St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Legal name: American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities Inc

Overview

Mission

The mission of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is to advance cures, and means of prevention, for pediatric catastrophic diseases through research and treatment. St. Jude has helped push the overall childhood cancer survival rate in the U.S. from **20% in 1962 to more than 80% today.** Thanks to generous donors like you, **St. Jude can give our doctors and researchers the tools and technology they need to make the next groundbreaking discovery. Donate Now Donate Monthly Find other ways to support our mission. Find other ways to support our mission. Learn more about the St. Jude story St. Jude campus. How we began Learn more about how Danny Thomas made his dream a reality.

What it reported doing in 2024

Alsac is the fundraising and awareness organization for st. Jude children's research hospital, inc. (st. Jude). Alsac exists solely to raise the funds and awareness needed to sustain and grow st. Jude now and in the future. Alsac is charged with supporting the mission of st. Jude children's research hospital to advance cures, and means of prevention, for pediatric catastrophic diseases through research and treatment while honoring the memory and heritage of our founder, danny thomas. Thanks to generous donors, families never receive a bill from st. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food - so they can focus on helping their child live.(continued on schedule o)

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 94% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 88% of its reported program spending out as grants.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
351044585
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024, Form 990-N 2020
Location
Memphis, TN, USA
Phone
9015782000
Rating
80
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Fund Raising and Fund Distribution
Affiliation
Religious (unspecified)

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$3,292,450,744
Expenses
$2,796,215,545
Assets
$10,928,116,611
Liabilities
$163,097,377

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. The filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 70
  • Transparency & Controls: 79
  • Accountability: 97
  • Sustainability: 84
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 75%; rating input score 75
  • Program expense ratio: 76%; rating input score 76
  • Fundraising efficiency: $6.28 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 5 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 83
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Pass
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Scored; rating input score 0
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 94.7%; rating input score 95; 45th 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: 15.1%; rating input score 82; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.91; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 94; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0.3%; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 10.9% per year; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 9.8% per year; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 11% per year; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 3 programs and campaigns described on the official site
  • Where the money goes: 75% of revenue deployed · 76% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 36 of 38 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $2.1B in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $1.7M · 48 people listed · 5 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $36.7M reported
  • Consistency: 42 of 42 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 10 filed schedules · includes foreign activity, grants, executive pay, and related organizations
  • Filing history: 16 annual filings from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 11 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 3 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.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight scored 0/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 28/100.

Leadership & pay

48 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • JAMES R DOWNING (EX-OFFICIO DIRECTOR): $1,713,883 total reported compensation
  • RICHARD C SHADYAC JR (CEO & EX-OFFICIO DIRECTOR (THRU 3/25)): $1,564,611 total reported compensation
  • ANURAG PANDIT (CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER): $931,333 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024.