Northside Hospital Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL, INC. ("NORTHSIDE") IS COMMITTED TO THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS OF OUR COMMUNITY. AS SUCH, WE DEDICATE OURSELVES TO BEING A CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY HEALTH CARE. WE PLEDGE COMPASSIONATE SUPPORT, PERSONAL GUIDANCE AND UNCOMPROMISING STANDARDS.
- Income
- $8.4 billion
- Spending
- $8.1 billion
- Spent on programs
- 80%
- Reserves
- 2.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 96%
- Employees
- 37,135
- Volunteers
- 1,057
- Highest pay
- $5.9 million, president & ceo nsh, inc.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 65 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
10 of 20It owes 33% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 3% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 8% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1580% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 90 out of 100. Higher than 27% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Independent board
25 of 259 of 15 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
0 of 10Did not give 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 September 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 (1)
- $6.5 billion spent. AS NOTED IN ITS MISSION, NORTHSIDE IS DEDICATED TO MAINTAINING OUR POSITION AS A REGIONAL LEADER IN SELECT MEDICAL SPECIALTIES. THESE SELECT SPECIALTIES, OR PROGRAM SERVICES, INCLUDE CARDIOLOGY SERVICES, ONCOLOGY SERVICES, ORTHOPEDIC SERVICES, RADIOLOGY SERVICES, SURGICAL SERVICES, AND WOMEN'S SERVICES. IN FUTHERANCE OF ITS CHARITABLE MISSION, NORTHSIDE INVESTED IN THE CONTINUED GROWTH, EXPANSION AND INCREASED ACCESS TO THESE VITAL AND LIFESAVING PROGRAM SERVICES. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUATION REINVESTING TO ENHANCE CAPACITY AND TO DELIVER HIGH-QUALITY HEALTH CARE TO THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. BECAUSE NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL INC. IS NOT-FOR-PROFIT AND IS NOT REQUIRED TO RETURN PROFITS TO SHAREHOLDERS LIKE TAXABLE ORGANIZATIONS, WE ROUTINELY REINVEST OUR CASH RESERVES TO ENHANCE OUR CAPACITY AND ABILITY TO DELIVER HIGH-QUALITY HEALTH CARE TO THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. IN FY2025, NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL, INC. DEPLOYED OVER $387 MILLION IN CASH INVESTMENTS ACROSS THE SYSTEM FOR IMPORTANT PROGRAM SERVICES AND INITIATIVES. WHILE THE $387 MILLION WAS ALLOCATED OVER A DOZEN CATEGORIES, NEARLY 60% OF CASH INVESTMENTS WERE TO PROGRAM SERVICES AND INITIATIVES THAT OVERLAP WITH THE PRIORITIZED HEALTH NEEDS IN NORTHSIDE'S MOST RECENT COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT, NAMELY INCREASING ACCESS TO CARE AND EXPANDING CANCER AND CARDIOVASCULAR SERVICES. COLLECTIVELY THESE THREE AREAS REPRESENTED JUST OVER A $100 MILLION INVESTMENT. NORTHSIDE INVESTED APPROXIMATELY $63 MILLION FOR INCREASING ACCESS TO CARE, $46 MILLION OF WHICH WAS INVESTED TO EXPAND AND RENOVATE NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL ATLANTA'S ED. ED VISITS INCREASED 25% OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS DUE TO STRONG POPULATION GROWTH, INCREASED ED UTILIIZATION AND DECREASED ED CAPACITY IN THE GREATER METRO-ATLANTA AREA DUE TO THE NOVEMBER 2022 CLOSURE OF ATLANTA MEDICAL CENTER AND ITS LEVEL 1 TRAUMA CENTER. NORTHSIDE INVESTED OVER $10 MILLION IN EXPANDING ACCESS TO OUTPATIENT SURGICAL SERVICES WITH THE ADDITION OF TWO NEW ORS AT ITS ALPHARETTA OUTPATIENT SURGERY CENTER, INCREASING THIS LOCATION'S CAPACITY TO FIVE ORS AND ONE PROCEDURE ROOM. LAST, NORTHSIDE INVESTED $6 MILLION IN ADDITIONAL MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDINGS AND PARKING FACILITIES ON THE CHEROKEE AND FORSYTH CAMPUSES. CANCER CARE CONTINUES TO BE AN IMPORTANT PROGRAM SERVICE FOR NORTHSIDE, AND THE NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL CANCER INSTITUTE IS ONE OF THE NATION'S LARGEST COMMUNITY CANCER PROGRAMS. IN FY2025, NORTHSIDE INVESTED NEARLY $33 MILLION IN EXPANDING CANCER SERVICES INCLUDING: 1) $9 MILLION FOR EXPANDING RADIATION THERAPY WITH THE ADDITION OF SIX NEW LOCATIONS IN LAWRENCEVILLE, BLAIRSVILLE, DECATUR, SNELLVILLE, COVINGTON, AND CONYERS; 