About Children'S Health Foundation
Health, Healing, and Hope for All Children
Focus Areas
Pediatric health careChild and adolescent mental healthCommunity health & equityResearch and educationPatient and family support services
Who They Fund
pregnant people and newborns (perinatal patients)children with life-limiting illnesses (pediatric hospice patients)children and adolescents undergoing scoliosis surgerypatients and family caregivers requiring temporary lodging during treatmentpatients needing post-operative or rehabilitative therapies
Funding Style
direct service / clinical care funding
About Children'S Health Foundation
Children's Health Foundation’s recent giving is anchored by large grants to Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters, including $42,772,331 in 2023 and $16,328,154 in 2024 for grant funding. That pattern places the hospital at the center of the foundation’s support for pediatric care in Virginia, while other gifts extend the same child-health mission into specialty clinical and family-support work. The foundation’s named focus areas point to a broad child-health portfolio: pediatric health care, child and adolescent mental health, community health and equity, research and education, and patient and family support services. The foundation also backs care for children and families facing specific medical needs. Recent grants include support for perinatology at Eastern Virginia Medical School, pediatric hospice care through Edmarc, scoliosis surgery planning at Old Dominion University Research Foundation, temporary lodging and support at Ronald McDonald House, and restorative therapies through ODU Education Foundation. Together, these grants show a funder that combines major institutional support with targeted project grants for treatment, recovery, and family assistance.
What Children'S Health Foundation Funds
In perinatal care, Children's Health Foundation gave $800,000 in 2024 and $650,000 in 2023 to Eastern Virginia Medical School for perinatology. That is one of the clearest examples in the record of sustained support for a defined medical specialty. For pediatric end-of-life care, the foundation awarded Edmarc $125,000 in both 2023 and 2024 for children’s hospice. In support services, Ronald McDonald House received $75,000 in 2024 and $50,000 in 2023 for temporary lodging and support, pointing to attention to families staying near care. The foundation also funded research- and procedure-adjacent work: Old Dominion University Research Foundation received $84,262 in 2023 and $12,473 in 2024 for scoliosis surgery planning, while ODU Education Foundation received $50,000 in 2023 for restorative therapies.
How Children'S Health Foundation Gives
Typical grant size sits at $62,500 at the 25th percentile, $125,000 at the median, and $725,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent record shows both very large institutional support and smaller project grants. Several recipients appear in consecutive years, including Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Edmarc, Old Dominion University Research Foundation, and Ronald McDonald House, which suggests recurring support rather than isolated one-off awards. The foundation is a grantmaker only; it does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$61.1M
Total Assets
$165.8M
Total Revenue
$12.9M
Total Expenses
$17.4M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $63K and $725K, with a median of $125K.
25th Percentile
$63K
Median
$125K
75th Percentile
$725K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
About 100% of grants go to recipients in VA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
AMY SAMPSON
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