Sutter Bay Medical Foundation: $3.5B Revenue, $2.7B Program Expenses

On the LakeQuality nonprofit efficiency rubric, Sutter Bay Medical Foundation pulls an A — the highest available grade. The 80/100 composite reflects a combination of program-focused spending, controlled overhead, and the kind of multi-year financial discipline that grant-makers look for.

On revenue, Sutter Bay Medical Foundation is among the largest U.S. nonprofits: $3.5B in 2023 reported revenue. Organizations at this scale typically operate hospitals, university systems, or national federations — the financial pattern looks more like a corporation than the small-charity stereotype. Sutter Bay Medical Foundation directs 80% of its expenses to programs — above the third-party-rater threshold for an efficient organization.

Five-year revenue has grown modestly. Sutter Bay Medical Foundation is not expanding rapidly but is not shrinking either; the trajectory is consistent with stable donor and grant relationships. CEO compensation is reported as zero in the filing — typical for nonprofits where the chief executive 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. Sutter Bay Medical Foundation is in the Medical Research category — public-affairs, civic, and research-policy organizations. The sector includes think tanks, advocacy organizations, and policy-research nonprofits.