Skip to content
Nonprofiteer
← VIRGINIA MASON INSTITUTE

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by VIRGINIA MASON INSTITUTE.

Totals

Total revenue
$4,291,931
Total expenses
$4,163,854
Contributions and grants received
$0
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$4,269,184
Investment income
$22,082
Other revenue
$665
Total assets, end of year
$14,936,093
Total liabilities, end of year
$597,224
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$14,338,869
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,778,994
Management and general expenses
$1,384,860
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,778,994

Program services were 66.7% 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.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TRANSFORMATION SERVICE

    total $3,418,028 · related or exempt $3,418,028 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2b · Program service revenue: EDUCATION SERVICES

    total $851,156 · related or exempt $851,156 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $22,082

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $22,082

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $22,082 · excluded $22,082

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISC REVENUE

    total $665 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $665

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $665

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,546,622 · program services $1,221,831 · management and general $324,791

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $401,622 · program services $317,281 · management and general $84,341

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $23,000 · program services $9,430 · management and general $13,570

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,416,467 · program services $793,222 · management and general $623,245

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $118,007 · program services $36,582 · management and general $81,425

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $39,300 · program services $29,082 · management and general $10,218

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $51,339 · program services $15,915 · management and general $35,424

  • 17 · Travel

    total $265,226 · program services $204,224 · management and general $61,002

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $40,235 · program services $30,981 · management and general $9,254

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $5,691 · program services $1,764 · management and general $3,927

  • 24a · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

    total $141,493 · program services $52,351 · management and general $89,142 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE

    total $83,036 · program services $57,295 · management and general $25,741 · fundraising $0

  • 24c · Other expenses: EDUCATION

    total $26,821 · program services $4,291 · management and general $22,530 · fundraising $0

  • 24d · Other expenses: OTHER TAXES

    total $4,717 · program services $4,717 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $278 · program services $28 · management and general $250

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,446,515 · end of year $2,733,337

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $1,823,224

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $266,014 · end of year $1,163,716

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $22,713 · end of year $0

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $199,420

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $188,364

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $16,747 · end of year $11,056

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $12,956,861 · end of year $9,204,760

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $4,672 · end of year $3,519

  • 18 · Grants payable

    end of year $0

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $493,386 · end of year $557,190

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    end of year $0

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    end of year $0

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    end of year $0

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $36,515

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $14,210,792 · end of year $14,338,869

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE O

Activities or mission (Part I)

VIRGINIA MASON INSTITUTE HAS CREATED A VISION TO BECOME THE PRIMARY RESOURCE AND INSPIRATION TO TRANSFORM HEALTH CARE AND IMPROVEMENT OF PATIENT SAFETY, PATIENT EXPERIENCE AND THE QUALITY AND VALUE OF HEALTH CARE.

  • TRANSFORMATION SERVICES: THROUGH THE PROVISION OF TRANSFORMATION SERVICES, VIRGINIA MASON INSTITUTE (VMI) EDUCATORS WORK VIRTUALLY AND ONSITE WITHIN HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP THEM BUILD ORGANIZATIONAL CAPABILITY TO CREATE AND SUSTAIN A CULTURE OF CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT THROUGH THE PRACTICAL APPLICATION AND EMBEDMENT OF THE TOOLS AND METHODS OF VIRGINIA MASON FRANCIAN HEALTH'S PROPRIETARY MANAGEMENT METHOD, THE VIRGINIA MASON PRODUCTION SYSTEM (VMPS). FROM JULY 1, 2023 - JUNE 30, 2024, VMI PARTNERED WITH AND PROVIDED TRANSFORMATION SERVICES TO 10 HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS WORLDWIDE, WITH THE SERVICES DIRECTLY IMPACTING AND INFLUENCING EMPLOYEES AND PATIENTS ACROSS ALL AREAS OF THOSE ORGANIZATIONS.

