Sharp Healthcare

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San Diego, CA501(c)(3)Since 1946HospitalsEIN 95-6077327Revenue $2.2B in FY2025

On file with the IRSsharp.com8695 Spectrum Center Blvd, 92123-1489 · San Diego, CATax-exempt since Mar 1957Hospital or medical research org — 170(b)(1)(A)(iii)

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To promote health care through supporting and/or operating, directly or through wholly-owned subsidiaries and other appropriate management arrangements, hospitals and other medically-related facilities and activities in the state of california. The specific and primary purposes for which this corporation is formed are to support and be responsive to the needs of its publicly supported, tax-exempt subsidiaries.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$18.6M paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2025 · 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
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $103.1M a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$18.6M
to officers and key staff · 0.8% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 91% of similar orgs
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: 0.4 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $100K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$6.1B
97% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 97% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
21
of 24 voting members
Looks good: 21 of 24 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.2B
+25% vs prior year
Spent
$2.4B
To programs
70%
Net assets
$204.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.2B
FY2025▲ +25%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6B
FY2021$1.7B
FY2022$2.4B
FY2023$1.9B
FY2024$1.8B
FY2025$2.2B
Expenses
$2.4B
FY2025▲ +9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8B
FY2021$1.9B
FY2022$1.9B
FY2023$2.0B
FY2024$2.2B
FY2025$2.4B
Net assets
$204.9M
FY2025▲ +10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$96.9M
FY2021$185.6M
FY2022$97.8M
FY2023$146.1M
FY2024$185.4M
FY2025$204.9M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1957.

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Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $1.7B Management & general 30% · $710.7M Fundraising 0% · $6.8M

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

44 people listed on the 990; $18.6M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President & CEO Shc
$2,732,110Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer Shc
$1,780,203Pt VII · Sec A
SVP General Counsel
$1,439,711Pt VII · Sec A
EVP & CFO Shc
$1,421,255Pt VII · Sec A
SVP Market CEO
$1,280,931Pt VII · Sec A
SVP Market CEO
$1,240,243Pt VII · Sec A
CEO Srs Thru 01/2025
$1,100,879Pt VII · Sec A
Ceo-Scmg
$916,171Pt VII · Sec A

Christopher D Howard’s $2.7M as President & CEO Shc is at the 91st 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Christopher D Howard$2,732,110$2,449,448$2,581,520$2,399,076$2,070,064—
Daniel L Gross——$1,068,049—$2,042,686$2,028,142
Brett G McClain$1,780,203$1,655,296$1,513,107$1,382,434$922,188—
Christopher a Howard—————$1,665,592
William Littlejohn$869,508$1,623,356$730,673$707,188$669,577$632,814
Rick L Grossman$1,439,711$1,326,965$1,229,363$1,195,887$931,083$386,725
Susan Green$1,421,255—————
Staci L Dickerson—$958,272$1,334,159$1,293,772$1,220,193$1,085,859

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 administrative support to healthcare subsidiaries, delivers outpatient medical services in San Diego, and offers community health education and treatment assistance programs.

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3 programs · $1.7B · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Sharp healthcare operates a number of outpatient clinics throughout san diego county which provide outpatient and urgent care services to the community. Total patient visits were 2,011,413 for the twelve months ended 9/30/2025.

$879.0Mprogram expense
02

Sharp healthcare provides administrative support to its subsidiaries. Its general purpose is to promote healthcare through supporting AND/OR operating its subsidiaries.

$793.3Mprogram expense
03

See community benefit report on schedule o.

