Childrens Miracle Network
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
CHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK (DBA "CHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK HOSPITALS") WORKS TO SAVE KIDS' LIVES BY BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER TO RAISE MONEY FOR CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES.
- Income
- $59.7 million
- Spending
- $51.6 million
- Spent on programs
- 81%
- Reserves
- 12.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 64%
- Employees
- 211
- Volunteers
- 50
- Highest pay
- $759,319, president & 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: 85 out of 100.
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 12.9 months of spending.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 56% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 14% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 10% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1581% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 19 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.
Independent board
25 of 2519 of 19 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 (2)
- $37.1 million spent. FUNDS RAISED THROUGH CHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK HOSPITALS' CAMPAIGNS AND PROGRAMS ARE UNUSUAL FOR TWO KEY REASONS:1. FUNDS SUPPORT THE LOCAL MEMBER HOSPITAL IN THE COMMUNITY WHERE THEY ARE DONATED; AND2. HOSPITALS ASSESS THEIR CURRENT AND FUTURE NEEDS TO DETERMINE THE BEST ALLOCATION OF FUNDS. FUNDS ARE MOST COMMONLY USED FOR ADVANCEMENT SERVICES, CHARITABLE CARE, EDUCATION, EQUIPMENT, PATIENT SERVICES AND RESEARCH.CHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK HOSPITALS' DONATION STRUCTURE PROVIDES CONTRIBUTORS WITH THE ASSURANCE THAT THEIR DONATIONS HELP KIDS IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY FOR THE MOST PRESSING NEEDS.IN 2024, THE COMBINED EFFORTS OF CHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK HOSPITALS AND ITS PARTNERS RAISED MORE THAN $464 MILLION TO HELP KIDS WHO RECEIVE CARE AT MEMBER HOSPITALS. CHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK HOSPITALS' DONATIONS ARE DISTRIBUTED AS DISCRETIONARY FUNDS TO EACH HOSPITAL, ALLOWING THEM TO ADDRESS THE MOST CRITICAL CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE NEEDS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMUNITIES.EACH YEAR, THE 170 MEMBER HOSPITALS OF CHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK HOSPITALS PROVIDE MEDICAL CARE TO MORE THAN 10 MILLION CHILDREN THROUGH MORE THAN 32 MILLION PATIENT VISITS, PROVIDING THE VAST MAJORITY OF HIGHLY SPECIALIZED CARE FOR CHILDREN WITH COMPLEX AND RARE CONDITIONS, IN ADDITION TO ROUTINE AND EMERGENCY CASES. IN 2024, CHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK HOSPITALS' FUNDS HELPED PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING FOR MEMBER CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA.ADVANCEMENT SERVICES: CHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK HOSPITALS RAISED $102,102,102 TO SUPPORT ITEMS LIKE CONSTRUCTION AND CAPITAL EXPENDITURES THAT AIMS TO ADVANCE TREATMENT AND CARE FOR CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS AT LARGE.CHARITABLE CARE: $64,974,065 WAS RAISED TO SUPPORT PATIENT CARE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WHEN THEY NEED IT MOST. THESE FUNDS CAN SUPPORT MEDICAL BILLS, TRAVEL ASSISTANCE, HOME EXPENSES AND BEYOND.EDUCATION: CHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK HOSPITALS RAISED $37,128,037 TO SUPPORT CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS EDUCATION INITIATIVES RANGING FROM CARSEAT SAFETY CLASSES AND COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAMS TO PATIENTS' CLASSROOM NEEDS.EQUIPMENT: EQUIPMENT AT CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS MUST BE CUSTOMIZED TO EVERY CHILD'S SIZE AND AGE, GREATLY MULTIPLYING THE EXPENSES INCURRED AT CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS. IN 2024, CHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK HOSPITALS RAISED $120,666,120 TO SUPPORT AND FUND EQUIPMENT NEEDS.PATIENT SERVICES: QUALITY CARE INCLUDES PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH, WHICH ARE KEY TO SUCCESSFUL OUTCOMES FOR PATIENTS AND FAMILIES. SERVICES LIKE CHILD LIFE ARE COMPLETELY DEPENDENT ON PHILANTHROPY AND ARE CRITICAL ROLES WITHIN A CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL. ART AND PET THERAPY, COUNSELING AND OUTDOOR GARDENS ARE A FEW ADDITIONAL EXAMPLES. IN 2024, CHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK HOSPITALS RAISED $106,743,106 TO SUPPORT PATIENT CARE.RESEARCH: CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS ARE CHANGING THE FUTURE OF PEDIATRIC HEALTHCARE. WITH INNOVATIVE, TRANSFORMATIONAL RESEARCH, THEY ARE IMPROVING OUTCOMES AND TREATMENTS FOR PATIENTS REGULARLY. LAST YEAR, CHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK HOSPITALS RAISED $32,487,032 TO SUPPORT RESEARCH EFFORTS.
