BENEFICIARY

Where Critical Needs Are Met with Unconditional Support

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) is a global leader in pediatric care and research, committed to delivering innovation and excellence. Every day, our teams work to transform lives through advanced treatments and groundbreaking discoveries.

Your sponsorship of the Golf Classic directly supports The Children’s Fund at CHOP, a flexible resource that ensures funding reaches the areas of greatest need. From life-saving research to community health initiatives, this fund empowers CHOP to respond quickly and innovate boldly.

Partnering with CHOP demonstrates your organization’s leadership in corporate social responsibility and commitment to making a measurable difference for children and families worldwide.

Life-Changing Spinal Surgery & Care

Juliana Duggan was just 15 years old when she was faced with one of the hardest decisions of her life. She was busy chasing her dreams as a student athlete and talented golfer, but her worsening scoliosis was standing in the way.
  
She decided to trust the care team at CHOP’s Orthopedic Center to carry out spinal fusion surgery that would require an extensive recovery period and keep her from the game she loves most. Her decision — and the breakthrough care delivered by CHOP — changed her life.
  
After six months of healing and support from those around her, she wasted no time getting back on the course and defending her golf championship wins. “Now I can tell people that not only am I back to where I was, I’m better than I was.”

Patient, Family and Community Support

By creating access to unconditional funds, The Children’s Fund empowered CHOP to spread our support to more families and communities in 2025.

  • The Department of Social Work provided more than 2,400 prescriptions to hundreds of families at no cost to them
  • Dozens of projects addressing priority health needs were supported
  • The Firearm Safety in Clinical Care initiative expanded to 32 sites within the CHOP Care Network
  • The Comprehensive Opioid Response and Education Program expanded naloxone distribution to the community by 68%

Training & Talent

In 2025, The Children’s Fund enabled CHOP to continue building a pipeline of world-class experts in pediatric medicine, fueling the launch of new programs and continued education for our care teams.

  • The Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine established the Pediatric Health Outcome Optimization through Implementation Science, Policy and Human Factors Engineering Program
  • The Department of Radiology launched a new training program for MRI technologists
  • Continuing education expenses were covered for more than 500 nursing employees

Groundbreaking Research

Thanks to last year’s philanthropic investment, The Children’s Fund gave CHOP the ability to innovate beyond the boundaries of what was thought possible.

  • Nine Cell & Gene Therapy Collaborative Seed Grants were supported, promoting early-stage development of new therapies
  • Research Institute costs were covered for principal investigators and staff, animal models, laboratory supplies and more
  • A first-year CAR-X research project was initiated to optimize the safety and efficiency of cell and gene therapy