Cardinal Glennon Children's Foundation
Also known as Ssm Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Foundation
Cardinal Glennon Children's Foundation reported $66.9 million in revenue and $16.9 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $56.75 went to program services, $13.40 to management and general costs and $29.85 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 72.5% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $3,484,633 (DIRECTOR, VP COO SSMH). Revenue rose 289% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $17MFor context, the median across 2,433 covered unclassified charities: $88.27 programs, $11.68 management, $0.05 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 $67MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 56.7% | 86.7% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 13.4% | 11.5% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 29.8% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.10 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 72.5% | 29.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 3.8% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 58.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $3,484,633 | $301,601 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 20.64% | 1.38% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 179.3 | 6.8 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 59 of 63 | 100.0% |
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 expenseSsm health Cardinal Glennon Children's foundation (the foundation) is an independent charitable organization fostering philanthropic support for ssm health Cardinal Glennon Children's hospital (Cardinal Glennon) in st. Louis, missouri. Cardinal Glennon is a 195-bed pediatric hospital offering comprehensive medical services, including inpatient and outpatient surgeries using state-of-the-art technology and facilities. With more than 60 pediatric medical and surgical subspecialties, Cardinal Glennon offers a distributed network of pediatric programs throughout missouri and illinois. Since 2013…
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, VP COO SSMH Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $2,364,935 | $1,119,698 | $3,484,633 |
| ASST SECRETARY, CLO Officer, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $1,587,150 | $700,771 | $2,287,921 |
| DIRECTOR,REGIONAL PRESIDENT Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $1,310,180 | $630,158 | $1,940,338 |
| DIRECTOR & HOSPITAL PRESIDENT Director/trustee, officer, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $639,916 | $202,461 | $842,377 |
| PRESIDENT, PHILANTHROPY Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $0 | $591,279 | $149,135 | $740,414 |
| FORMER DIRECTOR, HOSPITAL PRESIDENT Former, 0.00 hrs/week | $0 | $177,220 | $9,303 | $186,523 |
0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Cardinal Glennon Children's 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–1b63 · 59 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 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 50
- Volunteers Part I, line 6177
Largest outside contractors
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| CONTEMPORARY PRODUCTIONS Event managmemt | $1,230,483 |
| CHANGING OUR WORLD Fundraising consulting | $540,708 |
| ONE SIXTY OVER NINETY Marketing | $465,353 |
| DELAWARE NORTH SPORTSERVICE Hospitality and food service | $415,392 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 7 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
41 private foundations reported grants to Cardinal Glennon Children's Foundation totaling $12M 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 Cardinal Glennon Children's Foundation spent in 2024, $56.75 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Cardinal Glennon Children's Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Cardinal Glennon Children's Foundation reported that 56.7% of its $16.9 million in expenses went to program services, 13.4% to management and general and 29.8% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Cardinal Glennon Children's Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Cardinal Glennon Children's Foundation reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $3,484,633, for the role of DIRECTOR, VP COO SSMH (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Cardinal Glennon Children's Foundation get its money?
Of $66.9 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 72.5% came from contributions and grants (including 0.0% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Cardinal Glennon Children's Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 43-1754347 as a 501(c)(3) organization (church), 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 202543219349323319 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202423209349326237 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202313199349327101 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202242799349300204 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202133009349300528 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202012839349300606 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 43-1754347: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.