Florida Health Sciences Center Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
AS THE REGION'S LEADING SAFETY NET HOSPITAL, TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING AREA RESIDENTS WITH EXCELLENT AND COMPASSIONATE HEALTH CARE RANGING FROM THE SIMPLEST TO THE MOST COMPLEX MEDICAL SERVICES. OUR SHARED PURPOSE: WE HEAL. WE TEACH. WE (SEE SCHEDULE O) INNOVATE. CARE FOR EVERYONE. EVERY DAY. THE TGH VISION: WE WILL BE THE SAFEST AND MOST INNOVATIVE ACADEMIC HEALTH SYSTEM IN AMERICA.
- Income
- $3.2 billion
- Spending
- $2.9 billion
- Spent on programs
- 83%
- Reserves
- 6.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 97%
- Employees
- 11,044
- Volunteers
- 693
- Highest pay
- $2.7 million, ceo & president
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 78 out of 100. Higher than 72% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 6.5 months of spending.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 57% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 9% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 34% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1583% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2024, 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 2514 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
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 September 30, 2024, 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)
- $2.1 billion spent. HEALTHCARE SERVICES: TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL, A LEADING SAFETY NET, PRIVATE NOT-FOR-PROFIT HOSPITAL, IS ONE OF THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL FACILITIES IN WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA, SERVING A DOZEN COUNTIES WITH A POPULATION IN EXCESS OF 4 MILLION. AS ONE OF THE LARGEST HOSPITALS IN FLORIDA, TAMPA GENERAL IS LICENSED FOR 981 BEDS, IS A LEVEL 1 TRAUMA CENTER, AND IS ONE OF JUST FOUR BURN CENTERS IN FLORIDA. WITH FIVE MEDICAL HELICOPTERS, WE ARE ABLE TO TRANSPORT CRITICALLY INJURED OR ILL PATIENTS FROM 23 SURROUNDING COUNTIES TO RECEIVE THE ADVANCED CARE THEY NEED. THE HOSPITAL IS HOME TO ONE OF THE LEADING ORGAN TRANSPLANT CENTERS IN THE COUNTRY, HAVING PERFORMED MORE THAN 10,000 TRANSPLANTS, INCLUDING THE STATE'S FIRST SUCCESSFUL HEART TRANSPLANT IN 1985. TGH IS A NATIONALLY DESIGNATED (SEE SCHEDULE O) COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CENTER, AND ITS 32-BED NEUROSCIENCE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT IS THE LARGEST ON THE WEST COAST OF FLORIDA. OTHER OUTSTANDING CENTERS INCLUDE INTERNAL MEDICINE, CARDIOVASCULAR, ORTHOPEDICS, HIGH RISK AND NORMAL OBSTETRICS, UROLOGY, ENT, ENDOCRINOLOGY, AND THE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER, WHICH FEATURES A NINE-BED PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT AND ONE OF JUST THREE OUTPATIENT PEDIATRIC DIALYSIS UNITS IN THE STATE. SERVICES FOR OUTPATIENTS ARE PROVIDED IN A VARIETY OF LOCATIONS. A RANGE OF DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC OUTPATIENT SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON THE TGH CAMPUS. IN ADDITION, TGH PROVIDES OUTPATIENT REHABILITATION SERVICES IN AN OFFSITE FACILITY AND PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY PHYSICIAN SERVICES IN VARIOUS OFFSITE CLINICS. AS THE REGION'S LEADING SAFETY NET HOSPITAL, TAMPA GENERAL IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING AREA RESIDENTS WITH EXCELLENT AND COMPASSIONATE HEALTH CARE RANGING FROM THE SIMPLEST TO THE MOST COMPLEX MEDICAL SERVICES. TGH PROVIDES MEDICAL SERVICES TO THOSE UNABLE TO PAY THROUGH VARIOUS MEANS, INCLUDING THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY HEALTH PLAN AND THE STATE MEDICAID PROGRAM. IN ADDITION, TGH PROVIDES TRAUMA CARE ON A REGIONAL BASIS AS WELL AS OTHER SERVICES AT NO CHARGE TO ELIGIBLE PATIENTS THROUGH ITS CHARITY CARE PROGRAM. STATISTICS: TOTAL PATIENT DAYS: 399,377, EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS: 221,334, DELIVERIES: 7,511, AND SURGERIES: 44,921.
