The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital

What The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital does

The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable foundation established in 1996 and headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri (1001 Highlands Plaza Drive West, Suite 140). It functions as the exclusive development and fundraising arm for Barnes-Jewish Hospital and a tightly integrated network of affiliated healthcare partners, including Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital, the Siteman Cancer Center, Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing, BJC Home Care, BJC Hospice (Evelyn's House), and the Washington University School of Medicine. The Foundation's purpose is to steward philanthropic capital from individuals, grateful patients, corporations, and institutional foundations, and to regrant those dollars through competitive grant programs — Project Award Grants, the Siteman Investment Program, the Cancer Frontier Fund, Community Support Grants, and Designated/Endowed Chair Funding — across seven impact areas: cancer, community health, heart and vascular, hospice, neurosciences, nursing, and transplant.

The Foundation's core operating platform consists of three product families. First, donation programs — annual giving, honor/memorial giving, planned giving/legacy gifts via a dedicated estate planning portal, and corporate partnerships — generate philanthropic inflows. Second, a suite of competitive grant programs, ranging from catalyst cancer research funding (Cancer Frontier Fund) to workforce-development community grants, regrants capital to grantee institutions and physician-scientists. Third, signature fundraising events such as the annual Illumination Gala (cancer research) and stewardship publications (Giving Magazine, Legacy Newsletter, Year in Review, Curiosus) sustain donor engagement.

Revenue is entirely philanthropic in nature; the Foundation does not sell products or services. Funds flow in from individual donors (5,200+ globally), corporate partners, and institutional foundations, and flow out as grants to partner institutions. In 2024 the Foundation invested $53M+ to support patient care, research, and education; in 2025 it awarded a record $85.7M including a $40M distribution from BJC HealthCare's spendable reserves. Operating headcount is in the 11–50 range with the public staff roster showing 36+ named professionals across Philanthropy Advisory, Donor Services/Database Operations, Grants and Funds Administration, and Strategic Communications and Events.

Name

The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital

Legal name

The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital

Website

https://foundationbarnesjewish.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital is a St. Louis-based nonprofit charitable foundation that raises philanthropic funds from individuals, corporations, and institutional donors and regrants them to Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Siteman Cancer Center, WashU Medicine, Goldfarb School of Nursing, and BJC Home Care/Hospice across cancer, nursing, hospice, and community health programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Philanthropy

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Grantmaking and Giving Services (8132)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAKAL

Health & Medical Research Grantmaking Foundations

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Philanthropy, Foundations & Grantmaking

SECONDARYBPAGAKAI

Research & Science Grantmaking Foundations

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Philanthropy, Foundations & Grantmaking

SECONDARYFSAAABAH

Philanthropy & Foundations Advisory (Donor-Advised Funds, Endowments)

Financial & Insurance/Asset & Wealth Management/Private Banking & HNW/UHNW Wealth Management

SECONDARYBPAGACAB

Hospitals, Clinics & Charitable Healthcare Providers

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Health & Medical Nonprofits

Keywords

• Healthcare philanthropy
• Hospital fundraising
• Charitable foundation
• Medical research grants
• Planned giving services

Headquarters

HQ city

St Louis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Charitable Donations and Philanthropy: The Foundation raises funds from individual donors, grateful patients, corporations, and foundations through one-time and recurring gifts. Donors direct gifts to specific areas such as cancer research, patient care, nursing education, hospice, transplant, heart and vascular, neurosciences, and community health. Revenue is entirely philanthropic in nature.
2. Planned Giving and Legacy Gifts: The Foundation offers planned giving vehicles (estate planning, bequests, endowed chairs) through its planmylegacy.org portal, allowing donors to make long-term charitable commitments.
3. Corporate Partnerships: Corporate partners sponsor events, fund programs, and provide grants aligned with the Foundation's health care mission areas.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital is a nonprofit charitable foundation that raises philanthropic funds from individual donors, grateful patients, corporations, and other foundations, and distributes those funds as grants to support patient care, cancer research, nursing education, hospice, transplant, heart and vascular, neurosciences, and community health programs at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and its affiliated institutions. It operates giving programs, signature fundraising events, planned giving vehicles, and competitive grant programs.

