Adventist Health SystemSunbelt
Adventist Health SystemSunbelt reported $8.31 billion in revenue and $6.86 billion in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $87.81 went to program services, $12.19 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: 95.7% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $9,855,391 (Dir/President/AdventHealth CEO). 5,079 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 $6.86BFor 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 $8.31BThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 87.8% | 85.6% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 12.2% | 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 | 0.9% | 1.3% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 95.7% | 93.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $9,855,391 | $975,831 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.14% | 1.34% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 5,079 | 27 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 15.3 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 13 of 22 | 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 expenseOperation of 11 acute care hospitals with 189,711 patient admissions, 964,803 patient days and 2,429,715 outpatient visits in the current year. In addition to hospital operations, the corporation provides medical care through a number of other activities such as urgent care centers, physician clinics, home health services, hospice services, sleep centers, wound centers, therapy and rehab
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dir/President/AdventHealth CEO Director/trustee, officer, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $8,529,704 | $1,325,687 | $9,855,391 |
| AdventHealth CFO Officer, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $4,373,413 | $350,211 | $4,723,624 |
| Group CEO FL & Clinical Officer, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $4,129,971 | $215,160 | $4,345,131 |
| CEO AH South FL Market Key employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $0 | $2,241,652 | $143,249 | $2,384,901 |
| Group CFO FL & Clinical Key employee, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $1,954,121 | $193,035 | $2,147,156 |
| CEO Central FL Division Key employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $0 | $1,878,402 | $247,277 | $2,125,679 |
| Former Key Employee Former, 0.00 hrs/week | $0 | $1,692,559 | $158,445 | $1,851,004 |
| Physician - Heart Transplant Highest compensated employee, 75.00 hrs/week | $1,798,089 | $0 | $20,209 | $1,818,298 |
5,079 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Adventist Health SystemSunbelt (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $16M (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
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 · 13 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 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 537,154
- Volunteers Part I, line 61,404
Largest outside contractors
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| Brasfield & Gorrie LLC Construction Services | $123,354,925 |
| HuntonBrady Architects PA Design Services | $23,263,535 |
| Brown Parker & Demarinis Advertising Inc Marketing Services | $22,480,794 |
| Rothman Orthopaedics of Florida PLLC Medical Services | $13,493,932 |
| Earl Swensson Associates Inc Design Services | $12,335,097 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 693 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
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Every number above is copied from Adventist Health SystemSunbelt's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Adventist Health SystemSunbelt, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Adventist Health SystemSunbelt's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Adventist Health SystemSunbelt reported that 87.8% of its $6.86 billion in expenses went to program services, 12.2% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Adventist Health SystemSunbelt pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Adventist Health SystemSunbelt reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $9,855,391, for the role of Dir/President/AdventHealth CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Adventist Health SystemSunbelt get its money?
Of $8.31 billion in revenue in calendar year 2024, 0.9% came from contributions and grants (including 0.2% from government grants) and 95.7% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Adventist Health SystemSunbelt a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 59-1479658 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 202523219349323827 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202541199349301639 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202420469349303252 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202310469349303026 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202133199349331203 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202043219349320134 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 59-1479658: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.