St Lukes Hospital-Easton Campus
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- It owes more than it owns.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO PROVIDE COMPASSIONATE, EXCELLENT QUALITY AND COST EFFECTIVE HEALTHCARE TO THE RESIDENTS OF THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN OR ABILITY TO PAY. THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK ("NETWORK"); A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY NETWORK. ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. IS THE TAX-EXEMPT PARENT ENTITY OF THE NETWORK. THE NETWORK'S MISSION IS TO CARE FOR THE SICK AND INJURED REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY, IMPROVE OUR COMMUNITIES' OVERALL HEALTH, AND EDUCATE OUR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS. PLEASE REFER TO SCHEDULE O FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S COMMUNITY BENEFIT STATEMENT.
- Income
- $87.0 million
- Spending
- $82.6 million
- Spent on programs
- 94%
- Reserves
- -10.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 99%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 89
- Highest pay
- $532,252, vp medical affairs
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: 45 out of 100. Higher than 24% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
0 of 20It owes 150% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 5% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 23% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1593% 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 52% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2510 of 14 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 (6)
- $77.2 million spent. EXPENSES INCURRED IN PROVIDING EMERGENCY AND MEDICALLY NECESSARY SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS IN A NON-DISCRIMINATORY MANNER REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN OR ABILITY TO PAY. PLEASE REFER TO SCHEDULE O FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S COMMUNITY BENEFIT STATEMENT (STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICES) WHICH INCLUDES DETAILED INFORMATION REGARDING THE VARIOUS SERVICES PROVIDED BY THIS ORGANIZATION.
- St. Luke's Easton Campus is a Joint Commission-accredited, not-for-profit, acute care hospital located in eastern Northampton County, Pennsylvania. On July 1, 2020, St. Luke's University Health Network acquired the 125-year-old Easton Hospital and renamed it St. Luke's Easton Campus. The campus primarily services residents of Northampton County and western Warren County, NJ. St. Luke's Easton Campus is recognized by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as an Internal Revenue code section 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. Pursuant to its charitable purposes, St. Luke's Easton Campus provides medically necessary healthcare services to all individuals in a non-discriminatory manner regardless of race, color, creed, sex, national origin, religion or ability to pay. Moreover, St. Luke's Easton Campus operates consistently with the following criteria outlined in the revenue ruling 69-545: 1) St. Luke's Easton Campus provides medically necessary health care services to all individuals regardless of ability to pay, including charity care, self-pay, and Medicaid patients; 2) St. Luke's Easton Campus operates an active emergency department, which is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days per year, for all persons; 3) St. Luke's Easton Campus maintains an open medical staff with privileges available to all qualified physicians; 4) Control of St. Luke's Easton Campus rests with its Board of Trustees and the Board of Directors of St. Luke's University Health Network, Inc. D.B.A. St. Luke's. Both boards comprise a majority of independent civic leaders and other prominent members of the community, as well as physicians on the hospital/network medical staff; 5) Surplus funds are used to improve the quality of patient care, expand and renovate facilities and advance medical care, programs and activities. The operations of St. Luke's Easton Campus, as demonstrated through the factors outlined above and additional information contained herein, clearly demonstrate that the use and control of St. Luke's Easton Campus is for the benefit of the public and that no part of the income or net earnings of the organization benefit any private individual, nor is any private interest being served other than incidentally. MISSION ======== The mission of St. Luke's Easton Campus is to care for the sick and injured regardless of their ability to pay, improve our communities' overall health and educate our health care professionals. The mission will be accomplished by the following: - Making the patient our highest priority. - Promoting healthy lifestyles and continuously improving care provided to heal the sick and injured. - Coordinating and integrating services into a seamless, easily accessible system of care. - Improving the level of service provided throughout the network. - Ensuring all health care services are relevant to the needs of the community. - Striving to maximize the satisfaction of our patients, employees, medical staff and volunteers, and training allied health professionals, nursing and medical students, and residents and fellows and attracting them to practice within our network's service area. OVERVIEW ========= On July 1, 2020, St. Luke's acquired from Steward