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Nonprofit · EIN 91-1352172

MULTICARE HEALTH SYSTEM

Tax-exempt · TACOMA, WA 98415

Financials

$4.5B$4.5B2023$5B$5B2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of MULTICARE HEALTH SYSTEM by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$5,011,395,222$5,018,628,005-$7,232,783$6,311,318,297$3,310,198,143$3,001,120,154
December 31, 2023990$4,500,119,544$4,497,628,502$2,491,042$6,109,937,704$3,224,389,202$2,885,548,502
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$108,924,556
of which government grants
$50,078,765
Program service revenue
$4,795,052,090
Investment income
$107,418,576
Net gain from sales of assets
$50,265,967
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$10,811,370
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$21,513,529
Other salaries and wages
$2,267,338,127
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$2,603,197,086
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$6,500,008
Accounting fees
$716,658
Occupancy
$80,393,162
Travel
$6,556,006
Depreciation
$142,994,428
Program services (functional)
$4,172,313,760
Management and general (functional)
$846,314,245

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$6,109,937,704
Total assets, end of year
$6,311,318,297
Total liabilities, end of year
$3,310,198,143
Net assets, end of year
$3,001,120,154
Land, buildings and equipment
$2,274,143,441
Net assets without donor restrictions
$3,001,120,154
Gross unrelated business income
$398,280
Gross receipts
$5,013,523,873
Employees
22,789
Volunteers
1,515
Year formed
1987
State of legal domicile
WA

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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
WILLIAM ROBERTSONCEO
Officer
56$7,786,801$886,457
FLORENCE CHANGPRESIDENT
Officer
56$4,290,542$674,883
LEE SANDQUIST MDPHYSICIAN
Highest-paid employee
50$2,251,561$34,404
SUNIL RANGARAJAN MDPHYSICIAN
Highest-paid employee
50$2,002,142$30,818
NEHAL MASOOD MDPHYSICIAN
Highest-paid employee
50$1,862,194$45,889
DAVID COONS MDPHYSICIAN
Highest-paid employee
50$1,783,000$46,071
BENJAMIN Y CHEN MDPHYSICIAN
Highest-paid employee
50$1,730,492$37,714
DAVID R O'BRIENEVP,CHIEF PHYS.OFFICER
Key employee
60$1,469,249$38,624
JAMES LEECFO & EVP - POP. BASED CARE
Officer
56$1,234,642$185,963
JUNE ALTARASEVP,CHIEF NURSING ENTREPR
Key employee
60$1,164,540$38,522
TIM HOLMESSVP CH. EXEC E PIERCE,S KING,CAP,BH
Key employee
40$959,110$123,983
TIMOTHY W LYNCHSVP MHS, CHIEF ADMIN OFFICER, CLINICAL SVCS
Key employee
60$915,039$119,585
ALEXANDER M JACKSONSVP CHIEF EXEC.INLAND NW & CENTRAL WA
Key employee
60$786,088$118,020
JEFFREY POLTAWSKYPRES. MARY BRIDGE & PEDIATRIC NETWORK
Key employee
60$683,299$38,181
DAVID J CARLSONFORMER SVP, SOUTH SOUND
Former
0$188,900$0
11 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
SALLY B LEIGHTONSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
TARA PERRYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
DALE L SOWELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
JANINE TERRANODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
ROBIN THOMASHAUERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
FRANK TOMBARITREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
DEEDRA WALKEYVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
JOHN WIBORGCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
ROBERT YOSTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
JOANNA MONROEDIRECTOR,BEGINNING 3/24
Trustee or director
5$0
RUSS STOCKDALEDIRECTOR,BEGINNING 10/24
Trustee or director
5$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 26 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
WILLIAM ROBERTSONCEO
Officer
56$2,317,053$706,000
FLORENCE CHANGPRESIDENT
Officer
56$1,989,076$540,302
LEE SANDQUIST MDPHYSICIAN
Highest-paid employee
50$1,932,872$33,772
NEHAL MASOOD MDPHYSICIAN
Highest-paid employee
50$1,801,533$46,496
BENJAMIN Y CHEN MDPHYSICIAN
Highest-paid employee
50$1,748,800$42,703
UMESH CHITALEY MDPHYSICIAN
Highest-paid employee
50$1,642,329$34,277
DAVID COONS MDPHYSICIAN
Highest-paid employee
50$1,610,025$49,059
DAVID R O'BRIENSRVP,CHIEF PHYS.OFFICER/EX
Key employee
60$1,263,752$40,164
JUNE ALTARASSRVP,CHIEF NURSING ENTREPR
Key employee
60$1,090,492$35,117
JAMES LEECFO
Officer
56$1,006,827$42,551
DAVID J CARLSONSRVP,EXEC SOUTH SOUND,PART
Former
0$905,602$0
ALEXANDER M JACKSONSVP EXEC.INLAND NW
Key employee
60$797,308$25,937
JAMES MCMANUSFORMER CFO
Former
0$711,838$0
JEFFREY POLTAWSKYPRES. MARY BRIDGE&PEDIATRI
Key employee
60$667,043$37,251
TIMOTHY W LYNCHSRVP,CLINICAL SERVICES(LAB
Key employee
60$575,374$42,637
TIM HOLMESSVP BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
Key employee
60$482,901$49,027
SALLY B LEIGHTONSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
TARA PERRYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
DALE L SOWELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
JANINE TERRANODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
ROBIN THOMASHAUERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
FRANK TOMBARITREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
DEEDRA WALKEYVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
JOHN WIBORGCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
ROBERT YOSTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
JOHN FOLSOMDIRECTOR,PART YEAR
Trustee or director
5$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
PO BOX 5299 MSC 1313-5-HP, TACOMA, WA 98415-0299
In care of
% TRANSAMERICA RETIREMENT SOLUTIONS
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
WILLIAM ROBERTSON, PO BOX 5299, TACOMA, WA 984150299
Signed the 990
JAMES LEE, CFO & EVP POPULATION HEALTH
Phone
(253) 459-8141
Return prepared by
ERNST & YOUNG US LLP

