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Nonprofit · EIN 20-0777374

UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEMS OF EASTERN CAROLINA FOUNDATION INC

Tax-exempt · GREENVILLE, NC 27834

Financials

$7.8M$2.9M2022$6M$3.9M2023$8.1M$4.2M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEMS OF EASTERN CAROLINA FOUNDATION INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
September 30, 2025990$8,068,282$4,231,648$3,836,634$68,409,895$24,171,420$44,238,475
September 30, 2024990$6,048,434$3,907,128$2,141,306$58,890,975$20,810,448$38,080,527
September 30, 2023990$7,775,625$2,875,856$4,899,769$51,708,150$21,073,034$30,635,116
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$5,639,123
of which government grants
$1,382,989
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$2,400,226
Net gain from sales of assets
$1,067,742
Net income from fundraising events
$28,933
Other revenue
$28,933

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$4,057,062
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$0
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Program services (functional)
$4,057,062
Management and general (functional)
$174,586

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$58,890,975
Total assets, end of year
$68,409,895
Total liabilities, end of year
$24,171,420
Net assets, end of year
$44,238,475
Land, buildings and equipment
$1,193,000
Net assets without donor restrictions
$15,874,340
Net assets with donor restrictions
$28,364,135
Gross receipts
$10,687,960
Employees
0
Volunteers
150
Year formed
2004
State of legal domicile
NC

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
MR SCOTT SENATOREPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
40$220,820$107,518
MR J DORSON WHITE JRTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MR MITCH JONESCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MRS ELIZABETH FLANAGANSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MRS TESS JUDGEVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MR BILLY MERRITTTRUSTEE (AS OF 01/2025)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MR CHRISTOPHER JENKINSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MR EXUM HARRELLTRUSTEE (AS OF 01/2025)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MR J FREEMAN PAYLORTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MR JACK PILANDTRUSTEE (THRU 03/2025)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MR MARSHALL CHERRYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MR MICHAEL WALDRUM MDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MR THOMAS KULIKOWSKITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MR TOMMY DAVISTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MR WAIGHTSTILL SCALES IVTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
10 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
MR WILLIAM M PARKERTRUSTEE (THRU 12/2024)
Trustee or director
1$0
MRS BECKY NEWTONTRUSTEE (THRU 12/2024)
Trustee or director
1$0
MRS BRIDGETT M MINGESTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MRS CASSIE CAUSEYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MRS DIANE TAYLORTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MRS LYNNE LAYTONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MRS MARCY S SASNETTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MRS MARIE NEILSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MRS MIA WILLIAMSTRUSTEE (AS OF 04/2025)
Trustee or director
1$0
MRS TIFFANY VINCENTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 29 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
MR SCOTT SENATOREPRESIDENT
Officer
40$0$196,562$85,468
MR MITCH JONESCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
MRS TESS JUDGEVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
MRS ELIZABETH FLANAGANSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
MR J DORSON WHITE JRTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
MR SPENCE COSBYPAST CHAIR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MRS CASSIE CAUSEYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MR MARSHALL CHERRYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MR DREW M COVERTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
Dr MELISSA B DUNCAN MDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MR TOMMY DAVISTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MRS WENDY C FARRIORTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MR GEORGE GRIFFIN IIITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MR CHRISTOPHER JENKINSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MR THOMAS KULIKOWSKITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MRS LYNNE LAYTONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MRS SANDY MARTINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MRS BRIDGETT M MINGESTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MRS MARIE NEILSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MRS BECKY NEWTONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MR WILLIAM M PARKERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MR J FREEMAN PAYLORTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MR JACK PILANDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MRS MARCY S SASNETTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MR WAIGHTSTILL SCALES IVTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MRS DIANE TAYLORTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MR CLARK S TWIDDYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MRS TIFFANY VINCENTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MR MICHAEL WALDRUM MDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 31 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
MR SCOTT SENATOREPRESIDENT
Officer
40$0$183,213$81,022
MR SPENCE COSBYCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
MR MITCH JONESVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
MRS TESS JUDGESECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
MR J FREEMAN PAYLORTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
MR WILLIAM D MITCHUM JRPAST CHAIR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MRS CASSIE CAUSEYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MR MARSHALL CHERRYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MR DREW M COVERTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
Dr MELISSA B DUNCAN MDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MR TOMMY DAVISTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MRS WENDY C FARRIORTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MRS Elizabeth FLANAGANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MR MARK GENTNERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MR GEORGE GRIFFIN IIITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MR CHRISTOPHER JENKINSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MRS THOMASINE KENNEDYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MR THOMAS KULIKOWSKITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MRS LYNNE LAYTONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MRS SANDY MARTINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MRS BRIDGETT M MINGESTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MRS BECKY NEWTONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MR WILLIAM M PARKERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MR JACK PILANDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MRS MARCY S SASNETTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MR WAIGHTSTILL SCALES IVTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MR JEFF STALLSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MRS DIANE TAYLORTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MR CLARK S TWIDDYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MR MICHAEL WALDRUM MDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MR J DORSON WHITE JRTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
690 MEDICAL DR, GREENVILLE, NC 27834-7503
In care of
% CHRIS SMITH
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
SCOTT SENATORE, 690 MEDICAL DRIVE, GREENVILLE, NC 27835
Signed the 990
SCOTT SENATORE, PRESIDENT
Phone
(252) 847-5626
Return prepared by
BDO USA

