Title: Foundation Center Examines Funding Trends for Children

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Section/SPIG: Maternal and Child Health

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To measure the involvement of foundations in supporting children's health, the Foundation Center has prepared Foundation Funding for Children's Health, the first detailed examination of US foundation health giving that specifically benefits children and youth, defined as newborns through 19-year-olds. The report examines funding trends and the future outlook fo rsupport in the field. In addition, Lauren LeRoy and Anne Schwartz of Grantmakers In Health have provided commentary on the critical role of foundations in funding children's health.

The mission of the Foundation Center is to strengthen the nonprofit sector by advancing knowledge about US philanthropy. For more information about the report, contact Steven Lawrence at 212-620-4230, or email, sal@fdncenter.org. Download Foundation Funding for Children's Health at www.fdncenter.org/research.

The report was sponsored by the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health (www.lpfch.org), whose mission is to promote, protect, and sustain the physical, mental, emotional, and behavioral health of children. Grantmakers in Health (GIH) (www.gih.org) is a nonprofit, educational organization dedicated to helping foundations and corporate giving programs improve the nation's health.