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Highest-paid vendors

“Invoice Royalty”

Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing. Report an error.

What this counts

The largest payments to independent contractors, as listed by the paying organization.

Exact rule: Compensation to one contractor on one filing (Form 990 Part VII Section B; 990-PF Part VIII). Thresholds: $100,000 on the 990, $50,000 on the 990-PF (the forms' own reporting floors). Filings from organizations reporting at least $10,000,000 in revenue or $50,000,000 in total assets that year.

Each organization lists at most its top five, so this is a floor, not the full picture.

Related organizations can appear as contractors: a health plan paying its own hospitals, or a foundation paying its management company.

Coverage: tax years 2008 to 2025, e-filed returns only. 1,043,616 rows. Refreshed 2026-10-17.

Top row: KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITALS, $27,159,027,043, tax year 2024 Copy

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