Corewell Health
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO IMPROVE HEALTH, INSTILL HUMANITY AND INSPIRE HOPE.
- Income
- $11.5 billion
- Spending
- $11.2 billion
- Spent on programs
- 96%
- Reserves
- 1.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 98%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 3,916
- Highest pay
- $7.0 million, director/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: 71 out of 100. Higher than 61% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.6 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 18% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 2% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 11% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1596% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 3 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 25193 of 357 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)
- $10.7 billion spent. SEE SCHEDULE OCOREWELL HEALTH IS AN INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM IN MICHIGAN. COREWELL HEALTH IS DRIVEN BY ITS MISSION TO IMPROVE HEALTH, INSTILL HUMANITY AND INSPIRE HOPE. OUR VISION IS A FUTURE WHERE HEALTH IS SIMPLE, AFFORDABLE, EQUITABLE AND EXCEPTIONAL AND INSPIRED BY OUR VALUES OF COMPASSION, COLLABORATION, CLARITY, CURIOSITY AND COURAGE. AT OUR CORE, WE ARE HERE TO HELP PEOPLE BE WELL SO THEY CAN LIVE THEIR HEALTHIEST LIFE POSSIBLE.THE INTEGRATED HEALTH SYSTEM HAS 20 HOSPITALS, MORE THAN 300 OUTPATIENTLOCATIONS AND POST-ACUTE CARE FACILITIES, AND OVER 65,000 EMPLOYEES INCLUDING MORE THAN 12,000 PHYSICIANS, MORE THAN 15,000 NURSES, AND ADVANCED PRACTICE PROVIDERS. DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024, THE COREWELL HEALTH INTEGRATEDHEALTH SYSTEM PROVIDED OVER $1.3 BILLION IN COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS IN MICHIGAN. THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT ACTIVITIES INCLUDED HEALTHCLINICS, RESEARCH, DONATIONS, CHARITY CARE, BAD DEBTS RELATED TO CARINGFOR THE UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED, COSTS FOR GOVERNMENT PROGRAMPATIENTS, COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMS, HEALTH PROFESSION EDUCATION, AND DISCOUNTED CARE UNDER HEALTHY MICHIGAN PLAN (UNDER 250% FEDERALPOVERTY LEVEL).THERE ARE 31 SUBORDINATE ORGANIZATIONS FROM THE COREWELL HEALTHAFFILIATED GROUP THAT ARE PART OF THIS GROUP RETURN. OPERATIONS INCLUDEHOSPITAL FACILITIES AND NUMEROUS CLINICAL FACILITIES.THE SUBORDINATES PROVIDE CARE TO INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY GOVERNMENTALPROGRAMS. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS ALSO PROVIDED FOR PATIENTS THAT AREFINANCIALLY UNABLE TO PAY FOR SERVICES PROVIDED.IN ADDITION, OUR TEAMS GO THE EXTRA MILE FOR OUR PATIENTS AND COMMUNITIES - AND THIS DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT RESULTS IN EXTERNAL RECOGNITION, AWARDS AND HONORS. NOTABLE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE YEAR (IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER) INCLUDED: THE NATIONAL BLOOD CLOT ALLIANCE (NBCA) NAMED BUTTERWORTH HOSPITAL THE CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN THE UNITED STATES. THIS DESIGNATION IS REWARDED ON EXCELLENCE DEMONSTRATED ON PERFORMANCE WITH PATIENT EDUCATION AND POST-HOSPITALIZATION PATIENT CARE FOR DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS AND PULMONARY EMBOLISM. THE AMERICAN MEDICAL GROUP ASSOCIATION (AMGA) RECOGNIZED COREWELL HEALTH AS A 2024 ACCLAIM AWARD RECIPIENT FOR BRINGING THEIR ORGANIZATION CLOSER TO THE IDEAL MEDICAL GROUP AND HEALTH SYSTEM AS THEY MOVED TOWARD VALUE BASED CARE BY IMPROVING PATIENT CARE EXPERIENCE, IMPROVING HEALTH OF POPULATIONS WITH A FOCUS ON QUALITY