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Advocate Health Care Network

EIN 26-2525968 · Downers Grove, IL

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthStrong93 out of 100GovernanceGood85 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

THE MISSION IS TO SERVE THE HEALTH NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES THROUGH A WHOLISTIC PHILOSOPHY ROOTED IN OUR FUNDAMENTAL UNDERSTANDING OF HUMAN BEINGS AS CREATED IN THE IMAGE OF GOD.

Income
$643.1 million
Spending
$582.3 million
Spent on programs
82%
Reserves
7.5 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 94%
Employees
2,463
Volunteers
281
Highest pay
$30.9 million, director, executive vp, coo

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: 93 out of 100. Higher than 89% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).

  • Reserves

    28 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 7.5 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 12% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 9% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 9% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    82% 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

Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 21% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    11 of 13 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    0 of 15

    Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports 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)
  1. $476.6 million spent. BUPRENORPHINE PROGRAM IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM (ED). IN JUNE 2020, ADVOCATE HEALTH CARE IMPLEMENTED A SYSTEMWIDE POLICY FOR THE USE OF BUPRENORPHINE IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF OPIOID WITHDRAWAL DEPENDENCE. IN 2024, THIRTY-FIVE ADVOCATE CONDELL PATIENTS WERE PRESCRIBED BUPRENORPHINE UPON DISCHARGE TO HELP MANAGE WITHDRAWAL AS THEY TRANSITION INTO SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT IN THE COMMUNITY.FOOD SECURITY. ACCESS TO FRESH, AFFORDABLE FOOD IS A KEY SOCIAL DRIVER OF HEALTH (SDOH), CRITICAL TO IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY. ADVOCATE CONDELL IS INVOLVED WITH MULTIPLE LOCAL COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO DEVELOP SUSTAINABLE FOOD INITIATIVES TO ADDRESS FOOD INSECURITY.RX MOBILE PANTRY. ADVOCATE CONDELL LAUNCHED A RX MOBILE FOOD PANTRY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NORTHERN ILLINOIS FOOD BANK TO SERVE FOOD INSECURE (FI) RESIDENTS OF THE ROUND LAKE AREA IN JULY 2019. THE MOBILE PANTRY IN ROUND LAKE AREA TRANSITIONED INTO AN RX MARKET IN A PERMANENT LOCATION AT CATHOLIC CHARITIES IN ROUND LAKE IN 2021. THE NEW LOCATION OFFERS LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY AND GREATER ACCESS TO HEALTHIER FOOD DURING THE WEEK. THE SAME MOBILE FOOD PANTRY MODEL WAS LAUNCHED AGAIN IN A NEW COMMUNITY IN 2022 LAKE VILLA, ILLINOIS, TO SERVE FOOD INSECURE RESIDENTS THERE. THE HOSPITAL CONTINUES TO PARTNER WITH THE NORTHERN ILLINOIS FOOD BANK AND THE PANTRY IS HOSTED AT THE HOLY FAMILY EPISCOPAL CHURCH. ANOTHER KEY PARTNER IS THE GRANT TOWNSHIP OFFICE. THE RX MOBILE PANTRY PROGRAM IN LAKE VILLA SERVES FAMILIES IN LAKE COUNTY ONCE PER MONTH. IN 2024, THE RX MOBILE FOOD PANTRY IN LAKE VILLA SERVED 7,172 INDIVIDUALS AND 2,274 HOUSEHOLDS.SCREENING FOR FOOD INSECURITY. FOR OBESITY PREVENTION, THE MEDICAL CENTER'S COMMUNITY HEALTH STAFF ARE IMPLEMENTING FOOD INSECURITY (FI) SCREENING. FI SCREENING IS PART OF THE INTEGRATED SDOH SCREENING WITHIN THE EPIC ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD, AND THE ADVOCATE CONDELL COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER SCREENS PATIENTS SEEN IN THE ED. INDIVIDUALS WHO SCREEN POSITIVE FOR FOOD INSECURITY ARE DIRECTLY LINKED TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES, INCLUDING FOOD PANTRIES, CONGREGATE MEAL SITES, SOUP KITCHENS AND THE MEALS ON WHEELS PROGRAM.

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

  1. 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.

  2. 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 November 6, 2026.

  3. 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 October 13, 2026.

  4. 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.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since September 1988.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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 November 4, 2026.

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