Pt IX · col B

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$100K
Grants paid · 67 grants · $1.9M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$243,000
American Heart Association INCTX · FY2024$100,000
EvonexusCA · FY2024$25,000
San Diego Museum of ArtCA · FY2024$15,000
The Campanile FoundationCA · FY2024$12,000
Voice & ViewpointCA · FY2024$10,000
San Diego Opera AssociationCA · FY2024$10,000
American Cancer Society INCGA · FY2024$10,000
Las PatronasCA · FY2024$5,665
American Heart Association INCTX · FY2023$150,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$134,000
Coalition for Health Ai INCMN · FY2023$50,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$42,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$40,000
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.2B
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.9B
Investment incomeLn 3$185.8M
Other incomeLn 4–11$56.0M
Money outPt IX
$2.4B
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.7B
Managementcol C$710.7M
Fundraisingcol D$6.8M
Owns and owesPt X
$204.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$87.5M
Total assetsLn 16$6.3B
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.1B
PeoplePt VI, VII
44
listed · VII A
PaidVII A17
Voting boardVI 1a24
IndependentVI 1b21
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$327K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$565
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.9B
Investment incomeLn 3$185.8M
Other incomeLn 4–11$56.0M
Gains on assetsLn 7$90.4M
Total revenueLn 12$2.2B
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$4.9M
SavingsLn 2$82.6M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$87.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.71B
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$721.5M
Other assetsLn 15$1.65B
Total assetsLn 16$6.3B
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.1B
Net assetsLn 32$204.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 523,359
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$70.5M$87.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.61B$3.71B
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$600.8M$721.5M
Total assetsLn 16$6.07B$6.31B
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.89B$6.10B
Net assetsLn 32$185.4M$204.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$421K$421K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$243K$243K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$12.7M$0$12.7M$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$579.0M$254.8M$324.1M$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$17.3M$7.0M$10.3M$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$87.9M$38.0M$49.9M$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$42.7M$18.6M$24.1M$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$5.4M$38K$5.4M$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$1.1M$0$1.1M$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$120K$0$120K$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$1.9M$0$1.9M$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$782.1M$735.9M$46.2M$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5.2M$896K$4.3M$0
Office expensesLn 13$31.7M$15.7M$16.0M$0
Information technologyLn 14$165.2M$914K$164.2M$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$38.2M$29.2M$9.0M$0
TravelLn 17$754K$150K$605K$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$0$0$0
InterestLn 20−$3.2M−$208K−$3.0M$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$39.1M$6.5M$32.7M$0
InsuranceLn 23$4.3M$3.5M$861K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$568.9M$557.0M$5.1M$6.8M
All other expensesLn 24e$8.6M$3.6M$5.0M$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.39B$1.67B$710.7M$6.8M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $2.2B$2.4B−$197.1M$204.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.8B$2.2B−$439.3M$185.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.9B$2.0B−$136.2M$146.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.4B$1.9B$436.7M$97.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.7B$1.9B−$156.0M$185.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.6B$1.8B−$126.4M$96.9M 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,192,680,289 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $9,100,749$8,080,839
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,608,333,384$1,942,838,725
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $89,589,419$185,763,182
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $51,682,023$55,997,543
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,758,705,575$2,192,680,289
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $640,066$664,416
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $673,489,355$739,673,911
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,523,871,959$1,649,465,765
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,198,001,380$2,389,804,092
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$439,295,805−$197,123,803
Part VI · Governance 21 of 24 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body24
VI-1b Independent voting members21
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 $2,192,680,289 across 16 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $15,322,623 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$7,753,526
VIII-1e Government grants$327,313
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$0
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$565
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$8,080,839
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,928,504,480 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,928,504,480
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $95,407,948$95,407,948
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $90,354,554$90,354,554
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $55,009,845$55,009,845
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,942,341,300 · Unrelated business $497,425 · Excluded from tax $241,760,725$2,192,680,289
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,389,804,092 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $421,416$421,416
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $243,000$243,000
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $12,729,862 · Fundraising $0$12,729,862
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $254,819,894 · Management $324,145,099 · Fundraising $0$578,964,993
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $6,990,381 · Management $10,343,005 · Fundraising $0$17,333,386
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $38,016,013 · Management $49,882,683 · Fundraising $0$87,898,696
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $18,619,025 · Management $24,127,949 · Fundraising $0$42,746,974
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $38,322 · Management $5,398,771 · Fundraising $0$5,437,093
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $1,086,109 · Fundraising $0$1,086,109
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $120,025 · Fundraising $0$120,025
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $1,921,459 · Fundraising $0$1,921,459
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $735,878,430 · Management $46,203,750 · Fundraising $0$782,082,180
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $896,454 · Management $4,331,313 · Fundraising $0$5,227,767
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $15,722,141 · Management $16,003,750 · Fundraising $0$31,725,891
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $914,041 · Management $164,237,402 · Fundraising $0$165,151,443
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $29,177,584 · Management $8,990,357 · Fundraising $0$38,167,941
IX-17 TravelPrograms $149,702 · Management $604,572 · Fundraising $0$754,274
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms −$208,410 · Management −$3,039,660 · Fundraising $0−$3,248,070
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $6,493,657 · Management $32,654,290 · Fundraising $0$39,147,947
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,476,337 · Management $860,669 · Fundraising $0$4,337,006
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $557,041,819 · Management $5,121,646 · Fundraising $6,776,653$568,940,118
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,636,951 · Management $4,977,631 · Fundraising $0$8,614,582
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,672,326,757 · Management $710,700,682 · Fundraising $6,776,653$2,389,804,092
Part X · Balance sheet $6,307,579,727 assets, 24 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $1,396,721; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,631,657$4,898,572
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $67,903,940$82,563,398
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $59,069,526$62,487,798
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $21,258,861$21,134,142
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $61,131,626$54,964,491
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $600,832,540$721,457,761
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $3,411,130,820$3,527,166,333
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $36,338,193$37,723,904
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $161,456,285$143,672,342
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,650,266,071$1,650,114,265
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $6,073,527,629$6,307,579,727
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $494,520,620$497,226,515
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $851,868$809,145
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $1,511,363,604$1,481,660,962
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,881,392,831$4,123,030,110
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,888,128,923$6,102,726,732
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $79,604,465$63,944,432
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $105,794,241$140,908,563
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $185,398,706$204,852,995
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $6,073,527,629$6,307,579,727
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $204,852,995 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,192,680,289
XI-2 Total expenses$2,389,804,092
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$197,123,803
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$185,398,706
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$159,665,663
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$181
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$56,912,248
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$204,852,995

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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