Health Care Easton Hospital, its affiliated physician practices and residency programs with 36 physician residents. A national, for-profit health network, Steward had owned Easton Hospital since 2017. The acquisition of Easton Hospital has preserved the 125-year-old hospital for future generations and brings St. Luke's world-class health care to the greater Easton-area community. In keeping with its commitment to the communities it serves, St. Luke's has been building partnerships and supporting community programs in Easton for years, culminating with the opening of St. Luke's Anderson Campus in 2011 and finally the purchase of Easton Hospital itself. This collaboration will ensure that Easton-area residents will continue to receive the quality, compassionate care in a community hospital setting with access to the deep expertise and broad array of specialists in the network. Founded in 1890, St. Luke's Easton Campus provides inpatient care (164 licensed beds; currently operating/staffing 35 medical/surgical beds), emergency room services, radiology, lab services and more to patients residing primarily in Northampton County and western Warren County, New Jersey. St. Luke's continued to invest in the hospital throughout 523-24. In 2021 and 2022, St. Luke's added interventional radiology, vascular services and an adolescent behavioral health unit. In FY 25, St. Luke's Easton Campus provided care for 2,385 admissions and observations, 22,141 emergency department visits and 69,596 outpatient visits. In FY 24, St. Luke's Easton Campus opened the St. Luke's Easton Women's Imaging Center. The new center is located on the second floor of the hospital adjacent to the radiology suite. Patients can receive their annual mammogram screening for breast cancer and dexa scans to detect osteoporosis. As part of St. Luke's commitment to providing comprehensive and advanced healthcare for women, the new facility is equipped with state-of-the-art technology and staffed by experienced professionals dedicated to delivering high-quality care. Other major investments included: - A new CT scanner - A New Pain Procedure Room - Opening 2nd Floor Radiology Department (Fluoro, Plain Film & Ultrasound) - Replacement of the IR Camera, Suite Improvements - Modernization of ED Surgical Waiting Area - The opening of a 3rd operating room In 2021 and 2022, St. Luke's added interventional radiology, vascular services and an adolescent behavioral health unit. The hospital's specialty services include: - Adolescent Behavioral Health - Cardiology - Emergency Services - Gastroenterology/Endoscopy - Inpatient Hemodialysis - Interventional Radiology - Medical/Surgical Services - Monoclonal Antibody Treatment - COVID-19 Clinic - MRI - Occupational Therapy/Physical Therapy - Orth
- Meanwhile, St. Luke's University Health Network was 5th in the nation out of 322 health systems for social responsibility, according to Lown, an independent health care think tank based in Massachusetts. Out of more than 2,700 hospitals measured by Lown, only 5% achieved honor roll status. In the sixth annual rankings, the 2025-26 Lown Index evaluated hospitals on over 50 measures including community benefit, racial inclusivity and avoidance of overuse. Data sources include Medicare fee-for-service and Medicare Advantage claims, CMS patient safety data and hospital cost reports, and IRS 990 forms, among others. Leapfrog Names St. Luke's Easton Hospital a Top Teaching Hospital: In December 2023, in December 2024 and again in 2025, The Leapfrog Group named St. Luke's Easton Hospital a Teaching Top Hospital. Leapfrog, an independent nonprofit hospital safety watchdog, named multiple St. Luke's University Health Network (SLUHN) hospitals to the Top Hospital list announced in December 2025. Only 156 hospitals of more than 2,100 nationwide made the list. Of the 12 hospitals in Pennsylvania, to earn the prestigious Top Hospital designation from Leapfrog, five are St. Luke's facilities, the only local hospitals to earn the distinction. Leapfrog's Top Hospital award recognizes the highest-performing hospitals in the United States in the teaching, general, rural and children's categories. It is based on objective data across many areas of hospital care, including infection rates and the hospital's capacity to prevent medication errors. Leapfrog released its fall Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades, awarding high marks to every St. Luke's University Health Network hospital eligible for evaluation. U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) Top Quality Scores: In August 2025, St. Luke's Easton Campus received its top score - five stars - from the annual quality and safety hospital review conducted by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) for superior quality and outcomes on multiple national lists based on objective data sources. Nationwide, an elite 8 percent of 4,658 eligible hospitals earned five stars. St. Luke's was the only health network in the Lehigh Valley to receive the best ratings with 10 of 11 its eligible acute care hospitals receiving five stars. Of Pennsylvania's 189 eligible hospitals, nearly half of the 21 that earned five stars were St. Luke's hospitals. The CMS ratings are based on an examination of the quality of care at more than 4,000 Medicare-certified hospitals across the country. The quality measures include safety and value of care, readmission, infection, complication