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Silver Cross Health System

New Lenox, IL · EIN 36-3185353 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Silver Cross Health System reported $13.4 million in revenue and $10.7 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $95.04 went to program services, $2.75 to management and general costs and $2.21 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 82.5% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $1,196,946 (Asst. Treasurer/CFO). 10 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 18% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $11M

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

The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $13M

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

FY2025 filing. Median across 5,634 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
95.0%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
2.8%13.7%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
2.2%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
82.5%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$1,196,946$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
11.15%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
1027
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
27.46.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
15 of 1788.9%

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

FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$10M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · grants $76,250 · revenue $11M

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Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
Asst. Treasurer/CFO
Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$1,134,889$0$62,057$1,196,946
President/CEO
Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$981,821$0$57,326$1,039,147
Chief Medical Officer
Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$763,357$0$58,441$821,798
VP Chief Information Officer
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$561,831$0$61,643$623,474
VP Human Resources
Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$533,417$0$55,826$589,243
SVP External Affairs
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$514,502$0$30,101$544,603
VP Human Resources
Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$478,751$0$58,773$537,524
VP Clinical Operations
Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$452,929$0$53,023$505,952

10 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Silver Cross Health System (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $6.7M (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
FY2025 ⓘ$13M$11M95.0%$25M$1,196,946
FY2024 ⓘ$14M$11M95.8%$25M$1,463,100
FY2023 ⓘ$11M$9.8M95.8%$22M$2,090,997
FY2022 ⓘ$11M$9.2M92.6%$19M$1,451,429
FY2021 ⓘ$11M$9.8M96.5%$23M$1,355,278
FY2020 ⓘ$11M$9.1M93.8%$21M$1,314,479

Governance answers, as filed

FY2025 · 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–1b17 · 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 11aNo
  • 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 4No
  • 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 511
  • Volunteers Part I, line 615

Correct a figure or respond

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

Questions people ask

How much of Silver Cross Health System's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Silver Cross Health System reported that 95.0% of its $10.7 million in expenses went to program services, 2.8% to management and general and 2.2% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Silver Cross Health System pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Silver Cross Health System reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $1,196,946, for the role of Asst. Treasurer/CFO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Silver Cross Health System get its money?

Of $13.4 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 0.0% came from contributions and grants and 82.5% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Silver Cross Health System a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 36-3185353 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), 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

  • FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, object 202642309349301829 · read the filing
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202512279349301331 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202412279349302831 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202342279349303759 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202232279349304818 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202122289349303092 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 36-3185353: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.