Public Charity

BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION

Based in CHICAGO, IL, BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $862.7M in revenue, $851.5M in expenses, $1.2B in total assets for fiscal year 2024. Imperigo tracks 6 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $1.8M.

EIN: 135656874 CHICAGO, IL Health (General & Financing) NTEE: E80 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$862.7M
Total Expenses$851.5M
Total Assets$1.2B
Grant Records6
Funding Total$1.8M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

THE ASSOCIATION SERVES ITS MEMBERSHIP CONSISTING OF INDEPENDENT BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD MEMBER PLANS THAT OPERATE WITHIN SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHIC SERVICE AREAS. THE ASSOCIATION PROVIDES A VARIETY OF SERVICES TO MEMBER PLANS AND COORDINATES GOVERNMENT SERVICES, SUCH AS THE CONTRACT UNDER THE FEDERAL EMPLOYEE HEALTH BENEFIT PROGRAM (FEP), WHICH IS THE CORE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE OF PROMOTING THE COMMON GOOD AND GENERAL WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY BY FOSTERING BROADBASED HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE.

Where $100 goes at Blue Cross Blue Shield Association

How Blue Cross Blue Shield Association divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$97 Programs the work itself
$3 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $97 for programs

$42
The blue cross and blue shield association's federal employee program (fep) administers the blue cross and blue shield service benefit plan
44% of program spending
$28
The bluecard program enables blue plan members to receive the benefits of their insurance contracts while traveling or living in another member plan's geographic service area
29% of program spending
$17
As an association of member plans, the association (1) coordinates advertising and communication programs, providing policy and representation of member interests, (2) monitors and fosters the financial stability…
17% of program spending

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

FORMER SENIOR VP & CCTO Adam Myers
VICE PRESIDENT Anshuman Choudhri
FORMER VICE PRESIDENT Anurag Voleti
VICE PRESIDENT Brad Lubrant
VP APP. SOLUTIONS Brian Bauer
BOARD MEMBER Brian Pieninck

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Research & Policy
$1,776,181 3 grants
Health & Medicine
$26,000 1 grant
Food Assistance & Nutrition
$19,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $862.7M $851.5M $1.2B
2023 $819.1M $798.0M $1.1B
2022 $755.8M $697.9M $1.0B
2020 $672.9M $661.1M $1.1B
2019 $695.8M $659.1M $872.5M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $695.8M to $862.7M (+24%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.2B.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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