NATIONAL JEWISH HEALTH Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

NATIONAL JEWISH HEALTH

EIN 74-2044647 · Health Care (E240)

What they do

National Jewish Healths Mission Since 1899 is to Heal, Discover and Educate As A Preeminent Healthcare Institution. We Serve By Providing The Best Integrated and Innovative Care for Patients and Their Families; By Understanding and Finding Cures for The Diseases We Research; And, By Educating and Training The Next Generation of Healthcare Professionals to Be Leaders In Medicine and Science. Our Vision is to Strengthen and Enhance Our Role As The Global Leader In The Treatment and Research of Respiratory, Cardiovascular, Rheumatologic, Autoimmune, Inflammatory and Immunologic Diseases. We Pursue This Vision By Pioneering Personalized Health and Medicine Programs, Which Embrace The Paradigm Shift From Reactive Medicine to Proactive and Preventive Health Delivery. Through Our Efforts, We Pursue The Discovery of Cures for Patients Who Seek Treatment, and We Bring New Knowledge and Innovation to Help People Worldwide.

Before you give

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $88.60 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

IRS warning checkNo IRS revocation warning appears in this data.

Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders58 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

90.39%of revenue went to mission work88.6% of expenses · Program services

3.05%of revenue went to fundraising3.0% of expenses

$102.07spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

8.62%of revenue went to management and office costs8.4% of expenses

$1.02in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

28.6%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $7,755,617 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.

Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $2,402,798 for MICHAEL S SALEM MD (PRESIDENT AND CEO, BOD MEMBER). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$375,353,154

Mission workProgram services$339,288,32390.39% of revenue88.6% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$32,359,8958.62% of revenue8.4% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$11,460,5533.05% of revenue3.0% of expenses

Total expenses$383,108,771102.07% of revenue

Expenses were greater than revenue, so the colored ring fills the available $100 and the total above 100% is shown below.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 88.6% mission · 8.4% management · 3.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 102.07% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 89.3% mission · 7.9% management · 2.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.51% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 89.1% mission · 8.5% management · 2.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 106.18% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 88.8% mission · 8.4% management · 2.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 96.72% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 89.7% mission · 7.8% management · 2.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 90.53% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 88.1% mission · 8.9% management · 2.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 94.71% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 87.6% mission · 9.2% management · 3.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 95.27% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 84.6% mission · 12.4% management · 3.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 93.95% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$375,353,154

Expenses$383,108,771

Annual shortfall $7,755,617 Expenses were higher than revenue for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$339,288,323 · 88.6% of expenses

Management and office costs$32,359,895 · 8.4% of expenses

Fundraising$11,460,553 · 3.0% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$375,353,154

Expenses$383,108,771

Assets$390,669,000

Income$389,467,667

Contributions$107,173,193

Mission work (program services)$339,288,323

Fundraising$11,460,553

Management and general$32,359,895

Executive compensation (total)$8,469,405

Stocks and bonds$107,287,000

Accounting fees$229,873

Investing fees$478,374

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

MICHAEL S SALEM MDPRESIDENT AND CEO, BOD MEMBER · 50 hrs/week $2,402,798

GREGORY DOWNEY MDEVP ACADEMIC AFFAIRS & PROVOST · 50 hrs/week $873,074

RAO MUSHTAQ MDASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DIVISION OF ONCOLOGY · 50 hrs/week $732,911

JEFFREY KING MDCHIEF, DIVISION OF GASTROENTEROLOGY · 50 hrs/week $670,958

CHRISTINE K FORKNEREVP CORPROATE AFFAIRS AND CFO, ASST TREASURER · 50 hrs/week $659,027

PRANAV PERIYALWAR MDASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DIVISION OF GASTROENTEROLOGY · 50 hrs/week $639,617

STEPHEN FRANKEL MDEVP CLINCIAL AFFAIRS & CCO · 50 hrs/week $631,757

KEVIN K BROWN MDCHAIR, DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE · 50 hrs/week $590,087

RAPHAEL SUNG MDASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, DIVISION OF CARDIOLOGY · 50 hrs/week $572,592

GLENN HIRSCH MDCHIEF, DIVISION OF CARDIOLOGY · 50 hrs/week $532,407

PAMELA L ZEITLIN MD PHDCHAIR, DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS · 50 hrs/week $501,154

