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Whitfield Healthcare Foundation

Dalton, GA · EIN 51-0175056 · 501(c)(3) · Supporting organization (509(a)(3))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Whitfield Healthcare Foundation reported $12.4 million in revenue and $4.4 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $84.48 went to program services, $14.95 to management and general costs and $0.57 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was investment income: 53.8% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $2,944,136 (PRESIDENT/CEO AND VICE CHA). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 88% 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 $4.4M

For context, the median across 5,669 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 $12M

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

FY2025 filing. Median across 5,669 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
84.5%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
15.0%13.7%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.6%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
45.1%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
$2,944,136$967,624
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
67.08%1.35%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
127
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
251.16.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
45 of 4788.9%

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
$3.7M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · grants $3.1M

Operation of the foundation which distributes funds to provide healthcare services

— expenses · grants $41,937

Distribution of funds to provide healthcare services to indigent patients

— expenses

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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
PRESIDENT/CEO AND VICE CHA
Director/trustee, officer, 1.00 hrs/week
$0$2,822,417$121,719$2,944,136
CFO/TREASURER
Officer, 1.00 hrs/week
$0$951,442$116,875$1,068,317
TRUSTEE/VP HMC
Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week
$0$403,465$24,646$428,111
ASSISTANT TREASURER
Officer, 1.00 hrs/week
$0$217,002$4,450$221,452
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$143,103$0$11,306$154,409

1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Whitfield Healthcare Foundation (Part VII, line 2).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$5.0M$10M$15M$20MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$12M$4.4M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$12M$4.4M84.5%$92M$2,944,136
FY2024 ⓘ$9.0M$6.1M89.0%$82M$1,673,818
FY2023 ⓘ$4.7M$3.2M82.7%$74M$1,744,196
FY2022 ⓘ$4.1M$3.6M79.9%$70M$1,877,624
FY2021 ⓘ$11M$15M95.7%$80M$1,483,437
FY2020 ⓘ$6.6M$9.7M93.1%$79M$1,498,737

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–1b47 · 45 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

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
ACCORDANT PHILANTHROPY LLC
Philanthropy consulting
$129,610

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 1 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

3 private foundations reported grants to Whitfield Healthcare Foundation totaling $60,000 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 Whitfield Healthcare Foundation's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Whitfield Healthcare Foundation, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Whitfield Healthcare Foundation's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Whitfield Healthcare Foundation reported that 84.5% of its $4.4 million in expenses went to program services, 15.0% to management and general and 0.6% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Whitfield Healthcare Foundation pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Whitfield Healthcare Foundation reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $2,944,136, for the role of PRESIDENT/CEO AND VICE CHA (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Whitfield Healthcare Foundation get its money?

Of $12.4 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 45.1% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Whitfield Healthcare Foundation a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 51-0175056 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

  • FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, object 202622309349300717 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202532259349301958 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202442279349302174 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202332269349302053 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202212239349302561 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202102249349301220 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 51-0175056: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.