Rush System for Health

Analysis

Rush System for Health is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover health care, which this site groups under health and saving lives. The IRS classifies it as a supporting organisation under section 501(c)(3).

In the financial year ending June 2023, Rush System for Health reported income of $110.0m and spending of $111.7m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $2.2m to $110.0m (+4853%), an average of +165% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 778%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Rush System for Health sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile, and in the 99th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community Health Project Inc ($110.0m), Sutter Coast Hospital ($110.4m) and New Vista of the Bluegrass Inc ($109.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.2m (1.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $38.6m. At year end it held assets of $21.1m against liabilities of $22.7m, net assets of -$1.7m.