Providence Health System-Southern California
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- It owes more than it owns.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
AS EXPRESSIONS OF GOD'S HEALING LOVE, WITNESSED THROUGH THE MINISTRY OF JESUS, WE ARE STEADFAST IN SERVING ALL, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE POOR AND VULNERABLE.
- Income
- $2.3 billion
- Spending
- $2.2 billion
- Spent on programs
- 90%
- Reserves
- -13.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 87%
- Employees
- 13,185
- Volunteers
- 3,560
- Highest pay
- $9.1 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
Weak: 45 out of 100. Higher than 24% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
0 of 20It owes 137% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 7% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 7% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1590% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 8 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: 95 out of 100. Higher than 36% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2512 of 12 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 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)
- $2.0 billion spent. SEE SCHEDULE OAT PROVIDENCE, WE USE OUR VOICE TO ADVOCATE FOR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS AND NEEDED REFORMS IN HEALTH CARE. WE ARE ALSO PURSUING INNOVATIVE WAYS TO TRANSFORM HEALTH CARE BY KEEPING PEOPLE HEALTHY, AND MAKING OUR SERVICES MORE CONVENIENT, ACCESSIBLE AND AFFORDABLE FOR ALL. IN AN INCREASINGLY UNCERTAIN WORLD, WE ARE COMMITTED TO HIGH-QUALITY, COMPASSIONATE HEALTH CARE FOR EVERYONE - REGARDLESS OF COVERAGE OR ABILITY TO PAY. WE HELP PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES BENEFIT FROM THE BEST HEALTH CARE MODEL FOR THE FUTURE - TODAY.TOGETHER, OUR 125,000 CAREGIVERS (ALL EMPLOYEES) SERVE IN 51 HOSPITALS, 1,014 CLINICS AND A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES ACROSS ALASKA, CALIFORNIA, MONTANA, NEW MEXICO, OREGON, TEXAS AND WASHINGTON. THE PROVIDENCE AFFILIATE FAMILY INCLUDES:-PROVIDENCE ACROSS FIVE WESTERN STATES-COVENANT HEALTH IN WEST TEXAS AND NEW MEXICO-FACEY MEDICAL GROUP IN LOS ANGELES, CA-KADLEC IN SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON-PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTERS IN SEATTLE, WA-SWEDISH HEALTH SERVICES IN SEATTLE, WA IN 2024, PROVIDENCE MINISTRIES AND AFFILIATES PROVIDED $1.9 BILLION IN COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS. THIS INCLUDES FREE AND DISCOUNTED CARE, UNCOMPENSATED AND SUBSIDIZED CARE, AND OTHER COMMUNITY HEALTH ACTIVITIES.ONE OF THESE VITAL PROGRAMS, MEDICAID, IS A LIFELINE FOR MILLIONS OF INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING SENIORS, CHILDREN, PREGNANT PATIENTS, THOSE WITH DISABILITIES AND VETERANS. WE ARE GRATEFUL TO EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITIES WHO HAS JOINED US IN ADVOCATING FOR CONTINUED FUNDING AND EXPANSION OF THIS PROGRAM. TOGETHER, WE ARE HELPING TO ENSURE MORE PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS TO NEEDED CARE.FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO: HTTPS://WWW.PROVIDENCE.ORG/ABOUT/ANNUAL-REPORT THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS, WE FOCUS ON MEETING THE DIVERSE NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE WE SERVE BY WORKING TO ENSURE BASIC HEALTH NEEDS ARE MET, REMOVING BARRIERS TO CARE, BUILDING COMMUNITY RESILIENCE AND INNOVATING FOR THE FUTURE. PROVIDENCE CONTINUES TO WORK TOWARDS CARBON NEGATIVE AND IN 2024 DECREASED EMISSIONS BY 19 PERCENT COMPARED TO OUR 2019 BASELINE. OUR EFFORTS EARNED US A SYSTEM RECORD 55 ENVIRONMENTAL EXCELLENCE AWARDS FROM PRACTICE GREENHEALTH AND MADE US THE FIRST LARGE SYSTEM TO RECEIVE THE JOINT COMMISSION'S SUSTAINABLE HEALTHCARE CERTIFICATION IN 2024 FOR EACH OF OUR HOSPITALS. 