Henry Ford Health System Michigan State University Health Sciences
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE GOAL OF HENRY FORD HEALTH - MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES (HSC) IS TO SERVE AS A CATALYST FOR CHANGE, REIMAGINING HOW WE THINK ABOUT, INNOVATE AND DELIVER SERVICES TO SUPPORT THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF OUR COMMUNITIES. FUELED BY PASSION, CURIOSITY, AND A LITTLE BIT OF GRIT, THE HSC IS DEVELOPING SOLUTIONS, TREATMENTS, AND PROGRAMS TO MAKE LIFE COLLECTIVELY BETTER. STRATEGIES TOWARD ACHIEVING THIS GOAL INCLUDE A JOINT RESEARCH ENTERPRISE, A PREMIER CANCER CENTER, FOCUS ON THE MODEL OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH EDUCATION FOR THE FUTURE.
- Income
- $149,761
- Spending
- $4.5 million
- Spent on programs
- 100%
- Reserves
- 1.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- investment income, 72%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 0
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: 37 out of 100. Higher than 12% of charities in its peer group (health care, under $250k).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.3 months of spending.
Debt
2 of 20It owes 81% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 2902% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 5% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 15100% of spending went to programs.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Fair: 62 out of 100. Higher than 38% of charities in its peer group (health care, under $250k).
Independent board
25 of 2512 of 12 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15Reports no written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no 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.
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)
- $4.5 million spent. SINCE SOLIDIFYING NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH) RECOGNITION AS AN ALIGNED ORGANIZATION IN NOVEMBER 2022, HENRY FORD HEALTH + MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES IS ACCELERATING DISCOVERIES TO TRANSFORM LIFE. OUR RESEARCH IS FOCUSED ON CREATING BREAKTHROUGHS THAT LEAD TO PREVENTION, EARLY DETECTION, DIAGNOSES AND TREATMENTS THAT IMPROVE HEALTH AND WELLNESS.CREATIVITY AND POSSIBILITIES MULTIPLY WHEN RESEARCHERS FROM RENOWNED INSTITUTIONS COME TOGETHER. WITH OUR COLLABORATION, ONE PLUS ONE BECOMES MUCH MORE THAN TWO.TOGETHER, WE STRIVE TO SUPPORT FURTHER GLOBAL UNDERSTANDING AND ADVANCEMENTS IN AREAS THAT DIRECTLY IMPACT OUR COMMUNITIES IN MICHIGAN AND BEYOND. OUR PRIMARY FOCUS IS BRINGING TOGETHER RESEARCH AND CLINICAL APPLICATIONS TO CREATE A NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL DESTINATION FOR ACCESS TO THE MOST ADVANCED CANCER THERAPIES AND RESEARCH. IN 2024, WE ARE EXPANDING OUR PARTNERSHIP FOCUS AREAS, DEVELOPING AFFINITY GROUPS AND CONTINUING TO STRENGTHEN OUR COLLECTIVE IMPACT IN: NEUROSCIENCE CARDIOMETABOLIC HEALTH WOMEN'S HEALTH IMMUNOLOGY IMAGING MUSCULOSKELETAL HEALTH POPULATION HEALTH PRECISION HEALTHIN JUNE 2024, HENRY FORD HEALTH, MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, AND COMMUNITY LEADERS CELEBRATED THE GROUNDBREAKING OF THE 335,000-SQUARE-FOOT HENRY FORD HEALTH + MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES RESEARCH CENTER IN DETROIT'S NEW CENTER NEIGHBORHOOD. THE $335 MILLION RESEARCH FACILITY IS SCHEDULED TO OPEN IN 2027 AND WILL BE THE FIRST PHYSICAL MATERIALIZATION OF THE 