What 15 non-profit hospital organizations covering 17 Alabama hospitals reported to the IRS on their public Form 990: how much they took in, what they spent and what they paid their leaders.
They file for 17 Alabama hospitals listed on this site and together reported $2.8 billion in revenue.
6 reported a surplus and 9 a deficit. The typical margin (surplus as a share of revenue) was -0.8%, against 2.9% nationally.
By total revenue on the latest Form 990. The percentage is the margin: how much of each dollar was left after expenses.
One row per Form 990 filing, with the Alabama hospitals it covers. Click a column to sort. Officer pay is the total for all current officers, directors, trustees and key employees together, not one person.
Surplus is revenue minus expenses; a negative figure is a deficit. Net assets are what the organization owns minus what it owes. When a health system files one return for several hospitals, the figures are the system's totals, which may include hospitals in other states.
The typical non-profit hospital organization in Alabama kept -0.8% of its revenue after expenses, lower than the national median of 2.9%.
| Measure | Alabama | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Median margin | -0.8% | 2.9% |
| Share with a surplus | 40% | 65% |
| Median revenue | $53.7 million | $124.0 million |
| Median officer pay (total) | $765,000 | $1.3 million |
By revenue on their latest IRS Form 990: Childrens Hospital of Alabama ($909.3 million), Mobile Infirmary Association ($582.1 million), Jackson Hospital & Clinic Inc ($332.9 million), Gulf Health Hospitals Inc ($332.7 million), The Health Care Authority of the City of Anniston ($283.7 million). Some of these filings cover a whole health system, including hospitals in other states.
The 15 non-profit hospital organizations we matched in Alabama reported $2.8 billion in combined revenue on their latest Form 990. 6 reported a surplus (more revenue than expenses) and 9 a deficit. The typical (median) margin was -0.8%, lower than the U.S. median of 2.9%.
Childrens Hospital of Alabama reported the highest total: $5.3 million. That is the combined pay of all its current officers, directors, trustees and key employees, not one person. Pay for each named executive is in the full filing.
Non-profit hospitals are exempt from federal income tax and usually from state and local property and sales taxes. In return they are expected to provide community benefits, such as charity care, and must file a public Form 990 with the IRS each year.
Source: IRS Form 990 data (Exempt Organizations Business Master File and SOI annual extracts). Organizations are matched to hospitals by legal name and address. Figures are as filed for the latest available tax year. For-profit and government hospitals don't file a Form 990, so they are not listed. About the data.