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← CHILDRENS HOSPITAL FOUNDATION

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by CHILDRENS HOSPITAL FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$32,089,052
Total expenses
$19,567,923
Contributions and grants received
$25,646,043
Grants paid
$14,306,685
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$14,306,685
Management and general expenses
$1,324,499
Fundraising expenses
$3,936,739
Program service expenses (Part III)
$14,306,685

Program services were 73.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Listed in Part VII

  • Ashley Novak Butler

    Board Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Marita Willis

    Board Chair

    Total calculated
    $2,000
    From this org
    $2,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mark Prussian

    Board Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mitchel Denham

    Board Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tonii Rizzo

    Board Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Akure Paradis

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Andrew Koon

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Bill Taylor

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Bruce Dudley

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Clay Hunt

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dana Johnson

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • David Ramage

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Emmett Ramser

    Trustee/Former Hospital CAO

    Total calculated
    $546,206
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $511,628
    Other
    $34,578
    Hours/week
    1

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $2,571 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $55,518 related
    Other
    $0 + $453,539 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $13,800 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $20,778 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $546,206 related

  • Eric Weihe

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Felisha Dowdy

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • G Hunt Rounsavall Jr

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Izmene Peredo-Martinez

    Trustee (partial year)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • John Thurman

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jose Neil Donis

    Trustee (partial year)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kirstina Chiu

    Trustee (partial year)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mari-Elise Paul

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mark Lynn

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mary Newell

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Matthew Allen

    Trustee (partial year)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Melanie Minteer

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mimi Hwang

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rachel Miles-Merrick

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ryan Bridgeman

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • William Ehrig

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Yolanda Acosta

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Adam Kempf

    Sr VP & CFAO

    Total calculated
    $1,659,943
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $1,418,297
    Other
    $241,646
    Hours/week
    1 + 49 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $925,300 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $363,283 related
    Other
    $0 + $129,714 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $212,195 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $29,451 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $1,659,943 related

  • Michael W Gough

    Exec VP and COO (partial year)

    Total calculated
    $3,217,019
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $3,200,723
    Other
    $16,296
    Hours/week
    1 + 49 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $719,698 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $554,516 related
    Other
    $0 + $1,926,509 related
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $16,296 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $3,217,019 related

  • Robert B Azar

    Sr VP Chief Legal Officer/Secretary

    Total calculated
    $1,302,529
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $1,125,537
    Other
    $176,992
    Hours/week
    1 + 49 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $692,567 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $303,986 related
    Other
    $0 + $128,984 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $162,205 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $14,787 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $1,302,529 related

  • Russell F Cox

    President & CEO

    Total calculated
    $4,115,838
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $3,633,654
    Other
    $482,184
    Hours/week
    1 + 49 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $1,857,038 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $953,295 related
    Other
    $0 + $823,321 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $449,244 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $32,940 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $4,115,838 related

  • Mary Lynn Meyer

    Sr VP WCCP/ CDO

    Total calculated
    $920,295
    From this org
    $194,712
    From related orgs
    $596,938
    Other
    $128,645
    Hours/week
    12 + 38 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $161,314 + $331,969 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $214,873 related
    Other
    $33,398 + $50,096 related
    Deferred
    $76,592 + $51,061 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $595 + $397 related
    Filer's total
    $271,899 + $648,396 related

  • Adam Fields

    Sys Dir, Planned Giving and Major Gifts

    Total calculated
    $239,290
    From this org
    $110,403
    From related orgs
    $110,403
    Other
    $18,484
    Hours/week
    20 + 20 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $85,083 + $85,083 related
    Bonus
    $24,754 + $24,754 related
    Other
    $566 + $566 related
    Deferred
    $5,456 + $5,456 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $3,786 + $3,786 related
    Filer's total
    $119,645 + $119,645 related

  • Amanda Current

    Dir, Events and Internal Relations

    Total calculated
    $155,193
    From this org
    $97,836
    From related orgs
    $24,459
    Other
    $32,898
    Hours/week
    33 + 7 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $77,218 + $19,305 related
    Bonus
    $16,352 + $4,088 related
    Other
    $4,266 + $1,066 related
    Deferred
    $6,266 + $1,566 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,053 + $5,013 related
    Filer's total
    $124,155 + $31,038 related

  • Anne Cannon

    Dir Events/Donor Relation

    Total calculated
    $140,782
    From this org
    $100,503
    From related orgs
    $25,126
    Other
    $15,153
    Hours/week
    33 + 7 related

  • Heather Singleton

    Sys Dir, Events/Community Relations

    Total calculated
    $296,572
    From this org
    $210,618
    From related orgs
    $52,655
    Other
    $33,299
    Hours/week
    32 + 8 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $160,938 + $40,234 related
    Bonus
    $48,070 + $12,018 related
    Other
    $1,610 + $403 related
    Deferred
    $7,433 + $1,858 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,206 + $4,802 related
    Filer's total
    $237,257 + $59,315 related