OUTCOMES, REDUCING PER CAPITA COST OF HEALTHCARE, AND EMPHASIZING WORKPLACE WELLNESS. SERAMOUNT, A STRATEGIC PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AND RESEARCH FIRM RECOGNIZED COREWELL HEALTH AS ONE OF THE BEST 80 COMPANIES FOR MULTICULTURAL WOMEN IN THE UNITED STATES.COREWELL HEALTH WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL WAS RECOGNIZED AS THE TOP HOSPITAL IN MICHIGAN BY U.S. NEWS AND WORLD REPORT'S. COREWELL HEALTH'S BLODGETT, BUTTERWORTH, BEAUMONT, TROY, DEARBORN, GROSSE POINTE, AND LAKELAND HOSPITALS WERE ALL IN THE TOP 15. COREWELL HEALTH HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY THE DISABILITY EQUALITY INDEX AS A TOP SCORER FOR DISABILITY WORKPLACE INCLUSION.COREWELL HEALTH BEAUMONT GROSSE POINTE HOSPITAL WAS AWARDED THE GET WITH THE GUIDELINES STROKE GOLD PLUS AWARD BY THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION FOR THEIR PROVEN DEDICATION TO PROVIDE ALL STROKE PATIENTS WITH ACCESS TO LIFESAVING CARE AND TREATMENT.COREWELL HEALTH WAS THE BRONZE WINNER OF THE AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR HEALTH CARE WORKER'S WELL BEING.COREWELL HEALTH BIG RAPIDS, LUDINGTON, PENNOCK, AND LAKELAND HOSPITALS WERE AWARDED THE MATERNITY CARE OF EXCELLENCE AWARD FROM THE ECONOMIC ALLIANCE FOR MICHIGAN. COREWELL HEALTH SOUTHEAST LIVER TRANSPLANT PROGRAM HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY THE SCIENTIFIC REGISTRY OF TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS AS HAVING THE BEST ONE YEAR SURVIVAL RATES IN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN AND SECOND BEST ONE YEAR GRAFT SURVIVAL RATES IN THE NATION.COREWELL HEALTH HELEN DEVOS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY U.S. NEWS AND WORLD REPORT AS ONE OF THE BEST CHILDREN HOSPITAL'S IN THE NATION RANKING IN THE TOP 50 FOR CANCER, ENDOCRINOLOGY, NEUROSCIENCES, NEPHROLOGY, AND PULMONOLOGY.COREWELL HEALTH RICHARD DEVOS HEART & LUNG TRANSPLANT PROGRAM HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY THE SCIENTIFIC REGISTRY OF TRANSPLANT RECIPENTS AS ONE OF THE BEST IN THE NATION FOR HAVING THE BEST ONE YEAR LUNG TRANSPLANT GRAFT SURVIVAL RATE IN THE NATION, TYING FOR THE BEST ONE YEAR PATIENT SURVIVAL RATE IN THE NATION, AND BEING TOP FIVE IN THE NATION FOR THREE YEAR PATIENT AND GRAFT SURVIVAL RATES.THE CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES (CMS) AWARDED COREWELL HEALTH BLODGETT, BUTTERWORTH, HELEN DEVOS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, AND MEIJER HEART CENTER WITH A 5 STAR RATING. COREWELL HEALTH BEAUMONT GROSSE POINTE, BIG RAPIDS, GREENVILLE, LAKELAND, LUDINGTON, AND PENNOCK HOSPITAL ALL RECEIVED 4 STARS. COREWELL HEALTH RECEIVED A 2024 HEALTHCARE INFORMATION AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS SOCIETY DAVIES AWARD OF EXCELLENCE FOR THE USE OF HEALTH INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE PATIENT OUTCOMES. COREWELL HEALTH ZEELAND, LUDINGTON, GREENVILLE, BEAUMONT GROSSE POINTE, BIG RAPIDS HOSPITAL, AND LAKELAND HOSPITALS ST. JOSEPH ALL EARNED AN "A" HOSPITAL SAFETY GRADE FROM THE LEAPFROG GROUP AWARDS. COREWELL HEALTH BUTTERWORTH, BLODGETT, GERBER, BIG RAPIDS, DEARBORN, FARMINGTON HILLS, BEAUMONT TROY, AND TRENTON HOSPITAL HAVE ALL BEEN NAMED TO U.S. NEWS AND WORLD REPORT 2024-2025 BEST HOSPITALS FOR MATERNITY CARE.COREWELL HEALTH LAKELAND HOSPITALS RECEIVED MULTIPLE AWARDS FROM HEALTHGRADES, INCLUDING AMERICA'S 250 BEST HOSPITAL AWARD, AMERICA'S 100 BEST HOSPITALS FOR GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY, AND CRITICAL CARE EXCELLENCE.
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 2014.
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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