Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by AKRON CHILDRENS HOSPITAL FOUNDATION.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $31,970,206
- Total expenses
- $19,911,756
- Contributions and grants received
- $14,434,553
- Grants paid
- $19,911,756
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $17,617,008
- Other revenue
- -$81,355
- Total assets, end of year
- $168,211,926
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $5,586,446
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $162,625,480
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $19,911,756
- Management and general expenses
- $0
- Fundraising expenses
- $0
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $19,911,756
Program services were 100.0% 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.
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1c · Fundraising events
$87,748
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1d · Related organizations
$191,929
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$14,154,876
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3 · Investment income
total $17,617,008 · unrelated business -$2,223 · excluded $17,619,231
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$0
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$87,748
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$81,355
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$81,355 · excluded -$81,355
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $19,911,756 · program services $19,911,756
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $18,189,562 · end of year $9,724,350
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $28,880 · end of year $28,880
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$4,015,360
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$581,485
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $3,443,776 · end of year $3,433,875
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $130,517,235 · end of year $140,238,363
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12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $5,948,274 · end of year $6,553,811
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $7,827,829 · end of year $8,232,647
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $47,376 · end of year $15,667
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $18,051,420 · end of year $5,570,779
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $12,001,041 · end of year $13,523,794
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $135,855,719 · end of year $149,101,686
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
AKRON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION IS ORGANIZED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE BENEFIT OF CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER OF AKRON ("CHMCA"). ITS PURPOSE IS TO SOLICIT GIFTS FROM DONORS TO FURTHER THE MISSION OF CHMCA.
Activities or mission (Part I)
AKRON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION IS ORGANIZED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE BENEFIT OF CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER OF AKRON. ITS PURPOSE IS TO SOLICIT GIFTS FROM DONORS.
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THE AKRON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION WORKS TO ENSURE THAT THE HOSPITAL (CHMCA) CAN CONTINUE TO UPHOLD ITS THREE PROMISES: 1) TO TREAT EVERY CHILD AS WE WOULD OUR OWN 2) TO TREAT OTHERS AS THEY WOULD LIKE TO BE TREATED 3) TURN NO CHILD AWAY. DURING 2024, $19,911,756 FOUNDATION FUNDS WERE USED BY CHMCA TO SUPPORT ITS MISSION. THESE FOUNDATION FUNDS SUPPORTED NUMEROUS PROGRAMS WITHIN THE HOSPITAL SUCH AS HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, PALLIATIVE CARE, RESEARCH AND EDUCATION, THE REGIONAL BURN CENTER, SAFETY AND INJURY PREVENTION, CHILD ADVOCACY, NEONATAL, PEDIATRICS, TELE-HEALTH, AND OTHER PROGRAMS.
Expenses $19,911,756 · Grants $19,911,756
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Christopher GessnerCHRISTOPHER GESSNER
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $1,791,308
- From this org
- $0
- From related orgs
- $1,475,726
- Other
- $315,582
- Hours/week
- 2 + 48 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $0 + $1,000,002 related
- Bonus
- $0 + $472,501 related
- Other
- $0 + $3,223 related
- Deferred
- $0 + $279,014 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0 + $36,568 related
- Filer's total
- $0 + $1,791,308 related
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Michele BrownMICHELE BROWN
VICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPMENT
- Total calculated
- $626,336
- From this org
- $0
- From related orgs
- $577,539
- Other
- $48,797
- Hours/week
- 50
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $0 + $346,732 related
- Bonus
- $0 + $103,231 related
- Other
- $0 + $127,576 related
- Deferred
- $0 + $27,845 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0 + $20,952 related
- Filer's total
- $0 + $626,336 related
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Bruce Cohen MDBRUCE COHEN MD
DIRECTOR/CHAIR NEURODEVELOPMENT
- Total calculated
- $659,871
- From this org
- $0
- From related orgs
- $601,506
- Other
- $58,365
- Hours/week
- 1 + 49 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $0 + $465,488 related
- Bonus
- $0 + $15,000 related
- Other
- $0 + $121,018 related
- Deferred
- $0 + $24,150 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0 + $34,215 related
- Filer's total
- $0 + $659,871 related
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Shefali Mahesh MDSHEFALI MAHESH MD
DIRECTOR/CHAIR OF PEDIATRICS
- Total calculated
- $411,826
- From this org
- $0
- From related orgs
- $367,852
- Other
- $43,974
- Hours/week
- 1 + 49 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $0 + $383,959 related
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0 + -$16,107 related
- Deferred
- $0 + $23,816 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0 + $20,158 related
- Filer's total
- $0 + $411,826 related
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Gordon EdwardsGORDON EDWARDS
CFO/TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $963,211
- From this org
- $0
- From related orgs
- $884,190
- Other
- $79,021
- Hours/week
- 2 + 48 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $0 + $656,011 related
- Bonus
- $0 + $206,644 related
- Other
- $0 + $21,535 related
- Deferred
- $0 + $43,825 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0 + $35,196 related
- Filer's total
- $0 + $963,211 related
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Mark W OelschlagerMARK W OELSCHLAGER
DIRECTOR/CHAIR OF BOARD
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 12 + 3 related
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Kevin J HelmickKEVIN J HELMICK
OFFICER/VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Beth R SpainBETH R SPAIN
OFFICER/SECRETARY - PART YEAR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Virginia AddicottVIRGINIA ADDICOTT
DIRECTOR/CHMCA CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 14 related
