Nonprofit · EIN 36-4077528
THE CHILDRENS HEART FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · NORTHBROOK, IL 60062
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $3,610,008 | $3,880,946 | -$270,938 | $3,173,238 | $872,833 | $2,300,405 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $3,378,951 | $3,133,076 | $245,875 | $3,197,751 | $626,408 | $2,571,343 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $4,230,613
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $75,268
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$678
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$703,171
- Other revenue
- -$695,873
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $1,780,000
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $267,155
- Other salaries and wages
- $741,546
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,268,887
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $41,215
- Accounting fees
- $19,715
- Occupancy
- $21,845
- Travel
- $3,225
- Program services (functional)
- $2,870,219
- Management and general (functional)
- $507,047
- Fundraising (functional)
- $503,680
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $3,197,751
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,173,238
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $872,833
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,300,405
- Publicly traded securities
- $114,943
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,748,580
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $551,825
- Gross receipts
- $4,527,413
- Employees
- 15
- Volunteers
- 309
- Year formed
- 1996
- State of legal domicile
- IL
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABIGAIL RODDIE-HAMLIN | PRESIDENT & CEO THROUGH 9/30/2024 Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $183,569 | $23,587 |
| JEFF FRANCO | INTERIM CEO BEGAN 10/1/2024 Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $60,000 | $0 |
| TAMARA THOMAS | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN SLAWIN | IMMEDIATE PAST BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHRYN OSTEEN | CHAIR ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM BOLOTIN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| LORI JONES | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| DR NANCY GHANAYEM | MEMBER Trustee or director | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| SALLY POWERS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIELLE PRADAS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM ROACH | MEMBER Trustee or director | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| MATTHEW SCHOENHOLTZ | MEMBER Trustee or director | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| TAWANNA WILLIAMS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| KELLY WITTICH | MEMBER Trustee or director | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON YOUNG | MEMBER Trustee or director | 10 | $0 | $0 |
2 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR JOHN COSTELLO | MEMBER Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| WILLIAM LYMAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABIGAIL RODDIE-HAMLIN | PRESIDENT & CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $150,404 | $20,094 |
| TIERRA LEMON | SR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & OPERATIONS Officer | 40 | $91,152 | $15,566 |
| KEVIN SLAWIN | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTHA HAUBER | IMMEDIATE PAST BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| LORI JONES | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM BOLOTIN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHRYN OSTEEN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIELLE PRADAS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| SALLY POWERS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM ROACH | MEMBER Trustee or director | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| DR JOHN COSTELLO | MEMBER Trustee or director | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| KELLY WITTICH | MEMBER Trustee or director | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| TAMARA THOMAS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| TAWANNA NISHIBAYAHSI | MEMBER Trustee or director | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON YOUNG | MEMBER Trustee or director | 10 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 5 REVERE DR STE 200, NORTHBROOK, IL 60062-8000
- Mailing address (990-N for 2009)
- Po Box 566, Netown Square PA 19073
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- TERRY K MORROW, 5 REVERE DRIVE 200, NORTHBROOK, IL 60062
- Principal officer (990-N for 2009)
- Patricia Cheshire, 349 Malin Rd, Newtown Square PA 19073
- Signed the 990
- TERRY K MORROW, PRESIDENT AND CEO
- Phone
- (847) 634-6474
- Return prepared by
- DUGAN & LOPATKA CPA'S PC
Mission
THE MISSION OF THE CHILDREN'S HEART FOUNDATION (CHF) IS TO ADVANCE THE DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF CONGENITAL HEART DEFECTS (CHDS) BY FUNDING THE MOST PROMISING RESEARCH.
Program accomplishments
