Ochsner Clinic Foundation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
WE SERVE, HEAL, LEAD, EDUCATE AND INNOVATE.
- Income
- $6.0 billion
- Spending
- $5.7 billion
- Spent on programs
- 81%
- Reserves
- 3.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 87%
- Employees
- 43,018
- Volunteers
- 618
- Highest pay
- $7.0 million, ceo/board member
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: 70 out of 100. Higher than 60% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 3.7 months of spending.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 52% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 5% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 12% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1581% 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: 100 out of 100. Higher than 53% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2514 of 25 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 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 (6)
- $4.5 billion spent. PATIENT CARE/PATIENT MEDICAL SERVICES: OCHSNER CLINIC FOUNDATION CONSISTS OF SIX HOSPITALS AT ELEVEN CAMPUSES AND MANY CLINICAL LOCATIONS. SERVED 72,118 INPATIENTS RESULTING IN 344,905 PATIENT DAYS. EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS TOTALED 608,545. THE NUMBER OF BIRTHS TOTALED 11,671. OUTPATIENT HOSPITAL VISITS TOTALED 1,606,307. PHYSICIAN CLINIC VISITS TOTAL 4,263,864. 386 PATIENTS RECEIVED ORGAN TRANSPLANTS.
- $50.7 million spent. DIVISION OF ACADEMICS: SINCE 1944, ACADEMICS HAS BEEN AN INTEGRAL COMPONENT OF THE MISSION, VISIONS AND STRATEGY OF THE OCHSNER ORGANIZATION. THE DIVISION OF ACADEMICS, ENCOMPASSING BOTH MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH, ADDS EMPHASIS, INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL, AND FOCUS TO OCHSNER'S MISSION TO LEAD, EDUCATE, AND INNOVATE, WITH THE PRIMARY FOCUS OF PROVIDING THE HIGHEST QUALITY CARE AND SERVICE TO THE OCHSNER COMMUNITIES AND PATIENTS. OUR MEDICAL EDUCATION MISSION IS TO EDUCATE AND TRAIN A HEALTH PROFESSIONAL WORKFORCE THAT IS PREPARED TO PROVIDE SAFE AND EFFICIENT CARE IN AN EVOLVING HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM ALONG WITH OUR RESEARCH MISSION TO ENHANCE, FOSTER, AND PROMOTE TRANSLATIONAL, CLINICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY TO IMPROVE THE CLINICAL CARE OF OUR PATIENTS. THE ACADEMIC AREAS ARE OPERATING DIVISIONS OF OCF. RESIDENCY TRAINING PROGRAMS. OCF OPERATES ONE OF THE NATION'S LARGEST INDEPENDENT ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS AND TRAINS OVER 360 RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS ANNUALLY IN 35 INDEPENDENT OCF-SPONSORED ACCREDITED RESIDENCY TRAINING PROGRAMS. IN ADDITION, OCHSNER IS A JOINT SPONSOR WITH THE LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER ("LSUHSC",) PSYCHIATRY PROGRAM, AND IS A JOINT SPONSOR WITH TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE ("TULANE") FOR PEDIATRICS AND OTOLARYNGOLOGY PROGRAMS. THE JOINT PROGRAMS INCLUDE APPROXIMATELY 87 RESIDENTS. IN ADDITION, APPROXIMATELY ANOTHER 740 RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS ROTATE TO OCF IN VARIOUS DISCIPLINES OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY UNDER AFFILIATION AGREEMENTS WITH LSUHSC AND TULANE AS WELL AS OTHER SCHOOLS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND AROUND THE WORLD. OCHSNER ALSO SUPPORTS LSUHSC RESIDENCY TRAINING PROGRAMS AT OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER - KENNER WHERE APPROXIMATELY 55 RESIDENTS IN FAMILY PRACTICE AND INTERNAL MEDICINE, AND APPROXIMATELY 90 RESIDENTS IN MEDICINE AND SURGICAL SPECIALTIES TRAINING PROGRAMS COMPLETE CLINICAL ROTATIONS ANNUALLY.UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND, OCHSNER CLINICAL SCHOOL. IN THE FALL OF 2008, OCHSNER ENTERED INTO A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE IN BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA TO DEVELOP THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND, OCHSNER CLINICAL SCHOOL ("OCS".) THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND OCHSNER CLINICAL SCHOOL IS FULLY ACCREDITED BY THE AUSTRALIAN MEDICAL COUNCIL AND AT FULL STUDENT COMPLIMENT, THIS PROGRAM GRADUATES APPROXIMATELY 100 MEDICAL STUDENTS EACH YEAR. THE STUDENTS GRADUATE WITH A DOCTOR OF MEDICINE (MD) DEGREE. AS OF JANUARY 2024, THERE WERE 352 STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND, OCS PROGRAM. IN 2024, THE OCS RESIDENCY MATCH RATE WAS 99%. IN ADDITION TO THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND, OCS PROGRAM, OCHSNER CONTINUES TO PROVIDE OVER 268 STUDENT-MONTHS OF CLINICAL EDUCATION TO OVER 233 MEDICAL STUDENTS FROM TULANE AND THE LSUHSC AND OTHER MEDICAL SCHOOL PROGRAMS FROM ACROSS THE REGION, COUNTRY AND AROUND THE WORLD.THE OCHSNER DEPARTMENT OF CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION (CME) HAS BEEN ACCREDITED BY THE ACCREDITATION COUNCIL FOR CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION (ACCME) SINCE 1976. APPROXIMATELY 160 CME EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES ARE HELD ANNUALLY THROUGH REGULARLY SCHEDULED SERIES, INTERNET COURSES, AND LIVE ACTIVITIES PROVIDING MORE THAN 23,000 PRACTICING PHYSICIANS WITH OVER 39,000 CME CREDITS. OCF ALSO COLLABORATES WITH OVER 20 JOINT PROVIDERS TO ISSUE CME CREDIT FOR EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES SPONSORED THROUGH THE JOINT PROVIDER. THESE EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDE NATIONAL SOCIETIES, REGIONAL HOSPITALS, AND SPECIALTY GROUPS. NURSING/ALLIED HEALTH/ADVANCED PRACTICE AFFILIATIONS. OCF HAS FORMAL AFFILIATIONS WITH OVER 200 INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING. OCF, THROUGH NURSING, ALLIED HEALTH, AND ADVANCED PRACTICE AFFILIATIONS, ENABLES STUDENTS ENROLLED IN OVER 275 COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES TO COMPLETE FORMAL CLINICAL TRAINING DEGREE REQUIREMENTS. THROUGH THESE AFFILIATIONS, OCHSNER PROVIDES CLINICAL TRAINING AND MENTORING TO OVER 6,000 STUDENTS. IN ADDITION TO THESE AFFILIATIONS, OCHSNER IS PARTNERED WITH XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS TO FACILITATE A PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT PROGRAM AND LOYOLA UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS TO FACILITATE A BACHELOR'S OF NURSING PROGRAM.APPROVALS AND ACCREDITATIONS. OCF'S DIVISION OF ACADEMICS' EDUCATION PROGRAMS ARE ACCREDITED BY OR REGISTERED WITH THE FOLLOWING AGENCIES:ACCREDITATION COUNCIL FOR GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION (ACGME)ACCREDITATION COUNCIL FOR CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION (ACCME)AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MEDICAL COLLEGES (AAMC)AUSTRALIAN MEDICAL COUNCIL (AMC)COUNCIL ON TEACHING HOSPITALS (COTH)
- $33.2 million spent. MEDICAL RESEARCH: CURRENTLY, OCHSNER CLINIC FOUNDATION OPERATES FOUR BASIC SCIENCE RESEARCH LABORATORIES WITH NEARLY 600 ACTIVE CLINICAL TRIALS IN 40 CLINICAL AREAS. OVER 8,000 PATIENTS PARTICIPATE IN OCHSNER CLINICAL RESEARCH ANNUALLY. EVERY CLINICAL TRIAL IS OVERSEEN BY THE OCHSNER INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD, WHICH PROVIDES OVERSIGHT OF THE SAFETY OF THE HUMAN SUBJECTS PARTICIPATING IN CLINICAL TRIALS. OCHSNER ESTABLISHED THE OCHSNER CENTER FOR OUTCOMES HEALTH RESEARCH (OCOHR), THE MISSION OF WHICH IS TO ADVANCE KNOWLEDGE, IMPROVE CLINICAL PRACTICE, AND THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE COMMUNITY. OCOHR IS A MAJOR COLLABORATOR ON SEVERAL GRANTS FUNDED BY THE PATIENT-CENTERED OUTCOMES RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH. THE CLINICAL TRIAL UNIT LOCATED ON THE BAPTIST HOSPITAL CAMPUS WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2012 TO PROVIDE THE ABILITY TO CARRY OUT A VARIETY OF CLINICAL TRIALS, INCLUDING COMPLEX TRIALS REQUIRING CLOSE MONITORING, HIGH-VOLUME TRIALS AND MORE. FROM INCEPTION, OVER 5,000 PATIENTS HAVE PARTICIPATED IN RESEARCH STUDIES AT THE CTU. A SECOND CLINICAL TRIAL UNIT LOCATED ON THE KENNER HOSPITAL CAMPUS WAS RECENTLY OPENED PRIMARILY FOR VACCINE AND OTHER HIGH ENROLLING STUDIES. THE BIOREPOSITORY & CORE RESEARCH LAB UNIT, LOCATED AT OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER, WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2011 TO DEVELOP A ROBUST INVENTORY OF HUMAN BIOSPECIMENS AND BIOFLUIDS FOR UTILIZATION IN RESEARCH PROJECTS. SINCE INCEPTION, OVER 5,000 PATIENTS HAVE DONATED THEIR TISSUES AND BIOFLUIDS.
- $13.4 million spent. OCHSNER FITNESS CENTER: DESIGNED TO MEET THE HEALTH AND FITNESS GOALS OF ITS MEMBERS, OCHSNER FITNESS CENTER ("THE FITNESS CENTER") PROVIDES FITNESS SERVICES TO PATIENTS, EMPLOYEES, AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING SENIORS AND CHILDREN. THE FITNESS CENTER SERVES THE COMMUNITY AS A VALUABLE RESOURCE IN THE PREVENTION OF DISEASE. THE FITNESS CENTER IS INTEGRATED WITH OCHSNER'S PATIENT CARE SERVICES THROUGH ITS MEDICAL FITNESS REFERRAL PROGRAM AND ITS PHYSICAL AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY SERVICES. THE FITNESS CENTER ALSO PROVIDES OUTREACH TO THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, COMMUNITY NUTRITION OUTREACH, AND A YOUTH OBESITY PROGRAM.
- $3.1 million spent. RENT - PHYSICAL PLANT: OCHSNER CLINIC FOUNDATION RENTS ITS PHYSICAL PLANT TO RELATED 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS. THE MAJORITY OF THE RENTAL IS TO BRENT HOUSE CORPORATION, A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY AND EXEMPT 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION. BRENT HOUSE FULLY REIMBURSES OCHSNER FOR EXPENSES RELATED TO THE HOTEL.
- PROGRAM RELATED INVESTMENTS: EQUITY INCOME FROM JOINT VENTURE PROVIDING PATIENT CARE.
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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since October 1944.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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