Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- Only 10% of its spending went to programs.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
TO MAKE KIDS BETTER TODAY AND HEALTHIER TOMORROW.
- Income
- $183.7 million
- Spending
- $36.5 million
- Spent on programs
- 10%
- Reserves
- Over 10 years of spending
- Largest source of income
- investment income, 98%
- Employees
- 16,735
- Volunteers
- 23
- Highest pay
- $3.0 million, president & ceo - choa
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: 70 out of 100. Higher than 59% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover more than ten years of spending.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 60% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 80% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 26% on the year before.
Spending floor
0 of 1510% of spending went to programs.
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 52% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2523 of 26 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 (1)
- $3.5 million spent. CHILDREN'S SERVES AS THE CORPORATE PARENT OF, AND IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF, THE EXEMPT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM WHOSE PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS ARE DESCRIBED BELOW. CHILDREN'S SERVES METRO ATLANTA, THE ENTIRE STATE OF GEORGIA AND THE UNITED STATES. CHILDREN'S IS THE LARGEST PEDIATRIC PROVIDER IN THE STATE CARING FOR CHILDREN FROM ALL 159 GEORGIA COUNTIES IN 2024. CHILDREN'S, ONE OF THE LEADING PEDIATRIC HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS IN THE COUNTRY, IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT BENEFITS FROM THE GENEROUS PHILANTHROPIC AND VOLUNTEER SUPPORT OF OUR COMMUNITY. CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA MANAGES MORE THAN ONE MILLION PATIENT VISITS ANNUALLY AT THREE HOSPITALS (ARTHUR M. BLANK HOSPITAL, HUGHES SPALDING HOSPITAL, SCOTTISH RITE HOSPITAL), MARCUS AUTISM CENTER, CENTER FOR ADVANCED PEDIATRIC, ZALK BEHAVIORAL AND MENTAL HEALTH CENTER, URGENT CARE CENTERS AND NEIGHBORHOOD LOCATIONS. CHILDREN'S IS RANKED AMONG THE NATION'S TOP PEDIATRIC HOSPITALS AND OFFERS ACCESS TO MORE THAN 60 PEDIATRIC SPECIALTIES. CHILDREN'S IS CONSISTENTLY RANKED AMONG THE NATION'S TOP PEDIATRIC HOSPITALS BY THE U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT LIST OF "BEST CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS." THE MISSION, VISION, VALUES AND EMPLOYEE PROMISE OF CHILDREN'S WERE CREATED THROUGH AN IN-DEPTH PROCESS INVOLVING EMPLOYEES, PHYSICIANS, VOLUNTEERS AND BOARD MEMBERS. IN 2024, THE THREE HOSPITALS OPERATED BY CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA, INC. PROVIDED 789 LICENSED BEDS AND MANAGED 1,248,089 PATIENT VISITS, 453,482 UNIQUE PATIENTS, 29,004 HOSPITAL DISCHARGES, 190,483 INPATIENT DAYS, 1,210,068 OUTPATIENT VISITS, 45,576 SURGICAL CASES (INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT), 238,969 EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISITS, 187,026 URGENT CARE CENTER VISITS AND 21,406 TELEMEDICINE VISITS. CHILDREN'S ALSO MANAGED 57,334 CALLS FROM PARENTS ACROSS GEORGIA TO THE CHILDREN'S NURSE ADVICE LINE. CHILDREN'S IS ALSO THE LARGEST PEDIATRIC MEDICAID PROVIDER IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA, SERVING 88% PEDIATRIC INPATIENT MEDICAID CASES IN ATLANTA AND 61% OF THE CASES STATEWIDE IN 2024. CHILDREN'S IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING MEDICALLY NEEDED HEALTHCARE TO THE CHILDREN OF GEORGIA. STATEWIDE, 55% OF CHILDREN'S patients ARE ENROLLED IN PUBLIC HEALTH PLAN COVERAGE INCLUDING MEDICAID, PEACHCARE FOR KIDS OR UNABLE TO COVER THE COST OF THEIR CARE. IN 2024, CHILDREN'S PROVIDED $61.4 MILLION IN SUBSIDIZED HEALTH SERVICES AND $364 MILLION OF UNREIMBURSED CLINICAL CARE. IN ADDITION, CHILDREN'S INVESTS IN PEDIATRIC RESEARCH, TEACHING AND CHILD WELLNESS AND PREVENTIVE CARE INITIATIVES, OF $158.2 MILLION FOR WHICH CHILDREN'S ALSO DOES NOT GET PAID. THE TOTAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROVIDED BY CHILDREN'S