Children's Hospital and Research Center Foundation

We raise funds for Children's Hospital and Research Center, which provides extraordinary children's care regardless of ability to pay.  We also fund world-class research.

Why do we exist?

Children's Hospital & Research Center Foundation raises funds to support Children's Hospital Research Center Oakland, an independent, not-for-profit pediatric specialty hospital serving all children, regardless of their family’s ability to pay.

Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland was founded in 1912 by two women who shared a common vision for providing caring, compassionate, specialized healthcare for children. They were committed to providing specialized pediatric healthcare to children of families both rich and poor. This remains our guiding principle today – almost 100 years later. 

As reported in U.S. News & World Report and on CNN, one doctor warned, "Just because there's a sign on the building that says HOSPITAL or EMERGENCY ROOM doesn't mean the people inside are ready to treat kids."

We believe that quality healthcare is the birthright of every child. If you feel the same, please support us today.

What have you accomplished?

The Foundation has supported Children’s Hospital & Research Center Oakland since 1967 and has helped serve kids like Isaac. Isaac was 8 when Children’s researchers and clinicians cured him of sickle cell disease, a condition that until recently was considered incurable. His sister, Eunice, donated the cord blood and bone marrow that saved his life. Isaac’s family relocated to California from their home in Panama in search of the most advanced treatment for Isaac. Children like Isaac, with blood disorders and certain cancers, are cured at Children’s thanks to advances in bone marrow transplantation developed by our researchers and physicians.

Our hospital and research center offers expert diagnosis, treatment and care for children from around the region and the world, as well as research to develop new therapies and cures for childhood diseases. It is a national leader in pediatric subspecialties including hematology/oncology, neonatology, cardiology, orthopedics, sports medicine and neurosurgery.

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