Valley Hospital Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- It reported loans to or from officers, directors or other insiders.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
THE VALLEY HOSPITAL SERVES THE COMMUNITY BY HEALING AND CARING FOR PATIENTS, COMFORTING THEIR FAMILIES AND TEACHING GOOD HEALTH. THE VALLEY HOSPITAL IS DISTINGUISHED BY A COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE IN CLINICAL CARE, INNOVATION IN PROGRAMS AND TECHNOLOGY, AND PROVIDING A COMPASSIONATE AND RESPECTFUL ENVIRONMENT.
- Income
- $1.3 billion
- Spending
- $1.2 billion
- Spent on programs
- 79%
- Reserves
- 5.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 92%
- Employees
- 4,835
- Volunteers
- 1,282
- Highest pay
- $6.6 million, president & ceo, vhs thru june 2024
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
Good: 81 out of 100. Higher than 73% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 5.7 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 27% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 6% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 9% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1579% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 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: 90 out of 100. Higher than 27% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2518 of 19 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.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
0 of 10Reports at least one of: diversion of assets, excess benefits, 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)
- $943.7 million spent. THE VALLEY HOSPITAL, LOCATED IN PARAMUS, NEW JERSEY, IS A FULLY ACCREDITED, ACUTE CARE, NOT-FOR-PROFIT HOSPITAL SERVING MORE THAN 440,000 PEOPLE IN 32 TOWNS IN BERGEN COUNTY AND ADJOINING COMMUNITIES. THE VALLEY HOSPITAL IS PART OF VALLEY HEALTH SYSTEM, A REGIONAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEM THAT SERVES RESIDENTS IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHERN NEW YORK. IT COMPRISES THE VALLEY HOSPITAL, VALLEY HOME CARE, AND VALLEY MEDICAL GROUP. AS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT HOSPITAL, VALLEY IS COMMITTED TO GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. VALLEY SERVES THE COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING THOUSANDS OF HOURS OF HEALTHCARE EDUCATION AND SCREENINGS, SUPPORT GROUPS, AND CLASSES TO ASSIST THOSE IN NEED, AND CARE TO ALL THOSE WHO COME THROUGH OUR DOORS, REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. VALLEY'S LICENSED CAPACITY IN 2023 WAS 431 BEDS. ON APRIL 14, 2024, VALLEY HOSPITAL MOVED FROM RIDGEWOOD TO A NEW FACILITY IN PARAMUS. THE NEW HOSPITAL HAS 370 BEDS.BERGEN COUNTY IS THE MOST POPULOUS COUNTY IN NEW JERSEY AND ONE OF THE WEALTHIEST COUNTIES IN THE UNITED STATES. THERE ARE 978,641 RESIDENTS IN THE 233.01 SQUARE MILES OF BERGEN COUNTY, NJ. THE POPULATION IS 56.9% WHITE AND NON-HISPANIC, 22.7% HISPANIC, 5.2% BLACK, AND 16.6% ASIAN. SEVEN PERCENT OF THE POPULATION IS NOT PROFICIENT IN ENGLISH. THE CHILD POVERTY RATE IS 8%. THE MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME IS $116,709. RESIDENTS ARE GENERALLY WELL-EDUCATED AND HAVE HIGHER GRADUATION RATES THAN NJ AS A WHOLE AND THE U.S. AS A WHOLE. BERGEN COUNTY FARES BETTER THAN THE AVERAGE COUNTY IN NEW JERSEY FOR HEALTH OUTCOMES. THE VALLEY HOSPITAL EMPLOYS PEOPLE WHO REPRESENT AND LIVE IN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. MORE THAN 3,700 EMPLOYEES CONSTITUTE THE VALLEY HOSPITAL.VALLEY PARTICIPATES IN A COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT EVERY THREE YEARS. THIS ASSESSMENT IS PART OF A REGIONAL PROJECT CONDUCTED BY PROFESSIONAL RESEARCH CONSULTANTS, INC. (PRC) FOR THE COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PARTNERSHIP (CHIP) OF BERGEN COUNTY. THE ASSESSMENT INCORPORATES DATA FROM MULTIPLE SOURCES, INCLUDING PRIMARY RESEARCH (THROUGH THE PRC COMMUNITY HEALTH SURVEY AND PRC ONLINE KEY INFORMANT SURVEY), AS WELL AS SECONDARY RESEARCH (VITAL STATISTICS AND OTHER EXISTING HEALTH-RELATED DATA). IT ALSO ALLOWS FOR TRENDING AND COMPARISON TO BENCHMARK DATA AT THE STATE AND NATIONAL LEVELS. IN 2024, 58,290 INDIVIDUALS WERE ADMITTED TO VALLEY, 78,286 PEOPLE WERE TREATED IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, AND 