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 2023, BJC Health System reported income of $6.74bn and spending of $6.58bn, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $5.54bn to $6.74bn (+22%), an average of +5.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 98% 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 100th 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 Global Fund to Fight AIDS Tuberculosis and Malaria ($6.31bn), Northside Hospital Inc ($6.84bn) and Adventist Health System Sunbelt Inc ($6.25bn).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.6% and program service revenue 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $12.1m (0.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.86bn. At year end it held assets of $4.24bn against liabilities of $694.1m, net assets of $3.55bn. It reported 41,355 employees.