Health Quality Innovators
Health Quality Innovators reported $6.9 million in revenue and $10.0 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $97.87 went to program services, $2.13 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: 84.8% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $399,359 (PRESIDENT & CEO). 19 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue fell 10% 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 $10MFor 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 $6.9MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 97.9% | 85.6% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 2.1% | 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 | 84.8% | 93.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $399,359 | $975,831 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 3.99% | 1.34% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 19 | 27 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 22.8 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 8 of 8 | 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
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseHqi leads large-scale health care quality improvement initiatives that: 1) help hundreds of hospitals, nursing homes and outpatient practices nationwide prevent health care-associated infections, and 2) assist more than 1,690 nursing homes, 560 hospitals and 1,500 clinical practices to deliver better care for more than 14.5 million people with medicare in 8 southeastern states. We address se providers' improvement priorities and help them implement and sustain best practices associated with better outcomes for patients with high blood pressure, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, depression…
Hqi leads state and local initiatives that: improve infection prevention in health care and non-health care settings; build clinician capacity to manage high blood pressure and diabetes; expand patient and community capacity to prevent and manage diabetes; implement activity-based programs in nursing homes that can help residents with mild cognitive impairment; increase the use of community health workers to empower patients to take responsibility for their health; improve maternal and infant care to decrease prenatal and post-partum complications and deaths; and improve patient-provider…
Hqi helps physician practices comply with health it privacy and security requirements, participate in value-based payment programs, and improve operational performance. We provide onsite consultation to nursing homes that need to address the deficiency findings of state surveys and sustain improved regulatory compliance
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT & CEO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $352,479 | $0 | $46,880 | $399,359 |
| COO - ENDED 2025 Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $197,031 | $0 | $22,854 | $219,885 |
| COO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $164,666 | $0 | $44,551 | $209,217 |
| SR. CONSULTING MANAGER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $156,150 | $0 | $42,962 | $199,112 |
| SR. CONSULTING MANAGER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $144,281 | $0 | $36,624 | $180,905 |
| CHIEF GROWTH OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $144,904 | $0 | $30,653 | $175,557 |
| DIRECTOR, COMMUNICATIONS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $138,759 | $0 | $32,209 | $170,968 |
| CFO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $142,213 | $0 | $25,498 | $167,711 |
19 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Health Quality Innovators (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.0M (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance 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–1b8 · 8 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 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 573
- Volunteers Part I, line 624
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Of every $100 Health Quality Innovators spent in FY2025, $97.87 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
Questions people ask
How much of Health Quality Innovators's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Health Quality Innovators reported that 97.9% of its $10.0 million in expenses went to program services, 2.1% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Health Quality Innovators pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Health Quality Innovators reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $399,359, for the role of PRESIDENT & CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Health Quality Innovators get its money?
Of $6.9 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 0.0% came from contributions and grants and 84.8% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Health Quality Innovators a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 54-1264320 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 202602249349300915 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202512139349301221 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202421149349301777 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202341869349301059 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202220959349301652 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202110709349301486 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 54-1264320: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.