Children's Health Fund

What Children's Health Fund does

Children's Health Fund (CHF) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1987 by Paul Simon, Dr. Irwin Redlener, and Karen Redlener that delivers comprehensive medical, mental health, dental, and health-related social services to children growing up in under-resourced U.S. communities. Headquartered at 475 Riverside Drive, New York, CHF operates the nation's foremost nonprofit mobile pediatric health network through a federation of 24 partner programs spanning 15 states, Washington D.C., and Puerto Rico, with 50+ mobile medical clinics reaching 601 service sites including schools, Head Start centers, homeless and domestic violence shelters, community centers, and fixed-site clinics such as the Deerfield Child and Family Health Clinic in the Bronx.

CHF's core product surface is built on a mobile-clinic-based delivery architecture with electronic health records capability and telehealth integration. Product lines include Mobile Clinics, the Healthy and Ready to Learn school-based program, the CHF Family Asthma App (a bilingual consumer mobile application launched September 2025), Mental Health Services (anxiety, depression, ADHD, OCD, substance abuse, ACE/PCE screening), Immigrant Health Services with medical-legal partnerships, Telehealth Services, and the CHEERs (Community Health Equity and Engagement Roundtables) community engagement platform. The organization also runs major issue campaigns including 'Children's Health at a Crossroads' (launched February 2026) and 'Children First'. Since founding, CHF has delivered nearly 8 million healthcare encounters and approximately 479,195 visits in 2025 alone, serving over 130,000 children and families annually.

CHF is funded entirely through charitable contributions: recurring monthly donor tiers at $25 / $75 / $150 / $300, individual giving, the Red Nose Day partnership (cumulative $365 million since 2015; $1.32 million to CHF in 2023), foundation grants (Helmsley $700,000, MetLife $150,000), corporate sponsorships (PepsiCo Foundation $2 million for COVID-19 response), planned giving / President's Circle, and annual benefit events (~$1 million in 2019). Less than 25% of donations are used for administrative/operational purposes. CHF is governed by a Board of Directors and an Advisory Council, led by President and CEO Dr. Arturo Brito (MD, MPH) with Dr. Kamillah Wood (MD) as Deputy CEO/CMO. The organization holds Charity Navigator, BBB Wise Giving Alliance, GuideStar Platinum, and CharityWatch credentials.

Name

Children's Health Fund

Legal name

Children's Health Fund

Website

https://childrenshealthfund.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Children's Health Fund is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that delivers medical, mental, dental, and social healthcare to children in under-resourced U.S. communities through a national network of 50+ mobile clinics, school-based programs, and telehealth across 15 states plus D.C. and Puerto Rico.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pediatric Healthcare Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Child and Youth Services (624110)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Maternal, Child & Family Health Organizations (BPAGACAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine Practices (HLAFAJAF), Youth Mental Health, Counseling & Wellbeing (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAK), Community Health & Prevention Program Funding (HLAJALAF), Children’s Hospitals & Pediatric Health Systems (HLAFAJAG)

Keywords

• Pediatric healthcare services
• Mobile health clinics
• Community health programs
• School-based healthcare
• Nonprofit healthcare

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Monthly giving program with suggested donation amounts ($25, $75, $150, $300). Public donation page with online payment processing through third-party payment service.
2. Red Nose Day Campaign: Annual Red Nose Day campaign contributions. CHF received $1.32 million in 2023 from this campaign.
3. Institutional Giving/Corporate Sponsorships: Corporate partnerships through cause marketing and workplace giving programs. Includes founding sponsors for CHEERs initiative and corporate sponsors for various campaigns.
4. Foundation Grants: Funding from charitable foundations including Helmsley Charitable Trust ($700,000 grant), PepsiCo Foundation ($2 million), and MetLife Foundation ($150,000).
5. Planned Giving: Legacy giving programs including President's Circle for major donors and planned giving options.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Children's Health Fund is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that delivers comprehensive medical, mental, dental, and health-related social services to children and families in under-resourced communities. It operates a national network of more than 50 mobile medical clinics, school-based health centers, shelter-based programs, fixed-site clinics, and telehealth services across 15 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.

Product overview

Children's Health Fund operates as a nonprofit healthcare organization providing a portfolio of integrated products and services to children in under-resourced U.S. communities. The organization delivers care through a national network of mobile clinics, school-based health programs (Healthy and Ready to Learn), telehealth services, and community engagement initiatives (CHEERs). Key offerings include the CHF Family Asthma App for chronic disease management, mental health services, and immigrant health services. The organization runs advocacy campaigns including 'Children's Health at a Crossroads' and 'Children First' to address healthcare disparities. Care is delivered through over 50 mobile medical clinics, fixed-site clinics, schools, Head Start centers, shelters, and community agencies across 15 states, Puerto Rico, and Washington D.C.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CHF Family Asthma App: Mobile application designed to help families understand and manage asthma, offering educational content and support for children and caregivers. Bilingual with emphasis on data privacy.
• CHEERs (Community Health Equity and Engagement Roundtables)
• Children First

