Nationwide Childrens Hospital
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Points to look into
- It reported loans to or from officers, directors or other insiders.
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What it says it does
NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL'S MISSION IS COMMITTED TO BEST OUTCOMES AND HEALTH EQUITY FOR ALL CHILDREN, ENSURING EVERY CHILD HAS ACCESS TO THE BEST CARE REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. UPON THIS FUNDAMENTAL BELIEF, NCH IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING THE HIGHEST QUALITY PATIENT CARE, ADVOCACY FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, RESEARCH DISCOVERIES, EDUCATION OF PATIENTS, FAMILIES, TEAM MEMBERS AND THE COMMUNITY.
- Income
- $4.3 billion
- Spending
- $4.0 billion
- Spent on programs
- 84%
- Reserves
- 14 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 81%
- Employees
- 21,574
- Volunteers
- 589
- Highest pay
- $2.2 million, chief of ct surgery - csa
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 96 out of 100.
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 14.0 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 21% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 7% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 11% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1584% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 1 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 80 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 2561 of 100 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
0 of 10Reports at least one of: diversion of assets, excess benefits, loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (6)
- $2.9 billion spent. Patient care - Nationwide Children's Hospital is one of the country's largest freestanding pediatric health care systems, providing wellness, preventive, diagnostic, treatment and rehabilitative care for infants, children, adolescents and adult patients with congenital disease. Nationwide Children's main campus is located near downtown Columbus, Ohio, and houses a 627-bed inpatient facility, emergency department and outpatient clinics. Patient care services are also available in various locations throughout central Ohio via urgent care locations, outpatient clinics, primary care centers and mobile clinics. Nationwide Children's also brings expertise to other central Ohio hospitals by leasing and operating another 145 neonatal intensive and special care nursery beds. In 2024, Nationwide Children's had more than 1.9 million visits from all 50 states and 49 countries. Nationwide Children's discharged approximately 20,023 patients from its Columbus campus during 2024 for a total of 175,515 inpatient days. Patient care was provided by 1,712 medical staff, and the total hospital staff grew to 16,557 employees. Nationwide Children's is nationally ranked in all 11 specialties by U.S. News and World Report and is on the Honor Roll list of "America's Best Children's Hospitals." Specialized services that draw patients nationally and internationally include: Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery (The Heart Center); Hematology, Oncology & Blood and Marrow Transplant; Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition; Neonatal Medicine; Pediatric Intensive Care; Burn/Trauma; Infectious Diseases; Neurosciences; Center for Colorectal and Pelvic Reconstruction; and Pediatric Rehabilitation. Other services include inpatient and outpatient surgical services including Urology, Neurosurgery, Plastic Surgery, Orthopedics, Otolaryngology, Dentistry; Pulmonary Medicine; Nephrology and Endocrinology; as well as general medicine. In 2023, Nationwide Children's researchers saw their second FDA-approved gene therapy. The therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy was approved under Accelerated Approval, with full approval that followed in 2024. The therapy came from the lab of Jerry Mendell, MD, who retired from Nationwide Children's in October 2023. To further advance our ability to bring advanced care to patients, and as leaders in gene therapy, Nationwide Children's has established the Gene Therapy Center of Excellence, which is dedicated to improving gene therapy access to patients. Whether by increasing efficiency for clinical trials or bringing FDA-approved therapies into our clinics, the Gene Therapy