City of Hope

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
953435919
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
Location
Duarte, CA, US
Phone
866-683-4673
Rating
72
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Research Institutes and/or Public Policy Analysis

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$369,822,441
Expenses
$235,482,930
Assets
$4,664,439,904
Liabilities
$1,490,485,669

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

30 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ROBERT W STONE (PRESIDENT & CEO)
  • ANNETTE M WALKER (PRESIDENT OF COH OC CANCER CTR)
  • HARLAN ALCON LEVINE (PRESIDENT, HEALTH INNOVATION & POLICY)

Highest reported compensation

  • ROBERT W STONE (PRESIDENT & CEO): $7,115,860 total reported compensation
  • HARLAN ALCON LEVINE (PRESIDENT, HEALTH INNOVATION & POLICY): $2,496,845 total reported compensation
  • JO ANN ESCASA-HAIGH (ASSISTANT TREASURER/CHIEF BUSINESS OFFICER): $2,247,700 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To transform the future of health through innovation and hope, accelerating leading-edge research and providing compassionate patient care.

What it reported doing in 2024

Contributions are solicited for support of programs in scientific and medical research, patient care and related services and public information and education performed at city of hope national medical center (medical center), city of hope medical foundation (medical foundation), the translational genomics research institute, the translational genomics research institute foundation, beckman research institute of the city of hope (beckman research institute), midwestern regional medical center, inc. (city of hope chicago), southeastern regional medical center, inc. (city of hope atlanta), and western regional medical center, inc. (city of hope phoenix).

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 77% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 50
  • Transparency & Controls: 84
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 82
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 58.1%; rating input score 58
  • Program expense ratio: 49.1%; rating input score 49
  • Fundraising efficiency: $3.94 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 6 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Pass
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Pass
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Scored; rating input score 0
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 55th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 77th 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: 36.3%; rating input score 94; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 19.81; rating input score 97; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.32; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 4.3%; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -10.8% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 0.9% per year; rating input score 100; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 13.5% per year; rating input score 100; 82nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 1 programs and campaigns described on the official site
  • Where the money goes: 58.1% of revenue deployed · 49.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 14 of 14 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $115.7M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $7.1M · 30 people listed · 6 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $16.6M reported
  • Consistency: 42 of 42 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 10 filed schedules · includes major donors, foreign activity, grants, executive pay, and related organizations
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 21 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 18 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.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 58/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 49/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight scored 0/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 15/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 23/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 54/100.