Northwell Health

Overview

Mission

Northwell Health was built on a commitment to raise health for all, through clinical excellence, community partnership, research and innovation. Two Northwell Health surgeons donning blue surgical scrubs perform neurosurgery on a patient covered by blue surgical sheeting.. Clinical excellence We leverage our integrated health system model — spanning hospitals, ambulatory centers, educational institutions, bench-to-bedside research and community programs — to elevate outcomes, enhance safety and support healthy living for our patients and neighbors. Advancing care through data Our pursuit of clinical excellence is rooted in a culture of continuous improvement and accelerated by data-driven insights. In 2025, as we expanded our reach, we committed more strongly than ever to our mission of delivering exceptional care while fostering lif.

What it reported doing in 2024

North Shore-LIJ Imaging at Glen Cove provides a full range of diagnostic radiology services. Extensive imaging capabilities support multiple diagnostic goals, including primary diagnosis, the tracking of treatment process, pre-surgical testing and post-operative analysis. Exams are performed by certified technologist that use state of the art equipment coupled with the very latest advances in imaging techniques to ensure consistent high quality images, expert analysis and uncompromised quality.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 97% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
111633487
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Official website data refreshed
Aug 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Headquarters
Westbury, NY, USA
Phone
(516) 840-0644
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Hospitals and Related Primary Medical Care Facilities

Official website

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and some related-organization disclosures are missing.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 85
  • Transparency & Controls: 85
  • Accountability: 88
  • Sustainability: 45
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 86.2%; rating input score 86
  • Program expense ratio: 90.7%; rating input score 91
  • Fundraising efficiency: $20.9 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 92.9%; rating input score 93; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 5 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 83
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Pass
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Pass
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: No; rating input score 0

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 80%; rating input score 80; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 4.8%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.8; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.67; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 2%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 5.3% per year; rating input score 100; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 2.5% per year; rating input score 100; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -0.4% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 1 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 86.2% of revenue deployed · 90.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 28 of 35 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $244.9M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $5.9M · 27 people listed · 5 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $8.4M reported
  • Consistency: 32 of 33 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 10 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 14 annual filings from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 6 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 226 filed related-organization links
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Leadership & pay

27 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • MICHAEL DOWLING (President & CEO): $5,943,362 total reported compensation
  • MARK SOLAZZO (Pres, Strategic Initiatives &): $3,816,311 total reported compensation
  • MICHELE CUSACK (EVP & CFO): $1,990,193 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: FY2024.