St Louis Children's Hospital Foundation
St Louis Children's Hospital Foundation reported $159.1 million in revenue and $42.5 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $77.31 went to program services, $6.13 to management and general costs and $16.56 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 68.2% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $1,129,090 (PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR). Revenue rose 225% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $42MFor 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 $159MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 77.3% | 85.6% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 6.1% | 13.7% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 16.6% | 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 | 68.2% | 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 | $1,129,090 | $975,831 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 2.66% | 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 | 144.5 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 32 of 33 | 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 expenseResearch: the st. Louis Children's Hospital Foundation supported washington university physicians and the children's discovery institute research through various fundraising initiatives including the creation of two new research centers to advance pediatric research in the areas of rare disease and cell based therapy
Patient support: the st. Louis Children's Hospital Foundation provides family centered care for patients and their families who receive in-patient care. Support includes two meals per day for up to two caregivers, lodging, transportation, assistance with utility bills, burial and funeral expenses for those who are eligible, as well as a variety of needs throughout the academic medical campus which positively impacts the pediatric experience. Additionally, the foundation supported the center for families which provides respite and support for friends and family of both inpatient and outpatient…
Community services/outreach: the st. Louis Children's Hospital Foundation supported community program such as child advocacy and outreach program (chao) healthy kids express programs (asthma, dental, health screenings) and the spot, a school based health center within jennings school district. The chao program encompasses various injury prevention, health, wellness, and fitness programs including the teen outreach program. The healthy kids express mobile van program includes the only pediatric mobile health van program in the st. Louis metropolitan area that offers access to health care for…
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR Director/trustee, officer, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $1,015,035 | $114,055 | $1,129,090 |
| VP, CHIEF DEV OFFICER Officer, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $472,530 | $74,757 | $547,287 |
0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from St Louis Children's Hospital 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
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–1b33 · 32 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 11aNo
- 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 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 50
- Volunteers Part I, line 6120
Private foundation grants it received
47 private foundations reported grants to St Louis Children's Hospital Foundation totaling $6.0M 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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Questions people ask
How much of St Louis Children's Hospital Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, St Louis Children's Hospital Foundation reported that 77.3% of its $42.5 million in expenses went to program services, 6.1% to management and general and 16.6% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does St Louis Children's Hospital Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation St Louis Children's Hospital Foundation reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $1,129,090, for the role of PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does St Louis Children's Hospital Foundation get its money?
Of $159.1 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 68.2% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is St Louis Children's Hospital Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 43-1626863 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
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202523179349308892 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202443199349314984 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202333179349309878 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202223159349304742 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202103159349307265 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202023169349306357 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 43-1626863: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.