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← LUCILE PACKARD FOUNDATION FOR CHILDRENS HEALTH

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by LUCILE PACKARD FOUNDATION FOR CHILDRENS HEALTH.

Totals

Total revenue
$113,986,028
Total expenses
$161,731,063
Contributions and grants received
$76,479,467
Grants paid
$121,667,015
Program service revenue
$36,763,408
Investment income
$1,042,228
Other revenue
-$299,075
Total assets, end of year
$342,491,110
Total liabilities, end of year
$39,168,221
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$303,322,889
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$124,416,863
Management and general expenses
$6,633,637
Fundraising expenses
$30,680,563
Program service expenses (Part III)
$124,416,863

Program services were 76.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $440

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $671,056

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $103,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $75,704,971

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $4,488,024

  • 2a · Program service revenue: DEVELOPMENT FEES REIMB

    total $36,763,408 · related or exempt $36,763,408

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,012,111 · excluded $1,012,111

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $23,909,900

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $23,879,783

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $30,117

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $30,117 · excluded $30,117

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $187,545

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $671,056

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $486,620

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$299,075 · excluded -$299,075

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $121,618,015 · program services $121,618,015

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $49,000 · program services $49,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $3,011,783 · program services $569,728 · management and general $424,540 · fundraising $2,017,515

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $55,353 · fundraising $55,353

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $20,113,190 · program services $897,755 · management and general $2,243,840 · fundraising $16,971,595

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $1,602,596 · program services $82,027 · management and general $179,591 · fundraising $1,340,978

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $2,250,312 · program services $127,671 · management and general $493,376 · fundraising $1,629,265

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $1,408,758 · program services $82,127 · management and general $158,295 · fundraising $1,168,336

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $9,111 · program services $8,392 · fundraising $719

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $216,121 · management and general $216,121

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $55,405 · fundraising $55,405

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $284,551 · management and general $284,551

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $4,254,693 · program services $700,153 · management and general $984,329 · fundraising $2,570,211

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $302,889 · program services $31,416 · management and general $1,029 · fundraising $270,444

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,379,861 · program services $25,487 · management and general $507,966 · fundraising $846,408

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $548,991 · program services $13,743 · management and general $533,209 · fundraising $2,039

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $2,160,184 · program services $107,113 · management and general $264,705 · fundraising $1,788,366

  • 17 · Travel

    total $217,948 · program services $27,372 · management and general $28,739 · fundraising $161,837

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $207,847 · program services $5,981 · management and general $106,051 · fundraising $95,815

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $744,365 · program services $5,457 · management and general $13,485 · fundraising $725,423

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $187,011 · program services $2,745 · management and general $150,867 · fundraising $33,399

  • 24a · Other expenses: PRINTING

    total $434,178 · program services $1,230 · management and general $2,897 · fundraising $430,051

  • 24b · Other expenses: DONOR RELATIONS

    total $131,666 · program services $300 · management and general $215 · fundraising $131,151

  • 24c · Other expenses: PUBLICATIONS & SUBSCRIP

    total $130,985 · program services $14,946 · management and general $1,195 · fundraising $114,844

  • 24d · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIPS

    total $117,840 · program services $16,050 · management and general $6,431 · fundraising $95,359

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $238,410 · program services $30,155 · management and general $32,205 · fundraising $176,050

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $92,950 · end of year $51,363

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $50,060,664 · end of year $22,533,122

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $173,580,238 · end of year $141,643,895

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,037,917 · end of year $927,332

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $785,161 · end of year $1,118,336

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $7,450,094

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $2,600,575

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $4,801,775 · end of year $4,849,519

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $24,084,646 · end of year $25,023,357

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $130,255,730 · end of year $136,028,412

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $11,721,854 · end of year $10,315,774

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $4,986,683 · end of year $5,553,224

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $2,371,697 · end of year $2,659,719

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $4,378,628 · end of year $6,594,437

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $47,280,200 · end of year $24,360,841

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $139,137,212 · end of year $146,813,434

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $198,266,515 · end of year $156,509,455

