Nonprofit · EIN 94-1657474
CHILDRENS HOSPITAL & RESEARCH CENTER FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · OAKLAND, CA 94607
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $27,185,170 | $26,044,086 | $1,141,084 | $400,002,256 | $21,740,580 | $378,261,676 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $26,581,696 | $36,538,306 | -$9,956,610 | $372,974,545 | $23,402,797 | $349,571,748 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $23,546,210 | $22,604,825 | $941,385 | $363,329,179 | $24,025,936 | $339,303,243 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $26,459,273
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $3,016,685
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $2,925,363
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$2,290,788
- Other revenue
- -$2,290,788
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $18,955,791
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $304,914
- Other salaries and wages
- $3,530,872
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $5,454,892
- Professional fundraising fees
- $13,947
- Legal fees
- $8,653
- Accounting fees
- $102,346
- Occupancy
- $309,280
- Travel
- $54,552
- Program services (functional)
- $21,168,245
- Management and general (functional)
- $2,559,776
- Fundraising (functional)
- $2,316,065
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $372,974,545
- Total assets, end of year
- $400,002,256
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $21,740,580
- Net assets, end of year
- $378,261,676
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $14,308
- Publicly traded securities
- $348,374,681
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $302,089,870
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $76,171,806
- Gross receipts
- $32,904,995
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 500
- Year formed
- 1967
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SURESH GUNASEKARAN | CEO/PRESIDENT UCSF Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $2,339,226 | $63,451 |
| NICHOLAS HOLMES | DIRECTOR/HOSPITAL PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 | $1,118,581 | $48,531 |
| ERIN HICKEY | FOUNDATION PRESIDENT (THRU 9/24) Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 | $591,656 | $6,021 |
| PAUL VELASKI | CFO & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 2 | $0 | $274,737 | $49,510 |
| KATHRYN MERRIAM | SR. DIRECTOR EXTERNAL RELATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $0 | $208,935 | $87,618 |
| KERRY FALVEY | CHIEF OF STAFF Highest-paid employee | 20 | $0 | $210,046 | $52,024 |
| SHIRLEY FUETSCH | CONTROLLER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $0 | $214,801 | $27,672 |
| STACY NEIMAN | DIRECTOR OF INSTITUTIONAL GIVING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $0 | $228,477 | $13,609 |
| APRIL KIM | SENIOR DIRECTOR, GIFTING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $0 | $179,142 | $37,518 |
| JASMINE C PAYNE | FOUNDATION PRESIDENT (START 9/24) Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 | $111,957 | $4,977 |
| SHAHAN SOGHIKIAN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CARRIE WHEELER | TREASURER (THRU 12/24) Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| GREGOR WATSON | TREASURER (START 1/25) Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA WALSH | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MELISSA WILLIAMS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
17 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVID BEIER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| VALLI BENESCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LYNNE BENIOFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ANGELA GLOVER BLACKWELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| STEVEN KLEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| HENRY DENERO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MELISSA KNOX | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DIANE DIETZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SARAH WAGENER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARIA ECHAVESTE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SAMIR KAUL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TIMOTHY KENDALL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CAROLYN KLEBANOFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHRIS KWEI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JENNA LIM | DIRECTOR (START 7/24) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOHN CHEN | DIRECTOR (START 7/24) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MRUNALINI PARVATANENI | DIRECTOR (START 1/25) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 33 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SURESH GUNASEKARAN | CEO/PRESIDENT UCSF Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $2,182,150 | $61,140 |
| MATTHEW COOK | DIRECTOR/HOSPITAL PRES. (THRU 9/23) Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 | $1,088,246 | $45,127 |
| ERIN HICKEY | FOUNDATION PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 | $566,600 | $3,156 |
| PAUL VELASKI | CFO & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 2 | $0 | $268,047 | $36,849 |
| KATHRYN MERRIAM | SR. DIRECTOR EXTERNAL RELATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $0 | $218,826 | $83,354 |
| KERRY FALVEY | CHIEF OF STAFF Highest-paid employee | 20 | $0 | $203,176 | $44,260 |
| GWENN LENNOX | SR. DIRECTOR, DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $0 | $187,844 | $52,293 |
| TERRY FUETSCH | CONTROLLER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $0 | $206,008 | $25,464 |
| STACY NEIMAN | DIRECTOR OF INSTITUTIONAL GIVING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $0 | $197,076 | $9,569 |
| NICHOLAS HOLMES | DIRECTOR/HOSPITAL PRES. (START 3/24) Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SHANAN SOGHIKIAN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CARRIE WHEELER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA WALSH | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MELISSA WILLIAMS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID BEIER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| VALLI BENESCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| LYNNE BENIOFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ANGELA GLOVER BLACKWELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| FARAH CHAMPSI | DIRECTOR (THRU 12/23) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVEN KLEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| HENRY DENERO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MELISSA KNOX | DIRECTOR (START 1/24) Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DIANE DIETZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH WAGENER | DIRECTOR (START 1/24) Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MARIA ECHAVESTE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SAMIR KAUL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| TIMOTHY KENDALL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLYN KLEBANOFF MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS KWEI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT PEDRERO | DIRECTOR (THRU 12/23) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ELISA STAD | DIRECTOR (THRU 12/23) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| GREGOR WATSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBIN WASHINGTON | DIRECTOR (THRU 12/23) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 30 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SURESH GUNASEKARAN | CEO/PRESIDENT UCSF Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $1,871,700 | $51,575 |
