Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 1971.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
28 people listed on the 990; $19.0M paid to officers and key staff.
Ikechukwu Onyeka’s $2.3M as Physician is at the 87th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1747 $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
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ikechukwu Onyeka | $2,343,913 | $1,952,562 | $1,406,964 | $1,262,028 | $1,154,689 |
| Mevan Wijetunga | $1,715,732 | $1,529,813 | $1,532,778 | $1,454,249 | $1,279,367 |
| John Eickman | — | $1,468,780 | $1,510,254 | — | — |
| Grant Seeger | $1,367,960 | $1,416,971 | $1,424,848 | $1,322,035 | $1,201,604 |
| Barry Bjorgaard | $1,204,800 | — | $1,288,649 | $1,145,673 | $1,162,597 |
| Janice Hamscher | — | — | $1,272,581 | $615,602 | $381,935 |
| Steven Weiser MD | — | — | $1,258,869 | $800,037 | — |
| Jason Go | — | $1,235,343 | $1,184,080 | $1,094,188 | — |
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.
See Altru Health System executive salaries →Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Programs and updates
Provides comprehensive heart and vascular healthcare, consistently recognized for excellence in treating complex conditions.
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Surgical Services
Altru offers our patients some of the most advanced, minimally invasive surgical systems, skillfully operated by our expert surgeons. Altru's team is highly specialized to manage all levels of surgical needs.
Cancer Services
Altru cancer center provides diagnosis, treatment and other services for the full spectrum of cancer types. Altru health system is accredited by the american college of surgeons' commission on cancer and recognized as one of the best cancer hospitals in the country.
Heart & Vascular Services
Altru offers a team of more than 20 providers across 5 specialties aimed at comprehensive heart and vascular care. Altru is consistently ranked as one of the best hospitals for heart failure care by U.S. News & world report which recognizes hospitals that excel in treating the most challenging patients.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
Federal money
Plus 1 smaller program.
The auditor reported no findings.
Plus 7 smaller programs.
The auditor reported no findings.
Plus 7 smaller programs.
The auditor reported no findings.
Plus 2 smaller programs.
The auditor reported 11 findings: a material weakness in money controls.
By the numbers
The FY2024 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY24 | End FY24 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $60.2M | $72.9M |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $459.1M | $335.4M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $498.3M | $645.7M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $1.21B | $1.25B |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $804.3M | $789.1M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $403.2M | $460.1M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $424K | $424K | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $13.1M | $10.5M | $2.7M | |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $294.4M | $252.7M | $41.7M | |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $11.4M | $3.0M | $8.3M | |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $19.9M | $5.3M | $14.6M | |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $20.6M | $5.5M | $15.1M | |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $326K | $10K | $316K | |
| Professional fundraising feesLn 11e | $93K | $93K | ||
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $1.2M | $1.2M | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $109.0M | $79.0M | $30.0M | |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $7.1M | $5.1M | $2.0M | |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $302K | $302K | ||
| OccupancyLn 16 | $10.2M | $6.9M | $3.2M | |
| TravelLn 17 | $723K | $432K | $291K | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $1.4M | $941K | $418K | |
| InterestLn 20 | $4.6M | $4.5M | $28K | |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $21.9M | $15.5M | $6.4M | |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $2.0M | $47K | $1.9M | |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $213.7M | $213.1M | $582K | |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $1.4M | $191 | $1.4M | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $733.6M | $603.0M | $130.5M | $93K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Oct 29, 2025 | $780.4M | $733.6M | $46.8M | $460.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 6, 2024 | $672.6M | $641.5M | $31.0M | $403.2M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2023 | $630.7M | $611.9M | $18.8M | $342.3M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2022 | $613.6M | $582.1M | $31.5M | $359.3M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2021 | $604.5M | $574.2M | $30.3M | $312.8M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $780,388,280 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 7 of 11 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $780,388,280 across 10 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $733,552,021 across 20 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $1,249,137,230 assets, 17 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $460,052,048 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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