Clark Gillies Foundation

Name

Clark Gillies Foundation

Legal name

Clark Gillies Foundation

Website

https://clarkgillies.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Charitable Pediatric Healthcare Services

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Infectious Disease & Immunization Program Funding (HLAJALAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB)

Keywords

• Pediatric healthcare assistance
• Children's charitable services
• Nonprofit fundraising events
• Medical financial aid
• Community pediatric programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Hauppauge

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations: Individual and corporate donations form the primary revenue source. The foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, making all donations tax-deductible. Donations are processed through PayPal.
2. Merchandise Sales: The foundation sells branded merchandise including CGF shirts at $95.00 per item. All proceeds from merchandise sales are donated to the foundation.
3. Event Ticket Sales: Revenue generated from ticket sales at the annual 'Hockey with a Heart' game, where a portion of ticket proceeds supports foundation programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Clark Gillies Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that provides financial assistance for medical services, family aid during crises, and quality-of-life programs for children who are physically, developmentally, or financially challenged. It funds pediatric healthcare infrastructure (notably the $1 million Clark Gillies Pediatric Unit at Huntington Hospital), supports partner organizations serving children with cancer, autism, and developmental disabilities, and raises money through annual fundraising events and branded merchandise sales.

Product overview

The Clark Gillies Foundation is a non-profit organization offering a portfolio of charitable programs focused on helping children who are physically, developmentally, or financially challenged. The core services include direct medical assistance payments, family financial aid, and quality-of-life enhancement programs. Major initiatives include The Clark Gillies Pediatric Unit and Pediatric Emergency Unit at Huntington Hospital (funded with $1 million), and Brianna's Cub Room created in partnership with Pat LaFontaine's organization. The foundation also sells merchandise (CGF Shirt) and hosts annual fundraising events like the Hockey with a Heart Game with the New York Islanders. The foundation has granted over $3.5 million total to various children's causes and has traditionally allocated 100% of event proceeds to helping children.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• $3.5 million+ granted to children's causes
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Huntington HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe foundation has a strong ongoing partnership with Huntington Hospital in Huntington, NY. The Clark Gillies Pediatric Unit was constructed with $1 million in foundation funding, providing overnight pediatric treatment facilities. The partnership continued with the creation of The Clark Gillies Pediatric Emergency Room and Brianna's Cub Room within the pediatric unit.
• Pat LaFontaine's OrganizationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture for Brianna's Cub Room. This organization builds interactive playrooms in hospitals throughout North America. The room is named in memory of Brianna Titcomb who passed away at age 13.
• The Morgan CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with The Morgan Center in Plainview, NY, which provides preschool-age children undergoing cancer treatment opportunity to interact and socialize in a safe environment.
• Jack Fanning Memorial Foundation (Angels for Autism)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFoundation supports Angels for Autism, which runs two group homes on Long Island focusing on promoting independence through daily living skills, communication, and socialization.
• Angel FlightsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to provide airplane transportation for treatment to children whose families cannot provide necessary transportation to locations equipped for their medical needs.
• Gift of LifeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership providing medical care for children living in countries outside the United States who are unable to receive life-saving treatment at home and are brought to the United States for treatment.
• Long Island CaresminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization started by Harry Chapin provides nutritional food and support services to more than 540 agencies including food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters, and child care programs.
• Hope House MinistriesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides services to homeless youth and abused and neglected young people, including residential facilities and compassionate environment for teenagers.
• Madonna HeightsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization committed to needs of women and girls who have been victimized, battered, and living in poverty, with therapeutic programs, emergency shelters, and long-term residential facilities.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Make-A-Wish Foundation: Large, established nonprofit granting experiences to children with critical illnesses. Overlaps with Clark Gillies Foundation on quality-of-life grants for medically challenged children, but operates nationally with a much broader footprint.
• Starlight Children's Foundation: Nonprofit delivering programs (including hospital playrooms) to seriously ill children. Strong overlap with the Clark Gillies Foundation's pediatric hospital facility investments and Brianna's Cub Room.
• Ronald McDonald House Charities: Globally scaled nonprofit supporting families of sick children with housing and services near hospitals. Parallel to CGF's family financial aid and pediatric hospital investments, though vastly larger in scale.
• Athletes for Hope: Athlete-led nonprofit connecting professional athletes to charitable causes. Relevant as an adjacent platform that mirrors the celebrity-athlete-anchored community-organizing model used by Clark Gillies Foundation.

Direct peers

• The V Foundation for Cancer Research: Sports-celebrity-led nonprofit funding cancer research, founded in memory of Jim Valvano. Comparable as an athlete-adjacent grantmaking entity focused on pediatric cancer, a key beneficiary of the Clark Gillies Foundation.
• Mario Lemieux Foundation: NHL Hall of Famer-founded nonprofit focused on pediatric cancer research and patient/family support. Highly comparable to the Clark Gillies Foundation in athlete legacy, pediatric health mission, regional scope, and direct grantmaking model.
• Chances for Children (Pat LaFontaine): Former NHL player Pat LaFontaine's foundation building interactive playrooms in children's hospitals across North America. Already a partner of Clark Gillies Foundation via Brianna's Cub Room, making it a directly co-operating peer.

Emerging players

• Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation: Childhood cancer nonprofit combining direct grants to families and research funding. Overlaps with CGF's pediatric cancer grants and family financial-aid programs, but operates a much more research-centric model.
• Scott Hamilton CARES Foundation: Olympic figure skater-founded nonprofit funding cancer research and patient wellness. Comparable as a sports-figure-founded, cancer-focused grantmaker, though operating with a different sport anchor than Clark Gillies.

Regional players

• Hope House Ministries: Long Island-based nonprofit serving homeless youth and abused/neglected children. Already a grant recipient of the Clark Gillies Foundation and a directly co-operating regional peer addressing child welfare on Long Island.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ClarkGilliesFoundation
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/clark-gillies-foundation

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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