Center of Excellence operates for the benefit of patients and their families. At the cornerstone of Nationwide Children's mission is the commitment to provide high-quality services to patients regardless of their ability to pay. In 2024, Nationwide Children's accomplished this by providing more than $40 million in charity care assistance and more than $187 million of unreimbursed Medicaid for a total of over $227 million in uncompensated care. Approximately 51% of Nationwide Children's patient population is covered by Medicaid. Overall, NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S PROVIDES APPROXIMATELY $404 MILLION IN CHARITY CARE AND COMMUNITY BENEFIT SERVICES ANNUALLY. Additionally, Nationwide Children's subsidized losses on its behavioral health and homecare programs in 2024. Outpatient behavioral health services are provided in Close-To-Home centers and as community-based mental health services provided in schools, child welfare, juvenile court, community centers and patient homes. Nationwide Children's provides behavioral health services among the 10-bed extended observation suite in an attempt to avoid inpatient admission. The Big Lots Behavioral Health Pavilion, dedicated exclusively to child and adolescent mental health, opened in 2020. It features inpatient services, intensive outpatient services and research all under one roof. The pavilion is currently staffing 38 inpatient psychiatric beds across three specially designed units, including one unit for children with neurobehavioral disorders. An additional 26 beds on the youth crisis stabilization unit and extended observation unit bring total beds to 64 in the behavioral health pavilion. Nationwide Children's Hospital Homecare is the only pediatric hospital-based home health agency in central Ohio providing home health care to patients, birth through age 21. Contracted with all major payors, including Medicaid managed care plans, the Homecare team provides pediatric patients with skilled pediatric nursing support at home, as well as answering many other clinical needs such as occupational therapy, physical therapy and speech therapy. Homecare has an onsite pharmacy for compounded sterile and specialty medications, home medical equipment and supplies. Social workers and a chaplain round out the support available for patients. There were 8,693 nursing home visits in 2024, in addition to more than 61,360 hours of private duty nursing care and 20,452 skilled therapy visits. The depth and breadth of services offered at Nationwide Children's spans the depth and breadth of child health. From looking for evidence-based ways to effectively address social determinants of health and health equity to providing daily care for patients with chronic or life-threatening conditions, the experts and specialists at Nationwide Children's are supported by a programmatic infrastructure that enables them to meet the needs of various patient populations. Two programs of note include the Ohio Better Birth Outcomes (OBBO) collaborative and the Central Ohio Poison Control Center. Nationwide Children's is a lead partner in the OBBO collaborative, which is a partnership of four hospital health systems in Franklin County, Ohio, as well as the Columbus public health department, Heart of Ohio Family Health, Lower Lights Christian Health Center and PrimaryOne health. Through the partnership, OBBO is devoted to usi
- $359.8 million spent. RESEARCH - THE ABIGAIL WEXNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE (AWRI) AT NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IS ONE OF THE LARGEST FREESTANDING PEDIATRIC RESEARCH FACILITIES IN THE UNITED STATES. RANKED IN THE NATION'S TOP 10 FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH) FUNDING, AWRI OCCUPIES 800,000 SQUARE FEET OF DEDICATED RESEARCH SPACE ACROSS FOUR BUILDINGS ON THE HOSPITAL'S MAIN CAMPUS. RESEARCH BUILDING IV AND RESEARCH BUILDING III ARE CONNECTED THROUGH A COMMON ENTRY ATRIUM AND ON EVERY FLOOR, ENABLING THEM TO FUNCTION AS ONE COMPLEX. HERE, WORLD-CLASS CLINICAL CARE AND CHILD HEALTH RESEARCH OPERATIONS ARE SEAMLESSLY INTEGRATED. IN 2024, THE AWRI TEAM INCLUDED MORE THAN 1,956 RESEARCH INSTITUTE EMPLOYEES, 93 POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHERS, AND 268 PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS (WHO HAVE $50,000 OR MORE IN RESEARCH FUNDING