rates, mortality, patient experience, effectiveness and timeliness of care and efficient use of medical imaging. Leapfrog Awards St. Luke's Easton Campus 'A' Grade for Patient Safety: In May 2025 and again in November 2025, the Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit health care ratings organization awarded an 'A' grade to St. Luke's Easton Campus. The Safety Grade assigns letter grades of A, B, C, D and F twice annually - in the spring and fall - to hospitals nationwide based on their performance in preventing medical errors, infections and other harms. The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade is the only rating solely focused on a hospital's ability to protect patients from preventable errors, accidents, injuries and infections. Developed under the guidance of a panel of national experts, it uses 30 measures of publicly available hospital safety data to assign grades to nearly 3,000 U.S. hospitals. COMMUNITY OUTREACH =================== During Fiscal Year 2025 (FY 25), St. Luke's University Health Network (SLUHN) continued efforts supporting the top priorities established through the 2022 Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA). These priorities, outlined in the 2022-2025 Implementation Strategy, are listed below and advancements and initiative updates from FY 25 are detailed in this report. Our efforts to implement sustainable initiatives that focus on a wide range of health and quality of life outcomes are a result of data-driven strategies to promote overall health and wellbeing. While there are many issues facing our communities, the results from the 2022 CHNA found the top priorities for the St. Luke's Network to include: TOP PRIORITIES (Fiscal Year 2025): - Connection to Care - Workforce Development - Transportation and Housing - Food Security - Nutrition Education and Promotion - Physical Activity Promotion - Access to Mental Health Services - Access to Opioid and other Substance Use Disorder Services - Access to Prevention, Treatment and Recovery - COVID-19 Removed as a priority (Fiscal Year 2023) The needs outlined in our implementation strategy serve as a guide to support strategic initiatives through the pillars of Prevention and Wellness, Care Transformation and Research and Partnerships. Through collaborations with community and Network partners, we aim to promote a more equitable society with better health outcomes for all, with an emphasis on supporting the diverse needs of our most vulnerable populations. The priority areas outlined in this document served as our guide in creating this Network Implementation Plan to best address the needs of populations within the SLUHN service areas. Results from the 2022 CHNA found access to care as the main barrier facing our community, particularly within the four main priority areas. The updates to the 2022-2025 implementation strategy include removing the priority area of COVID-19. Given the end of the public health emergency and continued decline of the pandemic, COVID-19 was removed from the implementation strategy as a top priority for the Fiscal Year 2023 update as well as for Fiscal Years 2024 and 2025. Continued monitoring of COVID-19 ensures that the Network is prepared to pivot and re-prioritize as necessary. The 2025 CHNA for St. Luke's University Health Network was prepared and approved by the campus and Network Board of Directors and published
- SLUHN is nationally recognized for its unwavering commitment to excellence in healthcare quality, safety, and performance. In 2024, SLUHN was recognized by the Lown Institute, an independent think tank advocating bold ideas for a just and caring system for health, as the third most socially responsible health network in the United States and the first in Pennsylvania. The Lown Institute seeks to shine a light on those hospitals that provide exceptional, high-value patient care to all who need it in their community -- and encourage all hospitals to follow their example. In FY 24 St. Luke's reported $462 million of IRS defined community benefit spending, approximately 16% of the Network's operating expenditures. The Network consistently ranks in the top decile for national quality measures and has earned over 200 prestigious awards for healthcare excellence. Notable achievements include: - Leapfrog Safety Grade: All acute care hospitals received straight A's for patient safety. - CMS Star Ratings: Awarded five stars for quality by Medicare & Medicaid. - Premier 100 Top Hospitals: Recognized for 11 consecutive years. - 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals: Honored eight times for outstanding cardiac care. In 2025, St. Luke's was once again named a Top Workplace in the large employer category by The Morning Call, marking its third consecutive year receiving this distinction. St. Luke's Anderson and Easton Campuses ======================================= School Districts: St. Luke's partnered with Easton Area and Wilson Area School Districts to connect families to vaccinations, physicals, and care with Star Community Health KidsCare and St. Luke's Family Medicine (Easton). The Community Health Department participated on School District Wellness Committees and St. Luke's continues to support Paxinosa Elementary Community School (Easton Area school District) by volunteering at family engagement and school events. St. Luke's Easton Campus hosted both a hygiene product and school supply drive for Paxinosa Elementary School. St. Luke's also provided holiday gift donations during the winter season to the Wilson community at United Fellowship Lutheran Church 12 Baskets Full Food Pantry. Wilson Area School District had "Wilsonaires" caroling the halls of the Easton Campus during this past holiday season and elementary school students met with the Cardiology team during Heart Health Month in the spring. St. Luke's also attended the Wilson Area School District staff wellness event. Additionally, literacy is promoted through Read Across America at local schools and Little Free Libraries are located at Bangor Area School District and the Anderson and Easton Campuses. Literacy: Literacy promotion through Read Across America was implemented at local schools in communities across the Network. A total of 126 volunteers, including seven of the SLUHN campus presidents, read to more than 6,300 students during Read Across America week in 2025 and more than 7,500 literacy resources Network-wide were shared with students in the community. Star Community Health: Star Community Health is a Federally Qualified Health Center Look-Alike (FQHCLA) affiliated with St. Luke's that provides care and wraparound services, including dental van services, to uninsured and underinsured individuals and families at little or no out-of-pocket cost. Star Community Health KidsCare, located in Easton, PA, provided connection to care and services to Easton Area and Wilson Area School Districts students seeking new primary care and mandated school vaccinations. Star Community Health's Dental Van visited Paxinosa and Cheston elementary schools and provided care to 125 students with a total of 96 sealants, 58 cleanings, and 27 restorations. Career Mentoring and Workforce Initiatives: Workforce development initiatives continued to grow in FY 25, including School-to-Work with their wellness curriculum visits conducted at the St. Luke's Anderson Campus Rodale Organic Farm. Healthcare Pipeline Industry Partnership Grant: St. Luke's Department of Community Health was awarded the Healthcare Pipeline Industry Partnership Grant from Workforce Board Lehigh Valley. The overall purpose of the grant was to establish a Lehigh Valley Healthcare Pipeline Industry Partnership through the development of a Workforce Pipeline Strategic Action plan and to increase the pipeline of healthcare workers trained and employed in the Lehigh Valley's Healthcare Industry Sector. For this grant, SLUHN developed a three-pronged approach to education and training for program participants including: - SkillUp PA and Employability Skills Training - In partnership with CareerLink Lehigh Valley, the program enrolled 19 high school students from the Allentown School District, with 73% (n=14) an online learning platform to assist completing the program successfully. The program utilized SkillUpTM participants to attain industry-recognized credentials for high-demand careers, including those in healthcare. Additionally, program participants were educated on employability skills and career ladders in the healthcare field. - Medical Assistant On-the-Job Training - This program component provided funds to support 23 Medical Assistance Trainees. Out of 23 enrolled in the grant, 87% (n=20) of the trainees obtained full-time employment across the St. Luke's Network. During this six-week training period, the trainees worked with patients while learning anatomy skills, medical terminology, collecting vital signs and EKGs, and administering immunizations and injections. They also learned how to participate in data collection, planning, and implementation of patient care plans, all while exhibiting professional behavior and high-level customer service skills. - School of Phlebotomy - This program component supported 15 participants enrolled in the St. Luke's School of Phlebotomy, with 100% (n=15) of participants completing the program successfully. The phlebotomy students participated in a twe
- Family Medicine Resident Community Medicine: St. Luke's Anderson Campus first-year family medicine residents participated in the evidence-based model "See the Community You Serve" to provide residents with a better sense of the community and key partners that help promote overall health and wellbeing. Residents also rotate through the Department of Community Health during their first year. Housing: Stable housing greatly impacts an individual's ability to access and maintain regular medical care. St. Luke's partners with local organizations to address the housing shortage through community partnerships at the campus-level to build capacity within the community. Transportation: St. Luke's transportation services, in collaboration with Lyft and Uber rideshares, ensures access to care by supporting rides to and from appointments. Transportation initiatives supported by SLUHN align with the primary goal of improving access to primary care for homeless and near homeless populations. By providing complimentary Lyft and Uber rides to and from appointments with primary care doctors and other specialists, this initiative allows patients to receive routine care in a timely manner, with the added goal of reducing the frequency and overuse of Emergency Department resources. More than $900,000 in Lyft and Uber rides were provided for services during FY 25 Network-wide. HOPE (Health, Outreach, Prevention, Education): HOPE at St. Luke's provides clinical, case