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 2025 campaign funded the following initiatives in 2025:

Access to Care

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

Patient and Family Experience

• Center for Families
• Child Life Services
  • Facility dog
  • Inpatient and sibling playrooms
  • Patient activities
  • School Program
  • Teen programming
• Pediatric Advanced Care Team (PACT)
• PICU video project
• Transplant hygiene project
• Wings and pediatric hospice

Research and Scientific Discovery

• ETV6 research
• Perinatal outreach simulator
• Support for Center for Genome Integrity research

Yes! There is new Employee Giving apparel that you can wear on spirit days, which are the first Friday of each month.

2026 Spirit Days
March 6
April 3
May 1
June 5
July 3
August 7
September 4
October 2
November 6
December 4

Yes, we would love for you to participate by wearing your spirit apparel! Make your donation online by visiting StLouisChildrens.org/EmployeeGiving. 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.

The following locations will receive a bulk shipment of apparel for any donations received prior to February 27. You must identify your location when placing your donation to be included in the one-time shipment to the facility of choice.

• After Hours (Edwardsville, South County, O’Fallon)
• Therapy (Edwardsville, Progress Point, Christian Northwest)
• The Commons (CHAO and Therapy)

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 2025 shirts.

Yes! We will offer sweatshirts in a new quarter-zip style this year! They are Port & Co brand.

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.