Washington, D.C. · Nonprofit
BUSINESS GROUP ON HEALTH
BUSINESS GROUP ON HEALTH (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 4 organizations whose IRS filings report $647,000 to it, the largest being Vanderbilt University Medical Center ($355,000). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $14M
- Funders on record
- 4
- Grants received
- $647k
- Net assets
- $22M
What Business Group on Health does
Mission
To convene employers and health industry stakeholders to address the financing, delivery and affordability experience as they relate to health, well-being and workforce strategy issues.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Conferences and summits provide members and non-members an opportunity to convene on a larger scale and participate in content related sessions.
$2,010,341 spent$567,550 earned by the program25% of program spendingBusiness group funded activities include public health initiatives deemed important to the marketplace by the business group and in most cases have been initiated by the ceo and internal staff. This department also includes other activities supporting the business group and its membership as a whole, such as benchmarking and analysis.
$1,799,665 spent$150,750 earned by the program22% of program spendingCost and delivery was established in november 2001 to provide an intense focus on finding effective solutions to the health care benefit cost problems of large employers. In addition to identifying and disseminating best practices and innovative ideas for managing costs and improving quality, the group is also a force for communicating that affordability and cost-effectiveness must be major considerations in the health system. The cost and delivery institute has two committees associated with it: evidence-based benefit design committee and pharmacy benefit committee.
$1,219,308 spent15% of program spendingWell-being and workforce strategy currently consists of the well-being and workforce strategy institute. The well-being and workforce strategy institute advances innovative and research-based approaches to unlocking employee potential by integrating well-being into a company's workforce strategy.
$840,967 spent10% of program spendingThe global institute (global) was established to meet the growing needs of global corporations through collaborative information exchange, joint problem solving, and the development of innovative approaches to global health care concerns identified by global members. The global institute provides practical tools, guidance on best practices, networking opportunities for peer global companies and opportunities to devise and benchmark solutions to health challenges encountered by member corporations and their employees outside the united states.
$874,843 spent11% of program spendingMembership and member services increase the overall membership of the business group through recruitment of new members and retention of existing members by communicating and providing valuable insight and services to the business group membership.
$694,820 spent$5,654,744 earned by the program9% of program spendingHealth innovations consists of four initiatives to help drive market change and advancement.since its inception in 2015 the health innovations forum (hif) has evolved considerably to not only identify and categorize start-ups and innovators but more importantly, to focus on the successful integration of solutions into an employer's ecosystem of vendor solutions. Additionally, hif challenges the vendor and investor communities to innovate holistically to address long standing challenges and gaps in the patient and care delivery experience. The value purchasing committee, a multi-stakeholder group of executive leaders representing employers, health plans and providers, was formed to accelerate the adoption of effective value-based innovations in health care delivery.the leadership forum on employee experience ("leadership forum") is made up of thought leaders, large employers and industry experts. The purpose of the leadership forum is to identify high-impact strategies that enhance employees' experience with their health and wellbeing benefits and programs.the leave optimization forum convenes employers and health industry partners to address shared challenges and opportunities…
$588,564 spent7% of program spending
The 7 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $8,028,508.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2020 to 2021, from $29M to $32M (+12%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
45% of BUSINESS GROUP ON HEALTH’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (7% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Ellen Kelsay
President & CEO
Board chair
Brendon Perkins
Chair
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income rose $8k → $133k.
From the IRS filings of BUSINESS GROUP ON HEALTH’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
BUSINESS GROUP ON HEALTH leans on a few funders — its largest provides 55% of grant income and the top three 99%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
98% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund BUSINESS GROUP ON HEALTH.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2018 100% · 2019 100% · 2020 100% · 2021 69% · 2022 100% · 2023 100% — broadly stable.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
BUSINESS GROUP ON HEALTH draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Washington, D.C., across 3 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
BUSINESS GROUP ON HEALTH holds deeper cash reserves than three-quarters of the 4,580 health nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 4,580 health nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2024
Government funding BUSINESS GROUP ON HEALTH receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $29k on record.
- Office of Personnel Management$29k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like BUSINESS GROUP ON HEALTH
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Washington, D.C.
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
55% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
84%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for BUSINESS GROUP ON HEALTH: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds BUSINESS GROUP ON HEALTH?
- BUSINESS GROUP ON HEALTH (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 4 organizations whose IRS filings report $647,000 to it, the largest being Vanderbilt University Medical Center ($355,000). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does BUSINESS GROUP ON HEALTH have?
- IRS filings report 4 organizations giving $647,000 in grants to BUSINESS GROUP ON HEALTH, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of BUSINESS GROUP ON HEALTH?
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center is the largest funder on record, with $355,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like BUSINESS GROUP ON HEALTH find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Washington, D.C.. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 4 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing