Sutter Health FY2020 filing

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Sacramento, CA501(c)(3)Since 1981HospitalsEIN 94-2788907Revenue $1.9B in FY2020

On file with the IRSsutterhealth.org2200 River Plaza Dr, 95833-4134 · Sacramento, CATax-exempt since Feb 1982Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$25.8M paid to officers and key staff.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $103.7M a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$25.8M
to officers and key staff · 1% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: -0.5 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5.0B
73% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 73% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 18 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 18 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.9B
Spent
$2.0B
To programs
96%
Net assets
$1.9B
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.9B
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9B
FY2021$2.4B
FY2022$1.9B
FY2023$1.9B
FY2024$2.7B
Expenses
$2.0B
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0B
FY2021$1.8B
FY2022$1.9B
FY2023$2.1B
FY2024$2.5B
Net assets
$1.9B
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9B
FY2021$3.9B
FY2022$4.1B
FY2023$4.3B
FY2024$4.6B

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 1982.

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Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $1.9B Management & general 4% · $78.2M

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

37 people listed on the 990; $25.8M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Pres. & CEO, Sutter Health
$3,159,516Pt VII · Sec A
Sh SVP / Strgy Srvs & Cso
$2,767,505Pt VII · Sec A
Sh SVP / COO
$1,967,179Pt VII · Sec A
SVP & General Counsel/Asst Sec
$1,650,490Pt VII · Sec A
President,sh System Enterprise
$1,545,041Pt VII · Sec A
Sh SVP & CFO (pt-Yr)
$1,511,977Pt VII · Sec A
Sh SVP, Chief Clinical Officer
$1,486,641Pt VII · Sec A
SVP/Chief People & Culture Off
$1,401,083Pt VII · Sec A

Warner Thomas’s $11.3M as President & CEO, Sh is at the 99th 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Warner Thomas$11,323,734$8,705,274$194,285——
Sarah Krevans—$2,874,876$5,124,807$9,160,299$3,159,516
Mark Sevco$3,326,965$1,149,784———
Jeff Sprague———$3,271,652$1,511,977
Brian Dean$1,604,131$3,022,084$2,576,364$1,431,474$758,252
James Conforti$1,599,998$2,904,100$2,919,261$2,036,409$1,967,179
Jeff Gerard———$538,462$2,767,505
Conrad Vial MD$2,548,796$2,565,244$2,436,386$1,576,243$1,486,641

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

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  • 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, high-quality healthcare services throughout California, aiming to expand access and connect more people to excellent care.

