Children's Hospital and Health System
Also known as Children's Wisconsin
Children's Hospital and Health System reported $304.5 million in revenue and $298.6 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $96.71 went to program services, $3.29 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: 80.0% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $2,658,331 (DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT AND CEO CHHS). 299 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 72% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $299MFor 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
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $304MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 96.7% | 85.6% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 3.3% | 13.7% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 19.4% | 1.3% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.9% | 0.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 80.0% | 93.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $2,658,331 | $975,831 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.89% | 1.34% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 299 | 27 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 1.2 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 19 of 22 | 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
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseChhs is the parent organization of an integrated system of entities providing comprehensive medical care and social services to children from wisconsin and throughout the country. The system includes wisconsin's only freestanding hospital dedicated solely to the care and treatment of children, as well as various other facilities providing inpatient and outpatient care for children with all types of illnesses, injuries, birth defects and other disorders. The system also includes extensive research, education, and community outreach programs. On an aggregate basis, the entities within the…
As a children's hospital in an academic medical center, research is interwoven into the care we provide every day. Children's allocates a portion of its annual budget to pediatric research in order to stimulate research activity which is focused solely on improving child health outcomes. This research is focused on improving diagnostics, discovering and testing new therapies, and improving the way we prevent and manage some of the most complex medical conditions. Physician-scientists, nurse-scientists, researchers and technicians at the children's research institute (cri) seek answers to the…
Chhs provides various outpatient health care services. In 2024, there were 93,387 visits to the organization's urgent care clinics, and 6,383 outpatient surgical cases performed at the organization's ambulatory surgical center, the surgicenter of greater milwaukee, llc (a disregarded entity for federal tax purposes)
Highest reported compensation
2024 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT AND CEO CHHS Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $2,589,483 | $0 | $68,848 | $2,658,331 |
| EVP CHHS & PRESIDENT CHW Officer, 0.00 hrs/week | $0 | $1,777,327 | $207,292 | $1,984,619 |
| TREASURER/SVP & CFO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $1,134,229 | $0 | $138,345 | $1,272,574 |
| SVP & PRESIDENT CMG Key employee, 0.00 hrs/week | $944,672 | $0 | $80,908 | $1,025,580 |
| SVP & PRESIDENT CHW FOUNDATION Key employee, 0.00 hrs/week | $803,228 | $0 | $155,124 | $958,352 |
| DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT AND CEO CHHS Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $733,264 | $0 | $170,491 | $903,755 |
| SVP AND PRESIDENT CCHP Key employee, 0.00 hrs/week | $727,724 | $0 | $173,951 | $901,675 |
| SVP & CHIEF HR OFFICER Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $718,279 | $0 | $140,598 | $858,877 |
299 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Children's Hospital and Health System (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $11M (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
2024 · 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–1b22 · 19 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 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 4Yes
- 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 58,041
- Volunteers Part I, line 61,336
Largest outside contractors
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN Research, education, medical leadership | $54,227,768 |
| EPIC Training, consulting, install and tech s | $7,402,307 |
| ENVISION INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES Consulting | $2,321,948 |
| HEALTH CATALYST Professional fees | $1,187,803 |
| GARTNER Consulting | $1,168,989 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 42 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
3 private foundations reported grants to Children's Hospital and Health System totaling $51,799 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 Hospital and Health System spent in 2024, $96.71 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Children's Hospital and Health System's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Children's Hospital and Health System reported that 96.7% of its $298.6 million in expenses went to program services, 3.3% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Children's Hospital and Health System pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Children's Hospital and Health System reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $2,658,331, for the role of DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT AND CEO CHHS (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Children's Hospital and Health System get its money?
Of $304.5 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 19.4% came from contributions and grants (including 0.9% from government grants) and 80.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Children's Hospital and Health System a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 39-1500074 as a 501(c)(3) organization (hospital or medical research organization), 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
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202503219349301845 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202403199349311570 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202313039349301411 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202213139349303476 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202123099349301707 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202033189349306823 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 39-1500074: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.