THE CARLE FOUNDATION HOSPITAL

Financials

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

611 W PARK ST, URBANA, IL 61801-2529

In care of

% DENNIS P HESCH EXEC VP & C

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

DENNIS HESCH EXEC VP & CFO, 611 W PARK STREET, URBANA, IL 61801

Signed the 990

DENNIS HESCH, EXEC VP & CFO

Phone

(217) 383-3311

Website

WWW.CARLE.ORG

Return prepared by

ERNST & YOUNG US LLP

Mission

TO BE THE TRUSTED PARTNER IN ALL HEALTHCARE DECISIONS AND TO IMPROVE HEALTH BY PROVIDING HIGHLY ACCESSIBLE, WORLD-CLASS CARE AND SERVICES.

Program accomplishments

• SERVING PEOPLE THROUGH HIGH QUALITY MEDICAL CARE, THE CARLE FOUNDATION HOSPITAL IS AN ILLINOIS NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION ESTABLISHED FOR THE PURPOSE OF OPERATING THE CARLE FOUNDATION'S 509-LICENSED BED HOSPITAL AND RELATED FACILITIES AND, CONDUCTING PATIENT CARE RELATED ACTIVITIES OF THE FOUNDATION. THE HOSPITAL, A LEVEL ONE TRAUMA CENTER, OFFERS A FULL RANGE OF INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC SERVICES FOR MEDICAL, SURGICAL, OBSTETRICAL AND GYNECOLOGICAL PATIENTS. THE HOSPITAL PROVIDES VARIOUS ANCILLARY SUPPORT SERVICES TO BOTH INPATIENTS AND OUTPATIENTS SUCH AS AUTOPSY, BLOOD BANK, EMERGENCY SERVICES, RESPIRATORY THERAPY, OPERATING ROOM, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, PASTORAL COUNSELING, SOCIAL SERVICES, PHARMACY AND PHYSICAL THERAPY. THE CARLE FOUNDATION HOSPITAL'S MISSION IS TO SERVE PEOPLE THROUGH HIGH QUALITY CARE, MEDICAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. WE MAKE SURE THOSE WHO NEED CARE, GET CARE, WHETHER OR NOT THEY CAN PAY. THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY CARE DISCOUNT PROGRAM FOR HOSPITAL SERVICES AND OUR PARTNERSHIPS WITH AREA HEALTH AGENCIES, ACCESS TO DENTAL, VISION AND GENERAL HEALTHCARE HAS BEEN IMPROVED FOR THOSE WHO ARE STRUGGLING FINANCIALLY. FOR THE COMMUNITY, WE OFFER A MYRIAD OF OPPORTUNITIES LIKE BABYSITTING CERTIFICATION AND NEW DAD COURSES, ALONG WITH FREE CPR AND FIRST AID CLASSES. FOR OUR PROFESSIONALS, WE HAVE CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES, THREE LEVELS OF MANAGEMENT TRAINING CLASSES AND COURSES FOR PHYSICIAN LEADERS. THE CARLE FOUNDATION HOSPITAL'S CONTINUED SUCCESS IS ROOTED IN OUR ABILITY TO ADAPT TO A CHANGING HEALTHCARE ENVIRONMENT, PLAN DILIGENTLY FOR OUR FUTURE AND MAINTAIN A COMMITMENT TO OUR PATIENTS AND COMMUNITY. NOT-FOR-PROFIT HOSPITALS HAVE A LONG STANDING PRACTICE OF PROVIDING SUPPORT, DONATIONS AND SERVICES TO THEIR COMMUNITIES. THIS STEMS NOT FROM ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, BUT RATHER FROM A RESPONSIBILITY TO ADDRESS AND IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF ALL THE PEOPLE THEY SERVE. AT THE CARLE FOUNDATION HOSPITAL, WE ALSO BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO GENEROUSLY GIVE BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY IN EXCHANGE FOR OUR TAX EXEMPTION. ALL OF THESE FACTORS LEAD TO THE CARLE FOUNDATION HOSPITAL BEING A CHAMPION OF ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE AND A PILLAR OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT. COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS ARE BASED ON ASSESSED NEEDS AND DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THOSE WHO LIVE AND WORK IN OUR AREA, WITH A FOCUS ON SERVING THOSE LESS FORTUNATE. AREAS OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT INCLUDE: HOSPITAL SERVICES THAT OPERATE AT A LOSS, CASH AND IN-KIND DONATIONS, TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH, COMMUNITY EDUCATION, COMMUNITY-BUILDING ACTIVITIES AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. THE CARLE FOUNDATION HOSPITAL STRIVES TO ELIMINATE BARRIERS THAT KEEP AREA RESIDENTS FROM RECEIVING THE CARE THEY NEED. THE CARLE FOUNDATION HOSPITAL'S COMMUNITY CARE DISCOUNT PROGRAM IS ONE OF THE MOST GENEROUS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE DISCOUNT PROGRAMS IN THE COUNTRY. