Swope Health Services

Analysis

Swope Health Services is a registered charity in United States, based in Kansas City, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1971, 55 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, Swope Health Services reported income of $85.6m and spending of $78.0m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $59.3m to $85.6m (+44%), an average of +9.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Swope Health Services 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 98th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Planned Parenthood of Greater New York Inc ($85.6m), Philhaven ($85.7m) and Cheyenne County Hospital Association Inc ($85.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 27% and program service revenue 70% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.7m (2.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $36.1m. It paid $92k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $127.0m against liabilities of $44.3m, net assets of $82.7m. It reported 854 employees.