To improve the health and well-being of all people in the communities we serve.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 99 volunteers.
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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $3.1M a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $4.5M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Concern: 0.0 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $125K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$210.2M
69% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 69% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$182.6M
-63% vs prior year
Spent
$174.1M
To programs
80%
Net assets
$95.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$182.6M
FY2024▼ -63%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$438.3M
FY2021$478.5M
FY2022$498.3M
FY2023$504.4M
FY2024$497.8M
FY2024$182.6M
Expenses
$174.1M
FY2024▼ -67%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$431.3M
FY2021$466.6M
FY2022$504.2M
FY2023$506.9M
FY2024$524.0M
FY2024$174.1M
Net assets
$95.5M
FY2024▼ -9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$35.2M
FY2021$48.7M
FY2022$54.2M
FY2023$65.0M
FY2024$105.4M
FY2024$95.5M

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending October 2024) · 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 Mar 1946.

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Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $138.5M Management & general 20% · $35.6M

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

15 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
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Secretary/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides compassionate, faith-based hospital care and medical services to all community members in Birmingham, regardless of their ability to pay.

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1 program · $138.5M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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During the period covered by this return, the filing organization was a part of the Ascension Catholic Health Ministry. Ascension is a faith-based healthcare organization that delivers personalized, compassionate care to all, especially to those who need it the most. St.

$138.5Mprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$125K
Grants paid · 93 grants · $16.6M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$55,019
Mountain Brook High SchoolFY2024$40,000
Vestavia Hills Board of EducationFY2024$33,000
Trussville City Board of EducationFY2024$30,500
Jefferson County Board of EducationFY2024$29,500
Homewood City Board of EducationFY2024$25,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$18,863
The Shelby County Board of EducationFY2024$14,000
City of Pelham Board of EducationFY2024$13,500
St Clair County Board of EducationFY2024$13,000
Pell City School SystemFY2024$12,000
Alabama Oncology FoundationAL · FY2024$10,000
Oneonta High SchoolFY2024$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$91,394
Mountain Brook High SchoolFY2023$71,000
Trussville City Board of EducationFY2023$60,500
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$182.6M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$179.6M
Other incomeLn 4–11$2.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$275K
Money outPt IX
$174.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$138.5M
Managementcol C$35.6M
Owns and owesPt X
$95.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$139K
Total assetsLn 16$305.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$210.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$99K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$179.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$275K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2.6M
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$182.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$10K
SavingsLn 2$129K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$139K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$150.7M
Other assetsLn 15$56.3M
Total assetsLn 16$305.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$210.2M
Net assetsLn 32$95.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 699
Fiscal year endsHeaderOctober
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$139K$139K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.9M$4.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$146.3M$150.7M
Total assetsLn 16$309.5M$305.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$204.1M$210.2M
Net assetsLn 32$105.4M$95.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$867K$867K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$74K$74K
Management feesLn 11a$416K$416K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$8K$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$9.0M$8.4M$685K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$12K$12K
Office expensesLn 13$149K$126K$23K
Information technologyLn 14$15K$15K
OccupancyLn 16$5.8M$5.4M$416K
TravelLn 17$215K$210K$5K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$8K$8K$55
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$341K$316K$24K
InsuranceLn 23$10K$7K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$137.3M$103.7M$33.6M
All other expensesLn 24e$19.8M$19.0M$817K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$174.1M$138.5M$35.6M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $497.8M$524.0M−$26.2M$105.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $504.4M$506.9M−$2.5M$65.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $498.3M$504.2M−$6.0M$54.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $478.5M$466.6M$11.9M$48.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $438.3M$431.3M$7.1M$35.2M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $182,575,415 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,297,941$98,962
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $487,506,958$179,572,788
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $625,770$275,354
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $7,323,542$2,628,311
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $497,754,211$182,575,415
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $3,588,056$940,578
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $520,398,674$173,148,710
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $523,986,730$174,089,288
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$26,232,519$8,486,127
Part VI · Governance 12 of 13 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $182,575,415 across 15 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $197,614 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$98,962
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$98,962
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $179,512,164 · Unrelated business $43,522$179,555,686
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $275,354$275,354
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $202,462$202,462
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $0$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $36,945 · Excluded from tax $2,208,392$2,245,337
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $179,627,255 · Unrelated business $48,104 · Excluded from tax $2,801,094$182,575,415
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $174,089,288 across 15 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $866,696$866,696
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $73,882$73,882
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $416,500$416,500
IX-11d Lobbying feesManagement $7,799$7,799
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $8,354,781 · Management $685,070 · Fundraising $0$9,039,851
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $11,747$11,747
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $125,843 · Management $22,907$148,750
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $14,564$14,564
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $5,400,672 · Management $415,663$5,816,335
IX-17 TravelPrograms $209,784 · Management $4,843$214,627
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $8,355 · Management $55$8,410
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $316,463 · Management $24,357$340,820
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,687 · Management $3,347$10,034
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $103,709,671 · Management $33,607,712$137,317,383
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $18,984,440 · Management $817,450 · Fundraising $0$19,801,890
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $138,500,085 · Management $35,589,203 · Fundraising $0$174,089,288
Part X · Balance sheet $305,747,976 assets, 23 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $10,115$10,115
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $129,344$129,344
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $93,798,710$82,116,629
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $9,802,926$10,094,500
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $484,357$446,878
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $146,293,555$150,676,467
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $4,850,336$4,505,225
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $1,175,218$1,504,697
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $52,925,292$56,264,121
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $309,469,853$305,747,976
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $24,599,760$27,384,331
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $200,000$200,000
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $179,266,836$182,631,915
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $204,066,596$210,216,246
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $105,403,257$95,531,730
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $105,403,257$95,531,730
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $309,469,853$305,747,976
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $95,531,730 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$182,575,415
XI-2 Total expenses$174,089,288
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$8,486,127
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$105,403,257
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$142,428
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$18,500,082
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$95,531,730

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