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St Josephs Health System Subordinate Group Return

EIN 27-1344467 · Paterson, NJ

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair51 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

WE ARE COMMITTED TO PROVIDING EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY CARE WHICH SUSTAINS AND IMPROVES BOTH INDIVIDUAL AND COMMUNITY HEALTH, WITH A SPECIAL CONCERN FOR THOSE WHO ARE POOR, VULNERABLE AND UNDERSERVED.

Income
$1.1 billion
Spending
$1.1 billion
Spent on programs
91%
Reserves
0 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 92%
Employees
6,141
Volunteers
239
Highest pay
$2.0 million, president/ceo (thru 3/31/24)

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

Fair: 51 out of 100.

  • Reserves

    4 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 0.0 months of spending.

  • Debt

    5 of 20

    It owes 64% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    12 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 0% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 5% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    91% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 9 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.

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    43 of 57 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

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited 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. $981.6 million spent. ACUTE CARE MEDICAL SERVICES: ST. JOSEPH'S UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER (SJUMC) PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE ACUTE CARE SERVICES IN PATERSON, NEW JERSEY, ST. JOSEPH'S UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER D/B/A ST. JOSEPH'S WAYNE MEDICAL CENTER (SJWMC) IN WAYNE, NEW JERSEY, AND AMBULATORY CARE SERVICES AT MULTIPLE FREE-STANDING AMBULATORY SITES. SEE SCHEDULE O. ST. JOSEPH'S UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER (SJUMC) PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE ACUTE CARE SERVICES IN PATERSON, NEW JERSEY, ST. JOSEPH'S UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER D/B/A ST. JOSEPH'S WAYNE MEDICAL CENTER (SJWMC) IN WAYNE, NEW JERSEY, AND AMBULATORY CARE SERVICES AT MULTIPLE FREE STANDING AMBULATORY SITES. SJUMC IS A NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SENIOR SERVICES DESIGNATED LEVEL II TRAUMA CENTER, A REGIONAL CARDIAC SURGERY CENTER, AND A REGIONAL PERINATAL CENTER WITH APPROXIMATELY 6,146 EMPLOYEES AND PHYSICIANS, THE MEDICAL CENTER IS BOTH THE LARGEST HEALTH CARE PROVIDER AND NON-GOVERNMENT EMPLOYER IN PASSAIC COUNTY. SJUMC OPERATES A 651-LICENSED-BED ACUTE CARE TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL OF APPROXIMATELY 1.2 MILLION SQUARE FEET, SITUATED ON 25 ACRES. SJUMC OFFERS A FULL COMPLEMENT OF SPECIALTY AND SUBSPECIALTY SERVICES INCLUDING: 1 CANCER CARE 2 DIGESTIVE HEALTH 3 NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY 4 ORTHOPEDICS 5 COMMUNITY EDUCATION SERVICES 6 COMPREHENSIVE NEURO-STROKE CENTER 7 DIALYSIS CENTER 8 EMERGENCY AND TRAUMA CARE 9 LABOR & DELIVERY AND MOTHER/BABY UNITS 10 REGIONAL PERINATAL CENTER 11 SPECIALIZED AND SAME-DAY SURGERY 12 REHABILIATATION 13 HEART CARE 14 WOMENS HEALTH ST. JOSEPH'S CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IS A STATE-DESIGNATED CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, WHICH MEANS THAT THE HOSPITAL HAS MET SPECIFIC STANDARDS OF PEDIATRIC HEALTH, INCLUDING OFFERING SPECIALIZED PEDIATRIC CARE LIKE A PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, A PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT AND A REGIONAL PERINATAL CENTER. WE HAVE A FULL TEAM OF PEDIATRIC EXPERTS FROM SEVERAL SURGICAL AND MEDICAL SPECIALTIES, WHO ARE SPECIALLY TRAINED TO CARE FOR CHILDREN AND WHO UNDERSTAND THE UNIQUE PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. WE PROVIDE ADVANCED INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT