Nonprofit · EIN 45-2848263
OHIO CHILDRENS HOSPITAL SOLUTIONS FOR PATIENT SAFETY
Tax-exempt · COLUMBUS, OH 43215
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $6,035,296 | $6,420,747 | -$385,451 | $9,043,261 | $3,116,703 | $5,926,558 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $6,108,355 | $5,517,068 | $591,287 | $8,376,805 | $2,071,526 | $6,305,279 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $5,950,894 | $5,301,790 | $649,104 | $9,167,610 | $3,498,425 | $5,669,185 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $5,684,064
- Investment income
- $351,232
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $74,435
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $310,463
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $310,463
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $156,160
- Accounting fees
- $12,531
- Travel
- $52,450
- Program services (functional)
- $5,562,047
- Management and general (functional)
- $858,700
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $8,376,805
- Total assets, end of year
- $9,043,261
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $3,116,703
- Net assets, end of year
- $5,926,558
- Gross receipts
- $11,039,262
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 195
- Year formed
- 2011
- State of legal domicile
- OH
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, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NICHOLAS LASHUTKA | CEO Officer | 16 | $0 | $674,039 | $154,695 |
| KEVIN B CHURCHWELL | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CRIS DASKEVICH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| GUY GIESECKE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLE HEMMELGARN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MARISSA KIEFER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| TERRI L VON LEHMDEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE DAVIS MD | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| TIMOTHY ROBINSON | SECRETARY/TR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| K ALICIA SCHULHOF | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CAITLIN STELLA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL VIVIANO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NICHOLAS LASHUTKA | PRESIDENT Officer | 16 | $0 | $631,672 | $150,367 |
| KEVIN B CHURCHWELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| PATTI DEPOMPEI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MARCY DODERER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLE HEMMELGARN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MARISSA KIEFER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| TERRI L VON LEHMDEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE DAVIS MD | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| RICK MERRILL | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| TIMOTHY ROBINSON | SECRETARY/TR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL VIVIANO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NICHOLAS LASHUTKA | PRESIDENT Officer | 20 | $0 | $233,643 | $40,879 |
| MADELINE BELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN B CHURCHWELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| PATTI DEPOMPEI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MARCY DODERER | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| TERRI L VON LEHMDEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE DAVIS MD | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| RICK MERRILL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| TIM ROBINSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| BETH DALEY ULLEM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL VIVIANO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KATY WELKIE | SECRETARY/TR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 65 E STATE ST STE 320, COLUMBUS, OH 43215-4213
- In care of
- % SARAH CANSLER
- Mailing address (990-N for 2011)
- 155 E Broad St 23rd Floor, Columbus OH 43215
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- NICHOLAS LASHUTKA, 65 EAST STATE STREET SUITE 320, COLUMBUS, OH 43215
- Principal officer (990-N for 2011)
- Nick Lashutka, 155 E Broad St 23rd Floor, Columbus OH 43215
- Signed the 990
- NICHOLAS LASHUTKA, CEO
- Phone
- (614) 228-2844
- Return prepared by
- LEPPERT COMPANY CPAS LLC
Mission
TO WORK TOGETHER TO ELIMINATE SERIOUS HARM ACROSS ALL CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS AS PART OF A NETWORK OF 150+ CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS IN NORTH AMERICA.
Program accomplishments
