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Advocate Health and Hospitals Corp

Oak Brook, IL · EIN 36-2169147 · 501(c)(3) · Hospital or medical research organization
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2024 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Advocate Health and Hospitals Corp reported $7.81 billion in revenue and $8.32 billion in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $94.78 went to program services, $5.22 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: 88.0% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $30,862,679 (DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT). 12 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 38% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $8.32B

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 $7.81B

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)
94.8%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
5.2%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
$0.00$0.00
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
0.2%1.3%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.1%0.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
88.0%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$30,862,679$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.37%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
1227
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
8.16.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
11 of 1388.9%

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
$7.02B expenses · 89.0% of program spending · grants $902K · revenue $6.63B

Financial assistanceproviding inpatient and outpatient healthcare services to the community regardless of the patients' ability to pay. Included in these health care services are the provision of financial assistance and trauma care. As part of its community benefits strategy and its vision and values, advocate is committed to promoting initiatives that enhance access to health care for people who are uninsured, underinsured and low income. Advocate offers a very generous financial assistance program, requiring no payments from the patients most in need and providing discounts to uninsured…

$108M expenses · 1.4% of program spending · revenue −$34M

Medical education (undergraduate medical education [ume]/graduate medical education [gme]/post-graduate [cme] medical education. The advocate medical education department's mission is to train the next generation of physicians through undergraduate (ume) and graduate medical education (gme), and to continue the development of advocate physicians through continuing medical education (cme). Advocate is accredited by the accreditation council for continuing medical education (accme) to provide continuing medical education (cme) for physicians. Advocate's cme program provides professional…

$763M expenses · 9.7% of program spending · revenue $324M

Advocate Health care (ahc) is the largest health system in illinois and a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. One of the state's largest private employers, the system serves patients across 9 hospitals, including two children's campuses, and more than 250 sites of care. Advocate Health care is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, and is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, and pediatrics. To learn more, visit exceptional care any time, any where | Advocate Health…

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
DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT
Director/trustee, officer, 1.00 hrs/week
$0$28,850,544$2,012,135$30,862,679
DIRECTOR
Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week
$0$7,191,882$674,339$7,866,221
CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER, DIRECTOR UNTIL SEPT '18
Officer, 1.00 hrs/week
$0$4,546,690$485,239$5,031,929
FORMER OFFICER
Former, 0.00 hrs/week
$0$3,375,856$1,231,995$4,607,851
FORMER OFFICER
Former, 0.00 hrs/week
$0$3,178,742$537,282$3,716,024
ASSISTANT TREASURER
Officer, 1.00 hrs/week
$0$2,513,703$419,389$2,933,092
FORMER OFFICER
Former, 0.00 hrs/week
$0$2,805,924$105,740$2,911,664
VICE PRESIDENT, ASSISTANT SECRETARY
Officer, 1.00 hrs/week
$0$2,480,565$395,214$2,875,779

12 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Advocate Health and Hospitals Corp (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $2.3M (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
RevenueExpenses
$0$2.50B$5.00B$7.50B$10.0B201920202021202220232024$7.81B$8.32B
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
2024 ⓘ$7.81B$8.32B94.8%$5.61B$30,862,679
2023 ⓘ$6.90B$7.52B94.7%$5.62B$17,416,946
2022 ⓘ$6.67B$6.27B95.1%$5.76B$8,225,986
2021 ⓘ$6.72B$6.01B95.1%$6.48B$7,763,312
2020 ⓘ$5.75B$5.87B93.5%$5.63B$6,819,943
2019 ⓘ$5.67B$5.70B94.2%$5.30B$5,964,082

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–1b13 · 11 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bNo
  • 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 2Yes
  • 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 14bYes
  • Employees Part I, line 530,638
  • Volunteers Part I, line 61,368

Largest outside contractors

2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
ARK STAFFING SOLUTIONS LLC
Staffing
$32,271,009
TRAVEL NURSE ACROSS AMERICA LLC
Staffing
$28,628,455
MIDWEST ANESTHESIA PARTNERS LLC
Medical services
$22,073,780
CRNA TOGETHER LLC
Staffing
$18,696,021
POWER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
Construction services
$15,620,134

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 380 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

3 private foundations reported grants to Advocate Health and Hospitals Corp totaling $110K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.

Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.

Correct a figure or respond

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

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Questions people ask

How much of Advocate Health and Hospitals Corp's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2024, Advocate Health and Hospitals Corp reported that 94.8% of its $8.32 billion in expenses went to program services, 5.2% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Advocate Health and Hospitals Corp pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Advocate Health and Hospitals Corp reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $30,862,679, for the role of DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Advocate Health and Hospitals Corp get its money?

Of $7.81 billion in revenue in calendar year 2024, 0.2% came from contributions and grants (including 0.1% from government grants) and 88.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Advocate Health and Hospitals Corp a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 36-2169147 as a 501(c)(3) organization (hospital or medical research organization), 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 202523219349327367 · read the filing · XML
  • 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202403219349301810 · read the filing
  • 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202333209349300443 · read the filing
  • 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202243219349301774 · read the filing
  • 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202103209349301815 · read the filing
  • 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202003239349301515 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 36-2169147: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.