Frequently Asked Questions

St. Louis Children's Hospital Foundation funds programs and services above and beyond those covered by normal hospital operations. The funds raised in the 2024 campaign will fund the following initiatives in 2025:

Access to Care

• Community Health Advocacy and Outreach operations
• Healthy Kids Express
• Safety Stop

Research and Scientific Discovery

• American Society for Pediatric Hematology and Oncology (ASPHO) Annual Meeting
• Selective dorsal rhizotomy research

Patient & Family Experience

• Beads of Courage Remembrance Ceremony
• Behavioral health operational support
• Camp operations
• Center for Families
• Cerebral Palsy/Movement Disorders Fellowship
• Child Life Services
  • School Program
  • Patient activities
  • Inpatient playrooms, sibling playroom and teen lounge
  • Teen programming
• Duo Dog Opal
• General support in the Emergency Department and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
• Newborn Intensive Care Unit Black breastfeeding initiatives
• Pediatric liver and kidney transplant discharge video
• Wings and hospice

Yes! There is new Employee Giving apparel that you can wear on spirit days, which are the first Friday of each month. To receive your apparel, make your donation online and then visit the Foundation office to pick it up or make your donation and receive your apparel right away at the Coffee & Gift Shop. For additional questions, email Jill Wiethuchter at Jill.Wiethuchter@bjc.org.

Spirit days (the first Friday of every month) will continue in 2025. Staff are encouraged to wear their Employee Giving apparel and jeans (if applicable).

2025 Spirit Days
March 7
April 4
May 2
June 6
July 4
August 1
September 5
October 3
November 7
December 5

Yes, we would love for you to participate by wearing your spirit apparel! Make your donation online by visiting the payroll deduction form or credit card form. AWS employees may purchase apparel for pick up during kickoff week, at the Foundation office and/or purchasing through the St. Louis Children's Hospital Coffee & Gift Shop. There is no shipping option this year.

Yes, you can make your donation at any time throughout the year. To donate, go to StLouisChildrens.org/EmployeeGiving or visit the Coffee & Gift Shop at St. Louis Children's Hospital between 7 a.m.–7 p.m. and receive your Employee Giving apparel. To ensure you receive a year-end receipt, please complete this form and turn it in when making your donation at the gift shop.

Yes! The t-shirts are the same brand (Bella Canvas) and style as the 2024 shirts.

Yes! We will offer sweatshirts again this year! They will be the same brand, Gildan, as the 2024 sweatshirts.

The Employee Giving Campaign is managed internally by St. Louis Children's Hospital Foundation. When you make a donation, you are directly supporting the programs and services that benefit the patients and their families at St. Louis Children's Hospital. The United Way is a separate organization. When you make a gift to the United Way Campaign, your donation is pooled with other donations and allocated by United Way to other valued non-profit organizations in the Greater St. Louis area. Please note that St. Louis Children's Hospital is not a United Way funded organization.

Making a contribution is a personal decision and any amount is both welcome and appreciated. All contributions to St. Louis Children's Hospital are deductible to the extent provided by law.

Not unless you give your consent to publicly disclose that you are a donor and the amount of your donation. Donors have the right to keep their donation information fully confidential.

We are asking that you direct your gift to our Area of Greatest Need Fund. However you may direct your support wherever you choose. The Foundation has many funds that directly benefit patients, employees and the hospital.

All donations make a difference and play an important role in the success of the overall campaign. Also, remember that donations can be spread out over the year through payroll deduction or $5 minimum monthly credit card donations.