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Louis Lou M AltmanLOUIS LOU M ALTMAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Alexa Sweeney BlackannALEXA SWEENEY BLACKANN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Debra Deb A CalevichDEBRA DEB A CALEVICH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Timothy B ClepperTIMOTHY B CLEPPER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Charles Chuck A CrawfordCHARLES CHUCK A CRAWFORD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Thomas R CrowleyTHOMAS R CROWLEY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Robert L DavisROBERT L DAVIS
DIRECTOR - PART YEAR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 2 related
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Gary J DidadoGARY J DIDADO
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Marci M MatthewsMARCI M MATTHEWS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Marshall C MurdoughMARSHALL C MURDOUGH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Irene M PrezeljIRENE M PREZELJ
DIRECTOR - PART YEAR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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William A ScalaWILLIAM A SCALA
DIRECTOR - PART YEAR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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James M SchmidtJAMES M SCHMIDT
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Paul N ThomariosPAUL N THOMARIOS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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David G TischDAVID G TISCH
DIRECTOR - PART YEAR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Marlene K TootMARLENE K TOOT
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Linda A VennerLINDA A VENNER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Brian C WagnerBRIAN C WAGNER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Stephen MyersSTEPHEN MYERS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Alexis PetitoALEXIS PETITO
DIRECTOR - PART YEAR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Barbara VarleyBARBARA VARLEY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 15 related
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Danielle CovelliDANIELLE COVELLI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Michael FloryMICHAEL FLORY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Alicia LamancusaALICIA LAMANCUSA
DIRECTOR - ASST TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $473,510
- From this org
- $0
- From related orgs
- $427,340
- Other
- $46,170
- Hours/week
- 2 + 48 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $0 + $350,218 related
- Bonus
- $0 + $72,430 related
- Other
- $0 + $4,692 related
- Deferred
- $0 + $24,150 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0 + $22,020 related
- Filer's total
- $0 + $473,510 related
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Kyle SheltonKYLE SHELTON
ASST SECRETARY/DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $171,251
- From this org
- $0
- From related orgs
- $146,133
- Other
- $25,118
- Hours/week
- 2 + 48 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $0 + $153,499 related
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0 + -$7,366 related
- Deferred
- $0 + $6,148 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0 + $18,970 related
- Filer's total
- $0 + $171,251 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, 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
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- PART I, LINE 3
- AKRON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION RELIED ON THE RELATED ORGANIZATION, CHMCA, TO ESTABLISH THE TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL'S COMPENSATION. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER OF AKRON'S EXECUTIVE TOTAL COMPENSATION PROGRAM IS ULTIMATELY GOVERNED BY THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. AN INDEPENDENT SALARY SURVEY WAS LAST COMPLETED IN 2024.
- PART I, LINE 4B
- THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS BECAME PARTICIPANTS IN SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLANS DURING 2018, WHEREBY THEY BECOME VESTED PER THE TERMS OF THEIR EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT. CHMCA IS ACCRUING FOR THE BENEFIT THAT WILL OCCUR, THEREFORE THESE AMOUNTS ARE INCLUDED IN THEIR DEFERRED COMPENSATION. DISTRIBUTIONS WERE MADE IN 2024 IN THE FOLLOWING AMOUNTS: MICHELE BROWN - $130,487 CHRISTOPHER GESSNER - $0 CHMCA HAS A SUPPLEMENTAL NONQUALIFIED PLAN OPEN TO SELECTED EMPLOYEES WHEN WAGES EXCEED THE MAXIMUM THRESHOLD FOR THE QUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLANS. THE AMOUNTS ARE CALCULATED IN THE FOLLOWING YEAR OF EARNINGS AND EITHER PAID TO THE EMPLOYEE IF THEY ARE VESTED AS TAXABLE INCOME OR PUT INTO THE PLAN UNTIL VESTED AND THEN PAID.
- PART I, LINE 5
- AKRON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION RELIED ON THE RELATED ORGANIZATION, CHMCA, TO ESTABLISH THE BONUSES OF THE TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. CHMCA DOES HAVE CONTRACTS WITH CERTAIN PHYSICIANS THAT EARN BONUSES BASED ON WORK RELATIVE VALUE UNITS (WRVU'S). PHYSICIANS WORK RVU: THE RELATIVE LEVEL OF TIME, SKILL, TRAINING, AND INTENSITY TO PROVIDE A GIVEN SERVICE. EACH CURRENT PROCEDURAL TERMINOLOGY (CPT) CODE IS TARGETED FOR REVIEW AT LEAST EVERY FIVE YEARS TO DETERMINE THE WORK RVU FOR A PARTICULAR SERVICE. A CODE WITH A HIGHER RVU WORK TAKES MORE TIME, MORE INTENSITY OR SOME COMBINATION OF THE TWO.
- PART I, LINE 6
- AKRON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION RELIED ON THE RELATED ORGANIZATION, CHMCA, TO ESTABLISH THE BONUSES OF THE TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. CHMCA BASES A PORTION OF BONUSES ON THE NET EARNINGS OF CHMCA.
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
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CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER OF AKRON
$17,011,820
PATIENT CARE NEEDS
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CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER OF AKRON
$2,899,936
CAPITAL SUPPORT
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.
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CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MED CENTER OF AKRON
501(C)(3) · HOSPITAL · OH
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CHILD DIMENSIONS INSURANCE COMPANY
501(C)(3) · INSURANCE · OH · controlled entity
Directly controlled by CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MED CENTER OF AKRON
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AKRON CHILDREN'S HEALTH COLLABORATIVE
501(C)(4) · ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION · OH · controlled entity
Directly controlled by CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MED CENTER OF AKRON
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 partnerships
Part III: related organizations taxable as a partnership, with the filer's share.
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GAMUT QUALITY IMPROVEMENT COLLABORATIVE LLC
CONTRACT MANAGEMENT · OH
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GALLIARD BROAD MARKET CORE FUND
INVESTMENTS · NC
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 12 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202523179349300532
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