St Jude Children's Research Hospital
St Jude Children's Research Hospital reported $2.21 billion in revenue and $1.90 billion in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $92.54 went to program services, $7.46 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 92.4% of the total. Government grants made up 6.5%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $1,713,883 (PRESIDENT/CEO). 2,321 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 78% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $1.90BFor 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 June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $2.21BThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 92.5% | 85.6% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 7.5% | 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 | 92.4% | 1.3% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 6.5% | 0.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 6.4% | 93.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $1,713,883 | $975,831 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.09% | 1.34% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 2,321 | 27 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 79.4 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 35 of 37 | 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 expenseResearch: the current basic science and clinical research at the hospital includes work in gene therapy, chemotherapy, the biochemistry of normal and cancerous cells, radiation treatment, blood diseases, resistance to therapy, viruses, neurological diseases, hereditary diseases, influenza, pediatric AIDS and physiological effects of catastrophic illnesses
Patient care: the hospital provided 17,927 inpatient days of care during the year. Our bone marrow transplantation program accounted for 3,805 or 21% of those inpatient days. Patients made 74,651 clinic registrations during the year
Education and training: as part of its mission, the institution has developed a global initiative (st. Jude global) to improve the survival rates of children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases worldwide. St. Jude global accomplishes this by sharing knowledge, technology and organizational skills, helping to implement new approaches to treat pediatric cancer globally, and developing regional networks committed to eradicating cancer in children. This mission will be achieved by focusing on three overriding goals: (1) to train the clinical workforce that will be required to meet our…
Highest 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT/CEO Director/trustee, officer, 55.00 hrs/week | $1,647,264 | $0 | $66,619 | $1,713,883 |
| EX-OFFICIO DIRECTOR (THRU 3/25) Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $1,393,252 | $171,359 | $1,564,611 |
| EVP/SCIENTIFIC DIRECTOR Officer, 55.00 hrs/week | $1,400,509 | $0 | $157,805 | $1,558,314 |
| EVP/DIRECTOR CANCER CENTER Officer, 55.00 hrs/week | $1,133,977 | $0 | $131,966 | $1,265,943 |
| CHAIR Highest compensated employee, 55.00 hrs/week | $1,143,949 | $0 | $78,286 | $1,222,235 |
| EVP/CHAIR Officer, 55.00 hrs/week | $1,044,495 | $0 | $122,770 | $1,167,265 |
| EVP/CLINICAL DIRECTOR Officer, 55.00 hrs/week | $1,061,163 | $0 | $69,119 | $1,130,282 |
| CHAIR Highest compensated employee, 55.00 hrs/week | $1,059,112 | $0 | $66,560 | $1,125,672 |
2,321 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from St Jude Children's Research Hospital (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $9.8M (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
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–1b37 · 35 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 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 57,862
- Volunteers Part I, line 6431
Private foundation grants it received
2,566 private foundations reported grants to St Jude Children's Research Hospital totaling $48M 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 Jude Children's Research Hospital's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, St Jude Children's Research Hospital reported that 92.5% of its $1.90 billion in expenses went to program services, 7.5% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does St Jude Children's Research Hospital pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation St Jude Children's Research Hospital reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $1,713,883, for the role of PRESIDENT/CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does St Jude Children's Research Hospital get its money?
Of $2.21 billion in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 92.4% came from contributions and grants (including 6.5% from government grants) and 6.4% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is St Jude Children's Research Hospital a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 62-0646012 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
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202601339349308855 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202521339349302707 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202401319349304655 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202321359349305232 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202201189349300740 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202141139349301909 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 62-0646012: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.