Frederick Health Hospital Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
To positively impact the well-being of every individual in our community.
- Income
- $455.2 million
- Spending
- $429.5 million
- Spent on programs
- 86%
- Reserves
- 0.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 96%
- Employees
- 3,345
- Volunteers
- 419
- Highest pay
- $4.0 million, president and ceo
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: 54 out of 100. Higher than 38% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.6 months of spending.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 59% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 6% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 7% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1586% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 13 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 2517 of 20 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 (4)
- $55.7 million spent. IN FY 2025, FREDERICK HEALTH HOSPITAL'S INPATIENT MEDICAL-SURGICAL DEPARTMENTS PROVIDED QUALITY, PATIENT-CENTERED CARE, REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY, TO APPROXIMATELY 18,247 INPATIENTS AND OBSERVATION PATIENTS. MAJOR MEDICAL AND SURGICAL SERVICES INCLUDE CARDIOLOGY, CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE, POST-CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION, CENTER FOR CHEST PAIN, HEMODIALYSIS, PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, NEUROLOGY, NEUROSURGERY, PULMONOLOGY, ONCOLOGY, ORTHOPEDICS, GENERAL MEDICINE AND SURGICAL CARE. INPATIENT CARE IS SUPPORTED BY A TEAM OF BOARD-CERTIFIED PHYSICIAN HOSPITALISTS. IN ADDITION, FHH IS DESIGNATED AS A PRIMARY STROKE CENTER BY THE MARYLAND INSTITUTE OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE SYSTEMS (MIEMSS) AND IS RECOGNIZED WITH THE STROKE CENTER GOLD PERFORMANCE AWARD BY THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION. OUR BARIATRIC SURGICAL PROGRAM IS ACCREDITED BY THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR METABOLIC AND BARIATRIC SURGERY AS A BARIATRIC SURGERY CENTER OF EXCELLENCE. IN ADDITION TO THE PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES LISTED HERE, FHH INCURRED $57.8 MILLION OF GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES IN MEETING THE HEALTH NEEDS OF OUR PRIMARY SERVICE AREA. (Expenses $ 252,985,873 including grants of $ 0)(Revenue $ 211,798,085) OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, CARDIOLOGY, SLEEP, HOSPICE & HOME CARE, IMAGING, WOMEN AND CHILDREN AND WOUND CARE. THE PROGRAM SERVICES EXPENSE LISTED HERE INCLUDE $57.8 MILLION OF GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES IN MEETING THE HEALTH NEEDS OF OUR PRIMARY SERVICE AREA.
- $39.7 million spent. FREDERICK HEALTH HOSPITAL'S PERIOPERATIVE SERVICES PROVIDED HIGH QUALITY CARE TO 8,421 SURGICAL AND ENDOSCOPY PATIENTS IN FISCAL YEAR 2025. PROCEDURES WERE PERFORMED IN OUR STATE OF THE ART FACILITY WHICH INCLUDES A DEDICATED IMAGING ROOM FOR VASCULAR AND OTHER PROCEDURES. WE HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THE SCIP QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT FOR CONTINUAL IMPROVEMENTS IN CARE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE. WE TRACKED OUR PATIENT SATISFACTION THROUGH PRESS GANEY TO BENCHMARK OUR RESULTS TO THE NATIONAL DATA BASE. IN ADDITION TO THE PROGRAM SERVICES EXPENSE LISTED HERE, FHH INCURRED $57.8 MILLION OF GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES IN MEETING THE HEALTH NEEDS OF OUR PRIMARY SERVICE AREA.
- $22.3 million spent. FREDERICK HEALTH HOSPITAL'S CLINICAL LABORATORY PLAYS A VITAL ROLE ACROSS THE ENTIRE CONTINUUM OF HEALTH CARE BOTH WITHIN THE HOSPITAL AND THE COMMUNITY. CLINICAL LABORATORY TESTING HEAVILY IMPACTS CLINICAL DECISION MAKING BY PROVIDING PHYSICIANS, NURSES AND OTHER HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS WITH IMPORTANT INFORMATION NEEDED FOR THE PREVENTION, DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF DISEASE. UP TO 85 PERCENT OF DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT DECISIONS ARE BASED ON LABORATORY RESULTS. LABORATORY TEST RESULTS COMPRISE ABOUT 70 PERCENT OF THE AVERAGE PATIENT'S MEDICAL RECORD. VIRTUALLY EVERY PRACTICING PHYSICIAN DEPENDS UPON THE CLINICAL LABORATORY FOR THE CARE OF HIS OR HER PATIENT. FREDERICK HEALTH HOSPITAL LABORATORY PERFORMED OVER 1.8 MILLION BILLABLE LABORATORY TESTS. IN ADDITION TO THE PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES LISTED HERE, FHH INCURRED $57.8 MILLION OF GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES IN MEETING THE HEALTH NEEDS OF OUR PRIMARY SERVICE AREA. (Expenses $ 252,985,873 including grants of $ 0)(Revenue $ 211,798,085) OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, CARDIOLOGY, SLEEP, HOSPICE & HOME CARE, IMAGING, WOMEN AND CHILDREN AND WOUND CARE. THE PROGRAM SERVICES EXPENSE LISTED HERE INCLUDE $57.8 MILLION OF GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES IN MEETING THE HEALTH NEEDS OF OUR PRIMARY SERVICE AREA.
- $253.0 million spent. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, CARDIOLOGY, SLEEP, HOSPICE & HOME CARE, IMAGING, WOMEN AND CHILDREN AND WOUND CARE. THE PROGRAM SERVICES EXPENSE LISTED HERE INCLUDE $57.8 MILLION OF GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES IN MEETING THE HEALTH NEEDS OF OUR PRIMARY SERVICE AREA.
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 September 1938.
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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