Skip to the page content
Your donations
Passes our checks

Greater Baltimore Medical Center

EIN 52-6049658 · Towson, MD

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak43 out of 100GovernanceStrong95 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

THE MISSION OF GBMC IS TO PROVIDE MEDICAL CARE AND SERVICE OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY TO EACH PATIENT AND TO EDUCATE THE NEXT GENERATION OF CLINICIANS, LEADING TO HEALTH, HEALING AND HOPE FOR THE COMMUNITY. OUR VISION: TO EVERY PATIENT, EVERY TIME, WE WILL PROVIDE THE CARE THAT WE WOULD WANT FOR OUR OWN LOVED ONES.

Income
$674.6 million
Spending
$678.5 million
Spent on programs
85%
Reserves
-1 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 94%
Employees
4,639
Volunteers
0
Highest pay
$1.3 million, chair/physician

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: 43 out of 100. Higher than 19% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).

  • Reserves

    0 of 35

    Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.

  • Debt

    5 of 20

    It owes 55% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    8 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 1% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 7% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    85% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 14 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: 95 out of 100. Higher than 36% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    25 of 28 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    0 of 5

    Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports 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)
  1. $299.2 million spent. GREATER BALTIMORE MEDICAL CENTER, INC. (GBMC) IS A LEADING HEALTHCARE DESTINATION, PROUDLY SERVING OUR COMMUNITY WITH COMPASSION AND EXCELLENCE. OUR 211-BED ACUTE CARE MEDICAL CENTER PROVIDES ADVANCED MEDICAL SERVICES ON A WELCOMING SUBURBAN CAMPUS. IN THE PAST YEAR, GBMC CARED FOR 12,478 INPATIENTS, SUPPORTED 5,078 PATIENTS UNDER OBSERVATION, AND CELEBRATED THE ARRIVAL OF 3,670 NEWBORNS. OUR SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS - WOMEN'S CANCER CARE, SURGICAL AND MEDICAL SERVICES, AND COMPREHENSIVE ONCOLOGY - CONTINUE TO GROW TO MEET COMMUNITY NEEDS. WE RECENTLY EXPANDED OUR ONCOLOGY SERVICES, OPENING THE SANDRA R. BERMAN CANCER CENTER PROVIDING 15,670 INFUSION THERAPY VISITS.
  2. $126.0 million spent. DURING THE PAST FISCAL YEAR, GBMC'S STATE-OF-THE-ART OPERATING ROOMS SUCCESSFULLY PERFORMED MORE THAN 19,684 INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SURGICAL PROCEDURES, REFLECTING OUR COMMITMENT TO EXCEPTIONAL CARE AND INNOVATION. OUR SURGICAL SPECIALTIES ARE AMONG THE MOST ADVANCED IN THE REGION AND INCLUDE: - COMPREHENSIVE OBESITY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM - HOME TO THE OLDEST RECOGNIZED ASMBS CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN METROPOLITAN BALTIMORE, SETTING THE STANDARD FOR BARIATRIC CARE. - JOHNS HOPKINS HEAD AND NECK SURGERY AT GBMC - PROVIDING WORLD-CLASS EXPERTISE CLOSE TO HOME. - MINIMALLY INVASIVE AND ENDOCRINE SURGERY - DELIVERING FASTER RECOVERY AND BETTER OUTCOMES THROUGH CUTTING-EDGE TECHNIQUES. - NEUROSURGERY, VASCULAR AND THORACIC SURGERY, AND UROLOGY - OFFERING HIGHLY SPECIALIZED CARE WITH A FOCUS ON PATIENT SAFETY AND QUALITY.
  3. $23.7 million spent. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, OUR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PROVIDED CARE TO 58,132 PATIENTS, DELIVERING TIMELY AND COMPASSIONATE TREATMENT FOR A WIDE RANGE OF MEDICAL NEEDS. TO ENSURE EFFICIENT SERVICE AND REDUCE WAIT TIMES, THE DEPARTMENT IS ORGANIZED INTO THREE SPECIALIZED CARE AREAS: - URGENT CARE - DESIGNED FOR PATIENTS WITH MINOR INJURIES OR CONDITIONS, SUCH AS SPRAINS, REQUIRING PROMPT ATTENTION. - EMERGENT CARE - EQUIPPED TO HANDLE SEVERE AND COMPLEX CASES, INCLUDING ACUTE ABDOMINAL PAIN, CHEST PAIN, AND TRAUMATIC INJURIES FROM MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS. - OBSERVATIONAL CARE - LOCATED ADJACENT TO EMERGENT CARE, THIS AREA SUPPORTS ADULT PATIENTS WHO REQUIRE MONITORING AND EVALUATION WITHOUT HOSPITAL ADMISSION. OUR COMMITMENT TO PATIENT-CENTERED CARE ENSURES THAT INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES RECEIVE THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF SERVICE IN A SAFE, RESPONSIVE ENVIRONMENT.
  4. $129.9 million spent. AMBULATORY, POST ACUTE AND PRIMARY CARE SERVICES

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

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since November 1996.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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.

Ratings and checks are our reading of public records, using the published method. They are not a statement about anyone's honesty. If you work for this organization, you can send corrections or results, confirm you want gifts through Veridonate, or ask to be removed from giving.