Redwood Memorial 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
- $838,685
- Spending
- $875,184
- Spent on programs
- 56%
- Reserves
- 17.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 83%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 30
- Highest pay
- $646,232, 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
Good: 86 out of 100. Higher than 67% of charities in its peer group (education, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 17.7 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 3% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 4% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 30% on the year before.
Spending floor
8 of 1556% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 11 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 91% of charities in its peer group (education, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 2514 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
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)
- $491,022 spent. SEE SCHEDULE O.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, WAIN 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 REDWOOD MEMORIAL FOUNDATION HAS BEEN DIRECTLY SUPPORTING REDWOOD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IN MEETING THE HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE NEEDS OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS. SERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF EUREKA, FORTUNA, FERNDALE, LOLETA RIO DELL AND THROUGHOUT THE EEL RIVER VALLEY AND INTO SOUTHERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY, REDWOOD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IS A CRITICAL CARE ACCESS HOSPITAL THAT PROVIDES QUALITY CARE IN THE AREAS OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE, HOLISTIC AND PATIENT CENTERED CARE, DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING, CANCER PROGRAM, AS WELL AS COMMUNITY - BASED PROGRAMS AND RESOURCE CENTERS FOCUSED ON PREVENTION, HEALTH PROMOTION, OUTREACH, CARE COORDINATION AND COMMUNITY BUILDING. WITH OVER 206 EMPLOYEES COMMITTED TO REALIZING THE MISSION. AS A MEMBER OF THE PROVIDENCE HEALTH SYSTEM, REDWOOD MEMORIAL FOUNDATION IS COMMITTED TO EXTENDING THE HEALING MINISTRY OF JESUS IN THE TRADITION OF THE SISTERS OF ST. JOSEPH OF ORANGE. THIS MISSION HAS GUIDED OUR CATHOLIC HEALTHCARE MINISTRY SINCE THE OPENING OF OUR FIRST HOSPITAL IN EUREKA, CALIFORNIA NEARLY 100 YEARS AGO. REDWOOD MEMORIAL FOUNDATION SUPPORTS REDWOOD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL: REDWOOD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BELIEVES THAT NO ONE SHOULD DELAY SEEKING NEEDED MEDICAL CARE BECAUSE THEY LACK HEALTH INSURANCE. THAT IS WHY REDWOOD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HAS A PATIENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (FAP) THAT PROVIDES FREE OR DISCOUNTED SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE PATIENTS. PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN ADDITION TO PROGRAMS HIGHLIGHTED ABOVE, REDWOOD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, WITH THE SUPPORT OF REDWOOD MEMORIAL FOUNDATION, OFFERS THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS: COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTERS FOR DECADES THE PROVIDENCE COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTERS (CRC) HAVE BEEN SERVING VULNERABLE COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN RURAL AND REMOTE POCKETS OF HUMBOLDT COUNTY AS A CORE COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM OF REDWOOD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. EACH OF THE FIVE RESOURCE CENTERS IS UNIQUE TO THE COMMUNITY IT SERVES - THEY EACH LISTEN TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND PROVIDE SERVICES AND COMMUNITY BUILDING EVENTS THAT ARE RESPONSIVE TO THE VARIOUS NEEDS, INTERESTS AND CONCERNS OF THE COMMUNITY. IN 2024 THE CRCS HAD 161,542 ENCOUNTERS WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN NEED OF EXTRA SUPPORT OR CONNECTION TO RESOURCES. THEY OFFERED FOOD PANTRIES, FREE CLOTHING GIVEAWAYS, PLAYGROUPS FOR FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN UNDER AGE FIVE, BACK TO SCHOOL EVENTS, CULTURAL CELEBRATIONS AND SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS WITH LIMITED RESOURCES (TRANSPORTATION, HELP MAKING APPOINTMENTS, APPLYING FOR JOBS OR SOCIAL SERVICE BENEFITS). THEY OFFERED COOKING AND CANNING CLASSES TO ADDRESS FOOD INSECURITY, EXERCISE CLASSES AND SOCIALIZATION FOR SENIORS AND OTHERS WHO ARE LONELY. THEY WELCOME UNHOUSED INDIVIDUALS AND MET BASIC NEEDS WITH COMPASSION AND DIGNITY. THEY ORGANIZED COMMUNITY GATHERINGS LIKE TREE LIGHTING CEREMONIES AT CHRISTMAS AND BROWN-BAG LUNCHES FOR KIDS DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS WHEN SCHOOL IS OUT. AND THEY HELPED COMMUNITIES BECOME MORE RESILIENT AND RECOVER FROM DISASTERS SUCH AS FIRES, FLOODS AND EARTHQUAKES. THE PROVIDENCE COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTERS ARE CONNECTION POINTS IN THE COMMUNITY AND THEY ACT AS A HUB FOR OTHER GOVERNMENT ENTITIES AND NON-PROFITS ORGANIZATIONS TO GATHER AND REACH PEOPLE IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT. PARTNERSHIP AND WORKING WITH EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY IS A PRIORITY OF THE CRCS. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT PROVIDENCE ST. JOSEPH HEALTH, PLEASE VISIT HTTPS://WWW.PROVIDENCE.ORG FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ST. JOSEPH HEALTH, PLEASE VISIT WWW.STJHS.ORG FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT REDWOOD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PLEASE VISIT WWW.STJOEHUMBOLDT.ORG
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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 7, 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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 1946.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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