Children's Hospital & Research CNTR Fndn
Ucsf benioff children's hospitals foundation is dedicated to bringing health and well being to children through philanthropic and volunteer support for ucsf benioff children's hospital oakland and san francisco.
Children's Hospital & Research CNTR Fndn at a glance
In short: Children's Hospital & Research CNTR Fndn gave $19.0M across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $9.5M), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $18,955,791
- -36.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $9,477,896
- -36.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $9,477,896
- Total assets
- $400,002,256
- +7.2% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Children's Hospital & Research CNTR Fndn funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland ($18.7M). Together the top 2 received $19.0M.
Grant Size Distribution
11 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was $5M or more: 5 grants of 11 (45%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Children's Hospital & Research CNTR Fndn gives
- Giving grew 39% from 2022 to 2025. 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $13.6M (2022) to $42.8M (2019). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $19.0M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland Oakland, CA | Unrestricted General Support and Various Donor Designated | $18,724,791 |
| UCSF Controller's Office San Francisco, CA | Various Donor Designations. | $231,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $400,002,256 | $27,185,170 | $26,044,086 | $18,955,791 | 2 | $3,016,685 |
| 2024 | $372,974,545 | $26,581,696 | $36,538,306 | $29,863,630 | 2 | $2,439,515 |
| 2023 | $363,329,179 | $23,546,210 | $22,604,825 | $16,370,031 | 3 | $1,966,546 |
| 2022 | $352,125,508 | $26,237,019 | $20,265,886 | $13,617,685 | 1 | $538,051 |
| 2021 | $371,253,333 | $25,107,510 | $21,948,219 | $15,041,943 | 3 | $647,238 |
| 2020 | $282,976,071 | $22,424,684 | $25,838,226 | $18,316,947 | 3 | $254,938 |
| 2019 | $274,674,082 | $40,802,635 | $49,512,778 | $42,796,726 | 2 | $69,181 |
About Children's Hospital & Research CNTR Fndn
Based on IRS filings
Children's Hospital & Research CNTR Fndn is a public charity focused on Health, based in Oakland, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $400.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $19.0M. Net investment income was $3.0M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Children's Hospital & Research CNTR Fndn is led by Suresh Gunasekaran, CEO & President Ucsf since 2023 (on filings since 2022); none of the 32 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Suresh Gunasekaran
CEO & President Ucsf
Ucsf President & CEO → CEO & President Ucsf, 2023
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Erin Hickey
Foundation President
On filings since 2019
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Paul Velaski
CFO & Executive Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nicholas Holmes
Director & Hospital President
On filings since 2024
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jasmine C. Payne
Foundation President
New on the 2025 filing
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shahan Soghikian
Chair
Chairman → Chair, 2023
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carolyn Klebanoff
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Beier
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lynne Benioff
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Maria Echaveste
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Samir Kaul
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Timothy Kendall
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Valli Benesch
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Diane Dietz
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Henry Denero
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Angela Glover Blackwell
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chris Kwei
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kathryn Merriam
Senior Director External Relations
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Steven Klein
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Melissa Knox
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sarah Wagener
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stacy Neiman
Director of Institutional Giving
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
April Kim
Senior Director & Gifting
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jenna Lim
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Chen
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mrunalini Parvataneni
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carrie Wheeler
Treasurer
Vice Chair & Treasurer → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Walsh
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Melissa Williams
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2022
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kerry Falvey
Chief of Staff
On filings since 2020
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gregor Watson
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shirley Fuetsch
Controller
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (22)
- Former: Elisa Stad (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Farah Champsi (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Gwenn Lennox (2019–2024) — Senior Director & Development
- Former: Robert Pedrero (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Robin Washington (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Matthew Cook (2021–2024) — Director & Hospital President
- Former: Terry Fuetsch (2024) — Controller
- Former: Charles Lavon Cole III (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Luz Maria Ungermann (2023) — Senior Development Officer
- Former: Jason Moment (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Jennifer Arnett (2019–2022) — Vice Chan. Development & Alumni Relations
- Former: Kathyrn Merriam (2019–2022) — Senior Director Ext. Relation
- Former: Mark Laret (2019–2022) — Ucsf President & CEO
- Former: Joseph Calger (2020–2022) — Assistant Vice Chancellor
- Former: Ed Penhoet PhD (2019–2021) — Secretary
- Former: John Protopappas (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Michael Anderson MD (2019–2021) — Hospital President & CEO
- Former: Louis J. Lavigne Jr. (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Nicholas Riley (2020) — Assistant Director & Acct
- Former: Anthony Candito (2019) — Corporate Partnerships Director
- Former: Christina Hurley (2019) — Institutional Giving Director
- Former: Jacqueline Kersh (2019) — Fdn Communications Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Children's Hospital & Research CNTR Fndn
How much does Children's Hospital & Research CNTR Fndn give each year?
Children's Hospital & Research CNTR Fndn gave $19.0M across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $29.9M across 2 grants.
How large is Children's Hospital & Research CNTR Fndn?
Children's Hospital & Research CNTR Fndn reported $400.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $27.2M.
What is Children's Hospital & Research CNTR Fndn?
Children's Hospital & Research CNTR Fndn is a public charity focused on Health, based in Oakland, CA. It holds $400.0M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Children's Hospital & Research CNTR Fndn operate?
Children's Hospital & Research CNTR Fndn has awarded grants in California.
What is Children's Hospital & Research CNTR Fndn's EIN?
Children's Hospital & Research CNTR Fndn's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-1657474. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 10, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 9, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 13, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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