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PEOPLE WHO QUALIFY KNOW ABOUT THEIR OPTIONS. OUR ADVERTISING THROUGHOUT THE REGION IS TARGETED TO REACH PEOPLE WHO QUALIFY SO THEY ARE AWARE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS AVAILABLE. AS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT HOSPITAL, IT IS OUR OBLIGATION TO REACH OUT TO THOSE WHO CANNOT AFFORD HEALTHCARE.
  Expenses $1,107,793,330 · grants $759,524 · revenue $1,513,892,599
• RESEARCH AND EDUCATION INITIATIVES: RESEARCH CARLE HEALTH INVESTS IN CLINICAL RESEARCH TO SEEK INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS FOR DIFFICULT CLINICAL CHALLENGES AND ENSURE OUR PATIENTS HAVE ACCESS TO THE MOST EFFECTIVE AND INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO HEALTHCARE. THE STEPHENS FAMILY CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE (SFCRI) AT CARLE HEALTH PROVIDES THE SCIENTIFIC LEADERSHIP AND RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE TO ADVANCE RESEARCH IDEAS AND ENSURE THE SAFE AND COMPLIANT CONDUCT OF RESEARCH IN THE CLINICAL SETTING. CARLE'S CLINICIANS AND RESEARCHERS CONDUCT STUDIES THAT RECEIVE RECOGNITION AND SUPPORT FROM NATIONAL FEDERAL AGENCIES, MAJOR FOUNDATIONS, AND RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. IN 2024, CLINICIANS, RESEARCHERS, AND STUDENTS WORKED ON OVER 425 CLINICAL TRIALS AND RESEARCH STUDIES ACROSS THE HEALTH SYSTEM. MORE THAN 3,000 PATIENTS PARTICIPATED IN CLINICAL RESEARCH, INCLUDING MORE THAN 1,400 NEW PARTICIPANTS AT LOCATIONS IN CHAMPAIGN-URBANA, MATTOON, DANVILLE, BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL AND PEORIA. RESEARCHERS WORKING AT CARLE PRODUCED OVER 220 RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS IN 2024, INCLUDING IMPORTANT RESEARCH IN TBI CARE AND STROKE RECOVERY. RESEARCH AT CARLE HEALTH HAPPENS ACROSS THE CONTINUUM OF MEDICAL CARE. NEVERTHELESS, CERTAIN FIELDS STAND OUT DUE TO THE EXCEPTIONAL EXPERTISE AND COLLABORATION AMONG RESEARCHERS AND CLINICIANS, LEADING TO NATIONAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THE PROGRAMS CREATED HERE. CANCER RESEARCH AT CARLE HEALTH'S URBANA CANCER CENTER HAS RECEIVED SUPPORT FROM THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE STARTING IN 1985. THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE COMMUNITY ONCOLOGY RESEARCH PROGRAM ("NCORP") GRANT SUPPORTS COMMUNITY ACCESS TO INNOVATIVE CLINICAL TRIALS AND BEST PRACTICE IN CARE DELIVERY. CARLE CANCER CENTER IS ONE OF ONLY THIRTY-TWO COMMUNITY SITES IN THE NATION, BRINGING CANCER CLINICAL TRIALS TO INDIVIDUALS IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES. CARLE'S CANCER RESEARCH PROGRAM HAS RECEIVED MULTIPLE NCI AWARDS FOR ITS HIGH-QUALITY, IMPACTFUL WORK, LEADING TO INCREASED FUNDING AND WIDER CLINICAL PARTNERSHIPS. THE CARLE NCORP NETWORK NOW HAS 26 AFFILIATE SITES IN AREAS OF ILLINOIS AND WESTERN INDIANA THAT DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO CANCER CLINICAL TRIALS AND EMERGING TREATMENTS, CARLE CANCER INSTITUTE RECEIVED NUMEROUS AWARDS IN 2024 RECOGNIZING THEIR OUTSTANDING ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN BRINGING CLINICAL TRIALS TO PATIENTS IN OUR REGION, RANKING AS ONE OF THE TOP 10 PROGRAMS IN THE COUNTRY FOR NCI CLINICAL TRIAL SUCCESS ALONGSIDE INSTITUTIONS LIKE THE MAYO CLINIC AND JOHNS HOPKINS. CARLE CONTINUES TO BE A TOP RECRUITING SITE IN THE NATION FOR AN IMPORTANT STUDY EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF 2D VERSUS 3D MAMMOGRAPHY. GEORGINA CHENG, MD, PHD, A CARLE PHYSICIAN RESEARCHER AND GYNECOLOGICAL ONCOLOGIST, HAS RECEIVED THE DISTINGUISHED WARREN AND CLARE COLE AWARD TO ADVANCE HER RESEARCH ON DIGITAL PATHOLOGY TOOLS. DESIGNED FOR USE DURING SURGERIES IN THE OPERATING ROOM, THE TOOLS WILL HELP IMPROVE DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY IN THE OPERATING ROOM AND HELP SURGEONS MAKE CLEARER DECISIONS REGARDING IMMEDIATE APPROACHES FOR SURGERY AND TREATMENT OF DISEASES. DR. CLAUDIUS CONRAD, HEPATOBILIARY SURGICAL ONCOLOGIST, JOINED CARLE IN 2024 AND WAS AWARDED A RESEARCH GRANT FROM FUJI FILM TO DEVELOP THE USE OF ADVANCED IMAGING TOOLS IN THE OR TO HELP SURGEON VISUALIZE IMPORTANT STRUCTURES IN THE LIVER, PANCREAS AND BILE DUCT, WHICH IMPROVES SURGICAL OUTCOMES FOR PATIENTS. THE CARLE CLINICAL IMAGING RESEARCH CENTER IS LEADING THE USE OF THE SIEMENS 7 T MRI SYSTEM, THE ONLY 7 T SYSTEM IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS APPROVED FOR CLINICAL USE. CARLE HEALTH AND THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS URBANA CHAMPAIGN BECKMAN IMAGING CENTER, PARTNERED TO ACQUIRE THE SIEMENS 7T MRI SYSTEM 2020 AND WORK CLOSELY TO DEVELOP A UNIQUE COUPLING OF ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC DEVELOPMENT WITH CLINICAL INNOVATION. OUR GOAL IS TO IMPROVE VISUALIZATION OF CHALLENGING CLINICAL CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP BETTER DETECTION AND TREATMENT OF COMPLEX DISEASE. PRIMARY AREAS OF INTEREST ARE IN TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY, STROKE RECOVERY, EPILEPSY, PARKINSONS DISEASE AND COGNITIVE DECLINE ASSOCIATED WITH ADVANCED DISEASE AND AGING. IN 2024, CARLE HEALTH IMPROVED THE USE OF 7T FUNCTIONAL MRI, WHICH IDENTIFIES REGIONS OF THE BRAIN USED FOR VARIOUS COGNITIVE TASKS. THE RESULTED IN IMPROVED IDENTIFICATION OF EPILEPSY FOCAL LOCI (SEIZURE START SITES) TO HELP IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR EPILEPSY PATIENTS UNDERGOING SURGERY FOR SEIZURE MANAGEMENT. RESEARCH IN THIS AREA LED BY EPILEPTOLOGIST GRAHAM HUESMAN MD, PHD CONTINUES TO IMPROVE UNDERSTANDING OF SEIZURE GENERATION. RESEARCHER ZHAOYUE SHI, PHD IS USING 7 T MRI TO UNDERSTAND THE COGNITIVE DEFICITS SEEN IN APPROXIMATELY 40% COLON CANCER PATIENTS BEFORE TREATMENT STARTS. SHE ALSO UTILIZES 7T MRI IMAGING WITH THE GOAL OF IMPROVING ALZHEIMER'S DIAGNOSIS. SHE RECEIVED A NEW INVESTIGATOR AWARD FROM THE ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION TO STUDY VISUALIZATION OF COGNITIVE DEFICITS EARLIER IN THE DISEASE PROCESS. YUAN YANG, PHD, A LEADING EXPERT IN TRANSCRANIAL ELECTRICAL AND MAGNETIC STIMULATION LEADS RUNNING AN AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION FUNDED CLINICAL TRIAL TO EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TRANSCRANIAL STIMULATION IN RESTORING DEFICITS REMAINING AFTER RECOVERY FROM STROKE. HIS TEAM ALSO PARTNERS WITH OUR 7T RESEARCH TEAM TO VISUALIZE COGNITIVE FUNCTION AFTER STIMULATION. CARLE HEALTH IS HOME TO ONE OF THE LEADING EXPERTS IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF HYPERMOBILE EHLERS-DANLOS SYNDROME, A CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISORDER THAT AFFECTS THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN THE STATE. CHRISTINA LAUKAITIS, MD/PHD, AND INTERNATIONAL EXPERT ON THE GENETIC UNDERPINNINGS