For 45 years, Children’s Health Foundation has been guided by a simple but powerful belief: Oklahoma’s children deserve the very best health care, close to home.

What began more than four decades ago as a commitment to improving pediatric health care has grown into a legacy of hope, healing, discovery, and healthier futures for children across our state.

Through the generosity of donors, community partners, and friends, Children’s Health Foundation has invested in the people, programs, research, and facilities changing what is possible for Oklahoma’s children. From advancing lifesaving research and clinical trials to recruiting exceptional physicians and establishing endowed chairs, the Foundation has helped strengthen pediatric care for generations of families.

That impact can be seen in children receiving advanced cancer treatment and participating in clinical trials at the Jimmy Everest Center. It can be seen in groundbreaking research at OSU Medicine for newborns experiencing neonatal opioid withdrawal. It can be seen in expanded pediatric ophthalmology through an endowed chair at Dean McGee Eye Institute, in renovated playgrounds designed for children with autism, and in our support for organizations like The CARE Center that protect and care for Oklahoma’s most vulnerable children.

But the story of Children’s Health Foundation has never been about buildings, programs, or dollars alone.

It is about children.

It is about parents finding hope when they need it most. It is about the physicians, nurses, researchers, and specialists who dedicate their lives to helping children heal. And it is about a community united by the belief that where a child lives should never determine the quality of health care they receive.

For 45 years, Children’s Health Foundation has helped make extraordinary pediatric care possible in Oklahoma. As we celebrate this milestone, we also look ahead, because our work is not finished.

There are more discoveries to make. More treatments to advance. More physicians to recruit. More families to support. And more children whose lives can be changed.

Forty-five years of impact. Thousands of lives touched. One enduring promise: a healthier future for Oklahoma’s children.

Children's Health Foundation's 45th Anniversary Gala