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Nonprofit · EIN 99-2646504

LEE HEALTH SYSTEM INC

Also known as LEE HEALTH

Tax-exempt · FORT MYERS, FL 33916

Financials

$3.5B$3B2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of LEE HEALTH SYSTEM INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
September 30, 2025990$3,504,937,217$3,037,066,983$467,870,234$4,907,336,172$1,595,806,507$3,311,529,665
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$148,147,585
of which government grants
$127,120,450
Program service revenue
$3,203,277,962
Investment income
$138,064,993
Net rental income
$571,923
Net gain from sales of assets
$28,257,781
Other revenue
$15,446,677

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$6,881,102
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$9,849,859
Other salaries and wages
$1,395,089,029
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$1,628,841,325
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$28,951,965
Accounting fees
$1,125,811
Occupancy
$42,049,039
Travel
$1,960,889
Depreciation
$124,037,276
Program services (functional)
$2,747,119,510
Management and general (functional)
$289,947,473

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$0
Total assets, end of year
$4,907,336,172
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,595,806,507
Net assets, end of year
$3,311,529,665
Land, buildings and equipment
$1,759,950,244
Publicly traded securities
$1,432,038,400
Net assets without donor restrictions
$3,310,954,798
Net assets with donor restrictions
$574,867
Gross unrelated business income
$1,223,154
Gross receipts
$4,175,539,016
Employees
17,835
Volunteers
2,373
Year formed
2024
State of legal domicile
FL

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
LAWRENCE ANTONUCCIPRESIDENT/CEO AND DIRECTOR (EX-OFFICIO)
Trustee or director, Officer
59$696,370$13,264
DONALD MOYERNEUROSURGEON II
Highest-paid employee
55$578,472$5,527
IAHN GONSENHAUSERCHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER
Key employee
55$485,043$11,427
SCOTT NYGAARDCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Key employee
55$398,798$5,934
WESLEY FAUNCENEUROSURGEON II
Highest-paid employee
55$386,495$3,816
BENJAMIN SPENCECFO & COO
Officer
53$361,876$7,204
MURALI MUPPALAOFFICE PHYSICIAN
Highest-paid employee
55$325,442$690
THOMAS HUNTCHIEF PHYSICIAN EXEC - MUSCULOSKELETAL
Highest-paid employee
55$295,558$15,169
MALISSA WOODCHIEF PHYSICIAN EXEC HEART AND VASCULAR INSTITUTE
Highest-paid employee
55$273,172$7,815
KRISTINE FAYCHIEF ADMIN OFFICER - LPG AND AMBULATORY CARE SVCS
Key employee
55$257,792$1,870
MICHAEL WUKITSCHCHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER
Key employee
55$232,186$9,574
JOHN SCHOOLERCHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER
Key employee
55$228,542$8,758
JENNIFER HIGGINSCHIEF NURSING OFFICER
Key employee
55$178,214$5,700
DONNA CLARKEVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$2,860$0
DAVID COLLINSTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$2,810$0
13 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
DAVID KLEINCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$2,810
DANE ALLENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$2,810
DANIEL ADLERDIRECTOR (END 03/25)
Trustee or director
1$2,810
DIANE CHAMPIONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$2,810
KATHLEEN BRIDGE-LILESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$2,810
NANCY MCGOVERNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$2,810
STEPHEN BROWNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$2,810
THERESE EVERLYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$2,810
WILLIAM GRUVERSECRETARY (BEGIN 12/24)
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
DAVID B PRYORDIRECTOR (BEGIN 08/25)
Trustee or director
1$0
JOSEPH CATTIDIRECTOR (BEGIN 02/25)
Trustee or director
1$0
PETER ANDRUSZKIEWICZDIRECTOR (BEGIN 02/25)
Trustee or director
1$0
SAMIRA K BECKWITHDIRECTOR (BEGIN 08/25)
Trustee or director
1$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
4211 METRO PARKWAY, FORT MYERS, FL 33916-9526
In care of
% LAWRENCE ANTONUCCI
Mailing address (990-N for 2023)
4211 Metro Pkwy 3rd Floor, Fort Myers FL 33916
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
DR LAWRENCE ANTONUCCI, 4211 METRO PARKWAY 3RD FLOOR, FORT MYERS, FL 33916
Signed the 990
JOHN MALLIA, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Phone
(239) 343-8421
Return prepared by
DELOITTE TAX LLP

Mission

TO BE A TRUSTED PARTNER, EMPOWERING HEALTHIER LIVES THROUGH CARE AND COMPASSION.

