Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington reported $4.37 billion in revenue and $4.57 billion in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $94.64 went to program services, $5.36 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: 97.7% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $12,976,050 (Chairman & CEO). 2,530 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 10% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $4.57BFor 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 $4.37BThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 94.6% | 85.6% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 5.4% | 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 | 1.0% | 1.3% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.8% | 0.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 97.7% | 93.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $12,976,050 | $975,831 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.28% | 1.34% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 2,530 | 27 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 1.3 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 7 of 10 | 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 expenseMember health care services and medical training for care improvement Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington, inc. (kfhp-wa) provides medical and surgical care, including urgent care services, extended care and home health care, for its members without regards to age, sex, race, religion or national origin or the ability to pay. Kfhp-wa educates and trains medical students and other health care professionals and promotes scientific and nursing education in order to improve care for our members and our community. Kfhp-wa directly invests in improvements in community health by working to…
Medicaid and other government sponsored programs Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington (kfhp-wa) is committed to improving medical care for beneficiaries of medicaid and other government sponsored programs, not only for kfhp-wa members, but also, within the communities we serve. At the end of 2024, over 12,000 people were receiving benefits through kfhp-wa's medicaid managed care contracts
Charity care (medical financial assistance) Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington (kfhp-wa) provides charity care to low income vulnerable patients through the medical financial assistance (mfa) program. Kfhp-wa offers financial assistance through the mfa program to help families and individuals with a demonstrated financial need pay for all or part of the cost of emergency or medically necessary care provided in kaiser permanente facilities and/or by kaiser permanente providers. In 2024, this program assisted over 37,000 people through financial assistance
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman & CEO Officer, 4.0 hrs/week | $0 | $12,789,811 | $186,239 | $12,976,050 |
| EVP, Group President, MOC Former, 0.0 hrs/week | $0 | $5,678,798 | $795,510 | $6,474,308 |
| EVP, Group President & COO Director/trustee, 3.5 hrs/week | $0 | $4,322,020 | $689,685 | $5,011,705 |
| EVP & CFO Director/trustee, 3.5 hrs/week | $0 | $4,850,102 | $153,985 | $5,004,087 |
| EVP, Health Plan Officer, 3.8 hrs/week | $0 | $3,512,002 | $842,876 | $4,354,878 |
| EVP,Chief Legal Officer & Secy Officer, 1.0 hrs/week | $0 | $2,137,057 | $486,134 | $2,623,191 |
| EVP, Chief Medical Officer Director/trustee, 1.0 hrs/week | $0 | $1,545,417 | $1,048,791 | $2,594,208 |
| Region President - WA Officer, 48.8 hrs/week | $0 | $1,544,352 | $936,757 | $2,481,109 |
2,530 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $147K (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–1b10 · 7 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 4Yes
- 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 59,151
- Volunteers Part I, line 6336
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Questions people ask
How much of Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington reported that 94.6% of its $4.57 billion in expenses went to program services, 5.4% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $12,976,050, for the role of Chairman & CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington get its money?
Of $4.37 billion in revenue in calendar year 2024, 1.0% came from contributions and grants (including 0.8% from government grants) and 97.7% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 91-0511770 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 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 202513219349309951 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202433209349305138 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202323199349301802 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202223199349310072 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202143199349302884 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202003189349301555 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 91-0511770: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.