City of Hope

Legal name: Western Regional Medical Center Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
320197974
IRS 990 coverage
2022–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Duarte, CA, USA
Phone
(888) 552-6760
Rating
88
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Hospital, Specialty

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$320,817,905
Expenses
$370,140,496
Assets
$188,762,770
Liabilities
$225,013,268

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

Leadership & pay

27 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ALAN BRYCE (MARKET PRESIDENT - PHOENIX (FROM 09/25)/CHIEF CLINICAL OFFICER)
  • KEVIN TULIPANA (MARKET PRESIDENT - PHOENIX (UNTIL 05/25))
  • KEVIN MANEMANN (PRESIDENT (06/25-09/25)/EVP & CHIEF INTEGRATION OFFCR)
  • ROBERT W STONE (COH PRESIDENT & CEO)
  • MARCELLUS R VAN DEN BRINK MD PHD (COHNMC PRESIDENT & CHF PHYS EXEC)

Highest reported compensation

  • ROBERT W STONE (COH PRESIDENT & CEO): $7,115,860 total reported compensation
  • MARCELLUS R VAN DEN BRINK MD PHD (COHNMC PRESIDENT & CHF PHYS EXEC): $2,570,014 total reported compensation
  • HARLAN ALCON LEVINE (PRES, HLTH INNOVATION & POLICY): $2,496,845 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Creating the cures of tomorrow for patients who need them, today. THE SERVICES ARE INTENDED TO PROVIDE GENERAL AND EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT CITY OF HOPE, ITS CARE PROGRAMS, AND ABOUT CANCER AND RELATED DISEASES. THEY ARE NOT INTENDED TO PROVIDE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU BELIEVE YOUR SYMPTOM OR SITUATION IS URGENT OR LIFE-THREATENING, CALL 911 OR YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL SYSTEM IMMEDIATELY. THE SERVICES ARE NOT AN ATTEMPT TO PRACTICE MEDICINE OR PROVIDE SPECIFIC MEDICAL ADVICE, NOR DOES THE USE OF THE SERVICES CONSTITUTE THE PROVISION OF TREATMENT TO A USER OR ESTABLISH A DOCTOR-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP. For medical treatment or answers to personal questions, we strongly encourage you to consult with a qualified Health Care Prov.

What it reported doing in 2024

Patient care: city of hope phoenix provides acute-care medical services for patients being treated for some form of cancer, including leukemia and lymphoma, colorectal, prostate, gynecologic and breast cancers. All patients treated at city of hope phoenix benefit from the latest technologies including those derived from translational medicine, achieved by collaboration between members of the patient care teams and the scientific and bench research activities performed throughout the organization. City of hope phoenix provides for services through charity care assistance for patients meeting certain financial eligibility and clinical criteria and to persons without insurance or who are under-insured.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 100% of the money available for current operations came from other operating 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.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 85
  • Transparency & Controls: 95
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 15
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 87.4%; rating input score 87
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 92.3%; rating input score 92; 12th 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: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

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: -15.4%; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.51; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 1.19; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 1.9%; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 49% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 40.9% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 32% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: Mission, programs, and operating context captured from the official website.
  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 87.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 9 of 9 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $323.4M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $7.1M · 27 people listed · 6 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $176.3M reported
  • Consistency: 31 of 32 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes executive pay
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 17 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 12 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.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 5/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 19/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Schedule R controlled transactions itemized did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 4/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 58/100.