Cardinal Glennon Children's Foundation
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Cardinal Glennon Children's Foundation at a glance
In short: Cardinal Glennon Children's Foundation gave $9.6M across 2 grants in 2024 (avg $4.8M), mostly in Missouri. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $9,555,964
- -22.5% vs 2023
- Grants made (2024)
- 2
- -33.3% vs 2023
- Average grant
- $4,777,982
- +16.2% vs 2023
- Median grant
- $4,777,982
- Total assets
- $268,673,766
- +26.1% vs 2023
- Primary geography
- Missouri (99% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.
Who Cardinal Glennon Children's Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was SSM Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital ($9.5M). Together the top 2 received $9.6M.
Grant Size Distribution
13 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was $5M or more: 5 grants of 13 (38%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Cardinal Glennon Children's Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (+18%). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $7.0M (2020) to $15.2M (2022). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $9.6M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| SSM Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital St. Louis, MO | Support Hospital Operations and Patient Programs | $9,460,807 |
| Reach Out and Read Inc Boston, MA | Support Youth Reading Programs | $95,157 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $268,673,766 | $66,918,507 | $16,881,021 | $9,555,964 | 2 | $17,899,786 |
| 2023 | $213,105,248 | $65,065,963 | $20,379,542 | $12,335,046 | 3 | $8,581,161 |
| 2022 | $153,940,787 | $22,615,673 | $21,940,309 | $15,220,259 | 3 | $4,191,957 |
| 2021 | $175,256,703 | $38,879,675 | $14,331,741 | $8,081,970 | 3 | $18,080,327 |
| 2020 | $146,539,468 | $52,292,043 | $12,317,451 | $6,971,254 | 2 | $34,853,789 |
About Cardinal Glennon Children's Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Cardinal Glennon Children's Foundation is a public charity, based in St. Louis, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $268.7M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 2 grants totaling $9.6M. Net investment income was $17.9M.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Cardinal Glennon Children's Foundation is led by Chrissy L. Nardini, Director & Prior Year President since 2024 (on filings since 2020); none of the 65 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Chrissy L. Nardini
Director & Prior Year President
Director & First Vice President → Director & President, 2022
Director & President → Director & Prior Year President, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David L. Taiclet
Director & President
Director & Second Vice President → Director & First Vice President, 2022
Director & First Vice President → Director & President, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steven Burghart
Former Director & Hospital President
Director & Hospital President → Director & Hospital President -, 2023
Director & Hospital President - → Former Director & Hospital President, 2024
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Sandra S Koller
President & Philanthropy
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeremy Fotheringham
Director & Regional President
Director → Director & Regional President Ssm Stl, 2023
Director & Regional President Ssm Stl → Director & Regional President, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Hossain Marandi
Director & Hospital President
Director, President & Cardinal Glennon Hospital → Director & Hospital President, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Archbishop Mitchell T. Rozanski
Chairman & Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Anthony J. Caleca
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brian C. Behrens
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cheryl C. Boushka
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christopher R. Pronger
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Clayton C. Brown
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dennis G. Gipson
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Galen D. Bingham
Director & First Vice President
Director → Director & Second Vice President, 2022
Director & Second Vice President → Director & First Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
James F. Whalen
Director & Treasurer
Director, Chairman-Finance & Investment Committee → Director & Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John D. Lee
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John F. Herber Jr.
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John S. Ross Jr.
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joseph Caro
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kevin L. Williams
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kristin J. Guehlstorf
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Leslee Holliday
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Linda K. Tracy
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Margaret B. Barrett
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark J. Fronmuller
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Matthew L. Carr
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Molly M. Sansone
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nicole Holland-Hong
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shawn Hagan
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steven Smoot
Director & Vice President COO Ssmh
Director & COO of Ssm Health → Director & Vice President COO of Ssm Health, 2023
Director & Vice President COO of Ssm Health → Director & Vice President COO Ssmh, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sumit Verma
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Thomas E. Hilton
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Thomas P. McMillin
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Timothy J. Danis
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tony Berg
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
W. Dudley McCarter
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
William M. Corrigan Jr.
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bhavik R. Patel
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Daniel L. Dierdorf
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jerry Herbert
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John A. Schreiber
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kelvin J. Taylor Jr.
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lawrence P. Keeley Jr.
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert G. Leonard
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert Q. Costas
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sharon A. Cliffe
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Susan R. Conrad
Director & Secretary
Director → Director & Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ben Albers
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brian D. Rothery
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kelli J Fabick
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Phillip C. Boyd
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Greg J. Twardowski
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amanda Fritz
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chase Kane
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jackie Paletta
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jason Riney
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeffrey C. Kaiser
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Karen Page
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lauren Baylis
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Stallion
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Matthew McTague
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Pat Vancleave
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Susan Huber
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
William Lueckenhoff
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Douglas Long
Assistant Secretary & Clo
Assistant Secretary & General Counsel at Ssm Health → Assistant Secretary & Chief Legal Counsel Ssm Health, 2023
Assistant Secretary & Chief Legal Counsel Ssm Health → Assistant Secretary & Clo, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (44)
- Former: Andrew P. Blassie (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Christopher A. Smith (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Daniel J. Sullivan (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Dennis M. O'Connor MD (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: James G. Brennan (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: James G. Koman (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: John F. Eilermann Jr. (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: John R. Costello (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Molly N. Cline PhD (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Msgr Vernon E. Gardin (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Sandy Koller (2020–2023) — President & Philanthropy
- Former: Sherlyn Hailstone (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: James B. Lally (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Julie H. Holland (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Laura Baylis (2023) — Director
- Former: Dennis J Jacknewitz (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Douglas R Fabick (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Gregory J Twardowski (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: John F Eilermann III (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: John F Hefele (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Shermini Saini MD (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Deborah Marshall (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Douglas A Ries (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Brigette B McMillin (2020–2021) — Pt Yr Director
- Former: Craig E LaBarge (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Damon Harbison (2020–2021) — Former Officer & Hospital President at Ssm Health St. Mary's - Centralia
- Former: Michael Gilliam (2020–2021) — Pt Yr Director
- Former: Raymond T Wagner Jr. (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Bob Costas (2020) — Director
- Former: Bob Leonard (2020) — Director
- Former: Bryan M Swift (2020) — Pt Yr Director
- Former: Dan Dierdorf (2020) — Director
- Former: Doug Ries (2020) — Director
- Former: Edward D Higgins (2020) — Pt Yr Director
- Former: Edward T Hempstead (2020) — Pt Yr Director
- Former: Farouk Sadiq (2020) — Pt Yr Director
- Former: J Michael Bruno (2020) — Pt Yr Director
- Former: Jack Schreiber (2020) — Director
- Former: Jerry E Ritter (2020) — Pt Yr Director
- Former: Jim Woodcock (2020) — Director
- Former: John Lally (2020) — Director
- Former: Robert Carlson (2020) — Pt Yr Chairman & Pt Yr Director
- Former: Rusty Keeley (2020) — Director
- Former: Sherri Cliffe (2020) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Cardinal Glennon Children's Foundation
How much does Cardinal Glennon Children's Foundation give each year?
Cardinal Glennon Children's Foundation gave $9.6M across 2 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $12.3M across 3 grants.
How large is Cardinal Glennon Children's Foundation?
Cardinal Glennon Children's Foundation reported $268.7M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $66.9M.
Where does Cardinal Glennon Children's Foundation operate?
Cardinal Glennon Children's Foundation has awarded grants in Massachusetts, Missouri.
What is Cardinal Glennon Children's Foundation's EIN?
Cardinal Glennon Children's Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 43-1754347. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 27, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 6, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 17, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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