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Children's Healthcare of California

Orange, CA · EIN 33-0265266 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the 6-month short period ending December 31, 2024 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Children's Healthcare of California reported $52.1 million in revenue and $16.0 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $85.00 went to program services, $5.00 to management and general costs and $10.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was investment income: 48.6% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $2,074,873 (PRESIDENT & CEO). 5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 36% between FY2020 and FY2024. Source: Form 990, FY2024 (6 mo.).

Where $100 of spending went

The 6-month short period ending December 31, 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $16M

For context, the median across 5,634 covered health care charities: $86.19 programs, $13.81 management, $0.00 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

The 6-month short period ending December 31, 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $52M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2024 filing. Median across 5,634 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2024Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
85.0%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
5.0%13.7%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
10.0%0.0%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.06$0.00
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
48.0%1.3%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%0.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
3.5%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$2,074,873$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
12.94%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
527
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
448.56.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
8 of 888.9%

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

FY2024 (6 mo.) · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$14M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · revenue $1.8M

Children's Healthcare of California (chc) supports the mission of children's hospital of orange county (choc) and children's hospital at mission (ccmh). Choc and ccmh provide pediatric services to children in orange county and its surrounding area. The activities of chc help to offset services to indigent families and provide current state of the art medical equipment and facilities. During the year, there were 89,911 days of inpatient care; 130,260 emergency room visits (including pediatric trauma visits); 13,990 surgeries and 347,753 clinic visits provided by choc and ccmh. Our california…

Highest reported compensation

FY2024 (6 mo.) · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
PRESIDENT & CEO
Officer, 12.50 hrs/week
$2,020,211$0$54,662$2,074,873
EVP/CFO/ASST SECRETARY
Officer, 15.00 hrs/week
$994,430$0$52,057$1,046,487
EVP/CTO
Key employee, 5.00 hrs/week
$928,592$0$25,380$953,972
CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER/SECRETARY
Officer, 18.00 hrs/week
$815,827$0$63,146$878,973
EXECUTIVE VP & COO
Officer, 3.00 hrs/week
$807,037$0$16,512$823,549

5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Children's Healthcare of California (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $5.8M (Part IX, line 5).

6 filings since FY2020

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpensesShort periods (after a fiscal-year change) are in the table, not the chart.
$0$20M$40M$60M$80MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024$52M$16M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2024 (6 mo.) ⓘ$31M$10M85.0%$0$2,444,654
FY2024 ⓘ$52M$16M85.0%$599M$2,074,873
FY2023 ⓘ$40M$8.3M85.0%$534M$1,859,237
FY2022 ⓘ$31M$8.2M85.0%$479M$1,869,576
FY2021 ⓘ$34M$7.8M85.0%$507M$1,898,117
FY2020 ⓘ$38M$6.4M85.0%$437M$1,847,721

Governance answers, as filed

FY2024 (6 mo.) · 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–1b8 · 8 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 14bYes
  • Employees Part I, line 55

Largest outside contractors

FY2024 (6 mo.) · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
KPMG LLP
Auditing/consulting
$1,188,255
CHARTIS GROUP LLC
Consulting
$320,250
LANDOR AND FITCH LLC
Consulting
$137,226

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 5 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Children's Healthcare of California's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Children's Healthcare of California, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Children's Healthcare of California's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, Children's Healthcare of California reported that 85.0% of its $16.0 million in expenses went to program services, 5.0% to management and general and 10.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Children's Healthcare of California pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Children's Healthcare of California reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024 was $2,074,873, for the role of PRESIDENT & CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Children's Healthcare of California get its money?

Of $52.1 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, 48.0% came from contributions and grants and 3.5% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Children's Healthcare of California a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 33-0265266 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), 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

  • FY2024 (6 mo.): Form 990 for the 6-month short period ending December 31, 2024, object 202533189349309158 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202511349349309236 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202441349349303119 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202341309349304584 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202211319349301811 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202101349349303215 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 33-0265266: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.