Christus Health Central Louisiana

Analysis

Christus Health Central Louisiana is a registered charity in United States, based in Alexandria, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1946, 80 years ago. Its declared purposes cover health care, which this site groups under health and saving lives. The IRS classifies it as a hospital or medical research organisation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Christus Health Central Louisiana reported income of $419.6m and spending of $388.5m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $306.0m to $419.6m (+37%), an average of +8.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 15%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Christus Health Central Louisiana sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile, and in the 100th percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Medical Center ($419.0m), Southwest General Health Center ($419.7m) and Norwalk Hospital Association ($419.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.9% and program service revenue 98% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $121.2m. At year end it held assets of $174.3m against liabilities of $25.7m, net assets of $148.5m. It reported 2,428 employees.