While CHRU has a well-developed administrative structure and handles its operational finances, the financial resource management of the Unit is handled by the Wits Health Consortium(WHC) which is registered with the South African Revenue Service as an income tax exempt entity through its link to the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Witwatersrand.
The Wits Health Consortium was established as a legal entity through which the Faculty of Health Sciences can conduct contract or sponsored research, entrepreneurial or commercial activities, philanthropic funding activities and services (including clinical services). The WHC therefore provides the governance, legal framework, human resource management, financial and grant management for CHRU.