Advocate Charitable Foundation

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Downers Grove, IL501(c)(3)Since 1984Health CareEIN 36-3297360Revenue $40.0M in FY2024

On file with the IRSadvocatehealth.com3075 Highland Pkwy FL 6, 60515-5563 · Downers Grove, ILTax-exempt since Jul 1984Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Advocate Charitable Foundation (acf) raises funds for Advocate health care. The donor determines both program and hospital which benefit from the gift. The Foundation serves as the fiduciary agent for the gifts until used for the donor's purpose. Acf will use 100% of all donations for donor's intended purposes and programs.Advocate health care consists of: Advocate health & hospitals corporation (including Advocate christ medical center, Advocate good samaritan hospital, Advocate good shepherd hospital, Advocate lutheran general hospital, Advocate south suburban hospital, Advocate trinity hospital and Advocate medical group), Advocate north side health network, Advocate condell medical center, Advocate sherman hospital, Advocate home health services, Advocate hospice and various system-wide programs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
65¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 253 volunteers and 60 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $4.7M a year · 14% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
65%
of spending
Fine: 65% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.8M
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 77% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $18K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3.4M
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$40.0M
+4% vs prior year
Spent
$27.9M
To programs
65%
Net assets
$202.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$40.0M
FY2024▲ +4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$36.3M
FY2021$44.4M
FY2022$9.8M
FY2023$38.4M
FY2024$40.0M
Expenses
$27.9M
FY2024▼ -15%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$32.6M
FY2021$34.5M
FY2022$17.6M
FY2023$32.9M
FY2024$27.9M
Net assets
$202.9M
FY2024▲ +6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$183.3M
FY2021$194.1M
FY2022$185.6M
FY2023$191.3M
FY2024$202.9M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 1984.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

65 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 65% · $18.2M Management & general 2% · $513K Fundraising 33% · $9.2M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

36 people listed on the 990; $1.8M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director, President
$522,720Pt VII · Sec A
VP Development
$236,645Pt VII · Sec A
VP Development
$236,020Pt VII · Sec A
VP Planned Giving
$219,995Pt VII · Sec A
VP Development
$216,315Pt VII · Sec A
Former Hce
$176,804Pt VII · Sec A
$174,987Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Randy Varju’s $523K as Director, President is at the 77th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2901 $10–100M health care nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Randy Varju$522,720$594,501$577,025$561,473$533,229
Douglas Hutchings—$320,311$317,470$310,203$309,780
Susan Abderholden$174,987$315,846———
Susan Aberholden——$306,372$294,062$291,468
Jo Amick$176,804$265,120$260,196$255,641$253,961
Ina Owens——$243,256$238,226$237,586
Patricia Smith-Calascibetta——$71,662$238,824$236,544
Davina Martin$236,645$215,364———

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Raises and manages donor-directed funds to support medical research, patient care, and healthcare programs across Advocate Health Care's hospitals and clinics.

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3 programs · $18.2M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

General and clinical supportdonor gifts were used to support clinical programs by reimbursing operating expenses and by providing capital expenditures for equipment and facilities renovation and construction.

$16.5Mprogram expense
02

Medical researchdonor gifts were used to support both basic research in pediatric oncology and clinical research in the areas of adult oncology, cardiology, addiction medicine, renal disease, neonatal care, emergency medicine, nursing clinical procedures, and pediatric oncology.

$971Kprogram expense
03

Scholarships and education programsdonor gifts were used to support education of medical students, residents and fellows, continuing education of medical staff physicians, pastoral care (hospital chaplain) education, administrative fellowships, accreditation training for paramedics, fellowships in health care administration, a nursing…

