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Community Benefit Insight

Learn how U.S. tax-exempt hospitals commit community benefit expenditures to fulfill their mission and meet requirements.

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Overview

Community Benefit Insight is a website and data tool, historically maintained by RTI International, that aggregates and displays community benefit spending data from the IRS Form 990 Schedule H filings of tax-exempt hospitals. It allows users to search for specific hospitals, view spending across different categories, analyze state-level data, and see yearly trends. NOTE: A notice on the site states that funding ended in January 2025 and the site/dataset are no longer being updated.

✨ Key Features

  • Searchable database of hospital community benefit spending
  • Data visualizations for state-level analysis and yearly trends
  • Breakdown of spending by Schedule H categories
  • Access to data from thousands of tax-exempt hospitals

🎯 Key Differentiators

  • Comprehensive national database of Schedule H data
  • Free and publicly accessible
  • Focus on data visualization and analysis

Unique Value: Provides free, centralized access to years of community benefit spending data from thousands of U.S. hospitals, enabling transparency and analysis.

🎯 Use Cases (4)

Researching community benefit spending patterns of hospitals Comparing spending between different hospitals or states Understanding how hospitals are addressing community health needs through their spending Informing conversations between hospitals and community stakeholders

✅ Best For

  • Used by researchers, policymakers, and community advocates to analyze hospital community benefit data.

💡 Check With Vendor

Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:

  • Hospitals looking for a tool to actively track and manage their own community benefit programs.

💻 Platforms

Web API

🛟 Support Options

  • ✓ Email Support

💰 Pricing

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Free Tier Available

Free tier: The entire tool is free to use.

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