Group Return FY2021 filing

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Pittsburgh, PA501(c)(3)Since 2006EIN 20-8295721Revenue $19.5B in FY2021

On file with the IRSupmc.com600 Grant St 58th Flr Corp Tax, 15219-2739 · Pittsburgh, PATax-exempt since Jan 1983Supporting organization — 509(a)(3)

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$133.8M paid to officers and key staff.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · 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 $255.3M a year · 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
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$133.8M
to officers and key staff · 0.7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.2 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $19K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4.0B
34% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 34% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 42 voting members
Worth a look: 9 of 42 voting members are independent, under half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$19.5B
+17% vs prior year
Spent
$18.4B
To programs
91%
Net assets
$7.6B
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$19.5B
FY2021▲ +17%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$16.6B
FY2021$19.5B
FY2022$20.5B
FY2023$22.6B
FY2024$24.3B
FY2025$30.3B
Expenses
$18.4B
FY2021▲ +12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$16.5B
FY2021$18.4B
FY2022$20.1B
FY2023$22.7B
FY2024$24.6B
FY2025$30.0B
Net assets
$7.6B
FY2021▲ +29%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$5.9B
FY2021$7.6B
FY2022$7.9B
FY2023$8.3B
FY2024$8.3B
FY2025$12.7B

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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 1983.

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Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $16.7B Management & general 9% · $1.7B

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

890 people listed on the 990; $133.8M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
President and CEO
$9,930,222Pt VII · Sec A
Transplant Surgeon
$3,075,374Pt VII · Sec A
EVP & Chief Med & Sci Off & PR
$2,850,135Pt VII · Sec A
EVP & Chief of Staff
$2,578,105Pt VII · Sec A
EVP & Chief Legal Officer
$2,529,201Pt VII · Sec A
$2,457,378Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member and Dept Chair
$2,435,420Pt VII · Sec A
SR VP, EVP & COO Hsd
$2,160,532Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jeffrey a Romoff Upm—$12,125,375$17,867,039$12,545,480$9,930,222$9,070,910
Leslie C Davis Upm$12,586,076$11,376,172$10,739,639$3,777,869$2,160,532$2,342,559
David Farner Upm$4,440,268$3,715,281$3,641,854$3,463,329$2,578,105$2,531,609
Steven D Shapiro MD Upm——$4,041,420$3,634,001$2,850,135$2,547,552
Fadi Sweiss MD$3,655,216$3,210,608$3,079,066$2,394,021——
Abhinav Humar MD$3,227,612$2,852,870$2,802,870$2,753,370$3,075,374$2,132,521
Frederick Hargett Upm$3,038,551$675,082————
C Talbot Heppenstall JR Upm$529,579$281,633$391,092$1,752,073$1,774,205$3,006,169

