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Alliance for South Sound Health

Also known as Wellfound Behavioral Health Hospital

Tacoma, WA · EIN 47-4654897 · 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

Alliance for South Sound Health reported $51.5 million in revenue and $47.1 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $86.12 went to program services, $13.88 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: 98.2% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $520,658 (CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER). 49 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 170% between 2020 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $47M

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 $52M

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)
86.1%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
13.9%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
98.2%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$520,658$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.10%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
4927
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
8.36.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
9 of 988.9%

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
$41M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · revenue $51M

See schedule h

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
CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER
Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$481,920$0$38,738$520,658
PSYCHIATRIST
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$370,915$0$11,969$382,884
PSYCHIATRIST
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$346,072$0$28,925$374,997
PSYCHIATRIST
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$340,395$0$11,836$352,231
PSYCHIATRIST
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$315,241$0$0$315,241
REGISTERED NURSE
Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week
$303,804$0$9,522$313,326
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer, 50.00 hrs/week
$245,069$0$0$245,069
CHIEF NURSING OFFICER
Key employee, 50.00 hrs/week
$187,454$0$9,997$197,451

49 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Alliance for South Sound Health (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.2M (Part IX, line 5).

5 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
2024 ⓘ$52M$47M86.1%$33M$520,658
2023 ⓘ$29M$42M81.9%$22M$481,039
2022 ⓘ$23M$36M86.5%$23M$507,686
2021 ⓘ$22M$32M83.2%$23M$559,039
2020 ⓘ$19M$28M76.4%$25M$454,761

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–1b9 · 9 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
  • Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policy Part VI 13No
  • Document retention policy Part VI 14No
  • 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 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 5431
  • Volunteers Part I, line 69

Private foundation grants it received

1 private foundation reported grants to Alliance for South Sound Health totaling $27 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 Alliance for South Sound Health's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Alliance for South Sound Health, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

Questions people ask

How much of Alliance for South Sound Health's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2024, Alliance for South Sound Health reported that 86.1% of its $47.1 million in expenses went to program services, 13.9% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Alliance for South Sound Health pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Alliance for South Sound Health reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $520,658, for the role of CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Alliance for South Sound Health get its money?

Of $51.5 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 0.0% came from contributions and grants and 98.2% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Alliance for South Sound Health a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 47-4654897 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 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 202513099349300841 · read the filing · XML
  • 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202433179349302388 · read the filing
  • 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202323179349302027 · read the filing
  • 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202233189349317248 · read the filing
  • 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202133199349308818 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 47-4654897: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.