Seattle Children's Foundation

Also known as See Schedule O

Seattle, WA · EIN 91-1156519 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Seattle Children's Foundation reported $232.1 million in revenue and $232.1 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $90.49 went to program services, $2.20 to management and general costs and $7.31 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 100.0% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $856,470 (SR VICE PRES & CHIEF DEV OFFICER). 44 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 140% 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 $232M

Program services$90.49 $210M
Management & general$2.20 $5.1M
Fundraising$7.31 $17M

For 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

The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $232M

Contributions & grants (non-government)$100.00 $232M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 2,433 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure	FY2025	Median
Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)	90.5%	86.7%
Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)	2.2%	11.5%
Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)	7.3%	0.0%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h	$0.07	$0.01
Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12	100.0%	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	$856,470	$301,601
Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)	0.37%	1.38%
People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2	44	6
Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses	0.0	6.8
Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b	31 of 32	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

FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense

$210M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · grants $210M

Seattle Children's foundation ("the foundation") solicits and receives private gifts and grants for the benefit of Seattle Children's healthcare system, a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization, and its affiliates, primarily Seattle Children's hospital. Donations made to the foundation support Seattle Children's mission to provide hope, care and cures to help every child live the healthiest and most fulfullling life possible. These contributions help fund patient care programs, research activities, uncompensated care provided to patients with insufficient medical coverage, education for pediatric…

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
SR VICE PRES & CHIEF DEV OFFICER Officer, 44.0 hrs/week	$568,405	$144,459	$143,606	$856,470
VP & DEPUTY CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER Key employee, 55.0 hrs/week	$366,366	$351	$53,146	$419,863
VP DEVELOPMENT/EXEC DIR GUILD ASSN Highest compensated employee, 11.0 hrs/week	$65,144	$262,911	$47,253	$375,308
VP DEVELOPMENT, PRINCIPAL GIVING Key employee, 55.0 hrs/week	$326,136	$4,662	$39,274	$370,072
REGL PARTNERSHIPS & PHILAN. OFFICER Key employee, 45.0 hrs/week	$158,849	$160,684	$31,734	$351,267
RESEARCH PTSHIPS & PHILAN. OFFICER Key employee, 45.0 hrs/week	$290,707	$989	$57,742	$349,438
SR DIRECTOR, LEGACY & GIFT PLANNING Key employee, 45.0 hrs/week	$232,492	$860	$56,659	$290,011
ASSOC VP DEV, MAJ. GIFTS & STRAT INIT. Key employee, 45.0 hrs/week	$254,926	$540	$33,464	$288,930

44 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Seattle Children's Foundation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $4.0M (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked

RevenueExpenses

Filing	Revenue	Expenses	Programs	Net assets	Top pay
FY2025 ⓘ	$232M	$232M	90.5%	$0	$856,470
FY2024 ⓘ	$155M	$155M	87.6%	$0	$802,223
FY2023 ⓘ	$127M	$127M	86.1%	$0	$666,188
FY2022 ⓘ	$121M	$121M	88.1%	$0	$963,094
FY2021 ⓘ	$145M	$145M	90.0%	$0	$735,458
FY2020 ⓘ	$97M	$97M	84.6%	$0	$876,735

Governance 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–1b32 · 31 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 18Yes
Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
Employees Part I, line 588
Volunteers Part I, line 6720

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only

TRUESENSE MARKETING Direct mail and strategy	$824,928
BLACKBAUD INC Software services	$709,074
VISION MEDIA Communications/advertising	$519,195
CHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK HOSPITALS Professional fundraising	$485,599
DENALI ADVANCED INTEGRATION Donor prospect research	$145,530

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 5 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

48 private foundations reported grants to Seattle 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.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Seattle Children's Foundation'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 Foundation, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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All unclassified charities · Largest charities in Washington

Questions people ask

How much of Seattle Children's Foundation's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Seattle Children's Foundation reported that 90.5% of its $232.1 million in expenses went to program services, 2.2% to management and general and 7.3% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Seattle Children's Foundation pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Seattle Children's Foundation reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $856,470, for the role of SR VICE PRES & CHIEF DEV OFFICER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Seattle Children's Foundation get its money?

Of $232.1 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 100.0% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Seattle Children's Foundation a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 91-1156519 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 September 30, 2025, object 202631769349301533 · read the filing · XML
FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202542729349300144 · read the filing
FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202401929349301660 · read the filing
FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202321739349301167 · read the filing
FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202202459349301035 · read the filing
FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202122109349301122 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 91-1156519: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.