990 for the year ended September 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • LEE HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. (LHS) PROVIDES BOTH INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT HEALTHCARE SERVICES THROUGHOUT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. AS A SAFETY-NET HOSPITAL, LHS PROVIDES SERVICES WITHOUT REGARD TO A PATIENT'S ABILITY TO PAY. PROVIDING HEALTHCARE ACROSS FIVE HOSPITALS AND OVER 100 OUTPATIENT LOCATIONS, INCLUDING A REGIONAL CANCER CENTER, LHS PROVIDED IN EXCESS OF $168 MILLION IN CHARITY CARE TO THE COMMUNITY FOR PATIENTS WHO WERE NOT COVERED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL OR PRIVATE INSURANCE PROGRAM. IN ADDITION, LHS PROVIDED ALMOST $60 MILLION IN COMMUNITY BENEFIT AND OUTREACH, THROUGH PROGRAMS SUCH AS EXPANSIVE CLINICAL EDUCATION, COMMUNITY DONATIONS, AND HEALTH PROMOTION AND EDUCATION. LHS PROVIDES A COMPLETE RANGE OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES. WITH OVER 1800 INPATIENT ACUTE CARE ADULT BEDS AND A 135 BED CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL (INCLUDING 70 NICU BEDS), LHS SUPPORTED OVER 90,000 ADMISSIONS TO ACUTE CARE, REPRESENTING OVER 500,000 DAYS OF TOTAL INPATIENT CARE. IN ADDITION, LHS COMPLETED OVER 56,000 INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SURGERIES, GAVE BIRTH TO OVER 7,500 BABIES, PROVIDED SERVICES TO OVER 300,000 PATIENTS THROUGH THE EMERGENCY ROOM, 40,000 HOME HEALTH VISITS, AND NEARLY 2,500,000 VISITS WITH PROVIDERS. LHS INCLUDES OVER 17,000 EMPLOYEES WORKING WITH A MEDICAL STAFF OF 2,500 PROVIDERS, AS WELL AS EXTERNAL VOLUNTEERS IN THE THOUSANDS. HIGHLIGHTS OF OUR EXPANDED CARE FOR THE COMMUNITY INCLUDE THE LAUNCH OF A MOBILE MEDICAL CLINIC, PARTNERSHIPS IN PARAMEDICINE WITH LEE COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES, THE CREATION OF A PEDIATRIC CLINIC INSIDE OF FRANKLIN PARK ELEMENTARY, THE SIGNIFICANT EXPANSION OF PEDIATRIC BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES, AND THE ONLY HOSPITAL IN FLORIDA (GOLISANO CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL) TO BE CERTIFIED AS AN AUTISM CENTER.
    Expenses $2,747,119,510 · grants $6,881,102 · revenue $3,206,212,238

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-N on file

IRS record

EIN
99-2646504
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Hospital or medical research organization
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
2024
Accounting year ends
September
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Health care (E21)
Assets (IRS master file)
$4,907,336,172
Income (IRS master file)
$4,175,539,016

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990September 2025$3,504,937,217$3,037,066,983$4,907,336,172XML
990-N for 2023September 30, 2024≤ $50,000 receipts––e-Postcard

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 99-2646504).

Questions about LEE HEALTH SYSTEM INC

What is the EIN of LEE HEALTH SYSTEM INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of LEE HEALTH SYSTEM INC is 99-2646504.
Is LEE HEALTH SYSTEM INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2024.
Are donations to LEE HEALTH SYSTEM INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does LEE HEALTH SYSTEM 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 LEE HEALTH SYSTEM 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 LEE HEALTH SYSTEM 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 LEE HEALTH SYSTEM INC?
The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names DR LAWRENCE ANTONUCCI.
Who are the officers and directors of LEE HEALTH SYSTEM INC?
The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 28 people; 23 received compensation from the organization, the highest $696,370 (LAWRENCE ANTONUCCI, PRESIDENT/CEO AND DIRECTOR (EX-OFFICIO)).
How much revenue does LEE HEALTH SYSTEM INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,504,937,217, expenses of $3,037,066,983 and total assets of $4,907,336,172 at year end.

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