The mission of Emerson Hospital is to deliver high quality, safe and cost-effective care to our patients and to maintain a professional and respectful environment for all members of the Emerson Hospital community. We define high quality as meeting or exceeding the requirements of our customers: patients, physicians, employees, the community and payers.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 225 volunteers and 2,696 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.5M a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$2.0M
to officers and key staff · 0.5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 0% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $210K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$182.7M
58% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 58% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 19 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 19 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$412.0M
+6% vs prior year
Spent
$400.9M
To programs
92%
Net assets
$129.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$412.0M
FY2025▲ +6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$263.4M
FY2021$319.2M
FY2022$351.5M
FY2023$358.7M
FY2024$387.3M
FY2025$412.0M
Expenses
$400.9M
FY2025▲ +9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$286.1M
FY2021$314.8M
FY2022$347.1M
FY2023$367.3M
FY2024$367.1M
FY2025$400.9M
Net assets
$129.7M
FY2025▲ +14%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$45.2M
FY2021$88.2M
FY2022$98.6M
FY2023$92.0M
FY2024$113.4M
FY2025$129.7M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 1936.

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Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $369.8M Management & general 8% · $31.1M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

25 people listed on the 990; $2.0M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President and CEO
$1,355,693Pt VII · Sec A
President (epa)
$535,628Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Secretary
$110,337Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Christine C Schuster’s $1.4M as President and CEO is at the 67th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1747 $100M+ health care nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Christine Schuster——$1,437,869$1,251,184$1,137,869$1,214,571
David Lautz MD—————$1,419,582
Christine C Schuster$1,355,693$1,370,489————
Michael Hachey———$669,698$616,538$543,716
Stephen Coco—$651,704$552,335$10,096——
Eric Stastny——$610,128$556,968$534,270$511,249
Craig Best$535,628$463,556————
Joyce Welsh————$491,104$365,388

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides acute medical, surgical, and specialty hospital care alongside 24/7 homecare services to residents across 25 Massachusetts communities.

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3 programs · $369.8M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Emerson hospital is an acute care non-profit community hospital that provides a variety of services on an outpatient basis. Emerson performed 14,519 procedures on outpatients during the fiscal year ending september 30, 2025 in addition, the hospital also had 38,519 emergency department visits and 101,532 rehabilitation service visits.

$268.0Mprogram expense
02

Emerson hospital is an 179-BED acute care non-profit community hospital that provides services to inpatients. The facility includes the following units: three MEDICAL/SURGICAL units, a locked behavioral health unit, a locked MATERNITY/OBSTETRICS unit, a critical care unit, a pediatrics unit and a special care nursery.

$99.3Mprogram expense
03

Emerson hospital provides homecare services. Home care is available 24 hours per day and 7 days per week to homebound patients of all ages. Primary homecare services include professional nurses who deliver medical care as ordered by physicians, rehabilitation professionals who work with patients to restore function and independence and…

$2.5Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$210K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$412.0M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$386.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$21.0M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.5M
Money outPt IX
$400.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$369.8M
Managementcol C$31.1M
Owns and owesPt X
$129.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$48.9M
Total assetsLn 16$312.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$182.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
25
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a19
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$3.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$386.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.4M
Other incomeLn 4–11$21.0M
Gains on assetsLn 7−$1K
Total revenueLn 12$412.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$48.9M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$48.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$42.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$108.7M
Other assetsLn 15$47.9M
Total assetsLn 16$312.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$182.7M
Net assetsLn 32$129.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52,696
VolunteersI 6225
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$48.0M$48.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$31.5M$42.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$112.8M$108.7M
Total assetsLn 16$301.4M$312.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$187.9M$182.7M
Net assetsLn 32$113.4M$129.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$2.4M$2.4M
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$181.6M$175.6M$6.0M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$3.1M$3.1M
Other employee benefitsLn 9$21.5M$10.4M$11.1M
Payroll taxesLn 10$11.5M$11.5M
Management feesLn 11a$33.6M$29.1M$4.6M
Legal feesLn 11b$601K$478K$122K
Accounting feesLn 11c$453K$300K$153K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1.8M$1.7M$90K
Office expensesLn 13$495K$486K$9K
OccupancyLn 16$18.2M$14.3M$3.9M
TravelLn 17$682K$608K$74K
InterestLn 20$3.1M$3.1M
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$11.4M$11.4M
InsuranceLn 23$3.3M$3.3M$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$107.1M$104.4M$2.7M
Total functional expensesLn 25$400.9M$369.8M$31.1M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $412.0M$400.9M$11.1M$129.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $387.3M$367.1M$20.3M$113.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $358.7M$367.3M−$8.6M$92.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $351.5M$347.1M$4.4M$98.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $319.2M$314.8M$4.4M$88.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $263.4M$286.1M−$22.6M$45.2M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $412,015,773 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,367,574$3,542,505
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $347,376,478$386,003,891
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $16,542,544$1,449,447
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $21,054,810$21,019,930
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $387,341,406$412,015,773
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $202,728,930$220,059,723
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $164,322,571$180,854,398
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $367,051,501$400,914,121
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $20,289,905$11,101,652
Part VI · Governance 15 of 19 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body19
VI-1b Independent voting members15
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $412,015,773 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $3,884,375 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$3,542,505
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,542,505
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $386,003,891$386,003,891
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,450,760$1,450,760
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $671,489$671,489
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$1,313−$1,313
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $16,582,598 · Unrelated business $61,217 · Excluded from tax −$179,749$16,464,066
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $407,142,353 · Unrelated business $61,217 · Excluded from tax $1,269,698$412,015,773
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $400,914,121 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $2,377,511$2,377,511
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $175,603,563 · Management $5,995,558$181,599,121
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $3,102,122$3,102,122
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $10,428,865 · Management $11,081,035$21,509,900
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,471,069$11,471,069
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $29,067,371 · Management $4,568,547$33,635,918
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $478,372 · Management $122,267$600,639
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $300,000 · Management $153,410$453,410
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,725,013 · Management $90,467$1,815,480
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $485,532 · Management $9,445$494,977
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $14,290,733 · Management $3,914,562$18,205,295
IX-17 TravelPrograms $607,947 · Management $74,435$682,382
IX-20 InterestPrograms $3,123,201$3,123,201
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $11,398,371$11,398,371
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,298,821 · Management $1,799$3,300,620
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $104,439,344 · Management $2,704,761$107,144,105
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $369,820,324 · Management $31,093,797 · Fundraising $0$400,914,121
Part X · Balance sheet $312,402,717 assets, 17 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $4,178,373; see the IRS return.
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $48,041,935$48,874,383
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $42,942,582$41,348,959
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $5,222,435$4,859,730
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $11,970,337$13,817,802
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $112,770,989$108,717,780
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $19,484,708$29,512,953
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $11,995,529$13,183,893
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $42,845,365$47,908,844
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $301,380,465$312,402,717
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $41,806,669$45,577,461
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $42,306,247$45,950,540
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $59,906,709$75,233,557
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $187,947,419$182,748,021
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $96,037,442$105,574,593
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $17,395,604$24,080,103
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $113,433,046$129,654,696
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $301,380,465$312,402,717
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $129,654,696 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$412,015,773
XI-2 Total expenses$400,914,121
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$11,101,652
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$113,433,046
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$154,729
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$4,965,269
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$129,654,696

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