HARBOR HOSPITAL NURSES FOR EXCELLENCE IN NURSING. MEDSTAR HARBOR HOSPITAL HAS ACHIEVED MEMBER STATUS FOR THE MARYLAND GREEN REGISTRY AND RECEIVED THE TREE CAMPUS HEALTHCARE FACILITY AWARD FROM THE ARBOR DAY FOUNDATION. MEDSTAR HARBOR IS ALSO PARTNERING WITH THE SOUTH BALTIMORE GATEWAY PARTNERSHIP (SBGP), IN COLLABORATION WITH BALTIMORE CITY TO ADVANCE THE MULTI-YEAR REIMAGINE MIDDLE BRANCH WETLANDS PROJECT, BRINGING TOGETHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS, PUBLIC AGENCIES, BUSINESSES, AND PARTNERS AROUND A SHARED VISION AND INVESTMENT STRATEGY FOR SOUTH BALTIMORE.
- $25.8 million spent. MEDSTAR HARBOR PROVIDED $25.8M IN SUBSIDIZED (MISSION DRIVEN) HEALTH SERVICES IN FISCAL YEAR 2025. THESE CRITICAL SERVICES, WHICH ARE DRIVEN BY COMMUNITY NEEDS, OPERATE AT A LOSS. THEY ADDRESS PRIORITIES PRIMARILY THROUGH DISEASE PREVENTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF HEALTH STATUS. SERVICES INCLUDE WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S CARE AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH.
- $10.4 million spent. MEDSTAR HARBOR PROVIDED $10.4M IN CHARITY CARE SERVICES IN FISCAL YEAR 2025. CHARITY CARE IS PROVIDED PURSUANT TO MEDSTAR HEALTH'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WHOSE INCOME IS BELOW CERTAIN THRESHOLDS AND FOR WHICH THE HOSPITAL IS NOT COMPENSATED. UNDER MARYLAND'S UNIQUE PAYER SYSTEM, THE AMOUNT REPORTED REPRESENTS MEDSTAR HARBOR'S CHARITY CARE EXPENSE AND REVENUES REPRESENT DIRECT PAYMENTS FROM THE STATE'S CHARITY CARE POOL. OTHER CHARITY CARE EXPENSES ARE INDIRECTLY REIMBURSED VIA THE STATE OF MARYLAND'S PAYMENT SYSTEM.
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 February 1935.
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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