What we do
CHEO Foundation is the philanthropic arm of CHEO, CHEO Research Institute, CHEO School and Roger Neilson Children’s Hospice. For 50 years, the CHEO Foundation has been the link between these respected institutions and the generous community that financially sustains them. CHEO Foundation staff members are inspired by donors, and the community, who support pediatric healthcare, cutting-edge research and essential services to ensure children and youth can live their best lives. We are proud to put the interests of kids at the forefront of our decisions.
Over the next 10 years, CHEO will remodel, transform, and build to adapt to the growing and increasingly complex needs of children and youth. As Canada’s capital continues to change, grow, and become more diverse, kids these days also need pediatric care that can evolve to serve what they need: accessible and innovative healthcare solutions when they need them most. To do so, CHEO Foundation has launched a $220-million fundraising campaign to transform pediatric care. Join us—because kids these days could really use your help.
How you can help
Kids these days need champions to help them live their best lives. Investing in CHEO will do more to give kids the best chance to live their best lives by:
- Improving access to acute mental health care for kids
- Enhancing care navigation, delivery and efficiency for children with complex health needs
- Supporting families, patients and staff with stress-free, safe and sustainable solutions
- Improving access to emergency care for children
- Optimizing surgical care to deliver better outcomes for pediatric patients
- Building best-in-class diagnostic capabilities
- Advancing facility safety and management
- Addressing the critical shortage of inpatient beds for kids waiting for care
- Advancing staff development for improved pediatric care
- Improving pediatric care outcomes with a centralized research hub
This article first appeared in the 2025 Giving Guide produced by the Ottawa Business Journal. That publication is available in its digital edition below.
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