Office of Development

Why does Shriners Hospitals for Children® need your support?

Shriners Hospitals for Children®:

• is a 501(c )(3) charitable organization
• does not charge our patients or their families for the services we deliver
• does not charge insurance companies for the patient care we deliver
• does not rely on U.S. government funding
• serves many children with complex and chronic conditions requiring years of treatment
• provides additional services like transportation and accommodations to children who need it
• has treated more than 835,000 children
• conducts research that changes the lives of children throughout the world
• educates thousands of physicians and clinicians in the treatment of orthopaedic conditions, burns, spinal cord injury, and cleft lip and palate

The Development Department of Shriners Hospitals for Children®, along with a dedicated team of more than 200 volunteers, reaches out to individuals, foundations, and organizations who want to help the mission of Shriners Hospitals for Children® through current donations or planned gifts, such as leaving a gift in a will.

The work of the Office of Development and our volunteers is guided by the Donor Bills of Rights to assure that Shriners Hospitals for Children® merits the respect and trust of the general public and to assure that donors and prospective donors have full confidence in our work of helping children.

For more information on ways to help Shriners Hospitals for Children® — Lexington please contact:

W. Ben Prewitt, Director of Development
1900 Richmond Rd
Lexington, KY 40502
(859) 268-5768