Ryan Seacrest Foundation Inc

What it reported doing in 2025

The ryan seacrest foundation (rsf) advances its mission of creating interactive media studios that spark creativity, build confidence, and support emotional healing for children and families in pediatric hospitals. Guided by its vision to bring creativity, connection, and joy into children's hospitals, rsf operates seacrest studios to provide meaningful moments of expression, possibility, and healing during the hospital experience.each seacrest studio is equipped with industry-standard technology that enables patients to explore content creation through hands-on activities such as hosting shows, producing digital media, playing interactive games, and developing new creative skills. Patients can participate in person or access programming directly from their rooms through a secure, closed-circuit network, ensuring accessibility for all acuity levels. Studios are also connected nationally, allowing shared programming and collaborative experiences across the network.in 2025, rsf delivered 8,406 hours of live programming and helped patients create 265 original shows, reaching approximately 3.1 million patients and family members. Viewed by hospital partners as a core therapeutic tool, seacrest studios play a meaningful role in helping children cope with hospitalization and extended medical care. Through its internship program, rsf also supports almost 50 interns a year, providing students with hands-on experience in broadcast production and empowering the next generation of industry professionals. Seacrest studios welcomed a wide range of special guests throughout the year, including musicians, actors, athletes, authors, and other public figures, offering patients unique opportunities for connection and inspiration. These visits, along with locally driven programming, contributed to a dynamic and uplifting hospital environment.rsf continued to invest in technology and innovation across the studio network in 2025, providing ongoing technical support, equipment upgrades, and training for hospital-based teams. This included advancements in digital production capabilities, modernization of audio and video systems, and enhanced connectivity to support high-quality content creation and distribution. Rsf also supported studio renovations in Washington d.c., charlotte and orange county. Renovations in boston, orlando, nashville, denver and cincinnati are budgeted and scheduled for 2026. The foundation also delivered significant in-kind support to hospital partners, including toys, books, clothing, technology, musical instruments, and other resources that enhance patient experience and studio programming. These contributions are made possible through partnerships with corporate and community supporters.content development remained a key priority, with rsf producing and curating a robust library of digital experiences in partnership with creative organizations. Programming spans educational, recreational, and wellness-focused content, including mindfulness activities, storytelling, music, and interactive experiences. Content is made available in multiple languages to ensure accessibility and inclusivity for diverse patient populations.supporting mental and emotional health continues to be central to rsf's work. Studios provide therapeutic creative outlets such as photography, video production, animation, and other expressive activities, often in collaboration with hospital clinical teams. These experiences are designed to complement clinical care by reducing stress, fostering self-expression, and creating moments of normalcy for patients.rsf also remains committed to workforce development through its internship program, offering hands-on experience in media production, operations, and patient engagement. Students from colleges and universities across the country participate annually, gaining practical skills while contributing to the studio environment.as of 2025, rsf operates seacrest studios in 14 leading children's hospitals across the u

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 68.1%; rating input score 68
• Program expense ratio: 75.1%; rating input score 75
• Fundraising efficiency: $7.97 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • 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: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 33.3%; rating input score 33; 9th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
  • 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: Fail
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 9.7%; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.21; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.15; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 24.3%; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 11.9% per year; rating input score 100; 67th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 8.9% per year; rating input score 100; 61st percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 8.1% per year; rating input score 100; 50th percentile among comparable filings