The Johns Hopkins Health System Corporation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
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- Income
- $783.8 million
- Spending
- $837.2 million
- Spent on programs
- 90%
- Reserves
- 0.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 82%
- Employees
- 7,742
- Volunteers
- 22
- Highest pay
- $2.9 million, trustee, president
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: 40 out of 100. Higher than 15% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.6 months of spending.
Debt
2 of 20It owes 95% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 7% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 10% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1590% 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: 100 out of 100. Higher than 53% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2522 of 23 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 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)
- $754.7 million spent. JHHS CARRIES OUT THIS MISSION OF JOHNS HOPKINS MEDICINE BY PROVIDING CENTRALIZED STRATEGY, MANAGEMENT AND OTHER SERVICES FOR SIX ACADEMIC AND COMMUNITY HOSPITALS, SEVERAL SUBURBAN HEALTH CARE AND SURGERY CENTERS, AND DOZENS OF PATIENT CARE LOCATIONS, A HOME CARE GROUP AND AN INTERNATIONAL DIVISION. THIS FACILITATES PATIENT-CENTERED MEDICINE ACROSS THE CONTINUUM OF CARE, ENABLING COORDINATED RESOURCES, KNOWLEDGE AND TREATMENT FOR PATIENTS WHETHER THEY ENGAGE WITH JOHNS HOPKINS MEDICINE IN HOSPITAL, OUTPATIENT, SPECIALTY OR HOME CARE SETTINGS. COMPONENTS OF THE SYSTEM INCLUDE: THE JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL, A WORLD-RENOWNED ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER THAT PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF STATE-OF-THE-ART TERTIARY AND QUATERNARY CARE AND IS CONSISTENTLY RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF AMERICA'S BEST HOSPITALS. THE JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL IS ALSO HOME TO THE JOHNS HOPKINS CHILDREN'S CENTER AND THE JOHNS HOPKINS KIMMEL CANCER CENTER. JOHNS HOPKINS BAYVIEW MEDICAL CENTER, A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT OPERATES A COMMUNITY-BASED TEACHING HOSPITAL OFFERING A BROAD RANGE OF INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SERVICES AS WELL AS A LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY. JOHNS HOPKINS HOWARD COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER, A NOT-FOR-PROFIT, COMMUNITY-ORIENTED MEDICAL CENTER OFFERING A FULL RANGE OF ACUTE CARE INPATIENT SERVICES AS WELL AS EXTENSIVE OUTPATIENT SERVICES. SUBURBAN HOSPITAL, A COMMUNITY-BASED, NOT-FOR-PROFIT HOSPITAL SERVING MONTGOMERY COUNTY AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS AS A DESIGNATED REGIONAL TRAUMA CENTER AND A HEALTH CARE FACILITY OFFERING A WIDE RANGE OF PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY CARE SERVICES. SIBLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, A NOT-FOR-PROFIT, FULL-SERVICE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL THAT OFFERS SURGICAL, OBSTETRIC, PSYCHIATRIC, ONCOLOGIC AND SKILLED NURSING INPATIENT SERVICES, AS WELL AS A 24-HOUR STATE-OF-THE-ART EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT. SIBLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IS ALSO HOME TO THE JOHNS HOPKINS PROTON THERAPY CENTER. THE JOHNS HOPKINS ALL CHILDREN'S HEALTH SYSTEM, BASED IN ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA, INCLUDES A TEACHING HOSPITAL AND REGIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND COLLABORATIONS THAT MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO PROVIDE EXPERT PEDIATRIC CARE FOR INFANTS, CHILDREN AND TEENS WITH SOME OF THE MOST CHALLENGING MEDICAL PROBLEMS. JOHNS HOPKINS COMMUNITY PHYSICIANS, THE LARGEST PRIMARY CARE GROUP PRACTICE IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND WHICH INCLUDES A NOT-FOR-PROFIT NETWORK OF HEALTH CARE CENTERS THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF MARYLAND. THE JOHNS HOPKINS MEDICAL SERVICES CORPORATION, A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION THAT CONTRACTS WITH THE UNIFORMED SERVICES FAMILY HEALTH PLAN CONTRACT TO PROVIDE AND MANAGE CARE FOR MILITARY RETIREES AND ACTIVE DUTY FAMILY MEMBERS. JOHNS HOPKINS MEDICAL MANAGEMENT CORPORATION, A HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT AND SERVICES ORGANIZATION THAT DEVELOPS, ORGANIZES AND MANAGES A REGIONAL PATIENT DELIVERY SYSTEM TO SERVE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE PHYSICIANS AND JHHS HOSPITALS. JOHNS HOPKINS HEALTH PLANS, A COLLABORATION WITH THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, THAT DEVELOPS AND MANAGES CONTRACTUAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS, EMPLOYERS, HOSPITALS, PHYSICIANS, AND OTHER HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS. JOHNS HOPKINS CARE AT HOME, A COLLABORATION WITH THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, THAT OFFERS HOME HEALTH SERVICES SUCH AS VISITS BY NURSES, HOME HEALTH AIDES, SOCIAL WORKERS, AND PHYSICAL, OCCUPATIONAL, AND SPEECH THERAPISTS; DURABLE MEDICAL AND RESPIRATORY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, AND HOME INFUSION THERAPY AND PHARMACEUTICALS; AND OUTPATIENT DISCHARGE PHARMACY SERVICES ON HOPKINS HOSPITAL CAMPUSES. JOHNS HOPKINS MEDICINE INTERNATIONAL, A COLLABORATION WITH THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, SERVES AS THE GLOBAL AMBASSADOR OF THE JOHNS HOPKINS MEDICINE MISSION, DEVELOPS SUSTAINABLE, INNOVATIVE COLLABORATIONS THAT RAISE THE STANDARD OF HEALTH CARE AROUND THE WORLD, PROVIDES PERSONALIZED CARE FOR DIVERSE POPULATIONS, AND LEVERAGES JOHNS HOPKINS' EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE BASE IN MEDICINE, NURSING, PUBLIC HEALTH, MEDICAL EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION TO DELIVER THE PROMISE OF MEDICINE ALL OVER THE GLOBE.
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 December 1990.
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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