Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
Oakbrook Terrace, IL · EIN 36-2229255 · Health care · Rank 2,776 by total revenue
Joint Commission's mission is to continuously improve health care for the public, in collaboration with other stakeholders, by evaluating health care organizations, setting national standards, and certifying compliance with a focus on patient safety, quality outcomes, risk reduction, and continuous improvement.
Money, Form 990 for tax year 2024
- Total revenue
- $222,257,508
- Total expenses
- $203,628,007
- Total assets
- $434,146,118
- Salary base (all salaries and wages)
- $109,047,014
- Salaries, other pay and benefits
- $131,385,318
- Employees
- 1,203
- Salary base per employee
- $90,646
"Salary base" is Form 990 Part IX lines 5 to 7. "Employees" is everyone who got a W-2 that year, full or part time. Form 990-EZ and 990-PF report pay differently; see About the data.
Leadership (27)
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | Total pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan B Perlin MD PhD MSHA | President & CEO | Board, Officer | 37 | $2,825,944 |
| Jean Courtney CPA | EVP & Chief Operating Officer | Officer | 34 | $2,527,222 |
| Lisa Diehl Vandecaveye JD HRM FACHE | Secretary & EVP & CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER | Officer | 24 | $843,165 |
| Lisa Steininger | Treasurer & EVP & Chief Financial Officer (Since Apr) | Officer | 34 | $457,995 |
| Carlos A Pellegrini MD FACS | Chair | Board, Officer | 3 | $51,150 |
| Michael Suk MD JD MPH MBA FACS | Vice Chair | Board, Officer | 2 | None reported |
| James Merlino | EVP Chief Innovation Officer | Key employee | 37 | $1,101,472 |
| Kenneth Grubbs Jr | EVP COO Accreditation & Certification Ops | Key employee | 40 | $643,815 |
| Ana L English MBA | Commissioner | Board | 1 | $1,503 |
| Eric Schlesinger MBA BA | Commissioner | Board | 2 | $1,503 |
| Michael B Simon MD MBA FASA | Commissioner | Board | 1 | $1,503 |
| Najmedin Meshkati PhD CPE | Commissioner | Board | 1 | $1,503 |
| Susan Fox MBA BSN | Commissioner | Board | 1 | $1,503 |
| Marvin Strohschein Jr DDS | Commissioner | Board | 2 | $941 |
| Melinda L Estes MD MBA | Commissioner | Board | 1 | $209 |
| Andrew C Dreyfus | Commissioner | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Ankita Sagar MD MPH FACP | Commissioner (Since Septemer) | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Christopher A Hart MEng JD | Commissioner | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Ena Williams PhD MBA RN | Commissioner | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Eric Langshur | Commissioner | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Jay A Gregory MS MD | Commissioner | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Jill Hoggard Green PhD RN FAAN | Commissioner | Board | 3 | None reported |
| Joseph J Parks MD | Commissioner | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Lenworth M Jacobs Jr MBBS MPH | Commissioner | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Tracey L Henry MD MPH MS | Commissioner (Through August) | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Vineet Arora MD MAPP | Commissioner | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Willie Underwood III MD MSc | Commissioner | Board | 1 | None reported |
Top 10 paid people listed
These 10 people received $10,674,165, which is 9.8% of the $109,047,014 salary base shared by 1,203 employees.
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | From this org | From related orgs | Other pay | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan B Perlin MD PhD MSHA | President & CEO | Board, Officer | 37 | $2,416,096 | $0 | $409,848 | $2,825,944 |
| Jean Courtney CPA | EVP & Chief Operating Officer | Officer | 34 | $1,057,931 | $0 | $1,469,291 | $2,527,222 |
| James Merlino | EVP Chief Innovation Officer | Key employee | 37 | $988,182 | $0 | $113,290 | $1,101,472 |
| Lisa Diehl Vandecaveye JD HRM FACHE | Secretary & EVP & CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER | Officer | 24 | $739,096 | $0 | $104,069 | $843,165 |
| Michael Kaba MS | EVP & CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER | Highly paid employee | 40 | $566,670 | $0 | $97,456 | $664,126 |
| Kin Lee MS | CIO & SECURITY OFFICER (Through January) | Highly paid employee | 40 | $652,867 | $0 | -$8,403 | $644,464 |
| Kenneth Grubbs Jr | EVP COO Accreditation & Certification Ops | Key employee | 40 | $574,855 | $0 | $68,960 | $643,815 |
| Leslie Krohn | EVP & Chief Brand & Communications Ofcr | Highly paid employee | 40 | $449,575 | $0 | $60,660 | $510,235 |
| Lisa Steininger | Treasurer & EVP & Chief Financial Officer (Since Apr) | Officer | 34 | $399,316 | $0 | $58,679 | $457,995 |
| David Baker MD MPH FACP | EVP Health Care Quality Evaluation (Through April ) | Highly paid employee | 40 | $430,041 | $0 | $25,686 | $455,727 |
Sources
- IRS e-file return 202543149349305784 (Form 990, period ending 2024-12-31): readable copy at ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 36-2229255
- Organization website (as filed): www.jointcommission.org