Mission

MULTICARE HEALTH SYSTEM'S MISSION IS PARTNERING FOR HEALING AND A HEALTHY FUTURE.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • MULTICARE HEALTH SYSTEM (MHS) IS THE LARGEST COMMUNITY-BASED, LOCALLY GOVERNED HEALTHCARE TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON. MHS OPERATES NINE COMMUNITY BASED HOSPITALS WITH 1,743 LICENSED ADULT BEDS AND 152 LICENSED PEDIATRIC BEDS. DURING 2024 MHS HOSPITALS ADMITTED 84,327 PATIENTS FOR A TOTAL OF 431,429 PATIENT DAYS, PERFORMED 75,990 SURGERIES AND DELIVERED 9,704 BABIES. THERE WERE 14,133 NEWBORN DAYS DURING 2024. THEY ALSO PROVIDED CARE FOR 480,752 OUTPATIENT VISITS AND 612,092 EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS, OF WHICH 1,649 WERE TRAUMA PATIENTS. IN ADDITION, MHS, THROUGH THE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP FUND, SUPPORTS ORGANIZATIONS WHOSE WORK IS IMPORTANT TO THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES IN PUGET SOUND AND EASTERN WA. IN 2024 MHS PROVIDED 66 GRANTS TO COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS.
    Expenses $3,446,146,306 · grants $10,811,370 · revenue $4,011,771,215
  • MULTICARE HEALTH SYSTEM OPERATES A SYSTEM OF MULTI-SPECIALTY CLINICS, PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN PRACTICES, HIGHLY SPECIALIZED URGENT CARE CENTERS (UCC) ALL OVER WA STATE, FROM THE INLAND NORTHWEST TO THE SOUTH PUGET SOUND. ROCKWOOD CLINIC, LOCATED IN SPOKANE, WA, IS THE LARGEST OUTPATIENT DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT CENTER IN THE EASTERN WA REGION, WITH MULTIPLE LOCATIONS OFFERING PRIMARY CARE, URGENT CARE AND SPECIALTY CARE. IN 2024 THE INDIGO UCC, MULTICARE UCC AND ROCKWOOD CLINICS PROVIDED 481,399 CLINIC VISITS. THE MULTI-SPECIALTY CLINICS PROVIDED 1,474,877 PHYSICIAN VISITS, OUTPATIENT VISITS OF 62,303, PERFORMED 37 SURGERIES, AND PROCESSED 750,514 LABORATORY WORKLOAD UNITS AND 139,014 IMAGING RELATIVE UNITS. (SEE SCHEDULE O)(CONTINUATION FROM PAGE 2) MULTICARE HEALTH SYSTEM OPERATES PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN PRACTICES THROUGHOUT PIERCE, SOUTH KING, THURSTON, SPOKANE COUNTIES. THESE PRACTICES PROVIDED 814,606 PATIENT VISITS DURING 2024.THE GIG HARBOR AMBULATORY CENTER PERFORMED SPECIALIST SURGERIES AS FOLLOWS: PEDIATRIC, GENERAL, NEUROLOGIC, VASCULAR, SPINE, ORTHOPEDIC, GENERAL BREAST, PEDIATRIC ORTHOPEDIC, CARDIOTHORACIC, GENERAL BARIATRIC, COLORECTAL, PEDIATRIC NEUROSURGERY.
    Expenses $663,554,071 · revenue $624,456,851
  • MULTICARE HEALTH SYSTEM OPERATES OTHER PROGRAMS SUCH AS POPULATION HEALTH, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, HOME HEALTH SERVICES, HOSPICE, ADULT DAY HEALTH, CANCER INSTITUTE, MEDICAL ACADEMICS AND MANY OTHER. DURING 2024 THE HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE PROGRAMS PROVIDED 114,173 CLINIC VISITS, 48,359 HOME HEALTH VISITS, AND ADMITTED 3,177 PATIENTS AND 1,506 PATIENTS, RESPECTIVELY. MULTICARE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES (BHS) OFFERS