CHOC Children's Foundation

Legal name: Children's Hospital at Mission

Overview

Mission

To nurture, advance, and protect the health and well-being of children. The CHOC Foundation is dedicated to raising money to support our mission to nurture, advance and protect the health and well-being of children. From participating in our CHOC Walk to making a legacy gift, your support will help make a difference in the life of a child in your community. Learn More Rady Children's Hospital - Orange County. Your support provides access to the best possible care for more than two million children a year that depend on CHOC, regardless of their ability to pay. Donate Now Donate Blood.

What it reported doing in 2024

Children's hospital at mission (cham) provides specialized pediatric services for the medical /surgical care of children from birth to age 18. There were 9,119 inpatient care days; 14,530 emergency room visits; 457 surgeries and 20,628 outpatient visits. See our complete community benefit plan on our website at https://choc.org/files/fy25_rchm_community_benefit_report.pdf.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 99% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
330528802
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Headquarters
Orange, CA, USA
Phone
7149973000
Rating
80
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Hospital, Specialty

Official website

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and liabilities are high compared with assets.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 67
  • Transparency & Controls: 84
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 65
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 66.1%; rating input score 66
  • Program expense ratio: 90.6%; rating input score 91
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Pass
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 26.5%; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.14; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.44; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 2.5%; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 5% per year; rating input score 100; 40th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 5.5% per year; rating input score 100; 47th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 6.4% per year; rating input score 100; 47th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 3 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 66.1% of revenue deployed · 90.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 14 of 14 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $76.5M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $2.6M · 28 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $2.2M reported
  • Consistency: 30 of 30 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 16 annual filings from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 5 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 14 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

28 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • PATRICK FRIAS MD (PRESIDENT & CEO): $2,563,540 total reported compensation
  • KIMBERLY CRIPE (PRESIDENT & CEO): $2,444,654 total reported compensation
  • KERRI RUPPERT SCHILLER (EVP & CFO (THRU 04/2025)): $1,182,643 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: FY2024.