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Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation
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Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation reported $32.4 million in revenue and $74.8 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $82.77 went to program services, $15.89 to management and general costs and $1.34 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 54.6% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $1,123,905 (TRUSTEE, PRESIDENT & CEO). 134 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue fell 40% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $75MFor context, the median across 1,001 covered philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking charities: $91.65 programs, $6.50 management, $1.85 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 $32MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 82.8% | 90.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 15.9% | 6.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 1.3% | 1.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.06 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 54.6% | 79.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 4.6% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $1,123,905 | $325,675 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.50% | 1.56% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 134 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 99.3 | 56.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 10 of 11 | 100.0% |
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 expensePolicy - through our policy work we produce information, facts and analysis in a variety of key national health policy arenas. Kff policy experts work mainly on analyzing how people fare in the largest public health insurance programs - including medicare, medicaid and the affordable care act, and in private health insurance. In addition, we have special expertise in understanding racial and ethnic equity issues in health care, HIV, women's health policy and the nation's role in global health policy
Journalism - kff health news, our credentialed, nonprofit, editorially-independent news service, is committed to in-depth coverage of health care policy and politics. Kff health news provides the highest quality news coverage of health policy issues and developments at the federal and state levels, in the marketplace and how they affect people. Kff health news serves as the premier source of health policy journalism distributing our content through dozens of partner news organizations who run kff health news stories, among them the washington post, npr, new york times, USA today, mcclatchy…
Public opinion & survey research program conducts and analyzes original research on americans' attitudes, knowledge and experiences with the health care system with the goal of amplifying the public's voice in major national debates, particularly the voice of often-disenfranchised groups such as the low income and uninsured. Kff conducts polls itself and in partnership with major news organizations
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRUSTEE, PRESIDENT & CEO Director/trustee, officer, 37.50 hrs/week | $1,012,215 | $0 | $111,690 | $1,123,905 |
| EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT & COO Key employee, 37.50 hrs/week | $522,273 | $0 | $112,032 | $634,305 |
| VICE PRESIDENT FOR HEALTH POLICY Key employee, 37.50 hrs/week | $522,425 | $0 | $95,116 | $617,541 |
| CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 37.50 hrs/week | $473,072 | $0 | $101,969 | $575,041 |
| PUBLISHER KFF HEALTH NEWS Highest compensated employee, 37.50 hrs/week | $475,549 | $0 | $95,270 | $570,819 |
| SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT & CCO Highest compensated employee, 37.50 hrs/week | $390,569 | $0 | $70,242 | $460,811 |
| CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer, 37.50 hrs/week | $382,365 | $0 | $77,770 | $460,135 |
| CONTRIBUTING EDITOR KFF HEALTH NEWS Highest compensated employee, 37.50 hrs/week | $380,004 | $0 | $76,690 | $456,694 |
134 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $3.2M (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–1b11 · 10 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 4No
- 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 5236
- Volunteers Part I, line 65
Largest outside contractors
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| GEORGE WEINER DBA WHOLE WHALE Online marketing | $1,487,645 |
| CIVIC NEWS COMPANY Journalism | $1,422,680 |
| AUS MARKETING RESEARCH SYSTEMS INC Survey & polling research | $1,111,347 |
| DAVIS RESEARCH LLC Survey research | $867,600 |
| 10UP LLC Website development & design | $660,392 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 32 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
14 private foundations reported grants to Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation totaling $11M 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 Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation spent in 2024, $82.77 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation reported that 82.8% of its $74.8 million in expenses went to program services, 15.9% to management and general and 1.3% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $1,123,905, for the role of TRUSTEE, PRESIDENT & CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation get its money?
Of $32.4 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 54.6% came from contributions and grants (including 4.6% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 94-6064808 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 202503019349303005 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202443119349302129 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202333069349302053 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202223139349302062 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202113199349331411 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202003049349301865 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 94-6064808: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.