30-YEAR PARTNERSHIP SIGNED BETWEEN THE TWO MICHIGAN INSTITUTIONS IN 2021.ADVANCING RESEARCH:FOR MORE THAN A CENTURY, HENRY FORD HEALTH HAS EMBODIED CLINICAL RESEARCH EXPERTISE, INTRODUCING THE NEWEST THERAPIES FOR PATIENTS. MSU, AN ACADEMIC POWERHOUSE FOR MORE THAN 150 YEARS, HAS RENOWNED STRENGTH IN BASIC RESEARCH. TOGETHER, WE ARE BRINGING MEDICAL DISCOVERIES FROM BENCH TO BEDSIDE.OUR WORLD CLASS RESEARCH FACILITY IN DETROIT, SET TO OPEN IN 2027, WILL FURTHER FUSE BASIC AND TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH, SERVING AS AN EPICENTER FOR INNOVATION AND DISCOVERY.COMBATTING CANCER:WE ARE BRINGING TOGETHER RESEARCH AND CLINICAL APPLICATIONS TO CREATE A NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL DESTINATION FOR ACCESS TO THE MOST ADVANCED CANCER THERAPIES AND RESEARCH. A KEY FOCUS IS CLOSING THE GAP IN HEALTH CARE OUTCOMES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH CANCER BASED ON RACE, ETHNICITY, GENDER, AND SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS.PARTNERSHIP INVESTMENTS IN CANCER RESEARCH INCLUDE NEARLY $3 MILLION IN SEED FUNDING AND INTEGRATION GRANTS TO CULTIVATE COLLABORATION, WITH THE ULTIMATE AIM TO BLAZE A PATH TO INNOVATIVE CLINICAL TRIALS.EVOLVING EDUCATION:WE ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO PREPARE THE NEXT GENERATION OF PHYSICIANS AND NURSES TO CARE FOR PATIENTS. WE HAVE INTRODUCED A NEW MSU COLLEGE OF HUMAN MEDICINE CAMPUS AT HENRY FORD HOSPITAL IN DETROIT, EXPANDED MSU COLLEGE OF NURSING PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE HEALTH SYSTEM AND WORKED TO FURTHER STRENGTHEN OUR LONG-STANDING MSU COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE PARTNERSHIP.CLINICAL INTEGRATION:THE HENRY FORD + MSU PARTNERSHIP TOOK ANOTHER STEP FORWARD WITH THE SIGNING OF A MASTER SERVICES AGREEMENT (MSA), EFFECTIVE JAN. 1, 2025. THE MSA SOLIDIFIES THE FUTURE OF A MEANINGFUL INTEGRATION OF CLINICAL SERVICES, INCLUDING EXPANDING THE SCOPE OF SERVICES, IMPROVING ACCESS TO QUALITY CARE FOR MICHIGAN RESIDENTS AND IMPLEMENTING BEST PRACTICES.THE HENRY FORD MEDICAL GROUP, A NATIONALLY RESPECTED TEAM OF MORE THAN 2,800 PROVIDERS AND RESEARCHERS, IS PROVIDING THE OPERATIONAL AND FINANCIAL EXPERTISE TO HELP ACHIEVE THESE GOALS THROUGH SHARED LEADERSHIP WITH MSU. MSU HEALTH CARE IS ADOPTING HENRY FORD HEALTH'S ESTABLISHED SYSTEMS, LEVERAGING ECONOMIES OF SCALE, ACCESSING THEIR VENDOR NETWORKS AND UTILIZING THEIR EXPERTISE.STRENGTHENING DETROIT:A STRONG COMMITMENT TO THE CITY OF DETROIT IS AT THE HEART OF THIS PARTNERSHIP. AS LEADERS IN ADVANCED RESEARCH AND MEDICAL EDUCATION, COMPLEX CARE AND PRECISION HEALTH, POPULATION HEALTH MANAGEMENT AND VALUE-BASED CARE, HENRY FORD AND MSU BELIEVE THEY CAN MAKE A GREATER IMPACT AS CLOSELY ALIGNED PARTNERS THAN THEY COULD INDIVIDUALLY. WE ANTICIPATE THIS PARTNERSHIP WILL RESULT IN: JOB CREATION FOR DETROIT RESIDENTS INCREASED ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE OPTIONS IN THE CITY MEDICAL AND NURSING EDUCATION AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR DETROIT RESIDENTS DETROIT AS THE DESTINATION FOR THE NATION'S BEST PRACTITIONERS, RESEARCHERS, AND STUDENTS ATTRACTING INDUSTRY PARTNERS AND START-UPS INTERESTED IN HEALTH INNOVATION
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? 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 November 2021.
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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