    Expenses $2,224,940 · Revenue $3,418,028

  • EDUCATION SERVICES: THROUGH THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION SERVICES, VIRGINIA MASON INSTITUTE (VMI) DELIVERS LEARNING ACTIVITIES - IN PERSON IN SEATTLE, WA, AT OTHER HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATION'S CAMPUSES INTERNATIONALLY AND ONLINE THROUGH VIRTUAL TRAINING PROGRAMS - THAT INSPIRE, ENGAGE AND MOTIVATE INDIVIDUALS TO TRANSFORM HEALTHCARE. USING CASE STUDIES, HANDS-ON EXERCISES, PANELS FEATURING VIRGINIA MASON PRODUCTION SYSTEM (VMPS) PRACTITIONERS AND HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, MEDICAL FACILITY TOURS THAT SHOWCASE VMPS IN ACTION, SIMULATIONS AND COACHING, VMI'S EDUCATION SERVICES EQUIP PARTICIPANTS WITH NEW SKILLS, NEW IDEAS AND CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION CREDITS. MOST SIGNIFICANTLY, PARTICIPANTS LEARN HOW VIRGINIA MASON FRANCIAN HEALTH CONSISTENTLY PUTS THE PATIENT FIRST IN EVERYTHING IT DOES, AND THEY LEAVE INSPIRED TO CREATE THEIR OWN PATIENT-CENTERED PROCESSES IN THEIR DAILY WORK WITH AND FOR PATIENTS. FROM JULY 1, 2023 - JUNE 30, 2024, THROUGH EDUCATION SERVICES, VMI DELIVERED TRAINING TO 27 HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS.

    Expenses $554,054 · Revenue $851,156

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Ketul Patel

    DIRECTOR\VMFH CEO

    Total calculated
    $2,646,290
    From this org
    $2,613,387
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $32,903
    Hours/week
    4 + 48 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $1,393,552
    Bonus
    $959,840
    Other
    $259,995
    Deferred
    $19,350
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,553
    Filer's total
    $2,646,290
  • David Nosacka

    CFO VMFH

    Total calculated
    $703,690
    From this org
    $645,696
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $57,994
    Hours/week
    4 + 48 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $568,187
    Bonus
    $75,800
    Other
    $1,709
    Deferred
    $19,175
    Nontaxable benefits
    $38,819
    Filer's total
    $703,690
  • Ingrid Gerbino MD

    SECRETARY\VP, CHIEF INNOVATION OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $500,554
    From this org
    $454,629
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $45,925
    Hours/week
    2 + 48 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $450,559
    Bonus
    $800
    Other
    $3,270
    Deferred
    $23,394
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,531
    Filer's total
    $500,554
  • Wendy Korthuis-Smith

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $288,532
    From this org
    $243,058
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $45,474
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $240,678
    Bonus
    $800
    Other
    $1,580
    Deferred
    $13,654
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,820
    Filer's total
    $288,532
  • Gordon Sansaver

    ASSOCIATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $248,218
    From this org
    $198,630
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $49,588
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $197,264
    Bonus
    $800
    Other
    $566
    Deferred
    $13,059
    Nontaxable benefits
    $36,529
    Filer's total
    $248,218
  • Robbi Bishop

    EXECUTIVE PARTNER

    Total calculated
    $247,000
    From this org
    $203,065
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $43,935
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $201,976
    Bonus
    $800
    Other
    $289
    Deferred
    $13,255
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,680
    Filer's total
    $247,000
  • Brenda McLeod

    EXECUTIVE PARTNER

    Total calculated
    $241,907
    From this org
    $207,417
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $34,490
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $205,698
    Bonus
    $800
    Other
    $919
    Deferred
    $11,176
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,314
    Filer's total
    $241,907
  • Christopher Backous

    EXECUTIVE PARTNER

    Total calculated
    $210,554
    From this org
    $182,227
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,327
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $180,264
    Bonus
    $800
    Other
    $1,163
    Deferred
    $10,823
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,504
    Filer's total
    $210,554
  • Rhonda Stewart

    SENIOR PARTNER

    Total calculated
    $206,898
    From this org
    $193,499
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,399
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $69,742
    Bonus
    $800
    Other
    $122,957
    Deferred
    $9,784
    Nontaxable benefits
    $3,615
    Filer's total
    $206,898
  • Uli Chi

    DIRECTOR/EX-OFFICIO

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • Carolyn Corvi

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • Robert Lemon

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • Laura Peterson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • Diann Puls

