BJC Health System

Analysis

BJC Health System is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Louis, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 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 supporting organisation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2022, BJC Health System reported income of $1.34bn and spending of $1.21bn, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2022, income grew from $1.08bn to $1.34bn (+24%), an average of +5.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, BJC Health System sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile, and in the 100th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Deaconess Hospital Inc ($1.31bn), Corewell Health ($1.35bn) and Bronson Methodist Hospital ($1.31bn).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.0% and program service revenue 81% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $31.5m (2.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $457.9m. At year end it held assets of $6.65bn against liabilities of $3.30bn, net assets of $3.34bn. It reported 5,320 employees.