Providence Southwest Washington Foundation
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
- $7.1 million
- Spending
- $5.5 million
- Spent on programs
- 79%
- Reserves
- 64.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- investment income, 57%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 120
- Highest pay
- $1.0 million, director
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
Strong: 100 out of 100.
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 64.9 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 1% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 22% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 40% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1579% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 23 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.
Independent board
25 of 2517 of 20 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)
- $4.4 million 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. REALIZING OUR MISSION PROVIDENCE ST. PETER HOSPITAL OFFERS A WIDE RANGE OF SERVICES THAT PROVIDE HEALTH BENEFITS TO THE UNINSURED AND UNDERSERVED IN SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON COMMUNITY. THESE SERVICES, MANY OF WHICH DO NOT GENERATE ENOUGH INCOME TO SUPPORT THEMSELVES, INCLUDE PROGRAMS SUCH AS PSYCHIATRY, CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY, A SEXUAL ASSAULT CLINIC, AND A MOBILE HEALTH PROGRAM TO SERVE INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS; SUPPORT SERVICES FOR CANCER PATIENTS, SURVIVORS, AND THEIR FAMILIES; AND MEDICAL TRAINING AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS. PROVIDENCE SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON FOUNDATION SUPPORTS THESE SERVICES BY DEVELOPING AND PROVIDING PHILANTHROPIC RESOURCES FROM THE GENEROUS INDIVIDUALS, FOUNDATIONS, AND BUSINESSES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. THE FOUNDATION ALSO SUPPORTED VARIOUS IMPROVEMENTS THROUGHOUT THE TWO LOCAL HOSPITALS, SUCH AS THE PURCHASE OF SURGICAL AND CARDIOLOGY EQUIPMENT. THE ABUSE INTERVENTION CLINIC (FORMERLY SEXUAL ASSAULT CLINIC) IS PART OF PROVIDENCE ST. PETER HOSPITAL IN OLYMPIA. IT SERVES RESIDENTS OF THURSTON, LEWIS, MASON, GRAYS HARBOR, PACIFIC, AND WAHKIAKUM COUNTIES. THE PHYSICIANS, NURSE PRACTITIONERS, NURSES, AND SOCIAL WORKERS PROVIDE SPECIAL MEDICAL EVALUATIONS FOR CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, AND ADULTS. PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES ARE THEN REFERRED TO COMMUNITY AGENCIES FOR COUNSELING AND OTHER SERVICES. THE ABUSE INTERVENTION CLINIC IS A CERTIFIED SPECIALTY SERVICES PROVIDER. THE FOUNDATION PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY $2,900,000 TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL EXPENSES OF PROGRAMS LIKE THESE IN 2024. SUPPORT FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS, INCLUDING THE PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT FOR OTHER DIRECT PATIENT CARE, INCLUDING REMOTE PATIENT MONITORING, CARDIOLOGY, IMAGING, FAMILY BIRTHING, HOSPITAL BEDS AND STRETCHERS AND EMERGENCY SERVICES TOTALED APPROXIMATELY $2,700,000 IN 2024. PROVIDENCE SOUNDHOMECARE AND HOSPICE BRINGS THE PROVIDENCE TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE INTO THE HOME SETTING. THEIR GOAL IS TO PROVIDE THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF SERVICE IN A CARING AND RESPONSIVE MANNER. THE HOME CARE AND HOSPICE TEAMS WORK TOGETHER WITH PHYSICIANS, PATIENTS, FAMILY MEMBERS, AND INSURANCE PROVIDERS TO MEET EACH PATIENT'S UNIQUE NEEDS. ACCESS TO ITS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES IS AVAILABLE 24 HOURS A DAY, EVERY DAY. SERVING MASON, LEWIS, AND THURSTON COUNTIES, PROVIDENCE SOUNDHOMECARE, AND HOSPICE IS A NON-PROFIT, STATE-LICENSED, AND MEDICARE-CERTIFIED AGENCY. FOUNDATION FUNDING HELPS WITH RESPITE CARE, COMFORT THERAPIES, GRIEF SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES AND CHILDREN, REMOTE PATIENT MONITORING AND EDUCATION. PROVIDENCE MOTHER JOSEPH CARE CENTER (MJCC) IS A CATHOLIC, NON-PROFIT FACILITY COMMITTED TO IMPROVING THE CARE AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE ELDERLY AND CHRONICALLY ILL. MJCC PROVIDES HIGH-QUALITY CARE WITH AN EMPHASIS ON RESPECT FOR THE CULTURAL AND SPIRITUAL DIVERSITY OF THOSE IT SERVES. THE EMPLOYEES, VOLUNTEERS, AND MEDICAL STAFF RECOGNIZE THE DIGNITY AND VALUE OF EACH INDIVIDUAL. MJCC PROVIDES SENSITIVE, HOLISTIC CARE TO MEET THE PHYSICAL, SPIRITUAL, SOCIAL, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL NEEDS OF EACH PATIENT. GRANTS TO PROVIDENCE MEDICAL GROUP TO FUND KALEIDOSCOPE PLAY & LEARN GROUPS FOR SUPPORTING YOUNG PARENTS, REMOTE PATIENT MONITORING EQUIPMENT, INTEGRATED THERAPIES FOR ONCOLOGY PATIENTS AND TRANSPORTATION FOR PATIENTS TO AND FROM MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS TOTALED $25,286 IN 2024. GRANTS TO SOUTH PUGET SOUND COMMUNITY COLLEGE TO PROVIDE NURSING SCHOLARSHIPS AND TESTING FEES. THESE SCHOLARSHIPS SUPPORT THE AVAILABILITY OF WELL-TRAINED MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS FOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. TOTAL SUPPORT FOR THESE PURPOSES IN 2024 WAS $30,000.
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 May 1980.
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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