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • Robert Wiliams

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related

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

Answered yes

  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 3
DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR 2023, COMPENSATION FOR THE TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL WAS ESTABLISHED AND PAID BY VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTER, A RELATED ORGANIZATION. VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTER USED ONE OR MORE OF THE METHODS DESCRIBED IN SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 3 TO ESTABLISH THE TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL'S COMPENSATION: (1) COMPENSATION COMMITTEE; (2) INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT; (3) COMPENSATION SURVEY OR STUDY; (4) APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OR COMPENSATION COMMITTEE.
PART I, LINE 4B
THE MEDICAL CENTER HAS A SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN (SERP). THE SERP IS A 457(F) NONQUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN PURSUANT TO WHICH PLAN BENEFITS ARE SUBJECT TO A SUBSTANTIAL RISK OF FORFEITURE. THE PLAN WAS APPROVED BY THE BOARD'S COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS COMMITTEE, A COMMITTEE COMPOSED OF INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS TO WHOM THE BOARD DELEGATES THE AUTHORITY TO APPROVE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS FOR THE MEDICAL CENTER'S MOST SENIOR EXECUTIVES. THE COMMITTEE RECEIVES ADVICE FROM AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT TO ENSURE THAT COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS, INCLUDING THE SERP, ARE MARKET COMPETITIVE AND REASONABLE. SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLANS SUCH AS THIS ARE CUSTOMARY FOR SENIOR EXECUTIVES IN THE HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY. DURING THE 2023 CALENDAR YEAR, COMMONSPIRIT HEALTH ("COMMONSPIRIT"), AN UNRELATED ORGANIZATION, MAINTAINED A SUPPLEMENTAL NON-QUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN FOR DIVISION CEOS/PRESIDENTS AND OTHER DESIGNATED COMMONSPIRIT EXECUTIVES AT THE LEVEL OF SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND ABOVE. DUE TO THE "SUPER" VESTING RULES UNDER THE DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN, PARTICIPANTS WHO HAVE MET CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS SUCH AS INVOLUNTARY TERMINATION WITHOUT CAUSE, AGE, AGE AND YEARS OF SERVICE, OR MORE THAN 5 YEARS OF PLAN PARTICIPATION ARE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE THEIR 2023 CONTRIBUTIONS IN CASH. DURING 2023, THE FOLLOWING PAYMENTS WERE MADE PURSUANT TO THE SUPER VESTING RULES: KETUL PATEL, $246,662.
PART II:
VIRGINIA MASON INSTITUTE FOLLOWS COMMONSPIRIT'S EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY. COMMONSPIRIT'S EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY IS DESIGNED TO ASSIST COMMONSPIRIT IN ATTRACTING AND RETAINING THE CALIBER OF EXECUTIVES REQUIRED TO ENABLE COMMONSPIRIT TO FULFILL ITS MISSION OF PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY HEALTHCARE FOR ALL PERSONS REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY FOR SERVICES, IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE COMMUNITIES COMMONSPIRIT SERVES, PROMOTING PATIENT AND EMPLOYEE SATISFACTION, AND ENSURING FINANCIAL STABILITY. A SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION IS PERFORMANCE BASED AND IS LINKED TO ORGANIZATIONAL GOALS APPROVED IN ADVANCE BY THE HUMAN RESOURCES AND COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. THESE GOALS INCLUDE ATTAINMENT OF ANNUAL AND LONG-TERM FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE, CERTAIN HEALTHCARE QUALITY STANDARDS AND COMMONSPIRIT'S COMMITMENT TO SERVING THE POOR AND DISENFRANCHISED IN THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES. TOTAL COMPENSATION, WHICH INCLUDES BASE SALARY, ANNUAL, AND LONG-TERM INCENTIVE COMPENSATION, IS ESTABLISHED TO APPROXIMATE THE PREVAILING MARKET CONDITIONS FOR EXECUTIVES OF COMPANIES OF SIMILAR SIZE, REVENUES AND COMPLEXITY. PAYMENTS PURSUANT TO A LONG-TERM FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE GOAL WERE PAID IN CALENDAR YEAR 2023. LIST OF OFFICERS WHO RECEIVED COMPENSATION FROM COMMONSPIRIT HEALTH, AN UNRELATED ORGANIZATION: KETUL PATEL - $2,645,540 LIST OF OFFICERS WHO RECEIVED COMPENSATION FROM FRANCISCAN HEALTH SYSTEM, AN UNRELATED ORGANIZATION: DAVID NOSACKA - $695,640

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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

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.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

  • VIRGINIA MASON PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT EUROPE LTD

    C · SUPPORT · UK · 100% owned · share of income $29,825 · share of assets $1,508,621 · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by VMI

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
12 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202541329349301219

Check it against the return as filed: the GivingTuesday Data Lake hosts a public copy of the original XML.

The source document this was parsed from is served over the API, which is where bulk and document access live.