SUPPORT). NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S IS HOME TO WORLD-CLASS GENE AND CELL THERAPY RESEARCH. RESEARCHERS IN THE JERRY R. MENDELL CENTER FOR GENE THERAPY HAVE RECEIVED A P50 GRANT FROM THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH TO ESTABLISH A WELLSTONE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY SPECIALIZED RESEARCH CENTER. ONE OF ONLY SIX WELLSTONE AWARDS IN THE NATION, THE NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S AWARD SPANS FOUR YEARS TO ESTABLISH THE CENTER UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF KEVIN FLANIGAN, MD, DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER FOR GENE THERAPY AND CO-DIRECTOR PAUL MARTIN, PHD. THE CENTER FOR CHILDHOOD CANCER RESEARCH CONTINUES TO HAVE EXCEPTIONAL GROWTH AND SUCCESS IN ITS RESEARCH PROGRAMS THROUGH STRONG INTEGRATION AND COLLABORATION AMONG LABORATORIES IN THE CENTER AND CLINICAL DIVISIONS. INVESTIGATORS IN THE CENTER HAVE BEEN AWARDED TWO U54 (MOONSHOT) GRANT AWARDS IN ADDITION TO A T32 TRAINING GRANT IN PEDIATRIC CANCER. THEY ARE LEADERS IN BRINGING CELLULAR AND IMMUNOTHERAPIES TO CLINICAL TRIALS. IN 2024, THE TEAM REACHED AN IMPORTANT MILESTONE: MORE THAN 1 TRILLION NATURAL KILLER (NK) CELLS FROM THE UNIVERSAL DONOR PROGRAM WERE MANUFACTURED AND DELIVERED TO PATIENTS IN FIVE CLINICAL TRIALS. SOME OF THESE CLINICAL TRIALS ARE FIRST-IN-HUMAN. IN 2024, THE STEVE AND CINDY RASMUSSEN INSTITUTE FOR GENOMIC MEDICINE (IGM) AT NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S ROLLED OUT CLINICAL RAPID GENOME SEQUENCING HOSPITAL-WIDE AT NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S MAIN CAMPUS. IN THAT FIRST YEAR, THEY COMPLETED MORE THAN 220 PATIENT SAMPLES AND NEARLY 350 PARENT SAMPLES, WITH AN AVERAGE TIME OF 3.5 DAYS TO PROVIDE A PRELIMINARY CLINICAL REPORT. ADDITIONALLY, TEAMS WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE A DIAGNOSIS IN 28% OF RAPID GENOME CASES, SHARING INFORMATION THAT CAN DIRECTLY IMPACT CARE. EVEN WHEN TESTING DID NOT FIND A DIAGNOSIS, IT SUPPORTED MEDICAL DECISION MAKING BY RULING OUT CERTAIN CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION, MORE THAN 18,000 CLINICAL ASSAYS WERE PERFORMED. THE IGM ALSO SUPPORTS THE MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION INITIATIVE (MCI), WHICH PROVIDES SEQUENCING FOR PATIENTS WITH TUMORS AS PART OF AN INTERNATIONAL STUDY FUNDED BY THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE. IN 2024, 2,036 PATIENTS WERE SEQUENCED FROM 47 U.S. STATES, WASHINGTON DC, PUERTO RICO, CANADA, AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND. MEDICALLY MEANINGFUL RESULTS ARE RETURNED FOR MORE THAN 95% OF PATIENTS SEQUENCED THROUGHOUT THE MCI. THE IGM'S PROCESS TRANSFORMS PATIENT CARE AND MAKES GENOMIC TESTING RESULTS ACCESSIBLE AND MEANINGFUL FOR PROVIDERS AND THE PATIENTS AND FAMILIES THEY SERVE. THE INSTITUTE FOR MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH RESEARCH (IMBHR) CONDUCTS INNOVATIVE TRANSLATIONAL, CLINICAL AND EPIDEMIOLOGICAL RESEARCH FOCUSED ON THE ETIOLOGY, PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF MENTAL, EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL DISORDERS. FACULTY AND STAFF WITHIN THE INSTITUTE WORK WITH CLINICIANS ACROSS THE NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL ENTERPRISE, INCLUDING THE OFFICE OF DATA SCIENCES AND THE STEVE AND CINDY RASMUSSEN INSTITUTE FOR GENOMIC MEDICINE, AND IN COLLABORATION WITH THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND THE OSU INSTITUTE FOR BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE RESEARCH. THE CENTER FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION AND RESEARCH, CURRENTLY IMPLEMENTING A P50 GRANT FROM THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH, IS LOCATED WITHIN IMBHR. THE CENTER'S FACULTY AND STAFF ARE FOCUSED ON AN ARRAY OF PROJECTS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND AND PREVENT YOUTH AND TEEN SUICIDE. IN 2024, THE TEAM PUBLISHED THE RESULTS OF THEIR CARING CONTACTS PROGRAM. NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S IS THE FIRST PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL TO IMPLEMENT CARING CONTACTS APPROACH WITHIN ITS ZERO SUICIDE INITIATIVE. THE INITIAL STUDY PERIOD SHOWS HIGH ENROLLMENT AND SATISFACTION WITH THE PROGRAM, WHICH USES TEXT MESSAGING, POST CARDS AND LETTERS TO SUPPORT YOUTH WHO HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED