Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington

Analysis

Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington is a registered charity in United States, based in Renton, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1971, 55 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 December 2023, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington reported income of $4.20bn and spending of $4.54bn, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.97bn to $4.20bn (+5.8%), an average of +1.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington 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 WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Yale New Haven Hospital ($4.19bn), Orlando Health Inc ($4.22bn) and Long Island Jewish Medical Center ($4.14bn).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 1.7% and program service revenue 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $203k (0.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $695.3m. At year end it held assets of $3.56bn against liabilities of $2.87bn, net assets of $696.5m. It reported 9,225 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.