management, and prevention services to persons living with HIV. At the end of FY 25, 369 active (unduplicated) patients were receiving medical care at the Bethlehem and Easton locations. There were 17 newly diagnosed patients with HIV linked into care at HOPE, and there continues to be an increase in patients with complex needs (e.g., medically compromised, homeless, uninsured, undocumented). There were 486 active patients that received Medical Case Management services in Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton, and Stroudsburg. In collaboration with St. Luke's Monroe Hospital, medical case management services in Monroe County were transitioned from Tannersville to Stroudsburg. The office is closer to other St. Luke's medical offices and public transportation, allowing for increased access and sustainability of care and services. During FY 25, 116 patients received housing assistance through ongoing rental assistance, permanent housing placement, emergency assistance, or short-term rental assistance. Breast Cancer Prevention: Adagio Health, through state and federal funding, administers the Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (BCCEDP) across much of Pennsylvania. This initiative provides free screenings and diagnostic services to uninsured and underinsured women, helping catch cancer early when it's most treatable. St. Luke's University Health Network is a key partner and early detection site in this effort. With women's imaging locations and advanced technologies like 3D mammography and breast MRI, St. Luke's enhances early detection rates and reduces unnecessary follow-ups. During FY 25, there were 1,188 patient outreach encounters resulting in 21.4% of those outreach encounters ordering a mammogram, 39.9% establishing with a primary care physician post-outreach, 63.6% of ordered images completed, and 91.2% of pathology orders completed. This partnership is a powerful example of how public funding and local health systems can work together to create lasting health equity. Visiting Nurse Association: As a member of the St. Luke's University Health Network, the Visiting Nurse Association of St. Luke's Health/Hospice, Inc. ("the VNA") offers Home Health, Hospice and community-based mother/baby services that include the Visiting Nurse Advocate in the Home (VNAC) and Nurse Family Partnership (NFP). Established in 1919, the agency maintains Medicare-certification, Pennsylvania Department of Health licensure, Accreditation Commission for Healthcare (ACHC) accreditation and provides care in Lehigh, Berks, Northampton, Carbon, Schuylkill, Monroe and upper Bucks and Montgomery Counties. During FY 25, 2,148 patients were provided Hospice care and 5,658 in Home Health across the Network. Maternal and Child Health: The VNA operates three programs under the Maternal Child Health department that support children and families. The first is the prevention model, Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) which supports and fosters positive parenting in our community making the Lehigh Valley a better place for families and children. St. Luke's NFP program was established in 2001 and serves economically disadvantaged families in Lehigh and Northampton counties. The program goals are to improve pregnancy outcomes, improve child health and development, and enhance the economic self-sufficiency of the family. Each NFP family is partnered with a Registered Nurse (RN) early in the mother's pregnancy and receives ongoing nurse home visits throughout the pregnancy and through the child's second birthday. During FY 25, NFP received 1,011 referrals, served 435 families, and completed 5,137 visits. There were 89% of babies in the program born at term and 93% of babies were born at a healthy weights. There were 98% of children vaccinated at two years of age, and 75% of mothers working at the time they graduated from the NFP program. 84% of children were meeting their developmental milestones at 24 months, and 78% of mothers who completed the program delayed their next pregnancy beyond two years. The second model which is implemented in collaboration with St. Luke's Behavioral Health Integrations team, Moving Beyond Depression, is in the second year of a three-year pilot to help support mothers enrolled in NFP who struggle with a diagnosis of major depression. Those who are enrolled in this program receive a series of in-home cognitive behavior therapy sessions provided by a therapist who is imbedded with the NFP team. The program had a 63% completion rate for FY 25, and 93% of comp
- Program, including Get Your Tail on the Trail walks with Easton Area School District students. Get Your Tail on the Trail is a free program created in 2013 by SLUHN and the Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor. The program aims to help people of all ages and abilities to meet their personal fitness goals. Since program inception, there have been a total of 6,295,048 miles recorded. Network-wide, there were 2,162 active users that logged 637,618 miles during FY 25. Employee Wellness: St. Luke's University Health Network recognizes that the health of its workforce is important and vital to the success of our organization. To support our employees and their spouses, the St. Luke's Employee Wellness Team provides evidence-based programming and health education to empower individuals to positively impact their health and reduce their risk of chronic health