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

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

Programs and updates

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1 program · $16.7B · in their own filed words · FY2020
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$16.7Bprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$19K
Grants paid · 1,624 grants · $864.7M · 2019–2024
University of PittsburghPA · FY2024$176,211,504
Robert Morris UniversityPA · FY2024$885,000
Upmc AltoonaPA · FY2024$612,606
American Heart Association INCTX · FY2024$602,800
American Cancer Society INCGA · FY2024$267,003
Upmc Pinnacle FoundationPA · FY2024$237,554
Point Park UniversityPA · FY2024$200,000
Cumberland Valley School DistrictFY2024$200,000
Peyton Walker FoundationPA · FY2024$181,200
Cutting Edge BaseballFY2024$158,500
Westminster CollegePA · FY2024$156,475
Family House INCPA · FY2024$154,462
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$19.5B
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$19.0B
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$365.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$143.5M
Money outPt IX
$18.4B
Ln 25
Programscol B$16.7B
Managementcol C$1.7B
Owns and owesPt X
$7.6B
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$244.0M
Total assetsLn 16$11.6B
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.0B
PeoplePt VI, VII
890
listed · VII A
PaidVII A214
Voting boardVI 1a42
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$365.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$275.4M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$720K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$259K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$19.0B
Investment incomeLn 3$143.5M
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Gains on assetsLn 7$19.5M
Total revenueLn 12$19.5B
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$220.3M
SavingsLn 2$23.8M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$244.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$873.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.21B
Other assetsLn 15$2.51B
Total assetsLn 16$11.6B
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.0B
Net assetsLn 32$7.6B
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 597,353
VolunteersI 63,718
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$316.4M$244.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$613.7M$873.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.65B$4.21B
Total assetsLn 16$9.41B$11.64B
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.47B$3.99B
Net assetsLn 32$5.94B$7.65B
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$115.3M$115.3M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$116.5M$53.0M$63.5M
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$5.77B$4.72B$1.05B$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$247.6M$171.9M$75.6M
Other employee benefitsLn 9$514.9M$447.4M$67.5M
Payroll taxesLn 10$278.0M$227.9M$50.1M
Management feesLn 11a$14.7M$13.1M$1.6M
Legal feesLn 11b$29.7M$29.7M
Accounting feesLn 11c$6.3M$6.3M
Lobbying feesLn 11d$2.0M$2.0M
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$2.0M$2.0M
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$134.3M$128.9M$5.4M
Advertising and promotionLn 12$37.8M$37.8M
Office expensesLn 13$87.0M$61.9M$25.1M
Information technologyLn 14$276.9M$57.5M$219.4M
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$288.5M$241.8M$46.8M
TravelLn 17$15.0M$12.1M$2.9M
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$23K$23K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1.0M$869K$170K
InterestLn 20$5.3M$1.5M$3.9M
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$482.5M$482.5M
InsuranceLn 23$115.2M$103.5M$11.7M
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$8.62B$8.62B
All other expensesLn 24e$1.28B$1.22B$57.6M
Total functional expensesLn 25$18.44B$16.72B$1.72B$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $30.3B$30.0B$380.6M$12.7B 990 PDF
FY2024 $24.3B$24.6B−$308.5M$8.3B 990 PDF
FY2023 $22.6B$22.7B−$103.3M$8.3B 990 PDF
FY2022 $20.5B$20.1B$452.2M$7.9B 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $19.5B$18.4B$1.0B$7.6B 990 PDF
FY2020 $16.6B$16.5B$87.6M$5.9B 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $19,463,451,867 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $274,840,231$365,795,284
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $16,258,188,630$18,954,150,268
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $40,624,610$143,501,947
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,704,177$4,368
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $16,575,357,648$19,463,451,867
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $180,265,880$115,277,751
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $6,383,397,376$6,922,392,902
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $9,924,100,352$11,402,765,891
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $16,487,763,608$18,440,436,544
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $87,594,040$1,023,015,323
Part VI · Governance 9 of 42 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body42
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $19,463,451,867 across 14 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$43,250 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$467,964
VIII-1c Fundraising events$259,437
VIII-1d Related organizations$44,682,284
VIII-1e Government grants$275,378,747
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$45,006,852
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$719,853
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$365,795,284
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $18,954,417,909 · Unrelated business −$267,641$18,954,150,268
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $124,022,126$124,022,126
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $19,479,821$19,479,821
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $47,618$47,618
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $18,954,417,909 · Unrelated business −$267,641 · Excluded from tax $143,506,315$19,463,451,867
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $18,440,436,544 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $115,277,751$115,277,751
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $53,009,928 · Management $63,507,125$116,517,053
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $4,716,492,152 · Management $1,048,922,192 · Fundraising $0$5,765,414,344
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $171,945,072 · Management $75,627,544$247,572,616
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $447,401,977 · Management $67,486,518$514,888,495
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $227,898,936 · Management $50,101,458$278,000,394
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $13,134,075 · Management $1,554,129$14,688,204
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $29,705,933$29,705,933
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,305,647$6,305,647
IX-11d Lobbying feesManagement $1,992,746$1,992,746
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $1,977,505$1,977,505
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $128,908,354 · Management $5,386,353$134,294,707
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $37,796,139$37,796,139
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $61,860,429 · Management $25,146,661$87,007,090
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $57,509,595 · Management $219,418,914$276,928,509
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $241,757,989 · Management $46,791,077$288,549,066
IX-17 TravelPrograms $12,052,698 · Management $2,906,159$14,958,857
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $23,450$23,450
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $869,171 · Management $170,261$1,039,432
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,461,142 · Management $3,877,167$5,338,309
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $482,499,898$482,499,898
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $103,473,209 · Management $11,698,059$115,171,268
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $8,623,652,125$8,623,652,125
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,223,233,163 · Management $57,603,843$1,280,837,006
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $16,720,257,253 · Management $1,720,179,291 · Fundraising $0$18,440,436,544
Part X · Balance sheet $11,637,707,650 assets, 24 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $625,698,913; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $92,286,717$220,272,220
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $224,157,662$23,772,261
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $377,233$2,299,154
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,421,037,092$2,973,590,675
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $62,552,640$69,550,771
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $55,556,549$71,486,804
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,653,989,389$4,206,167,720
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $458,118,076$324,886,050
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $155,604,643$548,446,309
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $70,702,613$63,877,152
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,001,158,929$2,507,659,621
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $9,412,315,445$11,637,707,650
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,251,170,960$1,378,195,523
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $11,355,525$27,419,807
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $8,535,000$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,988,312,597$1,960,806,603
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,472,433,441$3,988,790,326
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $5,201,965,920$6,709,672,606
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $737,916,084$939,244,718
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,939,882,004$7,648,917,324
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $9,412,315,445$11,637,707,650
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $7,648,917,324 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$19,463,451,867
XI-2 Total expenses$18,440,436,544
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,023,015,323
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,939,882,004
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$60,508,438
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$625,511,559
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$7,648,917,324

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