Sharp Healthcare
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- Raising each dollar of donations cost 84 cents.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
TO PROMOTE HEALTH CARE THROUGH SUPPORTING AND/OR OPERATING, DIRECTLY OR THROUGH WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARIES AND OTHER APPROPRIATE MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENTS, HOSPITALS AND OTHER MEDICALLY-RELATED FACILITIES AND ACTIVITIES IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. THE SPECIFIC AND PRIMARY PURPOSES FOR WHICH THIS CORPORATION IS FORMED ARE TO SUPPORT AND BE RESPONSIVE TO THE NEEDS OF ITS PUBLICLY SUPPORTED, TAX-EXEMPT SUBSIDIARIES.
- Income
- $2.2 billion
- Spending
- $2.4 billion
- Spent on programs
- 70%
- Reserves
- -3.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 89%
- Employees
- 23,359
- Volunteers
- 0
- Highest pay
- $2.8 million, president & ceo shc
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 21 out of 100. Higher than 1% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
2 of 20It owes 97% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 9% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 25% on the year before.
Spending floor
0 of 1570% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 84 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 53% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2521 of 24 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
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
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 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)
- $879.0 million spent. SHARP HEALTHCARE OPERATES A NUMBER OF OUTPATIENT CLINICS THROUGHOUT SAN DIEGO COUNTY WHICH PROVIDE OUTPATIENT AND URGENT CARE SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY. TOTAL PATIENT VISITS WERE 2,011,413 FOR THE TWELVE MONTHS ENDED 9/30/2025.
- $793.3 million spent. SHARP HEALTHCARE PROVIDES ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT TO ITS SUBSIDIARIES. ITS GENERAL PURPOSE IS TO PROMOTE HEALTHCARE THROUGH SUPPORTING AND/OR OPERATING ITS SUBSIDIARIES.
- SEE THE FULL SHARP HEALTHCARE ANNUAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT PLAN AND REPORT AT: HTTPS://WWW.SHARP.COM/ABOUT/COMMUNITY/COMMUNITY-BENEFITS/BENEFIT-REPORT.CFM OVERVIEW OF SHARP HEALTHCARE SHARP HEALTHCARE (SHARP) IS AN INTEGRATED, REGIONAL HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM BASED IN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. THE SHARP SYSTEM INCLUDES FOUR ACUTE CARE HOSPITALS, FIVE SPECIALTY HOSPITALS, THREE AFFILIATED MEDICAL GROUPS, TWENTY-SEVEN MEDICAL CLINICS, SIX URGENT CARE CENTERS, THREE SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES, TWO INPATIENT REHABILITATION CENTERS, A HOSPICE PROGRAM, HOME INFUSION SERVICES, NUMEROUS OUTPATIENT FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS, AND THREE CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONS. SHARP ALSO OFFERS INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP HMO COVERAGE THROUGH SHARP HEALTH PLAN. SERVING A POPULATION OF APPROXIMATELY 3.3 MILLION IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY (SDC), AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2025, SHARP IS LICENSED TO OPERATE 2,230 BEDS AND HAS APPROXIMATELY 2,800 SHARP-AFFILIATED PHYSICIANS AND MORE THAN 20,000 EMPLOYEES. MISSION IT IS SHARP HEALTHCARE'S MISSION TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THOSE WE SERVE WITH A COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE IN ALL THAT WE DO. SHARP'S GOAL IS TO OFFER QUALITY CARE AND SERVICES THAT SET COMMUNITY STANDARDS, EXCEED PATIENTS' EXPECTATIONS AND ARE PROVIDED IN A CARING, CONVENIENT, COST-EFFECTIVE AND ACCESSIBLE MANNER. VISION SHARP HEALTHCARE'S VISION IS TO TRANSFORM THE HEALTH CARE EXPERIENCE AND BE THE BEST PLACE TO WORK, THE BEST PLACE TO PRACTICE MEDICINE AND THE BEST PLACE TO RECEIVE CARE. SHARP IS DEDICATED TO BECOMING THE BEST HEALTH SYSTEM IN THE UNIVERSE. CORE VALUES INTEGRITY, CARING, SAFETY, INNOVATION AND EXCELLENCE. SUMMARY THIS SUMMARY PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT PLANNING AT SHARP HEALTHCARE (SHARP), A LISTING OF COMMUNITY NEEDS ADDRESSED IN THIS COMMUNITY BENEFIT PLAN AND REPORT AND A SUMMARY OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES PROVIDED BY SHARP IN FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2025 (OCT. 1, 2024, THROUGH SEPT. 30, 2025). IN ADDITION, THE SUMMARY REPORTS THE ECONOMIC VALUE OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROVIDED BY SHARP, ACCORDING TO THE FRAMEWORK SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFIED IN SENATE BILL 697 (SB 697), FOR THE FOLLOWING ENTITIES: - SHARP CHULA VISTA MEDICAL CENTER (EIN 95-2367304) - SHARP CORONADO