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1 program · $1.9B · in their own filed words · FY2020
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$1.9Bprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K
Grants paid · 145 grants · $10.8M · 2020–2024
Presidio TrCA · FY2024$1,433,333
City of DavisFY2024$50,000
Leukemia and Lymphoma SocietyNY · FY2024$50,000
Medshare International INCGA · FY2023$345,078
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.9B
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.7B
Investment incomeLn 3$210.8M
Other incomeLn 4–11$14.7M
Money outPt IX
$2.0B
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.9B
Managementcol C$78.2M
Owns and owesPt X
$1.9B
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2−$84.4M
Total assetsLn 16$6.8B
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.0B
PeoplePt VI, VII
37
listed · VII A
PaidVII A36
Voting boardVI 1a18
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.3M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$141K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.7B
Investment incomeLn 3$210.8M
Other incomeLn 4–11$14.7M
Gains on assetsLn 7$137.1M
Total revenueLn 12$1.9B
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$0
SavingsLn 2−$84.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2−$84.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5.97B
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$415.5M
Other assetsLn 15$424.9M
Total assetsLn 16$6.8B
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.0B
Net assetsLn 32$1.9B
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510,491
VolunteersI 60
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$44.6M−$84.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5.08B$5.97B
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$455.9M$415.5M
Total assetsLn 16$6.83B$6.85B
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.83B$4.98B
Net assetsLn 32$4.00B$1.86B
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1.0M$1.0M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$857K$857K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$21.0M$21.0M
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$1.0M$1.0M
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$663.0M$663.0M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$61.2M$59.7M$1.5M
Other employee benefitsLn 9$243.1M$231.8M$11.3M
Payroll taxesLn 10$56.3M$56.3M
Management feesLn 11a$44.8M$32.4M$12.4M
Legal feesLn 11b$43.3M$43.3M
Accounting feesLn 11c$2.5M$2.5M
Lobbying feesLn 11d$198K$198K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$18.5M$18.5M
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$907K$876K$31K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$11.5M$11.5M$14K
Office expensesLn 13$26.6M$26.5M$50K
Information technologyLn 14$235.2M$231.2M$4.0M
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$35.3M$35.3M
TravelLn 17$3.6M$3.3M$264K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2.6M$1.4M$1.2M
InterestLn 20$5.2M$5.2M
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$111.0M$111.0M
InsuranceLn 23$6.7M$6.7M
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$334.8M$332.9M$1.9M
All other expensesLn 24e$61.0M$56.3M$4.7M
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.99B$1.91B$78.2M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $2.7B$2.5B$141.0M$4.6B 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.9B$2.1B−$187.6M$4.3B 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.9B$1.9B$60.1M$4.1B 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.4B$1.8B$593.3M$3.9B 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.9B$2.0B−$88.3M$1.9B 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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,902,925,267 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,382,971$4,363,895
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,679,290,667$1,673,066,132
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $222,871,709$210,754,326
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $20,361,849$14,740,914
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,924,907,196$1,902,925,267
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,464,036$1,859,106
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,005,939,401$1,045,662,058
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,463,698,699$943,668,517
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,471,102,136$1,991,189,681
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$546,194,940−$88,264,414
Part VI · Governance 16 of 18 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body18
VI-1b Independent voting members16
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,902,925,267 across 14 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $3,282 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$2,072
VIII-1d Related organizations$1,427,607
VIII-1e Government grants$1,268,422
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,665,794
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$140,884
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,363,895
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,672,671,102 · Unrelated business $395,030$1,673,066,132
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business −$2,052,346 · Excluded from tax $75,682,980$73,630,634
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $95,158$95,158
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $137,123,691$137,123,692
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Unrelated business $14,642,474$14,642,474
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,672,671,102 · Unrelated business $12,988,440 · Excluded from tax $212,901,829$1,902,925,267
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,991,189,681 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,002,530$1,002,530
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $856,576$856,576
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $21,046,581$21,046,581
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsManagement $1,003,581$1,003,581
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $662,974,039$662,974,039
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $59,736,027 · Management $1,456,636$61,192,663
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $231,827,123 · Management $11,273,952$243,101,075
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $56,344,119$56,344,119
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $32,352,948 · Management $12,428,532$44,781,480
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $43,298,450$43,298,450
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,516,605$2,516,605
IX-11d Lobbying feesManagement $198,000$198,000
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $18,511,039$18,511,039
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $875,951 · Management $31,463$907,414
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $11,530,938 · Management $14,410$11,545,348
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $26,501,354 · Management $50,114$26,551,468
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $231,159,379 · Management $4,047,921$235,207,300
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $35,291,148$35,291,148
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,308,636 · Management $264,180$3,572,816
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,360,170 · Management $1,198,986$2,559,156
IX-20 InterestPrograms $5,194,243$5,194,243
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $111,030,975$111,030,975
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,675,754$6,675,754
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $332,929,761 · Management $1,902,238$334,831,999
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $56,253,891 · Management $4,741,431$60,995,322
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,913,020,617 · Management $78,169,064 · Fundraising $0$1,991,189,681
Part X · Balance sheet $6,846,370,331 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $0$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $44,563,283−$84,423,554
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,201,869$960,962
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $3,862,102$11,966,125
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $104,885,463$111,587,818
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $455,922,231$415,461,362
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $4,571,360,684$5,322,274,360
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $472,632,336$609,497,892
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $35,185,949$34,121,641
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,139,223,732$424,923,725
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $6,828,837,649$6,846,370,331
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,447,787,636$1,181,787,789
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
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 $1,383,122,017$3,802,682,172
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,830,909,653$4,984,469,961
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,990,397,871$1,853,018,083
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $7,530,125$8,882,287
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,997,927,996$1,861,900,370
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $6,828,837,649$6,846,370,331
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,861,900,370 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,902,925,267
XI-2 Total expenses$1,991,189,681
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$88,264,414
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,997,927,996
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$86,474,792
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$439,724,483
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$2,401,012,903
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,861,900,370

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