Nonprofit · EIN 41-2013739
CHILDRENS SURGERY INTERNATIONAL
Tax-exempt · NEW BRIGHTON, MN 55112
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $779,593 | $881,069 | -$101,476 | $1,150,803 | $117,030 | $1,033,773 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $659,180 | $657,078 | $2,102 | $1,100,394 | $7,554 | $1,092,840 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $671,665
- Program service revenue
- $42,384
- Investment income
- $75,127
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $37,369
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$27,403
- Net income from gaming
- $18,318
- Net income from sales of inventory
- -$498
- Other revenue
- -$9,583
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $83,061
- Other salaries and wages
- $93,844
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $190,747
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $7,160
- Occupancy
- $77,462
- Travel
- $527,679
- Depreciation
- $5,903
- Program services (functional)
- $774,518
- Management and general (functional)
- $49,940
- Fundraising (functional)
- $56,611
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,100,394
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,150,803
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $117,030
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,033,773
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $36,598
- Publicly traded securities
- $861,334
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,033,773
- Gross receipts
- $1,007,435
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 160
- Year formed
- 2001
- State of legal domicile
- MN
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MEGAN SPARKS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 30 | $83,060 |
| SIVA CHINNADURAI | ACADEMIC DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| AMY FISCHER | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| GARRETT VINCENT | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| KATHY CLINCH | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| PETER FALKER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| NEAL PETERSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MELANIE MCCALL | SECRETARY- PART YEAR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DAVID TETZLAFF | MEDICAL DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DOROTHY BARR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JASON DESHAW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KAREN RESCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ELLEN REYNOLDS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BRIANNE ROBY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ZINDA SCHAEFER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
5 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| TODD STINSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DAVID VANDERSTEEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JAMES ZIMMERMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KATIE LANE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RANDALL HANSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 20 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MEGAN SPARKS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 30 | $75,608 |
| SIVA CHINNADURAI | CHAIR / ACADEMIC DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| AMY FISCHER | CO-CHAIR/CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| PETER FALKER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| NEAL PETERSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID TETZLAFF | DIRECTOR / MEDICAL DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DOROTHY BARR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATHY CLINCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JASON DESHAW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KAREN RESCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MELANIE MCCALL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELLEN REYNOLDS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRIANNE ROBY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ZINDA SCHAEFER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LINDA SEDGWICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TODD STINSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID VANDERSTEEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GARRETT VINCENT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES ZIMMERMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NORIE WILSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 99 5TH AVE NW STE 100, NEW BRIGHTON, MN 55112-3247
- In care of
- % MEGAN SPARKS
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- MEGAN SPARKS, 99 5TH AVENUE NW 100, NEW BRIGHTON, MN 55112
- Signed the 990
- MEGAN SPARKS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (612) 746-4082
- Website
- CHILDRENSSURGERYINTL.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
Mission
CHILDREN'S SURGERY INTERNATIONAL (CSI) PROVIDES FREE PEDIATRIC MEDICAL AND SURGICAL SERVICES, ALONG WITH PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO COMMUNITIES IN NEED AROUND THE WORLD.
Program accomplishments
- PLANNING AND EXECUTION OF FIVE (5) SURGICAL TRIPS TO ETHIOPIA, MEXICO, LIBERIA THE GAMBIA AND UGANDA: CSI VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED 5,182 HOURS OF DONATED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES TO TRAIN LOCAL MEDICAL STAFF AND PERFORM LIFE-CHANGING SURGERY FOR 285 CHILDREN VALUED AT $1,390,682. * EXPENSE NOT INCLUDED ABOVE - $1,348,970 - VALUE OF MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL CONTRIBUTED VOLUNTEER SERVICE.Expenses $580,888 · revenue $31,788
- ONGOING PEDIATRIC ENT AND OTOLARYNGOLOGY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM IN ETHIOPIA. STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS ENROLLED THE FIRST FELLOW AND BEGIN TRAINING IN-PERSON ON TWO (2) TRIPS (25% OF TOTAL TRIP EXPENSE) AND REMOTELY. * NOT INCLUDED ABOVE - $15,360 - VALUE OF PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL VOLUNTEER SERVICE.Expenses $116,178 · revenue $6,358
- PLANNING AND PRE-SCREENING FOR ALL TRIPS: A TEAM OF VOLUNTEERS WORKED WITH PARTNERS TO PLAN FOR FIVE (5) TRIPS. THIS INCLUDED PRESCREENING 100 PATIENTS FOR SURGERY. VALUE OF PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL VOLUNTEER SERVICE.Expenses $77,452 · revenue $4,238
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
- 41-2013739
- 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)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2001
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Health care (E30)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,150,803
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,007,435
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $779,593 | $881,069 | $1,150,803 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $659,180 | $657,078 | $1,100,394 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $424,347 | $553,725 | $1,090,738 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
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 41-2013739).
Questions about CHILDRENS SURGERY INTERNATIONAL
- What is the EIN of CHILDRENS SURGERY INTERNATIONAL?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CHILDRENS SURGERY INTERNATIONAL is 41-2013739.
- Is CHILDRENS SURGERY INTERNATIONAL tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2001.
- Are donations to CHILDRENS SURGERY INTERNATIONAL tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CHILDRENS SURGERY INTERNATIONAL 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 CHILDRENS SURGERY INTERNATIONAL 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 CHILDRENS SURGERY INTERNATIONAL 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 CHILDRENS SURGERY INTERNATIONAL?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names MEGAN SPARKS.
- Who are the officers and directors of CHILDRENS SURGERY INTERNATIONAL?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 20 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $83,060 (MEGAN SPARKS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does CHILDRENS SURGERY INTERNATIONAL have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $779,593, expenses of $881,069 and total assets of $1,150,803 at year end.
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