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Choc Foundation

Orange, CA · EIN 95-6097416 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Choc Foundation reported $61.6 million in revenue and $52.0 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $82.12 went to program services, $4.24 to management and general costs and $13.64 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 82.7% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $2,563,540 (PRESIDENT & CEO). 31 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 20% 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 $52M

Program services$82.12 $43M
Management & general$4.24 $2.2M
Fundraising$13.64 $7.1M

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 June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $62M

Contributions & grants (non-government)$82.49 $51M
Investment income$17.51 $11M

Other revenue was negative: −$155K. 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.
Measure	FY2025	Median
Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)	82.1%	85.6%
Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)	4.2%	13.7%
Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)	13.6%	0.0%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h	$0.14	$0.00
Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12	82.7%	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	$2,563,540	$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)	4.93%	1.34%
People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2	31	27
Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses	10.4	6.6
Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b	27 of 28	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 expense

$32M expenses · 74.5% of program spending · grants $32M

Children's hospital of orange county (choc) - provides specialized pediatric services for the care of children and young adults. During this year, there were 86,338 days of inpatient care; 115,251 emergency room visits; 13,226 surgeries; and 389,979 primary and specialty care clinic visits. Funds raised helps to offset cost of services provided to indigent families

$5.0M expenses · 11.7% of program spending · grants $5.0M

Children's hospital at mission (cham) - funds support affiliated acute care pediatric hospital. Facility provides pediatric, neonatal and care for emergency services. There were 9,119 inpatient care days, 14,530 emergency room visits; 457 surgeries and 20,622 outpatient visits

$5.6M expenses · 13.1% of program spending

Choc Foundation generates community awareness and resources for choc and cham. The foundation secures philanthropic support for health and well being of children

$289K all other programs (line 4d)

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 Officer, 2.00 hrs/week	$0	$2,518,676	$44,864	$2,563,540
PRESIDENT & CEO Director/trustee, officer, 2.00 hrs/week	$0	$2,413,249	$31,405	$2,444,654
EVP & CFO (THRU 04/2025) Officer, 5.00 hrs/week	$0	$1,142,441	$40,202	$1,182,643
EVP & COO, REGIONAL PRESIDENT Officer, 3.00 hrs/week	$0	$1,045,450	$135,453	$1,180,903
EVP & CFO Officer, 2.00 hrs/week	$0	$1,131,345	$22,310	$1,153,655
SR. VP, CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER (START 05/2023) Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week	$916,680	$0	$112,363	$1,029,043
CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER & SECRETARY Officer, 2.00 hrs/week	$0	$898,091	$49,577	$947,668
CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER (CAO) Officer, 2.00 hrs/week	$0	$898,556	$33,381	$931,937

31 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Choc Foundation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $3.9M (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 ⓘ	$62M	$52M	82.1%	$45M	$2,563,540
FY2024 ⓘ	$56M	$39M	76.6%	$128M	$2,074,873
FY2023 ⓘ	$42M	$39M	78.0%	$105M	$1,859,237
FY2022 ⓘ	$46M	$40M	81.0%	$98M	$1,869,576
FY2021 ⓘ	$39M	$33M	78.0%	$102M	$1,898,117
FY2020 ⓘ	$51M	$38M	79.0%	$88M	$1,847,721

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–1b28 · 27 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 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 18No
Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
Employees Part I, line 565

Largest outside contractors

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

ROOTED LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT Event management	$2,358,272
CHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK Fundraising group	$686,195
ARAMARK Event production	$652,533
CI PARTNERS DIRECT INC Consultant	$575,417
BALBOA BAY CLUB RESORT Event venue	$172,670

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 9 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

69 private foundations reported grants to Choc Foundation totaling $11M 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 Choc 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 Choc Foundation, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Choc Foundation's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Choc Foundation reported that 82.1% of its $52.0 million in expenses went to program services, 4.2% to management and general and 13.6% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Choc Foundation pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Choc Foundation reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $2,563,540, for the role of PRESIDENT & CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Choc Foundation get its money?

Of $61.6 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 82.7% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Choc Foundation a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 95-6097416 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 June 30, 2025, object 202611339349305631 · read the filing · XML
FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202511349349311351 · read the filing
FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202401349349301520 · read the filing
FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202331309349304538 · read the filing
FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202201319349301810 · read the filing
FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202121339349305907 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 95-6097416: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.