FROM AN INPATIENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH STAY. SUPPORTED BY A P50 CENTER GRANT FROM THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH, THE CENTER FOR ACCELERATING SUICIDE PREVENTION IN REAL-WORLD SETTINGS (ASPIRES) AIMS TO ACCELERATE THE DELIVERY OF YOUTH SUICIDE PREVENTION INTERVENTIONS AND SERVICES IN CLINICAL AND COMMUNITY SETTINGS TO REDUCE THE RATE OF YOUTH SUICIDE. THE ASPIRES WEBINAR SERIES PROVIDES FREE INFORMATION FOR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS ON INNOVATIVE SUICIDE PREVENTION RESEARCH STRATEGIES IN REAL-WORLD, PRACTICE-BASED SETTINGS. THE CENTER FOR INJURY RESEARCH AND POLICY (CIRP) OF THE ABIGAIL WEXNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE AT NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL WORKS GLOBALLY TO REDUCE INJURY-RELATED PEDIATRIC DEATH AND DISABILITY. WITH INNOVATIVE RESEARCH AT ITS CORE, CIRP WORKS TO CONTINUALLY IMPROVE SCIENTIFIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE EPIDEMIOLOGY, BIOMECHANICS, PREVENTION, ACUTE TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION OF INJURIES. CIRP SERVES AS A PIONEER BY TRANSLATING CUTTING EDGE INJURY RESEARCH INTO EDUCATION, ADVOCACY AND ADVANCES IN CLINICAL CARE. IN 2024, CIRP CONTINUED PUBLISHING RESEARCH IN COLLABORATION WITH CENTRAL OHIO POISON CONTROL, REPORTING ON HAZARDOUS INGESTIONS, INCLUDING THOSE OF WATER BEADS, MARIJUANA EDIBLES, TOBACCO POUCHES, DELTA-8 TCH AND LAUNDRY PACKETS. ADDITIONALLY, CIRP RESEARCHERS REPORTED NEW EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT CHANGES IN CONCUSSION CARE FOR YOUTH. A NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S TEAM FROM THE OFFICE OF DATA SCIENCES WON THE ADVANCED MACHINE LEARNING
- $68.3 million spent. EDUCATION - AS AN ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER, THE HOSPITAL'S MISSION INCLUDES PREPARING THE NEXT GENERATION OF PEDIATRIC HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS. IN 2024, 600 OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY ("OSU") FACULTY MEMBERS TRAINED 375 MEDICAL STUDENTS, 125 DENTAL STUDENTS, 318 HOSPITAL-SPONSORED MEDICAL, SURGICAL AND DENTAL RESIDENTS, AND OVER 620 PHYSICIAN AND DENTAL TRAINEES FROM OTHER INSTITUTIONS. THE HOSPITAL HAS BEEN THE PRIMARY PEDIATRIC TEACHING SITE OF THE OSU COLLEGE OF MEDICINE FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS. IN 2024, THE HOSPITAL SPONSORED 39 ACCREDITED MEDICAL/DENTAL RESIDENCY AND FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS, 35 ACCREDITED BY THE ACCREDITATION COUNCIL FOR GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION; 4 ACCREDITED BY OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. THE HOSPITAL HAS 39 ADDITIONAL FELLOWSHIPS FOR WHICH NO NATIONAL ACCREDITATION CURRENTLY EXISTS. THESE PROGRAMS TRAIN PEDIATRIC SPECIALISTS TO MEET 21ST CENTURY HEALTHCARE NEEDS IN SUCH DIVERSE PEDIATRIC PROGRAMS AS NEUROMUSCULAR MEDICINE, EPILEPSY SURGERY, BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT, COLORECTAL SURGERY, ADVANCED HEART FAILURE AND CARDIAC TRANSPLANT, GENE THERAPY, AND PERINATAL SURGERY. GIVEN THE ACCELERATING NATIONAL SHORTAGE OF PEDIATRIC SUBSPECIALISTS, RECRUITMENT IS AN IMPORTANT OUTCOME FOR THE HOSPITAL'S EDUCATION INVESTMENT. IN 2024, 10 PHYSICIAN SPECIALTIES RECRUITED 12 FELLOWS TO OPEN JUNIOR FACULTY POSITIONS. 100% OF GRADUATING RESIDENTS SEEKING PEDIATRIC FELLOWSHIPS SUCCESSFULLY SECURED POSITIONS TO CONTINUE THEIR ACADEMIC CAREER. EDUCATION ALSO HELPS FILL NATIONAL GAPS IN MIDLEVEL PROVIDERS WHO ARE ESSENTIAL TO SAFE, HIGH QUALITY, 24/7 TEAM-BASED CARE. FOR OVER 30 YEARS, THE HOSPITAL HAS EDUCATED NEONATAL NURSE PRACTITIONERS AND ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSES. INCREASED DEMAND HAS RESULTED IN ACUTE NATIONAL SHORTAGES AND, IN 2018, LED THE HOSPITAL TO START TWO NEW PROGRAMS: (1) A NEONATAL PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT PROGRAM; AND (2) A PEDIATRIC CHILD PSYCHIATRY NURSE RESIDENCY, THE FIRST SUCH PROGRAM IN THE COUNTRY. THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PAYMENT PROGRAM ("CHGME") IS A FEDERAL PROGRAM THAT UNDERWRITES SOME OF THE EXPENSES FREESTANDING CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS INCUR TO TRAIN PHYSICIAN AND DENTAL RESIDENTS IN ACCREDITED PROGRAMS. THE HOSPITAL RECEIVED APPROXIMATELY $9.8 MILLION IN 2024, FOR A TOTAL OF OVER $27 