3,905 BABIES WERE BORN. VALLEY'S KEY SERVICES INCLUDE CARDIOLOGY, ONCOLOGY, WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S SERVICES, EMERGENCY CARE, ORTHOPEDICS, AND NEUROSCIENCES. VALLEY ALSO OFFERS THE SERVICES OF A CENTER FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE AND ROBOTIC SURGERY, A TOTAL JOINT REPLACEMENT CENTER, A NEUROSCIENCE CENTER, A CENTER FOR BARIATRIC SURGERY AND WEIGHT-LOSS MANAGEMENT, A CENTER FOR SLEEP MEDICINE, THE GAMMA KNIFE CENTER, AND THE KIREKER CENTER FOR CHILD DEVELOPMENT, AMONG OTHERS.VALLEY'S FAMILY CARE CENTER HAD 6,678 VISITS IN 2024. CARE IS PROVIDED TO PATIENTS THROUGH CHARITY CARE AND TO PATIENTS WITH MEDICAID/MEDICARE. THIRTEEN ADULT SUBSPECIALTIES, IN ADDITION TO INTERNAL MEDICINE, ROTATE THROUGH THE CENTER (NEPHROLOGY, NEUROLOGY, GI, RHEUMATOLOGY, GYN, OB, ENT, PULMONARY, CARDIOLOGY, DERMATOLOGY, ORTHOPEDICS, PODIATRY, AND UROLOGY) TO PROVIDE SERVICES FOR THOSE WHO WOULD OTHERWISE STRUGGLE WITH FOLLOW-UP OR CONTINUED CARE. PEDIATRIC PATIENTS ARE ALSO SEEN AT THE CENTER. MANY PATIENTS ARE MEDICALLY COMPLEX AND NEED ASSISTANCE CONNECTING WITH RESOURCES. SOCIAL WORKERS AND A FINANCIAL COORDINATOR ASSIST PATIENTS WITH CONNECTING WITH RESOURCES AND APPLYING FOR NEEDED COVERAGE, SUCH AS CHARITY CARE OR MEDICAID.EACH YEAR, VALLEY DINING PREPARES OVER 23,000 MEALS FOR COMMUNITY MEALS, INC., AND PROVIDES FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO SUPPORT HOMEBOUND OLDER ADULTS IN VALLEY'S SERVICE AREA.VALLEY HEALTH SYSTEM HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS AN LGBTQ+ HEALTHCARE EQUALITY HIGH PERFORMER BY THE HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN FOUNDATION, THE EDUCATIONAL ARM OF THE NATION'S LARGEST LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, AND QUEER (LGBTQ+) CIVIL RIGHTS ORGANIZATION. THE HEALTHCARE EQUALITY INDEX STRIVES TO ENSURE LGBTQ+ PEOPLE ARE PROTECTED AND AFFIRMED BY THEIR HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS AND FEEL SAFE SEEKING SERVICES. HEI ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS ARE RECOGNIZED FOR IMPLEMENTING ROBUST, COMPREHENSIVE LGBTQ+ INCLUSIVE POLICIES THAT HOPEFULLY, BECAUSE OF THEIR WORK, BECOME STANDARD PRACTICE.VALLEY WORKS WITH LOCAL PARTNERS TO PROMOTE INCLUSIVITY AND EQUALITY. WHERE VALLEY WAS A SPONSOR, 2,087 COMMUNITY MEMBERS ATTENDED IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS ON LGBTQ+ HEALTH AND LOCAL PRIDE CELEBRATIONS. FORMED IN 2020 IN THE WAKE OF NATIONWIDE PROTESTS AND DEMONSTRATIONS FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF GEORGE FLOYD, THE SOCIAL EQUALITY COUNCIL AIMS TO PROVIDE A FORUM FOR INDIVIDUALS THROUGHOUT VALLEY TO HAVE A VOICE FOR SHARING DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES. VALLEY'S SOCIAL EQUALITY STRATEGY HAS FIVE FOUNDATIONAL PILLARS THAT REFLECT THE STRATEGIC PRIORITIES CREATED TO ENABLE THE ORGANIZATION TO ADDRESS THE DIVERSE NEEDS OF OUR STAFF, PATIENTS, FAMILIES, AND THE COMMUNITY WE SERVE. THIS STRUCTURAL FRAMEWORK GUIDES THE SOCIAL EQUALITY COUNCIL IN CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE EMPLOYEES, PATIENTS, AND FAMILIES FEEL SAFE BEING WHO THEY ARE, WHILE ADDRESSING CONCERNS RELATED TO RACE AND EQUALITY.VALLEY CONTINUES TO PARTNER WITH BERGEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE TO DISCUSS HEALTH INEQUITIES AND HEALTH NEEDS OF THE BIPOC COMMUNITY. VALLEY AND BERGEN SPONSORED UCHE BLACKSTOCK, MD, AN ER PHYSICIAN AND PROMINENT ADVOCATE FOR HEALTH EQUITY, WHO SPOKE TO 200 COMMUNITY MEMBERS ABOUT WHY HEALTHCARE REFORM CANNOT SUCCEED WITHOUT ALSO ADDRESSING SYSTEMIC RACISM IN SOCIETY AND HEALTHCARE.PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY EDUCATION CLASSES HAS GROWN EXPONENTIALLY THROUGH THE USE OF VIRTUAL EDUCATION TOOLS AND SOCIAL MEDIA. IN 2024, 14,650 PEOPLE ATTENDED FREE, IN-PERSON SCREENINGS, EXERCISE PROGRAMS, AND EDUCATION EVENTS. AN ADDITIONAL 120,732 PEOPLE VIEWED VIRTUAL EDUCATION, PODCASTS, WRITTEN EDUCATION, AND SOCIAL MEDIA. IN 2024, A TOTAL OF 149,918
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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since January 1953.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 21, 2026.
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