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Bjc Health System

Also known as Bjc Healthcare

St Louis, MO · EIN 43-1617558 · 501(c)(3) · Supporting organization (509(a)(3))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2024 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Bjc Health System reported $2.04 billion in revenue and $1.68 billion in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $76.27 went to program services, $23.73 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: 58.7% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $28,652,435 (SEE SCHEDULE 0). 1,692 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 77% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $1.68B

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 $2.04B

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)
76.3%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
23.7%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
0.2%0.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
58.7%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$28,652,435$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.71%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
1,69227
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
28.06.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
21 of 2288.9%

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
$310M expenses · 24.2% of program spending · grants $3,500 · revenue $310M

Bjc medical group employs 255 physicians with a range of medical and surgical specialties. The physicians serve patients in st. Louis, mo; farmington, mo; sullivan, mo; and southern illinois. Bjc medical group employs providers associated with bjc healthcare hospitals. The medical group also partners with private physicians and bjc hospitals to recruit physicians to growing markets. Physician recruits include both primary and specialty physicians. The organization had 877,890 visits

$172M expenses · 13.4% of program spending · revenue $172M

Bjc information services and technology services department plans, develops and supports information technology and telecommunications initiatives throughout bjc. The 400-person department maintains the organization's technology infrastructure and achieves specific strategic goals related to clinical care, patient safety and evidence-based medicine, process simplification and standardization, automation, education, workforce development, financial management and patient satisfaction. Bjc hospitals benefit from the centralized depth of information services knowledge and the commitment to…

$88M expenses · 6.9% of program spending · revenue $88M

Bjc clinical engineering manages clinical assets across bjc, including operational support and maintenance management of diagnostic, treatment and patient support medical equipment such as biomedical equipment, clinical laboratory equipment and diagnostic imaging technology. Service engineers are deployed across the 24 licensed hospitals and other health service organizations as required to meet demand. Bjc clinical engineering works in collaboration with other bjc departments concerning patient safety for maintenance and product recalls; pre-purchase evaluation and support cost analysis…

$709M all other programs (line 4d)

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
SEE SCHEDULE 0
Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$25,772,118$0$2,880,317$28,652,435
SEE SCHEDULE 0
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$2,819,108$0$43,624$2,862,732
FORMER SCHEDULE 0
Former, 0.00 hrs/week
$1,827,516$0$194,886$2,022,402
SEE SCHEDULE 0
Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$1,391,327$0$120,990$1,512,317

1,692 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Bjc Health System (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $37M (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$1.00B$2.00B$3.00B$4.00B201920202021202220232024$2.04B$1.68B
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
2024 ⓘ$2.04B$1.68B76.3%$3.91B$28,652,435
2023 ⓘ$1.58B$1.27B72.9%$3.72B$23,944,123
2022 ⓘ$1.34B$1.21B73.8%$3.34B$21,144,446
2021 ⓘ$1.60B$1.12B75.8%$3.51B$20,345,218
2020 ⓘ$1.23B$960M75.5%$2.43B$22,322,554
2019 ⓘ$1.16B$866M71.5%$1.84B$19,383,731

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–1b22 · 21 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 14bYes
  • Employees Part I, line 55,860
  • Volunteers Part I, line 6102

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Bjc 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 Bjc Health System, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

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

In calendar year 2024, Bjc Health System reported that 76.3% of its $1.68 billion in expenses went to program services, 23.7% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Bjc Health System pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Bjc Health System reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $28,652,435, for the role of SEE SCHEDULE 0 (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Bjc Health System get its money?

Of $2.04 billion in revenue in calendar year 2024, 0.2% came from contributions and grants (including 0.2% from government grants) and 58.7% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Bjc Health System a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 43-1617558 as a 501(c)(3) organization (supporting organization (509(a)(3))), 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 202533219349325208 · read the filing · XML
  • 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202423209349315762 · read the filing
  • 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202313189349315236 · read the filing
  • 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202223189349316342 · read the filing
  • 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202133169349309198 · read the filing
  • 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202013219349313246 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 43-1617558: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.