Aurora Health CARE Inc. Group Return
Aurora Health CARE Inc. Group Return reported $7.41 billion in revenue and $6.93 billion in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $88.12 went to program services, $11.88 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: 99.0% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $7,866,221 (DIRECTOR). 44 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 36% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $6.93BFor 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 $7.41BThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 88.1% | 85.6% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 11.9% | 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 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 0.5% | 1.3% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 99.0% | 93.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $7,866,221 | $975,831 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.11% | 1.34% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 44 | 27 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 12.7 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 53 of 57 | 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 expenseThe organizations included in this Group Return provide health promotion, diagnosis and treatment services to the residents of eastern wisconsin. Such services include cardiology, cancer treatment, hyperbaric medicine, neuroscience, 24-hour emergency care, general surgery, orthopaedics, women's health and obstetrics, digestive diseases, geriatric services, physical rehabilitation, mental health, substance abuse, ambulatory care, home Health Care, home hospice care, iv therapy and pharmaceuticals, respiratory therapy, medical equipment on a per-use basis, and medical education and teaching…
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 | $7,191,882 | $674,339 | $7,866,221 |
| FORMER DIRECTOR/OFFICER Former, 0.00 hrs/week | $0 | $3,375,856 | $1,231,995 | $4,607,851 |
| PHYSICIAN SURGERY NEUROLOGY Highest compensated employee, 1.00 hrs/week | $4,028,515 | $0 | $58,434 | $4,086,949 |
| DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT, ASST SEC Director/trustee, officer, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $2,731,220 | $324,837 | $3,056,057 |
| ASSISTANT TREASURER Officer, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $2,513,703 | $419,389 | $2,933,092 |
| DIRECTOR, CHAIR, PRESIDENT, ASST SECRETARY Director/trustee, officer, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $2,480,565 | $395,214 | $2,875,779 |
| DIRECTOR Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $2,497,751 | $335,428 | $2,833,179 |
| DIRECTOR Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $2,354,197 | $411,606 | $2,765,803 |
44 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Aurora Health CARE Inc. Group Return (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $15M (Part IX, line 5).
5 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–1b57 · 53 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bNo
- 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 534,433
Largest outside contractors
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| TRAVEL NURSE ACROSS AMERICA LLC Staffing | $48,993,292 |
| ARK STAFFING SOLUTIONS LLC Staffing | $16,482,852 |
| CHG COMPANIES INC Healthcare services | $14,897,971 |
| ORCHARD INC Healthcare services | $12,416,795 |
| WEATHERBY LOCUMS INC Staffing | $10,626,180 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 72 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
2 private foundations reported grants to Aurora Health CARE Inc. Group Return totaling $30,799 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 Aurora Health CARE Inc. Group Return spent in 2024, $88.12 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Aurora Health CARE Inc. Group Return's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Aurora Health CARE Inc. Group Return reported that 88.1% of its $6.93 billion in expenses went to program services, 11.9% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Aurora Health CARE Inc. Group Return pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Aurora Health CARE Inc. Group Return reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $7,866,221, for the role of DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Aurora Health CARE Inc. Group Return get its money?
Of $7.41 billion in revenue in calendar year 2024, 0.5% came from contributions and grants (including 0.1% from government grants) and 99.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Aurora Health CARE Inc. Group Return a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 61-1649250 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))). Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 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 202503219349327730 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202443219349300319 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202303209349301740 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202113209349300426 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202043229349301869 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 61-1649250: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.