Childrens Hospital Pittsburgh Foundation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH FOUNDATION IS THE SOLE FUNDRAISING ARM OF UPMC CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH.THE FOUNDATION EXISTS TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE HOSPITAL'S MISSION OF IMPROVING THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN, TEENAGERS, AND YOUNG ADULTS THROUGH EXCELLENCE IN PATIENT CARE, TEACHING, RESEARCH, AND ADVOCACY.
- Income
- $60.8 million
- Spending
- $63.8 million
- Spent on programs
- 85%
- Reserves
- 26.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 65%
- Employees
- 64
- Volunteers
- 200
- Highest pay
- $463,430, president
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 93 out of 100. Higher than 86% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 26.9 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 1% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 5% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 14% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1585% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 18 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 52% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2546 of 47 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
10 of 10Gave 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
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, 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 (2)
- $53.9 million spent. ANNUAL FUNDING FOR CHP: CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH FOUNDATION (FOUNDATION) IS THE SOLE FUNDRAISING ARM OF UPMC CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH. THROUGH TARGETED CAMPAIGNS, SPECIAL EVENTS, AND GRANTS, THE FOUNDATION RAISES MONEY TO SUPPORT THE HOSPITAL'S MISSION OF EXCELLENCE IN PATIENT CARE, TEACHING, AND RESEARCH. CHILDREN'S HAS BEEN A CHARITABLE INSTITUTION SINCE ITS INCEPTION AND REMAINS A NON-PROFIT ENTITY. TO ENSURE THE CONTINUATION OF ITS CHARITABLE MISSION, IN JULY 2000, THE FOUNDATION WAS ESTABLISHED AS A SUBSIDIARY OF CHILDREN'S. IT THEN BECAME AN INDEPENDENT ORGANIZATION WHEN THE HOSPITAL MERGED WITH UPMC IN OCTOBER 2001. THROUGH THE FOUNDATION, GENEROUS DONATIONS LARGE AND SMALL FROM INDIVIDUALS, CORPORATIONS, FOUNDATIONS, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS HAVE A DIRECT AND IMMEDIATE IMPACT ON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL'S ABILITY TO TRANSFORM YOUNG LIVES THROUGH UNPARALLELED CARE AND DEEP COMPASSION. ROOTED IN PHILANTHROPY, CHILDREN'S IS SUSTAINED BY GENEROUS COMMUNITY SUPPORT, SETTING THE STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE IN PEDIATRIC CARE. IN FY 2019, THE FOUNDATION SENT MORE THAN $21 MILLION IN CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE HOSPITAL IN SUPPORT OF RESEARCH, CLINICAL PROGRAMS, MEDICAL EDUCATION AND FUNDS FOR FREE CARE.FOR MORE THAN 125 YEARS, CHILDREN'S HAS BEEN A FIXTURE IN PITTSBURGH AND THE SURROUNDING TRI-STATE REGION. WHAT BEGAN IN 1890 AS A SINGLE COT ENDOWED BY THE ENTREPRENEURIAL SON OF A LOCAL PEDIATRICIAN, HAS GROWN INTO A WORLD-RENOWNED CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF ALL CHILDREN.TODAY, UPMC CHILDREN'S CARES FOR INFANTS, CHILDREN, AND ADOLESCENTS WHO MAKE MORE THAN 1 MILLION VISITS TO OUR HOSPITAL, ITS MANY NEIGHBORHOOD LOCATIONS AND CHILDREN'S COMMUNITY CARE PEDIATRIC PRACTICES ANNUALLY. IN FY 2025, UPMC CHILDREN'S HAD 13,353 INPATIENT STAYS, 9,057 OBSERVATION STAYS, 77,301 EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISITS, 25,277 SURGERIES AND MORE THAN 1 MILLION OUTPATIENT VISITS.WITH A MEDICAL STAFF OF OVER 700, CHILDREN'S PROVIDES CARE ALONG THE FULL SPECTRUM OF PEDIATRIC SUBSPECIALTIES FROM ALLERGIES TO WEIGHT MANAGEMENT AND WELLNESS. CHILDREN'S TODAY IS A LEADER ON A NATIONAL SCALE IN A MULTITUDE OF PEDIATRIC SUB-SPECIALTIES, INCLUDING CARDIOLOGY, CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY, DIABETES AND ENDOCRINOLOGY, HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY, NEUROLOGY, NEUROSURGERY, ORGAN AND TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION, OTOLARYNGOLOGY (ENT), PULMONOLOGY, AND SURGERY. OUR NETWORK OF NEIGHBORHOOD LOCATIONS, AMBULATORY CARE CENTERS, PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY CARE PRACTICES, AND EXPRESS CARE CENTERS COVERS A MULTI-COUNTY REGION.WITH FOCUSED EFFORT AND INTENTIONAL ACTION PLANS, CHILDREN'S DECREASED HOSPITAL ACQUIRED INFECTIONS AND IMPROVED QUALITY OF CARE WHILE RANKING NATIONALLY IN ALL 11 RATED SPECIALTIES WITH DIABETES AND ENDOCRINOLOGY RANKING NO. 2 IN THE NATION FROM U.S. NEWS AND WORLD REPORT'S BEST CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS. ALSO, CHILDREN'S ONCE AGAIN