Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health

What Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health does

The Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health is a nonprofit public benefit corporation founded in 1997 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, operating as the sole fundraising organization for Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford (part of Stanford Medicine Children's Health) and for maternal and child health programs at the Stanford School of Medicine. The foundation's primary function is philanthropic intermediation: it raises charitable contributions from individual donors, corporate partners, and institutional funders, and disburses those funds as grants and programmatic support to the hospital, the medical school, and external organizations focused on children with complex health needs.

The foundation organizes its work around four fundraising focus areas: Cancer, Heart, Moms & Babies, and Health Equity, with a separately housed Program for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN) that drives health care systems change through grantmaking, thought leadership, and advocacy at state and national levels. It has raised $2.6 billion since inception from more than 145,000 donors, awarded 230+ grants to drive health care system change, and maintains a 4-star Charity Navigator rating. Its beneficiary portfolio includes flagship clinical programs such as the Betty Irene Moore Children's Heart Center, which employs AI, 3D printing, and gene editing in pediatric cardiac care.

The foundation's revenue model is exclusively donation-driven, with no products or services sold. It generates contributions through one-time and recurring online donations, community events (most notably the Summer Scamper 5k Run/Walk with a stated $850,000 goal), peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns, volunteer membership programs (Auxiliaries and Ambassadors), and major institutional gifts (e.g., the $10 million Alfred E. Mann Charities investment in Stanford's Hub for Artificial Intelligence in Pediatric Medicine). Distribution and donor engagement span a multilingual website available in 12 languages, email newsletters, volunteer networks, and a Clinical Partners in Philanthropy program that integrates hospital staff into fundraising activity.

Name

Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health

Legal name

The Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health

Website

https://lpfch.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

The Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health is a Palo Alto-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that serves as the sole fundraising arm for Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford and maternal/child health programs at Stanford School of Medicine, raising donations across Cancer, Heart, Moms & Babies, and Health Equity verticals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Children's Healthcare Philanthropy

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Child and Youth Services (62411), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Maternal, Child & Family Health Organizations (BPAGACAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Health & Medical Research Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAL), Maternal, Child & Family Health Program Funding (HLAJALAG), Community Health, Prevention & Health Education (BPAGACAC)

Keywords

• Children's health philanthropy
• Pediatric hospital fundraising
• Medical research grants
• Maternal child health
• Nonprofit foundation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Palo Alto

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. Donations and Fundraising: The foundation raises funds through individual donations, one-time and monthly contributions, event registrations, and peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns. Donors contribute to support world-class care at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford, innovative research at Stanford School of Medicine, and programs for children and youth with special health care needs.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health is a nonprofit foundation that raises charitable funds for Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford and for child and maternal health programs at the Stanford School of Medicine. It also develops and supports programs that improve health care access for children with complex health needs through grantmaking and advocacy. The foundation raises money through individual donations, community events, peer-to-peer fundraising, and corporate/foundation partnerships, and directs grants to state and national organizations working on health care systems change.

Product overview

Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health is a nonprofit foundation that raises funds for Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford (an integral part of Stanford Medicine Children's Health) and for child and maternal health programs at the Stanford School of Medicine. The foundation also shapes and supports programs that make health care more accessible for children with complex health needs through grantmaking and advocacy. The organization focuses on four main fundraising areas: Cancer, Heart, Moms & Babies, and Health Equity, and operates a Program for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pediatric Cancer Donation Program Named donation program that channels charitable contributions to fund pediatric cancer treatment, research, and family-centered care at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford. Designed for individual donors and supporters who want to direct giving toward childhood cancer.
• Pediatric Heart Donation Program Named donation program that supports cardiac care for children at the Betty Irene Moore Children's Heart Center, funding innovations such as AI, 3D printing, and gene editing for pediatric heart patients. Targeted at donors interested in advancing pediatric cardiac care.
• Moms & Babies Donation Program Named donation program supporting maternal and infant health care services at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford. Designed for donors who want to fund high-quality maternity and newborn care, recognized as 'High Performing' in maternity care for five consecutive years.
• Health Equity Donation Program

Quantifiable outcome

• 230+ grants awarded to drive health care system change
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Stanford Medicine Children's HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe foundation is the sole fundraising organization for Stanford Medicine Children's Health, with Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at its center. The foundation raises funds to support the world-class, family-centered care provided at the hospital and drives research and programs for pediatric health.
• Stanford School of MedicinecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe foundation raises funds for maternal and child health programs at the Stanford School of Medicine. The donor community powers leading-edge research to drive the best possible care and cures for moms and kids.
• Betty Irene Moore Children's Heart CenterflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe foundation supports the Betty Irene Moore Children's Heart Center at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford, which provides exceptional cardiac care for children. Stanford innovators are using AI, 3D printing, and gene editing to advance pediatric heart treatments.
• Isa Elaine FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Isa Elaine Foundation accelerates BPAN research at the Stanford School of Medicine. The foundation supports this partnership through grantmaking to advance research into this rare neurological condition affecting children.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Cincinnati Children's Hospital Foundation: Foundation supporting Cincinnati Children's, consistently a top-3 U.S. pediatric hospital. Analogous structure with hospital-anchored fundraising, major-gift campaigns, and pediatric research funding.
• St. Jude Children's Research Hospital / ALSAC: ALSAC is the fundraising and awareness organization supporting St. Jude, one of the world's premier pediatric research hospitals. Directly comparable in mission, scale, and donor development operations for children's health.
• Boston Children's Hospital Trust: Philanthropic arm of Boston Children's Hospital, one of the leading U.S. pediatric medical centers. Mirrors LPFCH's model of hospital-affiliated fundraising for a top-tier children's institution with major research and clinical programs.
• Seattle Children's Hospital Foundation: Foundation for Seattle Children's, serving pediatric care and research in the Pacific Northwest. Matches LPFCH's model as a hospital-affiliated fundraising arm for a children's specialty institution.
• Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Foundation: Fundraising arm of CHOP, a top-ranked U.S. children's hospital with affiliated research institute. Closely comparable in operating model, donor cultivation approach, and pediatric research/care funding focus.
• Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Foundation: Fundraising arm for Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, a leading pediatric health system. Comparable in supporting a major pediatric clinical system with research and community programs via philanthropy.
• Nationwide Children's Hospital Foundation: Philanthropic arm of Nationwide Children's in Columbus, a major pediatric research hospital. Comparable in combining clinical care, research funding, and community grantmaking through a single affiliated foundation.

Broad incumbents

• March of Dimes: Large national nonprofit focused on maternal and infant health, including research, advocacy, and grantmaking. Shares LPFCH's maternal and child health mission, though broader and not tied to a single hospital.
• Ronald McDonald House Charities: Global nonprofit supporting families of sick children through housing and care programs near children's hospitals. Thematically aligned (children's health ecosystem support) though distinct service model.
• Children's Miracle Network Hospitals: A large-scale fundraising coalition supporting 170+ children's hospitals across North America. Operates at greater breadth than LPFCH but intersects on the model of fundraising for children's hospital networks.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/LPFCH
• Facebookfacebook.com/LucilePackardFoundation

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Investors

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M&A

Investments1 record

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