The Children's Mercy Hospital Foundation

Foundation · Grantmaker Kansas City, MO EIN: 43-1564302

Health

To provide support for the activities and mission of The Children's Mercy Hospital.

Key facts about The Children's Mercy Hospital Foundation

EIN: 43-1564302
Latest 990 filing: Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025): $9,519,912
Grants made (2025): 1
Average grant: $9,519,912
Median grant: $9,519,912
Total assets: $326,315,735
Primary geography: Missouri (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

How The Children's Mercy Hospital Foundation gives

Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+17%). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

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Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$326.3M

+5.9% YoY

Annual Giving

$9.5M

+193.2% YoY

Grant Count

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$9.5M

+193.2% YoY

About The Children's Mercy Hospital Foundation

Based on IRS filings

The Children's Mercy Hospital Foundation is a nonprofit organization focused on Health, based in Kansas City, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $326.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $9.5M. Net investment income was $19.3M.

Focus Areas

Health

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

Missouri $9.5M (100%)

Share of all 1 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

States

Missouri

Cities

Kansas City

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue

Expenses

Qualifying Distributions

Net Investment Income

Metric	2025	2024	2023
Total Assets	$326,315,735	$308,083,138	$272,874,067
Revenue	$23,630,721	$13,720,872	$17,450,721
Expenses	$12,368,257	$5,890,064	$11,620,141
Qualifying Distributions	—	—	—
Net Investment Income	$19,269,500	$9,134,869	$12,684,065
Distributable Amount	—	—	—

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

September 26, 2026 Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 7, 2021)
September 26, 2026 Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 6, 2022)
September 26, 2026 Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 8, 2023)
September 26, 2026 Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 7, 2024)
September 26, 2026 Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 8, 2025)
September 26, 2026 Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 1 recipients in 2025

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

Among its reported 2025 grants, the largest recipients include The Children's Mercy Hospital ($9,519,912).

Recipient	Purpose	Amount
The Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO	Operations support, education, research and other restricted purposes	$9,519,912

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

No officer or director reported compensation in the available filings.

From 2025 IRS filing

Name	Title	Hours	Compensation
Charles Schellhorn	Vice Chair	1	—
Hunter Wolbach	Treasurer	2	—
Lisa Murray	Chair	4	—
Alejandro Quiroga MD MBA	Director; Start 1/2/25	1	—
Betsy Braham	Director	1	—
Christine Zarkovich	Director	1	—
Diane Gallagher	Director; Start 7/1/24	1	—
Mary Jane Judy	Director	1	—
Paul Kempinski	Director; End 1/2/25	1	—
Erica Morales	Assistant Secretary; End 6/30/25	1	—
Thomas J McMahon	Secretary	4	—

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

Health

Frequently Asked Questions

What is The Children's Mercy Hospital Foundation?

The Children's Mercy Hospital Foundation is a nonprofit organization focused on Health, based in Kansas City, MO. It holds $326.3M in total assets as of 2025.

How large is The Children's Mercy Hospital Foundation?

As of 2025, The Children's Mercy Hospital Foundation holds $326.3M in total assets with $23.6M in annual revenue. It awarded 1 grant totaling $9.5M in 2025.

Where does The Children's Mercy Hospital Foundation operate?

The Children's Mercy Hospital Foundation has awarded grants in Missouri.

What size grants does The Children's Mercy Hospital Foundation award?

In 2025, The Children's Mercy Hospital Foundation awarded 1 grant totaling $9.5M — an average of about $9.5M per grant, based on its IRS Form 990 filings.

What is The Children's Mercy Hospital Foundation's EIN?

The Children's Mercy Hospital Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 43-1564302. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.