Foundation news

2019 Carousel Ball Raises Record-Breaking $3.5 Million for Cardiac Center at CHOP
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia's 2019 Carousel Ball, presented by Wawa, raised a record-breaking $3.5 million to benefit the Cardiac Center at CHOP.

2019 Buddy Walk® & Family Fun Day Raises More Than $281,000
The 18th Annual Buddy Walk® & Family Fun Day raised more than $281,000 for the Trisomy 21 Program at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

2019 Parkway Run & Walk Raises Record-Breaking $1.5 Million for Cancer Center at CHOP
The 17th Annual Parkway Run & Walk presented by Citadel raised a record-breaking $1.5 million to support childhood cancer research and care at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Opens the Justin Michael Ingerman Center for Palliative Care
A generous donation of $3 million by the Justin Ingerman Foundation will help launch the next generation of services and care for CHOP’s internationally recognized Pediatric Advanced Care Team (PACT).
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Establishes Morgan Family Endowed Chair in Pediatric Surgery
Peter Mattei, MD, attending pediatric surgeon in the Division of General, Thoracic and Fetal Surgery at CHOP, is named the inaugural holder of Morgan Family Endowed Chair in Pediatric Surgery.

CHOP Unveils Interactive Robot to Patients and Families
New robot will be programmed for entertainment and patient education purposes, offering an alternative mode for interaction and learning.
Significant Donation Will Transform CHOP’s Center for Lymphatic Imaging and Interventions
CHOP recently received a generous gift from Mark and Jill Fishman that will help transform the Center for Lymphatic Imaging and Interventions and the Center for Families.

The Joy in Childhood Foundation Grants Facility Dog to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
The facility dog will bring joy and animal-assisted therapy to patients and their families at CHOP. CHOP is one of nine premiere children’s hospitals nationwide to be awarded a Dogs for Joy grant.

Cancer Coping through Yoga
Integrative Health at CHOP offers a unique yoga program to help cancer patients cope with treatment.

‘C’ Is for Compassion
Sesame Street turned to CHOP’s Homeless Health Initiative to help raise awareness of the increasing number of children experiencing homelessness.