Childrens Health Care
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
WE CHAMPION THE HEALTH NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. WE ARE COMMITTED TO IMPROVING CHILDREN'S HEALTH BY PROVIDING THE HIGHEST-QUALITY, FAMILY CENTERED CARE, ADVANCED THROUGH RESEARCH AND EDUCATION.
- Income
- $1.2 billion
- Spending
- $1.1 billion
- Spent on programs
- 87%
- Reserves
- 10.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 91%
- Employees
- 6,926
- Volunteers
- 345
- Highest pay
- $4.2 million, president and ceo
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
Good: 89 out of 100. Higher than 84% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 10.7 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 25% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 5% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 6% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1587% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 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
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 53% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2516 of 17 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 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 (3)
- $977.7 million spent. HOSPITAL PROGRAM SERVICES: FAMILIES LOOK TO CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS AND CLINICS OF MINNESOTA FOR THE FINEST IN PEDIATRIC CARE. WITH TWO PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL FACILITIES AND 462 STAFFED BEDS, WE CHAMPION THE SPECIAL HEALTH NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND ARE COMMITTED TO PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY, FAMILY CENTERED PEDIATRIC SERVICES. THE LEAPFROG GROUP'S ANNUAL LIST OF TOP HOSPITALS NAMED CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS AND CLINICS OF MINNESOTA'S MINNEAPOLIS AND ST. PAUL HOSPITALS AS TWO OF THE TOP TEN PEDIATRIC HOSPITALS IN THE COUNTRY FOR QUALITY AND EFFICIENCY.SEE SCHEDULE O. PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT HAS NAMED CHILDREN'S AS ONE OF THE TOP 50 PEDIATRIC FACILITIES ACROSS THE US. OUR MAYO CLINIC & CHILDREN'S COLLABORATIVE RANKED 40TH IN CARDIOLOGY AND HEART SURGERY PROGRAM. OUR NEPHROLOGY PROGRAM, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MASONIC CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, RANKED 48TH. AND OUR PULMONOLOGY PROGRAM RANKED 48TH. IN 2021, MPLS.STPAUL MAGAZINE RECOGINIZED 168 OF CHILDREN'S MINNESOTA PHYISICANS AS TOP DOCTORS. THE 25TH EDITION OF THE LIST INCLUDES 816 LOCAL PHYSICIANS FROM ACROSS THE TWIN CITIES IN 46 SPECIALTIES. ARE MINNESOTA'S LARGEST PROVIDER OF CARE TO CHILDREN WITH COMPLEX SURGICAL CONDITIONS, HEART DISEASE, CANCER, DIABETES, AND EXTREME PRE-MATURITY. IN 2023, CHILDREN'S CARED FOR 14,510 INPATIENT ADMISSIONS REPRESENTING 105,938 PATIENT DAYS, PERFORMED 19,339 SURGICAL CASES, TREATED 85,200 EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS AND CARED FOR 389,372 OUTPATIENT CLINIC VISITS, MANY OF WHICH PROVIDED TO INNER CITY MINNEAPOLIS AND ST. PAUL RESIDENTS. CHILDREN'S CONTINUES TO SERVE A DIVERSE POPULATION WITH 120,522 FAMILY ENCOUNTERS FOR LANGUAGE INTERPRETATION IN 72 DIFFERENT LANGUAGES. CHILDREN'S CONSIDERS CERTAIN MAJOR PROGRAMS AS DESTINATION PROGRAMS, WHICH ARE SOUGHT OUT DUE TO THEIR HIGH QUALITY OUTCOMES. THESE PROGRAMS MEET RIGOROUS CRITERIA FOR EXCELLENCE, INCLUDING OUTSTANDING USE OF EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES, CLINICAL RESEARCH, AND ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES. - CARDIOVASCULAR - CHILDREN'S PEDIATRIC CARDIOVASCULAR PROGRAM IS ONE OF THE LARGEST