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Commonwealth CARE Alliance

Boston, MA · EIN 04-3756900 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2024 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Commonwealth CARE Alliance reported $2.77 billion in revenue and $2.92 billion in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $88.87 went to program services, $11.13 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 99.8% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $2,752,553 (PRESIDENT & CEO, DIRECTOR). 827 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 80% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $2.92B

For context, the median across 5,634 covered health care charities: $86.19 programs, $13.81 management, $0.00 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $2.77B

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

2024 filing. Median across 5,634 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure2024Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
88.9%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
11.1%13.7%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%0.0%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
Not reported$0.00
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
0.0%1.3%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%0.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
99.8%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$2,752,553$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.09%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
82727
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
-0.26.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
15 of 1688.9%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$2.55B expenses · 98.4% of program spending · grants $142K · revenue $2.73B

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$42M expenses · 1.6% of program spending · revenue $46M

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Highest reported compensation

2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
PRESIDENT & CEO, DIRECTOR
Director/trustee, officer, 16.00 hrs/week
$1,623,372$0$1,129,181$2,752,553
PRESIDENT OF CLINICAL SERVICES
Key employee, 36.00 hrs/week
$911,545$0$260,319$1,171,864
FORMER PRESIDENT OF MARKETS
Former, 0.00 hrs/week
$990,818$0$0$990,818
& CLERK, CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER
Officer, 16.00 hrs/week
$748,500$0$224,165$972,665
COMPLIANCE & ETHICS OFFICER
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$752,717$0$201,871$954,588
CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER
Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$731,251$0$199,940$931,191
GROWTH & TRANSFORMATION OFFICER
Key employee, 39.00 hrs/week
$661,615$0$218,366$879,981
MANAGER INSTED (UNTIL 9/13/24)
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$832,714$0$11,106$843,820

827 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Commonwealth CARE Alliance (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $8.4M (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
2024 ⓘ$2.77B$2.92B88.9%−$52M$2,752,553
2023 ⓘ$2.56B$2.63B86.0%$177M$2,736,390
2022 ⓘ$2.27B$2.22B86.2%$298M$2,052,250
2021 ⓘ$2.04B$1.99B88.0%$238M$1,688,285
2020 ⓘ$1.80B$1.73B89.6%$198M$2,453,583
2019 ⓘ$1.54B$1.52B88.1%$129M$1,394,434

Governance answers, as filed

2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means
  • Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b16 · 15 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
  • Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
  • Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
  • Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
  • Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
  • Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
  • Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
  • Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
  • Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
  • Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
  • Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
  • Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
  • Employees Part I, line 51,408
  • Volunteers Part I, line 65

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Commonwealth CARE Alliance's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Commonwealth CARE Alliance, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

Questions people ask

How much of Commonwealth CARE Alliance's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2024, Commonwealth CARE Alliance reported that 88.9% of its $2.92 billion in expenses went to program services, 11.1% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Commonwealth CARE Alliance pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Commonwealth CARE Alliance reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $2,752,553, for the role of PRESIDENT & CEO, DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Commonwealth CARE Alliance get its money?

Of $2.77 billion in revenue in calendar year 2024, 0.0% came from contributions and grants and 99.8% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Commonwealth CARE Alliance a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 04-3756900 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202513219349319446 · read the filing · XML
  • 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202403209349323980 · read the filing
  • 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202303199349307225 · read the filing
  • 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202213199349321391 · read the filing
  • 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202133199349304213 · read the filing
  • 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202013219349305436 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 04-3756900: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.