Mission

THE PURPOSE OF THE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEMS OF EASTERN CAROLINA FOUNDATION (DBA ECU HEALTH FOUNDATION), A NON-PROFIT CORPORATION, IS TO GIVE HOPE TO EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND BEYOND BY INSPIRING PHILANTHROPY TO IMPROVE HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELL-BEING.

990 for the year ended September 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • ECU HEALTH FOUNDATION SUPPORTS THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND COMMUNITIES SERVED BY UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEMS OF EASTERN CAROLINA DBA ECU HEALTH AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, OR EQUITY PARTNERS BY ASSISTING AND SUPPORTING FINANCIALLY THE REGIONAL HOSPITALS THAT ARE PART OF THE ECU HEALTH SYSTEM, AND ANY OTHER QUALIFIED HEALTH CARE PROVIDER, GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY AND CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION FORMED FOR THE PROMOTION OF HEALTH AND WELLNESS. THIS SUPPORT IS CONDUCTED THROUGH CONTRIBUTIONS TO BE USED FOR EQUIPMENT, RESEARCH, EDUCATION, PATIENT AND FAMILY SUPPORT, COMMUNITY BENEFIT, AND DIRECT HEALTH CARE SERVICES.
    Expenses $4,057,062 · grants $4,057,062
  • DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, ECU HEALTH FOUNDATION RAISED $3,276,763 IN SUPPORT ON BEHALF OF NOT-FOR-PROFIT HOSPITALS IN THE ECU HEALTH SYSTEM. THESE CONTRIBUTIONS ARE CONSIDERED AGENCY TRANSACTIONS UNDER GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES AND ARE NOT RECORDED AS REVENUE BY THE FOUNDATION.0

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025September 30, 2026February 16, 2027Not due yet
2024September 30, 2025February 17, 2026990 on file
2023September 30, 2024February 18, 2025990 on file

IRS record

EIN
20-0777374
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
2004
Accounting year ends
September
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Health care (E70)
Assets (IRS master file)
$68,409,895
Income (IRS master file)
$10,687,960

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990September 2025$8,068,282$4,231,648$68,409,895XML
990September 2024$6,048,434$3,907,128$58,890,975XML
990September 2023$7,775,625$2,875,856$51,708,150XML
990September 2022$6,105,370$3,999,138$43,626,062IRS
990September 2021–––IRS
990September 2020–––IRS
990September 2019–––IRS
990September 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 20-0777374).

Questions about UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEMS OF EASTERN CAROLINA FOUNDATION INC

What is the EIN of UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEMS OF EASTERN CAROLINA FOUNDATION INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEMS OF EASTERN CAROLINA FOUNDATION INC is 20-0777374.
Is UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEMS OF EASTERN CAROLINA FOUNDATION INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2004.
Are donations to UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEMS OF EASTERN CAROLINA FOUNDATION INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEMS OF EASTERN CAROLINA FOUNDATION INC file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEMS OF EASTERN CAROLINA FOUNDATION INC due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEMS OF EASTERN CAROLINA FOUNDATION INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
Who is the principal officer of UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEMS OF EASTERN CAROLINA FOUNDATION INC?
The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names SCOTT SENATORE.
Who are the officers and directors of UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEMS OF EASTERN CAROLINA FOUNDATION INC?
The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 25 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $220,820 (MR SCOTT SENATORE, PRESIDENT).
How much revenue does UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEMS OF EASTERN CAROLINA FOUNDATION INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $8,068,282, expenses of $4,231,648 and total assets of $68,409,895 at year end.

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