Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health
Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health reported $160.9 million in revenue and $178.0 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $75.54 went to program services, $5.41 to management and general costs and $19.05 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 74.7% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $3,727,284 (DIRECTOR). 93 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 53% 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 $178MFor 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 $161M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$74.42 $120M
- Government grants$0.06 $103K
- Program service revenue$24.72 $40M
- Investment income$0.80 $1.3M
Other revenue was negative: −$412K. 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) | 75.5% | 85.6% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 5.4% | 13.7% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 19.1% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.28 | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 74.7% | 1.3% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 24.8% | 93.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $3,727,284 | $975,831 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 2.09% | 1.34% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 93 | 27 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 20.4 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 26 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
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseDevelopment: the foundation raises funds to support the Lucile Packard children's hospital stanford and the child and maternal health programs at the stanford school of medicine. One hundred percent of funds raised are transferred to the hospital and school of medicine on a monthly basis. Current fundraising priorities include research and clinical programs in cancer, heart, and mothers and babies
Through its grantmaking, thought leadership and advocacy, the foundation partners with grantees to identify opportunities to address inequities in the systems of care for children and youth with special health care needs and their families. The foundation engages family experts from a range of perspectives to review grant proposals and provides resources to ensure our work is accessible to all stakeholders. During the fiscal year ended august 31, 2025, the foundation invested approximately $7 million dollars in this area
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIRECTOR Director/trustee, 0.5 hrs/week | $0 | $2,987,124 | $740,160 | $3,727,284 |
| DIRECTOR Director/trustee, 0.5 hrs/week | $0 | $2,255,945 | $82,336 | $2,338,281 |
| PRESIDENT & CEO Director/trustee, officer, 40.0 hrs/week | $1,853,142 | $0 | $52,680 | $1,905,822 |
| DIRECTOR Director/trustee, 0.5 hrs/week | $0 | $1,013,825 | $37,185 | $1,051,010 |
| DIRECTOR Director/trustee, 0.5 hrs/week | $0 | $744,713 | $53,333 | $798,046 |
| DIRECTOR Director/trustee, 0.5 hrs/week | $0 | $705,674 | $54,760 | $760,434 |
| SVP, DEVELOPMENT Key employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $528,194 | $0 | $100,916 | $629,110 |
| CFO Officer, 40.0 hrs/week | $517,267 | $0 | $73,694 | $590,961 |
93 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $4.3M (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–1b33 · 26 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 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 18Yes
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 5179
- Volunteers Part I, line 6393
Private foundation grants it received
68 private foundations reported grants to Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health totaling $14M 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 Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health spent in FY2025, $75.54 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025, Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health reported that 75.5% of its $178.0 million in expenses went to program services, 5.4% to management and general and 19.1% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health reported for one person in the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 was $3,727,284, for the role of DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health get its money?
Of $160.9 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025, 74.7% came from contributions and grants (including 0.1% from government grants) and 24.8% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 77-0440090 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 202611979349300431 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, object 202541759349301034 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2023, object 202421769349300037 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2022, object 202341889349301134 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2021, object 202211949349301236 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2020, object 202111949349300841 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 77-0440090: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.