Texas Childrens Hospital
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- It reported loans to or from officers, directors or other insiders.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
TEXAS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, HEADQUARTERED IN HOUSTON, TEXAS, IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO CREATE A HEALTHIER FUTURE FOR CHILDREN AND WOMEN THROUGHOUT OUR GLOBAL COMMUNITY BY LEADING IN PATIENT CARE, EDUCATION AND RESEARCH. WE ARE PROUD TO BE CONSISTENTLY RANKED AMONG THE TOP CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS IN THE NATION.
- Income
- $4.4 billion
- Spending
- $4.1 billion
- Spent on programs
- 96%
- Reserves
- 10 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 96%
- Employees
- 15,716
- Volunteers
- 642
- Highest pay
- $13.3 million, board member, chair & ceo through 10/4/24
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 83 out of 100. Higher than 77% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 10.0 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 31% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 7% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 15% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1596% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 19 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 70 out of 100. Higher than 4% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Independent board
5 of 250 of 14 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
0 of 10Reports at least one of: diversion of assets, excess benefits, loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 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 (3)
- $3.8 billion spent. PATIENT CARE: TEXAS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IS AN INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AND IS CONSISTENTLY RANKED AS THE BEST CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IN TEXAS AND AMONG THE TOP IN THE NATION. TEXAS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OPERATES THREE CAMPUSES IN THE HOUSTON AREA: MAIN CAMPUS LOCATED IN THE TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER; WEST CAMPUS LOCATED IN WEST HOUSTON; WOODLANDS CAMPUS LOCATED NORTH OF HOUSTON. THE MAIN CAMPUS IS THE LARGEST AND ALSO INCLUDES THE JAN AND DAN DUNCAN NEUROLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE, FEIGIN TOWER CENTER FOR PEDIATRIC RESEARCH, AND THE TEXAS CHILDREN'S PAVILION FOR WOMEN. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) DURING THE YEAR, THE HOSPITAL SYSTEM OPERATED 1031 INPATIENT BEDS, MORE THAN 150 AMBULATORY SPECIALTY CLINICS, AND EXCEEDED 2,164,600 OUTPATIENT CLINIC VISITS. THE HOSPITAL IS SUPPORTED BY AN AWARD-WINNING MEDICAL STAFF OF BOARD-CERTIFIED PEDIATRIC PHYSICIANS, OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNECOLOGISTS, ADULT SUBSPECIALISTS, AND DENTISTS, AS WELL AS MORE THAN 10700 DEDICATED AND HIGLY SKILLED NURSING AND SUPPORT STAFF. TEXAS CHILDREN'S PAVILION FOR WOMEN OFFERS A FULL SPECTRUM OF GYNECOLOGICAL AND MATERNAL AND FETAL MEDICINE SERVICES, INCLUDING AN ARRAY OF FETAL DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES AND HIGHLY SPECIALIZED FETAL SURGERIES, THREE PRIVATE OB/GYN PRACTICES, THE FAMILY FERTILITY CENTER, THE MENOPAUSE CENTER AND THE WOMEN'S PLACE - CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE PSYCHIATRY. THE PAVILION HOUSES A LEVEL II AND LEVEL III NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT ("NICU"), AND LOCATED IN THE WEST TOWER OF THE HOSPITAL IS A LEVEL IV NICU, THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF CARE AVAILABLE FOR NEWBORNS. DURING THE YEAR, THE PAVLION PERFORMED APPROXIMATELY 6,120 DELIVERIES. TEXAS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IS AFFILIATED WITH BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE AND SERVES AS THEIR PRIMARY PEDIATRIC TRAINING SITE. THE HOSPITAL IS STAFFED PRIMARILY BY BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE PHYSICIANS, AND COLLABORATES WITH BAYLOR PHYSICIANS AND RESEARCHERS ACROSS HUNDREDS OF PROJECTS TO CONTINUALLY IMPROVE TREATMENTS AND OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN.
- $83.3 million spent. RESEARCH: TEXAS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL CREATED THE TEXAS CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE, A MULTIDISCIPLINARY BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH HUB THAT REIMAGINES RESEARCH TO ADVANCE DISEASE PREVENTION, DIAGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT. TEXAS CHILDREN'S AND BAYLOR RESEARCHERS AT THE FEIGIN TOWER, THE JAN AND DAN DUNCAN NEUROLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND THE CHILDREN'S NUTRITION RESEARCH CENTER ARE CONDUCTING SOME OF THE MOST INNOVATIVE ONGOING RESEARCH IN A VARIETY OF AREAS FROM PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY TO INFECTIOUS DISEASES, NUTRITION, VACCINES AND PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY AND NEUROGENETICS. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) DURING THE YEAR, TEXAS CHILDREN'S INVESTED MORE THAN $83 MILLION IN CLINICAL, BASIC AND TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH PROJECTS, EXPLORING A WIDE RANGE OF CHILDREN'S AND WOMEN'S HEALTH ISSUES. IN ADDITION, THE HOSPITAL CONTINUED ITS STRATEGIC FOCUS ON THE GROWTH AND SUCCESS OF ALL TEXAS CHILDREN'S RESEARCH ENDEAVORS THROUGH ENHANCED INFRASTRUCTURE, SUCH AS THE EXPANSION OF THE JAN AND DAN DUNCAN NEUROLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WHERE INVESTIGATORS CAN ACCESS CUTTING EDGE IMAGING MODALITIES, SUCH AS TWO-PHOTON MICROSCOPY, AND STATE-OF-THE-ART NEUROPHYSIOLOGY AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE CORE RESOURCES.
- $51.2 million spent. EDUCATION: THE HOSPITAL SERVES AS THE PRIMARY PEDIATRIC TEACHING FACILITY FOR BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE (THEIR LONG-TERM ACADEMIC PARTNER). IN ADDITION, THE TEXAS CHILDREN'S PAVILION FOR WOMEN IS ONE OF THE PREMIER PRIVATE TRAINING HOSPITALS FOR BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE'S DEPARTMENT OF OBSTECTRICS AND GYNECOLOGY. THE CLOSE AFFILIATION BETWEEN THE INSTITUTIONS EXTENDS THROUGH TEXAS CHILDREN'S OPERATIONS, BAYLOR FACULTY INCLUDING SERVICE CHIEFS, MEDICAL DIRECTORS AND STAFF PHYSICIANS ACROSS THE HOSPITAL'S 55 SUB-SPECIALTY CARE OFFERINGS. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2025, THE HOSPITAL INVESTED MORE THAN $52 MILLION IN THE TRAINING OF OVER 1,300 TRAINEES IN APPROXIMATELY 80 TRAINING PROGRAMS ROTATING AT TEXAS CHILDREN'S. BAYLOR AND TEXAS CHILDREN'S HAVE A PROVEN TRACK RECORD RECRUITING TRANSFORMATIVE PHYSICIAN-SCIENTISTS AND ONE OF THE STRONGEST PEDIATRIC RESIDENCY PROGRAMS IN THE COUNTRY. BAYLOR'S PEDIATRIC RESIDENCY PROGRAM IS THE LARGEST TRAINING GROUND FOR PEDIATRICS AND ONE OF THE MOST COMPETITIVE IN THE COUNTRY.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 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 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? 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 September 2025.
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 November 2004.
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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