OF HYPERMOBILE EHLERS DANLOS DISEASE. DAMON AND LAUKAITIS, WHO PARTNER WITH A TEAM AT UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, ARE STUDYING THE IMPACTS OF CONNECTIVE TISSUE STRUCTURAL WEAKNESSES ON THE RANGE OF INJURIES AND ILLNESS AFFECTING THIS PATIENT POPULATION, INCLUDING A DISORDER THAT CAN LEAD TO PREMATURE BIRTH AND MISCARRIAGE. CARLE HEALTH IS THE PRIMARY CLINICAL RESEARCH PARTNER FOR THE CARLE ILLINOIS COLLEGE OF MEDICINE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN. CARLE PARTNERS ON MORE THAN FORTY COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH PROJECTS TO ADVANCE UNDERSTANDING OF COMPLEX DISEASE PROCESSES AND DEVELOP TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS. IN 2024, CARLE HEALTH JOINED THE EPIC COSMOS CONSORTIUM, WHICH PROVIDED STUDENTS WITH ACCESS TO A NATIONAL HEALTHCARE DATABASE. WORKING WITH DATA SCIENTISTS AT CARLE, CIMED STUDENTS QUICKLY BECAME TOP USERS OF THE DATABASE, AUTHORING SEVERAL IMPORTANT CLINICAL OBSERVATION PUBLICATIONS OVER THE LAST YEAR. THESE PUBLICATIONS HELP TO IMPROVE KNOWLEDGE OF PATIENT OUTCOMES AND RAISE AWARENESS OF HOW PATIENTS MAY RESPOND TO VARIOUS TREATMENT APPROACHES. CARLE HEALTH CONTINUES TO PARTNER WITH INNOVATORS AND START-UP COMPANIES TO SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL SOLUTIONS FOR CHALLENGES FACING CLINICAL CARE. OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH PRENOSIS, A COMPANY FOUNDED IN 2016, RESULTED IN THE FIRST DE NOVO FDA APPROVAL FOR AN AI BASED DIAGNOSTIC TOOL. SEPSIS IMMUNOSCORE, USES ALGORITHMS TO COMBINE BIOLOGICAL DATA WITH BROAD CLINICAL DATA TO ELUCIDATE PATTERNS IN THE HUMAN BIOLOGICAL RESPONSE TO SEPSIS. FOUNDED BY RASHID BASHIR, DEAN OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS GRAINGER COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, AND BOBBY REDDY JR., PHD, CHICAGO-BASED PRENOSIS COLLABORATED WITH CARLE CRITICAL CARE PHYSICIAN, KAREN WHITE, MD, PHD AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE PHYSICIANS, BRAD WEIR, AND BEN DAVIS TO DESIGN AND TEST THE ALGORITHM THAT EVENTUALLY LED TO SEPSIS IMMUNOSCORE, WHICH IS CURRENTLY BEING USED IN A CLINICAL TRIAL AT CARLE FOUNDATION HOSPITAL TO TEST THE CLINICAL USER EXPERIENCE. CARLE HEALTH HAS COLLABORATED WITH VARIOUS MEDICAL STUDENT AND FACULTY START-UP VENTURES TO ASSIST IN DESIGNING CLINICAL RESEARCH STUDIES AND TO ENHANCE THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF CLINICAL SETTINGS, THEREBY IMPROVING THE DEVELOPMENT AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THEIR INNOVATIONS.
  Expenses $33,217,500 · revenue $682,794
• THE CARLE COMMUNITY CARE DISCOUNT PROGRAM (FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE): AS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION, THE CARLE FOUNDATION HOSPITAL PROVIDES CARE TO PATIENTS REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY FOR THAT CARE OR SOURCE OF PAYMENT. WE ALSO RECOGNIZE THAT SOME PATIENTS NEED HELP TO PAY THEIR BILLS. THE CARLE FOUNDATION HOSPITAL'S COMMUNITY CARE DISCOUNT PROGRAM (FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE) PROVIDES DISCOUNTS OR FREE CARE TO THOSE WHO NEED IT. OUR COMMUNITY CARE DISCOUNT PROGRAM IS CONTINUALLY EVALUATED AND MANAGED AS NEEDED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY. EVALUATION INVOLVES INPUT FROM ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERS, PATIENT ACCOUNTS STAFF, LOCAL CONSUMER ADVOCACY GROUPS, AND PATIENTS. DURING 2024, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ALONE FOR HOSPITAL PATIENTS TOTALED $18,057,494 AT COST.
  Expenses $18,057,494