LISA TADIRIVICE PRESIDENT DEVELOPMENT · 50 hrs/week $494,203

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (58)

MICHAEL S SALEM MDPRESIDENT AND CEO, BOD MEMBER

GREGORY DOWNEY MDEVP ACADEMIC AFFAIRS & PROVOST

RAO MUSHTAQ MDASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DIVISION OF ONCOLOGY

JEFFREY KING MDCHIEF, DIVISION OF GASTROENTEROLOGY

CHRISTINE K FORKNEREVP CORPROATE AFFAIRS AND CFO, ASST TREASURER

PRANAV PERIYALWAR MDASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DIVISION OF GASTROENTEROLOGY

STEPHEN FRANKEL MDEVP CLINCIAL AFFAIRS & CCO

KEVIN K BROWN MDCHAIR, DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE

RAPHAEL SUNG MDASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, DIVISION OF CARDIOLOGY

GLENN HIRSCH MDCHIEF, DIVISION OF CARDIOLOGY

PAMELA L ZEITLIN MD PHDCHAIR, DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS

LISA TADIRIVICE PRESIDENT DEVELOPMENT

SETH KLIGERMAN MDCHAIR, DEPARTMENT OF RADIOLOGY

KRISTI MELTONVP CLINICAL BUSINESS OPERATIONS

MICHAEL K SCHONBRUNMEMBER, BOD

RICHARD A SCHIERBURGLIFETIME MEMBER, BOD

R STANTON DODGEMEMBER, BOD

NORMAN BROWNSTEINLIFETIME MEMBER, BOD

RICHARD N BAERMEMBER, BOD

MARTIN SEMPLELIFETIME MEMBER, BOD

ROBIN D CHOTINVICE CHAIR AND SECRETARY, BOD

ROBIN S HICKENLOOPERMEMBER, BOD

ROGER A GIBSONMEMBER, BOD

ROSS S CHOTINMEMBER, BOD

SAMUEL RASCOFFMEMBER, BOD

SCOTT MITCHELLMEMBER, BOD

STEPHEN B SIEGELMEMBER, BOD

STEPHEN W ARENTLIFETIME MEMBER, BOD

STEVEN C DEMBYMEMBER, BOD

STEVEN D KRISMEMBER, BOD

THOMAS A GARTMEMBER, BOD

WARREN P COHENMEMBER, BOD

WENDY M SIEGELMEMBER, BOD

EVAN H ZUCKERMEMBER, BOD

BLAIR E RICHARDSONMEMBER, BOD

BONNIE MANDARICHMEMBER, BOD

BRAD C FARBERMEMBER, BOD

BRADLEY A LEVINMEMBER, BOD

BRIAN J PARKSMEMBER, BOD

CHARLES GWIRTSMANMEMBER, BOD

CONNIE G MCARTHURMEMBER, BOD

DANIEL J FEINERMEMBER, BOD

DAVID ENGLEBERGLIFETIME MEMBER, BOD

DEBRA M TUCHMANMEMBER, BOD

DONALD A SILVERSMITHMEMBER, BOD

EDWARD A ROBINSONLIFETIME MEMBER, BOD

MICHAEL A FEINERMEMBER, BOD

GEOFF H BARKERMEMBER, BOD

JAMES B BERENBAUMMEMBER, BOD

JIM SHEETSMEMBER, BOD

JOHN SAMPSONMEMBER, BOD

KRISTEN HOLTZMANMEMBER, BOD

LAWRENCE P GELFONDLIFETIME MEMBER, BOD

LEWIS M KLINGMEMBER, BOD

MARC D STERONMEMBER, BOD

A BARRY HIRSCHFELDLIFETIME MEMBER, BOD

MARVIN I MOSKOWITZMEMBER, BOD

MEYER M SALTZMANLIFETIME MEMBER, BOD

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1979
Location: 1400 JACKSON ST, DENVER, CO 80206-2761
County: Denver
In care of: % CHRISTINE FORKNER
Primary officer: Christine Forkner, EVP Corp Affairs and CFO

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(303) 388-4461 Officer phone(303) 398-1004

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
NTEE classification: Health Care (E240)
IRS tax category: Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals