Dell Children's Foundation

Overview

Mission

The mission of dell children's foundation is to raise philanthropic dollars in an ethical and strategic way to impact the most children with the best care. Our vision for the future is to endow the hospital so that our efforts today will, in perpetuity, help to heal and bring hope to children in future generations. Rooted in the loving ministry of jesus as healer, we commit ourselves to serving all persons with special attention to those who are poor and vulnerable. Our catholic health ministry is dedicated to spiritually-centered, holistic care which sustains and improves the health of individuals and communities. We are advocates for a compassionate and just society through our actions and our words.

What it reported doing in 2024

The filing organization is a part of the ascension catholic health ministry. Ascension is a faith-based healthcare organization that delivers personalized, compassionate care to all, especially to those who need it the most. Dell children's foundation, raises philanthropic funds to support dell children's medical center, a member of ascension seton. Through its fundraising initiatives, dell children's foundation contributes to healthcare excellence in central Texas to serve all children and adolescents. Through its partnerships with generous donors, community volunteers and support groups, dell children's foundation helps to build and strengthen sustainable collaborative efforts that benefit the health and well-being of the local community. Dell children's foundation board of trustees includes community, corporate and civic leaders, and physicians. Sources of philanthropic support include donations from individuals, foundations, corporations and civic organizations.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 77% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 99% of its reported program spending out as grants.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
200468031
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Headquarters
St Louis, MO, USA
Phone
3147338000
Rating
78
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Few specific pay-setting methods are documented in the filing; unanswered boxes are not proof of absence and the filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 83
  • Transparency & Controls: 64
  • Accountability: 84
  • Sustainability: 73
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 87.4%; rating input score 87
  • Program expense ratio: 90.8%; rating input score 91
  • Fundraising efficiency: $11.02 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Missing
  • Foreign activity oversight: Scored; rating input score 0
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 96.2%; rating input score 96; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 67
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 7%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 4.48; rating input score 83; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 89; 89th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0.7%; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 5.9% per year; rating input score 100; 48th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 9.8% per year; rating input score 100; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 13.5% per year; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 87.4% of revenue deployed · 90.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 25 of 26 board members independent · 6 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $23.5M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $1.8M · 29 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 25 of 25 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 10 filed schedules · includes major donors, foreign activity, grants, executive pay, and related organizations
  • Filing history: 14 annual filings from 2011 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 380 filed related-organization links
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Leadership & pay

29 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • SCOTT HERNDON (FORMER OFFICER (END 8/2022)): $1,845,616 total reported compensation
  • DANIEL W HUFFINE (CFO, MINISTRY MARKET (END 1/2025)): $968,125 total reported compensation
  • ANDREW LANE (CFO, MINISTRY MARKET (START 2/2025)): $634,596 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: FY2024.