The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital
The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital reported $106.3 million in revenue and $62.9 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $85.49 went to program services, $7.27 to management and general costs and $7.24 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was investment income: 74.2% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $2,440,282 (DIRECTOR). Revenue rose 58% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $63MFor 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 $106MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 85.5% | 85.6% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 7.3% | 13.7% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 7.2% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.17 | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 25.1% | 1.3% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 93.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $2,440,282 | $975,831 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 3.88% | 1.34% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 0 | 27 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 144.2 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 29 of 32 | 88.9% |
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 expenseResearch: the foundation supported biomedical and clinical translational research to enhance patient safety, elevate the standards of care, improve quality of life, make breakthroughs in treatment/recovery and win the fight against devastating diseases. This included support for the bjc investigators program, in which the objective is to promote human knowledge within the fields of basic and applied medical science with a focus on the researchers and not the projects. These discoveries will change healthcare regionally, nationally, and internationally. We disburse research funding primarily…
Education/scholarships: more than one-third of the total distribution for 2024 is in support of student scholarships at goldfarb school of nursing (gson). These scholarships help reduce financial barriers and increase access to nursing education, ensuring a diverse and well-prepared nursing workforce. Nearly another third of the total is allocated for education and program support. This includes funding for goldfarb school of nursing initiatives, emergency department nursing education and educators for the deaf. The last two categories combined make up the final third of the total and share a…
Recruitment: the foundation supports the recruitment of top physicians and researchers to barnes-jewish hosptial and washington university faculty positions and supports the exceptional work national leaders in medicine on the washington university campus. Funds from the foundation supported the division of pediatric medicine
Highest reported compensation
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIRECTOR Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $2,175,749 | $264,533 | $2,440,282 |
| PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR Director/trustee, officer, 2.00 hrs/week | $0 | $1,344,919 | $0 | $1,344,919 |
| VP & EXEC DIRECTOR Director/trustee, officer, 48.00 hrs/week | $0 | $536,908 | $80,940 | $617,848 |
| TREASURER Officer, 2.00 hrs/week | $0 | $475,882 | $108,685 | $584,567 |
0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital (Part VII, line 2).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance 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–1b32 · 29 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 15aNo
- 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 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 50
- Volunteers Part I, line 630
Largest outside contractors
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| BENTZ WHALEY FLESSNER & ASSOCIATES INC Purchased services | $592,504 |
| ATLUS HIGHLANDS LLC Leaseholder | $198,437 |
| CONTEMPORARY PRODUCTIONS Purchased services | $102,658 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 3 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
50 private foundations reported grants to The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital totaling $2.1M 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.
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Of every $100 The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital spent in 2024, $85.49 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital reported that 85.5% of its $62.9 million in expenses went to program services, 7.3% to management and general and 7.2% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $2,440,282, for the role of DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital get its money?
Of $106.3 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 25.1% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 43-1648435 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
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202523179349308792 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202413179349309056 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202303179349310300 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202243159349303899 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202143159349306869 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202003169349305045 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 43-1648435: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.