Union Memorial Hospital
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
SEE SCHEDULE OMEDSTAR UNION MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, PART OF MEDSTAR HEALTH, IS A REGIONAL HOSPITAL WITH SPECIALTY SERVICES OF DISTINCTION CONNECTED BY CLINICAL EDUCATION, INNOVATION, AND AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO CARE. MEDSTAR UNION MEMORIAL IS AN ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL LOCATED IN THE NORTH-CENTRAL SECTION OF BALTIMORE CITY, MARYLAND. MEDSTAR UNION MEMORIAL IS KNOWN FOR THE CURTIS NATIONAL HAND CENTER, MEDSTAR HEART & VASCULAR INSTITUTE, MEDSTAR ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FIRST HOSPITAL-BASED SPORTS MEDICINE PROGRAM IN THE COUNTRY. OTHER SPECIALTIES INCLUDE PRIMARY CARE, EMERGENCY MEDICINE, OUTPATIENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, GENERAL MEDICAL AND SURGICAL SERVICES, DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING, AND LAB SERVICES. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, MEDSTAR UNION MEMORIAL HAD 8,331 INPATIENT ADMISSIONS AND 100,501 OUTPATIENT VISITS INCLUDING 42,443 EMERGENCY VISITS.
- Income
- $472.7 million
- Spending
- $482.1 million
- Spent on programs
- 86%
- Reserves
- 2.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 97%
- Employees
- 2,238
- Volunteers
- 237
- 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
Fair: 64 out of 100. Higher than 52% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 2.3 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 19% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 2% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 6% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1585% 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 2515 of 24 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)
- $347.2 million spent. SEE SCHEDULE OMEDSTAR UNION MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PROVIDES ACCESS TO AND THE PROVISION OF ACUTE HOSPITAL SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITIES OF NORTHERN BALTIMORE CITY, MARYLAND, THE SURROUNDING AREAS, AND THE REGION. IN ADDITION TO THE PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES LISTED ABOVE, MEDSTAR UNION MEMORIAL INCURRED $69.9M OF MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES IN PROVIDING SERVICES TO ITS COMMUNITIES. MEDSTAR UNION MEMORIAL OPERATES A CARDIAC REGIONAL TREATMENT CENTER IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MEDSTAR HEART & VASCULAR INSTITUTE TO SHARE BEST PRACTICES AND IMPROVE CARE FOR HEART PATIENTS. THE CURTIS NATIONAL HAND CENTER AT MEDSTAR UNION MEMORIAL IS DESIGNATED AS THE HAND AND UPPER EXTREMITY TRAUMA CENTER FOR THE STATE OF MARYLAND BY THE MARYLAND INSTITUTE OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SYSTEMS - THE ONLY SUCH CENTER IN THE U.S. TO EARN THIS DISTINCTION. MEDSTAR UNION MEMORIAL HAS ONE OF THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE ORTHOPAEDIC AND SPORTS MEDICINE PROGRAMS IN THE REGION AND HAS THE UNIQUE DISTINCTION OF HAVING ITS OWN BIOMECHANICS RESEARCH FACILITY AND SURGICAL SKILLS TRAINING LAB. MEDSTAR UNION MEMORIAL IS ACCREDITED BY THE JOINT COMMISSION (JC), IS DESIGNATED AS AN ADVANCED PRIMARY STROKE CENTER, AND IS CERTIFIED IN PALLIATIVE CARE. THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION AND AMERICAN STROKE ASSOCIATION HONORED MEDSTAR UNION MEMORIAL WITH THE 2025 GET WITH THE GUIDELINES-STROKE GOLD PLUS WITH TARGET: TYPE 2 DIABETES HONOR ROLL AWARD FOR HIGH-QUALITY CARE. MEDSTAR UNION MEMORIAL RECEIVED AN A GRADE FROM THE LOWN INSTITUTE, WHICH OFFERS THE ONLY AVAILABLE RANKING THAT COMBINES METRICS OF HEALTH EQUITY AND VALUE OF CARE ALONGSIDE PATIENT OUTCOMES, AS WELL AS B GRADE IN FALL 2025 FROM LEAPFROG AND FIVE STARS FROM THE CENTER FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES (CMS). IN ADDITION, MEDSTAR UNION MEMORIAL HOSPITAL RECEIVED THE 2026 AND 2025 AMERICA'S 250 BEST HOSPITALS AWARD, 2026 AND 2025 AMERICA'S 100 BEST HOSPITALS FOR CARDIAC CARE AWARD, 2026 AMERICA'S 100 BEST HOSPITALS FOR CORONARY INTERVENTION AWARD, 2026 AND 2025 AMERICA'S 50 BEST HOSPITALS FOR OUTPATIENT JOINT REPLACEMENT AWARD, 2026 AND 2025 PULMONARY CARE EXCELLENCE AWARD, AND 2025 CORONARY INTERVENTION EXCELLENCE AWARD FROM HEALTHGRADES. MEDSTAR UNION MEMORIAL ALSO WAS NAMED TO NEWSWEEK'S LIST OF AMERICA'S BEST-IN-STATE HOSPITALS 2026 FOR MARYLAND.
- $40.3 million spent. MEDSTAR UNION MEMORIAL PROVIDED $40.3M 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 PROVIDED INCLUDE EMERGENCY MEDICINE, WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HEALTH, AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH.
- $24.8 million spent. MEDSTAR UNION MEMORIAL PROVIDED $24.8M IN HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION IN FISCAL YEAR 2025. THIS CATEGORY INCLUDES TRAINING IN GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION, EDUCATION FOR PHYSICIANS, MEDICAL STUDENTS, NURSES, AND OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONS.
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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since May 1921.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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