LANCASTER GENERAL HEALTH FOUNDATION Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

LANCASTER GENERAL HEALTH FOUNDATION

EIN 20-5767147 · Public Foundations (T30)

What they do

THE LANCASTER GENERAL HEALTH FOUNDATION is ORGANIZED and OPERATED to BENEFIT, PERFORM THE FUNCTIONS OF, or CARRY OUT THE PURPOSES of MEMBERS of THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM of LANCASTER GENERAL HEALTH, A NON-PROFIT CORPORATION DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(C)(3) of THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, INCLUDING LANCASTER GENERAL HOSPITAL, LANCASTER GENERAL MEDICAL GROUP, THE HEART GROUP of LANCASTER GENERAL HEALTH, and LANCASTER GENERAL HEALTH COLUMBIA CENTER, EACH of WHICH is A SECTION 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION and A PUBLIC CHARITY DESCRIBED IN EITHER SECTION 509(A)(1) or SECTION 509(A)(2) of THE CODE.

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Of every $100 spent, about $0.00 was reported for mission work and $57.50 for fundraising. Understand this before you give.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders24 people are listed in the latest report.

You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.

Money made simple

29.91%of revenue went to fundraising57.5% of expenses

$52.02spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

22.11%of revenue went to management and office costs42.5% of expenses

$1.41in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

96.3%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$3,637,672

Mission workProgram services0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$804,19722.11% of revenue42.5% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$1,088,04229.91% of revenue57.5% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$1,745,43347.98% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$1,892,23952.02% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

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Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 0.0% mission · 42.5% management · 57.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 52.02% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 0.0% mission · 46.0% management · 54.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 39.33% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 0.0% mission · 49.0% management · 51.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 42.95% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 0.0% mission · 50.3% management · 49.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 38.58% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 0.0% mission · 49.1% management · 50.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 37.42% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 0.0% mission · 45.5% management · 54.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 39.28% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 0.0% mission · 47.2% management · 52.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 26.23% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 0.0% mission · 48.4% management · 51.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 21.07% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$3,637,672

Expenses$1,892,239

Annual surplus $1,745,433 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Management and office costs$804,197 · 42.5% of expenses

Fundraising$1,088,042 · 57.5% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$3,637,672

Expenses$1,892,239

Assets$2,670,468

Income$4,321,745

Contributions$3,502,218

Fundraising$1,088,042

Management and general$804,197

Executive compensation (total)$217,460

Accounting fees$13,624

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

JENNIFER L GROFFEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · 51 hrs/week $275,082Base $238,442 · Other $36,640

JOHN J HERMANTRUSTEE · 2 hrs/week $134,777Base · Other $134,777

MARGARET F COSTELLA ESQSECRETARY · 2 hrs/week $41,768Base · Other $41,768

LINDA A WELKERTREASURER · 2 hrs/week $40,015Base · Other $40,015

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (24)

JENNIFER L GROFFEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

JOHN J HERMANTRUSTEE

MARGARET F COSTELLA ESQSECRETARY

LINDA A WELKERTREASURER

JUDITH WUBAHTRUSTEE

TODD HARRINGTONTRUSTEE

STEPHEN NIELITRUSTEE

ROBIN STAUFFERSECRETARY

PIA FENIMORE MDTRUSTEE

PAULA SILVERSTEINTRUSTEE

NANCY S ARNOLDTRUSTEE

MICHELLE SUAREZ-COSTELLOTRUSTEE

LYNDA CHARLESTRUSTEE

KATHY PANDELIDIS GRANBOISTRUSTEE

ALISON VAN HARSKAMPTRUSTEE

JOANNE B LADLEYCHAIRPERSON

JESSICA PAVELKOTRUSTEE

J KENNETH BRUBAKER MDTRUSTEE

DEEPA BALEPURTRUSTEE

DANA HERRTRUSTEE

CHRIS BALLENTINETRUSTEE

BRIAN BLACKVICE CHAIRPERSON

BEN ATWATERTRUSTEE

ANNE LUSKTRUSTEE

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2009
Location: 555 NORTH DUKE STREET, LANCASTER, PA 176023555
County: Lancaster
In care of: Gary A Welch
Primary officer: Gary A Welch, CFO

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(717) 544-5658

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: PWC US TAX LLP
NTEE classification: Public Foundations (T30)
IRS tax category: Public Foundations