MILLION IN EXPENSES UNDERWRITTEN OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS, FROM CHGME. IN 2024, APPROXIMATELY 1,800 NURSING STUDENTS, 175 PARAMEDIC STUDENTS, AND OVER 700 OTHER STUDENTS FROM ALLIED HEALTH DISCIPLINES SUCH AS PHARMACY, SPEECH AND LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, PSYCHOLOGY, CHILD LIFE, AND SOCIAL WORK RECEIVED THEIR PEDIATRIC EDUCATION AT THE HOSPITAL. IN ADDITION TO OSU, THE HOSPITAL HAS AFFILIATIONS WITH 481 OTHER UNIVERSITIES, HOSPITALS, AND INSTITUTIONS. THE HOSPITAL ALSO OFFERS MENTORING, SHADOWING, YOUNG SCIENTIST, STEMM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS AND MEDICINE), AND/OR MINORITY RECRUITMENT PROGRAMS WITHIN 170 SCHOOL DISTRICTS. THE HOSPITAL OFFERS PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE AND SUSTAIN DELIVERY OF HIGH-QUALITY PEDIATRIC CARE TO ALL CHILDREN. IN 2024, IT AWARDED OVER 145,000 CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION CREDITS TO APPROXIMATELY 29,356 PHYSICIANS AND 46,103 ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, INCLUDING DENTISTS/DENTAL ASSISTANTS, NURSES, PHARMACISTS/PHARMACY TECHNICIANS, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS, PSYCHOLOGISTS, AND SOCIAL WORKERS; AND ORGANIZED 25 LOCAL, REGIONAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES AND 160 REGULARLY SCHEDULED SERIES. PROJECT ECHO (EXTENSION FOR COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE OUTCOMES) IS AN INNOVATIVE TELE-MENTORING PROGRAM THAT BRINGS TOGETHER COMMUNITY PROVIDERS AND SPECIALIST TEAMS TO FORM VIRTUAL COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE. IN 2024, 16 PROFESSIONAL SERIES WERE OFFERED, TRAINING 520 COMMUNITY PROVIDERS. WE REACHED 24 COUNTRIES, 42 STATES, 70 OHIO COUNTIES WITH 430 CASE PRESENTATIONS, 693 ECHO SESSIONS WITH A TOTAL ATTENDANCE OF OVER 1500. 34 SCHOLARS REPRESENTING 17 SPECIALTIES AND 18 COUNTRIES SPENT TIME AT NATIONWIDE CHILDREN''S THROUGH OUR INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARS PROGRAM. THE HOSPITAL WORKS CLOSELY WITH LOCAL HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, INCLUDING 21 AFFILIATE HOSPITALS, TO STANDARDIZE PEDIATRIC CARE THROUGHOUT OHIO. IN 2024, THE HOSPITAL PROVIDED 27 OUTREACH EDUCATION SESSIONS FOR 538 PARTICIPANTS. AN ADDITIONAL 4,417 HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS RECEIVED PEDIATRIC ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT TRAINING, AND 72 RECEIVED PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY ASSESSMENT AND RECOGNITION TRAINING FROM THE HOSPITAL. IN ADDITION, 501 HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS RECEIVED ADVANCED CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT. IN ADDITION, WE HELD 2,415 SIMULATION SESSIONS AND TRAINED OVER 18,779 LEARNERS IN 2024. SINCE 2012, THE HOSPITAL'S PREP (PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY EDUCATION PROGRAM) HAS TRAINED STAFF IN OVER 60 AGENCIES TO PROVIDE EVIDENCE-BASED HEALTH AND LIFE SKILLS EDUCATION TO HIGH-RISK ADOLESCENTS IN A VARIETY OF SETTINGS. PATIENT, FAMILY, AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO HEALTH AND WELLBEING. IN 2024, APPROXIMATELY 50,000 CHILDREN AND ADULTS PARTICIPATED IN HOSPITAL-SPONSORED EDUCATION, SPECIALTY CAMPS, HEALTH FAIRS, AND OTHER EDUCATION EVENTS. THE HOSPITAL DISTRIBUTED OVER 3.2 MILLION PATIENT EDUCATION TEACHING TOOLS FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. THE FAMILY HEALTH INFORMATION CENTER TAUGHT 1,304 CLASSES, 1581 LEARNERS RECEIVED MEDICAL DEVICE TRAINING AND 957 LEARNERS RECEIVED 957 CPR TRAINING. OUR PATIENT EDUCATION MATERIALS HAD OVER 3.6 MILLION WEB VIEWS. THE HOSPITAL IS WORKING TO IMPROVE POPULATION HEALTH. ONE INITIATIVE, CALLED "SPARK," IS AN EVIDENCE-BASED, NO-COST KINDERGARTEN READINESS PROGRAM FOR FAMILIES LIVING NEAR THE HOSPITAL. ON A MONTHLY BASIS, CHILDREN RECEIVE A NEW BOOK, LESSON ACTIVITIES CUSTOMIZED TO THEIR NEEDS, AND EDUCATIONAL SUPPLIES, ALONG WITH HOME OR GROUP-BASED LEARNING. IN 2024, BY THE END OF THE PROGRAM, 98% OF THE CHIDREN WERE KINDERGARTEN READY AS EVIDENCED BY THEIR TEST SCORES. THE HOSPITAL CONTINUES TO EDUCATE EVERY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL STAFF MEMBER ON QUALITY IMPROVEMENT. THE HOSPITAL'S QUALITY LEADERSHIP ACADEMY IS NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED FOR TRAINI