HOSPITAL AND HEALTHCARE CENTER (EIN 95-0651579) - SHARP GROSSMONT HOSPITAL (33-0449527) - SHARP MARY BIRCH HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN & NEWBORNS (EIN 95-3782169) - SHARP MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (EIN 95-3782169) - SHARP MESA VISTA HOSPITAL AND SHARP MCDONALD CENTER (EIN 95-3782169) - SHARP HEALTH PLAN (EIN 33-0519730) COMMUNITY BENEFIT PLANNING AT SHARP HEALTHCARE SHARP HEALTHCARE BASES ITS COMMUNITY BENEFIT PLANNING ON ITS TRIENNIAL COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENTS (CHNAS), COMBINED WITH EXPERTISE IN PROGRAMS AND SERVICES OF EACH SHARP HOSPITAL AND COLLABORATION WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS. COMMUNITY NEEDS ADDRESSED IN THE SHARP HEALTHCARE COMMUNITY BENEFIT PLAN AND REPORT FOR FY 2025 INCLUDE: - ACCESS TO CARE AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND INDIVIDUALS WITHOUT A MEDICAL PROVIDER - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT PROVIDE COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SUPPORT TO ADDRESS HEALTH EQUITY CHALLENGES AND CHRONIC STRESS - EDUCATION, SCREENING AND SUPPORT PROGRAMS FOR CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS, INCLUDING HEART AND VASCULAR DISEASE, STROKE, CANCER, DIABETES AND OBESITY - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE EDUCATION, SCREENING AND SUPPORT FOR AT-RISK POPULATIONS - WOMEN'S AND PRENATAL/POSTNATAL HEALTH SERVICES, SUPPORT AND EDUCATION - AGING CARE AND SUPPORT PROGRAMS, INCLUDING EDUCATION AND SCREENING FOR OLDER ADULTS AND CAREGIVERS - SAFETY AND SUPPORT PROGRAMS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES - END OF LIFE AND ADVANCE CARE PLANNING SERVICES - SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY NONPROFIT HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS - EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS - STUDENT AND INTERN SUPERVISION, EDUCATION AND SUPPORT - COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL SCHOOLS TO PROMOTE INTEREST IN AND PATHWAYS TO HEALTH CARE CAREERS - PARTICIPATION IN CLINICAL TRIALS AND HEALTH RESEARCH ECONOMIC VALUE OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROVIDED IN FY2025 IN FY 2025, SHARP PROVIDED A TOTAL OF $751,654,612 IN COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS AND UNREIMBURSED SERVICES. THESE FINANCIAL FIGURES REPRESENT UNREIMBURSED COMMUNITY BENEFIT COSTS AFTER THE IMPACT OF THE MEDI-CAL HOSPITAL FEE PROGRAM. ECONOMIC VALUE OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROVIDED IN FY 2025 BY SB 697 CATEGORY AND BY SHARP ENTITY WAS AS FOLLOWS: SHARP CHULA VISTA MEDICAL CENTER: MEDICAL CARE SERVICES - $146,019,667 OTHER BENEFITS FOR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS - $355,640 OTHER BENEFITS FOR THE BROADER COMMUNITY - $226,508 HEALTH RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS - $696,317 TOTAL - $147,298,132 SHARP CORONADO HOSPITAL AND HEALTHCARE CENTER: MEDICAL CARE SERVICES - $30,622,120 OTHER BENEFITS FOR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS - $146,120 OTHER BENEFITS FOR THE BROADER COMMUNITY - $261,541 HEALTH RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS - $69,401 TOTAL - $31,099,182 SHARP GROSSMONT HOSPITAL: MEDICAL CARE SERVICES - $228,058,739 OTHER BENEFITS FOR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS - $1,449,818 OTHER BENEFITS FOR THE BROADER COMMUNITY - $647,551 HEALTH RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS - $846,982 TOTAL - $231,003,090 SHARP MARY BIRCH HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN & NEWBORNS: MEDICAL CARE SERVICES - $22,718,293 OTHER BENEFITS FOR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS - $45,755 OTHER BENEFITS FOR THE BROADER COMMUNITY - $486,399 HEALTH RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS - $132,678 TOTAL - $23,383,125 SHARP MEMORIAL HOSPITAL: MEDICAL CARE SERVICES - $288,513,237 OTHER BENEFITS FOR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS - $824,871 OTHER BENEFITS FOR THE BROADER COMMUNITY - $717,096 HEALTH RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS - $1,234,438 TOTAL - $291,289,642 SHARP MESA VISTA HOSPITAL AND SHARP MCDONALD CENTER: MEDICAL CARE SERVICES - $26,189,296 OTHER BENEFITS FOR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS - $1,104,630 OTHER BENEFITS FOR THE BROADER COMMUNITY - $66,036 HEALTH RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS - $147,208 TOTAL - $27,507,170 SHARP HEALTH PLAN: OTHER BENEF
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 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 September 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 March 1957.
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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