General Health System Foundation

Analysis

General Health System Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Baton Rouge, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1977, 49 years ago. 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 September 2023, General Health System Foundation reported income of $4.6m and spending of $3.4m, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $4.7m to $4.6m (-1.8%), an average of -0.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 111% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, General Health System Foundation sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 91st percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Beyond Literacy ($4.6m), Edison High School ($4.6m) and St Williams Care Center ($4.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $513k. At year end it held assets of $13.4m against liabilities of $49k, net assets of $13.4m.