Nonprofit · EIN 04-2780811
THE CHILDRENS HOSPITAL LEAGUE CORPORATION
Tax-exempt · BOSTON, MA 02115
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $338,254 | $524,150 | -$185,896 | $2,343,926 | $161,389 | $2,182,537 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $377,058 | $562,102 | -$185,044 | $2,378,157 | $121,275 | $2,256,882 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $369,370 | $643,501 | -$274,131 | $2,460,517 | $139,919 | $2,320,598 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $353,313
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $67,103
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $54,239
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$82,162
- Other revenue
- -$82,162
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $504,244
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $14,622
- Program services (functional)
- $504,244
- Management and general (functional)
- $19,906
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,378,157
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,343,926
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $161,389
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,182,537
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,182,537
- Gross receipts
- $467,566
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 37
- Year formed
- 1982
- State of legal domicile
- MA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LISA TABENKIN | CO-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| LAURIE GORELICK | CO-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| TANJA TATELMAN | CO-PRESIDENT/FINANCE Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| MICHELLE LEV | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| PUJA SHAH | TREASURER/FINANCE Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| MAYA MINDLIN | VP OF MEMBERSHIP Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| ALLISON MARGOLIES | VP FUNDRAISING Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| JENNIFER ROSEN | CO-VP COMMUNICATION Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| RACHEL ROSENTHAL | CO-VP COMMUNICATION Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| WENDY WALDMAN | NOMINATING Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| RACHEL GILLI | NOMINATING Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| AMY ROBERTS | NOMINATING Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| RANDI LAPIDUS | FINANCE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| LARAINE COHEN LEVY | FINANCE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| WENDY SIMCHES | FINANCE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
22 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| RACHEL SIEBER | FINANCE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| SUSAN KARELITZ | FINANCE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| LYNNE ELFLAND | FINANCE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| SUSAN ROSENBERG | FINANCE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MEREDITH FRIEND | OUTREACH Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| BECKY VAYSBURD | OUTREACH Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| BARBARA MILLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| LISA LONDON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| LAUREN ROSENBERG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JEN SCHNEIDERMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ANDI SHAW | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| LYNNE SMITH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| LAUREN HARRISON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| LESLEY SILBERSTEIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MARLA STONE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| PATTI WAYNE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| NANCY FOSTER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| GAIL WALD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| DENISE ROSENBLUM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JODI MASDEA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| LISA KAPLAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ANDREINA TORO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 44 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LISA TABENKIN | CO-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| LAURIE GORELICK | CO-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| TANJA TATELMAN | CO-PRESIDENT/FINANCE Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| MICHELLE LEV | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| PUJA SHAH | TREASURER/FINANCE Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| MAYA MINDLIN | VP OF MEMBERSHIP Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| ALLISON MARGOLIES | CO-VP FUNDRAISING Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| LISA KAPLAN | CO-VP FUNDRAISING Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| JENNIFER ROSEN | CO-VP COMMUNICATION Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| RACHEL ROSENTHAL | CO-VP COMMUNICATION Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| WENDY WALDMAN | NOMINATING Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| RACHEL GILLI | NOMINATING Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| AMY ROBERTS | NOMINATING Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| RANDI LAPIDUS | FINANCE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| LARAINE COHEN LEVY | FINANCE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| WENDY SIMCHES | FINANCE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| RACHEL SIEBER | FINANCE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| SUSAN KARELITZ | FINANCE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| LYNNE ELFLAND | FINANCE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| SUSAN ROSENBERG | FINANCE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ROBIN CAVANAUGH | FINANCE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MEREDITH FRIEND | OUTREACH Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| BECKY VAYSBURD | OUTREACH Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| BARBARA MILLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| LISA LONDON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| COURTNEY TATELMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| LAUREN ROSENBERG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JEN SCHNEIDERMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ANDI SHAW | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| LESLIE SILBERMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| LYNNE SMITH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MIMI LITTAS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| LAUREN HARRISON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE KESSLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| LESLEY SILBERSTEIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| BETH ALPERT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MARLA STONE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| PATTI WAYNE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| NANCY FOSTER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| LAURIE GERSHKOWITZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| GAIL WALD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| DENISE ROSENBLUM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JODI MASDEA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MARCI KATZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 52 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| WENDY WALDMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| SUSAN ROSENBERG | CO-TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE KESSLER | CO-VP FUNDRAISING Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| RACHEL ROSENTHAL | CO-VP