Cardinal Glennon Childrens Foundation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THROUGH OUR EXCEPTIONAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES, WE REVEAL THE HEALING PRESENCE OF GOD.
- Income
- $66.9 million
- Spending
- $16.9 million
- Spent on programs
- 57%
- Reserves
- 93.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 73%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 177
- Highest pay
- $3.5 million, director, vp coo ssmh
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: 93 out of 100.
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 93.6 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 6% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 75% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 3% on the year before.
Spending floor
8 of 1557% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 10 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: 95 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 2559 of 63 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
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
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 (1)
- $9.6 million spent. SSM HEALTH CARDINAL GLENNON CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION (THE FOUNDATION) IS AN INDEPENDENT CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION FOSTERING PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT FOR SSM HEALTH CARDINAL GLENNON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL (CARDINAL GLENNON) IN ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI. CARDINAL GLENNON IS A 195-BED PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL OFFERING COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL SERVICES, INCLUDING INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SURGERIES USING STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY AND FACILITIES. WITH MORE THAN 60 PEDIATRIC MEDICAL AND SURGICAL SUBSPECIALTIES, CARDINAL GLENNON OFFERS A DISTRIBUTED NETWORK OF PEDIATRIC PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT MISSOURI AND ILLINOIS. SINCE 2013, U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT HAS RECOGNIZED CARDINAL GLENNON AS A BEST CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IN MULTIPLE SPECIALTIES. A TEACHING HOSPITAL, CARDINAL GLENNON IS HOME TO THE SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY PEDIATRIC RESIDENCY PROGRAM AND IS STAFFED BY SLUCARE PHYSICIANS.THE FOUNDATION IS ENTRUSTED WITH THE TASK OF FINDING AND STRENGTHENING RELATIONSHIPS WITH FRIENDS AND ORGANIZATIONS IN OUR SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES AND GARNERING THE RESOURCES THAT WILL SUSTAIN OUR PATIENT SERVICES, CAPITAL NEEDS AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS. IN KEEPING WITH THE CORE VALUES OF SSM HEALTH, WE ARE GOOD STEWARDS OF OUR RESOURCES, MANAGING ALL CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE MAXIMUM BENEFIT OF THE HOSPITAL AND THE PATIENTS AND COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. IN 2024, THE FOUNDATION PROVIDED PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT FOR NUMEROUS PROGRAMS AND SERVICES AT SSM HEALTH CARDINAL GLENNON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: CLINICAL EXCELLENCETHE GENEROSITY OF OUR DONORS HAS SUPPORTED THE GROWTH OF MANY OF OUR NATIONALLY RANKED PROGRAMS, FROM RESEARCH SUPPORT TO TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS. FOR 2024-25, OUR NATIONALLY RANKED PROGRAMS INCLUDE: PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY AND HEART SURGERY PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY AND GI SURGERY NEONATOLOGY PEDIATRIC CANCER PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY PEDIATRIC PULMONOLOGY AND LUNG SURGERY PEDIATRIC UROLOGYPHILANTHROPIC DOLLARS HAVE SUPPORTED INITIATIVES SUCH AS FACILITY UPDATES TO IMPROVE PATIENT SAFETY AND COMFORT; ANCILLARY PROGRAMS TO ENHANCE ACCESS AND ADDRESS FAMILY SOCIAL NEEDS; AND RESEARCH SUPPORT FOR CLINICAL TRIALS AND DATA-SHARING TO IMPROVE CARE AND BEST PRACTICES.SUPPORTIVE SERVICES AND COMMUNITY OUTREACHTHESE TRADITIONALLY NON-BILLABLE SERVICES ARE VITAL TO SERVICE PROVISION IN A PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL, AND THEREFORE RELY ON PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE CHILD LIFE AND CREATIVE ARTS THERAPIES, PROVIDING EDUCATION, ADVOCACY, AND DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE INTERVENTIONS TO HELP RELIEVE ANXIETY AND PROMOTE COPING SKILLS AND NORMALIZATION DURING A HOSPITAL STAY; AND THE SHINING STAR SCHOOL, WHICH SUPPORTS OUR PATIENTS' ACADEMIC PROGRESS WHILE IN OUR CARE. AS PART OF OUR COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY, THE FOUNDATION ALSO SUPPORTS NUMEROUS COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS INCLUDING REACH OUT AND READ, PROMOTING EARLY LITERACY THROUGH PARENTAL EDUCATION AND FREE BOOKS FOR CHILDREN IN LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS; AND THE SSM HEALTH CARDINAL GLENNON SAFETY PROGRAM, WHICH EDUCATES THE COMMUNITY ON NUMEROUS INJURY PREVENTION TOPICS INCLUDING SAFE SLEEP, VEHICLE PASSENGER SAFETY AND MORE, AND PROVIDES LOW-COST OR NO-COST SAFETY RESOURCES TO FAMILIES IN NEED. STAFF SUPPORT INITIATIVESSINCE 2020, OUR DONORS HAVE GENEROUSLY SUPPORTED OUR CARE FOR CAREGIVERS PROGRAM. IN ADDITION TO OPPORTUNITIES FOR BRIEF RESPITE AND TEAM BUILDING, CARE FOR CAREGIVERS PROVIDES EMOTIONAL FIRST AID TO CLINICAL TEAMS OR INDIVIDUAL CAREGIVERS DEALING WITH A DIFFICULT PATIENT CARE SITUATION.DONOR SUPPORT ALSO ENABLES OUR STAFF TO CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION THROUGH A VARIETY OF OPPORTUNITIES, PARTICULARLY ANNUAL PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCES. OUR NURSES AND OTHER STAFF BELONG TO DOZENS OF PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS WHOSE ANNUAL CONFERENCES ARE A TIME OF LEARNING, SHARING, AND MAKING NEW CONNECTIONS. LESSONS LEARNED ARE THEN OFTEN TRANSLATED INTO PROCESS CHANGES OR OTHER IDEAS FOR IMPROVEMENT THAT ENHANCE PATIENT CARE.
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 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 October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Worth knowing.
Not individually listed by the IRS as eligible, which is usual for churches. The master file records contributions to it as deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Worth knowing.
The IRS does not require this organization to file annual returns.
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 March 1946.
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 October 21, 2026.
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