Martin Luther King Jr Los Angeles Healthcare Corporation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO PROVIDE COMPASSIONATE, COLLABORATIVE, QUALITY CARE AND IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY.
- Income
- $461.0 million
- Spending
- $447.0 million
- Spent on programs
- 94%
- Reserves
- -5.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 87%
- Employees
- 2,042
- Volunteers
- 16
- Highest pay
- $1.3 million, chief executive officer
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 47 out of 100. Higher than 26% 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 87% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 3% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 12% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1594% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, 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 259 of 10 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
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, 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)
- $419.1 million spent. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (MLKCH) IS A COMPLETELY NEW FACILITY REPLACING A PRIOR COUNTY FACILITY THAT WAS CLOSED DUE TO QUALITY OF CARE ISSUES IN 2007. MLKCH IS A UNIQUE PRIVATE-PUBLIC PARTNERSHIP. AS A PRIVATE, NON-PROFIT FREESTANDING 501(C)(3) CORPORATION, MLKCH LEASES A COMPLETELY NEW $280 MILLION HOSPITAL FACILITY FROM THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. MLKCH WAS LICENSED BY THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH ON APRIL 28, 2015 AND OPENED TO PATIENT CARE ON MAY 14, 2015. AFTER INITIAL LICENSING, MLKCH PASSED THROUGH THE FOLLOWING MILESTONES AS IT BECAME FULLY OPERATIONAL:- ACCREDITED BY THE JOINT COMMISSION ON JUNE 30, 2015- OPENED ITS EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT ON JULY 7, 2015- BEGAN ACCEPTING RESCUE AMBULANCES ON AUGUST 11, 2015- STAGED A PHASED OPENING OF ITS INPATIENT FACILITIES SO THAT ALL INPATIENT BEDS WERE OPENED AND STAFFED BY DECEMBER 2015. SINCE THEN, HOSPITAL HAS CREDENTIALED ALMOST 400 PHYSICIANS AND HIRED OVER 2,000 EMPLOYEES AND CONTRACTORS TO MEET THE EXPECTED VOLUME OF PATIENTS. MLKCH'S SERVICE AREA IS ONE OF THE POOREST IN METROPOLITAN LOS ANGELES AND SUFFERS FROM A SEVERE SHORTAGE OF PHYSICIANS. AS A RESULT, EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VOLUME HAS CONSISTENTLY EXCEEDED PROJECTIONS.IN JANUARY 2020, THE HOSPITAL, THROUGH WORKING WITH A DEVELOPER AND THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, COMPLETED THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 50,000 SQ. FT. MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING, A TWO STORY BUILDING ADJACENT TO THE HOSPITAL. THE HOSPITAL WILL BE EXPANDING OUTPATIENT SERVICES TO INCLUDE WOUND CARE AND OTHER SERVICES. IN THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025, MLKCH SERVED ITS COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING 9,551 ACUTE INPATIENT ADMISSIONS, 51,105 ACUTE INPATIENT DAYS, 601 DELIVERIES, 2,062 INPATIENT SURGERIES, 428 OUTPATIENT SURGERIES, 124,457 OUTPATIENT AND INPATIENT EMERGENCY VISITS, AND 6,469 OUTPATIENT OBSERVATION VISITS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, 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 June 2025.
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 April 2013.
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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