Ownership profile
Who owns UW Health?
UW Health is the consumer brand of the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority, a public nonprofit hospital system created by Wisconsin state law in 1996 with no private equity involvement.
Ownership profile
UW Health
University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority
Evidence (7)
The University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority is registered as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (EIN 39-1835630), located at 7974 UW Health Ct, Middleton, WI
https://www.charitynavigator.org/ein/391835630The University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority files IRS Form 990 as a nonprofit, confirming its tax-exempt status
https://www.taxexemptworld.com/organization.asp?tn=820118UW Health's board includes the Wisconsin Secretary of the Department of Administration, UW-Madison Chancellor, and state legislators, confirming its public/governmental character
https://www.uwhealth.org/about-us/uw-health-corporate-governanceUW Health is the brand name of the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority, a public hospital system based in Madison, Wisconsin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UW_HealthUW Health is organized under Wisconsin state law and has been independent from the University of Wisconsin System since its reorganization in 1996
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UW_HealthThe affiliated covered entity (UW ACE) under HIPAA includes the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority, UW Medical Foundation, Inc., and UW-Madison's health care component — all public/nonprofit entities with no PE involvement identified
https://compliance.wisc.edu/hipaa/key-definitions/No press releases, news articles, PE firm portfolio pages, or SEC filings linking UW Health to any private equity acquisition or stake were found
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UW_HealthWhat's uncertain
- The input 'uw health' could refer to UW Medicine (University of Washington, Seattle) — this investigation covers UW Health (University of Wisconsin, Madison). If the user meant UW Medicine, a separate investigation is needed.
- UW Health's affiliated entity, University of Wisconsin Medical Foundation, Inc., is a separately incorporated 501(c)(3); neither entity shows PE involvement.
- Charity Navigator notes it has not received sufficient public Form 990 data from UWHCA to rate it, which mildly limits financial transparency verification.
- As a state-created public authority rather than a traditional 501(c)(3) charity, UW Health's governance structure is unique; it operates as a nonprofit public benefit entity rather than a strictly private nonprofit.