Christ Hospital
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY AND CREATE PATIENT VALUE BY PROVIDING EXCEPTIONAL OUTCOMES AND THE FINEST EXPERIENCES, ALL IN AN AFFORDABLE WAY.
- Income
- $1.5 billion
- Spending
- $1.5 billion
- Spent on programs
- 80%
- Reserves
- 2.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 91%
- Employees
- 8,770
- Volunteers
- 288
- Highest pay
- $1.9 million, physician
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
Fair: 65 out of 100. Higher than 52% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 2.8 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 39% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 3% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 8% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1580% 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 2510 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
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)
- $1.2 billion spent. THE CHRIST HOSPITAL ("TCH") IS AN OHIO NONPROFIT CORPORATION FORMED IN JUNE OF 1891. TCH IS TAX-EXEMPT UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE ("THE CODE") AND FUNCTIONS AS A HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 509(A)(1) AND 170(B)(1)(A)(III) OF THE CODE. FOR OVER 130 YEARS OF OPERATIONS, TCH'S MISSION HAS BEEN TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY AND TO BE A REGIONAL EXEMPLAR IN CREATING PATIENT VALUE THROUGH EXCEPTIONAL OUTCOMES AND PATIENT EXPERIENCE PROVIDED AT AN AFFORDABLE AND RESPONSIBLE COST THAT ENSURES ACCESS TO ALL MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY WITHOUT REGARD TO FINANCIAL STATUS OR OTHER FACTORS SUCH AS RACE, ETHNICITY, BELIEFS OR GENDER. THROUGH ITS MAIN HOSPITAL CAMPUS IN MT. AUBURN, TCH IS DEDICATED TO ITS URBAN-HOSPITAL ROOTS, REMAINING STEADFAST IN COMMITMENT TO DIVERSE AND ECONOMICALLY CHALLENGED NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE UPTOWN SECTION OF CINCINNATI, OHIO. WHILE MAINTAINING THIS URBAN COMMITMENT THROUGH ITS BASE OPERATIONS, TCH HAS ALSO DEVELOPED A NETWORK OF OUTPATIENT CENTERS, A REMOTE HOSPITAL LOCATION AND PHYSICIAN PRACTICES THAT ENSURE ACCESS TO CARE THROUGHOUT THE GREATER CINCINNATI REGION, INCLUDING SUBURBAN AND RURAL REGIONS OF THE AREA THAT SERVE 19 COUNTIES LOCATED IN THREE STATES. TCH HAS ORGANIZED AND MAINTAINS AN ACCREDITED STAFF OF MORE THAN 1,600 PHYSICIANS, AND OFFERS ADVANCED SERVICES AND TECHNOLOGIES THROUGH EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP OF SEVEN KEY SERVICE LINES: CARDIOVASCULAR CARE, ORTHOPAEDIC AND SPINE TREATMENT, WOMEN'S HEALTH, ONCOLOGY, SPECIALTY SURGERY, COMPREHENSIVE MEDICINE AND PRIMARY CARE. TCH MAINTAINS ITS SACRED TRUST WITH THE COMMUNITY AND GOVERNMENTAL OVERSIGHT PARTNERS IN EARNING AND MAINTAINING THE PRIVILEGE AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF TAX-EXEMPTION. THESE CORE COMMITMENTS INCLUDE ACTIVITIES THAT ARE NOT UNDERTAKEN FOR ECONOMIC GAIN, BUT IN FACT ARE PERFORMED AT A LOSS OR ARE WHOLLY UNREIMBURSED AND ARE PERFORMED AS A MATTER OF PUBLIC TRUST AND COMMITMENT. THESE CORE COMMITMENTS INCLUDE: 1. CHARITY CARE & CARE PROVIDED UNDER GOVERNMENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS - ACCESS TO CARE REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY AND FULL PARTICIPATION IN MEDICARE AND MEDICAID PROGRAMS WHEREIN ENTITLEMENT PAYMENTS ARE INSUFFICIENT TO COVER THE COSTS OF SERVICES PROVIDED. 2. MEDICAL EDUCATION - ASSURANCE OF SUFFICIENT NUMBERS AND COMPETENCY OF TRAINED AND LICENSED MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY. THIS INCLUDES RESIDENCY AND FELLOWSHIP TRAINING FOR PHYSICIANS THAT ARE OPERATED AT A FINANCIAL LOSS, AND FORMAL UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE TRAINING THROUGH ITS COLLEGE OF NURSING THAT REQUIRES SUBSIDIZATION THROUGH PHILANTHROPY AND PRIVATE SUPPORT. 