IN THE REGION WITH SOME OF THE MOST IMPRESSIVE OUTCOMES IN THE U.S. TEAM MEMBERS CARE FOR THOUSANDS OF THE REGION'S SICKEST CHILDREN WITH HEART CONDITIONS, INCLUDING FETUSES, NEWBORNS, INFANTS, CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, AND ADULT, LONG-TERM PATIENTS WITH PEDIATRIC CARDIOVASCULAR CONDITIONS. - NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE & SPECIAL CARE NURSERY - CHILDREN'S SPECIALIZES IN CARING FOR MULTIPLES, BABIES WITH CONGENITAL ANOMALIES, VERY PREMATURE AND VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT BABIES, AND INFANTS BORN WITH OTHER COMPLEX DIAGNOSES. WE OFFER EXCEPTIONAL TERTIARY AND QUATERNARY CARE FOR BABIES, WITH SURVIVAL OUTCOMES AMONG THE BEST IN THE WORLD. CHILDREN'S NEONATAL PROGRAM IS ONE OF THE NATION'S LARGEST PROGRAMS WITH 196 STAFFED BEDS AND MORE THAN 42,500 PATIENT DAYS. OUR NEONATAL TEAM INCLUDES HIGHLY-TRAINED AND EXPERIENCED PROFESSIONALS FROM A FULL SPECTRUM OF MEDICAL SPECIALTIES. WE HAVE OUR MOTHER BABY CENTER AT ABBOTT & CHILDREN'S MINNEAPOLIS AND IN 2015 WE OPENED OUR SECOND AND THIRD MOTHER BABY CENTERS AT MERCY HOSPITAL IN COON RAPIDS AND UNITED HOSPITAL AND CHILDREN'S - ST. PAUL. - HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY - THE HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY PROGRAM AT CHILDREN'S IS THE LARGEST IN THE UPPER MIDWEST WITH TREATMENT OUTCOMES THAT CONSISTENTLY RANK CHILDREN'S AS ONE OF THE TOP TEN PROGRAMS IN THE U.S. IN OUR NATIONALLY UNIQUE MODEL, YOUR CHILD'S OR TEEN'S CARE IS SPEARHEADED AND COORDINATED BY A BOARD-CERTIFIED HEMATOLOGIST/ONCOLOGIST, WHO LEADS A HIGHLY EXPERIENCED TEAM OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROFESSIONALS. - CYSTIC FIBROSIS - THE CYSTIC FIBROSIS (CF) CENTER AT CHILDREN'S OF MINNESOTA DIAGNOSES AND TREATS CHILDREN IN ALL STAGES OF CF. OUR DEDICATION TO FAMILY-CENTERED CARE AND EDUCATION HELPS CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES LEARN TO LIVE WITH CF. CARE AT CHILDREN'S FOR PATIENTS WITH CF RANKS AMONG THE TOP 10 PROGRAMS NATIONALLY IN KEY OUTCOMES MEASURED BY THE NATIONAL CYSTIC FIBROSIS REGISTRY. CHILDREN'S PROVIDES A CONTINUUM OF CARE THROUGH COORDINATED INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SERVICES, FROM DIAGNOSIS THROUGH LONG-TERM FOLLOW-UP. THE CYSTIC FIBROSIS CENTER OF CHILDREN'S PROVIDES STATE-OF-THE ART COMPREHENSIVE CARE FOR CHILDREN WITH CF. - DIABETES/ENDOCRINOLOGY - THE MCNEELY PEDIATRIC DIABETES CENTER IS THE ONLY DIABETES CENTER IN THE REGION TO SPECIALIZE IN WORKING SOLELY WITH CHILDREN AND TEENS. THE STAFF PROVIDES EXPERT HEALTH CARE TO HELP MAINTAIN A CHILD'S TARGETED BLOOD SUGAR RANGES. MOST CHILDREN SEEN IN THE DIABETES CENTER HAVE TYPE 1 DIABETES. A SMALL BUT GROWING NUMBER HAVE TYPE 2. IN ADDITION TO DIABETES, THE CLINIC PROVIDES DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES AND TREATMENT FOR CHILDREN WITH DISORDERS OF GROWTH, ADVANCED OR DELAYED SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT, PITUITARY DISORDERS, THYROID ABNORMALITIES, DISORDERS OF CALCIUM BALANCE, ADRENAL DISORDERS, AND HYPOGLYCEMIA. THE MCNEELY PEDIATRIC DIABETES CENTER HAS RECEIVED RECOGNITION FOR ITS DIABETES EDUCATION PROGRAM FROM THE AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION, BY MEETING THE ASSOCIATION'S HIGH EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS. - CHILDREN'S PROVIDES OTHER HIGH QUALITY PROGRAMS SUCH AS SURGERY. CHILDREN'S SURGERY TEAMS DELIVER NEXT-GENERATION CARE IN AN AWARD-WINNING ENVIRONMENT THAT IS EXCLUSIVELY DEDICATED TO PEDIATRICS. HEALTH PROFESSIONALS OF MANY DISCIPLINES WORK TOGETHER TO PROVIDE CHILDREN WITH THE BEST POSSIBLE SURGERY