Product overview

The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital is a charitable foundation that raises and distributes funds to support patient care, research, education, and community health initiatives at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and its partners. The organization operates as a platform of interconnected giving programs, including direct donation options (Honor and Memorial Giving, Planned Giving, Corporate Partnerships), grant programs (Cancer Frontier Fund, Project Award Grants, Community Support Grants, Siteman Investment Program, Designated Funding/Endowed Chair Funding), and signature fundraising events (Illumination Gala). The Foundation publishes educational materials including Giving Magazine, Legacy Newsletter, Year in Review, and Curiosus. Impact areas span Cancer, Community Health, Heart and Vascular, Hospice, Neurosciences, Nursing, and Transplant.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cancer Frontier Fund Catalyst grant fund that provides seed funding for new cancer research at Siteman Cancer Center, with every $1 donated leveraged to obtain an additional $13 in federal research funding. For physician-scientists and cancer researchers at Siteman Cancer Center.
• Project Award Grants Non-research grant program providing capital and equipment, education and training, and patient care project funding for Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine faculty.
• Siteman Investment Program Research grant program supporting innovative cancer research by physician-scientists at Siteman Cancer Center.
• Community Support Grants Program Grant program supporting community organizations addressing health challenges in the St. Louis region, with a focus on St. Louis City and North St. Louis County.
• Designated Funding and Endowed Chair Funding Donor-directed funds supporting physician research and patient care initiatives through designated funds or endowed chairs at partner institutions.
• Planned Giving Program Estate planning and charitable gift planning service that enables donors to make long-term commitments through bequests, endowed chairs, and other planned gift vehicles via the planmylegacy.org portal.
• Corporate Partnerships Program Partnership program offering corporations opportunities to support healthcare initiatives through sponsorships, event support, and designated giving programs coordinated by the Foundation's Corporate and Foundations Partnerships team.
• Honor and Memorial Giving Tribute gift donation program allowing donors to make charitable contributions in honor or memory of loved ones or special occasions.
• Illumination Gala Annual flagship fundraising event that brings together donors to support cancer research at Siteman Cancer Center, featuring entertainment, patient stories, and scientific presentations.

Quantifiable outcome

• For every $1 donated to the Cancer Frontier Fund, Siteman's physician scientists leverage those funds to obtain an additional $13 in federal funding.
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• BJC HealthCarecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 October 2025BJC HealthCare partners with BELIEVE Academy through a first-of-its-kind initiative in St. Louis, addressing critical healthcare workforce shortages. The Foundation team works alongside BJC colleagues to support this initiative. BJC is also the primary institutional beneficiary of Foundation grants.
• BELIEVE Academy / The Opportunity TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBELIEVE Academy is a healthcare-focused high school partnership with BJC HealthCare, supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies and The Opportunity Trust. The Foundation has been honored to help launch this initiative, which includes simulation labs taught by BJC caregivers.
• Alvin J. Siteman Cancer CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSiteman Cancer Center is a pillar of the St. Louis region and international leader in cancer treatment, research, and prevention. The Foundation raises funds through Illumination Gala and Cancer Frontier Fund to support Siteman's 600+ physician-scientists. For every $1 donated, Siteman leverages $13 in federal funding.
• Washington University School of Medicine (WashU Medicine)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWashU Medicine is a primary research and education partner. Foundation grants support physician-scientists, endowed chairs, and research programs across departments including surgery, radiology, anesthesiology, and oncology.
• Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP)minorOthersAHP is the industry body that recognized the Foundation as a High Performer in its 2019 Report on Giving. AHP represents nearly 4,500 development professionals at 1,900 nonprofit hospitals and health systems internationally.
• Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of NursingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGoldfarb School of Nursing is an education partner benefiting from Foundation-funded nursing scholarships, Heroes in Training Scholarship Fund, and support for stethoscopes and supplies for students.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Foundation: The fundraising foundation supporting Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, a major academic hospital system. Directly comparable as a hospital-affiliated charitable foundation raising and distributing philanthropic funds for patient care, research, and community health at a single health system.
• Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Giving: The philanthropic arm of a leading U.S. cancer center. Directly comparable for cancer-focused philanthropy via flagship galas, endowed chairs, and research grants supporting physician-scientists - mirroring the Foundation's role with Siteman Cancer Center.
• Northwestern Memorial Foundation: Fundraising foundation for Northwestern Memorial Hospital and the broader Northwestern Medicine system. Comparable in operating model: hospital-affiliated, multi-channel giving (planned, corporate, annual), and grants to clinical/research programs.
• Mass General Brigham Development Office: Philanthropy arm of Massachusetts General Brigham, one of the largest U.S. academic health systems. Comparable as a hospital-affiliated foundation stewarding major gifts, planned giving, and research grants across patient care, teaching, and bench-to-bedside research.
• UCLA Health Development: Fundraising arm of UCLA Health, an academic medical center tied to a major research university. Comparable mission mix of patient care, research, nursing education, and community health, with event-driven and major-gift fundraising.
• NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Foundation: Philanthropic foundation supporting NewYork-Presbyterian, a top-ranked academic hospital. Comparable as a high-volume hospital foundation distributing $50-100M+ annually across patient care, research, and community health programs.
• Johns Hopkins Medicine Philanthropy: Philanthropy operation for Johns Hopkins Medicine, an academic medical center. Comparable as a research-and-teaching-focused hospital foundation with endowed chairs, donor-designated funds, and a major cancer center beneficiary.
• Dana-Farber Cancer Institute / The Jimmy Fund: Philanthropic engine of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, with the Jimmy Fund as its signature community-giving program. Directly comparable as a cancer-research philanthropy with high-leverage research funding from individual donors and signature events.
• Vanderbilt University Medical Center Development: Development office for Vanderbilt University Medical Center, an academic hospital system. Comparable as a hospital-affiliated philanthropy supporting research, nursing, and community health programs with similar grant-making programs and donor designation options.

Others

• BJC HealthCare: The Foundation's primary institutional beneficiary and strategic partner. Not a fundraising peer, but the principal recipient of grants and co-driver of programmatic strategy, including the BELIEVE Academy workforce partnership.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors1 record

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