Our impact
From a gift to a grant to a bedside
Donations are pooled, reviewed against hospital requests, and released as restricted grants with reporting requirements attached.
Last fiscal year
Reported results
$82M
Total grants paid to partner hospitals
879
Grant applications funded
15,000+
Nights of family lodging covered
1,600+
Pieces of equipment placed
Figures traceable to our grant register entry.
The cycle
How a grant is made
01
Request
Partner hospitals submit funding requests with itemized budgets.
02
Review
Staff score requests against need, reach, and cost per child served.
03
Approval
The Grants Committee approves, defers, or declines each request.
04
Reporting
Recipients report on use of funds before the next cycle opens.
Allocation
Grant categories
Equipment and facilities
Capital requests: monitors, pumps, imaging upgrades, room renovations.
10% of grant dollars
Family support
Lodging, meals, parking, travel, and interpretation services.
10% of grant dollars
Child life and rehabilitation
Therapists, play specialists, adaptive and mobility equipment.
55% of grant dollars
Pediatric research
Seed grants for early-stage studies at partner institutions.
25% of grant dollars