National Jewish Health
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- It reported loans to or from officers, directors or other insiders.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
National Jewish Health's mission since 1899 is to heal, discover and educate as a preeminent healthcare institution. We serve by providing the best integrated and innovative care for patients and their families; by understanding and finding cures for the diseases we research; and, by educating and training the next generation of healthcare professionals to be leaders in medicine and science.
- Income
- $375.4 million
- Spending
- $383.1 million
- Spent on programs
- 89%
- Reserves
- 1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 68%
- Employees
- 2,099
- Volunteers
- 4
- Highest pay
- $2.4 million, president and ceo, bod member
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
Fair: 53 out of 100. Higher than 37% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.0 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 35% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 2% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 6% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1589% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 11 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: 90 out of 100. Higher than 27% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2544 of 45 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
0 of 10Reports at least one of: diversion of assets, excess benefits, 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 (4)
- $243.4 million spent. National Jewish Health is a nationally recognized, academic medical center with specialized expertise in the evaluation and management of respiratory, cardiac, allergic and immunologic diseases. National Jewish Health serves as a referral center for patients across the United States, particularly for those patients with diseases that are exceptionally difficult to diagnose and/or treat. National Jewish Health provides care to adult and pediatric patients on both an inpatient and outpatient basis and offers a comprehensive spectrum of clinical services. Clinical services include but are not limited to: pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine, allergy /immunology, occupational and environmental health sciences, cardiology, pulmonary, hypertension, rheumatology, gastroenterology, infectious disease and mycobacterial infections, cystic fibrosis, neurology, neuromuscular medicine and ALS, thoracic surgery, immediate care, otolaryngology and oncology. In the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025, National Jewish Health provided over 120,285 outpatient visits. Additionally, our physicians provided over 6,011 inpatient encounters, primarily critical care services, pulmonary consultative service and hospitalist services, at multiple facilities across metropolitan Denver, including the National Jewish Health main campus. Our patients come from virtually every state across the United States, with residents from our Colorado community constituting the largest single group. National Jewish Health was founded under the motto, "None may enter who can pay; None can pay who enter." While today, National Jewish Health accepts paying patients, a significant amount of charity care is provided and all appointments are offered on a first come, first serve basis regardless of the ability to pay. National Jewish Health continues to adapt its clinical programs to meet the unique needs of the changing healthcare landscape, like providing Chronic Care ManagementTM, multi-disciplinary clinics for patients suffering and recovering from long COVID, and an Immediate Care clinic for adults and kids with unexpected illnesses and minor injuries. National Jewish Health has collaborated with local hospitals to provide a combined state of the art outpatient clinic and inpatient care setting.
- $69.0 million spent. National Jewish Health receives various types of grants. In addition to the above, National Jewish Health received $56,915,359 of funding through grants which are included in Part VIII (revenues), lines 1e and 1f. National Jewish Health conducts extensive basic, translational and clinical biomedical research. In addition to translational research programs in its areas of clinical specialties, National Jewish Health conducts research in basic immunology, genetics, proteomics, cell biology, signal transduction, structural biology, cancer biology, and oxidant biology. Research activities have resulted in a number of scientific discoveries that have improved care for patients worldwide. National Jewish received a federal contract renewal to continue funding our COPDGene research and network. Funds for National Jewish Health's research are provided by grants from private and governmental agencies which include the National Institute of Health (NIH), the Department of Defense (DOD), National Science Foundation (NSF) and charitable contributions from private industry.
- $14.3 million spent. National Jewish Health is the nations' largest nonprofit provider of telephonic and technology-based commercial tobacco cessation services, delivering evidence-based, personalized telephone and online coaching programs in 23 states and a variety of health plans, employer groups and wellness companies. The state grant contract revenue of $17,140,017 is included in Part VIII, line 1e, while the rest of the revenue is reported in section 4c above. Since the development of our Quitline program in 2002, National Jewish Health has assisted more than 2.5 million people with their quit attempts. In FY25, we launched a new mobile application to support My Life, My Quit 2.0, enhancing access and engagement for youth participants seeking cessation support. In tandem, we introduced a refreshed QuitLogix(R) 3.0 platform to strengthen the participant experience, streamline navigation, and expand functionality across all participating states. The Quitline program follows the best practices and industry standards published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and North American Quitline Consortium (NAQC). National Jewish Health's protocols are research- and evidence-based. The Quitline is staffed by more than 80 professionals who are devoted to commercial tobacco use prevention and cessation. The Tobacco Cessation Coaches undergo rigorous training that enables them to tailor their coaching services based on participant needs using our proven-successful coaching model. For each person who reaches out to the Quitline for help, the coaches immediately engage them in their quit journey to foster success, and our results demonstrate our proven track record. Our surveys, conducted by an independent third party, show that individuals who receive our evidence-based coaching services and use cessation medications have a 37% long-term quit rate, one of the best quit rates in the nation. nation.
- $12.5 million spent. National Jewish Health provides other programs and services such as professional education for medical professionals, specialized physician and provider services to local hospitals, and expert testing and analytical services to other healthcare providers, non-profits and academic medical centers.
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 June 1979.
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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