Usc Arcadia Hospital Foundation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
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- Income
- $5.2 million
- Spending
- $4.3 million
- Spent on programs
- 65%
- Reserves
- 17.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 83%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 67
- Highest pay
- $1.3 million, hospital president
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: 90 out of 100. Higher than 76% of charities in its peer group (health care, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 17.7 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 1% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 18% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15Income fell 22% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1565% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 23 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
Strong: 95 out of 100. Higher than 58% of charities in its peer group (health care, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2521 of 23 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 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)
- $2.8 million spent. PROGRAM SERVICES: IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR GENERAL HOSPITAL SERVICES, THE FOUNDATION ALSO SUPPORTED THE FOLLOWING SPECIFIC PROGRAMS OF HOSPITAL. NEXT GENERATION CARE - A NEW PATIENT TOWER WAS COMPLETED IN 2011 THAT HOUSED ADVANCED MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONAL CARE IN A HEALING ENVIRONMENT. THE NEW TOWER FEATURES THE HOLLFELDER EMERGENCY CARE CENTER WHICH EXPANDS LIFE SAVING SERVICES, INCREASES THE NUMBER OF PATIENT BEDS AND ADDITIONAL CRITICAL CARE BEDS, PLUS SPECIALTY AREAS FOR CARDIOLOGY, CANCER AND ORTHOPEDICS. CARDIAC CARE - USC ARCADIA HOSPITAL IS COMMITTED TO ALWAYS BEING THAT PLACE - ONE THAT IS CAPABLE OF HELPING PATIENTS IN A CRISIS WHETHER IT IS A CARDIAC ARREST, HEART ATTACK, HEART FAILURE OR LONG TERM REHABILITATION CARE AFTER CARDIAC SURGERY. ITS EXCELLENCE IN COMPREHENSIVE CARDIAC SERVICES INCLUDES: (1) AS A SPECIALLY DESIGNATED STEMI RECEIVING CENTER, PARAMEDICS BYPASS OTHER HOSPITALS AND BRING PATIENTS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING A LIFE THREATENING STEMI-TYPE HEART ATTACK (WHERE THE CORONARY ARTERY IS COMPLETELY BLOCKED BY A BLOOD CLOT) TO USC ARCADIA HOSPITAL; (2) THE CHEST PAIN TEAM STANDS READY 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, TO OPEN BLOCKED ARTERIES IN ONE OF THREE CATH LABS IN LESS THAN 90 MINUTES, THE GOLD STANDARD IN CARDIAC CARE; (3) IT IS AMONG THE FEW HEART CENTERS WHERE TOP ELECTROPHYSIOLOGISTS ARE REGULARLY MAPPING THE HEART AND USING ULTRASOUND OR RADIO WAVES TO CORRECT DANGEROUS ARRHYTHMIAS WITHOUT DRUGS; (4) IN THE CARDIAC REHABILITATION DEPARTMENT, STAFF CERTIFIED IN AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION (AHA) ADVANCED CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT OFFER EDUCATION AND EXERCISE THERAPY WHOSE GOAL IS TO HELP CARDIAC PATIENTS RECOVER QUICKLY AND RETURN TO WORK OR AN ACTIVE RETIREMENT; (5)LOS ANGELES COUNTRY'S EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AGENCY RECOGNIZES THAT THE TEAM PROVIDES SOME OF THE BEST CARDIAC CARE IN LOS ANGELES COUNTRY; (6) AMONG OTHER AWARDS, USC ARCADIA HOSPITAL'S CARDIOLOGY SERVICES WHERE RECENTLY RECOGNIZED WITH A GOLD PERFORMANCE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FROM AHA FOR OUR HIGH-QUALITY CARE OF CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE PATIENTS. STROKE CARE CENTER - USC ARCADIA HOSPITAL IS APPROVED BY THE JOINT COMMISSION AS AN ADVANCED PRIMARY STROKE CENTER AND IS CERTIFIED BY THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES AS AN APPROVED STROKE CENTER - ONE OF ONLY 18 APPROVED STROKE CENTERS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY AND ONE OF ONLY TWO SUCH FACILITIES IN THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY. WHEN IT COMES TO EFFECTIVE TREATMENT, WHERE PATIENTS GO FOR HELP IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT. USC ARCADIA HOSPITAL MEETS ALL THE KEY CRITERIA WITH: (1) SPECIALLY TRAINED PHYSICIANS, NURSES AND TECHNICIANS WHO READY TO SPRING INTO ACTION WHENEVER A STROKE PATIENT ARRIVES; (2) A PLACE THAT DELIVERS CARE FAST - MEETING OR EXCEEDING NATIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS TO RAPIDLY ASSESS STROKE VICTIMS AND START TREATMENT WITHIN 60 MINUTES OF ARRIVAL IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT; (3) THE EQUIPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY TO STOP STROKE IN ITS TRACKS AND MINIMIZE DAMAGE; (4) HOSPITAL WITH A PLAN OF ACTION THAT WORKS HARD TO CARE FOR THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF EVERY STROKE PATIENT. THE GOAL IS TO ENSURE THAT PATIENTS NEVER HAVE TO EXPERIENCE ANOTHER STROKE. EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT - USC ARCADIA HOSPITAL IS ONE OF THE TWO LARGEST EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS IN THE WEST SAN GABRIEL VALLEY. EACH YEAR, CARE IS PROVIDED FOR APPROXIMATELY 53,809 PATIENTS WHO COME, THROUGH EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT. THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT HAS PHYSICIANS OF ALL SPECIALTIES ON CALL 24 HOURS PER DAY, SEVEN DAYS PER WEEK, INCLUDING CARDIOLOGIST, ORTHOPEDIC, PLASTIC, HAND, NEURO AND VASCULAR SURGEONS - SPECIALISTS THAT MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE AT OTHER HOSPITALS. REHABILITATION CENTER - A NEW ACUTE REHABILITATION UNIT WAS COMPLETED IN 2016. WITH ITS EXPANSION AND IMPROVEMENT, USC ARCADIA HOSPITAL CAN HELP MORE PATIENTS RECOVERING FROM STROKES, BRAIN INJURIES, ORTHOPEDIC AND OTHER CONDITIONS.
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 October 1979.
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.
Could it be confused with another charity? Worth knowing.
A much larger organization has a similar name: Usc Arcadia Hospital (Arcadia, CA), EIN 95-1643336. If that is the one you meant, check the EIN before giving.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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