Donors Usher in a New Era of Heart Care
With donor support, construction of the new Heart Institute at UPMC Children’s continues on schedule, with plans to open in June 2026! Making Heart Care Easier for Every Family The new 50,000-square-foot, three-story Heart Institute will bring innovative clinical excellence, world-class education, and pioneering research together under one roof. Families will experience a seamless, “one-stop‑shop” […]
A Heart Repaired: Jonas’ Journey
Jonas is a smart, musically gifted high school senior who lives with his family on their second-generation organic farm in central Pennsylvania. Healthy and athletic, Jonas showed no signs of a serious congenital condition. A fainting spell at school set off a chain of events that uncovered the unexpected diagnosis. A Scary Moment Jonas was […]
This Moment Update: 2025 Donor Achievements
Donations to UPMC Children’s drive life-changing treatment, research, and care for children. As we approach the final months of This Moment: Put a Child’s Future First, UPMC Children’s Hospital Foundation’s largest fundraising campaign to date, we are proud to share a few of the accomplishments made possible with support from our donors. Ranked in All […]
This Moment with UPMC Children’s Hospital Foundation Ambassadors, T.J. and Dani Watt
Learn more about what inspires Foundation ambassadors T.J. and Dani Watt to support children and families at UPMC Children’s. What initially inspired you to support UPMC Children’s Hospital Foundation? What initially inspired us to support UPMC Children’s Hospital Foundation goes back to our time as student athletes at the University of Wisconsin when we would […]
Donors Drive Pediatric Discovery at UPMC Children’s
Jodi describes her son Miles as equal parts Minion, Energizer Bunny, and Tasmanian Devil. So in 2018, when 4-year-old Miles became unusually tired, Jodi and Miles’ dad, Randy, knew something was wrong. Several weeks later, after random bruising, nosebleeds, and bouts of nausea, the preschooler was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. “We were absolutely devastated,” […]
Hope for Stevie
Spirited little Stevie was born in June 2023, a happy and healthy baby, but a diagnosis of Crohn’s disease changed her life. At just two months old, her parents, Breigh and Michael, noticed blood in her stool and rushed her to the emergency room. Doctors initially suspected a dairy allergy, leading Breigh to eliminate dairy […]
Children’s Trust Welcomes Gregory and Nicolet Weimer as New Co-Chairs
Earlier this year, UPMC Children’s Hospital Foundation welcomed Gregory and Nicolet Weimer to lead Children’s Trust as co-chairs. Children’s Trust is a group of emerging philanthropists dedicated to supporting UPMC Children’s most promising pediatric researchers. Powering Innovative Research Federal research funding is competitive and can be unpredictable. Philanthropic funding empowers our researchers to quickly respond […]
The Final Year of This Moment
The Foundation has officially entered the final year of This Moment: Put a Child’s Future First, our campaign focused on expanding access to care, accelerating research, and supporting every child’s chance to thrive. We have made remarkable progress toward our $200 million goal, fueled by every donor who has joined the cause with a gift […]
Sawyer’s Race for Research
A Family’s Fight for A Cure Sawyer, a 9-year-old from Bowling Green, Kentucky, is a joyful, silly, extroverted kid who enjoys meeting new friends. “Sawyer loves his people, and he loves them fiercely,” his mom, Katie shares. “I’m constantly in awe of his strength.” A Life-altering Diagnosis When he was still a toddler, Sawyer began […]
UPMC Children’s Medical Staff Gives $100,000 to Support This Moment
Medical staff at UPMC Children’s are showing that their dedication to our hospital’s mission goes beyond the care they provide to patients every day. Through their collective generosity, medical staff have given $100,000 in support of This Moment: Put a Child’s Future First, our largest funding campaign in Foundation history. This is also the largest […]