WellSpan Health

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
231360854
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
Location
Lebanon, PA, US
Phone
800-840-5905
Rating
70
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Hospital, General

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$122,201,804
Expenses
$91,515,905
Assets
$183,730,830
Liabilities
$5,308,981

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

29 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ROXANNA GAPSTUR PHD RN (PRESIDENT & CEO - WELLSPAN HEALTH)
  • MELISSA DUBROW (VP & PRESIDENT - WAYNESBORO)

Highest reported compensation

  • ROXANNA GAPSTUR PHD RN (PRESIDENT & CEO - WELLSPAN HEALTH): $3,176,598 total reported compensation
  • LAURA BUCZKOWSKI (EXECUTIVE VP & CFO - WELLSPAN HEALTH): $1,408,553 total reported compensation
  • FARAAZ YOUSUF (FORMER EXECUTIVE VP & COO): $1,093,939 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Your generous gifts support WellSpan's mission

What it reported doing in 2024

At waynesboro hospital, we believe that our job is to make you feel better. We lead the region in patient satisfaction scores. You can take comfort in our care. Established in 1922 by a group of volunteers in response to the spanish influenza, since then wellspan waynesboro hospital continues to grow to better serve franklin county and surrounding communities.our core values of integrity, compassion, excellence and service are at the foundation of every decision we make while you are in our care. An expert team of dedicated physicians, surgeons and healthcare professionals await to provide you the top-quality care you need and deserve.at the hospital, we offer a full range of medical services, award-winning stroke care, comfortable patient rooms, and wound care center.now, you don't have to look any further for great care and can rest assure we're here when you need us.waynesboro hospital had 2,303 admissions, 8,561 patient days, 526 surgical cases, and 21,490 emergency department visits during fiscal year 2025.during the fiscal year waynesboro hospital had the following achievements:- honored with the partner for change award as a part of the 2025 practice greenhealth environmental excellence awards. This recognition highlights wellspan health's long-term commitment to creating a greener environment for our patients and communities.- recognized as 2025 outstanding patient experience award recipient in a healthgrades rankingsee wellspan health - 2025 community benefit report located at https://www.wellspan.org/about-wellspan/improving-healthy-communities/community-benefit

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 96% 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.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most filed governance safeguards are in place. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of voting board members are independent.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 55
  • Transparency & Controls: 87
  • Accountability: 66
  • Sustainability: 77
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 55%; rating input score 55
  • Program expense ratio: 72%; rating input score 72
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Pass
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 50%; rating input score 50; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • 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: 25.1%; rating input score 90; 90th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.01; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.03; rating input score 92; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 2.6%; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 4.9% per year; rating input score 100; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 4% per year; rating input score 100; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 4.9% per year; rating input score 100; 35th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 2 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 55% of revenue deployed · 72% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 9 of 18 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $65.9M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $3.2M · 29 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 3 contractors listed · $3.9M reported
  • Consistency: 37 of 37 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 10 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 10 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 51 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.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 55/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 50/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: CEO compensation review process not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 43/100.