Products and services

• Mobile Medical Clinics Fleet of 50+ mobile medical clinics ('doctor's offices on wheels') that bring comprehensive healthcare directly to children and families at schools, shelters, community centers, and other trusted sites, covering both urban and rural communities.
• CHF Family Asthma App Bilingual mobile application designed to help families understand and manage asthma, offering educational content and support for children and caregivers with emphasis on data privacy.
• Healthy and Ready to Learn School-based healthcare program that reduces health barriers to learning by providing health services, health education, mental health support, and developmental screenings directly in disadvantaged school communities.
• Community Health Equity and Engagement Roundtables (CHEERs) Community engagement initiative that gathers local stakeholders across sectors to identify localized social drivers of health and collaboratively strategize solutions, positioning patients, families, and youth as key stakeholders.
• Mental Health Services Mental health clinicians helping patients address conditions such as anxiety, depression, ADHD, OCD, and substance abuse, including ACE/PCE screening tools and telehealth-based mental health services.
• Immigrant Health Services Culturally competent healthcare services for immigrant children including undocumented and unaccompanied children, refugees, and U.S.-born children with undocumented family members, including medical-legal partnerships connecting families to social and legal services.
• Telehealth Services Remote healthcare delivery services provided through technology, enabling continued care for families and proven effective in reaching adolescent populations and providing mental health services.
• Baby Steps for Healthy Strides Early childhood healthcare program providing developmental screenings, vaccinations, and support services to help children reach critical milestones in under-resourced communities.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 130,000 children and families served through nearly 500,000 visits in 2025 alone
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Aaron E. Henry Community Health Services CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost of CHEER (Community Health Equity and Engagement Roundtable) in Clarksdale, Mississippi focusing on community's lack of recreation space and effects on mental/physical health.
• Henry J. Austin Health CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost of CHEER roundtables in Trenton, New Jersey focusing on siloed resources and lack of local advocates. Featured in Red Nose Day campaign.
• Children's National HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost of CHEER in Washington D.C. focusing on food insecurity and communication of resources in Anacostia community.
• The Dimock CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNew collaborator in Boston hosting CHEER focusing on developing street teams initiative to engage local residents around heart health.
• LeBonheur Children'sminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Jackson, Tennessee hosting CHEER to develop innovative approaches to address food insecurity.
• Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Power & PotentialminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost of CHEER in Conyers, Georgia convening Rockdale and Newton County community members to identify local adolescent health priorities.
• Sherman Indian High SchoolminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Riverside, CA where students from Indigenous tribal communities developed school-based health and wellness initiative.
• Chiricahua Community Health Centers, Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Cochise County, Arizona providing mobile medical services to rural communities. Dr. Darlene Melk, Director of Community Medicine, serves as front-line provider during COVID-19 crisis.
• Montefiore Medical CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost institution for New York Children's Health Project (NYCHP), one of the nation's largest mobile health programs serving children and families who are homeless.
• Dell Children's Medical CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDell Children's Health Express program serving immigrant children including unaccompanied minors with trauma-informed medical care.
• YourMomCaresminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to fund mobile medical clinics offering physical and mental health services to youth in underprivileged areas. During COVID-19, evolved to hospital-based setups for screening/testing.
• Red Nose Day (Comic Relief US)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerAnnual campaign partner raising funds for CHF's healthcare services for children in underserved communities. Raised $1.32 million for CHF in 2023; cumulative $365 million since 2015.
• LIFT-New YorkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in NYC for Healthy and Ready to Learn CHEER, convening parents, caregivers, and community providers to explore resources related to physical and mental well-being.

Scale indicators18 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Remote Area Medical: Remote Area Medical operates mobile clinics delivering free medical, dental, and vision care to underserved and uninsured populations across the U.S.—sharing CHF's core model of bringing healthcare directly to under-resourced communities via mobile infrastructure.
• Ronald McDonald House Charities: Ronald McDonald House Charities is a major children's health nonprofit supporting families with sick children through housing, care access, and family services—directly comparable in mission, donor-funded nonprofit model, and pediatric focus.
• Children's Miracle Network Hospitals: Children's Miracle Network is a national children's health nonprofit raising funds for a network of pediatric hospitals—comparable to CHF in donor-funded pediatric mission, national footprint, and corporate partnership-driven fundraising model.
• National Association of Free & Charitable Clinics: NAFC represents a national network of free and charitable clinics serving uninsured and under-resourced patients—closely aligned with CHF's community-clinic delivery model for populations that cannot access mainstream healthcare.
• St. Jude Children's Research Hospital: St. Jude is a leading pediatric health nonprofit providing treatment, research, and family support—comparable as a donor-funded children's health organization, though focused on catastrophic illness rather than primary care access.
• Children's Defense Fund: Children's Defense Fund is a national children's health and welfare advocacy nonprofit focused on child poverty, healthcare access, and immigration—sharing CHF's policy advocacy orientation and under-resourced children mission.
• Direct Relief: Direct Relief is a humanitarian medical aid nonprofit improving health outcomes for people in poverty through medical supplies and program funding—comparable in donor-funded health-equity mission and U.S. underserved-population focus.

Broad incumbents

• Montefiore Medical Center: Montefiore is the host institution for CHF's flagship NYCHP program and one of the largest U.S. pediatric providers serving underserved Bronx communities—a broader pediatric healthcare system that overlaps significantly with CHF's service population and geography.
• Boston Children's Hospital: Boston Children's Hospital is one of the nation's leading pediatric academic medical centers—a broader incumbent that overlaps with CHF's pediatric specialty areas and serves as a clinical reference partner for complex cases.

Others

• National Association of Community Health Centers: NACHC represents Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) that provide primary care to medically underserved communities—an enabling/ecosystem peer that shares CHF's community-based primary care delivery mission for low-income populations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/ChildrensHealthFund
• Facebookfacebook.com/childrenshealthfund
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/children's-health-fund
• Instagraminstagram.com/chfund

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors2 records

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M&A

Investments

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