Sante Health Foundation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- Raising each dollar of donations cost 60 cents.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
Santé Health Foundation's mission is to provide medical care and treatment as part of a coordinated healthcare delivery system in the Central Valley. The Foundation provides these services for preventing, treating and otherwise assisting individuals with various diseases and disorders to the extent reasonably permitted by the resources of the Foundation.
- Income
- $261.7 million
- Spending
- $257.9 million
- Spent on programs
- 100%
- Reserves
- -0.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 97%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 0
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 29 out of 100. Higher than 2% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
2 of 20It owes 81% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 1% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 4% on the year before.
Spending floor
0 of 15100% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 60 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 53% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Independent board
25 of 256 of 6 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $257.1 million spent. Santé Health Foundation's mission is to provide medical care and treatment as part of a coordinated healthcare delivery system in the Central Valley. The Foundation provides these services for preventing, treating and otherwise assisting individuals with various diseases and disorders to the extent reasonably permitted by the resources of the Foundation. The medical Foundation provides these services through charity care assistance for patients meeting certain financial eligibility and clinical criteria and persons without insurance or who are under insured, all self-paid, uninsured and under insured patients who do not qualify for charity care under the Foundation's Charity Care Program are offered services through the Foundation at discounted charges. The discount is extended to patients that qualify for the Foundation's Charity Care Program for the out-of-pocket portions of care that are beyond the amount the patient qualified for the Foundation's subsidized care. The Foundation was also formed to conduct or participate in medical and scientific investigations and researches into various diseases and to promote and carry on educational activities related to the health and well-being of the sick, injured and disabled. The Foundation is part of an integrated system that combines medical research activities directly with patient care in both in-patient and out-patient settings. The Foundation also provides or arranges for the provision of certain patient care and on-call coverage services and research, teaching and administrative services to the Central Valley. Through clinics and various agreements, the Foundation is able to insure that patient care as well as accompanying clinical research and community education is provided seamlessly through an integrated network of providers. The Foundation also provides or arranges for the provision of care for vulnerable populations including Medicare and Medi-Cal beneficiaries and charity care patients. Care is made available to beneficiaries of these programs on a non-discriminatory basis within its out-patient facilities. The Foundation also makes investments in community benefit activities.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since January 2006.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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