conditions through making healthy lifestyle choices. In alignment with the Network CHNA top priorities (i.e., Access to Care, Chronic Disease Prevention, Mental and Behavioral Health), Employee Wellness provides opportunities for employees and their spouses to focus on their physical, mental, and social well-being, to help foster a high quality of life while managing the demands of their roles at work and home. During FY 25, the following programs and resources were provided to support employee wellness: Caring Starts with You Core (annual biometric and health risk assessment program), Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Program, health coaching, Plant Based Eating Class, tobacco cessation, Employee Fitness Incentive Program, massage therapy, Silver Cloud, Employee Assistance Program, and Therapy Anywhere. The CSA program provided the opportunity to improve access to fresh, local produce. Network-wide, a total of $225,044 was invested in our local farms during the 2024 CSA season, including the St. Luke's Rodale Farm at the Anderson Campus. Additionally, through this initiative, 314 shares were donated in the Anderson and Easton service area to ProJeCt of Easton, Slater Family Network, Easton Food Pantry, and Safe Harbor. Sports Medicine and Athletic Trainers: With a wide range of skill sets and abilities, athletic trainers manage an athlete from initial injury to return to life and play. Athletic trainers play a critical role in healthcare as they are often the most available and onsite medical provider in the athletics venue, therefore providing immediate care and facilitation of medical action that results in effective and efficient care to support patient recovery goals. SLUHN athletic trainers support more than 100,000 youth and collegiate athletes in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. St. Luke's Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Response Warm Hand Off (WHO): WHO is an initiative to support the continuum of care for patients in need of multiple services and providers. It is a transfer of care between providers with the patient (and potentially family) present to ensure clear communication and transparency, while helping to build relationships between patients and providers. St. Luke's collaborates with local community-based organizations and local county to support WHO efforts. Additionally, Certified Recovery Specialists (CRS) operate in the Allentown, Bethlehem, Sacred Heart, Upper Bucks, Anderson, and Easton emergency departments to support WHO. In the Anderson and Easton Hospitals, a total of 259 WHO were conducted for alcohol, cannabis, cocaine, opioids, and other stimulants during FY 25. Northampton County Task Forces: Community Health worked with the Northampton County Opioid Task Force to connect patients to SUD treatment and recovery services as well as the Northampton County Suicide Prevention Task Force to promote mental health trainings, including Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) Suicide Prevention. School-based Programs: Your Emotional Strength Supported (YESS!) school-based mental health counseling is designed to support students with mental health needs at school. Your Emotional Strength Supported (YESS!) established school-based mental health counseling at school districts in the Anderson and Easton service area. A total of 10,197 student encounters for the YESS! Program occurred during FY 25 in the Bethlehem Area, Bangor, Easton Area, Nazareth Area, and Northampton Area school districts. The Community Health liaison and Community Health Worker partner with Easton Area School District for youth-led mental health initiatives at Paxinosa elementary, Cheston elementary, and Easton middle school. Adolescent Behavioral Health Unit (ABHU): St. Luke's Adolescent Behavioral Health Unit at the Easton Campus also provides connection to care and services for youth in need with a 16-bed unit. During FY 25, 315 adolescents in Northampton County were provided care through the ABHU. St. Luke's Penn Foundation Education: Providing the community with mental health and addiction prevention education, information, and resources is a vital part of St. Luke's Penn Foundation's (SLPF) programming. SLPF delivers regular in-school presentations to middle and high students and educational presentations in the community on topics such as mental health, substance use, overdose prevention, recovery, and harm reduction. Through its monthly podcast "Just STARt the Conversation," SLPF discusses timely mental health topics such as social media use, perinatal mood disorders, changing careers, getting along in polarizing times, athlete mental health, and more. With over 40 available episodes, this podcast offers relevant information for everyone. Additionally, St. Luke's Wellness 101 has more than 100 episodes that take viewers (ages 13+) on a practical yet humorous step-by-step journey to explore the basics of health and wellness. From the importance of hand washing to mindfulness practices and everything in between, the Wellness 101 show presents fun and educational information while helping viewers learn and retain health and wellness information. Well
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 November 6, 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 July 2020.
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 November 4, 2026.
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