The Woodmark Group
Incredible generosity from our community has helped the Alberta Children's Hospital earn a place within the Woodmark Group. The Woodmark Group is made up of 27 of the most prominent children’s hospitals in Canada, United States and Australia, all dedicated to shaping the future of pediatric healthcare.
Community support makes the hospital better — and makes the Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation better. As a member of the Woodmark Group, the Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation — along with our supporters — are part of a very special movement that believes every child deserves to reach their fullest potential. The Foundation is one of only three Canadian pediatric hospital foundations in the Woodmark Group. Take a look at what Woodmark hospitals achieved last year.
Millions of children and families in Canada, the United States and Australia and increasingly from around the world, rely on the 27 premier children’s hospitals that are members of The Woodmark Group for the best in pediatric patient care, treatment and cures.
In fiscal 2023, Woodmark member hospitals collectively:
• Operated 12,034 beds
• Logged 27 million patient visits
• Admitted 505,862 patients
• Responded to 1.6 million emergency room visits
• Conducted 602,130 surgeries
• Hosted 1.6 million telemedicine visits
• Saw more than 1.2 million patients in urgent care
The Woodmark Group was founded in 1991 to unite these hospitals in pursuit of a common goal to lead in the advancement of philanthropy to improve the health of children everywhere. Philanthropic support is critical to meeting this goal. Generous donors fund improvements in patient care, advances in research, training for the next-generation of pediatricians and caregivers, and community-based advocacy to keep children healthy and safe. Since 2018, Woodmark member hospitals have collectively raised more than $2 billion annually in philanthropic support.
In fiscal 2023, Woodmark hospital foundations collectively:
• Raised $2.6 billion in donations
• Received gifts from more than 1.23 million donors
• Tallied nearly 4 million contributions
• Recognized more than 7,000 leading benefactors (contributors of $10,000 or more)
• Invested more than $3.5 billion in research
• Provided nearly $6.7 billion in care for un- and under-insured patients (in US only)
- Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (Atlanta, Georgia)
- Akron Children’s Hospital (Akron, Ohio)
- Boston Children’s Hospital (Boston, Massachusetts)
- Alberta Children’s Hospital (Calgary, Alberta)
- Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago (Chicago, Illinois)
- Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (Cincinnati, Ohio)
- Nationwide Children’s Hospital (Columbus, Ohio)
- Children’s Medical Center Dallas (Dallas, Texas)
- Children’s Hospital Colorado (Denver, Colorado)
- Texas Children’s Hospital (Houston, Texas)
- Riley Hospital for Children (Indianapolis, Indiana)
- Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics (Kansas City, Missouri)
- Arkansas Children’s Hospital (Little Rock, Arkansas)
- Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (Los Angeles, California)
- Children’s Hospital Wisconsin (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
- Children’s Minnesota (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
- CHOC Children’s Hospital (Orange County, California)
- Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford (Palo Alto, California)
- Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
- UPMC Children’s Hospital (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
- Rady Children’s Hospital (San Diego, California)
- Seattle Children’s (Seattle, Washington)
- St. Louis Children’s Hospital (St. Louis, Missouri)
- Syndey Children’s Hospital (Sydney, Austalia)
- Sick Kids (Toronto, Ontario)
- BC Children’s Hospital (Vancouver, British Columbia)
- Children’s National Medical Center (Washington, D.C.)
Circle of Care
The Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation’s Children’s Circle of Care is an exclusive Woodmark program which honours leading philanthropists from across North America and Australia. The Children’s Circle of Care was founded with the philosophy that we are infinitely stronger together than as individuals. The Circle’s mission is to advance philanthropy that supports patient care, teaching, research and advocacy through educating and recognizing leading benefactors of participating children’s hospitals.
Support from Circle of Care members plays a critical role in making the Alberta Children’s Hospital a national leader in child healthcare. Our members have the unique opportunity to be part of an ever-growing network of philanthropists who, through their generous annual gifts of $10,000 or more, are transforming the face of pediatric health care in our own city and hospital.
Their combined efforts have an immeasurable impact on the children and families who rely on care from the Alberta Children’s Hospital.
- Recognition on the Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation’s Children’s Circle of Care donor wall.
- Invitations to special behind-the-scenes glimpses into the practice of medicine at our hospital, and opportunities to interact with world-renowned physicians and researchers.
- Subscription to the Foundation’s Just 4 Kids newsletter.
- The opportunity to be part of a global network of leaders in philanthropy.
- Children’s Circle of Care recognizes individuals and couples who support their children’s hospital with annual gifts of $10,000 or more.*
- The same donor, within one calendar year, may reach this giving level through accumulated gifts.
- Contributions may be made personally or directed through a family foundation or private corporation.
- Gifts may be made in cash or appreciated assets readily converted to cash. Matching gifts are ineligible.
*Contributions made at or through events will be recognized at the total amount after deducting the value of goods and services received.
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