Loma Linda University Health

Overview

Mission

To continue the healing ministry of Jesus Christ and to make man whole.

What it reported doing in 2024

Loma linda university health (lluh) exists to help coordinate the healing and teaching ministry of the seventh-day adventist church. The mission, 'to make man whole', is accomplished by providing essential management, administrative, and support services to its core & affiliate organizations, including loma linda university, loma linda university medical center, loma linda university children's hospital, loma linda shared services, loma linda university medical center-murrieta and loma linda inland empire consortium for healthcare education to ensure the efficient delivery of healthcare, education, and research.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 99% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
953804495
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Headquarters
Loma Linda, CA, US
Phone
877-558-6248
Rating
84
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 86
  • Transparency & Controls: 88
  • Accountability: 84
  • Sustainability: 26
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 96.2%; rating input score 96
  • Program expense ratio: 96.8%; rating input score 97
  • Fundraising efficiency: $0 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Pass
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 72.2%; rating input score 72; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 0%; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.56; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.28; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 24.5%; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 7.1% per year; rating input score 100; 56th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 6.2% per year; rating input score 100; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 3.5% per year; rating input score 100; 25th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 2 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 2 operating locations identified
  • Where the money goes: 96.2% of revenue deployed · 96.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 26 of 36 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $46M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $1.4M · 46 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 3 contractors listed · $19.7M reported
  • Consistency: 30 of 30 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes executive pay
  • Filing history: 14 annual filings from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 12 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 17 filed related-organization links
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Leadership & pay

46 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • LALAS ANGELA M (EVP-FINANCE/CFO): $1,437,742 total reported compensation
  • HILLIARD ANTHONY (EVP-HOSPITAL AFFAIRS 12/9/24): $1,239,386 total reported compensation
  • EDWARDS LYNDON (COO): $1,174,971 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: FY2024.