Seattle Children's Hospital
Seattle Children's Hospital reported $3.07 billion in revenue and $2.60 billion in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $98.57 went to program services, $1.43 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: 82.6% of the total. Government grants made up 5.7%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $2,856,316 (FORMER OFFICER). 4,055 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 77% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $2.60BFor 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 September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $3.07BThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 98.6% | 85.6% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 1.4% | 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 | 12.6% | 1.3% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 5.7% | 0.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 82.6% | 93.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $2,856,316 | $975,831 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.11% | 1.34% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 4,055 | 27 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 19.1 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 19 of 19 | 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 expensePatient care: Seattle Children's provides superior medical care to children from washington, alaska, montana and idaho, serving the largest geographical area of any children's hospital in the united states. In addition, families living beyond our primary service region increasingly seek care from our world-renowned specialists in programs such as cancer, organ transplants and craniofacial specialties. In fiscal year 2025, Seattle Children's medical team treated kids of all ages during 584,308 patient visits, including 438,630 other ambulatory clinic appointments, 60,564 visits to our…
Research: because research is the foundation of Seattle Children's mission to discover new treatment and cures, Seattle Children's research institute, a division of Seattle Children's, invested over $111 million in research during fiscal year 2025. Seattle Children's research institute investigators are advancing scientific understanding of important biological processes and influencing the practice of pediatrics around the world
Education: Seattle Children's is the major resource for pediatric graduate medical education programs in our region. Residents and fellows from 80 programs accredited by the accreditation council for graduate medical education (acgme), three programs accredited by the american dental association (ada), and ten non-acgme accredited subspecialty programs rotated at Seattle Children's in academic year 2024-2025. Seattle Children's has developed curriculum and evaluation methods that assess and assure resident competency in six main areas: patient care, medical knowledge, practice-based learning…
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORMER OFFICER Former, 0.0 hrs/week | $4,841 | $2,423,160 | $428,315 | $2,856,316 |
| FORMER KEY EMPLOYEE Former, 0.0 hrs/week | $1,358 | $1,071,874 | $356,683 | $1,429,915 |
| PRESIDENT, SCH & CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer, 55.0 hrs/week | $981,236 | $0 | $235,621 | $1,216,857 |
| SENIOR VP & CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer, 0.0 hrs/week | $3,564 | $961,317 | $232,780 | $1,197,661 |
| SVP & CHIEF RESEARCH OPS OFFICER Key employee, 55.0 hrs/week | $818,697 | $0 | $181,745 | $1,000,442 |
| SVP & CHIEF NURSING OFFICER Key employee, 55.0 hrs/week | $627,897 | $185,947 | $64,531 | $878,375 |
| FORMER KEY EMPLOYEE Former, 0.0 hrs/week | $1,469 | $734,705 | $124,178 | $860,352 |
| SR VICE PRES & CHIEF DEV OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 5.5 hrs/week | $73,410 | $639,454 | $143,606 | $856,470 |
4,055 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Seattle Children's Hospital (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $12M (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–1b19 · 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 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 511,719
- Volunteers Part I, line 6624
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON Residents & interns | $151,876,539 |
| CHILDREN'S UNIVERSITY MEDICAL GROUP Physician services | $59,152,022 |
| SELLEN CONSTRUCTION Construction | $28,121,081 |
| AYA HEALTHCARE INC Contract staff services | $24,746,234 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 452 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
87 private foundations reported grants to Seattle Children's Hospital totaling $29M 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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Every number above is copied from Seattle Children's Hospital's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Seattle Children's Hospital, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Seattle Children's Hospital spent in FY2025, $98.57 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Seattle Children's Hospital's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Seattle Children's Hospital reported that 98.6% of its $2.60 billion in expenses went to program services, 1.4% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Seattle Children's Hospital pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Seattle Children's Hospital reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $2,856,316, for the role of FORMER OFFICER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Seattle Children's Hospital get its money?
Of $3.07 billion in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 12.6% came from contributions and grants (including 5.7% from government grants) and 82.6% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Seattle Children's Hospital a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 91-0564748 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 September 30, 2025, object 202632249349300018 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202542729349301169 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202431929349301663 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202342169349301564 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202212459349301036 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202132109349301123 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 91-0564748: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.