Seattle Children's Hospital Guild Association is the largest all-volunteer fundraising network for any hospital in the nation.
We serve as the umbrella organization for nearly 500 groups of friends, family, co-workers and community members who donate their time and resources to support Seattle Children's.
Our Mission
To serve as advocates for Seattle Children's through our volunteer, philanthropic and educational endeavors to ensure excellent health care for all children in our region.
Our Vision
To be the national leader for children's hospital volunteer organizations.
Our Core Values
- Support the mission of Children's, particularly uncompensated care
- Child-health advocacy within our communities and among guild members
- Generosity of time and resources
- Respect for tradition
- Integrity in our membership and operations
- An inclusive, positive and supportive environment
What We Support
Through the generosity of guild members and their friends, the Guild Association is able to support families in three important ways.
Uncompensated care
First and foremost, all children in our region are cared for regardless of their families' ability to pay. This cornerstone of support in funding what we call uncompensated care. Helping to support uncompensated care is at the heart of the Guild Association and our philanthropic efforts.
Special interest guilds
On occasion, grateful family members or former patients want to direct the giving of their guild to a specific area of the hospital.
The special interest guilds have given generously to support brain tumor research, cardiology, mitochondrial research and other specialty areas. They have helped fund centers of excellence that have gained international attention.
Funding focus
Each year, the Guild Association directs a portion of our fundraising efforts to a particular project.
Since 2004 we have funded three endowed chairs — Infectious Disease, Pediatric Urology and Health Outcomes Research.
Learn more about this year's funding focus.