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Ways to Give
As a non-profit medical center, Lurie Children’s relies on an engaged and supportive community to elevate the standard of medical care for more children, create innovative programs, accelerate cutting-edge research discoveries and work with community partners to make Chicago’s neighborhoods safer for children. None of this would be possible without your support. Please explore the variety of ways you can partner with us to help create healthier futures for every child.
If you have questions about making a gift, please contact Lurie Children’s Foundation at 312.227.7500 or donationinquiries@luriechildrens.org.
Make a Gift Online
Your generosity enables us to continue to transform children’s lives through specialized and compassionate care, groundbreaking research, support for families, education and advocacy. When making a gift online, you can choose to make a one-time payment or enroll in our monthly giving program.
Send a Check
Simply make checks out to Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago Foundation and send them to our mailing address.
Mailing Address:
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago Foundation
Department 4586
Carol Stream, IL 60122-4586
Tribute Gifts
A tribute gift to Lurie Children's is a unique and meaningful way to honor someone dear to you or to memorialize the passing of an individual who has touched your life. When you make a tribute gift, the individual or family of the loved one whom you are honoring or memorializing can be notified of your thoughtfulness with a personalized acknowledgment, if requested. In return, you can be assured your gift is supporting the hospital’s programs and services. You can make a gift online, or contact Shannon O’Malley at 312.227.7500 for more information.
Donor-Advised Fund
To direct a gift to Lurie Children’s from your donor-advised fund, simply share our legal name, address and federal tax ID.
Legal name: Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago Foundation
Mailing Address: 225 E. Chicago Avenue, Box 4, Chicago, IL 60611
Federal Tax ID: 36-3357006
Learn MoreIRA Gifts
If you are 70 ½ or older, a charitable gift transferred directly from your IRA to Lurie Children’s will not be taxed and will qualify toward your required minimum distribution. Simply provide your administrator with our legal name, address and federal tax ID. Please contact Kevin Longstreth at (312) 227-3254 or klongstreth@luriechildrens.org with questions about making a gift from your IRA.
Legal name: Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago Foundation
Mailing Address: 225 E. Chicago Avenue, Box 4, Chicago, IL 60611
Federal Tax ID: 36-3357006
Gifts of Stocks and Other Securities
A gift of an appreciated asset can provide capital gains tax savings. Ask your broker to include the following information when the securities are transferred. Please also notify us to ensure timely and accurate acknowledgment and receipt. Please contact Jennifer Bush at 312-925-4776 with questions about making a gift of stock.
Estate Gifts
Gift commitments made today will shape pediatric medicine and research for generations to come. If you have arranged or are interested in preparing for a future gift to Lurie Children’s through your financial or estate plan, please let us know. We would be grateful for the opportunity to thank you and to recognize your generosity through membership in our John P. Wilson Society. Learn more about including Lurie Children's in your will or trust or designating Lurie Children’s as the charitable beneficiary of a retirement, investment or bank account or life insurance policy.
Please contact Kevin Longstreth at 312.227.3254 or klongstreth@luriechildrens.org with questions about making a gift through your estate.
Gifts Through Private Foundations
Lurie Children’s Foundation Giving team actively seeks private foundations to partner with hospital researchers, clinicians, administrators and program directors to advance their work to improve the health and well-being of children. We serve as a liaison between grantmaking foundations and Lurie Children’s. The philanthropic support provided by private foundations is essential to ensuring that Lurie Children’s can continue to provide the best possible care to the children and families we treat. For more information, contact foundationgiving@luriechildrens.org.
Grateful Families
Join Lurie Children's Families & Friends
Lurie Children's Families & Friends is designed to give grateful family members or friends of Lurie Children’s patients a way to give back with purpose. Through joining, families become part of a supportive community, united in the mission to make a positive impact on other families and shape the future of pediatric medicine. Through financial contributions, shared stories, and participation in events, members of the Families & Friends program play a crucial role in advancing our vision of a healthier future for every child. The team at Lurie Children’s will serve as partners and advisors, helping you shape your continued journey with us. Join Lurie Children's Families & Friends.
Other Ways Patient Families Can Help
We understand that caring for a child facing a serious illness or injury can be challenging and transformative. Families often seek ways to give back and support the hospital that played a pivotal role in their child's health journey. There are many ways for grateful families to support Lurie Children’s and contribute to our mission. From sharing your personal story to volunteering your time, every action counts and helps us continue our commitment to giving every child the promise of a healthier future.
You can help raise awareness, foster support and inspire others to learn more or get involved with Lurie Children's. Your voice, passion, and dedication help every child get the care they deserve. Learn more about ways to help.
Feel Good Gifts
Feel Good Gifts are symbolic of the people, programs and research that help us discover cures, care for kids and support local communities. When you purchase an item for a friend or loved one, they receive a unique, memorable gift that makes them a part of creating healthier futures for every child and you make a meaningful contribution to Lurie Children’s. You have the option to send a free e-card and your gift is tax-deductible.
Lurie Children's Innovators
As an Innovator, you'll network with other outstanding philanthropists, get a behind-the-scenes view of our life-changing research and programs and leave a lasting impact on our patients and families. The Innovators program offers the opportunity to have unparalleled access to medical center leaders and learn about programs in need of key philanthropic support. Members commit to the program with an annual investment that is collectively pooled to fund a project chosen by the group. At the end of the year, the group gathers to hear proposal pitches from physicians and researchers and then votes on one of three projects to fund.
Corporate Partnerships
A corporate partnership with Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago provides you with a valuable opportunity to align your brand with major hospital programs and events while communicating to your customers and employees your commitment to the community they live and work. For more information, please contact T.J. Johnson, VP, Corporate Partnerships at 630.337.6853 or thjohnson@luriechildrens.org.
Toy & Gift Donations
We use gift donations for different purposes year round. For example, children often have the chance to pick a prize after a particularly hard day or on a special occasion, such as finishing a round of treatment.
Additional Ways to Help
You can also give back through a number of special programs that make it easy to find the giving option best suited for you.
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