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Non-profit hospitals in Alabama: revenue, profit and executive pay

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.

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15 organizations

They file for 17 Alabama hospitals listed on this site and together reported $2.8 billion in revenue.

Took in more than they spent
40%

6 reported a surplus and 9 a deficit. The typical margin (surplus as a share of revenue) was -0.8%, against 2.9% nationally.

Largest non-profit hospitals in Alabama

By total revenue on the latest Form 990. The percentage is the margin: how much of each dollar was left after expenses.

Every non-profit hospital organization in Alabama

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.

Organization Revenue Margin Officer pay (total) Net assets Tax year IRS filings
Childrens Hospital of Alabama Birmingham $909.3 million 6.0% $54.9 million surplus $5.3 million – Dec 2023 Full Form 990 filings (ProPublica)
Mobile Infirmary Association Mobile $582.1 million 4.1% $24.1 million surplus $951,000 – Mar 2023 Full Form 990 filings (ProPublica)
Jackson Hospital & Clinic Inc Montgomery $332.9 million -2.5% $8.4 million deficit – – Dec 2022 Full Form 990 filings (ProPublica)
Gulf Health Hospitals Inc North Baldwin Infirmary (Bay Minette), Thomas Hospital (Fairhope) $332.7 million 7.4% $24.5 million surplus $1.5 million – Mar 2023 Full Form 990 filings (ProPublica)
The Health Care Authority of the City of Anniston Anniston $283.7 million -0.5% $1.3 million deficit $1.8 million – Sep 2023 Full Form 990 filings (ProPublica)
Cullman Regional Medical Center Inc Cullman $180.5 million 1.8% $3.2 million surplus – – Jun 2023 Full Form 990 filings (ProPublica)
Russell Hospital Corporation Alexander City $84.8 million -0.8% $706,000 deficit $1.2 million – Dec 2023 Full Form 990 filings (ProPublica)
Russellville Hospital Inc Russellville $53.7 million -2.5% $1.3 million deficit $580,000 – Dec 2023 Full Form 990 filings (ProPublica)
Mizell Memorial Hospital Inc Opp $25.0 million -4.5% $1.1 million deficit $181,000 – Sep 2023 Full Form 990 filings (ProPublica)
Escambia County Alabama Community Hospitals Inc Atmore $20.1 million -19.4% $3.9 million deficit $410,000 – Sep 2023 Full Form 990 filings (ProPublica)
Lakeland Community Hospital Inc Lakeland Community Hospital (Haleyville), Lakeland Community Hospital (Haleyville) $19.9 million -11.0% $2.2 million deficit $334,000 – Dec 2023 Full Form 990 filings (ProPublica)
Community Hospital Inc Tallassee $17.4 million -16.6% $2.9 million deficit $352,000 – Sep 2023 Full Form 990 filings (ProPublica)
East Alabama Medical Center Foundation Opelika $2.0 million 59.5% $1.2 million surplus – – Sep 2023 Full Form 990 filings (ProPublica)
University Hospital Auxiliary Birmingham $453,000 -1.7% $8,000 deficit – – Jun 2023 Full Form 990 filings (ProPublica)
Helen Keller Hospital Foundation Inc Sheffield $244,000 56.9% $139,000 surplus – – Sep 2023 Full Form 990 filings (ProPublica)

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.

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How Alabama compares with the U.S.

The typical non-profit hospital organization in Alabama kept -0.8% of its revenue after expenses, lower than the national median of 2.9%.

MeasureAlabamaUnited States
Median margin-0.8%2.9%
Share with a surplus40%65%
Median revenue$53.7 million$124.0 million
Median officer pay (total)$765,000$1.3 million

Questions about non-profit hospitals in Alabama

What are the largest non-profit hospitals in Alabama?

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.

How much do non-profit hospitals in Alabama make?

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%.

Which non-profit hospital in Alabama pays its officers the most?

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.

Do non-profit hospitals in Alabama pay taxes?

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.