Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- It reported loans to or from officers, directors or other insiders.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
AS A LEADING ACADEMIC HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATION, OUR MISSION IS TO ELEVATE THE HEALTH STATUS OF THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE.(SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUATION)(CONTINUED)-WE DELIVER EXCEPTIONAL HEALTHCARE ENHANCED BY RESEARCH AND EDUCATION-WE PRIORITIZE HIGH-QUALITY CARE FOR ALL WITH COMPASSION-WE TRANSFORM BIOMEDICAL DISCOVERIES AND INNOVATIONS FOR BETTER HEALTH-WE EDUCATE TOMORROW'S PHYSICIANS, NURSES, RESEARCHERS, AND HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALSOUR MISSION IS FOUNDED IN THE JUDAIC TRADITION, WHICH INSPIRES OUR DEVOTION TO THE ART AND SCIENCE OF HEALING.
- Income
- $5.9 billion
- Spending
- $4.7 billion
- Spent on programs
- 88%
- Reserves
- 13.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 80%
- Employees
- 18,416
- Volunteers
- 3,414
- Highest pay
- $9.1 million, president/board member
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
Strong: 96 out of 100. Higher than 93% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 13.4 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 25% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 19% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 11% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1588% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 4 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 83 out of 100. Higher than 21% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2527 of 34 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
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.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
0 of 10Reports at least one of: diversion of assets, excess benefits, 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 (3)
- $3.6 billion spent. CLINICAL CARE:THE CARE PROVIDED AT CEDARS-SINAI IS AS UNIQUE AND VIBRANT AS THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES. CEDARS-SINAI IS COMMITTED TO CLINICAL CARE, RESEARCH AND EDUCATION TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE AND IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF OUR PATIENTS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER REPORTED 296,191 INPATIENT DAYS AND 965,181 OUTPATIENT VISITS. OTHER VOLUME MEASURES INCLUDE 46,731 INPATIENT ADMISSIONS, AND 90,276 EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISITS. (SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUATION)(CONTINUED)AS ONE OF THE LARGEST ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES, CEDARS-SINAI PROVIDES MANY HIGHLY SPECIALIZED SERVICES THAT ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT MOST OTHER HOSPITALS, AND WHICH REQUIRE A SIGNIFICANT INFRASTRUCTURE OF TECHNOLOGY AND EXPERT STAFFING. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, SURGEONS AT CEDARS-SINAI PERFORMED THE NATION'S FIRST ROBOT-ASSISTED MICROSURGICAL HEAD AND NECK CANCER RECONSTRUCTION. THIS BREAKTHROUGH ALLOWS SURGERY ON BLOOD VESSELS THINNER THAN A HUMAN HAIR AND REFLECTS CEDARS-SINAI'S COMMITMENT TO INNOVATION AND ADVANCES IN PATIENT CARE. THE COMPREHENSIVE TRANSPLANT CENTER AND SMIDT HEART INSTITUTE AT CEDARS-SINAI COMPLETED 682 SOLID-ORGAN TRANSPLANTS IN CALENDAR YEAR 2024, WITH SURVIVAL RATES MEETING OR EXCEEDING THE NATIONAL AVERAGE. CEDARS-SINAI IS AMONG THE TOP 10 U.S. TRANSPLANT CENTERS BY VOLUME AND IS KNOWN FOR ACCEPTING COMPLEX, HIGH-RISK CASES. CEDARS-SINAI GUERIN CHILDREN'S MARKED ITS THIRD ANNIVERSARY BY SERVING MORE FAMILIES AND ADDING INNOVATIONS THAT INCLUDE A NEURO-NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT PROTECTING NEWBORNS' BRAINS, A SMALL-BABY UNIT SUPPORTING PREMATURE INFANTS, AND A GENOMICS CENTER TO BETTER UNDERSTAND AND TREAT PEDIATRIC DISEASES. CEDARS-SINAI EARNED A FIVE-STAR RATING FROM THE CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES FOR THE EIGHTH TIME IN A ROW. AROUND 10% OF U.S. HOSPITALS RECEIVE THIS HIGHEST DISTINCTION, WHICH MEASURES CATEGORIES INCLUDING SAFETY, READMISSIONS, PATIENT EXPERIENCE AND EFFECTIVE CARE.
