Charity care & community benefit
Nonprofit hospitals earn their tax exemption by providing community benefit — charity care, unreimbursed Medicaid, and community-health spending — reported on IRS Form 990 Schedule H. Here's who gives back the most, and least, relative to their size. Across 335 reporting organizations, $2.33B in charity care.
Most charity care provided
Gives back the most, relative to size
Gives back the least, relative to size
Source: IRS Form 990 Schedule H, latest filing per organization. Charity care is the cost (not charges) of free/discounted care to patients who qualify under the hospital's financial-assistance policy. Rankings include only organizations that report Schedule H charity care; a blank does not necessarily mean zero — some filers don't complete Schedule H. Figures lag by 1–2 years and reflect the filing organization (which may be a system parent, not a single facility).