Edward Hospital
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
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- Income
- $908.3 million
- Spending
- $711.4 million
- Spent on programs
- 91%
- Reserves
- 4.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 100%
- Employees
- 4,202
- Volunteers
- 524
- Highest pay
- $5.2 million, system 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: 81 out of 100. Higher than 73% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 4.5 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 18% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 22% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 8% 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 December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 21% 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
0 of 10Did not give 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)
- $649.7 million spent. Endeavor Health Edward Hospital, which opened in 1907, is a full-service, regional healthcare provider offering access to complex medical specialties and innovative programming, with more than 80 medical and surgical specialties and subspecialties. Edward Hospital has earned a reputation as a healthcare leader by providing advanced cardiac care, state-of-the-art cancer diagnosis and treatment and world class stroke care. Home to the first heart hospital in Illinois, Edward Hospital was also the first in Illinois to open an Outpatient Cath Lab and perform the world's first minimally invasive cryoballoon procedure to treat atrial fibrillation. Today, Edward Hospital is still the largest non-academic provider of heart care in Illinois. Edward Hospital is a Joint Commission-certified Comprehensive Stroke Center and is home to the first Pediatric Emergency Department in DuPage County and have a Level III Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Edward serves the residents of Chicago's west and southwest suburbs, including Naperville, Aurora, Bolingbrook, Downers Grove, Homer Glen, Joliet, Lemont, lisle, Lockport, Minooka, Oswego, Plainfield, Romeoville, Shorewood, Warrenville, Wheaton, Woodridge and Yorkville. During 2024, Edward Hospital celebrated its fifth consecutive Magnet designation, a significant milestone that included distinct commendations for their outstanding exemplars in nursing practice and patient outcomes. Edward Hospital's Hyperbaric and Wound Clinic received accreditation from the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society (UHMS). UHMS accreditation means our facility has met or exceeded the highest standards of care and patient safety through rigorous evaluation of our operations, including equipment, staff and training to ensure that the utmost quality is maintained within the specialty of undersea and hyperbaric medicine. Edward is the only hyperbaric program certified in Illinois.
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 November 6, 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 June 1984.
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 November 4, 2026.
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