EXPERIENCE. CHILDREN'S BODIES ARE DIFFERENT THAN ADULTS. FOR EXAMPLE, THEY OFTEN REQUIRE SPECIALLY-SIZED SURGICAL EQUIPMENT. THEY REACT DIFFERENTLY TO ANESTHESIA AND TO PAIN. THEIR BODIES RESPOND DIFFERENTLY TO ILLNESS AND TREATMENT, IN PART BECAUSE THEY ARE STILL GROWING. THAT'S WHY CHILDREN BENEFIT FROM OUR HIGHLY ACCOMPLISHED, PEDIATRIC-SPECIFIC SURGERY TEAMS. AT CHILDREN'S, ALMOST 17,000 SURGERIES ARE PERFORMED EACH YEAR ON FETUSES, NEWBORNS, CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, AND YOUNG ADULTS FROM THROUGHOUT THE UPPER MIDWEST. SURGICAL TREATMENT RESULTS RANK CHILDREN'S AMONG THE TOP HOSPITALS IN THE U.S. IN PEDIATRIC SURGICAL CARE. CHILDREN'S HAS SOME OF THE LOWEST
- $9.6 million spent. EDUCATION: MANY EFFORTS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH REQUIRE LONG-TERM INVESTMENT IN THEIR FUTURE. CHILDREN'S PROVIDES EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMSFOR PROVIDERS, HEALTH CARE STUDENTS, AND OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: 1) COMMUNITY MEDICAL EDUCATION FOR COMMUNITY PHYSICIANS: DURING THE 2024 CALENDAR YEAR, CHILDREN'S PROVIDED TRAINING TO 443 AFFILIATED RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS, AND HOSTED 161 MEDICAL STUDENT & 744 RESIDENT ROTATIONS AT CHILDREN'S MINNEAPOLIS, CHILDREN'S ST PAUL, OR BOTH LOCATIONS.SEE SCHEDULE O. PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: THE ROTATIONS WERE PERFORMED IN CHILDREN'S EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, INPATIENT MEDICAL/SURGICAL, PICU AND NEONATAL INPATIENT CARE UNITS, SURGERY AND ANESTHESIA, ENT SURGERY, UROLOGY, AND SUBSPECIALTY CLINICS. IN ADDITION, CHILDREN'S OFFERED 71 CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION COURSES, AND PRODUCED 216 PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS. CULTIVATING MEDICAL LEADERS ENSURES THAT WE CONTINUE OUR MISSION - CHAMPIONING THE SPECIAL HEALTH NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. 2) EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF HEALTH CARE AND OTHER PROVIDERS OF SERVICES TO CHILDREN: I) THE MIDWEST REGIONAL CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER AT CHILDREN'S IS A LEADER IN IMPROVING THE CARE OF ABUSED AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN WHOSE GOAL IS TO IMPROVE SERVICES FOR ABUSED CHILDREN IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE REGION. THE CENTER OFFERS INFORMATION, CONSULTATION, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND TRAINING TO PHYSICIANS, NURSES, AND NON-MEDICAL MEMBERS OF COMMUNITY CHILD ABUSE TEAMS, INCLUDING LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL, ATTORNEYS AND CHILD PROTECTION WORKERS. II) RECOGNIZED, AS THE NATION'S LEADER IN PALLIATIVE CARE EDUCATION, CHILDREN'S INSTITUTE FOR PALLIATIVE CARE (CIPC) DEVELOPED A MODEL FOR A REGIONAL TRAINING AND CONSULTATION CENTER. CIPC DEVELOPS AND LEADS TRAINING SEMINARS USING RECOGNIZED CURRICULUM FOR PEDIATRIC PALLIATIVE CARE, PROVIDES HOSPITAL-BASED CONSULTATION TO CHILDREN WHO ARE IN NEED OF HOSPICE OR PALLIATIVE CARE WHILE THEY ARE HOSPITALIZED, OFFERS A REGIONAL 24/7 TELEPHONE CONSULTATION PROGRAM PROVIDING EDUCATION, SUPPORT, AND GUIDANCE TO FAMILIES AND PROFESSIONAL PROVIDERS, AND SERVES AS A RESOURCE CENTER FOR PEDIATRIC PALLIATIVE CARE. III) THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES FOR CHILDREN (EMSC) RESOURCE CENTER HOUSED AT CHILDREN'S CREATES AWARENESS REGARDING THE SPECIAL NEEDS OF CHILDREN IN EMERGENCY MEDICAL SITUATIONS. EMSC EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO TRAIN PRE-HOSPITAL PERSONNEL, FIRST RESPONDERS, PHYSICIANS, NURSES, AND SCHOOL NURSES IN THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF INFANTS AND CHILDREN IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. THE EMSC RESOURCE CENTER ALSO PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, PARTICIPATES IN STATEWIDE PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY/DISASTER PREPAREDNESS PLANNING, DEVELOPS AND DISSEMINATES PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY ARE GUIDELINES, AND CONDUCTS MORTALITY REVIEWS AND RESEARCH. EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT - BECAUSE DISPARITIES IN CHILD HEALTH ARE SO CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH LOW EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT AND POOR JOB SKILLS, CHILDREN'S IS ENGAGED IN SEVERAL KEY COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS TO IMPROVE EDUCATIONAL SUCCESS AND EARNING POTENTIAL AMONG YOUTH AND ADULTS. EXAMPLES INCLUDE THE ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL AND CRISTO REY JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL HEALTH CAREERS PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES STUDENTS INTERESTED IN HEALTH CARE CAREERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE HEALTH CARE SPECIFIC EDUCATION AND OBTAIN INTERNSHIPS WITH HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS, THE ACHIEVE MINNEAPOLIS/STEP-UP SUMMER JOBS PROGRAM THAT PLACES YOUTH IN SUPERVISED SUMMER INTERNSHIPS AT PARTICIPATING COMPANIES AND ORGANIZATIONS, AND A PARTNERSHIP WITH PROJECT FOR PRIDE IN LIVING THAT RECOGNIZES THAT A HEALTHY, SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY REQUIRES RESIDENTS WITH WELL-PAYING JOBS.
- $12.9 million spent. RESEARCH: CHILDREN'S HAS 348 OPEN RESEARCH STUDIES, OF WHICH 171 ARE ACTIVELY RECRUITING CLINICAL TRIALS. IN 2024 CHILDREN'S RECEIVED ABOUT $5.3 MILLION FROM INDUSTRY CONTRACTS AND FEDERAL STATEAND FOUNDATION SPONSORS. TYPES OF STUDIES AND TRIALS CONDUCTED AT CHILDREN'S ARE INVESTIGATOR-INITIATED STUDIES, EXTERNAL MULTI-CENTER TRIALS, OBSERVATIONAL STUDIES, REGISTRIES, AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES SUCH AS CASE MANAGEMENT. CHILDREN'S HAD ONGOING RESEARCH IN EMERGENCY/TRAUMA, CYSTIC FIBROSIS, DIABETES AND ENDOCRINOLOGY, CARDIOVASCULAR AND CRITICAL CARE, PAIN AND PALLIATIVE CARE, INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE, GENETICS, CANCER AND BLOOD DISORDERS, AND NEONATOLOGY ENT AND REHAB.SEE SCHEDULE O. PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: WE CONTINUE TO PARTICIPATE IN MULTIPLE PRESTIGIOUS NATIONAL COLLABORATIONS AND CLINICAL TRIALS. WE ARE ALSO GENERATING LANDMARK INVESTIGATOR-INITIATED RESEARCH, AIMED AT NOVEL WAYS TO DELIVER LIFE-SAVING TREATMENTS, MANAGE PAIN AND SYMPTOMS AND DEVELOP NEW METHODS FOR PREVENTING OR TREATING CHILDHOOD DISEASES. EVERY DAY, CHILDREN'S RESEARCHERS EXPRESS THEIR COMMITMENT TO BUILDING BETTER OUTCOMES FOR OUR CHILDREN. THESE OUTCOMES WILL HAVE BOTH IMMEDIATE AND LASTING IMPACT FOR CHILDREN RECEIVING STATE OF THE SCIENCE CARE AT OUR SPECIALTY CENTERS. CHILDREN WITH CARDIAC DISEASE, CANCER, GENETIC AND BLOOD DISORDERS, DIABETES, CYSTIC FIBROSIS, AND OTHER LIFE-IMPACTING CONDITIONS ALL HAVE BENEFITED FROM RESEARCH AT CHILDREN'S. THE VISION AND STRATEGIC INNOVATION OF OUR RESEARCH LEADERS HAVE BROUGHT US TO IMPRESSIVE MILESTONES IN THE PAST YEAR. WE CONTINUE TO TAKE STEPS TOWARD ADVANCING OUR RESEARCH AND COMMITTED TO THRIVING INTO THE FUTURE WITH OUR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 December 2024.
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 May 1994.
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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