BJC Health System DBA BJC Healthcare
BJC Health System is a public charity based in St. Louis, Missouri. It is the parent corporation of a nonprofit health care organization serving urban, suburban, and rural communities, primarily in metropolitan St. Louis, Kansas City, mid-Missouri, eastern Kansas, and southern Illinois. Its 2024 filing describes 24 licensed hospitals and multiple community health locations.
BJC Health System DBA BJC Healthcare at a glance
In short: BJC Health System DBA BJC Healthcare gave $7.6M across 52 grants in 2024 (avg $146K), mostly in Missouri. 58% of 2024 grantees were new. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $7,577,574
- +117.8% vs 2023
- Grants made (2024)
- 52
- +79.3% vs 2023
- Average grant
- $145,723
- +21.5% vs 2023
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $7,792,451,740
- +8.5% vs 2023
- New grantees (estimate)
- 58% first-time grantees (30 of 52, 2024)
- Primary geography
- Missouri (97% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to BJC Health System DBA BJC Healthcare
- Contact
Mailing address: 4901 Forest Park Ave Ms 90-75-570, St Louis, MO 63108
Phone: (314) 286-2057
Website: https://bjc.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from BJC Health System DBA BJC Healthcare
Who BJC Health System DBA BJC Healthcare funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was Forest Park Forever ($2.5M). Together the top 10 received $7.1M.
Grant Size Distribution
177 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 130 grants of 177 (73%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
BJC’s 2024 filing describes service to communities primarily in metropolitan St. Louis, Kansas City, mid-Missouri, eastern Kansas, and southern Illinois. In 2024, 97% of grant dollars went to Missouri recipients; the filing also lists recipients in Texas, New York, Washington, D.C., and North Carolina, each at 1% or less.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 52 itemized grants.
Cities
Is BJC Health System DBA BJC Healthcare open to new grantees?
58%
first-time grantees, 2024
In 2024, 30 of 52 grantees (58%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $108K; repeat grants $197K. How we count
Medians: $10K first-time, $15K repeat.
- 23% of 2024 grantees were also funded in 2023. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (+15%). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2020–2024). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $3.5M (2023) to $7.6M (2024). In 2024 it made 52 grants totaling $7.6M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Forest Park Forever St. Louis, MO | Support to Restore, Maintain & Substain Forest Park. | $2,505,000 |
| Biostl St. Louis, MO | Support of Advanced Research in Biomedical Sciences. | $2,250,000 |
| The Scholarship Foundation of St Louis St. Louis, MO | Support the community who would not have financial means to fulfill their educational goals. | $856,040 |
| Oasis Institute St Ann, MO | Support healthy aging by providing lifelong education and programs. | $455,000 |
| Washington University St. Louis, MO | Support medical education, research, & patient care needs in the communities. | $416,977 |
| Sheldon Arts Foundation St. Louis, MO | Support the community through the power of music and art to change lives and the community. | $350,000 |
| United Way of Greater St Louis Inc St. Louis, MO | Support the community with shelter, food & emergency disasters. | $132,927 |
| American Heart Association Inc Dallas, TX | Support heart health for all: break barriers to health care access & quality. | $92,765 |
| St Louis Doula Project Inc St. Louis, MO | Support the community based childbirth education and other doula services. | $40,000 |
| Jamaa Birth Village St. Louis, MO | Support families through accessible & affordable black led midwifery & doula care, holis. | $25,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $7,792,451,740 | $2,042,365,571 | $1,675,676,110 | $7,577,574 | 52 | $642,726,345 |
| 2023 | $7,180,662,304 | $1,578,636,885 | $1,274,958,450 | $3,479,036 | 29 | $256,117,528 |
| 2022 | $6,646,333,295 | $1,342,211,778 | $1,212,954,596 | $5,109,074 | 38 | $56,010,113 |
| 2021 | $7,224,690,829 | $1,601,631,049 | $1,115,429,002 | $6,607,825 | 29 | $497,237,290 |
| 2020 | $6,877,116,273 | $1,227,770,112 | $960,438,056 | $6,058,270 | 29 | $273,976,172 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
BJC’s 2024 filing describes its parent organization as supporting hospitals and community health locations that provide inpatient and outpatient care, rehabilitation, primary care, home care, hospice, long-term care, community mental health, workplace health, and community health and wellness. It also supports health professional training, medical research, safety-net services, emergency preparedness, outreach, health literacy, and regional economic development.
