Solidifying Our Goals
Dear Friends,
hen we issued
our first Report to the Community, covering the Foundation's 1997-2002
start-up period, we still were in the process of formulating the directions
our programs would take in pursuit of our mission: to promote, protect,
and sustain the physical, mental, emotional, and behavioral health of children.
During 2003 and 2004 we completed the development and organization of all our programs. In this process, we have refined our goals and objectives, and we are pleased now to report on the strong progress we have made on behalf of children's health in our region.
We continue to operate a three-faceted program to advance our mission:
Fundraising for Lucile Packard Children's Hospital and the pediatric programs of the Stanford University School of Medicine
Grantmaking to promote the health and well being of children through partnerships with organizations in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties, including Lucile Packard Children's Hospital and the pediatric programs of the Stanford University School of Medicine.
The Girls Club of the Mid-Peninsula, a Foundation grantee, provides a comprehensive after-school program for preteen girls in East Palo Alto and east Menlo Park.
Public Information to heighten public awareness about key issues in children's health, and to influence policy, attitudes, and behavior
In this report, covering the years 2003 and 2004, we highlight some of the key achievements of each of these programs. Thanks to the efforts of our board, staff, donors, and community partners, during this period, we were able to:
- Pass the original five-year, $500 million goal for the Campaign for Lucile
Packard Children's Hospital after just three years. Gifts from our donors
in the fiscal years Sept. 1, 2002, through Aug. 31, 2004, totaled $69.7
million in support of the Hospital and the School of Medicine.
- Award and oversee grants totaling $62.3 million in 2003-2004 to Packard Hospital and the pediatric programs at the Stanford University School of Medicine.
- Award and monitor 92 grants to community agencies in 2003-04, totaling $6
million. Our program was honored as Grantmaker of the Year for 2004 by the
Association of Fundraising Professionals of Silicon Valley.
- Assemble and disseminate extensive data on children's health in our two counties, and support a wide array of research, information, and public education programs.
As we complete this report in mid 2005, our Foundation has received the results of a poll we commissioned with the Field Research Organization, asking Californians which issues top their list of concerns. To our delight, "the well being of children" out polled every other issue, in a field that included the economy, terrorism, the well being of seniors, taxes and nine other issues.
Heartened by that information, we will enthusiastically continue our mission to ensure the health and well being of children.
