Meeting the Match: Donors Help to Build Bridges Through Art Therapy
At UPMC Children’s, art therapy impacts the lives of thousands of kids and families each year. Recently, supporters came together to meet a unique matching gift challenge, raising more than $2 million to strengthen art therapy services that help patients and their loved ones cope and connect. Annual Art Show Celebrates Healing That spirit of […]
Heart Care Ahead of its Time
On September 2, 1959, Maria underwent a heart catheterization at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh at the age of five. The procedure revealed two congenital heart defects: partial anomalous pulmonary venous return (PAPVR), in which oxygen-rich blood drained into the right atrium instead of the left, and an atrial septal defect (ASD).
From Healing to Helping: The Pollon Family’s Planned Gift
Motivated by their family’s experience at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, the Pollon Family recently committed a generous planned gift to the hospital as part of UPMC Children’s Hospital Foundation’s Legacy Challenge.
The Forever Fund Supports Families When They Need It Most
When a child is facing a serious heart condition, everything else in a family’s world can feel uncertain. At the Heart Institute, patients with congenital or acquired heart conditions come from across Pennsylvania and far beyond to receive expert care. Families arrive focused on treatment, recovery, and hope for the future. At the same time, […]
Zander’s Burger Bash Brings in $26,000 for Free Care
When Zander and his family attended a spaghetti dinner fundraiser for their local high school’s baseball team, Zander wished they were serving his favorite food, cheeseburgers, instead of spaghetti. He asked his parents, Lindsay and Bill, if they could host a cheeseburger dinner fundraiser for kids with special needs like him. Lindsay and Bill knew […]
The Heinz Endowments Awards $1 Million Grant to Advance Health Equity for Children and Families
The Heinz Endowments has generously provided a $1 million grant to UPMC Children’s Hospital Foundation, a gift that will significantly expand our reach and deepen our impact on children and families across our region. Supporting our effort to revolutionize community health, this investment strengthens our work to improve health equity by addressing the many social, […]
This Moment Update: 2025 Donor Achievements
Donations to UPMC Children’s drive life-changing treatment, research, and care for children. As we approach the final months of This Moment: Put a Child’s Future First, UPMC Children’s Hospital Foundation’s largest fundraising campaign to date, we are proud to share a few of the accomplishments made possible with support from our donors. Ranked in All […]
This Moment with UPMC Children’s Hospital Foundation Ambassadors, T.J. and Dani Watt
Learn more about what inspires Foundation ambassadors T.J. and Dani Watt to support children and families at UPMC Children’s. What initially inspired you to support UPMC Children’s Hospital Foundation? What initially inspired us to support UPMC Children’s Hospital Foundation goes back to our time as student athletes at the University of Wisconsin when we would […]
Donors Drive Pediatric Discovery at UPMC Children’s
Jodi describes her son Miles as equal parts Minion, Energizer Bunny, and Tasmanian Devil. So in 2018, when 4-year-old Miles became unusually tired, Jodi and Miles’ dad, Randy, knew something was wrong. Several weeks later, after random bruising, nosebleeds, and bouts of nausea, the preschooler was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. “We were absolutely devastated,” […]
6 Ways to Support UPMC Children’s This Holiday Season
It’s the season of giving, and we want to make sure you know your options for showing your support to children and families at UPMC Children’s. From gifts of stock and donor advised funds, to qualified charitable donations and cryptocurrency, there are many ways to make your generosity work for you. Get started below! Monthly […]