MEDICAL CARE FOR CHILDREN FROM BIRTH TO 21 YEARS OF AGE. WITH MORE THAN 150 BOARD-CERTIFIED PEDIATRIC SPECIALISTS AND A CLOSE NETWORK OF COMMUNITY PEDIATRICIANS, WE CAN TAKE CARE OF EVERY CHILD ACROSS A FULL RANGE OF CONDITIONS, FROM THE COMMON TO THE MOST COMPLEX. ST. JOSEPH'S CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IS LOCATED WITHIN THE ST. JOSEPH'S UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER CAMPUS IN PATERSON, NJ. OUR CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL HAS ITS OWN ADMITTING, WAITING, AND RECOVERY ROOMS DESIGNED JUST FOR CHILDREN. OUR FACILITIES, SERVICES, AND SUPPORT PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY TO HELP PUT CHILDREN AT EASE AND PROVIDE PARENTS WITH THE RESOURCES THEY NEED DURING STRESSFUL TIMES. ADDITIONALLY, SJUMC CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL PROVIDES: 1 REGIONAL CRANIOFACIAL CENTER 2 EMERGENCY CARE 3 HEMATOLOGY AND ONCOLOGY/VALERIE FUND CENTER 4 PEDIATRIC CENTER FOR FEEDING AND SWALLOWING DISORDERS 5 NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE 6 ORTHOPEDICS 7 PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE 8 SURGERY SERVICES SJUMC CURRENTLY OPERATES 558 BEDS WITHIN THE FOLLOWING MEDICAL/SURGICAL - 315 INTENSIVE/CORONARY CARE - 61 OBSTETRICS/GYNECOLOGY - 54 PEDIATRICS - 54 PSYCHIATRY - 24 NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE - 50 TOTAL (EXCLUDES 30 NEWBORN BASSINETS) 558 SJUMC ALSO OPERATES THE FOLLOWING AMBULATORY FACILITY SITES WITHIN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE MAIN SJUMC CAMPUS: 1. COMPREHENSIVE CARE CENTER, AN AMBULATORY PRIMARY CARE FACILITY FOR HIV PATIENTS IN PATERSON, NJ 2. CLIFTON FAMILY PRACTICE, AN AMBULATORY PRIMARY CARE FACILITY IN CLIFTON, NJ 3. ST. JOSEPH'S PEDIATRIC SUBSPECIALTIES AT FAIRFIELD, A PEDIATRIC SUBSPECIALTY FACULTY PRACTICE FACILITY IN FAIRFIELD, NJ 4. THE MEDICAL CENTER AT WILLOWBROOK ("WILLOWBROOK") IN WAYNE, NJ, A FACULTY PRACTICE FACILITY PROVIDING PEDIATRIC, OBSTETRIC AND MEDICAL SUBSPECIALTY SERVICES AND A 20 STATION DIALYSIS CENTER 5. ST. JOSEPH'S UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER AMBULATORY IMAGING CENTER, A FULL-SERVICE DIAGNOSTIC AND WOMEN'S IMAGING CENTER IN CLIFTON, NJ 6. ST. JOSEPH'S HEALTH TOTOWA CAMPUS IS A MULTI-SPECIALTY AMBULATORY CARE FACILITY PROVIDING ADVANCD PREVENTATIVE, DIAGNOSTIC, AND THERAPEUTIC SERVICES IN TOTOWA, NJ. CLINICAL SERVICES: AS PART OF ST. JOSEPH'S HEALTH INC., SJUMC COORDINATES COMPREHENSIVE BASIC AND TERTIARY SERVICES ACROSS CAMPUSES WITH ITS SISTER HOSPITAL ST. JOSEPH'S UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER, INC. D/B/A ST. JOSEPH'S WAYNE MEDICAL CENTER (SJWMC). ST. JOSEPH'S WAYNE MEDICAL CENTER IS A 229-BED HOSPITAL THAT PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL AND SURGICAL CARE, A FULL-SERVICE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, AN ACUTE REHABILITATION UNIT, AND AN OUTPATIENT INFUSION CENTER. ST. JOSEPH'S WAYNE MEDICAL CENTER HAS BEEN DESIGNATED A PATHWAY TO EXCELLENCE ORGANIZATION FOR NURSING EXCELLENCE AND RECOGNIZED WITH AN "A" GRADE FOR PATIENT SAFETY BY THE LEAPFROG GROUP, NOTING ACHIEVEMENTS IN PROTECTING PATIENTS FROM PREVENTABLE HARM AND ERRORS. ST. JOSEPH'S WAYNE MEDICAL CENTER IS ALSO DESIGNATED AS A PRIMARY STROKE CENTER AND HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION / AMERICAN STROKE ASSOCIATION "GET WITH THE GUIDELINES" PROGRAM, RECOGNIZING OUR ABILITY TO MEET THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF STROKE PATIENTS. SJWMC CURRENTLY OPERATES 138 BEDS WITHIN THE FOLLOWING 229 LICENSED BED COMPLEMENT: MEDICAL/SURGICAL 193 INTENSIVE/CORONARY CARE 16 COMPREHENSIVE REHABILITATION 20 TOTAL 229

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 October 13, 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 June 2009.

    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 October 21, 2026.

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