About Us

UPMC Children's Hospital Foundation is the sole fundraising arm of UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh.

UPMC Children’s Hospital Foundation is the catalyst that unites communities and contributors to create healthier futures for all children through life-changing care and cutting-edge research. As the sole fundraising arm of UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, we support their vision of being a world leader in pediatric health care, education and discovery.

Learn more about the clinical excellence, patient experience, and research that sets us apart. Get to know our kids through their own stories of hope and healing. Learn about the impact you can make by becoming part of our donor community. Or, simply give to UPMC Children's today.

Stories of Hope and Healing

Rosie

You can’t help but smile around Tony and Sarah and their 8-year-old daughter, Rosie.
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Anna

In 2019, after weeks of unexplained headaches, nausea, vomiting, and dizziness, Jennifer took her 11-year-old daughter, Anna, to the emergency department in Erie, Pa.
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D'Kaiden

Doctors told Samantha to prepare for the worst — that her son D’Kaiden likely wouldn’t survive after birth.
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Juju

“Pittsburgh is Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood, and we need to be 'helpers' when called,” says Katie about sharing her daughter’s story.
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Landon

Get to know another one of our featured fighters for the Heroes in Healing program. Meet Landon.
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Mackenzie

Many children with developmental and behavioral health needs experience a difficult journey toward wellness due to services that are fragmented or inaccessible.
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Rilyn

“We are truly thankful for all of the nurses, physicians, surgeons, therapists, and specialists that have been involved in Rilyn’s care,” says Rilyn’s mom, Jamie. “
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Sophia

Last New Year’s Eve, while many of us were cheerfully ringing in 2021 with friends and family, 5-year-old Sophia and her parents were grappling with devastating news.
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Tristan

If you’re a member of our monthly giving program, you’ve probably seen his smiling face before. Now, you can learn more about the brave kid behind the mask.
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Delanee

In August 2020, I was moving into my freshmen dorm at the University of Pittsburgh, ready to take on college. Little did I know I’d be moving out just a semester later.
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Harper

It was just after Christmas and Harper was as white as the snow on the ground. A fever that wouldn’t break led us to take her to the pediatrician.
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Joey

Joey was busy living his life as a normal 7-year-old boy, playing flag football at his local YMCA, attending first grade, and wrestling with his little brother Finnegan and his dog Sophie.
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Lowin

Our D-Day, diagnosis day, we were delivered devastating news, “Your daughter has a very large mass in her brain.”
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Meet the Foundation Board

We are fortunate to have a group of talented and committed individuals providing oversight for our Foundation who are passionate about advancing pediatric healthcare and helping to ensure that all kids and families in our region have access to expert medical care.

Below is a list of our volunteer board of trustees who each represent leaders in our community and their respective industries.

Board Officers

Mark A. Snyder
Corporate Secretary
Snyder Associated Companies
Chairperson

Vanessa Morehouse
Community Member
Vice Chairperson

Rachel A. Petrucelli
President
UPMC Children's Hospital Foundation
President – Voting Ex-Officio

Gregory M. Keegan
Chief Financial Officer and Vice President, Operations
UPMC Children's Hospital Foundation
Treasurer – Non-Voting Ex-Officio

Martha H. Munsch, Esq.
Partner, Retired
Reed Smith LLP
Secretary

Trustees

Bryan C. Brantley, Esq.
Partner l McGuire Woods LLP

John P. Burke
Chairman and CEO l Armada

Lalit Chordia, PhD
President and CEO l Thar Energy, LLC

Jay W. Cleveland, Jr.
President and CEO l Cleveland Brothers Equipment Co., Inc.

Randall L. Crawford
President and CEO l AltaGas Ltd.

Ronald R. Davenport Jr.
President l Sheridan Broadcasting Corporation

Douglas P. Dick
Chairman and CEO l Dick Building Company

Mary Jo Dively, Esq.
Vice President and General Counsel l Carnegie Mellon University

Anita Dressel
Chief Financial and Operating Officer l TeleTracking Technologies, Inc.

Lawrence N. Gumberg
President l LG Realty Advisors, Inc.

Howard W. Hanna III
Chairman and CEO l Hanna Holdings, Inc.

