Lucy Webb Haynes National Training School for Deaconesses and Mission
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
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- Income
- $750.1 million
- Spending
- $628.1 million
- Spent on programs
- 86%
- Reserves
- 19.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 85%
- Employees
- 3,031
- Volunteers
- 212
- Highest pay
- $2.9 million, trustee, corp vice chair
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
Strong: 96 out of 100. Higher than 93% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 19.1 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 20% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 16% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 15% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1586% 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 2527 of 29 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)
- $166.3 million spent. OUTPATIENT CANCER: THE CANCER SPECIALISTS AT THE JOHNS HOPKINS KIMMEL CANCER CENTER AT SIBLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PROVIDE SURGICAL, RADIATION AND MEDICAL ONCOLOGY SERVICES IN THE WASHINGTON, D.C. METRO AREA. AS PART OF THE SIDNEY KIMMEL COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER, PATIENTS ARE ABLE TO RECEIVE THE WORLD RENOWNED TREATMENTS, INCLUDING CLINICAL TRIALS AND IMMUNOTHERAPY, OF JOHNS HOPKINS MEDICINE WITHOUT LEAVING THE REGION. SIBLEY'S ONCOLOGY DEPARTMENT IS PART OF THE ONLY CANCER CENTER IN MARYLAND TO CARRY THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE'S DESIGNATION AS A COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER, AND ONE OF JUST 72 SUCH CENTERS IN THE U.S. THE CANCER CARE PROVIDED BY THE ONCOLOGY TEAM AT SIBLEY IS INTEGRATED WITH THE CENTER AT THE JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL AND OTHER JOHNS HOPKINS ONCOLOGY LOCATIONS. THIS GIVES THE LOCAL TEAM OF PHYSICIANS ACCESS TO THE NEWEST THERAPIES, TREATMENTS AND RESEARCH TO ASSIST IN DEVELOPING AND DELIVERING A TREATMENT PLAN TAILORED TO PATIENTS' INDIVIDUAL NEEDS. SHOULD THE TREATMENT PLAN CALL FOR SURGERY, RADIATION THERAPY, OR OTHER SERVICES, OUR TEAM WORKS WITH THE PATIENT TO COORDINATE EVERY ASPECT OF CARE. MEDICAL ONCOLOGY THE JOHNS HOPKINS KIMMEL CANCER CENTER AT SIBLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BRINGS THE MOST ADVANCED SCIENCE AND MEDICINE, INCLUDING CUTTING EDGE IMMUNOTHERAPY AND CLINICAL TRIALS, TO THE REGION. OUR PHYSICIANS WORK WITH PHYSICIAN SCIENTISTS SO THAT NEW TREATMENTS CAN BE QUICKLY TRANSLATED FROM THE LAB TO PATIENTS. RADIATION ONCOLOGY THE RADIATION ONCOLOGY DEPARTMENT AT THE JOHNS HOPKINS KIMMEL CANCER CENTER AT SIBLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IS AN INNOVATIVE PROGRAM WITH NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED EXPERTS IN THE FIELD. OUR TEAM OF RADIATION ONCOLOGISTS, DOSIMETRISTS, PHYSICISTS, THERAPISTS, AND NURSES ARE ALL SPECIALLY TRAINED TO TREAT SPECIFIC CANCERS AND WE WORK SIDE-BY-SIDE WITH OTHER JOHNS HOPKINS EXPERTS, INCLUDING SURGICAL ONCOLOGY, MEDICAL ONCOLOGY, PATHOLOGY, AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY TO CREATE INDIVIDUALIZED TREATMENT PLANS FOR EACH PATIENT, USING TARGETED TECHNOLOGIES INCLUDING PROTON THERAPY AND PROCEDURES SUCH AS BRACHYTHERAPY OUR PATIENT SAFETY PROGRAM - CITED AS ONE OF THE BEST IN THE NATION - EMPLOYS QUALITY ASSURANCE PROTOCOLS AND INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUES TO ENSURE THE SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF ALL OF OUR PATIENTS. EACH PERSON WHO COMES TO US NEEDING TREATMENT CAN EXPECT INDIVIDUALIZED TREATMENT PLANS AND COMPREHENSIVE CONSULTATIONS GEARED TO ANSWERING EVERY QUESTION. WE ALSO ENSURE THAT EACH PATIENT IS PUT AT EASE TO ENSURE THOROUGH PREPARATION FOR THE TREATMENT. WE PROVIDE THE HIGHEST STANDARD OF QUALITY CARE, ACCREDITED BY THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY (APEX). SIBLEY OFFERS THE FOLLOWING RADIATION THERAPY OPTIONS: PROTON THERAPY (THE PROTON THERAPY CENTER IS ONE OF THE LARGEST AND MOST ADVANCED CENTERS IN THE U.S. WITH THREE TREATMENT ROOMS USING PENCIL BEAM TECHNOLOGY, THE CENTER COMBINES THE UNSURPASSED EXPERTISE OF THE TEAM, INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY AND ADVANCEMENTS IN RESEARCH TO PROVIDE TAILORED CANCER TREATMENTS FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS). - CONVENTIONAL RADIATION THERAPY - 3D CONFORMAL RADIOTHERAPY - INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY - VOLUMETRIC MODULATED ARC THERAPY - IMAGE GUIDED RADIOTHERAPY - BRACHYTHERAPY - THERANOSTICS
