About Children's Care Foundation
The Children’s Care Foundation concentrates almost all of its giving on hospital and clinical care providers in the Chicago area, directing large gifts to a small set of healthcare institutions. Its support appears aimed at strengthening direct medical services and hospital capacity—frequently through repeated, substantial grants to the same organizations—suggesting a focused mission on improving local health infrastructure, likely with an emphasis on services for children and families.
Focus Areas
Support for neighborhood hospitals and community health centers in Chicago (e.g., Humboldt Park Health)Hospital capacity and clinical services funding at regional medical centers (e.g., Loyola University Medical Center)Support for faith-affiliated or community hospitals serving underserved populations (e.g., Saint Bernard Hospital)
Who They Fund
children / pediatric patientscommunity-based health providers / nonprofit clinics
Giving Approach
Highly concentrated: a small number of very large grants (multi-hundred-thousand to multi-million-dollar) repeated to the same grantees, geographically focused in the Chicago area and directed to hospital/clinical recipients rather than many small or diversified charities.
About Children's Care Foundation
Children's Care Foundation’s recent grantmaking centers on a small set of Chicago-area health providers, with repeated large general-support gifts to Humboldt Park Health and Saint Bernard Hospital and Health Care Center. Those awards point to a pattern of backing direct care institutions rather than short-term projects, and to a preference for core operating support at hospitals and clinics serving local patients. The foundation’s portfolio also includes ongoing support for Loyola University Medical Center, Family Christian Health Center, Holy Family Ministries, Illinois College of Optometry, and the Children’s Clinic fka Oak Park River Forest Infant Welfare Society. Across those recipients, the grant sizes are substantial and recurring, suggesting an emphasis on institutional stability and clinical capacity. A smaller part of the portfolio reaches into pediatric oral health through grants for Pillars Community Health’s pediatric dental health program. The combination of hospital support, community health centers, and pediatric dental funding shows a consistent focus on health services for children and families in the Chicago area.
What Children's Care Foundation Funds
Children's Care Foundation supports community health providers that deliver direct medical services in Chicago and nearby suburbs. In general support, it gave $100,000 in 2025 to the Children's Clinic fka Oak Park River Forest Infant Welfare Society and $75,000 in 2024 to Erie Family Health Center. The foundation also backs faith-affiliated and neighborhood health organizations. Family Christian Health Center received $200,000 in 2025 and $175,000 in 2024, while Holy Family Ministries received $140,000 in 2025 and $125,000 in 2024. Its oral-health work is narrower but specific: Pillars Community Health received $100,000 in 2025 and $40,000 in 2023 for its pediatric dental health program. The foundation also supports medical education and clinical training infrastructure through Illinois College of Optometry grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
How Children's Care Foundation Gives
Typical grants are sizable: the 25th percentile is $100,000, the median is $125,000, and the 75th percentile is $509,728. The recent record shows clear repeat giving, with several organizations funded in multiple consecutive years rather than through one-off awards. Grants are described primarily as general support, with one named program grant for pediatric dental health. The foundation is structured as a grantmaker only; it does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.6M
Total Assets
$73M
Total Revenue
$3.4M
Total Expenses
$3.4M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $100K and $510K, with a median of $125K.
25th Percentile
$100K
Median
$125K
75th Percentile
$510K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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