3. RESEARCH & INNOVATION - THROUGH THE CARL & EDYTH LINDNER CENTER FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION AT THE CHRIST HOSPITAL, TCH INVESTS SUBSTANTIAL INTERNAL AND PHILANTHROPIC RESOURCES IN SUPPORTING THE ADVANCEMENT OF MEDICAL DISCOVERY AND IMPROVEMENT FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD THROUGH AN ARRAY OF CLINICAL TRIALS AND OTHER APPLICATION RESEARCH. THE ABOVE ACTIVITIES ARE THE ENDURING AND SACRED COMMITMENT AND RESPONSIBILITY OF TCH. YEAR IN AND YEAR OUT THESE COMMITMENTS WILL SERVE TO DEMONSTRATE HOW TCH HAS EARNED AND MAINTAINS ITS TAX-EXEMPT PRIVILEGE. TCH HAS CONSISTENTLY BEEN RECOGNIZED BY U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT AS ONE OF THE NATION'S TOP HOSPITALS, INCLUDING THE NUMBER ONE HOSPITAL IN THE GREATER CINCINNATI REGION, THE NUMBER THREE HOSPITAL IN THE STATE OF OHIO, AND AS "HIGH PERFORMING" IN 23 PROCEDURES AND CONDITIONS. FURTHER, TCH RANKED AS ONE OF NEWSWEEK'S "THE WORLD'S BEST HOSPITALS," RANKING FIRST IN THE CINCINNATI REGION AND SIXTH IN THE STATE OF OHIO. WHILE MAINTAINING ITS COMMITMENTS TO THE COMMUNITY, TCH IS IN A PERIOD OF RAPID GROWTH, INCLUDING THE EXPANSION OF AN AMBULATORY OUTPATIENT STRATEGY CONSISTING OF AN EMPLOYED PRIMARY CARE AND SPECIALTY PHYSICIAN NETWORK, NUMEROUS OUTPATIENT CENTERS OFFERING A VARIETY OF SERVICES, AND OTHER COMMUNITY INITIATIVES. WITH A STAFF OF MORE THAN 1,600 PHYSICIANS, TCH OFFERS ADVANCED SERVICES AND TECHNOLOGIES IN CARDIOVASCULAR CARE, ORTHOPAEDIC AND SPINE TREATMENT, WOMEN'S HEALTH, ONCOLOGY, SPECIALTY SURGERY, AND A HOST OF OUTPATIENT SERVICES SUCH AS PHYSICIAN PRACTICES, IMAGING, TESTING, PHYSICAL AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, WOUND HEALING, DIABETES CARE, AND MORE. FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025, TCH'S INPATIENT ADJUSTED ADMISSIONS WERE APPROXIMATELY 62,000 AND ITS OUTPATIENT VISITS WERE APPROXIMATELY 738,000. PATIENT SERVICES THE NETWORK OFFERS A WIDE RANGE OF INPATIENT, OUTPATIENT AND EMERGENCY SERVICES THROUGH VARIOUS REGIONAL, NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY-BASED DISTRIBUTION MODELS. THE NETWORK'S CLINICAL PROGRAMS ARE DIVERSIFIED, ORGANIZED AND DELIVERED ACROSS ITS SEVEN KEY SERVICE LINES, WHICH INCLUDE CARDIOVASCULAR CARE, ORTHOPAEDIC AND SPINE TREATMENT, WOMEN'S HEALTH, ONCOLOGY, SPECIALTY SURGERY, COMPREHENSIVE MEDICINE AND PRIMARY CARE. THE NETWORK MAINTAINS A LEADING OR SECOND LEADING POSITION IN THE GREATER CINCINNATI REGION FOR KEY SERVICE LINES INCLUDING CARDIOVASCULAR, JOINT AND SPINE AND WOMEN'S HEALTH. THE NETWORK'S POSITIONING IN THE MARKET WITHIN THESE KEY SERVICE LINE FURTHER HIGHLIGHTS THE CRITICAL ROLE THE NETWORK PLAYS IN THE DELIVERY OF CARE TO THE COMMUNITY IT SERVES. HEART AND VASCULAR FROM GROUND-BREAKING TREATMENT OPTIONS - CERTAIN TREATMENTS THE NETWORK'S PHYSICIANS HELPED PIONEER - TO A DOZEN OF SUBSPECIALIZED PROGRAMS DEVELOPED BY THE NETWORK TO CARE FOR THE VARIED AND COMPLEX CONDITIONS FOR THE HEART, THE NETWORK IS RECOGNIZED AS A LEADER IN CARDIOVASCULAR CARE AS EVIDENCED BY NUMEROUS AWARDS. FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025, THE NETWORK PERFORMED 1,125 OPEN HEART SURGERIES, 1,407 ANGIOPLASTIES AND 5,911 CARDIAC CATHETERIZATIONS, MORE THAN ANY OTHER HOSPITAL IN THE GREATER CINCINNATI REGION. ADDITIONALLY, SINCE THE LAUNCH OF TCH'S HEART TRANSPLANT PROGRAM IN OCTOBER 2022, TCH HAS SUCCESSFULLY PERFORMED 50 HEART TRANSPLANTS AS OF JUNE 30, 2025 (18 HEART TRANSPLANTS COMPLETED DURING FY2025). TCH WAS NAMED AS ONE OF AMERICA'S 50 BEST
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 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 June 2025.
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 April 1985.
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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