- $4.6 million spent. CHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK HOSPITALS HAS CULTIVATED RELATIONSHIPS AND PARTNERED WITH A WIDE RANGE OF NATIONAL CORPORATE AND MEDIA PARTNERS TO CREATE AWARENESS OF THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS AND PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS. NATIONAL PUBLIC AWARENESS IS GENERATED THROUGH RADIO, ONLINE, SOCIAL MEDIA AND TELEVISION PROGRAMMING, OFTEN FOCUSING ON THE STORIES OF CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO HAVE SERIOUS ILLNESS OR INJURIES AND WERE CARED FOR AT A LOCAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL. KEY CHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK HOSPITAL PUBLIC EDUCATION AND AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS IN 2024 INCLUDE: - CHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK HOSPITALS SOCIAL MEDIA; - CHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK HOSPITALS RADIOTHONS; - CHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK HOSPITALS NATIONAL AND LOCAL CHAMPIONS PROGRAM, WHERE ONE CHILD FROM EACH HOSPITAL IS SELECTED TO SERVE AS AN AMBASSADOR, REPRESENTING THEIR HOSPITAL AND SHARING THE IMPORTANT WORK OF CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS CHILDREN HELPED IN 2024 MORE THAN 12 MILLION KIDS ARE TREATED AT MEMBER CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS EVERY YEAR. HERE ARE A FEW EXAMPLES OF PATIENTS WHO HAVE BENEFITED FROM CHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK HOSPITALS' FUNDS: ANNA GRACEANNA GRACE WAS BORN WITH A LIMB DIFFERENCE THAT DOCTORS INITIALLY THOUGHT MIGHT PREVENT HER FROM EVER WALKING. AT TWO YEARS OF AGE, ANNA GRACE UNDERWENT SURGERY AT CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S AND JUST 10 DAYS LATER WAS IN HER PROSTHESIS AND TAKING HER FIRST STEP AND SHE HASN'T STOPPED SINCE. DONATIONS THROUGH CHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK HOSPITALS HELPED ANNA GRACE RECEIVE CUTTING EDGE PHYSICAL THERAPY EQUIPMENT AND PROSTHETICS TO ENSURE SHE CAN LIVE TO HER FULLEST POTENTIAL. JACK AND BARRETTAFTER A LONG JOURNEY WITH INVITRO FERTILIZATION, AMY AND JAYNA FOUND OUT THEY WERE EXPECTING TRIPLET BOYS. AT 20 WEEKS GESTATION, AMY HAD TO BE HOSPITALIZED FOR AN EMERGENCY PROCEDURE FOLLOWED BY BED REST. BARRETT, JACK, AND LEIGHTON WERE BORN AT JUST OVER 24 WEEKS. UNFORTUNATELY, LEIGHTON PASSED AT FOUR DAYS OLD AND THROUGH THIS UNIMAGINABLE LOSS, AMY AND JAYNA HELD STRONG FOR JACK AND BARRETT WHO WOULD HAVE A LONG ROAD AHEAD WITH MANY PROCEDURES. DUE TO THEIR NEED FOR SPECIALIZED CARE, JACK AND BARRETT WERE SEPARATED AT TWO DIFFERENT MEMBER HOSPITALS OF CHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK HOSPITALS OFF AND ON OVER THE SPAN OF TWO MONTHS. THANKS TO DONATIONS THROUGH CHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK HOSPITALS, AMY AND JAYNA WERE PROVIDED FUNDS TO ASSIST THEM IN TRAVELING BETWEEN HOSPITALS AND HOME AND WERE ABLE TO SEE THEIR BOYS THROUGH NICVIEW CAMERAS FUNDED BY DONATIONS THROUGH CHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK HOSPITALS WHEN THEY COULDN'T PHYSICALLY BE THERE. NOLANAT THE AGE OF THREE, NOLAN WAS DIAGNOSED WITH RETINOBLASTOMA, A FORM OF CANCER THAT DEVELOPS IN THE EYE, AFTER HIS MOM NOTICED SOMETHING STRANGE IN HIS EYE. JUST TWO WEEKS LATER NOLAN'S EYE WAS REMOVED, AND HE SUBSEQUENTLY WENT THROUGH SIX MONTHS OF CHEMOTHERAPY, RINGING THE BELL TO MARK THE END OF TREATMENT JUST BEFORE HIS FOURTH BIRTHDAY. DONATIONS THROUGH CHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK HOSPITALS HELPED FUND INNOVATIVE SURGERY AND CANCER CARE, ALL INSTRUMENTAL IN NOLAN'S TREATMENT ABOUT THE NETWORK AS AN UMBRELLA ORGANIZATION FOR 170 CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS, CHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK HOSPITALS PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATION, SUPPORT, INFORMATION, AND RESOURCES TO ITS NETWORK FOR RAISING FUNDS, CREATING AWARENESS AND PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE NEEDS AND THE IMPORTANT WORK OF THE HOSPITALS CARING FOR THEM. TO JOIN THE NETWORK, A HOSPITAL SIGNS A MEMBERSHIP AGREEMENT AND IS PROVIDED WITH AN ANNUAL EDUCATION CONFERENCE, REGIONAL CONFERENCES, MONTHLY NATIONAL CONFERENCE CALLS, ONLINE EDUCATION, INFORMATION AND NETWORK TOOLS, PUBLICATIONS TRAINING AND PROGRAM CONTENT FOR RADIO AND TELEVISION SPONSORS, AND TRAINING SUPPORT FOR AFFILIATES IN NATIONAL PROGRAMS AS APPROPRIATE AND NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE THE ORGANIZATION'S PURPOSES.
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? 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 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 April 1983.
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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