Business Group on Health

Analysis

Business Group on Health is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1980, 46 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, Business Group on Health reported income of $12.9m and spending of $13.6m, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $9.8m to $12.9m (+32%), an average of +7.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Business Group on Health sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Presbyterian Hospital Foundation ($12.9m), Community Human Services ($12.9m) and Healthcare Regulatory Research Institute ($12.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 44% and program service revenue 49% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $4.3m (32% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.6m. At year end it held assets of $34.2m against liabilities of $12.8m, net assets of $21.5m. It reported 48 employees.