2024 PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS PROVIDENCE CONTINUES ITS MISSION OF SERVICE IN THE SOUTH BAY SERVICE AREA OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY THROUGH TWO MINISTRIES: PROVIDENCE LITTLE COMPANY OF MARY MEDICAL CENTER SAN PEDRO AND PROVIDENCE LITTLE COMPANY OF MARY MEDICAL CENTER TORRANCE. PROVIDENCE LITTLE COMPANY OF MARY MEDICAL CENTER TORRANCE IS LOCATED AT 4101 TORRANCE BOULEVARD, TORRANCE, CA, 90503. IT IS AN ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL WITH 327 LICENSED BEDS FOUNDED IN 1960. PROVIDENCE LITTLE COMPANY OF MARY MEDICAL CENTER SAN PEDRO IS LOCATED AT 1300 WEST SEVENTH STREET, SAN PEDRO, CA, 90732. IT IS AN ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL WITH 231 LICENSED BEDS FOUNDED IN 1925. THESE TWO PROVIDENCE MEDICAL CENTERS SHARE THE SOUTH BAY AS A COMMON SERVICE AREA BECAUSE OF THEIR GEOGRAPHIC PROXIMITY TO EACH OTHER, WHICH IS MADE UP OF A POPULATION OF 884,116 PEOPLE. THE PROVIDENCE LOS ANGELES SERVICE AREA - VALLEY SERVICE AREA IS COMPRISED OF THE GEOGRAPHICALLY CONTIGUOUS SERVICE AREAS OF THE THREE PROVIDENCE MEDICAL CENTERS: NAMELY, PROVIDENCE HOLY CROSS MEDICAL CENTER (PHCMC; MISSION HILLS); PROVIDENCE ST. JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER (PSJMC; BURBANK); AND PROVIDENCE CEDARS-SINAI TARZANA MEDICAL CENTER (PCSTMC; TARZANA). PROVIDENCE CEDAR-SINAI TARZANA INFORMATION IS REFLECTED IN A SEPARATE 990 SCHEDULE H AND PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS NARRATIVE. DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2024, THE COMBINED ECONOMIC VALUE OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROVIDED BY LITTLE COMPANY OF MARY MEDICAL CENTER SAN PEDRO, PROVIDENCE LITTLE COMPANY OF MARY MEDICAL CENTER TORRANCE, PROVIDENCE HOLY CROSS AND PROVIDENCE ST. JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER BURBANK, THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL OFFICE AND HOME HEALTH AGENCIES WAS $95M (INCLUDES CHARITY CARE, MEDICAL SHORTFALL AND COMMUNITY BENEFIT SERVICES), EXCLUDING COMMUNITY BUILDING. SOUTH BAY: IN RESPONSE TO COMMUNITY, THE SOUTH BAY HOSPITALS ADDRESSED THE FOLLOWING NEEDS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITIES: 1. ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE AND PREVENTATIVE CARE 2. HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING INSTABILITY 3. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE/MISUSE) THESE THREE PRIORITIZED HEALTH NEEDS ARE BEING ADDRESSED WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE INFORMATION, RESOURCES, AND ASSISTANCE TO THE UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES WITHIN OUR SOUTH BAY (SB) SERVICE AREA AS PART OF A THREE-YEAR IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY. BELOW ARE THE 2024 ACCOMPLISHMENTS. 1. ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE AND PREVENTATIVE CARE - ASSISTED WITH 1,126 HOUSEHOLD INSURANCE APPLICATIONS, HELPING 2,050 INDIVIDUALS THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM, WITH 63% OF THEM CONFIRMED ENROLLED. - CONDUCTED 1,218 HOME VISITATIONS TO PREGNANT AND/OR NEW PARENTS, PROVIDING THEM INFORMATION AND SUPPORTING THEM THROUGH THEIR JOURNEY OF PREGNANCY AND EARLY PARENTHOOD. - ADMINISTERED 3,805 CHILDHOOD VACCINES AND 320 INFLUENZA VACCINES AT COMMUNITY SITES. - CONDUCTED 6,919 HOUSEHOLD VISITS TO CONDUCT SCREENINGS, PROVIDE REFERRALS, AND OUTREACH IN WILMINGTON THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY PUBLIC HEALTH TEAM. - PROVIDED 2,092 FOLLOW-UP PRIMARY CARE REFERRALS AND APPOINTMENTS MADE THROUGH OUR ED COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER PROGRAM, WITH 1,330 INDIVIDUALS SUCCESSFULLY KEEPING THEIR APPOINTMENT. 2. HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING INSTABILITY - COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER HOMELESS CARE NAVIGATORS PROVIDED ASSESSMENT AND RESOURCE REFERRAL ASSISTANCE FOR 292 HOMELESS PATIENTS, SUCCESSFULLY CONNECTING 71 OF THEM TO A FORM OF HOUSING AFTER DISCHARGE FROM THE HOSPITAL.3. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE/MISUSE) - HELD 18 MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAININGS, WITH 251 INDIVIDUALS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING THE CLASS. - REFERRED 225 PATIENTS FOR INDIVIDUAL THERAPY AT OUR VASEK POLAK CLINIC, WITH 87 ENROLLING IN THE PROGRAM. - FOLLOW UP OUTREACH POST-DISCHARGE TO
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? Worth knowing.
Not individually listed by the IRS as eligible, which is usual for local chapters covered by a parent organization's exemption. The master file records contributions to it as deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, 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 March 1946.
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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