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Stanley Manne Childrens Research Institute

Chicago, IL · EIN 36-3357005 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Stanley Manne Childrens Research Institute reported $65.1 million in revenue and $73.1 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $56.71 went to program services, $43.29 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 97.9% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $2,617,499 (Ex-Officio Dir/President & CEO LCH). Revenue rose 61% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $73M

For context, the median across 169 covered medical research charities: $87.02 programs, $12.87 management, $0.11 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

The fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $65M

Investment income was negative: −$3,779. The bar shows the positive sources only.

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

FY2025 filing. Median across 169 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
56.7%83.9%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
43.3%12.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%0.1%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.00$0.01
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
97.9%72.7%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%0.0%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
2.1%5.8%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$2,617,499$628,890
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
3.58%1.94%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
018
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
20.113.3
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
10 of 1293.8%

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 expense
$41M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · revenue $1.4M

No description in Part III; see the filing.

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
Ex-Officio Dir/President & CEO LCH
Director/trustee, 1.0 hrs/week
$0$1,992,705$624,794$2,617,499
EVP, Chief Admin & Legal Officer, Corporate Secretary
Officer, 1.0 hrs/week
$0$932,953$173,884$1,106,837
SVP, Chief Financial Officer
Officer, 1.0 hrs/week
$0$757,988$158,968$916,956
Ex-Officio Director/President/Chief Research Officer
Director/trustee, officer, 1.0 hrs/week
$0$640,904$130,565$771,469
Former Interim Chief Financial Officer through 2/6/23
Former, 0.0 hrs/week
$0$354,713$29,463$384,176

0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Stanley Manne Childrens Research Institute (Part VII, line 2).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$20M$40M$60M$80MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$65M$73M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$65M$73M56.7%$122M$2,617,499
FY2024 ⓘ$63M$70M57.8%$130M$2,532,881
FY2023 ⓘ$55M$65M55.5%$138M$2,400,522
FY2022 ⓘ$36M$52M56.7%$148M$2,234,530
FY2021 ⓘ$39M$51M52.7%$164M$2,412,292
FY2020 ⓘ$40M$51M55.3%$176M$2,556,969

Governance 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–1b12 · 10 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 15aNo
  • 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 50
  • Volunteers Part I, line 610

Correct a figure or respond

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

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Questions people ask

How much of Stanley Manne Childrens Research Institute's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025, Stanley Manne Childrens Research Institute reported that 56.7% of its $73.1 million in expenses went to program services, 43.3% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Stanley Manne Childrens Research Institute pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Stanley Manne Childrens Research Institute reported for one person in the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 was $2,617,499, for the role of Ex-Officio Dir/President & CEO LCH (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Stanley Manne Childrens Research Institute get its money?

Of $65.1 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025, 97.9% came from contributions and grants and 2.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Stanley Manne Childrens Research Institute a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 36-3357005 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

  • FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025, object 202611919349301041 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, object 202541919349302109 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2023, object 202431939349301303 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2022, object 202321939349302002 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2021, object 202211949349300721 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2020, object 202121959349301812 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 36-3357005: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.