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John Muir Health Foundation

Walnut Creek, CA · EIN 94-2650855 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2024 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

John Muir Health Foundation reported $42.8 million in revenue and $27.5 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $85.17 went to program services, $6.20 to management and general costs and $8.63 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 93.4% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $3,802,506 (EX-OFFICIO DIRECTOR). Revenue rose 163% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $27M

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

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $43M

Other revenue was negative: −$717K. The bar shows the positive sources only.

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

2024 filing. Median across 5,634 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure2024Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
85.2%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
6.2%13.7%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
8.6%0.0%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.06$0.00
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
93.4%1.3%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%0.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
0.0%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$3,802,506$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
13.83%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
027
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
51.36.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
23 of 2588.9%

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 expense
$23M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · grants $20M

All expenses are related to the activities of arranging for, and the solicitation of, funds and contributions for, and on behalf of, John Muir Health

Highest reported compensation

2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
EX-OFFICIO DIRECTOR
Director/trustee, 5.00 hrs/week
$0$2,125,935$1,676,571$3,802,506
EX-OFFICIO DIR/PRESIDENT/CAO
Director/trustee, officer, 60.00 hrs/week
$0$710,113$283,691$993,804
CFO (THRU 6/4/24)
Officer, 5.00 hrs/week
$0$717,836$8,033$725,869
INTERIM CFO (AS OF 6/4/24)
Officer, 5.00 hrs/week
$0$374,400$0$374,400

0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from John Muir Health Foundation (Part VII, line 2).

6 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$80M201920202021202220232024$43M$27M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
2024 ⓘ$43M$27M85.2%$117M$3,802,506
2023 ⓘ$35M$14M73.6%$112M$2,591,857
2022 ⓘ$59M$22M86.3%$90M$3,903,609
2021 ⓘ$20M$14M87.8%$60M$5,842,273
2020 ⓘ$20M$13M86.2%$54M$5,133,556
2019 ⓘ$16M$15M83.1%$45M$3,964,737

Governance 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–1b25 · 23 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 18Yes
  • Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
  • Employees Part I, line 50

Largest outside contractors

2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
TASTE CATERING
Catering service
$359,144
GOT LIGHT
Professional service
$232,025
BLUE PRINT STUDIOS
Professional service
$157,763
AIMEE MURRAY DBA BEELINE DESIGN
Professional service
$119,568

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 4 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

15 private foundations reported grants to John Muir Health Foundation totaling $454K 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.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from John Muir Health 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 John Muir Health Foundation, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of John Muir Health Foundation's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2024, John Muir Health Foundation reported that 85.2% of its $27.5 million in expenses went to program services, 6.2% to management and general and 8.6% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does John Muir Health Foundation pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation John Muir Health Foundation reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $3,802,506, for the role of EX-OFFICIO DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does John Muir Health Foundation get its money?

Of $42.8 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 93.4% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is John Muir Health Foundation a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 94-2650855 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 202503169349308385 · read the filing · XML
  • 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202433139349304903 · read the filing
  • 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202303199349310220 · read the filing
  • 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202203139349301145 · read the filing
  • 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202133169349300008 · read the filing
  • 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202013189349300206 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 94-2650855: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.