Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth Health System Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
WE REVEAL AND FOSTER GOD'S HEALING LOVE BY IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THE PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES WE SERVE, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE POOR AND VULNERABLE.
- Income
- $990.7 million
- Spending
- $867.6 million
- Spent on programs
- 91%
- Reserves
- 27.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 85%
- Employees
- 5,105
- Volunteers
- 14
- Highest pay
- $3.8 million, former officer
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
Strong: 96 out of 100. Higher than 93% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 27.5 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 19% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 12% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 10% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1591% 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: 95 out of 100. Higher than 36% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2514 of 15 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
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
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)
- $788.2 million spent. ON APRIL 1, 2022, SISTERS OF CHARITY OF LEAVENWORTH HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. (SCLHS) AFFILIATED WITH INTERMOUNTAIN HEALTH CARE, INC., CREATING A MODEL HEALTH SYSTEM THAT PROVIDES HIGH-QUALITY, ACCESSIBLE, AND AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE TO COMMUNITIES IN UTAH, IDAHO, NEVADA, COLORADO, MONTANA, AND WYOMING. THE ORGANIZATION EMPLOYS OVER 68,000 CAREGIVERS, OPERATES 33 HOSPITALS (INCLUDING ONE VIRTUAL HOSPITAL), AND RUNS HUNDREDS OF CLINICS, WHILE PROVIDING HEALTH INSURANCE TO OVER ONE MILLION PEOPLE IN UTAH, IDAHO AND NEVADA.SCLHS WAS FOUNDED BY THE SISTERS OF CHARITY OF LEAVENWORTH, WHO TRACE THEIR ORIGIN AS A RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY TO THE 1600S IN FRANCE, WHERE VINCENT DE PAUL AND LOUISE DE MARILLAC ESTABLISHED THE (SEE SCHEDULE O) DAUGHTERS OF CHARITY. THESE WOMEN WERE DEDICATED TO SERVING THE SICK AND POOR THROUGH AN ACTIVE MINISTRY.IN 1857, A SMALL CONGREGATION OF SISTERS FROM NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE, LED BY MOTHER XAVIER ROSS, VENTURED TO THE EDGE OF AN EXPANDING FRONTIER IN THE THEN INDIAN TERRITORY OF KANSAS. THEY OPENED THE FIRST PRIVATE HOSPITAL IN THE STATE IN 1864, WITH THE FIRST TRAINED NURSE IN THE STATE AND SURELY THE FIRST WOMAN IN THE WESTERN TERRITORY TO RUN A HOSPITAL. IN 1873, THE SISTERS FOUNDED WHAT IS NOW SAINT JOSEPH HOSPITAL IN DENVER, THE OLDEST PRIVATE TEACHING HOSPITAL IN COLORADO, AND ONE OF THE FIVE COLORADO HOSPITALS OF THE HEALTH SYSTEM.SCLHS WAS FORMED IN 1972 TO STRENGTHEN AND UNIFY THE HEALTHCARE FACILITIES SPONSORED BY SCLHS. IN 2011, THE SISTERS TRANSFERRED SPONSORSHIP OF SCLHS TO LEAVEN MINISTRIES. IN APRIL 2022, SCLHS AFFILIATED WITH AFFILIATED WITH INTERMOUNTAIN HEALTH CARE, INC. CREATING AN INTEGRATED HEALTH SYSTEM WHOSE VISION IS TO "BE A MODEL HEALTH SYSTEM BY PROVIDING EXTRAORDINARY CARE AND SUPERIOR SERVICE AT AN AFFORDABLE COST". SCLHS' RICH HERITAGE AND ENDURING LEGACY SERVE AS THE FOUNDATION FOR ITS HEALTH MINISTRY TODAY, AND ITS MISSION, VISION AND VALUES SERVE AS THE FRAMEWORK FOR ITS SUCCESS. SCLHS IS THE MANAGEMENT COMPANY PROVIDING CENTRALIZED SERVICES FOR ALL SCLHS SUBSIDIARIES. SCLHS PERFORMS NUMEROUS COORDINATED AND CENTRALIZED SERVICES FOR THE ENTITIES AND CARE SITES THAT COMPRISE ITS SYSTEM, SUCH AS ADMINISTERING FINANCING AND CAPITAL FORMATION PROGRAMS; ETHICAL AND RELIGIOUS DIRECTIVES; FINANCIAL REPORTING; TAX SERVICES; HUMAN RESOURCES FUNCTIONS, INCLUDING EXECUTIVE RECRUITING AND ADMINISTERING AND MAINTAINING WELFARE, BENEFIT AND RETIREMENT PLANS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES, INCLUDING ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD SYSTEMS, BUSINESS MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, EQUIPMENT AND CONNECTIVITY; INTERNAL AUDIT FUNCTIONS; LEGAL SERVICES; PHYSICIAN NETWORK DEVELOPMENT; PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING MEDICAL DEVICES, SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT; PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY INSURANCE THROUGH A CAPTIVE PROVIDER, INCLUDING GROUP EXCESS COVERAGE, REINSURANCE AND LITIGATION MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; COMMUNICATIONS AND LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS; REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INCLUDING LEASING, CONSTRUCTION, PURCHASE AND SALE; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE SERVICES; REVENUE CYCLE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INCLUDING BILLING AND COLLECTIONS; RISK MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INCLUDING SELF-INSURANCE, GROUP EXCESS COVERAGE AND REINSURANCE; AND LITIGATION MANAGEMENT. THE CENTRALIZATION OF MANAGEMENT SERVICES PROVIDES FOR HIGH-QUALITY, COST-EFFECTIVE AND COMPASSIONATE HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT AND MEDICAL SERVICES FOR THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. THEREFORE, THESE MANAGEMENT SERVICES RELATE DIRECTLY TO THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF OWNING AND MANAGING PUBLIC HOSPITALS AND A HEALTH SYSTEM. OUR MISSION, VISION AND VALUES ARE LISTED BELOW.MISSION, VISION, & VALUES MISSION:WE REVEAL AND FOSTER GOD'S HEALING LOVE BY IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THE PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES WE SERVE, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE POOR AND VULNERABLE.VISION:BE A MODEL HEALTH SYSTEM BY PROVIDING EXTRAORDINARY CARE AND SUPERIOR SERVICE AT AN AFFORDABLE COST.VALUES:WE ARE LEADERS IN CLINICAL EXCELLENCE, DELIVERING SAFE, BEST-IN-QUALITY CARE.WE BELIEVE IN WHAT WE DO, LIVING OUR MISSION EVERY DAY.WE SERVE WITH EMPATHY, CARING FOR EACH CAREGIVER, PATIENT, AND MEMBER WITH COMPASSION AND RESPECT.WE ARE PARTNERS IN HEALTH, COLLABORATING TO KEEP PEOPLE WELL.WE DO THE RIGHT THING, LEARNING AND ACTING WITH PURPOSE.WE ARE BETTER TOGETHER, BUILDING COMMUNITY THROUGH TEAMWORK AND BELONGING.
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? Worth knowing.
Not individually listed by the IRS as eligible, which is usual for local chapters covered by a parent organization's exemption. The master file records contributions to it as deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 March 1946.
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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