St Joseph Health System Foundation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
AS EXPRESSIONS OF GOD'S HEALING LOVE, WITNESSED THROUGH THE MINISTRY OF JESUS, WE ARE STEADFAST IN SERVING ALL, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE POOR AND VULNERABLE.
- Income
- $21.9 million
- Spending
- $22.9 million
- Spent on programs
- 90%
- Reserves
- 48.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 62%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 6
- Highest pay
- $2.5 million, director
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
Good: 83 out of 100. Higher than 74% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 48.2 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 31% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 5% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 67% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1590% 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 39% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 256 of 11 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)
- $20.5 million spent. SEE SCHEDULE OAT PROVIDENCE, WE USE OUR VOICE TO ADVOCATE FOR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS AND NEEDED REFORMS IN HEALTH CARE. WE ARE ALSO PURSUING INNOVATIVE WAYS TO TRANSFORM HEALTH CARE BY KEEPING PEOPLE HEALTHY, AND MAKING OUR SERVICES MORE CONVENIENT, ACCESSIBLE AND AFFORDABLE FOR ALL. IN AN INCREASINGLY UNCERTAIN WORLD, WE ARE COMMITTED TO HIGH-QUALITY, COMPASSIONATE HEALTH CARE FOR EVERYONE - REGARDLESS OF COVERAGE OR ABILITY TO PAY. WE HELP PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES BENEFIT FROM THE BEST HEALTH CARE MODEL FOR THE FUTURE - TODAY.TOGETHER, OUR 125,000 CAREGIVERS (ALL EMPLOYEES) SERVE IN 51 HOSPITALS, 1,014 CLINICS AND A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES ACROSS ALASKA, CALIFORNIA, MONTANA, NEW MEXICO, OREGON, TEXAS AND WASHINGTON. THE PROVIDENCE AFFILIATE FAMILY INCLUDES:-PROVIDENCE ACROSS FIVE WESTERN STATES-COVENANT HEALTH IN WEST TEXAS AND NEW MEXICO-FACEY MEDICAL GROUP IN LOS ANGELES, CA-KADLEC IN SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON-PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTERS IN SEATTLE, WA-SWEDISH HEALTH SERVICES IN SEATTLE, WAIN 2024, PROVIDENCE MINISTRIES AND AFFILIATES PROVIDED $1.9 BILLION IN COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS. THIS INCLUDES FREE AND DISCOUNTED CARE, UNCOMPENSATED AND SUBSIDIZED CARE, AND OTHER COMMUNITY HEALTH ACTIVITIES.ONE OF THESE VITAL PROGRAMS, MEDICAID, IS A LIFELINE FOR MILLIONS OF INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING SENIORS, CHILDREN, PREGNANT PATIENTS, THOSE WITH DISABILITIES AND VETERANS. WE ARE GRATEFUL TO EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITIES WHO HAS JOINED US IN ADVOCATING FOR CONTINUED FUNDING AND EXPANSION OF THIS PROGRAM. TOGETHER, WE ARE HELPING TO ENSURE MORE PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS TO NEEDED CARE. FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO: HTTPS://WWW.PROVIDENCE.ORG/ABOUT/ANNUAL-REPORT THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS, WE FOCUS ON MEETING THE DIVERSE NEEDS OF THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS, WE FOCUS ON MEETING THE DIVERSE NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE WE SERVE BY WORKING TO ENSURE BASIC HEALTH NEEDS ARE MET, REMOVING BARRIERS TO CARE, BUILDING COMMUNITY RESILIENCE AND INNOVATING FOR THE FUTURE. PROVIDENCE CONTINUES TO WORK TOWARDS CARBON NEGATIVE AND IN 2024 DECREASED EMISSIONS BY 19 PERCENT COMPARED TO OUR 2019 BASELINE. OUR EFFORTS EARNED US A SYSTEM RECORD 55 ENVIRONMENTAL EXCELLENCE AWARDS FROM PRACTICE GREENHEALTH AND MADE US THE FIRST LARGE SYSTEM TO RECEIVE THE JOINT COMMISSION'S SUSTAINABLE HEALTHCARE CERTIFICATION IN 2024 FOR EACH OF OUR HOSPITALS.THE PEOPLE WE SERVE BY WORKING TO ENSURE BASIC HEALTH NEEDS ARE MET, REMOVING BARRIERS TO CARE, BUILDING COMMUNITY RESILIENCE AND INNOVATING FOR THE FUTURE. PROVIDENCE CONTINUES TO WORK TOWARDS CARBON NEGATIVE AND IN 2024 DECREASED EMISSIONS BY 19 PERCENT COMPARED TO