Sylvan M. Holzer
President, Retired l PNC Bank, Pittsburgh

B. Scott Kern, Esq.
Vice President and General Counsel l C.A. Curtze Co., Inc.

Dena LaMar
Regional Vice President, Great Lakes l Advance Auto Parts

Greg Lignelli
Chief Operating Officer l System One Holdings, LLC

L. Douglas Lioon
Former CEO l HVL/Douglas Laboratories

Joseph P. Lohman
President l New York Food Company

Ramsey Lyons
Community Member

George V. Mazariegos, MD, FACS
Director, Hillman Center for Pediatric Transplantation
Jamie Lee Curtis Endowed Chairman in Pediatric Transplantation
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh

Gerald F. MacCleary
President, Retired l Covestro LLC, North America

Joseph M. Manganiello
Actor, Producer, and Author

Stephanie McMahon
Chief Brand Officer l WWE

David L. Motley
Co-Founder and Managing Partner l BTN Ventures

Albert J. Neupaver
Executive Chairman l Wabtec Corporation

Sloan Overstrom
Designer l Mecox Gardens

Denise M. Pampena
President l Graziano Construction & Development Co., Inc.

Robert A. Pietrandrea
President l Railroad Development Corp.

Dorothy J. Pollon, MBA, JD
Special Needs Child Advocate

Michael K. Popper
Founder and President, Retired l Metalwerks PMD, Inc.

Kevin M. Rabbitt
CEO l Hornblower Group

John G. Rangos Sr.
Chairman l The John G. Rangos Charitable Foundation

Clifford R. Rowe, Jr.
Executive Chairman l P.J. Dick/Trumbull/Lindy
Immediate Past Chairperson

C. Lance Ruttenberg
President and Chief Executive Officer l American Textile Company

Mark G. Schoeppner
Managing Member l Quaker Capital Investments, LLC

Anantha Shekhar, MD, PhD
Senior Vice Chancellor for the Health Sciences
John and Gertrude Petersen Dean,
School of Medicine
Professor of Psychiatry
University of Pittsburgh

Kelley Skoloda
Founder and CEO l KS Consulting & Capital, LLC

Rebecca Cost Snyder
Managing Partner l FRANCO

John A. Staley V
Senior Vice President l Federated Investors, Inc.

Joan Rossin Stephans
Chairperson l Rossin Foundation

Alba Tull
President l AVT Ventures

Walter W. Turner
President and Chief Executive Officer, Retired l Koppers Holdings and Koppers, Inc.

Joseph C. Walton
Community Member

Gregory J. Weimer
Partner l Confluence Financial Partners

Non-Voting Ex Officio

Amanda Cindrich
Community Member

Terence S. Dermody, MD
Vira I. Heinz Professor and Chair
Department of Pediatrics
Physician-in-Chief and Scientific Director
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh

George K. Gittes, MD
Surgeon-in-Chief l UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh

Brooke G. Mullin
Community Member

What's Happening

Foundation Receives $1 Million Gift from Alba Tull

The gift will benefit Children’s Neuroscience Institute, advancing crucial research for children’s brain health

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UPMC Children’s Hospital Foundation Announces New Board Members

UPMC Children’s Hospital Foundation announced the appointment of three new board members to the UPMC Children’s Hospital Foundation Board of Trustees

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Whole Child Wellness Clinic Provides a Novel Approach to Meeting the Needs of Children and Families

With donor support, UPMC Children’s has launched a trailblazing pilot program...

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New Look, Same Mission

Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation is now UPMC Children's Hospital Foundation!

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Lasting Gifts to Strengthen Music Therapy at UPMC Children’s

Music therapy is one of UPMC Children’s most treasured programs.

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Blazing News Trails in Transplantation

UPMC Children’s is at the forefront of pediatric transplantation research.

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Innovation in Gene Therapy Starts at UPMC Children’s

UPMC Children’s is on its way to becoming the lead site for development and human clinical trials of a new gene therapy treatment for VLCADD.

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Ninth Grade Athlete and Heart Transplant Recipient Organizes Golf Fundraiser

Owen and his community organized a fundraising golf event, which he called “Golf FORE Heart.”

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Meet One Family Supporting UPMC Children’s Excellence in Scleroderma Research

The recent passing of television star Bob Saget has put scleroderma research in the national spotlight – research that’s breaking ground right here at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh.

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