Christus Health Southwestern Louisiana

Analysis

Christus Health Southwestern Louisiana is a registered charity in United States, based in Lake Charles, 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 Southwestern Louisiana reported income of $321.3m and spending of $331.4m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $265.9m to $321.3m (+21%), an average of +4.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 104% 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 Southwestern 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 Olathe Medical Center Inc ($321.3m), Scott & White Hospital - College Station ($321.6m) and St Peters Health ($321.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 3.5% and program service revenue 96% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $102.1m. At year end it held assets of $172.3m against liabilities of $65.2m, net assets of $107.1m. It reported 1,599 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.