When you make a gift to our Foundation, you support programs and initiatives that allow us to improve the health and wellness of the people and communities we serve. Our priority initiatives include the areas of greatest need for our patients, ensuring that your gift can make the most significant impact on those we serve. Learn more about these initiatives and how you can support them.
CHILD LIFE PROGRAM
HELPING KIDS BE KIDS
Your gift helps kids cope with medical experiences through play, education, and emotional support. With your support, families receive expert care that eases fear and fosters healing - at no cost to them.
CANCER & BLOOD DISORDERS CENTER
FIGHTING CHILDHOOD CANCER WITH COMPASSION
Your gift helps provide kids with advanced, personalized care for cancer and blood disorders. With your support, patients benefit from the latest treatments, expert teams, and compassionate, family-centered care close to home.
STAR CENTER
HELPING KIDS THRIVE
The STAR Center provides compassionate, trauma-informed care for children facing abuse or neglect. Your support helps deliver critical services like therapy, medical exams, and screenings in a safe, healing environment.
DEVELOPMENTAL CENTER
SUPPORTING DEVELOPMENTAL GROWTH FROM THE START
Your gift helps children receive expert evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment for developmental and behavioral conditions. With your support, families gain access to early screenings and compassionate, comprehensive care from a team of specialists.
Shine Program
GUIDING FAMILIES THROUGH COMPLEX MEDICAL JOURNEYS
Your gift provides comfort and support to families facing complex medical diagnoses during pregnancy or childhood. With your help, the SHINE team delivers expert, compassionate palliative care every step of the way.
Advocacy & Outreach
EXTENDING CARE BEYOND THE HOSPITAL
Your support empowers families, educates communities, and champions policies that protect children’s health and well-being. Your gift helps create safer environments and brighter futures for kids across Iowa.
Patient Assistance
EASE BURDENS FOR FAMILIES
Your gift provides vital support for families facing financial stress during their child’s care. From gas cards to meal vouchers, you help meet every day needs so families can focus on what matters most - healing.
Emergency and Critical Care
PROVIDING CRITICAL CARE WHEN EVERY SECOND COUNTS
Your support ensures children receive expert, compassionate care during life’s most urgent moments at Blank Children’s Emergency Department. Open 24/7 and staffed by pediatric specialists, your gift helps provide comfort, calm, and critical care when families need it most.
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
LIFESAVING CARE FROM THE VERY FIRST MOMENT
Your support provides life-saving care for our tiniest patients, from premature newborns to critically ill infants. With your help, families gain access to advanced, life-saving treatments, innovative care, and unwavering support during their most critical moments.
Pediatric Therapy
HELPING KIDS REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL
Your support empowers children to overcome physical, developmental, and communication challenges through specialized therapy and care. With your help, families gain access to cutting-edge techniques, expert therapists, and compassionate support that transforms daily obstacles into milestones.