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Valley Children's Healthcare Foundation

Madera, CA · EIN 94-2797447 · 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

Valley Children's Healthcare Foundation reported $21.4 million in revenue and $12.9 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $66.74 went to program services, $12.31 to management and general costs and $20.95 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 83.6% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $790,896 (TREASURER, CFO). Revenue fell 43% 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 $13M

For 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 $21M

Other revenue was negative: −$170K. The bar shows the positive sources only.

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

FY2025 filing. Median across 5,634 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
66.7%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
12.3%13.7%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
20.9%0.0%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.15$0.00
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
83.6%1.3%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%0.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
0.0%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$790,896$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
6.11%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
027
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
50.86.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
15 of 1988.9%

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 expense
$8.2M expenses · 95.4% of program spending · grants $8.2M

Distribution to Valley Children's hospital, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, for equipment and operational expenses: $8,240,794

$396K expenses · 4.6% of program spending · grants $396K

Distribution to Valley Children's medical group, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, for equipment and operational expenses: $396,117

— expenses

The Valley Children's Healthcare Foundation is a charitable tax-exempt organization benefiting Valley Children's healthcare and its affiliated entities, Valley Children's hospital and Valley Children's medical group. The foundation's mission is clear and unequivocal: "generate funds to support the goals of Valley Children's healthcare and its affiliated entities, Valley Children's hospital and Valley Children's medical group."as the fundraising arm of Valley Children's healthcare and its affiliates, the foundation utilizes a variety of programs to raise philanthropic funds to meet Valley…

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
TREASURER, CFO
Director/trustee, officer, 3.00 hrs/week
$0$720,200$70,696$790,896
PRESIDENT
Director/trustee, officer, 60.00 hrs/week
$0$637,663$119,079$756,742
FORMER CFO
Former, 0.00 hrs/week
$0$392,300$44,397$436,697
BOARD MEMBER
Director/trustee, 0.60 hrs/week
$0$102,725$9,272$111,997

0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Valley Children's Healthcare 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, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$10M$20M$30M$40MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$21M$13M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$21M$13M66.7%$55M$790,896
FY2024 ⓘ$30M$27M85.1%$45M$1,452,533
FY2023 ⓘ$14M$11M66.1%$38M$1,349,318
FY2022 ⓘ$29M$29M80.0%$33M$5,173,430
FY2021 ⓘ$13M$11M66.0%$40M$5,512,876
FY2020 ⓘ$37M$36M85.5%$35M$2,096,331

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–1b19 · 15 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 2No
  • 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 14bNo
  • Employees Part I, line 50
  • Volunteers Part I, line 616

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
CHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK
Fundraising
$462,648
VALLEY CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE
Management services
$350,484

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 2 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

8 private foundations reported grants to Valley Children's Healthcare Foundation totaling $202K 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 Valley Children's Healthcare 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 Valley Children's Healthcare Foundation, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

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

In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Valley Children's Healthcare Foundation reported that 66.7% of its $12.9 million in expenses went to program services, 12.3% to management and general and 20.9% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

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

The largest total compensation Valley Children's Healthcare Foundation reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $790,896, for the role of TREASURER, CFO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Valley Children's Healthcare Foundation get its money?

Of $21.4 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 83.6% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Valley Children's Healthcare Foundation a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 94-2797447 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 202622269349301117 · read the filing
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202532269349301948 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202432289349303523 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202322279349304172 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202212239349302731 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202132249349302633 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 94-2797447: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.