- $107.7 million spent. PERIOPERATIVE SERVICES: PERFORMING WELL OVER 10,000 SURGERIES ANNUALLY, SIBLEY OFFERS A BROAD SPECTRUM OF INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SURGICAL SERVICES TO SERVE ITS PATIENTS. SURGEONS PROVIDE ADVANCED SURGICAL TREATMENTS INCLUDING MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURES AND PRECISE IMAGING TECHNOLOGY DURING OPERATIONS. OUTPATIENT SURGICAL PROCEDURES ARE GENERALLY PERFORMED AT THE AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTER LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE HOSPITAL WHILE SURGERIES REQUIRING AN OVERNIGHT STAY ARE PERFORMED AT THE MAIN OPERATING ROOM FACILITY. THE AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTER HAS 4 OPERATING ROOMS WHILE THE MAIN OPERATING ROOM FACILITY HAS 11 OPERATING ROOMS. SIBLEY IS THE AREA LEADER IN IMPLEMENTING ADVANCED MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY IN ITS OPERATING SUITES, INCLUDING HIGH-DEFINITION VIDEO TECHNOLOGY AND ROBOTICS. EXPERIENCED SURGICAL PERSONNEL WORK TOGETHER WITH LEADING SURGEONS TO PROVIDE CONSISTENT, EXCELLENT SURGICAL CARE. COMMON TYPES OF SURGICAL SERVICES PROVIDED INCLUDE BREAST SURGERY, GYNECOLOGY, HEPATO-PANCREATO-BILIARY SURGERY, NEUROSURGERY, UROLOGICAL SURGERY, OBSTETRICS, ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY, OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY, PLASTIC SURGERY, SURGICAL ONCOLOGY, THORACIC SURGERY, THYROID AND PARATHYROID SURGERY AND VASCULAR SURGERY. SIBLEY IS ALSO RECOGNIZED LEADER IN ORTHOPEDICS. A LEADING NATIONAL HEALTHCARE RESEARCH ORGANIZATION RATED SIBLEY'S ORTHOPEDIC SERVICES AMONG THE BEST IN THE NATION. SIBLEY IS RANKED AMONG THE TOP 100 HOSPITAL PROGRAMS IN THE COUNTRY FOR HIP REPLACEMENT AND IS A BENCHMARK HOSPITAL FOR SUCCESSFUL HIP REPLACEMENT SURGERIES, ACCORDING TO HCIA. OVER 60 ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERIES ARE PERFORMED EACH WEEK AT SIBLEY. ENDOSCOPIC SERVICES ARE ALSO PROVIDED AT THE ENDOSCOPY SUITE AT SIBLEY. THERE IS A SIX-ROOM SUITE PROVIDING A FULL RANGE OF ENDOSCOPIC SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS UNDERGOING DIAGNOSTIC OR THERAPEUTIC PROCEDURES ON AN OUTPATIENT OR INPATIENT BASIS. THE FACILITY OFFERS THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF QUALITY CARE FOR ITS PATIENTS BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER EXAMINATIONS. THE PHYSICIANS ARE ALL BOARD CERTIFIED AND THE SPECIALIZED NURSING STAFF IS HIGHLY TRAINED AND A.C.L.S CERTIFIED. SIBLEY'S COMMITMENT IS TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF PATIENTS PROVIDING THE MOST TECHNOLOGICALLY ADVANCED POSSIBLE SETTING. THE PROCEDURE ROOMS ARE NEWLY EQUIPPED WITH STATE-OF-THE-ART EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING HIGH-DEFINITION ENDOSCOPES, DIGITAL IMAGING, FLAT SCREEN MONITORS AND COMPUTER-GENERATED REPORTS. THESE ALLOW PHYSICIANS TO DETECT, SAMPLE AND REMOVE ABNORMAL TISSUES EVEN SMALL AND HARD-TO-FIND FLAT OR SLIGHTLY RAISED POLYPS. A FULL RANGE OF SERVICES IS OFFERED ON THE UNIT TO DIAGNOSE, TREAT AND MANAGE DIGESTIVE AND RESPIRATORY DISORDERS, INCLUDING ESOPHAGEAL, GASTRIC, SMALL INTESTINE, COLONIC, RECTAL, LIVER, BILIARY TRACT, PANCREATIC AND LUNG. ENDOSCOPIC PROCEDURES OFFERED INCLUDE UPPER ENDOSCOPY, CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY, COLONOSCOPY, FLEXIBLE SIGMOIDOSCOPY, ERCP, ANORECTAL MANOMETRY, BRONCHOSCOPY, ENDOSCOPIC ULTRASOUND (EUS), AND ENDOBRONCHIAL ULTRASOUND (EBUS).