The 2024 grants show support for a range of organizations and purposes. Forest Park Forever received support to restore, maintain, and sustain Forest Park. BIOSTL received support for advanced biomedical research; BIOSTL describes its mission as cultivating a thriving bioscience sector in St. Louis. The Scholarship Foundation of St. Louis received support for people without the financial means to pursue educational goals; the foundation describes its work as supporting students with financial need through higher education. Other recipients included the Oasis Institute, whose mission includes empowering older adults through education and other programs, and the American Heart Association, which describes its mission as promoting longer, healthier lives.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2024, BJC reported 52 grants totaling $7,577,574. Grant amounts ranged from $5,015 to $2,505,000, with a median of $10,000. The largest awards included $2,505,000 to Forest Park Forever, $2,250,000 to BIOSTL, $856,040 to the Scholarship Foundation of St. Louis, $455,000 to the Oasis Institute, and $416,977 to Washington University. BJC’s filing says these grants or allocations were made on behalf of supported organizations to further their charitable, scientific, and educational purposes, and were insignificant in relation to BJC’s overall activities.
BJC’s website says it receives requests for charitable contributions and sponsorships, receives more requests than it can fulfill, and considers requests in light of its mission, values, and community needs. Its Missouri Baptist Healthcare Foundation Community Support Grants Program describes seed funding and support to expand projects that improve regional health care. Listed topics include healthy food access, physical activity, diabetes, infant and maternal health, youth and school health, violence prevention, behavioral and mental health, economic wellness, medical education and research, community infrastructure in underserved communities, and patient needs. The listed application window for 2026 was January 1–July 31, 2026, a past cycle.
The Memorial Foundation’s Community Benefit Program supports nonprofit organizations, initiatives, and infrastructure projects intended to improve quality of life in Memorial Hospital’s service area. Its current stated priorities are behavioral and mental health and youth social and emotional learning. Eligible applicants must be 501(c)(3) organizations or governmental entities located in or serving the hospital’s service area, and organizations may submit one application per year. Private foundations and individuals are ineligible; organizations that do not provide direct services are also ineligible at this time. Applicants must provide an application, 501(c)(3) documents, a list of services, a board list, and an operational budget. The foundation says it will not accept new applications until November 1, 2026.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
BJC Health System DBA BJC Healthcare's only listed officer is Bjc Health Sys Group Return, See Schedule & Former Schedule since 2021 (on filings since 2020) (compensated).
Officers on the 2024 filing
Bjc Health Sys Group Return
See Schedule & Former Schedule
See Schedule, Former & See Schedule → See Schedule & Former Schedule, 2021
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$17.7M (2020) → $25.8M (2024)
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $25.8M, to BJC Health SYS Group Return (See Schedule 0). 4 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about BJC Health System DBA BJC Healthcare
How much does BJC Health System DBA BJC Healthcare give each year?
BJC Health System DBA BJC Healthcare gave $7.6M across 52 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $3.5M across 29 grants.
What is BJC Health System DBA BJC Healthcare's typical grant size?
BJC Health System DBA BJC Healthcare's median grant in 2024 was $10,000, and its average grant was $145,723, across 52 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from BJC Health System DBA BJC Healthcare that year got $108K on average.
Where does BJC Health System DBA BJC Healthcare give grants?
BJC Health System DBA BJC Healthcare gives mostly in Missouri: 97% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were St. Louis, MO (27 grants), St Peters, MO (4 grants), Dallas, TX (2 grants) and New York, NY (2 grants).
Does BJC Health System DBA BJC Healthcare give general operating support?
Not in 2024: none of the 52 grants with a stated purpose on BJC Health System DBA BJC Healthcare's 2024 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
Who are BJC Health System DBA BJC Healthcare's largest grantees?
BJC Health System DBA BJC Healthcare's largest 2024 grantees include Forest Park Forever ($2,505,000), Biostl ($2,250,000) and The Scholarship Foundation of St Louis ($856,040), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. Together they received 74% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.
How large is BJC Health System DBA BJC Healthcare?
BJC Health System DBA BJC Healthcare reported $7.8B in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.0B.
What does BJC Health System DBA BJC Healthcare fund?
BJC’s 2024 filing describes its parent organization as supporting hospitals and community health locations that provide inpatient and outpatient care, rehabilitation, primary care, home care, hospice, long-term care, community mental health, workplace health, and community health and wellness. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from BJC Health System DBA BJC Healthcare?
BJC Health System DBA BJC Healthcare has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check bjc.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is BJC Health System DBA BJC Healthcare's EIN?
BJC Health System DBA BJC Healthcare's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 43-1617558. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 14, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 17, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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