Adventist Midwest Health
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
ADVENTIST HEALTH SYSTEM SUNBELT HEALTHCARE CORPORATION AND ALL ITS SUBSIDIARY ORGANIZATIONS WERE ESTABLISHED BY THE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH TO BRING A MINISTRY OF HEALING AND HEALTH TO THE COMMUNITIES SERVED. OUR MISSION IS TO EXTEND THE HEALING MINISTRY OF CHRIST. THE TAXPAYER IS OWNED 49% BY ADVENTIST HEALTH SYSTEM SUNBELT HEALTHCARE CORPORATION (ADVENTHEALTH). EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2023, THE TAXPAYER ENTERED INTO A MASTER MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT WITH ADVENTHEALTH. ADVENTHEALTH SEEKS TO BE WIDELY RESPECTED AS A CONSUMER-FOCUSED ORGANIZATION THAT ENGAGES INDIVIDUALS IN THEIR HEALTH BY DELIVERING WHOLISTIC, BEST PRACTICE CARE ACROSS A CONNECTED, COMPREHENSIVE CONTINUUM OF SERVICES. WITH CHRIST AS OUR EXAMPLE, ADVENTHEALTH CARES FOR AND NURTURES PEOPLE: OUR EMPLOYEES, OUR COMMUNITIES, OUR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, AND THOSE WHO TRUST US FOR CARE AND HEALING.
- Income
- $625.4 million
- Spending
- $636.9 million
- Spent on programs
- 91%
- Reserves
- 3.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 98%
- Employees
- 131
- Volunteers
- 212
- Highest pay
- $1.0 million, director/reg. 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: 74 out of 100. Higher than 63% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 3.4 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 21% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 2% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 9% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1591% 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: 95 out of 100. Higher than 36% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2523 of 26 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 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)
- $580.1 million spent. OPERATION OF TWO HOSPITALS: UCHICAGO MEDICINE ADVENTHEALTH HINSDALE AND UCHICAGO MEDICINE ADVENTHEALTH LA GRANGE. FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2024, UCHICAGO MEDICINE ADVENTHEALTH HINSDALE, A 261-BED ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL, REPORTED 11,376 ADMISSIONS, 48,769 PATIENT DAYS AND 287,621 OUTPATIENT VISITS; AND UCHICAGO MEDICINE ADVENTHEALTH LA GRANGE, A 177-BED ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL, REPORTED 8,128 ADMISSIONS, 37,654 PATIENT DAYS AND 93,232 OUTPATIENT 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 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 May 1965.
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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