About Us
World leaders in children's health.
What We Fund
Other Funding
- National Grants Program
- Home Care Program
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In 2005/2006, the Foundation made a grant of $62.5 million to The Hospital for Sick Children – one of the largest charitable donations to a hospital anywhere in Canada. These grants fund a number of initiatives in children's health research and care.
SickKids Foundation is the only hospital charity in Canada with a significant endowment fund – it is used to fund the ideas and dreams of our researchers and clinicians with the potential to lead to the next important breakthrough in children's health research and care. Our endowment is a critical factor in the overall success of SickKids by funding groundbreaking research, supporting renowned scientists and doctors and providing state-of-the-art equipment.
SickKids, as a research teaching hospital, has a major responsibility to educate the future generations of health-care providers, to promote the delivery of superb clinical care and to encourage cutting-edge research. Each of these efforts is supported by philanthropy.
Plus, as a magnet for the world's best doctors, this past year we supported the education and training of 573 paediatric subspecialty trainees from 48 countries and 956 research trainees. Through our National Grants Program we invest in strategic initiatives that benefit child and youth health in Canada and complement the priorities of SickKids.
Did You Know?
In 1930, SickKids researchers invented Pablum, a nutritious baby food designed to prevent crippling childhood diseases caused by malnutrition.