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Trinity Health Corporation

EIN 35-1443425 · Livonia, MI

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood85 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

WE, TRINITY HEALTH, SERVE TOGETHER IN THE SPIRIT OF THE GOSPEL AS A COMPASSIONATE AND TRANSFORMING HEALING PRESENCE WITHIN OUR COMMUNITIES.

Income
$3.3 billion
Spending
$3.1 billion
Spent on programs
98%
Reserves
21.3 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 81%
Employees
9,942
Volunteers
0
Highest pay
$7.3 million, director; president & ceo

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

Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 80% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 21.3 months of spending.

  • Debt

    5 of 20

    It owes 63% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 5% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 15% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    98% 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 25

    14 of 15 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 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. $3.0 billion spent. TRINITY HEALTH CORPORATION'S PURPOSE IS TO GOVERN, MANAGE, AND PROVIDE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES TO ITS SUBSIDIARIES, WHICH INCLUDE HOSPITAL ORGANIZATIONS EXEMPT UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) THAT PROVIDE NEEDED HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH THEY ARE LOCATED. THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY TRINITY HEALTH CORPORATION ALLOW FOR ECONOMIES OF SCALE THAT IN TURN PERMIT THE SUBSIDIARIES TO PROVIDE HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO PATIENTS AT A REASONABLE COST. TRINITY HEALTH CORPORATION AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES ARE COLLECTIVELY KNOWN AS TRINITY HEALTH.TRINITY HEALTH IS ONE OF THE LARGEST CATHOLIC HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEMS IN THE COUNTRY. TRINITY HEALTH'S COMMUNITY HEALTH & WELL-BEING (CHWB) STRATEGY PROMOTES OPTIMAL HEALTH FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING POVERTY AND OTHER VULNERABILITIES IN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE - EMPHASIZING THE NECESSITY TO INTEGRATE CLINICAL AND SOCIAL CARE. TRINITY HEALTH CHWB TEAMS LEAD THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF TRIENNIAL COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENTS (CHNA) AND IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES WITH INTENTIONAL FOCUS ON ENGAGING COMMUNITIES AND RESIDENTS EXPERIENCING POVERTY AND OTHER VULNERABILITIES. TO FURTHER OUR COMMITMENT TO ACHIEVING HEALTH EQUITY AND THE COMMON GOOD, THE CHNA AND IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES FOSTER COLLECTIVE ACTION TO EQUITABLY ALLOCATE RESOURCES FROM THE HOSPITAL AND OTHER SOURCES TO ADDRESS THESE NEEDS IN COMMUNITIES MOST IMPACTED. TRINITY HEALTH AND ITS MEMBER HOSPITALS ARE COMMITTED TO THE DELIVERY OF PEOPLE-CENTERED CARE AND SERVING AS A COMPASSIONATE AND TRANSFORMING HEALING PRESENCE WITHIN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. AS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT HEALTH SYSTEM, TRINITY HEALTH REINVESTS ITS PROFITS BACK INTO THE COMMUNITIES AND IS COMMITTED TO ADDRESSING THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF EACH COMMUNITY. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025 (FY25), TRINITY HEALTH CONTRIBUTED NEARLY $1.4 BILLION IN IRS-DEFINED COMMUNITY BENEFIT SPENDING TO AID THOSE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING POVERTY AND OTHER VULNERABILITIES, AND TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH STATUS OF THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH WE SERVE. TRINITY HEALTH FURTHERED ITS COMMITMENT THROUGH AN ADDITIONAL $1.5 BILLION IN PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES THAT IMPACT OUR COMMUNITIES - YIELDING A TOTAL COMMUNITY IMPACT OF $2.9 BILLION IN FY25.TRINITY HEALTH'S COMMUNITY INVESTING PROGRAM FINISHED FY25 WITH MORE THAN $68 MILLION COMMITTED TO BUILDING VITAL COMMUNITY RESOURCES. THESE FUNDS, IN COLLABORATION WITH 30 PARTNERS, WERE PAIRED WITH OTHER RESOURCES TO GENERATE MORE THAN $1.1 BILLION IN INVESTMENTS THAT SERVED COMMUNITIES WITHIN TRINITY HEALTH'S SERVICE AREAS. BETWEEN 2018 AND APRIL 2025, THESE INVESTMENTS HAVE BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN CREATING MUCH-NEEDED COMMUNITY RESOURCES FOR THE PEOPLE THAT WE SERVE, NOTABLY:- SUPPORTED THE CREATION OF 15,700 UNITS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING OVER THE LAST EIGHT YEARS (INCLUDING APPROXIMATELY 380 SUPPORTIVE HOUSING BEDS).