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE LUCILE PACKARD FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN'S HEALTH IS HERE TO UNLOCK PHILANTHROPY TO TRANSFORM HEALTH FOR ALL KIDS AND MOMS, IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND AROUND THE WORLD. OUR FOUNDATION RAISES FUNDS FOR CHILD AND MATERNAL HEALTH AT LUCILE PACKARD CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AND THE STANFORD SCHOOL OF MEDICINE. WE ALSO SHAPE AND SUPPORT PROGRAMS THAT MAKE HEALTH CARE MORE ACCESSIBLE FOR CHILDREN WITH COMPLEX MEDICAL NEEDS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE LUCILE PACKARD FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN'S HEALTH UNLOCKS PHILANTHROPY TO TRANSFORM HEALTH FOR ALL KIDS AND MOMS, IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND AROUND THE WORLD. OUR FOUNDATION RAISES FUNDS FOR CHILD AND MATERNAL HEALTH AT LUCILE PACKARD CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AND THE STANFORD SCHOOL OF MEDICINE. WE ALSO SHAPE AND SUPPORT PROGRAMS THAT MAKE HEALTH CARE MORE ACCESSIBLE FOR CHILDREN WITH COMPLEX MEDICAL NEEDS.

  • DEVELOPMENT: THE FOUNDATION RAISES FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE LUCILE PACKARD CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL STANFORD AND THE CHILD HEALTH PROGRAMS AT THE STANFORD SCHOOL OF MEDICINE. ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF FUNDS RAISED ARE TRANSFERRED TO THE HOSPITAL AND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE ON A MONTHLY BASIS. THE FOUNDATION IS IN THE EARLY STAGES OF A NEW COMPREHENSIVE CAMPAIGN FOCUSED ON RESEARCH AND CLINICAL EXCELLENCE IN HEART, CANCER, AND MOTHERS AND BABIES.

    Expenses $118,467,704 · Grants $118,467,704 · Revenue $36,763,408

  • CHILDREN AND YOUTH WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS: THROUGH ITS PROGRAM WORK, THE FOUNDATION SEEKS TO BUILD AWARENESS ABOUT ISSUES AFFECTING CHILDREN'S HEALTH BY INVESTING IN PROGRAMS AND STRATEGIC GRANTMAKING TO ENHANCE THE SYSTEM OF CARE FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS AND THEIR FAMILIES. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED AUGUST 31, 2024, THE FOUNDATION INVESTED APPROXIMATELY $5.9 MILLION IN THIS AREA.

    Expenses $5,949,159 · Grants $3,199,311

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Paul King

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $2,543,596
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $2,465,484
    Other
    $78,112
    Hours/week
    0.3 + 50 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $1,467,967 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $632,969 related
    Other
    $0 + $364,548 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $55,500 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $22,612 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $2,543,596 related
  • Cynthia Brandt

    PRESIDENT & CEO

    Total calculated
    $1,167,062
    From this org
    $1,083,254
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $83,808
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $727,197
    Bonus
    $213,535
    Other
    $142,522
    Deferred
    $68,235
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,573
    Filer's total
    $1,167,062
  • Susan Ford Dorsey

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3 + 2 related
  • Paul Kwan

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • C Bryan Cameron

    DIRECTOR (THRU 12/31)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • David K Stevenson MD

    DIRECTOR (THRU 12/31)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • George Tidmarsh MD PhD

    DIRECTOR (THRU 12/31)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Hilary Valentine

    DIRECTOR (THRU 12/31)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Dan Bomze

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Jeff Chambers

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Lisa Cole

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Jonathan Coslet

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3 + 10 related
  • Kate Dachs

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Jennifer Duda MD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Elizabeth Dunlevie

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3 + 2 related
  • Jane Dunlevie

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Paul Fisher MD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Chris Gallo

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Cindy Goldberg

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Mary B Leonard MD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3 + 2 related
  • John Lillie

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Mohamad Makhzoumi

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Yvonne Maldonado MD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Lloyd Minor MD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3 + 2 related
  • Peter Munzig

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Katherine Orr

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Susan P Orr

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Michelle Sandberg MD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Celina Tenev

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Charlotte Waxman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Elizabeth Weil

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Yasser Y El-Sayed MD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • David George

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Tonia Karr

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3 + 2 related
  • Julie Lee

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Nina Wanstrath

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Kathryn Coulbourn

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $563,807
    From this org
    $497,985
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $65,822
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $387,289
    Bonus
    $85,555
    Other
    $25,141
    Deferred
    $33,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $32,822
    Filer's total
    $563,807
  • Jeffrey Shilling

    SVP, INDIVIDUAL GIVING

    Total calculated
    $586,263
    From this org
    $473,655
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $112,608
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $400,900
    Bonus
    $70,158
    Other
    $2,597
    Deferred
    $57,054
    Nontaxable benefits
    $55,554
    Filer's total
    $586,263
  • Andrew Kaufteil

