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Martin Luther King Jr Community Medical Foundation

Los Angeles, CA · EIN 81-2455970 · 501(c)(3) · Hospital or medical research organization
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Martin Luther King Jr Community Medical Foundation reported $24.5 million in revenue and $40.8 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $90.21 went to program services, $9.79 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: 91.5% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $1,291,417 (BOARD MEMBER). Revenue fell 5% between FY2021 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $41M

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

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $25M

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

FY2025 filing. Median across 5,634 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
90.2%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
9.8%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
5.9%1.3%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%0.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
91.5%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$1,291,417$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
3.16%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
027
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
-14.66.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
9 of 1088.9%

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
$37M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · revenue $22M

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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
BOARD MEMBER
Director/trustee, 2.00 hrs/week
$0$1,252,698$38,719$1,291,417
CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER
Officer, 1.00 hrs/week
$0$657,831$38,719$696,550
OF MEDICAL GROUP FDN (THRU 06/25)
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$0$545,401$10,350$555,751
DIRECTOR NURSING AMULATORY
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$141,148$0$29,774$170,922
MANAGER SITE ADMINSTRATOR
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$122,970$0$28,279$151,249
MANAGER SITE ADMINSTRATOR
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$126,046$0$12,386$138,432
RN EDUCATOR DIABETES
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$121,431$0$12,700$134,131

0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Martin Luther King Jr Community Medical Foundation (Part VII, line 2).

5 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$20M$40M$60M$80MFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$25M$41M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$25M$41M90.2%−$50M$1,291,417
FY2024 ⓘ$25M$39M90.9%−$35M$628,672
FY2023 ⓘ$28M$36M93.7%−$21M$710,019
FY2022 ⓘ$27M$34M88.8%−$13M$246,503
FY2021 ⓘ$26M$32M89.0%−$5.7M$184,920

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–1b10 · 9 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 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 54
  • Volunteers Part I, line 611

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFOR
Anesthesiologist/radiologist/hospitalist
$15,573,874
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR HEALTH ASSOCIATE
Staffing services
$8,595,092
HUBMD PC
Urology physicians
$782,894
HALL DYNAMICS DBA MYRON L HALL
Podiatry physician
$457,373
AREZOU YAGHOUBIAN MD A PROFESSIONAL CORP
Hand/plastic surgeon
$304,797

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 6 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Martin Luther King Jr Community Medical 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 Martin Luther King Jr Community Medical Foundation, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Martin Luther King Jr Community Medical Foundation's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Martin Luther King Jr Community Medical Foundation reported that 90.2% of its $40.8 million in expenses went to program services, 9.8% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Martin Luther King Jr Community Medical Foundation pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Martin Luther King Jr Community Medical Foundation reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $1,291,417, for the role of BOARD MEMBER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Martin Luther King Jr Community Medical Foundation get its money?

Of $24.5 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 5.9% came from contributions and grants and 91.5% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Martin Luther King Jr Community Medical Foundation a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 81-2455970 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

  • FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202601269349303305 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202541359349315464 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202441349349309259 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202301359349307675 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202221329349303732 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 81-2455970: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.