OUR 2019 BASELINE. OUR EFFORTS EARNED US A SYSTEM RECORD 55 ENVIRONMENTAL EXCELLENCE AWARDS FROM PRACTICE GREENHEALTH AND MADE US THE FIRST LARGE SYSTEM TO RECEIVE THE JOINT COMMISSION'S SUSTAINABLE HEALTHCARE CERTIFICATION IN 2024 FOR EACH OF OUR HOSPITALS.REALIZING OUR MISSIONESTABLISHED IN 1985, THE ST. JOSEPH COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP FUND (THE FUND) WAS THE VISION OF THE SISTERS OF ST. JOSEPH OF ORANGE WITH A MISSION TO SERVE AS AN EXTENSION OF CHRIST'S HEALING MINISTRY, BY PROVIDING FUNDING AND ASSISTANCE FOR IMPROVING THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF THE ECONOMICALLY POOR AND UTILIZING THE STRENGTHS AND DIVERSITY OF OUR NEIGHBORS TO BUILD VIBRANT COMMUNITIES. THE FUND INVESTS IN COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIPS THAT TRANSFORM COMMUNITIES FOR LASTING IMPACT. OUR PURPOSE-DRIVEN PARTNERSHIPS PRIORITIZE UNDER RESOURCED INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES AND CENTER ON ADDRESSING SYSTEMIC CHALLENGES AND FOSTERING MEANINGFUL, LONG-LASTING CHANGE. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED BY MANAGING AND ALLOCATING RESOURCES TO COMMUNITIES AND PARTNERS OF GOODWILL ENGAGED IN INNOVATIVE AND EFFECTIVE INITIATIVES TO SERVE THE COMMON GOOD. PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS THE FUND'S ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT BELIEVES WE HAVE A SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND A MORAL OBLIGATION TO RESPOND TO THE NEEDS OF THE MOST IMPACTED AND VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES SERVED BY OUR MINISTRIES. IN 1986, ST. JOSEPH HEALTH (SJH) CREATED A PLAN AND BEGAN AN EFFORT TO FURTHER ITS COMMITMENT TO NEIGHBORS IN NEED. WITH A VISION OF REACHING BEYOND THE WALLS OF ITS HEALTHCARE FACILITIES AND TRANSCENDING TRADITIONAL EFFORTS OF PROVIDING FREE CARE FOR THOSE IN NEED OF ACUTE CARE SERVICES, SJH CREATED THE ST. JOSEPH COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP FUND (THE FUND) TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF OUR MOST IMPACTED COMMUNITIES RESIDING IN ITS LOCAL COMMUNITIES. THE FUND HAS CONTRIBUTED OVER $350 MILLION TOWARD PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF RESIDENCE, NEIGHBORHOODS, AND COMMUNITIES THROUGH NON-PROFIT STEWARDSHIP SURROUNDING THE HOSPITALS. THROUGH THE FUND'S STRATEGIC GRANT MAKING PROGRAMS, SIGNIFICANT OUTCOMES HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED IN COMMUNITY HEALTH SETTINGS AND CLINICS, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, AND LOCAL SJH HOSPITAL MINISTRIES. THE FUND HAS A NUMBER OF FUNDING INITIATIVES ACROSS FOUR KEY AREAS: DISASTER RESPONSE AND RESILIENCE, LIFELONG EDUCATION THAT OPENS DOORS, POSITIVE CHANGE THROUGH COMMUNITY POWER AND COMMUNITY HEALING AND RESILIENCE.POSITIVE CHANGE THROUGH COMMUNITY POWER THE COMMUNITY BUILDING INITIATIVE THE COMMUNITY BUILDING INITIATIVE (CBI) WAS CREATED IN 2000 AS A MAJOR COMMITMENT TO MEETING THE FUND'S MISSION. THE FUND'S DESIRED LONG-TERM VISION FOR ITS COMMUNITY BUILDING INITIATIVE IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF RESIDENT-BASED CAPACITY TO DETERMINE AND IMPLEMENT POSITIVE CHANGE IN DISENFRANCHISED AND MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES. THIS CAPACITY IS DEVELOPED THROUGH A COACHING MODEL TO BUILD NEIGHBORHOOD'S CAPACITY TO ACT ON THEIR OWN BEHALF TO ADDRESS UPSTREAM CONDITIONS THAT PERPETUATE HEALTH, SOCIAL, AND ECONOMIC DISPARITIES. THROUGH CBI, IT HAS INSPIRED AND GENERATED OTHER INITIATIVES ACROSS THE FUND CENTERED ON COMMUNITY POWER BUILDING LEARNINGS AND VALUES. INTERSECTIONS INITIATIVE THE FUND HAVE BEEN WORKING TO EXPLORE A PATH FOR ADVANCING UPSTREAM, HEALTH EQUITY-DRIVEN EFFORTS ACROSS PROVIDENCE-ST. JOSEPH HEALTH HOSPITAL PARTNERS. SINCE 2017, THE INTERSECTIONS INITIATIVE HAS S
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? 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 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 June 1987.
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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