About Le Bonheur Children'S Hospital Foundation
Do the right thing for kids. Raise funds to support exceptional pediatric care, research, advocacy and family-centered services so every child receives the best possible care regardless of ability to pay.
Focus Areas
Pediatric clinical carePediatric researchNeonatologyCritical care (including ECMO, trauma)Community health & child advocacyFamily support services
Who They Fund
families of patients receiving hospital-based care (hospital guest housing)hospital or healthcare hospitality programs / institutions
Funding Style
operational support / general operatingcapital acquisitions / infrastructure investment
About Le Bonheur Children'S Hospital Foundation
Le Bonheur Children's Hospital Foundation’s recent giving is anchored by large operating and capital commitments inside Memphis health care, with repeated support for Methodist Healthcare - Memphis Hospitals and the Children’s Foundation Research Institute. The largest recent grant in the data, $2,682,731 in 2023, went to the Children’s Foundation Research Institute for operational support, signaling a strong link between philanthropy and the hospital’s research infrastructure. Other sizeable awards have supported FedEx Fam House operations, capital acquisitions, and operational support and marketing at Methodist Healthcare - Memphis Hospitals. The foundation also backs Methodist Le Bonheur Community Outreach, showing that its giving extends beyond hospital walls into community-facing support. Its stated focus areas align with pediatric clinical care, pediatric research, neonatology, critical care including ECMO and trauma, community health and child advocacy, and family support services. The overall picture is a hospital-centered funder that repeatedly finances the systems, facilities, and services surrounding pediatric care in Memphis.
What Le Bonheur Children'S Hospital Foundation Funds
In pediatric research, the foundation awarded $2,682,731 to the Children’s Foundation Research Institute for operational support, and it also supports a Physician Scientist Grant program tied to physician-scientist and pediatric research activities. For research administration, it gave $365,888 to the University of Tennessee for research services and IRB fees, with additional awards in 2024 and 2025 for the same purpose. Family support appears through its backing of hospital guest housing: Methodist Healthcare - Memphis Hospitals received $2,160,371 in 2025 for FedEx Fam House Operational, after a $2,079,935 award in 2024 for the same purpose. Community-facing work also shows up in grants to Methodist Le Bonheur Community Outreach for operational support.
How Le Bonheur Children'S Hospital Foundation Gives
The typical grant size is substantial: p25 is $933,722, median is $1,454,524, and p75 is $1,897,115. The recent grant list shows repeated awards to the same recipients across 2023, 2024, and 2025, especially Methodist Healthcare - Memphis Hospitals and Methodist Le Bonheur Community Outreach, which points to ongoing support rather than one-off gifts. The foundation is structured around hospital-related giving and does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. Its active grant programs for physician-scientist research and quality and safety innovation do not accept unsolicited applications.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$6.1M
Total Assets
$143M
Total Revenue
$31.4M
Total Expenses
$12.4M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $934K and $1.9M, with a median of $1.5M.
25th Percentile
$934K
Median
$1.5M
75th Percentile
$1.9M
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
About 100% of grants go to recipients in TN.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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