Valley Health System
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Serving our community by improving health. Provision of healthcare and medical services.
- Income
- $1.4 billion
- Spending
- $1.3 billion
- Spent on programs
- 78%
- Reserves
- 3.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 93%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 294
- Highest pay
- $2.2 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
Good: 75 out of 100.
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 3.7 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 34% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 7% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 18% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1578% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 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.
Independent board
25 of 2540 of 44 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 (1)
- $1.0 billion spent. VALLEY HEALTH'S MISSION IS SERVING OUR COMMUNITY BY IMPROVING HEALTH. VALLEY HEALTH IS COMPOSED OF SIX CORE HOSPITALS; HAMPSHIRE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, PAGE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, SHENANDOAH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, WAR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, WARREN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND WINCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER. VALLEY HEALTH BRINGS TOGETHER 620 LICENSED INPATIENT BEDS, 36 LONG-TERM CARE BEDS, 5,300 EMPLOYEES, AND A MEDICAL STAFF EXCEEDING 600 PROFESSIONALS.DURING 2024 THE SYSTEM PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY - PROVIDED 171,773 TOTAL PATIENT DAYS OF SERVICE: INCLUDING 143,310 ACUTE CARE DAYS, 4,113 NEWBORN CARE DAYS, 8,391 TRANSITIONAL CARE DAYS, 20 SKILLED NURSING DAYS, 15,939 LONG TERM CARE DAYS. EXPERIENCED 704,486 OUTPATIENT REGISTRATIONS AT PHYSICIAN PRACTICES AND PERFORMED 22,529 SURGICAL PROCEDURES.
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 October 13, 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 November 2009.
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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