What kinds of organizations does Child’s Play fund?

It funds pediatric hospitals, child-focused healthcare foundations, and children’s welfare facilities. The recent grants list includes hospital foundations and medical centers, while its active programs also cover domestic violence shelters serving children and hospital partner networks.

What is Child’s Play’s typical grant size?

Its typical grants are small relative to the largest awards in the recent file: p25 is $7,181, the median is $11,273, and p75 is $18,819.

Are unsolicited applications accepted?

Yes for some programs. The equipment grants program and the domestic violence shelter program both accept unsolicited requests, while the annual hospital gift system is tied to partner reporting and does not accept unsolicited submissions.

What areas of support appear most often in Child’s Play’s recent grants?

The recent grants show a strong emphasis on pediatric gaming technology specialist support, general support for hospital partners, and equipment grants for hospitals. Those themes match its broader focus on therapeutic gaming, child life support, and hospital technology.

Child's Play

Name: Child's Play — grants, 990 financials & funding data
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About Child's Play

Child’s Play Charity delivers therapeutic games and technology directly to pediatric hospitals to improve patients’ lives through the power of play.

Focus Areas

Pediatric healthcareTherapeutic gamingHospital technology (VR, AR, consoles, adaptive controllers)Grants and capacity building for child life servicesTelepresence / remote visitation technology

Who They Fund

hospitalized children/pediatric patientspediatric hospitals/healthcare facilitieschild life specialists/pediatric healthcare staff

Funding Style

general/unrestricted supportequipment funding

About Child's Play

Child’s Play gives therapeutic games and technology directly to pediatric hospitals and children’s welfare facilities, with many of its largest recent awards structured as annual support or equipment packages rather than restricted project grants. In 2025, the foundation gave $321,807 to Childrens Hospital Los Angeles for pediatric gaming technology specialist support, and $191,481 to Atrium Health Foundation for a similar purpose. Those awards point to a model that goes beyond donating consoles: the foundation also supports the staff and systems that help children use play as part of care. Recent gifts also include major support for hospital partners such as The Nemours Foundation and Children’s Hospital Colorado Foundation, along with equipment funding to hospitals that use gaming, VR, tablets, and other therapeutic tools. The pattern is consistent with Child’s Play’s stated work: delivering play resources into hospital settings, backing child life services, and pairing in-kind technology with monetary gifts. Its grantmaking reaches both hospitals and other children’s welfare organizations, with annual support recurring through its partner network and reporting-based gift system.

What Child's Play Funds

Child’s Play centers pediatric healthcare and therapeutic play. In 2025, it gave $58,981 to Le Bonheur Children's Hospital Foundation for equipment, and $52,852 to Texas Children's Hospital for equipment, both within its hospital technology approach. It also funded specialized staffing: Childrens Hospital Los Angeles received $321,807 for pediatric gaming technology specialist support, and Atrium Health Foundation received $191,481 for the same purpose. The foundation also supports child-focused facility infrastructure. Its domestic violence shelter program provides video games, game carts, televisions, and games to shelters and advocacy centers serving children, with annual game support after the initial donation. Another distinctive strand is Draw Alive, which places interactive systems in hospitals so children’s drawings can become animated 3D characters, tying creative engagement to patient experience.

How Child's Play Gives

Child’s Play’s typical grants are relatively modest in size, with a p25 of $7,181, a median of $11,273, and a p75 of $18,819. The recent-grants file also shows a smaller set of large awards tied to hospital partners and specialized support. The foundation appears to use recurring annual gifts for partner hospitals: several recipients appear in multiple years, including The Nemours Foundation and Connecticut Children's Foundation Inc. Its structure combines monetary gifts with equipment grants and in-kind technology. Some programs accept unsolicited requests, including equipment grants and domestic violence shelter support, while the hospital annual gift system is linked to partner reporting rather than open solicitation.

Financial Snapshot

Annual Giving

$2.3M

Total Assets

$15.8M

Total Revenue

$3.6M

Total Expenses

$4.2M

Typical Grant Size

Most grants fall between $7K and $19K, with a median of $11K.

25th Percentile

$7K

Median

$11K

75th Percentile

$19K

Geographic Reach

National46 states funded

About 3% of grants go to recipients in FL.

