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Alexian Brothers Bonaventure House

EIN 36-3527899 · Saint Louis, MO

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LegitimacyCautionRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak30 out of 100GovernanceFair65 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

ROOTED IN THE LOVING MINISTRY OF JESUS AS HEALER, WE COMMIT OURSELVES TO SERVING ALL PERSONS WITH SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THOSE WHO ARE POOR AND VULNERABLE. OUR CATHOLIC HEALTH MINISTRY IS DEDICATED TO SPIRITUALLY-CENTERED, HOLISTIC CARE WHICH SUSTAINS AND IMPROVES THE HEALTH OF INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES. WE ARE ADVOCATES FOR A COMPASSIONATE AND JUST SOCIETY THROUGH OUR ACTIONS AND OUR WORDS.

Income
$3.6 million
Spending
$4.9 million
Spent on programs
70%
Reserves
-3.8 months of spending
Largest source of income
government grants, 66%
Employees
0
Volunteers
6
Highest pay
$1.8 million, former officer (end 6/2024)

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

Weak: 30 out of 100.

  • Reserves

    0 of 35

    Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.

  • Debt

    5 of 20

    It owes 65% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    0 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 35% of income.

  • Income trend

    10 of 15

    Income fell 5% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    70% 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

Fair: 65 out of 100.

  • Independent board

    5 of 25

    1 of 6 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

    0 of 10

    Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    0 of 5

    Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.

  • 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. $3.5 million spent. THE FILING ORGANIZATION IS A PART OF THE ASCENSION CATHOLIC HEALTH MINISTRY. ASCENSION IS A FAITH-BASED HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATION THAT DELIVERS PERSONALIZED, COMPASSIONATE CARE TO ALL, ESPECIALLY TO THOSE WHO NEED IT THE MOST. ALEXIAN BROTHERS BONAVENTURE HOUSE HAS BEEN SERVING INDIVIDUALS IMPACTED BY HIV/AIDS AND RELATED ISSUES IN THE CHICAGO METROPOLITAN REGION FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS, PROVIDING HOUSING, COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES, AND SPIRITUAL CARE. WITH SERVICES LOCATED AT THE HARBOR IN WAUKEGAN, ILLINOIS, BONAVENTURE HOUSE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF CHICAGO, BETTENDORF PLACE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF CHICAGO AND SCATTERED HOUSING SITES, BONAVENTURE HOUSE (D/B/A ALEXIAN BROTHERS HOUSING AND HEALTH ALLIANCE) STRIVES TO TRANSFORM THE LIVES OF INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE HOMELESS AND LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS WITHIN A SUPPORTIVE, COMPASSIONATE COMMUNITY. WE HAVE THE CAPACITY TO HOUSE 35 INDIVIDUALS IN LAKEVIEW AT BONAVENTURE HOUSE, 8 INDIVIDUALS AT THE HARBOR IN WAUKEGAN, 23 INDIVIDUALS AT BETTENDORF PLACE IN SOUTH CHICAGO. IN FY25 WE HOUSED A TOTAL OF 321 CLIENTS, HOUSING 58 CLIENTS AT BONAVENTURE HOUSE, 18 AT THE HARBOR, AND 20 AT BETTENDORF PLACE. ALSO, WE SERVED 114 PEOPLE IN COMMUNITY HOUSING RESIDENCES THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF CHICAGO, AND 31 PEOPLE IN COMMUNITY HOUSING RESIDENCES IN LAKE COUNTY AND WE SERVED 80 CLIENTS THROUGHOUT THE CHICAGOLAND AREA WITH HOUSING NAVIGATION SERVICES. 0 CLIENTs ENGAGED IN OUR AFTERCARE SERVICES IN CHICAGO AND LAKE COUNTY. OUR TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAM PROVIDES RESIDENTS A WIDE ARRAY OF ON-SITE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. INDIVIDUAL SESSIONS AND GROUP SERVICES ARE PROVIDED IN ALL AREAS, INCLUDING SPIRITUAL CARE, LIFE SKILLS, AND PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT GROUPS SUCH AS HIV-SUPPORT AND SOBRIETY SUPPORT. OUR GOAL IS TO HELP RESIDENTS RETURN TO INDEPENDENT LIFE IN THE COMMUNITY WITHIN A 24-MONTH PERIOD. OUR COMMUNITY HOUSING PROGRAM IS IN COOPERATION WITH THE AIDS FOUNDATION OF CHICAGO AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS WITH HIV ARE PLACED IN SCATTERED SITE HOUSING WITH INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT. SCATTERED SITE HOUSING IS ONE WAY TO SUPPORT THOSE WHO HAVE GRADUATED FROM THE TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAM AND NOW NEED AN AFFORDABLE PLACE TO LIVE. THIS PROGRAM IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE THE SUCCESS RATE OF INDIVIDUALS LIVING INDEPENDENTLY BY PROVIDING THEM WITH ACCESS TO PERMANENT HOUSING AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. ALEXIAN BROTHERS BONAVENTURE HOUSE (D/B/A ALEXIAN BROTHERS HOUSING AND HEALTH ALLIANCE) IS PART OF THE AMITA HEALTH SYSTEM, A COMPREHENSIVE AND DIVERSIFIED HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATION HEADQUARTERED IN THE NORTHWEST SUBURBS OF CHICAGO, SERVING MORE THAN TWO MILLION PEOPLE. AMITA HEALTH IS A MINISTRY ORGANIZATION OF ASCENSION HEALTH. THE AMITA HEALTH SYSTEM PROVIDES THE COMMUNITY WITH A FULL RANGE OF COMPREHENSIVE HEALTHCARE SERVICES AND ACCESS TO THE MOST ADVANCED MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY. WE ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT DELIVERING EXCEPTIONAL HEALTH CARE AND ARE PROUD OF THE POWERFUL, CUTTING EDGE TECHNOLOGY OUR SKILLED PROFESSIONALS ARE ABLE TO ACCESS. IN ADDITION, WE OFFER A WIDE RANGE OF COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES, CORPORATE WELLNESS PROGRAMS, PREVENTIVE CARE AND EDUCATION. OUR MINISTRIES EXIST TO CONTINUE THE ALEXIAN BROTHERS MISSION OF CARING FOR THE SICK, THE POOR AND THE DYING AND PROMOTING THE PHYSICAL, MENTAL, SPIRITUAL AND SOCIAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF ALL INDIVIDUALS WE SERVE.

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? Caution.

    Not 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 March 1946.

    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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