- SOLUTIONS FOR PATIENT SAFETY (SPS) IS A UNIQUE LEARNING NETWORK CONSISTING OF 150+ CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS ACROSS NORTH AMERICA WORKING TOGETHER TO HELP EACH INDIVIDUAL HOSPITAL MAKE PROGRESS ON A JOURNEY TO ZERO HARM IN PARTICIPATING INSTITUTIONS. EMPLOYING HIGH-RELIABILITY CONCEPTS AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT SCIENCE METHODS, THE NETWORK IS FOCUSED ON REDUCING HARM BY PREVENTING SERIOUS SAFETY EVENTS, READMISSIONS (WITHIN 7 DAYS FROM DISCHARGE), AND 15 HOSPITAL ACQUIRED CONDITIONS (HACS): AMBULATORY SAFETY, ADVERSE DRUG EVENTS, CATHETER-ASSOCIATED URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS, CENTRAL LINE-ASSOCIATED BLOOD STREAM INFECTIONS, EMPLOYEE AND STAFF SAFETY, CULTURE OF SAFETY, HOSPITAL ACQUIRED DELIRIUM, INJURIES FROM FALLS, NEPHROTOXIC ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY, PRESSURE INJURIES,PERIPHERAL INTRAVENOUS INFILTRATES/EXTRAVASATIONS,SAFETY DISPARITIES, SURGICAL SITE INFECTIONS, UNPLANNED EXTUBATIONS, AND VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM. IN 2025, SPS STRENGTHEND THEIR FOUNDATIONS IN MODERN SAFETY CULTURE AND INTRODUCED THE SPS SAFETY PERFORMANCE PLAN AND ITS ASSOCIATED SAFETY CRITICAL TASKS. SPS ADVANCED STRATEGIC PLANNING AND SET ONE YEAR IMPROVEMENT TARGETS FOR THE HIGHEST OCCURRING PATENT AND EMPLOYEE HARMS, WHICH INCLUDE CENTRAL LINE-ASSOCIATED BLOOD STREAM INFECTIONS (CLABSI), UNPLANNED EXTUBATIONS (UE)-ICU, OVEREXERTION (OE), AND PATIENT BEHAVIORIAL EVENTS (PBE). IN RESPONSE TO THE INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THE CLABSI DATA, 26 HOSPITALS PARTICIPATED IN A SIX-PART WEBINAR SERIES RELATED TO PROACTIVE SAFETY TOOLS RELATED TO EFFECTIVE LINE MAINTENANCE. QUALITY/SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH/SAFETY PARTNERS FROM 19 HOSPITALS PARTICIPATED IN THE OE CHANGE PACKAGE IMPLEMENTATION WORKGROUP. SPS PUBLISHED TWO NEW PUBLICATIONS RELATED TO REDUCING UNPLANNED EXTUBATION AND THE IMPACT OF SAFETY FOCUSED SITE VISITS BETWEEN CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS. THROUGH IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NETWORK'S BEST PRACTICES, CHILDREN ARE BEING PROTECTED FROM HARM AND COSTS ARE BEING REMOVED FROM THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM. SINCE 2012, THIS NATIONAL EFFORT HAS LED TO AN ESTIMATED SAVINGS OF MORE THAN 805 MILLION AND SAVED 34,000 CHILDREN FROM SERIOUS HARM, WITH A CONSISTENT UPWARD TREND IN HARM PREVENTED EVERY MONTH. IN 2025, SPS HOSTED A SPRING IN-PERSON LEARNING EVENT AND A WINTER VIRTUAL LEARNING EVENT ENGAGING OVER 1700 PARTICIPANTS. ADDITIONALLY, SPS HELD AN IN-PERSON SESSION AND A WEBINAR FOR 120+ CEOS AND TOP PEDIATRIC LEADERS TO UTILIZE PEER TO PEER AND INDUSTRY LEARNINGS TO IDENTIFY BEST PRACTICES FOR ELIMINATING HARM, AS WELL AS DISCOVER TRENDING TOPICS FOR THE NETWORK. SPS HOSTED THREE VIRTUAL QUALITY AND SAFETY LEADER CONVENINGS BRINGING TOGETHER 127 HOSPITAL SAFELY LEADERS TO DISCUSS THE SHIFT TOWARD MODERN SAFETY CULTURE AND LEADERSHIP BEHAVIORS TO INFLUENCE CULTURE AND DRIVE MEANINGFUL IMPROVEMENT. TWO BOARD TRAININGS WERE HELD THAT FEATURED NETWORKING, SCENARIO-BASED LEARNING, AND BREAKOUTS FOCUSED ON BREAKTHROUGH HARMS AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF MODERN SAFETY PRINCIPLES THAT HOSTED 98 VIRTUAL ATTENDEES AND 46 IN-PERSON ATTENDEES. THIRTEEN REGIONAL MEETINGS WERE HELD TO APPLY A PROACTIVE SAFETY TOOL TO A BREAKTHROUGH HOSPITAL ACQUIRED CONDITION TO LEARN ABOUT IMPROVEMENT OPPORTUNITIES.Expenses $5,562,047 · revenue $5,684,064
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 | 990 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
- 45-2848263
- 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
- 2012
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Health care (E70)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $9,043,261
- Income (IRS master file)
- $11,039,262
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $6,035,296 | $6,420,747 | $9,043,261 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $6,108,355 | $5,517,068 | $8,376,805 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $5,950,894 | $5,301,790 | $9,167,610 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $4,396,822 | $4,931,589 | $7,370,252 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2011 Officer: Nick Lashutka | December 31, 2011 | ≤ $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 45-2848263).
Questions about OHIO CHILDRENS HOSPITAL SOLUTIONS FOR PATIENT SAFETY
- What is the EIN of OHIO CHILDRENS HOSPITAL SOLUTIONS FOR PATIENT SAFETY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of OHIO CHILDRENS HOSPITAL SOLUTIONS FOR PATIENT SAFETY is 45-2848263.
- Is OHIO CHILDRENS HOSPITAL SOLUTIONS FOR PATIENT SAFETY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2012.
- Are donations to OHIO CHILDRENS HOSPITAL SOLUTIONS FOR PATIENT SAFETY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does OHIO CHILDRENS HOSPITAL SOLUTIONS FOR PATIENT SAFETY 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 OHIO CHILDRENS HOSPITAL SOLUTIONS FOR PATIENT SAFETY due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did OHIO CHILDRENS HOSPITAL SOLUTIONS FOR PATIENT SAFETY last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of OHIO CHILDRENS HOSPITAL SOLUTIONS FOR PATIENT SAFETY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names NICHOLAS LASHUTKA.
- Who are the officers and directors of OHIO CHILDRENS HOSPITAL SOLUTIONS FOR PATIENT SAFETY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 12 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does OHIO CHILDRENS HOSPITAL SOLUTIONS FOR PATIENT SAFETY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $6,035,296, expenses of $6,420,747 and total assets of $9,043,261 at year end.
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