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

IRS record

EIN

37-1119538

Tax-exempt status

501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization

Foundation status

Hospital or medical research organization

Donations deductible (Pub 78)

Public charity, 50% deduction limit

Exempt since

1982

Accounting year ends

December

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Health care (E220)

Assets (IRS master file)

$651,480,526

Income (IRS master file)

$1,552,273,388

Filing history

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 37-1119538).

Questions about THE CARLE FOUNDATION HOSPITAL

What is the EIN of THE CARLE FOUNDATION HOSPITAL?

The employer identification number (EIN) of THE CARLE FOUNDATION HOSPITAL is 37-1119538.

Is THE CARLE FOUNDATION HOSPITAL tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1982.

Are donations to THE CARLE FOUNDATION HOSPITAL tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does THE CARLE FOUNDATION HOSPITAL file?

Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.

When is the next return of THE CARLE FOUNDATION HOSPITAL due?

The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.

When did THE CARLE FOUNDATION HOSPITAL last file with the IRS?

The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.

Who is the principal officer of THE CARLE FOUNDATION HOSPITAL?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names DENNIS HESCH EXEC VP & CFO.

Who are the officers and directors of THE CARLE FOUNDATION HOSPITAL?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 25 people; 5 received compensation from the organization.

How much revenue does THE CARLE FOUNDATION HOSPITAL have?

On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $1,525,481,906, expenses of $1,186,916,038 and total assets of $651,480,526 at year end.

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