- CHILD ADVOCACY - NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IS COMMITTED TO SERVING OUR COMMUNITY. THROUGH ADVOCACY AND VOLUNTEERING EFFORTS ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION, EMPLOYEES WORK IN THE COMMUNITY TO IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR ALL CHILDREN, NOT JUST THOSE WHO ARE PATIENTS HERE. BECAUSE OF OUR COMMITMENT TO HEALTH EQUITY AND BEST OUTCOMES FOR EVERY CHILD, WE ARE NATURALLY INCLINED TO ADVOCATE IN MANY WAYS IN SUPPORT OF CHILDREN EVERYWHERE. ADVOCACY EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL ARE MULTIFACETED. FROM WORKING WITH LEGISLATORS TO ENSURE HEALTH CARE COVERAGE FOR CHILDREN AND WORKING WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO ADVANCE COMMUNITY WELLNESS. EFFORTS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: PEDIATRIC HEALTH CARE LEGISLATION AND POLICIES: NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S ACTIVELY PROMOTES LEGISLATION AND POLICIES THAT SUPPORT PEDIATRIC HEALTH CARE LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY. NEARLY 51% OF NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S PATIENTS ARE COVERED THROUGH MEDICAID AND THE CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM, AND NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, ADVOCATES FOR PROTECTING ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE THROUGH THOSE PROGRAMS. ADDITIONALLY, THROUGH THE CHILD HEALTH PATIENT SAFETY ORGANIZATION AND SOLUTIONS FOR PATIENT SAFETY, NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S IS WORKING TO IMPROVE HOSPITAL AND NATIONAL PATIENT, FAMILY AND EMPLOYEE SAFETY EFFORTS. NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S ALSO TRAINS THE NEXT GENERATION OF CHILD HEALTH ADVOCATES BY OFFERING AN ADVOCACY ROTATION TO THE HOSPITAL'S RESIDENTS. EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS AND EVENTS, INCLUDING RESIDENT ADVOCACY DAYS AT THE OHIO STATEHOUSE, INTRODUCE FUTURE PEDIATRICIANS TO POLICY ISSUES SURROUNDING CHILD HEALTH. IN 2024, NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S CONTINUED EFFORTS TO URGE FOR INCREASED FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM, SUPPORTING THE TRAINING OF RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS. AT THE STATE LEVEL NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL ADVOCATED ON A VARIETY OF ISSUES RELATED TO MEDICAID, PEDIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH, AND PEDIATRIC PHYSICAL HEALTH. AS CHILDREN AND FAMILIES ACROSS CENTRAL OHIO HAVE CONTINUED TO BE IMPACTED BY A HOUSING AFFORDABILITY CRISIS, NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S HAS CONTINUED TO DEVELOP SINGLE-FAMILY AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS IN COLUMBUS' LINDEN AND SOUTH SIDE NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGH ITS PROVEN HEALTHY NEIGHBORHOODS, HEALTHY FAMILIES COMMUNITY HEALTH AND ECONOMIC IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVE, WITH SUPPORT FROM THE NATIONWIDE FOUNDATION AND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE OHIO CAPITAL FINANCE CORPORATION, CITY OF COLUMBUS, FRANKLIN COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AND OTHERS. THE PROGRAM EXPANDED TO LINDEN IN 2020 IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE ONE LINDEN PLAN, A VISION DEVELOPED BY LINDEN NEIGHBORHOOD COMMUNITY LEADERS AND THE CITY OF COLUMBUS. CHILD SAFETY: THE WORK OF THE CENTER FOR FAMILY SAFETY AND HEALING (TCFSH) IS DEDICATED TO REDUCING THE OCCURRENCE OF CHILD ABUSE AND ALL ASPECTS OF FAMILY VIOLENCE, INCLUDING CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT, TEEN DATING ABUSE, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND ELDER ABUSE. THE CENTER HAS A ONE-STOP, COORDINATED RESPONSE TO FAMILY VIOLENCE FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES THROUGH ITS COLLABORATION WITH KEY COMMUNITY AGENCIES. TCFSH OFFERS A CONTINUUM OF RESEARCH-BASED PREVENTION, ASSESSMENT, INTERVENTION AND TREATMENT PROGRAMS FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED FAMILY VIOLENCE. IN 2024, THE CHILD ASSESSMENT CENTER SERVED 12,000 UNIQUE CLIENTS WITH 45,000 VISITS ACROSS PROGRAMS. AN ADDITIONAL 7,100 INDIVIDUALS WERE SERVED THROUG COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND TRAINING. THE CENTER IMPACTED PEOPLE IN 73 OF 88 OHIO COUNTIES. THE CHILD ASSESSMENT TEAM PROVIDED 472 INPATIENT CONSULTS TO NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S. IN 