The mission of Wakemed is to improve the health and well-being of our community with outstanding and compassionate care to all.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$18.5M paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $31.1M a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$18.5M
to officers and key staff · 0.9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $175K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.1B
59% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 59% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 14 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.1B
+9% vs prior year
Spent
$2.1B
To programs
88%
Net assets
$767.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.1B
FY2023▲ +9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5B
FY2021$1.7B
FY2022$1.9B
FY2023$2.1B
FY2024$2.3B
FY2025$2.6B
Expenses
$2.1B
FY2023▲ +10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5B
FY2021$1.7B
FY2022$1.9B
FY2023$2.1B
FY2024$2.3B
FY2025$2.5B
Net assets
$767.6M
FY2023▲ +3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$863.1M
FY2021$975.9M
FY2022$746.0M
FY2023$767.6M
FY2024$885.9M
FY2025$1.0B

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending September 2023) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2010.

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Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $1.8B Management & general 12% · $260.7M

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

48 people listed on the 990; $18.5M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
President & CEO
$1,919,853Pt VII · Sec A
Physician
$1,340,564Pt VII · Sec A
$1,322,067Pt VII · Sec A
Physician
$1,260,058Pt VII · Sec A
$1,200,800Pt VII · Sec A
$1,074,125Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Finanical Officer
$647,187Pt VII · Sec A
EVP & Chief Operating Officer
$638,625Pt VII · Sec A

Donald Gintzig’s $2.2M as President & CEO is at the 86th 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
Donald Gintzig$2,193,903$1,881,664$1,919,853$1,998,303$1,714,605—
Donald R Gintzig—————$1,739,791
Ashish Patel MD$1,631,093—————
Ashish Patel—$1,538,517$1,340,564$1,294,676——
Bryon Boulton MD$1,473,309—————
Bryon Boulton—$1,449,918$1,260,058$1,332,706$1,290,958$1,219,496
Judson Williams MD$1,362,737—————
Mark Graham—$1,352,763————

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

Provides compassionate emergency, outpatient, and specialized medical services through a network of hospitals and clinics to improve community health and access to care.

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3 programs · $905.3M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Surgical Services

Wakemed provides surgical services in five locations throughout the county: wakemed raleigh campus, wakemed cary hospital, wakemed north, holly springs surgical ventures and capital city surgery center of which wakemed is a majority investor.

$448.4Mprogram expense
02

Heart Center

Wakemed's heart and vascular program is one of the largest and most comprehensive cardiovascular programs in the state of north carolina. This year, 17,837 cardiovascular procedures were performed including surgery, diagnostic and interventional cardiac catheterizations and electrophysiology studies.

$234.0Mprogram expense
03

Emergency services- a critical issue facing wake county residents continues to be access to affordable health care. To address this challenge, wakemed has strategically placed six full-service, emergency departments in key geographic areas throughout the county in raleigh, cary, north raleigh, apex, brier creek, and garner.

