Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$2,412,483

Total expenses

$4,112,901

Contributions and grants received

$1,452,951

Grants paid

$1,049,563

Program service revenue

$799,872

Investment income

$159,660

Other revenue

$0

Total assets, end of year

$8,955,405

Total liabilities, end of year

$838,375

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$8,117,030

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$3,280,444

Management and general expenses

$832,457

Fundraising expenses

$0

Program service expenses (Part III)

$3,280,444

Program services were 79.8% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Mission and programs · 2023

• GRANTS AND HEALTHCARE:THE ESSENTIAL HOSPITAL INSTITUTE ("INSTITUTE") CONTINUED TO ADDRESS THE SIGNIFICANT ISSUES FACING PUBLIC HOSPITALS, SAFETY NET ORGANIZATIONS, UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, AND RELATED HEALTH POLICY ISSUES OF NATIONAL PRIORITY. THE INSTITUTE'S GRANT-SUPPORTED RESEARCH EXPANDS INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE ON POPULATION HEALTH, PATIENT-CENTERED CARE, DELIVERY SYSTEM TRANSFORMATION, QUALITY PERFORMANCE AND IMPROVEMENT, EQUITY, LEADERSHIP, AND HEALTH REFORM IMPLEMENTATION.MUCH OF THE INSTITUTE'S GRANT-FUNDED WORK WAS IN WORKFORCE EQUITY, CLIMATE RESILIENCE AND MITIGATION AND COMBATING STRUCTURAL RACISM. WITH FUNDING FROM THE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION, THE INSTITUTE CONTINUED TO FACILITATE COMBATING STRUCTURAL RACISM INTEREST GROUP MEETINGS OFFERING PEER NETWORKING AMONG LIKE-MINDED LEADERS FROM OUR MEMBERS, REVISED OUR ESSENTIAL COMMUNITIES WEBSITE TO REFLECT TOOLS, RESOURCES, AND PROGRAMS TO COMBAT STRUCTURAL RACISM, FACILITATED A 4-HOUR PRE-CONFERENCE ON COMBATING STRUCTURAL RACISM AT THE ANNUAL VITAL CONFERENCE, PARTICIPATED IN AN EQUITY LEARNING LAB TO DEVELOP AND CARRY OUT AN ACTION PLAN TO IMPROVE EQUITY FOCUSING ON OUR ORGANIZATIONAL POLICIES, AND BEGAN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A WORKFORCE EQUITY TOOLKIT AT ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS TO SUPPORT THE CREATION OF A RESILIENT, INCLUSIVE, AND EQUITABLE WORKFORCE.THROUGH A GRANT FROM THE HUMAN RESOURCES AND SERVICES AGENCY, GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY FUNDED THE INSTITUTE TO DISSEMINATE GMU INTERACTIVE TRAININGS AND GAIN INSIGHTS FROM MEMBER HOSPITALS ABOUT NEEDS RELATING TO WORKFORCE AND RESILIENCE.RELATED TO COMBATING STRUCTURAL RACISM, THE CVS HEALTH FOUNDATION WITH THE INSTITUTE CONDUCTED A LEARNING COLLABORATIVE AMONG MEMBER HOSPITALS TO REDUCE BLACK OBSTETRIC MORTALITY RATES. THIS TWO-YEAR PROJECT SUPPORTED A LEARNING COLLABORATIVE OF 12 MEMBER HOSPITALS SEEKING TO REDUCE MORTALITY AMONG BLACK OBSTETRIC PATIENTS. A REPORT OF THE FINDINGS WAS RELEASED.THE CVS HEALTH FOUNDATION ALSO FUNDED THE INSTITUTE TO CONDUCT THREE ONE-YEAR LEARNING COLLABORATIVES AMONG MEMBER HOSPITALS TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO QUALITY CARE FOR PEOPLE WITH OPIOID USE DISORDER, PARTICULARLY PEOPLE WHO ARE MARGINALIZED OR DISCRIMINATED AGAINST. THIS FOUR-YEAR PROJECT SUPPORTS THREE LEARNING COLLABORATIVES BETWEEN 10 - 12 MEMBER HOSPITALS SEEKING TO IMPROVE CARE ACCESS AND ENHANCE PATIENT SOCIAL SUPPORT. WE STARTED PLANNING FOR THE SECOND LEARNING COLLABORATIVE AND ACTIVELY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THE THIRD AND FINAL LEARNING COLLABORATIVE COHORT.THE INSTITUTE ALSO RECEIVED FUNDS FROM THE BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB FOUNDATION TO COMBAT RACIAL DISPARITIES IN DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, AND PROGNOSIS FOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE THROUGH PEER-TO-PEER MENTORSHIP BETWEEN SELECTED MEMBER HOSPITALS AND A TECHNICAL PANEL OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE EXPERTS FROM ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS.THE KRESGE FOUNDATION FUNDED A FOLLOW-ON GRANT TO IDENTIFY RESOURCES FOR MEMBER HOSPITALS RELATED TO DECARBONIZATION AND CLIMATE RESILIENCE, CONDUCT AN INTEREST GROUP ON CLIMATE RESILIENCE AND MITIGATION OF CLIMATE CHANGE, A LUNCHEON AT AMERICA'S ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS' ANNUAL CONFERENCE, VITAL; AND A C-SUITE CONVENING TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF ACTION PLANS AND ACCOUNTABILITY AT THE C-SUITE, AND TO SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT FINANCIAL SUPPORT AVAILABLE THROUGH THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT FOR CLIMATE MITIGATION AND RESILIENCY PROJECTS.FINALLY, THE INSTITUTE WAS FUNDED BY THE LEON LOWENSTEIN FOUNDATION TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO PRIMARY CARE THROUGH MOBILE VAN HEALTH. THE FUNDING INCLUDED RECRUITING 5 MEMBER HOSPITALS TO PARTICIPATE IN AN 8-MONTH LEARNING COLLABORATIVE TO NAVIGATE THE CHALLENGES AND BARRIERS TO MOBILE VAN HEALTHCARE.