WAS RECENTLY NAMED ONE OF THE LEAPFROG GROUP'S PRESTIGIOUS 'TOP CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS', ONE OF ONLY 15 PEDIATRIC HOSPITALS IN THE NATION NAMED TO THIS ELITE CLASS. CHILDREN'S ALSO LEADS THE WAY IN ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY, WITH SEVERAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS BASED ON OUR ADOPTION OF A FULLY INTEGRATED ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD. IN 2009, CHILDREN'S WAS RECOGNIZED AS THE FIRST PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL IN THIS COUNTRY TO ACHIEVE STAGE 7 RECOGNITION FROM HIMSS (HEALTHCARE INFORMATION AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS SOCIETY) ANALYTICS FOR ACHIEVING A VIRTUALLY PAPERLESS PATIENT RECORD ENVIRONMENT AND THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE USE OF ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS. ALL INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT STAFF UTILIZE CHILDREN'S ERECORD FOR ORDER ENTRY, CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT, MEDICATION BAR-CODING, CLINICIAN DOCUMENTATION AND RADIOLOGICAL IMAGES. STAGE 7 IS MEASURED BY CONFORMANCE OF THE ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD TO THE CONTINUITY OF CARE DOCUMENT, THE NEWLY ADOPTED INTERNATIONAL STANDARD FOR EXCHANGE OF CLINICAL INFORMATION.IN ADDITION, CHILDREN'S HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY KLAS, AN INDEPENDENT HEALTH CARE RESEARCH ORGANIZATION, AS THE LEADER IN ITS USE OF HEALTH CARE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AMONG PEDIATRIC HOSPITALS IN THE UNITED STATES.IN JULY 2012, CHILDREN'S EARNED MAGNET RECOGNITION STATUS FROM THE AMERICAN NURSES CREDENTIALING CENTER (ANCC). IN 2017, CHILDREN'S WAS RE-DESIGNATED AS A MAGNET FACILITY. MAGNET IS THE HIGHEST HONOR AN ORGANIZATION CAN RECEIVE FOR EXCELLENCE IN NURSING MAKING CHILDREN'S AMONG ONLY 6 PERCENT OF HOSPITALS NATIONWIDE TO HAVE ACHIEVED THIS PRESTIGIOUS DESIGNATION. ANCC'S MAGNET RECOGNITION PROGRAM RECOGNIZES HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS FOR QUALITY PATIENT CARE, NURSING EXCELLENCE, AND INNOVATIONS IN PROFESSIONAL NURSING PRACTICE.UPMC CHILDREN'S HAS THE REGION'S ONLY STATE-ACCREDITED LEVEL I PEDIATRIC TRAUMA CENTER. IT REMAINS ONE OF THE BUSIEST EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS IN THE CITY, 77,301 VISITS IN FY 2025. SUBSPECIALISTS IN ALL PEDIATRIC MEDICAL AND SURGICAL DISCIPLINES PROVIDE THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF CARE TO EVERY PATIENT AND FAMILY. CHILDREN'S HAS ONE OF THE FASTEST GROWING, NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH-FUNDED (NIH) PEDIATRIC RESEARCH PROGRAMS IN THE COUNTRY. ACTIVE RESEARCH PROGRAMS RANGE FROM STEM CELL BIOLOGY AND REGENERATIVE MEDICINE TO NOVEL STRATEGIES FOR TREATING PEDIATRIC CANCER. THE JOHN G. RANGOS SR. RESEARCH CENTER, OPENED IN 2008, HOUSES A 10-STORY, 300,000-SQUARE-FOOT RESEARCH FACILITY. IN COLLABORATION WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH'S PETER M. WINTER INSTITUTE FOR SIMULATION, EDUCATION AND RESEARCH (WISER), CHILDREN'S STATE-OF-THE-ART PEDIATRIC SIMULATION CENTER INCORPORATES LIFE-LIKE SIMULATORS AND MULTI-TASK TRAINERS THAT ALLOW HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS TO RECOGNIZE AND MANAGE A WIDE ASSORTMENT OF PEDIATRIC-RELATED MEDICAL SITUATIONS. IT ALSO IS USED TO IMPART VITAL SKILLS SUCH AS INTUBATION, LUMBAR PUNCTURE, IV INSERTION, IV BLOOD DRAW, ARTERIAL BLOOD DRAW, AND BLADDER CATHETERIZATION.CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL SERVES MORE THAN 29 COUNTIES IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND SEVERAL COUNTIES THROUGHOUT OHIO AND WEST VIRGINIA. IN ADDITION TO THE HOSPITAL, CHILDREN'S OFFERS THE FOLLOWING:-MAN
- FREE CARE FUNDING: PARENTS FACE PLENTY OF WORRIES, BUT WHETHER OR NOT THEY CAN AFFORD THEIR CHILD'S HEALTH CARE SHOULD NEVER BE ONE OF THEM. CHILDREN'S PROVIDES CARE TO SICK CHILDREN IN OUR REGION, REGARDLESS OF THEIR FAMILIES' INSURANCE OR ABILITY TO PAY THROUGH THE GENEROUS DONATIONS MADE TO THE FREE CARE FUND.DURING THE FISCAL YEAR WHICH ENDED JUNE 30, 2025, CHILDREN'S PROVIDED MORE THAN $41.3 MILLION IN FREE AND UNCOMPENSATED CARE.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
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 September 7, 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 September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
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 September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since April 2001.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 October 7, 2026.
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