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Recipient	Location	Amount	Year	Purpose
SEATTLE CHILDRENS HOSPITAL FOUNDATION	SEATTLE, WA	$212,798	2026	GIFT, GRANT - THERAPEUTIC GAME RESEARCH
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION	SILVER SPRING, MD	$184,987	2026	GIFT, GRANT - PEDIATRIC GAMING TECHNOLGY SPECIALIST
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL COLORADO FOUNDATION	AURORA, CO	$181,956	2026	GIFT, GRANT - PEDIATRIC GAMING TECHNOLGY SPECIALIST
RILEY CHEER GUILD INC	INDIANAPOLIS, IN	$146,203	2026	GIFT, GRANT - PEDIATRIC GAMING TECHNOLGY SPECIALIST
INTERMOUNTAIN HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION AT PRIMARY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL	SALT LAKE CITY, UT	$93,306	2026	GIFT, GRANT - EQUIPMENT
THE NEMOURS FOUNDATION	JACKSONVILLE, FL	$92,093	2026	GIFT, GRANT - EQUIPMENT
NORTHSHORE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATION	EVANSTON, IL	$84,347	2026	GIFT, GRANT - PEDIATRIC GAMING TECHNOLGY SPECIALIST
INTEGRIS HEALTH FOUNDATION INC	OKLAHOMA CITY, OK	$55,186	2026	GIFT, GRANT - EQUIPMENT
TEXAS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL	HOUSTON, TX	$55,173In-kind: pediatric gaming equipment	2026	GIFT, GRANT - EQUIPMENT
ANN & ROBERT H LURIE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF CHICAGO FOUNDATION	CHICAGO, IL	$47,443	2026	GIFT, GRANT - EQUIPMENT
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER	NASHVILLE, TN	$39,923	2026	GIFT, GRANT - EQUIPMENT
SANTA ROSA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION DBA CHRISTUS CHILDREN'S FOUNDATIO	SAN ANTONIO, TX	$38,139	2026	GIFT, GRANT - EQUIPMENT
MARY BRIDGE CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION	TACOMA, WA	$34,082In-kind: pediatric gaming equipment	2026	GIFT, GRANT - EQUIPMENT
MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AUTHORITY	CHARLESTON, SC	$34,021	2026	GIFT, GRANT - EQUIPMENT
OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION	PORTLAND, OR	$25,202In-kind: pediatric gaming equipment	2026	GIFT, GRANT - EQUIPMENT
OU MEDICINE INC DBA THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL	OKLAHOMA CITY, OK	$21,296	2026	GIFT, GRANT - EQUIPMENT
ORLANDO HEALTH FOUNDATION	ORLANDO, FL	$19,703	2026	GIFT, GRANT - EQUIPMENT
VIRTUA HEALTH FOUNDATION INC	VOORHEES, NJ	$17,500In-kind: pediatric gaming equipment	2026	GRANT - EQUIPMENT
JOHNS HOPKINS ALL CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION INC	ST PETERSBURG, FL	$17,328In-kind: pediatric gaming equipment	2026	GIFT, GRANT - EQUIPMENT
NEWARK BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER	NEWARK, NJ	$17,140	2026	GIFT, GRANT - EQUIPMENT
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO	CHICAGO, IL	$16,883In-kind: pediatric gaming equipment	2026	GIFT, GRANT - EQUIPMENT
CHILDRENS HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER OF AKRON	AKRON, OH	$15,678	2026	GIFT, GRANT - EQUIPMENT
ST ELIZABETH SETON CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION LTD	YONKERS, NY	$15,203	2026	GIFT, GRANT - EQUIPMENT
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL SYSTEM FOUNDATION INC	BALTIMORE, MD	$14,347	2026	GIFT
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER	CINCINNATI, OH	$13,967	2026	GIFT
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF MICHIGAN FOUNDATION	DETRIOT, MI	$13,566	2026	GIFT
THE JOHN'S HOPKINS HOSPITAL	BALTIMORE, MD	$13,498	2026	GIFT
CHILDRENS HOSPITAL COLORADO FOUNDATION	AURORA, CO	$13,365	2026	GIFT
THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA FOUNDATION	PHILADELPHIA, PA	$13,292	2026	GIFT
ST JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL OF TAMPA FOUNDATION INC	TAMPA, FL	$13,271	2026	GIFT
JOE DIMAGGIO CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INC	HOLLYWOOD, FL	$13,096	2026	GIFT
IOWA HEALTH FOUNDATION	DES MOINES, IA	$13,000In-kind: pediatric gaming equipment	2026	GIFT, GRANT - EQUIPMENT
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AND HEALTHCARE SERVICES FOUNDATION	RICHMOND, VA	$12,925	2026	GIFT
ST LOUIS CHILDRENS HOSPITAL FOUNDATION	ST LOUIS, MO	$12,703	2026	GIFT
BAPTIST HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATION INC	JACKSONVILLE, FL	$12,703	2026	GIFT
UNC HEALTH FOUNDATION INC	CHAPEL HILL, NC	$12,703	2026	GIFT
KENNEDY KRIEGER INSTITUTE	BALTIMORE, MD	$12,543In-kind: pediatric gaming equipment	2026	GIFT, GRANT - EQUIPMENT
CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION	DALLAS, TX	$11,903	2026	GIFT
BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL	BOSTON, MA	$11,867	2026	GIFT
ST VINCENT HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INC	INDIANAPOLIS, IN	$11,650	2026	GIFT, GRANT - EQUIPMENT
BANNER HEALTH FOUNDATION	PHOENIX, AZ	$11,361	2026	GIFT
ATRIUM HEALTH FOUNDATION	CHARLOTTE, NC	$11,203	2026	GIFT
NYU LANGONE HOSPITALS	NEW YORK, NY	$10,898	2026	GIFT
THE NEMOURS FOUNDATION	JACKSONVILLE, FL	$10,879In-kind: pediatric gaming equipment	2026	GIFT, GRANT - EQUIPMENT
KAPIOLANI HEALTH FOUNDATION	HONOLULU, HI	$10,680	2026	GIFT
PHOENIX CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION	PHOENIX, AZ	$10,680	2026	GIFT
COVENANT HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATION	LUBBOX, TX	$10,680	2026	GIFT
W I COOK FOUNDATION INC DBA COOK CHILDREN'S HEALTH FOUNDATION	FORT WORTH, TX	$10,680	2026	GIFT
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL & RESEARCH CENTER FOUNDATION	SAN FRANCISCO, CA	$10,680	2026	GIFT
MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION	LONG BEACH, CA	$10,680	2026	GIFT

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