Bikur Cholim
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
BIKUR CHOLIM ORGANIZES AND SUBSIDIZES MEDICAL TREATMENT, SPEECH AND PHYSICAL THERAPY, MEDICATION, DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, BLOOD PRODUCTS, HOMECARE, TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING FOR PATIENTS AND FAMILY-MEMBERS, MEALS, AND DIAGNOSTICS WHILE PROVIDING SOCIAL SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY.
- Income
- $1.0 million
- Spending
- $894,785
- Spent on programs
- 73%
- Reserves
- 16.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 88%
- Employees
- 1
- Highest pay
- $85,717, secretary
Source: Form 990 for the year ending February 29, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 63% of charities in its peer group (health care, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 16.3 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 13% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 30% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1573% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 1 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending February 29, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Fair: 63 out of 100. Higher than 13% of charities in its peer group (health care, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
18 of 252 of 3 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a 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.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
0 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed 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 February 29, 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)
- $653,230 spent. BIKUR CHOLIM ALSO KNOWN AS THE JEWISH HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION IS ONE OF THE LEADING NONPROFIT HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS ON THE WEST COAST, PROVIDING LIFE-SAVING SERVICES AND SOCIAL SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO THE MOST VULNERABLE CHILDREN, ADULTS, AND FAMILIES SUFFERING FROM SERIOUS AND LIFE-THREATENING ILLNESS. TOO OFTEN, DISENFRANCHISED AND MINORITY COMMUNITIES SUFFER FROM A LACK OF HEALTHCARE EQUITY DUE TO SYSTEMIC BIAS AND RACISM. BIKUR CHOLIM ADDRESSES THIS DISPARITY THROUGH ITS MORE THAN 20 PROGRAMS THAT ANNUALLY ASSIST THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES SUFFERING FROM LIFE-THREATENING ILLNESS REGARDLESS OF RACE, RELIGION, OR GENDER. THE HEBREW WORDS "BIKUR CHOLIM" SERVE AS A TESTIMONY TO A LIVING CONTINUATION OF THE JEWISH TENETS OF CARING, COMPASSION, AND PHILANTHROPY PASSED ON FROM ONE GENERATION TO THEN NEXT. THROUGH OUR MORE THAN 20 SERVICES AND PROGRAMS, WE OPEN DOORS TO WORLD-RENOWNED PHYSICIANS AND MEDICAL CENTERS, ACCESSING THE BEST DIAGNOSTICIANS, SPECIALISTS, AND MEDICAL CARE AVAILABLE TODAY. WE ARE DEDICATED TO ENSURING THAT THE THOUSANDS OF MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN WHO TURN TO US FOR HELP RECEIVE THE TREATMENT THEY NEED, REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. BIKUR CHOLIM'S DEVOTED STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE FAMILY-CENTERED CARE, WHETHER AT HOME OR IN THE HOSPITAL, AND UNDERSTAND THAT WHEN ILLNESS STRIKES, WHO YOU CALL FIRST CAN MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE. FUNDING TREATMENT, MEDICATION, & DIAGNOSTICS BIKUR CHOLIM UNDERSTANDS THAT MANY INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES ARE OF LIMITED MEANS. THIS CAN RESULT IN BEING UNINSURED OR AN INABILITY TO AFFORD CO- PAYMENTS AND DEDUCTIBLES FOR MEDICAL CARE. BIKUR CHOLIM HOUSE GREATER LOS ANGELES OFFERS UNPARALLELED SPECIALTY MEDICINE AND SURGEONS FOR TREATING DEBILITATING AND LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS AND DISEASES. THIS LEVEL OF EXCELLENCE DRAWS PATIENTS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT WHICH CAN REQUIRE THEM TO STAY WEEKS, OR EVEN MONTHS AT A TIME. MANY FIND THEMSELVES OVERWHELMED NOT ONLY BY THE COST OF THEIR MEDICAL CARE AND DEBILITATING EFFECTS OF THEIR ILLNESS, BUT ALSO BY FEELINGS OF ISOLATION AND THE SIGNIFICANT EXPENSE OF LODGING WHILE AWAY FROM HOME. THE BIKUR CHOLIM HOUSE IS A 10-UNIT APARTMENT BUILDING IN THE HEART OF HANCOCK PARK CENTRALLY LOCATED TO ALL OF THE MAJOR MEDICAL CENTERS THROUGHOUT LOS ANGELES. FOR THOSE