| MATTHEW COOK | DIRECTOR/HOSPITAL PRESIDENT & CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 | $1,230,404 | $47,873 |
| ERIN HICKEY | FOUNDATION PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 | $513,211 | $2,279 |
| PAUL VELASKI | CFO & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 2 | $0 | $255,126 | $34,853 |
| KATHRYN MERRIAM | SR. DIRECTOR EXTERNAL RELATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $0 | $198,446 | $71,569 |
| LUZ MARIA UNGERMANN | SR. DEVELOPMENT OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $0 | $174,493 | $67,578 |
| KERRY FALVEY | CHIEF OF STAFF Highest-paid employee | 20 | $0 | $197,703 | $40,093 |
| GWENN LENNOX | SR. DIRECTOR, DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 2 | $0 | $176,653 | $58,309 |
| SHANAN SOGHIKIAN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CARRIE WHEELER | VICE CHAIR & TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MELISSA WILLIAMS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID BEIER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBIN WASHINGTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| FARAH CHAMPSI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLES LAVON COLE III | DIRECTOR (THRU 12/22) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| TIMOTHY KENDALL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| GREGOR WATSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ELISA STAD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SAMIR KAUL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT PEDRERO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA WALSH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DIANE DIETZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVEN KLEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS KWEI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| HENRY DENERO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ANGELA GLOVER BLACKWELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| LYNNE BENIOFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| VALLI BENESCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLYN KLEBANOFF MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MARIA ECHAVESTE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1111 FRANKLIN STREET 9TH FLOOR, OAKLAND, CA 94607-5212
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JASMINE PAYNE, 1111 FRANKLIN STREET 9TH FLOOR, OAKLAND, CA 946075201
- Signed the 990
- JASMINE PAYNE, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (415) 514-8060
- Website
- WWW.UCSFBENIOFFCHILDRENS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- BAKER TILLY ADVISORY GROUP LP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 94-1657474 or by the name CHILDRENS HOSPITAL & RESEARCH CENTER FOUNDATION.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
UCSF BENIOFF CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED TO BRINGING HEALTH AND WELL BEING TO CHILDREN THROUGH PHILANTHROPIC AND VOLUNTEER SUPPORT FOR UCSF BENIOFF CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OAKLAND AND SAN FRANCISCO.
Program accomplishments
- THE FUNDS ARE A PART OF UCSF BENIOFF OAKLAND'S COMPREHENSIVE CAMPAIGN, WHICH SUPPORTS THE NEW HOSPITAL BUILDING MODERNIZATION PROJECT, AS WELL AS REIMAGINING 12,000 SQUARE FEET OF SPACE AT THE FORMER CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OAKLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTE LOCATED AT 5700 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. WAY AND A BUILDING PROVIDING MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AT 770 53RD STREET. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL & RESEARCH CENTER FOUNDATION, DBA UCSF BENIOFF CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS FOUNDATION, HAS A 25-MEMBER BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMPRISED OF COMMUNITY LEADERS AND KEY HOSPITAL LEADERSHIP. THE BOARD PROVIDES DIRECTION AND OVERSIGHT FOR PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTING A COMPREHENSIVE FUND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM THAT INCLUDES: MAJOR AND ANNUAL GIFTS; PLANNED GIVING; FOUNDATION AND CORPORATE GIFTS AND GRANTS; CHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK HOSPITALS AND CAUSE RELATED MARKETING; SPECIAL EVENTS. THE GENEROSITY OF OUR DONORS IS A SOURCE OF GREAT STRENGTH FOR UCSF BENIOFF CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS. OTHER FUNDING PRIORITIES INCLUDE ANNUAL FUND AND UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT, CAPITAL EQUIPMENT AND FACILITY RENOVATIONS, RESEARCH, COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND ADVOCACY, AND EDUCATION FOR A WIDE VARIETY OF CLINICAL AREAS. FOR MORE THAN 100 YEARS, UCSF BENIOFF CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OAKLAND HAS BEEN A FIXTURE IN OAKLAND AND THE SURROUNDING BAY AREA. THE HOSPITAL IS ONE OF ONLY FIVE ACS PEDIATRIC LEVEL I TRAUMA CENTERS IN THE STATE, AND HAS ONE OF THE LARGEST PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNITS IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. FOR THE PERIOD JULY 2024 THROUGH JUNE 2025, CHILDREN'S HAD 7,500 INPATIENT STAYS, 41,300 EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISITS, 8,600 SURGICAL CASES AND 301,600 OUTPATIENT CLINIC VISITS.Expenses $21,168,245 · grants $18,955,791
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 94-1657474
- 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
- 1967
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Health care (E110)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $400,002,256
- Income (IRS master file)
- $32,904,995
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $27,185,170 | $26,044,086 | $400,002,256 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $26,581,696 | $36,538,306 | $372,974,545 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $23,546,210 | $22,604,825 | $363,329,179 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $26,237,019 | $20,265,886 | $352,125,508 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | 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 94-1657474).
Questions about CHILDRENS HOSPITAL & RESEARCH CENTER FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of CHILDRENS HOSPITAL & RESEARCH CENTER FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CHILDRENS HOSPITAL & RESEARCH CENTER FOUNDATION is 94-1657474.
- Is CHILDRENS HOSPITAL & RESEARCH CENTER FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1967.
- Are donations to CHILDRENS HOSPITAL & RESEARCH CENTER FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CHILDRENS HOSPITAL & RESEARCH CENTER 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 CHILDRENS HOSPITAL & RESEARCH CENTER FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did CHILDRENS HOSPITAL & RESEARCH CENTER FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of CHILDRENS HOSPITAL & RESEARCH CENTER FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names JASMINE PAYNE.
- Who are the officers and directors of CHILDRENS HOSPITAL & RESEARCH CENTER FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 32 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does CHILDRENS HOSPITAL & RESEARCH CENTER FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $27,185,170, expenses of $26,044,086 and total assets of $400,002,256 at year end.
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