- RESEARCHTHE CHILDREN'S HEART FOUNDATION FUNDS THE MOST PROMISING CONGENITAL HEART DEFECT (CHD)RESEARCH. SINCE 1996, CHF HAS INVESTED NEARLY $20 MILLION INTO CHD RESEARCH AND SCIENTIFIC COLLABORATIONS.IN 2024 CHF FUNDED NEARLY $1.8 MILLION IN CHD RESEARCH AND SCIENTIFIC COLLABORATIONS ACROSS FOUR KEY INITIATIVES: 1. INDEPENDENT RESEARCH FUNDED BY THE FOUNDATION, 2. COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH WITH THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION THROUGH JOINT CONGENITAL HEART DEFECT RESEARCH AWARDS, 3. FUNDING THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS' PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP AWARD, AND 4. FUNDING CARDIAC NETWORKS UNITED (CNU), A NATIONAL PEDIATRIC AND CONGENITAL CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH NETWORK. CHF PROVIDED FUNDING FOR THE FOLLOWING INDEPENDENT RESEARCH:DR. YULI KIM, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA 2 YR. GRANT AWARD FUNDED BY CHF; MEND A HEART FOUNDATION FUND RESTRICTED FUNDS HEPATIC PERFUSION AND LIVER HEALTH AS ASSESSED BY DUAL CHOLATE CLEARANCE ASSAY IN FALD SUBMITTED BY YULI KIM, M.D., PERELMAN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA.DR. ROBERT TRANQUILLO, REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA - TWIN CITIES, 2 YR. GRANT AWARD FUNDED BY CHF; APPROVED BY BOD IN 2024. GROWING TRANSCATHETER PULMONARY STENT VALVE FOR CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE SUBMITTED BY ROBERT TRANQUILLO, UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA TWIN CITIES.DR. YUN ZHANG, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IRVING MEDICAL CENTER 2 YR. GRANT AWARD FUNDED BY CHF; APPROVED BY BOD IN 2024. ADVANCING NEONATAL TETRALOGY OF FALLOT CARE WITH A COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION FRAMEWORK SUBMITTED BY YUN ZHANG, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IRVING MEDICAL CENTER.THE CHILDREN'S HEART FOUNDATION PROVIDES FUNDING TO CARDIAC NETWORKS UNITED TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN WITH CHDS. ONE OF CNU'S CURRENT RESEARCH EFFORTS - THE PAC3 CHEST TUBE PROJECT - IS NOW BEING IMPLEMENTED AT NEARLY 20 U.S. HOSPITALS AS RESEARCHERS CONSIDER THE OPTIMAL TIME FOR CHEST TUBE REMOVAL IN YOUNG CHD PATIENTS.THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP AWARD WAS FUNDED IN 2024; HOWEVER, THE 2024 RECIPIENT WILL BE AWARDED IN 2025.Expenses $2,544,642 · grants $1,780,000 · revenue $7,298
- AWARENESS CONGENITAL HEART WALKS: THE CHILDREN'S HEART FOUNDATION'S CONGENITAL HEART WALK SERIES IS THE NATION'S LARGEST WALK SERIES SOLELY DEDICATED TO RAISING AWARENESS AND FUNDS FOR CONGENITAL HEART DEFECT RESEARCH. 36 CONGENITAL HEART WALK EVENTS TOOK PLACE IN 2024. THE WALKS OFFER A CHANCE TO STRENGTHEN OUR COMMUNITY AND SPREAD AWARENESS ABOUT AMERICA'S MOST COMMON BIRTH DEFECT - CHDS, AND WE RAISED ALMOST $2,300,000!FUNDRAISING EVENTS AND CAMPAIGNS: VARIOUS FUNDRAISING EVENTS AND CAMPAIGNS TOOK PLACE THROUGHOUT 2024, INCLUDING #GIVINGTUESDAY, HEART MONTH, VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION MONTH, AND OUR MATCHING FROM THE HEART CAMPAIGN - ALL OF WHICH HELPED RAISE AWARENESS AND FUNDS OF THE CHILDREN'S HEART FOUNDATION'S CRITICAL MISSION.GENERAL AWARENESS: THE CHILDREN'S HEART FOUNDATION UTILIZES SOCIAL MEDIA AND VIDEO STORYTELLING TO SPREAD FURTHER AWARENESS OF CHDS AND CHF. OUR SOCIAL MEDIA EFFORTS FOCUS ON SHARING STORIES OF CHILDREN, ADULTS, AND FAMILIES IMPACTED BY CHDS, AS WELL AS TELLING OUR AUDIENCE ABOUT THE IMPORTANT RESEARCH EFFORTS WE ARE FUNDING. THESE TOOLS HELP US REACH PEOPLE WHO MAY NOT HAVE PREVIOUSLY KNOWN ABOUT OUR IMPORTANT WORK.Expenses $174,296
- ADVOCACY WE ENDEAVORED TO CREATE MORE AWARENESS OF THE NEED FOR ADVOCACY FOR THOSE WITH CHDS AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS BY TELLING THEIR STORY ON OUR WEBSITES, IN VIDEO, AND THROUGH SPECIAL BROADCAST PRODUCTIONS, LIKE THE PBS VISIONARIES SERIES. OUR ADVOCACY EFFORTS FOCUS ON RAISING AWARENESS OF THE NEED FOR INCREASED FUNDING FOR RESEARCH, SURVIVIVAL,LONGEVITY AND QUALITY OF LIFE EFFORTS WHICH HAVE DRAMATICALLY INCREASED FOR CHD PATIENTS. THERE HAS BEEN A 37.5% DECREASE IN BABIES DYING AT BIRTH WHICH IS A TREMENDOUS RESULT, BUT WE KNOW THAT BABIES ARE STILL BEING BORN DAILY WITH CHDS.WE INTEND TO PROVIDE MORE EDUCATIONAL AND OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES AROUND THE CURRENT ENVIRONMENT FOR CONGENITAL HEART DEFECTS. OUR ADVOCACY EFFORTS SEEK TO EDUCATE OUR COMMUNITIES ON THE SIGNIFICANCE OF CONGENITAL HEART DEFECTS AND ITS IMPACT ON INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES.Expenses $151,281
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 36-4077528
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Group exemption
- Exempt since
- 2003
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations (T30)
- Group exemption
- 3984
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,173,238
- Income (IRS master file)
- $4,527,413
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $3,610,008 | $3,880,946 | $3,173,238 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $3,378,951 | $3,133,076 | $3,197,751 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $3,888,384 | $3,018,754 | $3,615,825 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | $2,829,307 | $2,550,795 | $2,685,601 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2009 Officer: Patricia Cheshire | December 31, 2009 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 36-4077528).
Questions about THE CHILDRENS HEART FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of THE CHILDRENS HEART FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of THE CHILDRENS HEART FOUNDATION is 36-4077528.
- Is THE CHILDRENS HEART FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2003.
- Are donations to THE CHILDRENS HEART FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Group exemption).
- Which annual return does THE CHILDRENS HEART FOUNDATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of THE CHILDRENS HEART FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did THE CHILDRENS HEART FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of THE CHILDRENS HEART FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names TERRY K MORROW.
- Who are the officers and directors of THE CHILDRENS HEART FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 17 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $183,569 (ABIGAIL RODDIE-HAMLIN, PRESIDENT & CEO THROUGH 9/30/2024).
- How much revenue does THE CHILDRENS HEART FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $3,610,008, expenses of $3,880,946 and total assets of $3,173,238 at year end.
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