- $48.5 million spent. WOMAN/INFANT SERVICES: SIBLEY IS THE MOST TRUSTED HOSPITAL IN THE WASHINGTON D.C. AREA FOR MOMS AND DADS-TO-BE DELIVERING MORE BABIES THAN ANY OTHER HOSPITAL IN THE DISTRICT WITH OVER 3,500 DELIVERIES ANNUALLY. THE SPACE IS DESIGNED FROM THE GROUND UP TO DELIVER A SPECIAL BIRTHING EXPERIENCE THAT COMBINES EXCEPTIONAL COMFORT AND AMENITIES WITH THE LATEST MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY. THE MOTHER ALONG WITH HER PARTNER WILL LABOR, GIVE BIRTH AND RECOVER IN ONE LOCATION. AMENITIES IN EACH ROOM INCLUDE A BIRTHING BED, ROCKING AND RECLINING CHAIRS, TELEPHONE, TELEVISION AND A SHOWER WITH WATER MASSAGE. DEDICATED NURSES WORK ALONGSIDE THE PATIENT'S PHYSICIAN TO HELP THE PATIENT STAY COMFORTABLE AND TO OFFER EXPERT GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT DURING THE LABOR AND BIRTH OF THE CHILD AS WELL AS DURING RECOVERY. RIGHT AFTER THE BABY IS BORN, THE NURSE WILL PUT THE BABY ON THE MOTHER'S CHEST. THE FIRST HOURS OF SNUGGLING SKIN-TO-SKIN LET THE MOTHER AND HER BABY GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER. SIBLEY ALSO HAS INTERNATIONAL BOARD-CERTIFIED LACTATION CONSULTANTS WHO WILL VISIT THE PATIENT DURING THEIR STAY AND OFFER SPECIALIZED SUPPORT. . LACTATION CONSULTATION ALSO AVAILABLE DAILY BY APPOINTMENT ONLY BOTH IN-PERSON AND VIRTUALLY AFTER DISCHARGE. NEONATOLOGISTS AND NEONATAL NURSES ATTEND ALL COMPLICATED DELIVERIES AND COMPLETE AN INITIAL ASSESSMENT ON ALL NEWBORNS IN THE FIRST HOURS OF LIFE. IF THE BABY SHOULD REQUIRE SPECIALIZED MEDICAL CARE, SIBLEY'S SPECIAL CARE NURSERY HAS A TEAM OF EXPERIENCED NEONATAL NURSES AND NEONATOLOGISTS WHO ARE HERE 24-HOURS-A-DAY, SEVEN-DAYS-A-WEEK. THE SPECIAL CARE NURSERY IS EQUIPPED WITH ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY AND IS ABLE TO DELIVER OPTIMAL AROUND-THE-CLOCK CARE TO BABIES WITH SPECIAL MEDICAL NEEDS. PARENTS ARE WELCOME IN THE SPECIAL CARE NURSERY 24-HOURS-A-DAY AND ARE ENCOURAGED TO SPEND AS MUCH TIME AS POSSIBLE WITH THEIR BABY. CHILDBIRTH CLASSES ARE ALSO OFFERED VIRTUALLY AT SIBLEY AND ARE DESIGNED TO HELP EDUCATE PREGNANT WOMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES ABOUT OPTIONS DURING CHILDBIRTH AND HOW TO SUPPORT WOMEN DURING LABOR. CLASSES ARE TAUGHT BY CERTIFIED CHILDBIRTH EDUCATORS (CEE). THERE ARE MANY CHOICES FOR FIRST-TIME AND REPEAT PARENTS. PARENTS WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN HOW TO PREPARE FOR LABOR AND BIRTH AND HOW TO CARE FOR THEIR NEWBORN IN THE FIRST WEEKS OF LIFE. MATERNAL-FETAL MEDICINE (MFM) SERVICES ARE ALSO OFFERED AT SIBLEY AND PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE CARE TO WOMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGHOUT PREGNANCY. SIBLEY'S EXPERTS ARE SPECIALLY TRAINED TO CARE FOR WOMEN WITH HIGH-RISK PREGNANCIES, AND OFFER PRENATAL CARE, GENETIC COUNSELING, FETAL ULTRASOUND, AND DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF RARE PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS. THE GOAL AS CAREGIVERS IS TO PROVIDE OUR PATIENTS WITH THE SUPPORT AND EDUCATION THAT THEY NEED TO DELIVER A HEALTHY BABY. MFM PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING SERVICES: - ANTEPARTUM TESTING - BIOPHYSICAL PROFILE - NONSTRESS TEST (NST) - FETAL ULTRASOUND AND DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES - AMNIOCENTESIS - COMBINED FIRST-TRIMESTER NUCHAL TRANSLUCENCY SCREENING - CVS - DOPPLER - FETAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY - FETAL NEUROSONOLOGY - OBSTETRIC ULTRASOUND - GENETIC COUNSELING: PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT CENTER - MATERNAL TRANSPORT PROGRAM
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 April 1936.
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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