- $33.8 million spent. RESIDENTS' TEACHING PROGRAM (THE REVENUES AND EXPENSES DISCLOSED IN THIS SECTION INCLUDE DIRECT GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION ONLY): TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL HAS BEEN AFFILIATED WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA ("USF") COLLEGE OF MEDICINE SINCE THE SCHOOL WAS CREATED IN THE EARLY 1970S. TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL IS THE PRIMARY TEACHING AFFILIATE OF THE MORSANI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA. TGH HAS APPROXIMATELY 350 RESIDENT POSITIONS THAT ROTATE THROUGH THE HOSPITAL EACH YEAR. THE MEDICARE PROGRAM FUNDS APPROXIMATELY 210 RESIDENTS, WITH THE REMAINING SLOTS FUNDED SOLELY BY THE HOSPITAL. THESE RESIDENTS ARE ASSIGNED TO TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL FOR SPECIALTY TRAINING IN AREAS RANGING FROM GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE TO NEUROSURGERY. IN ADDITION, MEDICAL, NURSING, AND (SEE SCHEDULE O) PHYSICAL THERAPY STUDENTS ALL RECEIVE PART OF THEIR TRAINING AT TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA HAD APPROXIMATELY 100 MEDICAL STUDENTS ROTATING AT TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL DURING OUR FISCAL YEAR 2024. FACULTY OF THE MORSANI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA ADMIT AND CARE FOR PATIENTS AT TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL, AS DO COMMUNITY PHYSICIANS, MANY OF WHOM ALSO SERVE AS USF ADJUNCT CLINICAL FACULTY.
- $9.3 million spent. CLINICAL RESEARCH: AS THE REGION'S ONLY LEVEL 1 TRAUMA CENTER AND THE PRIMARY TEACHING HOSPITAL FOR THE MORSANI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA, TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL IS UNIQUELY POISED TO CONDUCT CUTTING-EDGE CLINICAL TRIALS ADVANCING THE STATE OF MEDICINE EVERY DAY. THE OFFICE OF CLINICAL RESEARCH (OCR) IS COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING INVESTIGATORS, SPONSORS, AND PATIENTS PARTICIPATING IN CLINICAL TRIALS. WE PROVIDE STRATEGIC SERVICES, EDUCATION AND TRAINING, AND COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW PROCESSES DESIGNED TO FULFILL THE POTENTIAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATORS AND THEIR RESEARCH STAFF. TGH WORKS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ITS INTERNAL INVESTIGATORS, MULTIPLE UNIVERSITIES, COMMUNITY BASED PHYSICIANS, AND TAMPA GENERAL MEDICAL GROUP PHYSICIANS TO DEVELOP AND TEST GROUNDBREAKING TREATMENTS THAT (SEE SCHEDULE O) WILL INCREASE THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY'S KNOWLEDGE AND POTENTIALLY ADVANCE THE QUALITY OF MEDICAL CARE. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES INNOVATIVE AND CUTTING-EDGE SCIENCE THAT MAY BENEFIT OUR DIVERSE PATIENT POPULATION NOW AND IN THE FUTURE; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY THAT MAY BECOME GENERALIZABLE FOR THE PUBLIC AND MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS. IN ADDITION TO THE OCR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, THE TGH CENTER FOR OUTPATIENT RESEARCH EXCELLENCE (CORE) PROVIDES COORDINATION SERVICES THAT BEGIN BEFORE SITE INITIATION AND CONTINUE FOR THE DURATION OF THE STUDY. PRE-STUDY SERVICES INCLUDE STUDY PLACEMENT, COORDINATION OF PRE-STUDY SITE VISIT, REGULATORY WORK, LABORATORY AND RADIOLOGY RESEARCH PRICING, AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR SPECIAL SERVICES. STUDY COORDINATION SERVICES INCLUDE RECRUITMENT, SCREENING, SUBJECT ENROLLMENT, STUDY VISITS/PROCEDURES, INVESTIGATIONAL DRUG SERVICES, ADMINISTRATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY, PACKAGING AND SHIPPING, SOURCE DOCUMENTATION, CASE REPORT FORM COMPLETION, AND LONG TERM RECORD STORAGE.
- $279.0 million spent. TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL'S OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDE CAFETERIA AND VENDING SALES, PARKING GARAGE REVENUES, PHARMACY SALES TO EMPLOYEES, NET ASSETS RELEASED FROM RESTRICTIONS, AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2024, 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 September 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 September 1997.
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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