  • Susan Cohen

    Dir, Grants

    Total calculated
    $159,843
    From this org
    $108,717
    From related orgs
    $36,239
    Other
    $14,887
    Hours/week
    33 + 7 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $89,444 + $29,814 related
    Bonus
    $17,921 + $5,974 related
    Other
    $1,352 + $451 related
    Deferred
    $3,907 + $1,302 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,259 + $2,419 related
    Filer's total
    $119,883 + $39,960 related

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 — 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 · Discretionary spending account
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 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)

Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a Discretionary spending account
THE INTERESTED PERSON LISTED BELOW RECEIVED THE BENEFIT OF A DISCRETIONARY SPENDING ACCOUNT IN 2024: Mary Lynn Meyer
Schedule J, Part I, Line 3 Arrangement used to establish the top management official's compensation
NORTON HEALTHCARE INC (NHC) EIN 61-1028725 IS THE PARENT ORGANIZATION FOR THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION (CHF) AND THEREFORE ESTABLISHES COMPENSATION FOR THE CEO, OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES THROUGH ENGAGING WITH THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF NHC; AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT; REVIEW OF OTHER ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990; WRITTEN EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS; THIRD PARTY COMPENSATION SURVEYS AND APPROVAL BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND BOARD. SEE NARRATIVE IN SCHEDULE O, REFERENCING PART VI, LINE 15 WHICH FURTHER DESCRIBES THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 4a Severance or change-of-control payment
Severance payment was received during 2024 for Trustee/Hospital CAO, Emmett Ramser in the amount of $359,224. Other compensation included in Schedule J Column B(iii).
Schedule J, Part I, Line 4b Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
THE FOLLOWING INTERESTED PERSONS PARTICIPATED IN OR RECEIVED PAYMENT FROM SUPPLEMENTAL NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLANS AS DESCRIBED IN IRC SECTION 457(F). THE INTERESTED PERSONS BELOW MAY HAVE PARTICIPATED IN ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING PLANS: THE EXECU-PLUS BENEFIT PLAN, DEFINED BENEFIT AND DEFINED CONTRIBUTION RESTORATION PLANS, AND THE PHYSICIAN DEFERRED PLAN. THE "PAY CREDIT" OUTLINED BELOW REPRESENTS A REASONABLE ESTIMATE OF THE ANNUAL INCREASE IN ACTUARIAL VALUE OF THE PLANS; AND THEREFORE, REPRESENTS THE ORGANIZATION'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE VALUE OF THE BENEFITS. NAME - PAY CREDIT Russell F. Cox - $410,065 Michael W. Gough - $219,544 Robert Azar - $136,740 Adam Kempf - $187,984 Mary Lynn Meyer - $91,801 THE "PAYMENT RECEIVED" OUTLINED BELOW REPRESENTS CASH PAYMENTS THAT THE EMPLOYEE RECEIVED DURING 2024 AND CAN BE COMPRISED OF CURRENT AND/OR PRIOR YEARS EMPLOYEE AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS. NAME - PAYMENT RECEIVED Russell F. Cox - $251,451 Michael W. Gough - $206,074 Robert Azar - $96,040 Adam Kempf - $107,772 Mary Lynn Meyer - $57,633 Emmett Ramser - $92,719
Schedule J, Part I, Line 7 Non-fixed payments
Norton Healthcare, Inc. (NHC) has a Variable Compensation Plan for Executives, eligibility under which extended to employees holding a full-time position as Senior Officer, Officer, System Director or other designated Director level position. Under the plan, a variable compensation pool amount is approved by the Board of Trustees. Each participant's performance is evaluated relative to the goals and objectives documented as part of the participant's plan; and an award is determined for the participant, based on achievement of the goals and objectives, subject to the funding of the variable compensation pool. At the end of each year, the Committee on Executive Compensation and Benefits determines an appropriate award for the NHC's President & Chief Executive Officer, and the President & Chief Executive Officer recommends appropriate awards for other senior executives to the Committee on Executive Compensation and Benefits for its review and approval.

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

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.

  • NORTON HEALTHCARE INC

    501(c)(3) · PROVIDE ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPORT SERVICES · KY

    Directly controlled by NA

  • NORTON HOSPITALS INC

    501(c)(3) · PROVIDE HOSPITAL SERVICES · KY

    Directly controlled by Norton Healthcare Inc

  • COMMUNITY MEDICAL ASSOCIATES INC

    501(c)(3) · OPERATES A NETWORK OF PHYSICIAN PRACTICES · KY

    Directly controlled by Norton Healthcare Inc

  • NORTON PROPERTIES INC

    501(c)(3) · MAINTAINS OFFICE AND PARKING FACILITIES · KY

    Directly controlled by Norton Healthcare Inc

  • NORTON HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION INC

    501(c)(3) · GENERATE FUNDS TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES · KY

    Directly controlled by Norton Healthcare Inc

  • NORTON HEALTHCARE - INDIANA INC

    501(c)(3) · OPERATE HOSPITAL AND OTHER HEALTHCARE FACILITIES · IN

    Directly controlled by Norton Healthcare Inc

  • NORTON KINGS DAUGHTER'S HEALTH INC

    501(c)(3) · PROVIDE HOSPITAL SERVICES · IN

    Directly controlled by NORTON HEALTHCARE - Indiana INC

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
6 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.1
Source object
202523109349302837

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