ST JUDE CHILDRENS RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

ST JUDE CHILDRENS RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC

EIN 62-0646012 · Health Care (E240)

What they do

THE MISSION of ST. JUDE CHILDRENS RESEARCH HOSPITAL is to ADVANCE CURES, and MEANS of PREVENTION, for PEDIATRIC CATASTROPHIC DISEASES THROUGH RESEARCH and TREATMENT. CONSISTENT WITH THE VISION of OUR FOUNDER DANNY THOMAS, NO CHILD is DENIED (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) TREATMENT BASED ON RACE, RELIGION or A FAMILYS ABILITY to PAY.

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Of every $100 spent, about $92.50 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders52 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

79.50%of revenue went to mission work92.5% of expenses · Program services

$85.91spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

6.40%of revenue went to management and office costs7.5% of expenses

$6.82in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

92.4%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$2,208,853,162

Mission workProgram services$1,756,099,70179.50% of revenue92.5% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$141,472,1336.40% of revenue7.5% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$311,281,32814.09% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$1,897,571,83485.91% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 92.5% mission · 7.5% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 85.91% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 92.1% mission · 7.9% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 88.20% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 92.9% mission · 7.1% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 88.98% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 92.8% mission · 7.2% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 92.27% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 92.7% mission · 7.3% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 91.70% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 93.3% mission · 6.7% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 89.16% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 93.7% mission · 6.3% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 92.19% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 93.6% mission · 6.4% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 96.95% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$2,208,853,162

Expenses$1,897,571,834

Annual surplus $311,281,328 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$1,756,099,701 · 92.5% of expenses

Management and office costs$141,472,133 · 7.5% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$2,208,853,162

Expenses$1,897,571,834

Assets$12,933,669,993

Income$2,215,318,745

Contributions$2,040,469,420

Mission work (program services)$1,756,099,701

Grants given$23,400,135

Average grant$458,826

Management and general$141,472,133

Stocks and bonds$4,029,546

Accounting fees$373,240

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

JAMES R DOWNINGPRESIDENT/CEO · 55 hrs/week $1,713,883Base $1,647,264 · Other $66,619

JOSEPH P TAYLOREVP/SCIENTIFIC DIRECTOR · 55 hrs/week $1,558,314Base $1,400,509 · Other $157,805

CHARLES M ROBERTSEVP/DIRECTOR CANCER CENTER · 55 hrs/week $1,265,943Base $1,133,977 · Other $131,966

THOMAS E MERCHANTCHAIR · 55 hrs/week $1,222,235Base $1,143,949 · Other $78,286

CARLOS RODRIGUEZ-GALINDOEVP/CHAIR · 55 hrs/week $1,167,265Base $1,044,495 · Other $122,770

ELLIS NEUFELDEVP/CLINICAL DIRECTOR · 55 hrs/week $1,130,282Base $1,061,163 · Other $69,119

ANDREW DAVIDOFFCHAIR · 55 hrs/week $1,125,672Base $1,059,112 · Other $66,560

MADAN MOHANCHAIR · 55 hrs/week $1,073,341Base $980,114 · Other $93,227

DAVID ELLISONCHAIR · 55 hrs/week $991,535Base $940,893 · Other $50,642

MICHAEL DYERCHAIR · 55 hrs/week $967,442Base $892,206 · Other $75,236

ROBYN DIAZEVP/CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER · 55 hrs/week $935,399Base $792,603 · Other $142,796

PATRICIA A KEELEVP/CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER · 55 hrs/week $924,171Base $860,796 · Other $63,375

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See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (52)

JAMES R DOWNINGPRESIDENT/CEO

JOSEPH P TAYLOREVP/SCIENTIFIC DIRECTOR

CHARLES M ROBERTSEVP/DIRECTOR CANCER CENTER

THOMAS E MERCHANTCHAIR

CARLOS RODRIGUEZ-GALINDOEVP/CHAIR

ELLIS NEUFELDEVP/CLINICAL DIRECTOR

ANDREW DAVIDOFFCHAIR

MADAN MOHANCHAIR

DAVID ELLISONCHAIR

MICHAEL DYERCHAIR

ROBYN DIAZEVP/CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER

PATRICIA A KEELEVP/CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

JAMES I MORGANFORMER OFFICER

MARIA MEGDALEVP/CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

RICHARD C SHADYAC JREX-OFFICIO DIRECTOR (THRU 3/25)

TONY THOMASVOTING DIRECTOR

MARTHA PERINE BEARDVOTING DIRECTOR

MICHAEL C SIMONVOTING DIRECTOR

MICHAEL K HAMRAVOTING DIRECTOR

NEELA M MONTGOMERYVOTING DIRECTOR

AARTI S SHAHVOTING DIRECTOR

PAUL J AYOUB ESQVOTING DIRECTOR

RAMZI N NUWAYHIDVOTING DIRECTOR

THOMAS J PENN IIIVOTING DIRECTOR

ROBERT T MOLINET ESQVOTING DIRECTOR

SAMIA MELHEMVOTING DIRECTOR

SCOTT A KUPORVOTING DIRECTOR (THRU 4/25)

SHARON L MCCOLLAMVOTING DIRECTOR

STEVEN J ALLEN MDVOTING DIRECTOR

TAMA H ZAYDONVOTING DIRECTOR

TERRY L BURMANVOTING DIRECTOR

J DAVID KARAM IIVOTING DIRECTOR

CAMILLE F SARROUF JR ESQVOTING DIRECTOR

CARLA Z HASSANVOTING DIRECTOR

CHARLES C HAJJARVOTING DIRECTOR

CHRISTINA M RASHIDVOTING DIRECTOR

FOUAD A HAJJAR MDVOTING DIRECTOR

FRED P GATTAS III PHARMDVOTING DIRECTOR

FREDERICK M AZAR MDVOTING DIRECTOR

FREDERICK R HARRIS JR MDVOTING DIRECTOR

GABRIEL G HADDAD MDVOTING DIRECTOR

GEORGE A SIMON IIVOTING DIRECTOR

LISA R DILLER MDVOTING DIRECTOR

JOHN D FARINAVOTING DIRECTOR

JOSEPH E EID MDVOTING DIRECTOR

JOSEPH G SHAKERVOTING DIRECTOR

JOSEPH S AYOUB JR ESQVOTING DIRECTOR

JOYCE A ABOUSSIEVOTING DIRECTOR

JUDY A HABIBVOTING DIRECTOR

KATHERINE N LAPPVOTING DIRECTOR

KATHRYNE G REEVESVOTING DIRECTOR

KHALIL Z BARRAGEVOTING DIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1963
Location: 262 DANNY THOMAS PL, MEMPHIS, TN 38105-3678
County: Shelby
In care of: MARIA MEGDAL
Primary officer: MARIA MEGDAL, EVP, CAO, INTERIM CFO

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(888) 278-5833

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: DELOITTE TAX LLP
NTEE classification: Health Care (E240)
Grant-giving organization: Yes