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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by CHILDRENS HEALTH DEFENSE.

Totals

Total revenue
$16,146,234
Total expenses
$19,212,861
Contributions and grants received
$15,219,070
Grants paid
$592,599
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$482,207
Other revenue
$444,957
Total assets, end of year
$17,580,230
Total liabilities, end of year
$988,889
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$16,591,341
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$14,549,028
Management and general expenses
$3,662,678
Fundraising expenses
$1,001,155
Program service expenses (Part III)
$14,549,028

Program services were 75.7% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $15,219,070

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $288,303 · related or exempt $288,303

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $246,714 · related or exempt $246,714

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $3,839,489

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

    securities $3,645,585

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $193,904

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $193,904 · related or exempt $193,904

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $365,827

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $178,357

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $187,470 · excluded $187,470

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $12,768

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $7,407

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $5,361 · related or exempt $5,361

  • 11a · Other revenue: Credit Card Points

    total $5,412 · excluded $5,412

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $5,412

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $241,599 · program services $241,599

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $36,000 · program services $36,000

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $315,000 · program services $315,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,647,646 · program services $811,596 · management and general $505,364 · fundraising $330,686

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $6,241,363 · program services $4,792,607 · management and general $1,091,592 · fundraising $357,164

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,248,006 · program services $882,808 · management and general $255,254 · fundraising $109,944

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $617,819 · program services $438,887 · management and general $125,064 · fundraising $53,868

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $42,657 · management and general $42,657

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $4,362,739 · program services $3,836,642 · management and general $526,097

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $50,427 · management and general $50,427

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,236,270 · program services $980,330 · management and general $255,940

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $13,291 · program services $13,291

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $273,633 · program services $118,584 · management and general $155,049

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $524,315 · program services $189,265 · management and general $245,986 · fundraising $89,064

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $718,897 · program services $640,785 · management and general $78,112

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $243,795 · program services $243,795

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $165,308 · management and general $165,308

  • 24a · Other expenses: Merchant Fees

    total $145,792 · management and general $145,792

  • 24b · Other expenses: Video and Photo Expenses

    total $584,657 · program services $584,657

  • 24c · Other expenses: Consulting-writers research

    total $189,098 · program services $189,098

  • 24d · Other expenses: Publications

    total $234,084 · program services $234,084

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $80,465 · management and general $20,036 · fundraising $60,429

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $2,544,363 · end of year $2,191,579

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $15,323,518 · end of year $13,369,252

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,558,344 · end of year $724,083

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $60,840 · end of year $803,069

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $124,595 · end of year $267,055

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

    $158,252

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

    $3,412

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    end of year $154,840

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $590,333 · end of year $13,861

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $273 · end of year $529

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $2,800 · end of year $55,962

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $547,098 · end of year $988,889

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $17,685,553 · end of year $14,552,944

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,972,415 · end of year $2,038,397

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

Organizations mission is to restore and protect the health of children by eliminating environmental exposures, holding responsible parties accountable, and establishing safeguards to prevent future harm of childrens health.

  • Education and Outreach ProgramWhen a harmful exposure is identified,we follow the precautionary principle and immediately educate the public regarding strategies to avoid these exposures through publication of informative and well referenced articles. These are distributed through social media, electronic newsletters (The Defender), and on our website.Once these exposures are identified we utilize health informatics data tofurther assess exposures to these chemicals and adverse health outcomes. If our finding support a causal relationship between the exposure and adverse health outcomes we identify potential sources of these exposures, those responsible for the exposures and work with them to reduce and eliminate.

    Expenses $8,019,795 · Grants $456,599 · Revenue $246,714

  • Litigation ProgramIn order to hold those responsible accountable, Childrens Health Defense files or supports civil and criminal legal actions in federal and state court to force transparency, scientific integrity, and policy change within industry and government regulatory agencies.

    Expenses $5,158,012

  • ResearchChildrens Health Defense has thousands of members throughoutthe US who share with us personal stories about the decline in their childrens health and what they think might have been responsible. We then engage our team of scientists, researchers, and advocates to dig deeper by combing through full-text archives of biomedical and life sciences research at the US National Institutes of Healths National Library of Medicine to determine if the parents concerns are supported by research.

    Expenses $991,076 · Grants $136,000

  • Reform Pharma ProgramUnder this program, the Organization aims to end pharmaceutical industry corruption and restore health care integrity by identifying and removing the specific mechanisms the industry uses to embed itself deep within our government, media, and school system.

    Expenses $380,145

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Robert F Kennedy Jr

    Chairman On Leave

    Total calculated
    $326,056
    From this org
    $326,056
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $259,806
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    $66,250
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    $326,056

  • Giorgio Zeolla

    Sr Director of Development

    Total calculated
    $219,417
    From this org
    $219,417
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $219,417
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    $219,417

  • Laura Bono

    Executive Vice President

    Total calculated
    $205,734
    From this org
    $205,734
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $205,734
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    $205,734

  • Doug Kissell

    Treasurer & Sr Director of F

    Total calculated
    $193,803
    From this org
    $193,803
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $193,803
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    $193,803

  • Mary S Holland

    President Director

    Total calculated
    $180,675
    From this org
    $180,675
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $180,675
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    $180,675

  • Rolf Hazlehurst

    General Counsel

    Total calculated
    $171,735
    From this org
    $171,735
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $171,735
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    $171,735

  • Lynne Arnold

    Sr Director of IT & Communic

    Total calculated
    $150,421
    From this org
    $150,421
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $150,421
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    $150,421

  • Brian Hooker

    Chief Science Officer Direct

    Total calculated
    $142,208
    From this org
    $142,208
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    20

  • Dawn Mayes

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $116,494
    From this org
    $116,494
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Andrew Pek

    Chief Operating Officer

    Total calculated
    $103,315
    From this org
    $103,315
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • John Sullivan

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Leigh Merinoff

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • David Silver

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Karen Hopper

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Deirdre Imus

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Aimee Rickabus

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Sheila Ealey

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Kristina Kristen

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Michael Baum

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Kay Sullivan

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Tony Lyons

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Michael Horwin

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Michelle Walrath

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

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

  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 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
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

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

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.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • CHD Publishing LLC

    Publishing · GA · income $221,768 · assets $140,856

    Directly controlled by Childrens Health Defense

  • Childrens Health Defense Films LLC

    Films · GA · income $730,054 · assets $228,551

    Directly controlled by Childrens Health Defense

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
30 September 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202402749349301310

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