IN 2024 WAS $522.2 MILLION. CHILDREN'S SERVES AS THE PEDIATRIC PHYSICIAN TEACHING SITE FOR EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, DWIGHT DAVID EISENHOWER ARMY MEDICAL CENTER, ATRIUM HEALTH NAVICENT THE MEDICAL CENTER, NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL, NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL - GWINNETT, UPMC MEDICAL EDUCATION, WELLSTAR HEALTH SYSTEM, NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER, JACK HUGHSTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, AND PIEDMONT MACON MEDICAL CENTER. CHILDREN'S TAKES THE LEAD IN TRAINING THE PEDIATRICIANS OF TOMORROW. NEW PHYSICIANS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS, WHICH ARE AVAILABLE IN A VARIETY OF SPECIALTIES. OF THE TRAINEES WHO COMPLETED ONE OF OUR FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS IN 2024, 46% HAVE REMAINED IN GEORGIA, AND 31% OF THOSE ARE NOW EMPLOYEES OF CHILDREN'S OR FACULTY AT EMORY. CHILDREN'S ALSO TRAINS OTHER PEDIATRIC HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, INCLUDING NURSES, EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS, PARAMEDICS AND PSYCHOSOCIAL EXPERTS. THE JOINT CHILDREN'S AND EMORY PEDIATRIC SUBSPECIALTY TRAINING PROGRAM PROVIDES A PIPELINE FOR THE ENTIRE STATE OF GEORGIA. THE CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA RURAL PEDIATRIC SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2023 AS PART OF A JOINT INITIATIVE BETWEEN CHILDREN'S AND MERCER UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE TO IMPROVE PEDIATRIC HEALTHCARE IN RURAL GEORGIA. SCHOLARS SELECTED FOR THIS PROGRAM HAVE A STRONG COMMITMENT TO BECOMING PEDIATRICIANS AND SERVING IN RURAL, MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREAS OF GEORGIA. UPON COMPLETION OF RESIDENCY, CHILDREN'S SCHOLARS ARE COMMITTED TO FOUR YEARS OF CONTINUOUS, FULL-TIME MEDICAL PRACTICE IN A MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED RURAL GEORGIA COUNTY. IN 2024, CHILDREN'S FUNDED 10 FULL-TIME SCHOLARSHIPS. In 2024, Children's expanded the Atlanta Rural Pediatric Scholarship program to include Marriage and Family Therapy Scholars to increase access to mental health services in rural communities. Upon completion of training, these scholars are committed to two years of continuous, full-time practice in a medically underserved rural Georgia county. CHILDREN'S OFFERS A WIDE VARIETY OF TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES TO OTHER PROFESSIONALS WHO WORK WITH CHILDREN, INCLUDING PROGRAMS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, SCHOOL NURSES, COACHES AND TEACHERS. CHILDREN'S BELIEVES THAT TODAY'S MEDICAL DISCOVERIES COULD SAVE THE LIFE OF A CHILD TOMORROW. RESEARCH IS A CORNERSTONE OF THE CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA MISSION. CHILDREN'S IS COMMITTED TO ADVANCEMENTS IN PEDIATRIC MEDICINE AND FINDING ANSWERS TO PERPLEXING MEDICAL CONDITIONS, WORKING WITH INSTITUTIONS SUCH AS EMORY, GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ("GEORGIA TECH"), MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION ("CDC"). IN 2024, CHILDREN'S HAD MORE THAN 2,284 PATIENTS ENROLLED IN A CLINICAL RESEARCH STUDY. OF THOSE ENROLLED, 200 PARTICIPATED IN A CLINICAL TRIAL. THIS AFFILIATION BETWEEN EMORY AND CHILDREN'S FACILITATES LEADING-EDGE PEDIATRIC RESEARCH AND TRAINS PEDIATRICIANS AND PEDIATRIC SUBSPECIALISTS. CHILDREN'S HAS AN ONGOING COMMITMENT TO OUR RESEARCH COLLABORATION WITH GEORGIA TECH, CALLED THE CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA PEDIATRIC TECHNOLOGY CENTER AT GEORGIA TECH (PTC), WHICH IS RECOGNIZED WITHIN THE ENGINEERED BIOSYSTEMS BUILDING AND IN OTHER GEORGIA TECH CAMPUS FACILITIES WHERE JOINT RESEARCH IS TAKING PLACE. AMONG OTHER THINGS, CHILDREN'S HAS NUMEROUS RESEARCH SUCCESS STORIES IN INFE
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 November 6, 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 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 April 2011.
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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