$776Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Mindful WasteFY2025$18K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$18K
Grants paid · 56 grants · $85.5M · 2020–2024
Advocate Aurora Research InstituteFY2024$943,617
Advocate Aurora Health INCIL · FY2024$502,895
Advocate Sherman HospitalIL · FY2024$111,592
Advocate Aurora Health INCIL · FY2024$99,586
Advocate Aurora Research InstituteFY2024$42,849
Advocate Aurora Research InstituteFY2024$8,895
Meridian HospiceIL · FY2024$5,537
Advocate Aurora Research InstituteFY2023$855,146
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$40.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$28.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$11.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$294K
Money outPt IX
$27.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$18.2M
Managementcol C$513K
Fundraisingcol D$9.2M
Owns and owesPt X
$202.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$24.8M
Total assetsLn 16$206.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
36
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$28.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$13K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$3.2M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$2.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$11.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$294K
Gains on assetsLn 7$11.1M
Total revenueLn 12$40.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$24.8M
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$24.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$154.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$887
Other assetsLn 15$6.0M
Total assetsLn 16$206.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.4M
Net assetsLn 32$202.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 560
VolunteersI 6253
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$35.0M$24.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$138.5M$154.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$887
Total assetsLn 16$194.7M$206.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.3M$3.4M
Net assetsLn 32$191.3M$202.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$18.0M$18.0M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.5M$109K$44K$1.4M
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$4.3M$66K$61K$4.2M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$302K$9K$5K$287K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$672K$21K$12K$639K
Payroll taxesLn 10$427K$13K$8K$406K
Accounting feesLn 11c$27K$27K
Investment management feesLn 11f$28K$28K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$176K$36K$140K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$101K$101K
Information technologyLn 14$161K$161K
OccupancyLn 16$45$45
TravelLn 17$48K$48K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$95K$95K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$8K$8K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$763$763
InsuranceLn 23$225K$225K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.6M$67K$1.6M
All other expensesLn 24e$144K$144K
Total functional expensesLn 25$27.9M$18.2M$513K$9.2M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $40.0M$27.9M$12.1M$202.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $38.4M$32.9M$5.5M$191.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $9.8M$17.6M−$7.9M$185.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $44.4M$34.5M$9.9M$194.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $36.3M$32.6M$3.7M$183.3M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $40,020,137 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $26,782,968$28,552,550
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $11,915,868$11,173,714
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$280,760$293,873
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $38,418,076$40,020,137
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $19,857,582$18,018,337
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $8,391,434$7,235,018
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $4,623,640$2,651,815
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $32,872,656$27,905,170
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $5,545,420$12,114,967
Part VI · Governance 12 of 14 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $40,020,137 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $9,820 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$2,285,864
VIII-1d Related organizations$9,000,000
VIII-1e Government grants$13,050
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$17,253,636
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$3,208,358
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$28,552,550
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $96,947$96,947
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $11,076,767$11,076,767
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$526,857−$526,857
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $810,910$810,910
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $810,910 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $10,656,677$40,020,137
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $27,905,170 across 20 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $18,018,337$18,018,337
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $109,314 · Management $43,725 · Fundraising $1,364,153$1,517,192
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $66,313 · Management $60,645 · Fundraising $4,190,251$4,317,209
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $9,083 · Management $5,397 · Fundraising $287,241$301,721
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $20,788 · Management $11,992 · Fundraising $639,185$671,965
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,852 · Management $7,637 · Fundraising $406,442$426,931
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $27,026$27,026
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $28,262$28,262
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $36,000 · Fundraising $140,095$176,095
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $3,042$3,042
IX-13 Office expensesFundraising $100,947$100,947
IX-14 Information technologyFundraising $160,853$160,853
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $45$45
IX-17 TravelFundraising $48,045$48,045
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsFundraising $95,315$95,315
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesFundraising $7,670$7,670
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $763$763
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $224,677$224,677
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $67,075 · Fundraising $1,568,087$1,635,162
IX-24e All other expensesFundraising $143,913$143,913
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $18,236,687 · Management $513,244 · Fundraising $9,155,239$27,905,170
Part X · Balance sheet $206,326,862 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $25,812,105$24,760,947
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $9,180,816$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $15,357,961$20,911,937
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,650$887
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $135,993,446$152,253,335
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $2,527,792$2,426,640
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $5,798,305$5,973,116
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $194,672,075$206,326,862
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $736,827$561,373
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,609,915$2,835,972
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,346,742$3,397,345
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $24,244,821$25,110,742
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $167,080,512$177,818,775
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $191,325,333$202,929,517
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $194,672,075$206,326,862
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $202,929,517 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$40,020,137
XI-2 Total expenses$27,905,170
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$12,114,967
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$191,325,333
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$282,330
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$793,113
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$202,929,517

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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