Providence Health System Southern California: $2.2B Revenue, $2.3B Expenses

The composite efficiency score of 63/100 puts Providence Health System Southern California at C — neither standout nor failing. Some factors run above the median (often reserves) while others run below (often revenue stability or officer-comp ratio).

Providence Health System Southern California operates at corporate scale — $2.2B in reported 2023 revenue. At over a billion in annual revenue, nonprofits typically run consolidated operations across multiple states or business lines, and the IRS Form 990 reflects a much larger operational footprint than a typical 501(c)(3). On the reserves factor, Providence Health System Southern California scores well — assets relative to annual spending sit in the range nonprofit-finance experts consider healthy (roughly three months to two years of operating expenses).

Five-year revenue has grown modestly. Providence Health System Southern California is not expanding rapidly but is not shrinking either; the trajectory is consistent with stable donor and grant relationships. Current-officer compensation is not separately reported in the filing — typical for nonprofits where leadership is paid through a related entity (parent system, university, or foundation) rather than the filing organization itself, or for small organizations whose chief is a volunteer or board member. Providence Health System Southern California is categorized under Health — the largest segment of U.S. nonprofit revenue, dominated by hospitals, hospital systems, and health-research organizations. The financial profile in this category is capital-intensive, with large balance sheets and program service revenue that often dwarfs donations.