$222.9Mprogram 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$175K
Grants paid · 124 grants · $11.9M · 2019–2024
Wake County Human ServicesFY2024$883,417
Alliance Medical Ministry INCNC · FY2024$404,693
Wake County Medical SocietyNC · FY2024$350,000
Debnam ClinicFY2024$131,520
Healing Transitions INCNC · FY2024$125,000
Marbles Kids MuseumNC · FY2024$75,000
InteractNC · FY2024$55,000
NC for Military Employment DBA Nc4meNC · FY2024$50,000
Wakemed FoundationNC · FY2024$22,750
Nciap Medical Care INCNC · FY2024$13,000
Inter-Faith Food ShuttleNC · FY2024$10,000
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.1B
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.0B
Investment incomeLn 3$16.9M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.3M
Money outPt IX
$2.1B
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.8B
Managementcol C$260.7M
Owns and owesPt X
$767.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$475.6M
Total assetsLn 16$1.9B
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1B
PeoplePt VI, VII
48
listed · VII A
PaidVII A33
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$5.6M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.0B
Investment incomeLn 3$16.9M
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.4M
Gains on assetsLn 7−$2.1M
Total revenueLn 12$2.1B
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$56K
SavingsLn 2$475.6M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$475.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$136.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$605.9M
Other assetsLn 15$110.6M
Total assetsLn 16$1.9B
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1B
Net assetsLn 32$767.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514,802
VolunteersI 61,335
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$667.9M$475.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$65.6M$136.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$575.4M$605.9M
Total assetsLn 16$1.74B$1.87B
LiabilitiesLn 26$993.3M$1.10B
Net assetsLn 32$746.0M$767.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$2.0M$2.0M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$152K$152K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$12.2M$9.8M$2.4M
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$895.8M$761.4M$134.4M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$42.1M$35.7M$6.3M
Other employee benefitsLn 9$95.4M$81.1M$14.3M
Payroll taxesLn 10$59.7M$50.8M$9.0M
Legal feesLn 11b$1.0M$971K$62K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$498K$468K$30K
Investment management feesLn 11f$377K$354K$23K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$254.9M$239.6M$15.3M$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6.7M$6.3M$401K
Office expensesLn 13$51.4M$48.3M$3.1M
Information technologyLn 14$16.5M$15.5M$992K
OccupancyLn 16$53.7M$50.4M$3.2M
TravelLn 17$1.2M$1.2M$74K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$486K$457K$29K
InterestLn 20$24.8M$24.8M
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$80.7M$80.7M
InsuranceLn 23$6.9M$6.5M$412K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$429.3M$362.0M$67.3M
All other expensesLn 24e$56.8M$53.5M$3.4M$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.09B$1.83B$260.7M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.6B$2.5B$114.4M$1.0B 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.3B$2.3B$11.6M$885.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $2.1B$2.1B−$24.8M$767.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.9B$1.9B−$1.8M$746.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.7B$1.7B$44.5M$975.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.5B$1.5B$42.9M$863.1M 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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,067,993,368 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $5,539,245$7,286,893
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,768,644,739$2,042,419,768
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $130,844,534$16,892,187
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $912,800$1,394,520
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,905,941,318$2,067,993,368
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,750,832$2,184,378
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $969,967,411$1,105,200,153
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $935,057,121$985,454,245
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,907,775,364$2,092,838,776
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,834,046−$24,845,408
Part VI · Governance 12 of 14 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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 $2,067,993,368 across 13 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $46,634,373 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$304,258
VIII-1e Government grants$5,621,333
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,361,302
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$7,286,893
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,926,320,499 · Unrelated business $17,821,178 · Excluded from tax $51,643,718$1,995,785,395
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $3,068 · Excluded from tax $18,964,314$18,967,382
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $1,068,457$1,068,457
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$2,075,195−$2,075,195
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $326,063$326,063
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,972,623,062 · Unrelated business $18,482,119 · Excluded from tax $69,601,294$2,067,993,368
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,092,838,776 across 23 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $2,032,250$2,032,250
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $152,128$152,128
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $9,793,674 · Management $2,448,419$12,242,093
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $761,388,913 · Management $134,362,749$895,751,662
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $35,749,902 · Management $6,308,806$42,058,708
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $81,124,303 · Management $14,316,053$95,440,356
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $50,751,234 · Management $8,956,100$59,707,334
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $970,718 · Management $61,961$1,032,679
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $467,651 · Management $29,850$497,501
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $354,234 · Management $22,611$376,845
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $239,627,663 · Management $15,295,383 · Fundraising $0$254,923,046
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $6,279,208 · Management $400,801$6,680,009
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $48,347,245 · Management $3,085,994$51,433,239
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $15,534,337 · Management $991,553$16,525,890
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $50,448,453 · Management $3,220,114$53,668,567
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,160,400 · Management $74,068$1,234,468
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $457,289 · Management $29,189$486,478
IX-20 InterestPrograms $24,848,281$24,848,281
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $80,706,860$80,706,860
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,459,944 · Management $412,337$6,872,281
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $361,980,629 · Management $67,339,993$429,320,622
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $53,453,967 · Management $3,393,512 · Fundraising $0$56,847,479
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,832,089,283 · Management $260,749,493 · Fundraising $0$2,092,838,776
Part X · Balance sheet $1,866,139,975 assets, 19 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $300,998; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $60,265$55,965
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $667,794,148$475,551,051
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $159,496$104,962
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $248,925,582$484,297,208
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $30,459,086$37,045,343
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $23,287,411$16,271,702
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $575,444,042$605,898,019
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $65,598,709$135,975,860
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $127,220,266$110,638,867
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,739,298,787$1,866,139,975
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $266,086,970$348,158,155
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $336,601$808,553
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $678,067,299$677,610,733
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $48,807,507$71,924,807
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $993,298,377$1,098,502,248
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $744,885,528$766,979,546
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,114,882$658,181
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $746,000,410$767,637,727
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,739,298,787$1,866,139,975
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $767,637,727 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,067,993,368
XI-2 Total expenses$2,092,838,776
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$24,845,408
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$746,000,410
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$44,126,714
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$2,356,011
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$767,637,727

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