2024, THE CENTER'S FIRST COHORT OF A YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL RAISED AWARENSS ABOUT TEEN DATING VIOLOENCE AND HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH THE GREEN FLAGS CAMPAIGN. THE CENTER'S TRAINING AND ADVOCACY DEPARTMENT (TAD) PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES REGARDING FAMILY VIOLENCE TO INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS IN THE COMMUNITY. THE GOAL IS TO HELP COMMUNITY MEMBERS RECOGNIZE THE WARNING SIGNS OF FAMILY VIOLENCE, RESPOND APPROPRIATELY TO SOMEONE WHO MAY BE EXPERIENCING FAMILY VIOLENCE, AND MAKE A REFERRAL TO PROVIDE SUPPORT. IN 2024, TAD TRAINED 4,167 ADULTS AND 3,006 YOUTH. NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S ALSO WORKED WITH THE CITY OF COLUMBUS TO PROVIDE SAFETY CITY, AN INJURY-PREVENTION CURRICULUM THAT WAS LAST SEEN INSIDE THE CITY LIMITS IN THE 1980S. THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED FOR CHILDREN WHO ARE APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 7 YEARS OLD, AND FOCUSES ON PREVENTING SOME OF THE MOST COMMON CAUSES OF INJURY. THE CURRICULUM CAN CHANGE DEPENDING ON THE AGES AND NEIGHBORHOODS, THOUGH IT USUALLY FOCUSES ON AREAS INCLUDING BIKE SAFETY, DROWNING PREVENTION AND WATER SAFETY, FIREARM SAFETY, HOUSEHOLD CHEMICAL SAFETY AND SAFELY APPROACHING ANIMALS AND PETS. NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S USED GEOGRAPHIC MORTALITY DATA, ALONG WITH ITS EXPERIENCE IN ADDRESSING INFANT MORTALITY THROUGH OHIO BETTER BIRTH OUTCOMES, TO DETERMINE PILOT PROJECT SITES. PROVIDING FREE UPSTREAM RESOURCES FOR CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH: IN 2018, NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL CREATED THE ON OUR SLEEVES MOVEMENT FOR CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH. SINCE THAT TIME, IT HAS GROWN TO A NATIONAL ORGANIZATION WITH A MISSION TO GIVE FREE, EXPERT-CREATED RESOURCES TO ALL U.S. COMMUNITIES SO EVERYONE CAN UNDERSTAND AND PROMOTE MENTAL HEALTH FOR CHILDREN. NOW CALLED THE KIDS MENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION, CONTENT IS DESIGNED TO EMPOWER ADULTS WITH THE CONFIDENCE TO UNDERSTAND, ADDRESS AND PROMOTE THE MENTAL HEALTH OF KIDS. PART OF THOSE RESOURCES INCLUDE CURRICULA FOR EDUCATORS, EMPLOYEE WELLNESS RESOURCES, GUIDES AND TOOLS FOR PARENTS AND COACHES AND RESOURCES FOR PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS. IN 2024 ALONE, CONTENT WAS ACCESSED BY MORE THAN 10 MILLION PEOPLE. ECHO AND BH TIPS: PRIMARY CARE IS A FRONT DOOR TO THE MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM. IT'S THE FIRST PLACE MOST PARENTS GO WHEN THEY HAVE A CONCERN ABOUT THEIR CHILD'S BEHAVIOR AND DEVELOPMENT. THAT'S WHY NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND PRIMARY CARE EXPERTS HAVE BEEN WORKING TOGETHER IN INTEGRATED PRACT
- NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION: EMPLOYEES, FACULTY AND STAFF AT NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S ARE ALL INVESTED IN THE COMMUNITY SURROUNDING THE HOSPITAL'S MAIN CAMPUS. FROM VOLUNTEERING AT NEIGHBORHOOD EVENTS TO SPENDING TIME AT THE AREA'S FOOD BANK OR FREE STORE, EMPLOYEES ARE MOST ENGAGED IN THE COMMUNITY THROUGH THE HEALTHY NEIGHBORHOODS HEALTHY FAMILIES (HNHF) INITIATIVE. HNHF AT NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S COLLABORATES WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO FOCUS ON FIVE KEY AREAS: EDUCATION, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT, AND HEALTH AND WELLNESS. EDUCATION - ONE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD CHALLENGES UNCOVERED BY THE HEALTH CARE NEEDS ASSESSMENT, PERFORMED IN COLLABORATION WITH FRANKLIN COUNTY, WAS ACCESS TO PRESCHOOL EDUCATION FOR KINDERGARTEN READINESS. THE HNHF INITIATIVE AT NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S OFFERS A KINDERGARTEN READINESS PROGRAM, CALLED SPARK, WHERE STAFF WORKED WITH CAREGIVERS AND CHILDREN TO LEARN APPROPRIATE TOOLS FOR WORKING TOWARD KINDERGARTEN READINESS TOGETHER. IN 2024, 97% OF CHILDREN WERE KINDERGARTEN-READY BASED ON PRE-AND POST-TEST SCORES. KINDERGARTEN LITERACY SCREENS ARE NOW BEING DONE IN SELECT PRIMARY CARE CENTERS. NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S EDUCATIONAL FOCUS LED TO MORE THAN 85 EMPLOYEES FROM ACROSS THE HOSPITAL, INCLUDING RESEARCH, CLINICAL AND HOSPITAL EMPLOYEES, PARTICIPATING