- $421.5 million spent. RESEARCH:CEDARS-SINAI'S KAO AUTOIMMUNITY INSTITUTE PIONEERS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES TO REVEAL HOW AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES HIJACK THE IMMUNE SYSTEM TO ATTACK HEALTHY TISSUE. BY COMBINING PATIENT PARTICIPATION, CLINICAL EXPERTISE AND COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY, THE INSTITUTE IDENTIFIES NEW DISEASE MARKERS AND ACCELERATES DISCOVERY OF TARGETED TREATMENTS.(SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUATION) (CONTINUED)WITH NEARLY 90 CLINICAL TRIALS UNDERWAY, INVESTIGATORS AT CEDARS-SINAI'S NEW CENTER FOR ADVANCED GEROTHERAPEUTICS ARE EXPLORING THE MYSTERIES OF CELLULAR AGING AND PIONEERING THERAPIES THAT SLOW OR EVEN REVERSE THE HANDS OF TIME.CEDARS-SINAI RESEARCH REVEALED A DRASTIC RISE IN DIGESTIVE DISORDERS SUCH AS IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME DURING COVID-19. STRESS ON THE GUT-BRAIN CONNECTION APPEARS TO HAVE PLAYED A ROLE, UNDERSCORING THE PANDEMIC'S IMPACT ON COMMUNITY HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE.A HEART STENT DEVELOPED AT CEDARS-SINAI MEANS FEWER SURGERIES FOR INFANTS BORN WITH NARROWED BLOOD VESSELS. THE FDA-APPROVED, EXPANDABLE DEVICE ADAPTS AS CHILDREN GROW, REDUCING THE NEED FOR REPEAT OPERATIONS AND IMPROVING LONG-TERM HEALTH. IMMUNOTHERAPY IS REVOLUTIONIZING MELANOMA CARE. CEDARS-SINAI CANCER INVESTIGATORS ARE LEADING EFFORTS TO COMBINE IT WITH OTHER TREATMENTS, AIMING TO BEAT RESISTANCE AND STOP ITS SPREAD TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR PATIENTS FACING THIS AGGRESSIVE CANCER.
- $165.7 million spent. TRAINING FOR PHYSICIANS AND OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONALS:IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, CEDARS-SINAI INVESTED OVER $145M FOR TRAINING OF PHYSICIANS, OTHER LICENSED HEALING ART PRACTITIONERS AND OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS.CEDARS-SINAI NURSES ARE COMMITTED TO COMPASSIONATE, PATIENT-CENTERED CARE. THEY CONTINUALLY STRIVE TO IMPROVE THEIR SKILLS BY PURSUING HIGHER DEGREES AND ENHANCED TRAINING. 94% OF NURSES HAVE OBTAINED A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING OR HIGHER DEGREE AND 184 NURSES PARTICIPATED IN THE CEDARS-SINAI NEW-GRADUATE RN RESIDENCY PROGRAM. (SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUATION)(CONTINUED)CEDARS-SINAI HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY SUPPORTS LEARNERS PASSIONATE ABOUT PURSUING WORLD-CLASS SCIENCE AND MEDICINE IN A THRIVING ACADEMIC HEALTH SYSTEM. THE UNIVERSITY TRAINS THE LEADERS OF TOMORROW TO MEET THE DEMANDS OF AN EVOLVING HEALTHCARE LANDSCAPE.IN ADDITION TO ITS RESEARCH ENTERPRISE, THE NEW CEDARS-SINAI CENTER FOR SPACE MEDICINE RESEARCH IS ESTABLISHING AN EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVE TIED TO THE MASTER OF SCIENCE IN REGENERATIVE MEDICINE PROGRAM, WHICH INCLUDES SPACE BIOMEDICINE COURSES. THE CHUCK LORRE ALLIED HEALTH SCHOOL AT CEDARS-SINAI HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY RECRUITED ITS FIRST COHORT TO TRAIN AS TECHNICIANS AND THERAPISTS ESSENTIAL TO HEALTHCARE. THE SCHOOL BOOSTS EARNING POTENTIAL AND OPENS CAREER PATHS FOR UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.
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 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? 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 September 10, 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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 1964.
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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