COMMUNICATION Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| ROBIN CAVANAUGH | CO-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| LAURIE GORELICK | CO-VP EDUCATION Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| MIMI LITTAS | CO-VP EDUCATION Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| JENNIFER ROSEN | CO-VP COMMUNICATION Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| DENISE ROSENBLUM | CO-VP MEMBERSHIP Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| AMY ROBERTS | CO-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| LYNNE ELFLAND | LEAGUE AMBASSADOR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| NANCY FOSTER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| LAURIE GERSHKOWITZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| RACHEL GILLI | NOMINATING Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| LAUREN HARRISON | NOMINATING Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE KAHN | CO-VP MEMBERSHIP Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| SUSAN KARELITZ | FINANCE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MARCI KATZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| RANDI LAPIDUS | FINANCE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MICHELLE LEV | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| LISA LONDON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ALLISON MARGOLIES | NOMINATING Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| JODI MASDEA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| BARBARA MILLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| KLEE MILLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| LAUREN ROSENBERG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JEN SCHNEIDERMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| PUJA SHAH | CO-TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| ANDI SHAW | HARBOR SWEETS CANDY Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| RACHEL SIEBER | FINANCE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| LESLIE SILBERMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| WENDY SIMCHES | FINANCE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| LYNNE SMITH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| CAROLYN SNIDER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MARLA STONE | LIFE EVENTS Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| LISA TABENKIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| COURTNEY TATELMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| TANJA TATELMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| GAIL WALD | NOMINATING Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| PATTI WAYNE | CRAFTS TABLE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ALISON KANAREK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| BETH ALPERT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JENNIFER ADELSON | CO-VP FUNDRAISING Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| LESLEY SILBERSTEIN | EVENT LIAISON Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| SAM CHUSED | CO-VP MEMBERSHIP Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| LARAINE COHEN LEVY | FINANCE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| LISA KAPLAN | CO-SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| ALISSA KATZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MAYA MINDLIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JAMI SMITH | CO-SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| BECKY VAYSBURD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MEREDITH FRIEND | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 300 LONGWOOD AVE, BOSTON, MA 02115-5724
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- PUJA SHAH, 300 LONGWOOD AVENUE, BOSTON, MA 02115
- Signed the 990
- PUJA SHAH, TREASURER
- Phone
- (857) 218-3132
- Return prepared by
- SMITH SULLIVAN & BROWN PC
Mission
THE BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL LEAGUE WAS CREATED TO RAISE FUNDS TO PROVIDE HOPE, MIRACLES AND HEALTH TO CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE LEAGUE SUPPORTS IMPORTANT PATIENT SERVICES, MEDICAL RESEARCH, AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AND PROMOTES COMMUNITY AWARENESS FOR BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL.
Program accomplishments
- EVERY DAY, THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL LEAGUE CORPORATION IMPROVES AND ENHANCES THE LIVES OF CHILDREN DEALING WITH THE UNIMAGINABLE STRESS OF HOSPITALIZATION. THE LEAGUE'S FUNDING HAS BEEN CRITICAL IN HELPING THE BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL PROVIDE SOME OF ITS MOST IMPORTANT PROGRAMS, MANY OF WHICH ARE FUNDED SOLELY THROUGH PHILANTHROPY PROVIDED BY THE LEAGUE. MORE THAN 500 STRONG, LEAGUE MEMBERS ARE AMBASSADORS AND FUNDRAISERS FOR BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL - ONE OF THE WORLD'S PREMIER PEDIATRIC CARE AND RESEARCH CENTERS. LEAGUE MEMBERS HAVE A STRONG COMMITMENT TO ENSURE CHILDREN HAVE ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY PEDIATRIC HEALTH CARE. OVER TIME, LEAGUE SUPPORT HAS BROADENED TO INCLUDE VITAL HOSPITAL PROGRAMS SUCH AS RESEARCH AND MEDICAL EDUCATION.SOME OF THE RECENT PROGRAMS FUNDED BY THE LEAGUE INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: ART THERAPY, LAUGHTER LEAGUE CLOWNS, CENTER FOR YOUNG WOMEN'S HEALTH, CHAPLAINCY (HARPIST), COMMUNITY ASTHMA PROGRAM, ENTERTAINMENT CARTS, FAMILY DAY, INPATIENT CAR SEAT PROGRAM, MUSIC THERAPY, PAWPRINTS PET VISITATION PROGRAM, SAFETY STORE, SUMMER CAMP PROGRAM, TEEN ADVISORY COMMITTEE, THE FOSTER GRANDPARENTS PROGRAM, TECHNOLOGY FOR PATIENTS WITH AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS (ALS), THE MARTHA ELIOT HEALTH CENTER AND VOLUNTEER SERVICES AND CHEAR - ADAPTIVE RECREATION EQUIPMENT.Expenses $504,244 · grants $504,244
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 16, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 18, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 04-2780811
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1984
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Health care (E122)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,343,926
- Income (IRS master file)
- $467,566
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $338,254 | $524,150 | $2,343,926 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $377,058 | $562,102 | $2,378,157 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $369,370 | $643,501 | $2,460,517 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $524,123 | $851,808 | $2,658,868 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 04-2780811).
Questions about THE CHILDRENS HOSPITAL LEAGUE CORPORATION
- What is the EIN of THE CHILDRENS HOSPITAL LEAGUE CORPORATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of THE CHILDRENS HOSPITAL LEAGUE CORPORATION is 04-2780811.
- Is THE CHILDRENS HOSPITAL LEAGUE CORPORATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1984.
- Are donations to THE CHILDRENS HOSPITAL LEAGUE CORPORATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does THE CHILDRENS HOSPITAL LEAGUE CORPORATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of THE CHILDRENS HOSPITAL LEAGUE CORPORATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did THE CHILDRENS HOSPITAL LEAGUE CORPORATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of THE CHILDRENS HOSPITAL LEAGUE CORPORATION?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names PUJA SHAH.
- Who are the officers and directors of THE CHILDRENS HOSPITAL LEAGUE CORPORATION?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 37 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does THE CHILDRENS HOSPITAL LEAGUE CORPORATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $338,254, expenses of $524,150 and total assets of $2,343,926 at year end.
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