AS MENTORS THROUGH NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS AND ORGANIZATIONS IN 2024. MENTORS SPEND ONE HOUR WEEKLY WITH THEIR MENTEE IN DELIBERATE ACTIVITIES AND DISCUSSION. IN ADDITION, NEARLY 35 LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN THE UPWARD BOUND MATH AND SCIENCE PROGRAM IN 2024. SOME WERE THE FIRST IN THEIR FAMILY'S HISTORY TO HAVE EDUCATION PAST HIGH SCHOOL. HOUSING PROJECTS - HOUSING IS A VITAL PART OF A HEALTHY COMMUNITY. THE VACANCY RATE EXPERIENCED BY THE NEIGHBORHOOD SURROUNDING THE HOSPITAL WAS A CONCERN FOR MANY RESIDENTS. HNHF, WORKING IN TANDEM WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS, HAS MADE AN IMPACT IN THIS AREA. IN 2024, 85 HOME REPAIR GRANTS WERE PROVIDED TO HOMEOWNERS, 45 RENTAL PROJECTS WERE COMPLETED AND 33 HOMES WERE CONSTRUCTED AND SOLD. SINCE 2008, MORE THAN 950 HOMES HAVE BEEN IMPACTED THROUGH REHABILITATIONS, HOME IMPROVEMENT GRANTS AND NEW BUILDS. THE HOSPITAL'S CONTINUED FINANCIAL COMMITMENT TO HNHF HAS HELPED TO SUPPORT THE CONSTRUCTION OF SAFE, DECENT AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - MORE THAN 1,300 RESIDENTS OF THE ZIP CODES SURROUNDING THE HOSPITAL IN THE SOUTH SIDE AND LINDEN NEIGHBORHOODS WERE EMPLOYED BY NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IN 2024. A ECONOMIC S A RESULT OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND STRATEGIC RECRUITMENT EFFORTS BY THE HOSPITAL, MORE THAN 330 NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTS WERE HIRED. NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S HOSTS YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS (AGES 16 TO 24) FOR PAID SUMMER WORK LEARNING EXPERIENCES WHERE STUDENTS BUILD THEIR SKILLS AND GAIN VALUABLE WORK EXPERIENCE WITHIN A HEALTH CARE SETTING. IN 2025, THE PROGRAM CELEBRATED ITS FIFTH YEAR WITH OVER 1000 STUDENTS PARTICIPATING. ON AVERAGE, 10 PARTICIPANTS RECEIVE JOB OFFERS AT NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S AFTER COMPLETING THE PROGRAM. THE HIGH SCHOOL CAREER ACADEMY INTRODUCES STUDENTS WHO HAVE AN INTEREST IN THE HEALTH CARE PROFESSION BUT ARE NOT ENROLLED IN HEALTH CARE TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM TO VARIOUS HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL TRACKS. IN 2024, 34 STUDENTS WERE ON-SITE FOR SIX MONTHS FOR ABOUT 40 HOURS TOTAL, EARNING $12 PER HOUR. THEY MET WITH CLINICAL STAFF FROM VARIOUS IN-DEMAND DEPARTMENTS, GAINED HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT DEVELOPS LEADERSHIP AND CONFIDENCE TOWARD NAVIGATING A SUCCESSFUL HEALTH CARE CAREER. NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S ALSO STARTED FREE IRS/VITA TAX CLINICS FOR RESIDENTS MAKING UNDER $75,000 TO HELP THEM ACCESS TAX CREDITS AND REFUNDS. IN 2024, THE TAX ASSISTANCE PROGRAM COMPLETED MORE THAN 1,000 RETURNS AND HELPED SECURE MORE THAN $1.8 MILLION IN REFUNDS. COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT - IN 2024, NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S HOSTED 12 PLAYSTREETS EVENTS, WHICH ALLOW KIDS IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS A SAFE PLAY TO PLAY.MORE THAN 2,875 CHILDREN AND ADULTS ATTENDED. IN ADDITION, SOUTH SIDE THRIVE COLLABORATIVE CONVENED NEARLY 263 STAKEHOLDERS FROM 83 NON-PROFITS, BUSINESSES, AND NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS. SSTC PARTNERS AIM TO IMPROVE ECONOMIC MOBILITY, HOUSING STABILITY AND HEALTH FOR ALL. HEALTH AND WELLNESS - SCHOOL-BASED NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S HEALTH CLINICS AND THE MOBILE CARE CENTERS HAD MORE THAN 17,712 TOTAL PATIENT VISITS IN 2024. SCHOOL-BASED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HAD MORE THAN 3,546 VISITS DURING 2024. SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH HAS NOW EXPANDED INTO OFFERING DENTAL AND DIABETES PROGRAMS. IN ADDITION, 60 CAREGIVERS (TEEN AND ADULTS) ATTENDED POSITIVE PARENTING PROGRAM (TRIPLE P) WORKSHOPS FROM THE SOUTH SIDE AND LINDEN NEIGHBORHOODS IN 2024.
- (Expenses $ 9,280,037 including grants of $ 4,743,089)(Revenue $ 0)
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
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Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
Not on the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since October 2003.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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