Children's Sports Medicine Foundation
Children's Sports Medicine Foundation reported $44.5 million in revenue and $46.0 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $96.44 went to program services, $3.56 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 99.9% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $2,676,100 (PRESIDENT). 9 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 80% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $46MFor context, the median across 2,433 covered unclassified charities: $88.27 programs, $11.68 management, $0.05 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $44MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 96.4% | 86.7% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 3.6% | 11.5% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | Not reported | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 0.1% | 29.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 3.8% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 99.9% | 58.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $2,676,100 | $301,601 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 5.82% | 1.38% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 9 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 11.1 | 6.8 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 0 of 10 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseThe foundation provides sports related injury and orthopaedic surgery services primarily to patients at boston children's hospital and at satellite locations. The foundation carries on and promotes basic and applied medical research and education in the field of sports related injuries by teaching students and other medical and scientific personnel. Additionally, the foundation gives lectures and publishes information concerning problems and research results in the fields of sports related injuries and orthopaedic surgery in order to educate the general public and the medical profession. The…
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT Director/trustee, officer, 55.00 hrs/week | $2,528,269 | $0 | $147,831 | $2,676,100 |
| DIRECTOR Director/trustee, 60.00 hrs/week | $1,735,902 | $0 | $124,151 | $1,860,053 |
| DIRECTOR Director/trustee, 60.00 hrs/week | $1,413,323 | $0 | $160,947 | $1,574,270 |
| DIRECTOR Director/trustee, 6.00 hrs/week | $909,139 | $0 | $79,052 | $988,191 |
| DIRECTOR Director/trustee, 60.00 hrs/week | $726,176 | $0 | $72,406 | $798,582 |
| DIRECTOR Director/trustee, 55.00 hrs/week | $693,284 | $0 | $103,097 | $796,381 |
| TREASURER Director/trustee, officer, 55.00 hrs/week | $667,344 | $0 | $109,753 | $777,097 |
| DIRECTOR Director/trustee, 40.00 hrs/week | $651,879 | $0 | $21,965 | $673,844 |
9 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Children's Sports Medicine Foundation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $9.2M (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b10 · 0 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 521
Private foundation grants it received
2 private foundations reported grants to Children's Sports Medicine Foundation totaling $21,658 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Of every $100 Children's Sports Medicine Foundation spent in FY2025, $96.44 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
Questions people ask
How much of Children's Sports Medicine Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Children's Sports Medicine Foundation reported that 96.4% of its $46.0 million in expenses went to program services, 3.6% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Children's Sports Medicine Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Children's Sports Medicine Foundation reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $2,676,100, for the role of PRESIDENT (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Children's Sports Medicine Foundation get its money?
Of $44.5 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 0.1% came from contributions and grants and 99.9% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Children's Sports Medicine Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 04-2970129 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, object 202642129349300909 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202511819349300406 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202412159349301211 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202342199349301904 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202242149349300629 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202102249349300340 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 04-2970129: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.