About Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Through the unrestricted gifts of generous donors, the Children’s Fund enables our hospital to fulfill its mission. The Children's Fund supports the very foundation of our hospital, making possible the commitment to diverse services and programs including family-centered care, expert patient care, surgical excellence, research and discovery, and education and training.
Focus Areas
Pediatric patient careChild life and family supportSurgical servicesPediatric researchMedical education and training
Who They Fund
hospitals and health systems in Californiaprimary care professionals / leadership traineeslocal community residents (e.g., East Hollywood produce recipients)academic and research centers / nonprofit outreach programs
Funding Style
About Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles funds its own mission through the unrestricted Children’s Fund, and the recent grants show that support flowing into pediatric care, surgical services, research, education, and family-centered programs across the hospital’s system. The largest grant in the list, $6,866,246 to California Health Foundation in 2025, was earmarked to support charitable activities at hospitals and health systems in California, underscoring the foundation’s role in hospital-centered giving. Another major grant, $2,314,072 to California Health Foundation and Trust in 2024, continued that same pattern the following year. Beyond the largest awards, the foundation also backs named community and institutional partners tied to pediatric and healthcare work, including Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of Southern California and National Medical Fellowships Inc. That mix of very large institutional support and smaller program-specific grants reflects a funder that uses philanthropy to sustain clinical services, training, and outreach rather than a single narrow charitable lane. The Children’s Fund description also ties the foundation’s giving to nearly 100 pediatric subspecialties, research through the Saban Research Institute, and education and training.
What Children's Hospital Los Angeles Funds
A clear theme in the recent grants is healthcare workforce and training support. The foundation gave $210,000 in 2024, $200,000 in 2025, and $144,500 in 2023 to National Medical Fellowships Inc for Primary Care Leadership Program support. Community health outreach appears as a second thread: in 2023, it granted $25,000 to Rick's Produce Market for East Hollywood community produce boxes, linking philanthropy to local food access. Research and outreach are also present in a grant of $25,000 to The Conference Board Inc for support for CED and TCB independent research and outreach programs. A fourth area is institutional convening and recognition, with repeated sponsorships for events such as the UCLA HPMAA annual awards dinner and the annual economics dinner at Greater Los Angeles African American.
How Children's Hospital Los Angeles Gives
Typical grant sizes cluster in the low five figures: the 25th percentile is $10,000, median grant size is $15,000, and the 75th percentile is $25,000. At the same time, the recent record includes a much larger concentration of capital-style institutional support at the top end, so the distribution is wide. The data show repeated awards to the same recipients across multiple years, including California Health Foundation and Trust, Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of Southern California, National Medical Fellowships Inc, The UCLA Foundation, and Partners in Care Foundation Inc. The foundation gives through the Children’s Fund, an unrestricted philanthropic fund, and accepts no unsolicited requests.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$5.9M
Total Assets
$2.7B
Total Revenue
$1.8B
Total Expenses
$1.9B
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $25K, with a median of $15K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$15K
75th Percentile
$25K
Geographic Reach
Local6 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
PAUL S VIVIANO
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