Riverside Medical Center
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CENTER IS COMMITTED TO IMPROVING THE WELL-BEING OF THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES, REGARDLESS OF AN INDIVIDUAL'S ABILITY TO PAY. IN ADDITION TO THE DAY-TO-DAY SERVICES PROVIDED TO PATIENTS, RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CENTER REACHES BEYOND THE WALLS OF THE MEDICAL CENTER, AND IN COLLABORATION WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS, TAKES HEALTHCARE EDUCATION, SCREENINGS AND SUPPORT SERVICES OUT TO ITS PRIMARY AND SECONDARY COMMUNITY. TOTAL CHARITY CARE BENEFITS PROVIDED TO NON-MEDICARE PATIENTS FOR THE YEAR WAS OVER $2.5 MILLION.
- Income
- $528.8 million
- Spending
- $465.8 million
- Spent on programs
- 95%
- Reserves
- 8.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 87%
- Employees
- 3,145
- Volunteers
- 129
- Highest pay
- $1.7 million, president/ceo
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: 89 out of 100. Higher than 83% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 8.5 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 29% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 12% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 16% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1595% 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: 100 out of 100. Higher than 53% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Independent board
25 of 259 of 13 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 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 (5)
- $356.1 million spent. RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CENTER OFFERS VARIOUS INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SERVICES THAT INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, EMERGENCY CARE, AMBULANCE SERVICES, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES, PHYSICAL REHABILITATION THERAPY, HOME HEALTH CARE, PERI-OPERATIVE SERVICES, PHARMACY, RADIOLOGY, RESPIRATORY THERAPY, NURSERY, AND OBSTETRICS. RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CENTER ALSO OPERATES MULTIPLE COMMUNITY PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY HEALTH CENTERS LOCATED IN KANKAKEE, WILL, IROQUOIS, AND GRUNDY COUNTIES IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS.
- $40.0 million spent. ONCOLOGY - THE RIVERSIDE CANCER INSTITUTE PROVIDES CARE TO PATIENTS ORIGINATING FROM THE 5 SURROUNDING COUNTIES. CANCER TREATMENTS BASED ON THE LATEST FINDINGS IN CANCER RESEARCH ARE PROVIDED BY BOARD CERTIFIED MEDICAL AND RADIATION ONCOLOGISTS AND NATIONALLY CERTIFIED ONCOLOGY NURSES. SERVICES INCLUDE HIGHLY INDIVIDUALIZED TREATMENT PLANS FOR SURGERY, MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY, ROBOTIC SURGERY, CHEMOTHERAPY, MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY THERAPY, IMMUNOTHERAPY, HIGH PRECISION RADIATION THERAPY, BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS, AND PAIN MANAGEMENT. TEAMS OF ONCOLOGY PHYSICIANS AND STAFF MEET TO SPECIFICALLY TAILOR PLANS TO THE INDIVIDUALS AND PROVIDE EXTENSIVE EDUCATION AND SUPPORT. THERE WERE OVER 18,802 SURGICAL, CHEMOTHERAPY AND RADIATION PROCEDURES PERFORMED IN 2024.
- $33.9 million spent. CARDIOLOGY - THE RIVERSIDE HEART CENTER IS RECOGNIZED AS THE MOST ADVANCED CARDIAC CENTER IN THE REGION. PATIENTS ARE TRANSFERRED IN FROM SURROUNDING COUNTIES AND HOSPITALS FOR THE CARE PROVIDED BY THE NATIONALLY RANKED CARDIAC TEAMS AT RIVERSIDE. THE SOCIETY OF CHEST PAIN CENTERS HAS AWARDED ACCREDITATION TO RIVERSIDE AS AN ADVANCED CHEST PAIN CENTER FOR ITS ABILITY TO MEET THE HIGHEST STANDARDS FOR THE CARE OF INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING A HEART ATTACK AND RAPID INTERVENTION TO STOP THE HEART ATTACK. SERVICES INCLUDE COMPREHENSIVE CARDIAC SERVICES SUCH AS: OPEN HEART SURGERY, HEART VALVE REPAIR AND VENTRICULAR REMODELING, MITRAL VALVE SURGERY, A TRIAL FIBRILLATION MANAGEMENT, HEART RHYTHM DISORDER DIAGNOSTICS AND MANAGEMENT, THREE ADVANCED CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION LABS, A FULL ARRAY OF CARDIAC DIAGNOSTICS AND CARDIAC REHAB, WOMEN'S HEART AWARENESS AND EDUCATION PROGRAM, AND HEART SCAN TO IDENTIFY RISK FOR HEART ATTACK. IN 2024, THERE WERE 90 CARDIAC SURGERIES PERFORMED. ALSO, THERE WERE 1,474 CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION PROCEDURES PERFORMED.
- $12.3 million spent. NEUROSCIENCES - THE NEUROSCIENCES SERVICES AT RIVERSIDE HAVE RECEIVED NATIONAL AWARDS FOR THE CLINICAL OUTCOMES ACHIEVED. RIVERSIDE'S TEAM OF NEUROLOGY EXPERTS ARE DEDICATED TO THE DIAGNOSIS, EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF DISORDERS OF THE BRAIN, SPINE AND NERVES. USING THE LATEST MEDICAL ADVANCES AND TECHNOLOGY, HIGHLY SPECIALIZED SURGEONS DEVELOP PERSONALIZED TREATMENT PLANS FOR EACH PATIENT, RANGING FROM CONSERVATIVE CARE TO HIGHLY COMPLEX NONINVASIVE SURGICAL TECHNIQUES.
- (Expenses $ 12,342,426 including grants of $)(Revenue $ 16,761,193) NEUROSCIENCES - THE NEUROSCIENCES SERVICES AT RIVERSIDE HAVE RECEIVED NATIONAL AWARDS FOR THE CLINICAL OUTCOMES ACHIEVED. RIVERSIDE'S TEAM OF NEUROLOGY EXPERTS ARE DEDICATED TO THE DIAGNOSIS, EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF DISORDERS OF THE BRAIN, SPINE AND NERVES. USING THE LATEST MEDICAL ADVANCES AND TECHNOLOGY, HIGHLY SPECIALIZED SURGEONS DEVELOP PERSONALIZED TREATMENT PLANS FOR EACH PATIENT, RANGING FROM CONSERVATIVE CARE TO HIGHLY COMPLEX NONINVASIVE SURGICAL TECHNIQUES.
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 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 December 2024.
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 September 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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