  Expenses $2,269,218 · Grants $1,045,563

• LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION:TO HELP SAFETY-NET HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SYSTEMS CONTINUE THEIR SUCCESS IN SERVING THEIR COMMUNITIES, THE INSTITUTE OFFERED AN ARRAY OF EDUCATIONAL AND MEMBER SERVICES. THESE INCLUDED INDIVIDUAL AND SERIES-BASED WEBINARS, CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. THESE PROGRAMS PROVIDED FORUMS FOR MEMBERS TO LEARN AND EXCHANGE IDEAS ON HOW SAFETY-NET HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SYSTEMS CAN ADDRESS NEW ISSUES AND CHALLENGES, STRATEGIZE ON WAYS TO IMPROVE SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES, WHILE PROVIDING VITAL PROFESSIONAL CONNECTIONS AND LEADERSHIP EXPERTISE.THE FELLOWS PROGRAM IS A 12-MONTH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM DESIGNED FOR RISING SENIOR LEADERS IN SIGNIFICANT CLINICAL OR ADMINISTRATIVE ROLES AT MEMBER HOSPITALS. THE FELLOWS PROGRAM AIMS TO EDUCATE PARTICIPANTS ON ISSUES THAT IMPACT ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS AND PROVIDE THE NECESSARY SKILLS TO LEAD STRATEGICALLY AND ADVOCATE FOR POLICIES AND RESOURCES THAT PROMOTE THE HEALTH OF VULNERABLE PATIENTS. EACH CLASS INCLUDES THREE HIGHLY INTERACTIVE SESSIONS (2.5-4 DAYS), A SELF-ASSESSMENT, PROJECT, MEMBER HOSPITAL SITE VISIT, DISTANCE LEARNING, NETWORKING, AND ATTENDANCE AT AMERICA'S ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS' CONFERENCES AND EVENTS.THE ESSENTIAL WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP ACADEMY IS A 10-MONTH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM DESIGNED TO BUILD A COMMUNITY OF CONFIDENT AND EMPOWERED WOMEN EXECUTIVES. THE LATTER LEAD ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS IN MEETING THE CHALLENGES OF OUR NATION'S MOST VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. IT INCLUDES THREE HIGHLY INTERACTIVE SESSIONS, A SELF ASSESSMENT, EXECUTIVE COACHING, MONTHLY CHECK-IN CALLS WITH THEIR MENTOR, A SITE VISIT TO THEIR MENTOR'S ORGANIZATION, AND NETWORKING. ALL THE MENTORS ARE WOMEN CHIEF EXECUTIVES AT ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS.

  Expenses $592,133 · Revenue $799,872

• RESEARCH:THE INSTITUTE PUBLISHED SIX REPORTS, BRIEFS, AND BLOGS IN 2023:- ESSENTIAL HOSPITAL INNOVATIONS TO REDUCE DISPARITIES IN CARDIOVASCULAR CARE, DEC 2023- ESSENTIAL DATA 2023: OUR HOSPITALS, OUR PATIENTS, OCT 2023- EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION IN CARE: THE 2023 GAGE AWARDS, JUNE 2023IN ADDITION, THE INSTITUTE DISSEMINATED FINDINGS FROM RESEARCH AT NATIONAL CONFERENCES, INCLUDING PANEL AND POSTER PRESENTATIONS.INSTITUTE STAFF ACTIVELY SUPPORT THE DHHS ON TOPICS SUCH AS PATIENT SAFETY. FOR EXAMPLE, INSTITUTE STAFF WERE A MEMBER OF THE SPECIAL NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON PATIENT SAFETY APPOINTED BY THE DHHS SECRETARY.

  Expenses $419,093 · Grants $4,000

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

• BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION

  $154,563

  SUBGRANTEE AWARD

• HARRIS HEALTH SYSTEM

  $115,000

  SUBGRANTEE AWARD

• BROWARD HEALTH

  $95,000

  SUBGRANTEE AWARD

• GRADY HEALTH SYSTEM

  $80,000

  SUBGRANTEE AWARD

• ALAMEDA HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATION

  $45,000

  SUBGRANTEE AWARD

• TEMPLE HEALTH

  $45,000

  SUBGRANTEE AWARD

• UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO

  $45,000

  SUBGRANTEE AWARD

• WOMEN & INFANTS HOSPITAL OF RHODE ISLAND

  $45,000

  SUBGRANTEE AWARD

• BAYSTATE HEALTH FOUNDATION INC

  $40,000

  SUBGRANTEE AWARD

• RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL

  $40,000

  SUBGRANTEE AWARD

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

• AMERICA'S ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS

  501(C)(6) · SEE PART VII · DC

• AMERICA'S ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE

  527 · POLITICAL INITIATIVES · DC · controlled entity

  Directly controlled by AEH

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2023

Filed

29 October 2024

IRS schema version

2023v5.1

Source object

202423039349301472

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