St Joseph Health Northern California LLC
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
AS EXPRESSIONS OF GOD'S HEALING LOVE, WITNESSED THROUGH THE MINISTRY OF JESUS, WE ARE STEADFAST IN SERVING ALL, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE POOR AND VULNERABLE.
- Income
- $1.5 billion
- Spending
- $1.6 billion
- Spent on programs
- 96%
- Reserves
- -0.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 96%
- Employees
- 5,347
- Volunteers
- 85
- Highest pay
- $2.4 million, president
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
Weak: 32 out of 100. Higher than 6% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 46% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 9% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 3% on the year before.
Spending floor
8 of 1596% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 38 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 259 of 11 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)
- $1.5 billion spent. AT PROVIDENCE, WE USE OUR VOICE TO ADVOCATE FOR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS AND NEEDED REFORMS IN HEALTH CARE. WE ARE ALSO PURSUING INNOVATIVE WAYS TO TRANSFORM HEALTH CARE BY KEEPING PEOPLE HEALTHY, AND MAKING OUR SERVICES MORE CONVENIENT, ACCESSIBLE AND AFFORDABLE FOR ALL. IN AN INCREASINGLY UNCERTAIN WORLD, WE ARE COMMITTED TO HIGH-QUALITY, COMPASSIONATE HEALTH CARE FOR EVERYONE - REGARDLESS OF COVERAGE OR ABILITY TO PAY. WE HELP PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES BENEFIT FROM THE BEST HEALTH CARE MODEL FOR THE FUTURE - TODAY. TOGETHER, OUR 125,000 CAREGIVERS (ALL EMPLOYEES) SERVE IN 51 HOSPITALS, 1,014 CLINICS AND A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES ACROSS ALASKA, CALIFORNIA, MONTANA, NEW MEXICO, OREGON, TEXAS AND WASHINGTON. THE PROVIDENCE AFFILIATE FAMILY INCLUDES: -PROVIDENCE ACROSS FIVE WESTERN STATES -COVENANT HEALTH IN WEST TEXAS AND NEW MEXICO -FACEY MEDICAL GROUP IN LOS ANGELES, CA -KADLEC IN SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON -PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTERS IN SEATTLE, WA -SWEDISH HEALTH SERVICES IN SEATTLE, WA IN 2024, PROVIDENCE MINISTRIES AND AFFILIATES PROVIDED $1.9 BILLION IN COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS. THIS INCLUDES FREE AND DISCOUNTED CARE, UNCOMPENSATED AND SUBSIDIZED CARE, AND OTHER COMMUNITY HEALTH ACTIVITIES. ONE OF THESE VITAL PROGRAMS, MEDICAID, IS A LIFELINE FOR MILLIONS OF INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING SENIORS, CHILDREN, PREGNANT PATIENTS, THOSE WITH DISABILITIES AND VETERANS. WE ARE GRATEFUL TO EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITIES WHO HAS JOINED US IN ADVOCATING FOR CONTINUED FUNDING AND EXPANSION OF THIS PROGRAM. TOGETHER, WE ARE HELPING TO ENSURE MORE PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS TO NEEDED CARE. FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO: HTTPS://WWW.PROVIDENCE.ORG/ABOUT/ANNUAL-REPORT THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS, WE FOCUS ON MEETING THE DIVERSE NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE WE SERVE BY WORKING TO ENSURE BASIC HEALTH NEEDS ARE MET, REMOVING BARRIERS TO CARE, BUILDING COMMUNITY RESILIENCE AND INNOVATING FOR THE FUTURE. PROVIDENCE CONTINUES TO WORK TOWARDS CARBON NEGATIVE AND IN 2024 DECREASED EMISSIONS BY 19 PERCENT COMPARED TO OUR 2019 BASELINE. OUR EFFORTS EARNED US A SYSTEM RECORD 55 ENVIRONMENTAL EXCELLENCE AWARDS FROM PRACTICE GREENHEALTH AND MADE US THE FIRST LARGE SYSTEM TO RECEIVE THE JOINT COMMISSION'S SUSTAINABLE HEALTHCARE CERTIFICATION IN 2024 FOR EACH OF OUR HOSPITALS. 2024 PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS PROVIDENCE ST. JOSEPH HEALTH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA IS COMPRISED OF FOUR MAIN HOSPITAL FACILITIES: SANTA ROSA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, QUEEN OF THE VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER, REDWOOD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL EUREKA. EACH HOSPITAL FACILITY HAS ITS OWN SERVICE AREA, CONDUCTS ITS OWN CHNA, PREPARES ITS OWN IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY AND SUBMITS ITS OWN ANNUAL REPORTS. IN CY24, PROVIDENCE ST. JOSEPH HEALTH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA LLC REPORTED $13M IN FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (FREE AND DISCOUNTED CARE), AND $79.5M OF UNPAID COST OF MEDICAID. PROVIDENCE ST. JOSEPH HEALTH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA LLC IS COMMITTED TO PROMOTING THE HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN ITS SURROUNDING COMMUNITY. THE THREE PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR ST. JOSEPH NORCAL LLC ARE HIGHLIGHTED BELOW: CARE NETWORK, MOBILE HEALTH CLINIC AND COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTERS. CARE NETWORK: CARE (CARE MANAGEMENT, ADVOCACY, RESOURCES AND EDUCATION) NETWORK IS A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED, MISSION-DRIVEN, INTENSIVE, COMMUNITY-BASED MEDICAL AND PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM UTILIZING AN INTERDISCIPLINARY, RN, SOCIAL WORK, COMMUNITY HEALTH BEHAVIORAL AND SPIRITUAL APPROACH. SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO PERSONS WITH COMPLEX HEALTH, BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL CHALLENGES. CLIENTS ARE SERVED IN THE COMMUNITY THEY RESIDE, INCLUDING ENCAMPMENTS, SHELTERS, HOME OR AS NEEDED IN A HEALTH PROVIDER OFFICE OR OTHER COMMUNITY SERVICE LOCATION. THE PROGRAM IS AIMED AT CARE COORDINATION AND IMPROVING DISEASE MANAGEMENT AND QUALITY OF LIFE WHILE REDUCING OVERALL GOVERNMENT BURDEN OF HEALTHCARE COST. IN SONOMA COUNTY, CARE NETWORK EXPANDED TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER TO THE HIGH-UTILIZER TEAM AND ONE ADDITIONAL SUBSTANCE USE NAVIGATOR, WORKING WITH CLIENTS WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CHALLENGES, CO-OCCURRING SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS, AS WELL AS COMPLEX MEDICAL CONDITIONS THAT REQUIRE CARE COORDINATION, CASE MANAGEMENT AND CONNECTION TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. ADDITIONALLY, CARE NETWORK HAS ESTABLISHED A NARCAN DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM WITH THE LOCAL PROVIDENCE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS. CARE NETWORK REGION-WIDE HAS BEEN ACCEPTED AS ENHANCED CARE MANAGEMENT PROVIDERS THROUGH PARTNERSHIP HEALTH PLAN OF CALIFORNIA. CARE NETWORK PROGRAMS WERE SELECTED TO CONDUCT OUTREACH, ENROLLMENT AND ENHANCED SERVICES FOR POPULATIONS OF FOCUS INCLUDING THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, HIGH UTILIZERS OF EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS, AND ADULTS WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS OR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER. IN 2024, CARE NETWORK ENROLLED 334 INDIVIDUALS IN ECM SERVICES AND HELPED THEM ACCESS NEEDED HOUSING, FOOD, SKILLED NURSING, SUD AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND CRITICAL MEDICAL CARE. ACROSS ALL SERVICE AREAS, CARE NETWORK SERVED PATIENTS THROUGH 100,675 ENCOUNTERS. CY24 NET BENEFIT = $9,664,128. MOBILE HEALTH CLINIC: OUR MOBILE HEALTH CLINIC SERVES PATIENTS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AT NO COST. THE PROGRAM SEEKS TO PROVIDE CARE TO THOSE WHO FALL THROUGH THE TRADITIONAL PRIMARY CARE SAFETY NET, AND FOR REASONS RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION, POVERTY, OR OTHER FACTORS, FACE INSURMOUNTABLE BARRIERS TO ACCESSING CARE AT COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS OR OTHER MEDICAL HOMES. THE CLINIC OFFERS HEALTH SCREENINGS, TREATMENT OF MINOR MEDICAL PROBLEMS, HEALTH AND NUTRITIONAL EDUCATION, AND INFORMATION AND REFERRALS. IN 2024, IN OUR SERVICE AREA, THE CLINIC SERVED 1,827 PATIENTS OVER 3,963 ENCOUNTERS AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS, INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SONOMA/BOYES HOT SPRINGS, SANTA ROSA, CLOVERDALE, WINDSOR, ROHNERT PARK, PETALUMA, BODEGA BAY, AND SEBASTOPOL. THE MOBILE HEALTH TEAM ALSO SERVED SEVERAL LOCAL HOMELESS SHELTERS, ENCAMPMENTS AND RURAL COMMUNITIES, PROVIDING DIRECT PATIENT CARE. CY24 NET BENEFIT = $963,229. COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTERS: FOR DECADES
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? 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 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 August 2017.
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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