A FULL RANGE OF SERVICES AND AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO WELLNESS. BHS ADMITTED 581 PATIENTS FOR A TOTAL OF 24,646 PATIENT DAYS AND 715 PHARMACY WORKLOAD UNITS. PACIFIC NORTHWEST (PNW) PACE PARTNERS PROVIDES INNOVATIVE CARE FOR SENIORS, IT PROVIDES AN ALTERNATIVE MODEL OF CARE THAT AIMS TO SUPPORT THE HEALTH, SAFETY AND INDEPENDENCE OF VULNERABLE SENIORS WHILE REDUCING THE BURDEN FOR FAMILY CAREGIVERS (SEE SCH O).MULTICARE HOSPICE AND PNW HOSPICE ARE MULTICARE'S LINES OF HEALTHCARE FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE ENTERING THE LAST PHASES OF ANY TERMINAL ILLNESS, INCLUDING CANCER, AIDS, ALZHEIMER'S AND RELATED DEMENTIA ILLNESSES, HEART FAILURE, COPD, END-STAGE DIABETES, ETC. HOSPICE CARE IS NOT DESIGNED FOR CURATIVE TREATMENT FOR ILLNESS, BUT RATHER TO PROVIDE CARE AND SUPPORT TO HELP INDIVIDUALS MANAGE THEIR PAIN AND OTHER SYMPTOMS.
    Expenses $62,613,383 · revenue $158,824,024

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.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
91-1352172
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1991
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Health care (E210)
Assets (IRS master file)
$6,311,318,297
Income (IRS master file)
$5,013,523,873

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$5,011,395,222$5,018,628,005$6,311,318,297XML
990-TDecember 2024–––IRS
990December 2023$4,500,119,544$4,497,628,502$6,109,937,704XML
990-TDecember 2023–––IRS
990December 2022$4,302,865,545$4,247,451,115$5,895,297,278IRS
990-TDecember 2022–––IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990-TDecember 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990-TDecember 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS

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 91-1352172).

Questions about MULTICARE HEALTH SYSTEM

What is the EIN of MULTICARE HEALTH SYSTEM?
The employer identification number (EIN) of MULTICARE HEALTH SYSTEM is 91-1352172.
Is MULTICARE HEALTH SYSTEM tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1991.
Are donations to MULTICARE HEALTH SYSTEM tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does MULTICARE HEALTH SYSTEM 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 MULTICARE HEALTH SYSTEM 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 MULTICARE HEALTH SYSTEM 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 MULTICARE HEALTH SYSTEM?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names WILLIAM ROBERTSON.
Who are the officers and directors of MULTICARE HEALTH SYSTEM?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 26 people; 15 received compensation from the organization, the highest $7,786,801 (WILLIAM ROBERTSON, CEO).
How much revenue does MULTICARE HEALTH SYSTEM have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $5,011,395,222, expenses of $5,018,628,005 and total assets of $6,311,318,297 at year end.

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