2) $5.6 MILLION TO REPLACE AND UPGRADE A LINEAR ACCELERATOR; AND NEARLY $8 MILLION FOR EXPANDING ACCESS TO PET/CT DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING SERVICES THROUGH THE ADDITION OF SIX LOCATIONS IN ATHENS, ATLANTA, GAINESVILLE, HOLLY SPRINGS, MACON, AND STOCKBRIDGE. CARDIOLOGY IS THE THIRD PROGAM SERVICE THAT COMPLEMENTS NORTHSIDE'S PRIORITIZED HEALTH NEEDS. IN FY2025, NORTHSIDE INVESTED JUST OVER $10 MILLION IN EXPANDING SERVICES AND UPGRADING EQUIPMENT INCLUDING: 1) $4 MILLION IN ESTABLISHING A NEW CARDIOVASCULAR DIAGNOSTIC CLINIC IN FORSYTH; 2) $2.8 MILLION TO REPLACE AND UPGRADE ENDOVASCULAR SURGICAL PROGRAM EQUIPMENT; AND 3) $1.8 MILLION TO REPLACE AND UPGRADE CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION EQUIPMENT IN CHEROKEE. NORTHSIDE ALSO MADE SUBSTANTIAL CASH INVESTMENTS IN OTHER VITAL PROGRAM SERVICES AND INITIATIVES TO EXPAND CAPACITY AND IMPROVE QUALITY. DETAILS OF THESE COMMITMENTS INCLUDE: $11 MILLION FOR RADIOLOGY TO UPGRADE EQUIPMENT FOR WOMEN'S IMAGING AND SCREENING IMAGING AT NUMEROUS LOCATIONS THROUGHT THE NORTHSIDE IMAGING PORTFOLIO AND $17 MILLION FOR UPGRADES TO SURGICAL SERVICES CORE FUNCTIONS SUCH STERILE PROCESSING, ANESTHESIA AND INSTRUMENTATION. IN FURTHERANCE OF ITS CHARITABLE MISSION AND TO MEET THE COMMUNITY'S TOP IDENTIFIED HEALTH NEEDS, NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL ENGAGES IN NUMEROUS OUTREACH AND COMMUNITY BENEFIT ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE CULMINATION OF THESE EFFORTS RESULTED IN NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL SERVING OVER 547,000 PERSONS, SPENDING OVER 180,000 STAFF HOURS, AND PROVIDING OVER $37 MILLION IN NET COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES. THE HIGHEST DOLLAR IMPACT CATEGORIES (I.E., BENEFIT IN EXCESS OF $1 MILLION) INCLUDE 1) SUBSIDIZED HEALTH SERVICES, 2) HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION, 3) CASH AND IN-KIND DONATIONS, AND 4) COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT SERVICES. 1) THROUGH SUBSIDIZED HEALTH SERVICES, NORTHSIDE PROVIDED OVER $15.3 MILLION IN COMMUNITY BENEFIT. SUBSIDIZED HEALTH SERVICES ARE CLINICAL SERVICES PROVIDED DESPITE A FINANCIAL LOSS SO SIGNIFICANT THAT NEGATIVE MARGINS REMAIN AFTER REMOVING THE EFFECTS OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, MEDICAID SHORTFALLS, AND BAD DEBT. A MAJORITY OF NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL'S SUBSIDIZED HEALTH SERVICES COMMUNITY BENEFIT STEMMED FROM THE LEVEL II TRAUMA CENTER LOCATED AT NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL GWINNETT AND THE DIABETES AND NUTRITION EDUCATION AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS SYSTEM-WIDE. 2) HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION INCLUDES EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR PHYSICIANS, INTERNS, RESIDENTS, MEDICAL STUDENTS, NURSES AND NURSING STUDENTS, PASTORAL CARE FELLOWS AND INTERNS, AND OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONALS WHEN THAT EDUCATION IS NECESSARY TO RETAIN STATE LICENSURE OR CERTIFICATION BY A BOARD IN THE INDIVIDUAL'S HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SPECIALTY. NORTHSIDE PROVIDED CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION ("CME"), GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION, AND VARIOUS HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION FOR NURSING STUDENTS, PASTORAL STUDENTS, AND OTHER ALLIED HEALTH STUDENTS; TOTALING $12.7 MILLION IN NET COMMUNITY BENEFIT AND SERVING 9,572 STUDENTS. NORTHSIDE'S CME ACTIVITIES PROVIDE PHYSICIANS AND HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS WITH COORDINATED, BALANCED EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES THAT WILL HELP TO ADVANCE THEIR PROFESSIONAL LEARNING, INCREASE THEIR COMPETENCE IN PRACTICE, AND IMPROVE THEIR PRACTICE PERFORMANCE. IN FY2025, 1,491 PHYSICIANS/MEDICAL STUDENTS RECEIVED CME ON TOPICS SUCH AS MEDICAL ETHICS, MATERNAL AND INFANT C
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 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 September 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 1991.
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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