Celebrating the Impact of Your Generosity
Thank you! Your gifts advance hope, care and cures so every child in our region can live the healthiest and most fulfilling life possible, regardless of their family’s ability to pay. We hope you share a deep sense of pride in the following 2024 milestones made possible by our community.
Learn more about how your giving is changing the odds for children below, or read the full annual report (pdf).
On behalf of Seattle Children’s, we extend heartfelt gratitude for your continued support of our mission. We are proud to share the 2024 annual report and celebrate the achievements made possible by your kindness and generosity.
Over the past year, 31,904 donors joined together — through bake sales, galas, estate gifts and more — to make a difference in the lives of patients like Promise, who is featured in our cover story. Your giving helped ensure that 218,882 children like Promise received the best possible care. And while your collective impact is extraordinary, we never lose sight of how precious each individual gift is.
Every philanthropic gift has a story of hope, compassion and a desire to help kids. Whether made in honor of a loved one, inspired by a personal experience or dedicated to advancing pediatric care, each contribution becomes a unique, powerful thread. These threads are woven into the fabric of Seattle Children’s and they remind us that behind each dollar given, there is a person who believes in the potential of every child. Together, our generous community helps bring about real change, providing support for groundbreaking research, lifesaving treatments and the care that children need to reach their fullest potential.
Last year, we witnessed how your giving is a catalyst for the excellent care families can count on at Seattle Children’s. In 2024, U.S. News & World Report once again recognized Seattle Children’s as one of the top 10 children’s hospitals in the U.S. and the best in the Pacific Northwest. We are honored to be recognized as one of the nation’s very best places to care for children, out of nearly 200 pediatric hospitals evaluated in 2024. Your sustaining support makes accomplishments like this possible.
As we look toward the future, we remain deeply grateful for your partnership. The unwavering commitment of our donor community provides vital stability in times of uncertainty. Thank you for standing with children and families — and for making Seattle Children’s part of your story.
Dondi Cupp
SVP and Chief Development Officer, Seattle Children's
Jeff Sperring, MD
CEO, Seattle Children's
Hope, Care and Cures
In 2024, donors and volunteers joined together to support Seattle Children’s generously and compassionately. Our community has helped provide $310.6 million in uncompensated care, reach new heights in research and open the new Psychiatric Urgent Care Clinic.
Read more in the full report (PDF).
Odessa Brown Children’s Clinic: “We Want Every Family to Have Agency Over Their Healthcare”
Promise is a girl on the go. The 11-year-old is active and energetic, with a full schedule of volleyball games, gymnastics practice and stomp dance performances. Just a year ago, however, Promise’s activities were much more limited. She was struggling with bouts of extreme pain and spent so much time in and out of the hospital that she was unable to attend school regularly.
But for patients like Promise, help is a short light rail ride away.
Read Promise's story (PDF).
A Year of Research Breakthroughs
At the forefront of pediatric medical research, Seattle Children’s Research Institute pushes the boundaries of what's possible – and 2024 marked a year of significant progress. Thanks to the support of donors like you, we've achieved key advances in pediatric leukemia research, launched promising new treatments and pioneered clinical trials for autoimmune diseases.
The following are some of our proudest achievements and milestones in pediatric research in 2024.
Seattle Children’s Psychiatric Urgent Care Clinic Is Bringing Hope to Kids and Families
At Seattle Children’s, hope is the very first pillar of our mission statement: We provide hope, care and cures to help every child live the healthiest and most fulfilling life possible. But hope is hard to measure or track, and for young people struggling with their mental health – and the people who love them – hope can be hard to come by.
That’s why, with generous support, we have made major strides to advance access to timely and effective mental health care.
Meet the Invent at Seattle Children's Postdoctoral Scholars
Learn about the postdoctoral scholars who are passionate about discovering novel therapeutics that could benefit children and young adults.
Milestone Moments 2024
Our philanthropic community celebrated many milestones last year. From achieving major fundraising goals to reaching special anniversaries, these groups hit the mark with their commitment and compassion.
Read the full annual report (PDF).
Interested in getting involved?
“I support Seattle Children’s because of the truly amazing work that’s done there. I have friends on staff that put their entire hearts and souls into their jobs and it’s so inspiring to witness. To anyone considering joining Seattle Children’s donor community, I would say don’t hesitate. There are so many creative ways to get involved, and the hospital deserves every ounce of support.”
— Kelsey Knowles, Microsoft Employee Giving Champion
“We enjoy supporting Seattle Children’s and seeing the wonderful care our family, friends and community members receive. The Uncompensated Care Fund and expansion into Eastern Washington are especially important to ensure high quality care for every child in the Pacific Northwest.”
— Sue and Stewart Kuehne, Children’s Circle of Care members who support uncompensated care through the Auction of Washington Wines
Thank you for helping every child live the healthiest and most fulfilling life possible – today, tomorrow and always.
