Cardinal Glennon Children's Foundation

About Cardinal Glennon Children's Foundation

Cardinal Glennon Children's Foundation’s largest recent grants all support the same core institution: SSM Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital in St. Louis, with awards of $15,096,033 in 2023, $12,206,871 in 2024, and $9,460,807 in 2025 for hospital operations and patient programs. That repeated hospital support gives a clear picture of the foundation’s role as a major backer of pediatric care rather than a broad general grantmaker. The foundation’s giving is closely tied to children’s health services, including neonatal intensive care, cardiology and heart surgery, gastroenterology, nephrology, pulmonology, pediatric oncology, mental health services, child life and music therapy, transport and emergency/trauma services, telemedicine, and community safety programs. Its beneficiary types include hospital patients, youth and children in reading and literacy programs, and healthcare institutions receiving operational support. Alongside the hospital core, the foundation also supports direct-service work outside the hospital setting. Grants to Reach Out and Read Inc. in Boston appear in multiple years for youth reading programs, showing a secondary line of support for child development and literacy. Smaller charitable gifts also appear in the recent record, including support for Circus Flora in St. Louis.

What Cardinal Glennon Children's Foundation Funds

In hospital operations and patient support, the foundation’s clearest pattern is sustained backing for SSM Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital, including three large grants across 2023, 2024, and 2025 for hospital operations and patient programs. That long-running support sits at the center of the foundation’s work. The foundation also funds youth reading and early literacy through Reach Out and Read Inc. in Boston, with grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025 for youth reading programs. That places literacy alongside medical care in its portfolio. A smaller charitable support grant went to Circus Flora in St. Louis, showing some support for community-based organizations beyond healthcare. The stated focus areas also include neonatal intensive care, cardiology and heart surgery, gastroenterology, nephrology, pulmonology, pediatric oncology, mental health services, child life and music therapy, transport and emergency/trauma services, telemedicine, and community safety programs.

How Cardinal Glennon Children's Foundation Gives