- CREATED OR RETAINED AT LEAST 1,300 CHILDCARE SLOTS; 7,600 K-HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION SLOTS; AND 2,400 EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION SLOTS.- DEVELOPED AT LEAST 9.3 MILLION SQUARE FEET OF GENERAL REAL ESTATE OVER THE LAST EIGHT YEARS.- SINCE 2014, 920 STUDENTS HAVE RECEIVED $2.65 MILLION IN SCHOLARSHIPS THROUGH THE FRESNO STATE AND BOISE STATE SCHOLARSHIPS FUNDS.- APPROXIMATELY 12,900 FULL- AND PART-TIME POSITIONS HAVE BEEN EITHER CREATED OR MAINTAINED THROUGH PARTNER LENDING. IN FY25, OVER ONE MILLION PATIENTS SYSTEM-WIDE WERE SCREENED FOR HEALTH-RELATED SOCIAL NEEDS AT THEIR DOCTOR'S OFFICE. OF THOSE SCREENED, 27.4% IDENTIFIED AT LEAST ONE NEED AND MOST OFTEN IDENTIFIED FOOD ACCESS, FINANCIAL INSECURITY AND SOCIAL ISOLATION. AN ADDITIONAL 137,000 PATIENTS WERE SCREENED FOR SOCIAL NEEDS DURING AN IN-PATIENT HOSPITAL STAY WHERE TOP NEEDS INCLUDED FOOD ACCESS, TRANSPORTATION AND HOUSING.TRINITY HEALTH'S ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD (EPIC) INCLUDES A STANDARD SCREENING TOOL FOR PATIENT SOCIAL NEEDS, AND AN INTEGRATED COMMUNITY RESOURCE DIRECTORY THROUGH FINDHELP TO CONNECT PATIENTS TO FREE AND REDUCED COST SUPPORT PROGRAMS. THE COMMUNITY RESOURCE DIRECTORY YIELDED OVER 118,000 SEARCHES, AN INCREASE OF 34% OVER THE PRIOR YEAR. TOP SEARCHES INCLUDED HOUSING, FOOD ACCESS AND HEALTH CARE.BY COMBINING THEIR LIVED EXPERIENCE AND CONNECTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY WITH EFFECTIVE TRAINING AND INCLUSION IN THE CARE TEAM, COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS (CHW) PROVIDE PATIENT-CENTERED AND CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE INTERVENTIONS. CHW'S HAVE MANY COMPETENCIES, INCLUDING PATIENT OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT, CONDUCTING ASSESSMENTS, RESOURCE CONNECTION, HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES SYSTEM NAVIGATION, GOAL-SETTING AND PROBLEM-SOLVING THROUGH ONGOING EDUCATION, ADVOCACY AND SUPPORT. IN FY25, TRINITY HEALTH'S 162 CHW'S SUCCESSFULLY ADDRESSED OVER 16,300 SOCIAL NEEDS. ONE SOCIAL NEED (SUCH AS ADDRESSING HOUSING OR FOOD NEEDS) CAN OFTEN TAKE MONTHS, OR EVEN A YEAR TO RESOLVE. WITH FUNDING THROUGH THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION, TRINITY HEALTH WORKED WITH 23 PARTNERS AND 47 CERTIFIED LIFESTYLE COACHES NATIONWIDE TO DELIVER THE NATIONAL DIABETES PREVENTION PROGRAM, AN EVIDENCE-BASED, 12-MONTH LIFESTYLE CHANGE PROGRAM. THE GOAL OF THE PROGRAM IS TO LOSE A PERCENTAGE OF BASELINE WEIGHT, ATTEND SESSIONS REGULARLY, AND ENGAGE IN 150 MINUTES OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY A WEEK. GROUP SESSIONS ARE FACILITATED BY A CDC CERTIFIED LIFESTYLE COACH AND OFFERED IN-PERSON, REMOTELY, OR VIRTUALLY AT A SELF-PACED RATE. ALL PARTICIPANTS ARE REGULARLY SCREENED FOR HEALTH-RELATED SOCIAL NEEDS AND ARE REFERRED TO A CHW TO ADDRESS IDENTIFIED NEEDS. IN FY25, TRINITY HEALTH CONDUCTED FOCUSED OUTREACH WITH NEARLY 165,000 ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS AND ENROLLED 1,074 PARTICIPANTS INTO THE LIFESTYLE CHANGE PROGRAM.FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT TRINITY HEALTH, VISIT WWW.TRINITY-HEALTH.ORG.

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

  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? 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.

  4. 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.

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

    Recognized by the IRS since December 2002.

    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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