Keck Medical Center of Usc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
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- Income
- $2.2 billion
- Spending
- $2.2 billion
- Spent on programs
- 80%
- Reserves
- 3.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 100%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 304
- Highest pay
- $4.0 million, director
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: 69 out of 100. Higher than 59% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 3.8 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 20% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 3% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 0% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1580% of spending went to programs.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Fair: 65 out of 100. Higher than 1% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Independent board
5 of 251 of 16 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
0 of 10Did not give 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 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 (1)
- $1.8 billion spent. HEALTH CARE SERVICES: TO ESTABLISH, EQUIP, MAINTAIN, AND OPERATE ONE OR MORE NONPROFIT HOSPITALS, INCLUDING KECK HOSPITAL OF USC AND USC NORRIS CANCER HOSPITAL, AS PART OF THE INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, KECK MEDICINE OF USC. CONTINUED IN SCHEDULE O. ORGANIZATION'S PRIMARY ACTIVITY AND PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS KECK MEDICAL CENTER OF USC (THE ORGANIZATION) WAS ORGANIZED ON JUNE 24, 2020 AS A CALIFORNIA NONPROFIT CORPORATION FOR EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE, SCIENTIFIC, AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE INCLUDING; TO ESTABLISH, EQUIP, MAINTAIN, AND OPERATE ONE OR MORE NONPROFIT HOSPITALS, INCLUDING KECK HOSPITAL OF USC AND USC NORRIS CANCER HOSPITAL, AS PART OF THE INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, KECK MEDICINE OF USC ("KECK MEDICINE"); TO COORDINATE THE ACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION WITH OTHER ACTIVITIES OF KECK MEDICINE IN A MANNER THAT ENHANCES THE ACCESSIBILITY, QUALITY AND COST EFFECTIVENESS OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES RELATED TO THE COMMUNITIES SERVED BY THE ORGANIZATION, PROVIDES ASSOCIATED SERVICES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, OUTPATIENT CARE AND EMERGENCY CARE, TO ALL PERSONS WITHOUT REGARD TO SEX, RACE, AGE, RELIGION, CREED, COLOR OR NATIONAL ORIGIN, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, OR PHYSICAL OR MENTAL DISABILITY, AND SUPPORTS THE EDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH MISSIONS OF THE KECK SCHOOL OF MEDICINE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA; TO PARTICIPATE IN ACTIVITIES DESIGNED AND CARRIED ON TO PROVIDE AND IMPROVE THE GENERAL PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH OF PATIENTS SERVED BY KECK MEDICINE; AND IN FURTHERANCE OF THE PURPOSE, MISSION AND ACTIVITIES OF KECK MEDICINE, TO PROVIDE OTHER FORMS OF AID AND ASSISTANCE TO, FOR THE BENEFIT OF, OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE NONPROFIT COMPONENTS OF KECK MEDICINE. KECK IS A TERTIARY, QUATERNARY CARE HOSPITAL THAT PROVIDES CARE TO THE MOST ACUTELY ILL PATIENTS. ITS SPECIALTIES INCLUDE HEAD AND NECK ONCOLOGY, INPATIENT REHABILITATION, AND KIDNEY TRANSPLANT SERVICES, AMONG OTHERS. ITS INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED PHYSICIANS CARE FOR PATIENTS, AND TEACH AND CONDUCT RESEARCH AT THE KECK SCHOOL OF MEDICINE OF USC, THE REGION'S FIRST MEDICAL SCHOOL. KECK PROVIDES INNOVATIVE CARE FOR COMPLEX MEDICAL AND SURGICAL ISSUES. HIGHLY TRAINED SPECIALISTS IN EACH AREA PROVIDE EVERY PATIENT WITH AN INDIVIDUALIZED, YET EXTENSIVE CARE PLAN. HUNDREDS OF CLINICAL TRIALS ARE CURRENTLY TAKING PLACE AT KECK AND ITS AFFILIATED RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS, GIVING PARTICIPANTS ACCESS TO NOVEL AND PROMISING THERAPIES THAT GENERALLY ARE NOT AVAILABLE ELSEWHERE. NORRIS IS ONE OF THE NATION'S FIFTY-ONE COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTERS, DEDICATED TO THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF APPROACHES TO THE PREVENTION, DIAGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT OF CANCER. IT IS ONE OF THE EIGHT ORIGINAL COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTERS DESIGNATED BY THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE AND HAS A MISSION TO TRANSLATE SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES INTO INNOVATIVE THERAPIES FOR ITS PATIENTS. NORRIS'S RESEARCH BREAKTHROUGHS HAVE LED THE WAY TO A GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF THE UNDERLYING CAUSES OF CANCER AND NEW METHODS OF PREVENTION, DETECTION AND TREATMENT. NORRIS FOCUSES ON THIRTEEN KEY AREAS OF CANCER TREATMENT: BREAST CANCER, GASTROINTESTINAL CANCER, GENETIC COUNSELING, GYNECOLOGICAL CANCERS, HEAD AND NECK CANCERS, HEMATOLOGY, LUNG CANCER, MELANOMA, NEURO-ONCOLOGY, RADIATION ONCOLOGY, SARCOMA, SKIN CANCER AND UROLOGIC ONCOLOGY. USING A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM APPROACH, THE MORE THAN 250 DEDICATED PHYSICIANS AND SCIENTISTS OF NORRIS TREAT AND PREVENT CANCER BY DEVELOPING NEW THERAPIES, ENHANCING EXISTING PROTOCOLS AND PROVIDING PERSONALIZED, PRECISION CARE THAT IS THE MOST ADVANCED AVAILABLE. AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF A UNIVERSITY-BASED MEDICAL CENTER, NORRIS OFFERS ACCESS TO HUNDREDS OF INNOVATIVE CLINICAL TRIALS AND EXTENSIVE PATIENT EDUCATION, EMPOWERING PATIENTS TO TAKE AN ACTIVE ROLE IN THEIR HEALTH CARE.
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 November 2020.
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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