    SVP STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS

    Total calculated
    $453,535
    From this org
    $382,451
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $71,084
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $312,848
    Bonus
    $69,063
    Other
    $540
    Deferred
    $51,433
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,651
    Filer's total
    $453,535
  • Rachel Olinger

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CSHCN

    Total calculated
    $344,502
    From this org
    $285,278
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $59,224
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $263,678
    Bonus
    $20,790
    Other
    $810
    Deferred
    $28,447
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,777
    Filer's total
    $344,502
  • James Deasy

    VP STRATEGY & INSTITUIONAL RELATIONS

    Total calculated
    $445,972
    From this org
    $363,532
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $82,440
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $307,000
    Bonus
    $41,569
    Other
    $14,963
    Deferred
    $51,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,440
    Filer's total
    $445,972
  • Sarah Collins

    VP PRINCIPAL GIFTS

    Total calculated
    $419,227
    From this org
    $383,029
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,198
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $323,758
    Bonus
    $44,293
    Other
    $14,978
    Deferred
    $33,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $3,198
    Filer's total
    $419,227
  • Porsche Gordon

    DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $387,000
    From this org
    $360,390
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,610
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $136,750
    Bonus
    $5,000
    Other
    $218,640
    Deferred
    $12,542
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,068
    Filer's total
    $387,000
  • Payal Shah

    VP TRANSFORMATION GIFTS

    Total calculated
    $371,599
    From this org
    $326,200
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $45,399
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $293,253
    Bonus
    $32,407
    Other
    $540
    Deferred
    $32,561
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,838
    Filer's total
    $371,599
  • Carolyn Otis Catanzaro

    VP FUNDRAISING STRATEGY

    Total calculated
    $360,673
    From this org
    $291,374
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $69,299
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $275,244
    Bonus
    $14,002
    Other
    $2,128
    Deferred
    $23,298
    Nontaxable benefits
    $46,001
    Filer's total
    $360,673

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 1a · Housing allowance or residence for personal use
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 1A
CYNTHIA BRANDT RECEIVES A HOUSING ALLOWANCE THAT IS TREATED AS TAXABLE COMPENSATION.
PART I, LINES 4A-B
LINE 4A: THE FOUNDATION MADE A SEVERANCE PAYMENT TO ONE EMPLOYEE IN THE AMOUNT OF $211,180. THE SEVERANCE AGREEMENT INCLUDED A STANDARD RELEASE OF LIABILITY. LINE 4B: THE FOUNDATION OFFERS A 457(F) PLAN FOR SELECT MEMBERS OF EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT. DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR 2023, THE CEO, CFO, SVP INDIVIDUAL GIVING, SVP STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS AND VP STRATEGY & INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS WERE ELIGIBLE FOR EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PLAN. THE AMOUNTS CONTRIBUTED TO THE PLAN BUT NOT PAID WERE CYNTHIA BRANDT: $35,234, ANDREW KAUFTEIL: $18,433 JEFF SHILLING: $24,054, AND JAMES DEASY: $18,000. KATHRYN COULBOURN RECEIVED A DISTRIBUTION OF $22,819 FROM THE PLAN. CYNTHIA BRANDT VESTED IN THE PLAN AND RECEIVED A DISTRIBUTION OF $14,508 FROM THE PLAN.
PART I, LINE 7
THE CEO, CFO, SVP STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS AND SVP INDIVIDUAL GIVING RECEIVE AN INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PAYMENT EQUAL TO A PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL BASE COMPENSATION. THE PERCENTAGE IS DETERMINED BASED ON THE ACHIEVEMENT OF SPECIFIC GOALS BUT IS LIMITED TO ENSURE THAT TOTAL COMPENSATION REMAINS WITHIN THE FOUNDATION'S POLICY RANGE OF THE 75TH TO 90TH PERCENTILE OF COMPENSATION AS PER SPECIFIC COMPENSATION SURVEYS. THE PERCENTAGE MAY VARY YEAR TO YEAR AS A RESULT OF THIS PROCESS. INCENTIVE COMPENSATION FOR THE CEO IS DETERMINED AND APPROVED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. THE INCENTIVE COMPENSATION FOR THE CFO, SVP STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS AND SVP INDIVIDUAL GIVING IS PROPOSED BY THE CEO AND APPROVED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

  • CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUST (11)

    T · INVESTMENT · CA

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
23 June 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202541759349301034

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