Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Foundation
Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Foundation reported $72.5 million in revenue and $74.5 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $73.47 went to program services, $0.00 to management and general costs and $26.53 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 101.0% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $2,617,499 (Ex-Officio Director/President & CEO LCH). Revenue rose 0% 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 $75MFor 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 fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $73MOther revenue was negative: −$751K. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 73.5% | 85.6% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 13.7% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 26.5% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.27 | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 101.0% | 1.3% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 93.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $2,617,499 | $975,831 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 3.51% | 1.34% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 0 | 27 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | -0.3 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 66 of 69 | 88.9% |
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
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseHighest 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ex-Officio Director/President & CEO LCH Director/trustee, 1.0 hrs/week | $0 | $1,992,705 | $624,794 | $2,617,499 |
| Ex-Officio Director/Dept Chair Surgery Director/trustee, 1.0 hrs/week | $0 | $1,235,833 | $157,352 | $1,393,185 |
| Ex-Officio Director/President/Chief Development Officer Director/trustee, officer, 1.0 hrs/week | $0 | $988,933 | $244,161 | $1,233,094 |
| 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 through 3/31/25 Director/trustee, 1.0 hrs/week | $0 | $722,862 | $39,548 | $762,410 |
| 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 Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Foundation (Part VII, line 2).
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–1b69 · 66 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 2Yes
- 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 18Yes
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 50
- Volunteers Part I, line 6493
Private foundation grants it received
36 private foundations reported grants to Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Foundation totaling $813K 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 Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Foundation spent in FY2025, $73.47 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025, Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Foundation reported that 73.5% of its $74.5 million in expenses went to program services, 0.0% to management and general and 26.5% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Foundation reported for one person in the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 was $2,617,499, for the role of Ex-Officio Director/President & CEO LCH (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Foundation get its money?
Of $72.5 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025, 101.0% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 36-3357006 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 202641919349300324 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, object 202541919349301854 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2023, object 202441939349301574 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2022, object 202311939349301816 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2021, object 202231949349300113 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2020, object 202111959349301661 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 36-3357006: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.