PATIENTS AND THEIR ACCOMPANYING GUESTS DESIRING A JEWISH COMMUNITY WHILE RECEIVING TREATMENT IN LOS ANGELES, THE BIKUR CHOLIM HOUSE PROVIDES EACH FAMILY WITH THEIR OWN FULLY FURNISHED APARTMENT WITH WIFI AND CABLE TV FREE OF CHARGE WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE OF SYNAGOGUES AND KOSHER MARKETS. THE BIKUR CHOLIM HOUSE IS NOT A HEALTHCARE FACILITY, HOWEVER IS DESIGNED TO OFFER PATIENTS MUCH-NEEDED PRIVACY AND AN ENVIRONMENT THAT PROMOTES HEALTH AND WELL-BEING AS THEY BATTLE THEIR ILLNESS. BLOOD & BONE MARROW EVERY HOUR OF EVERY DAY SOMEONE IN OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS DONATED BLOOD TO LIVE. IT MAY BE A CHILD RECEIVING CHEMOTHERAPY, A MOTHER UNDERGOING SURGERY, OR A HOSPITAL SUFFERING FROM AN URGENT BLOOD SHORTAGE. BLOOD IS A LIFESAVING RESOURCE THAT CANNOT BE MANUFACTURED. WHEN THE NEED ARISES, IT IS A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH FOR PATIENTS AND HOSPITALS TO HAVE BLOOD PRODUCTS AVAILABLE. BIKUR CHOLIM ORGANIZES AND OPERATES THE LARGEST BLOOD DRIVES AND DIRECT DONOR BLOOD & PLATELET PROGRAM IN GREATER LOS ANGELES. WE PARTNER WITH HOSPITALS TO ENSURE BLOOD IS FOR ALL PATIENTS. HOMECARE ASSISTANCE FROM TIME-TO-TIME, PATIENTS DISCHARGED FROM A HOSPITAL MAY BE IN NEED OF ACUTE HOMECARE ASSISTANCE DURING THEIR RECOVERY. BIKUR CHOLIM UNDERSTANDS THAT MANY INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES ARE OF LIMITED MEANS WHICH CAN RESULT IN BEING UNINSURED OR AN INABILITY TO AFFORD THIS CARE AND IS HERE TO HELP. TRANSPORTATION TO/FROM MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS FROM TIME-TO-TIME PATIENTS ARE UNABLE TO DRIVE THEMSELVES TO THEIR MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS AND OFTEN FAMILY MEMBERS ARE UNAVAILABLE. UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES BIKUR CHOLIM WILL ASSIT WHEN POSSIBLE WITH PATIENT TRASNPORTAION. VISITATION HOME & HOSPITAL FOR THOSE SUFFERING FROM ILLNESS, WHETHER AT HOME OR HOSPITALIZED, THE POSITIVE EFFECT OF A FRIENDLY VISITOR IS IMMEASURABLE. BIKUR CHOLIMS TRAINED VOLUNTEERS VISIT PATIENTS THROUGHOUT OUR CITY EVERY DAY PROVIDING COMFORT, COMPANY, AND THE ASSURANCE THAT THE PATIENT IS NOT ALONE. THESE VISITS ALSO ALLOW OUR VOLUNTEERS TO ACT AS LIAISONS TO CONVEY EACH PATIENTS REQUEST TO BIKUR CHOLIM IN ORDER FOR US TO ENSURE THEY ARE RECEIVING THE BEST CARE POSSIBLE. CHALLAH SHEL BRACHA FOR MANY YEARS, BIKUR CHOLIMS CHALLAH SHEL BRACHA PROGRAM HAS BEEN PROVIDING HOMEMADE CHALLAHS TO OUR CITYS ELDERLY AND PATIENTS. EACH CHALLAH IS HOME-BAKED BY VOLUNTEERS AND PERSONALLY DELIVERED EREV SHABBOS WHETHER ONE IS HOME OR HOSPITALIZED. THIS DELICIOUS AND HEARTWARMING GIFT LETS THE RECIPIENTS KNOW THEY ARE NOT ALONE OR FORGOTTEN, AND THAT THEY REMAIN IN THE COMMUNITYS HEARTS. COMMUNITY HEALTH CAMPAIGNS & EDUCATION FREE AND SUBSIDIZED CHILDHOOD IMMUNIZATIONS FREE AND SUBSIDIZED MAMMOGRAPHY PHYSICIAN ROUNDTABLE WOMENS HEALTH CARE EVENTS CHILDRENS HEALTH CARE EVENTS CRISIS INTERVENTION & CASE MANAGEMENT THE NEWS OF A SERIOUS DIAGNOSIS CAN UNDERSTANDABLY LEAVE AN INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY OVERWHELMED. WITH BIKUR CHOLIMS UNPARALLELED EXPERIENCE IN DEALING WITH MEDICAL CRISES, WE ENSURE THAT EACH PATIENT IS IMMEDIATELY CONNECTED TO OUR MORE THAN 20 CRITICAL SERVICES AND PROGRAMS SUCH AS DIRECT DONOR BLOOD AND PLATELETS, MEDICAL REFERRALS AND SPECIALIST CONSULTATIONS, IN- HOSPITAL KOSHER MEALS, FREE LOAN OF MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, ETC. IN ORDER TO MAKE THIS CHALLENGING TIME MORE MANAGEABLE. EISHES CHAYIL KEEPING GENERATIONS CONNECTED BIKUR CHOLIMS EISHES CHAYIL PROGRAM INCLUDES MATRIARCH LUNCHEONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, HOME VISITATION, AND WEEKLY PHONE-CALLS TO THE ELDERLY AND CHOLIM WHOM COULD USE SOME CHEER AND ENCOURAGEMENT. HOSPITAL SHABBOS CLOSETS & SHABBOXES FOR THOSE PATIENTS AND FAMILY MEMBERS WHO FIND THEMSELVES IN AN EMERGENCY HOSPITAL ADMISSION LEAVING THEM UNPREPARED, WE HAVE BI
Source: Form 990 for the year ending February 29, 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? 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 February 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 1996.
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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