Mather Hospital

Overview

Mission

Our Mission: Mather Hospital, a member of Northwell Health, is an accredited 249-bed, non-profit community teaching hospital. We are dedicated to providing the highest quality clinical care, educating the current and future generations of health care professionals, promoting health education, and caring for the community regardless of the ability to pay. Our mission is to meet or exceed each patient’s expectations through the continued collaborative efforts of each and every member of the Mather Hospital Family. Mather Hospital Pledge We pledge to provide your health care in an atmosphere of understanding and compassion. Mather Hospital, a member of Northwell Health, is an accredited 249-bed, non-profit community teaching hospital. We are dedicated to providing the highest quality clinical care, educating the current and future generations of health care professionals, promoting...

What it reported doing in 2024

A member of Northwell Health, Inc, John T. Mather Memorial Hospital, provides quality medical care regardless of race, creed, sex, national origin, handicap, age or ability to pay. Although reimbursement for services is critical to the operation of the Hospital, it is recognized not all individuals possess the ability to purchase essential medical services. In keeping with the Hospital's commitment to serve all members of the community, free and or subsidized care is provided to the indigent, care is provided to persons covered by government programs at below cost and numerous health related education and support services are offered to the community at large.

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
111639818
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
Headquarters
Port Jefferson, NY, United States
Phone
(631) 473-1320
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Hospital, General

Official website

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 73
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 88
  • Sustainability: 52
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 80.4%; rating input score 80
  • Program expense ratio: 84.8%; rating input score 85
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 68th 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: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

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: 4.7%; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.05; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.42; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 1%; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 2.3% per year; rating input score 100; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 4.1% per year; rating input score 100; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 6.2% per year; rating input score 100; 46th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 80.4% of revenue deployed · 84.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 28 of 35 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $387M 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 · $7.4M reported
  • Consistency: 33 of 33 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 10 filed schedules · includes executive pay
  • Filing history: 14 annual filings from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 5 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.