Bluestem Health

Analysis

Bluestem Health is a registered charity in United States, based in Lincoln, NE. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover health care, which this site groups under health and saving lives. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Bluestem Health reported income of $28.7m and spending of $23.1m, spending 80% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $14.2m to $28.7m (+102%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Bluestem Health sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within NE. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Danville Pittsylvania Community Services ($28.7m), University Physician Associates of New Jersey Inc ($28.7m) and Schenectady Family Health Services Inc ($28.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 29% and program service revenue 70% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.0m (4.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $10.6m. At year end it held assets of $30.6m against liabilities of $13.2m, net assets of $17.4m. It reported 267 employees.