We will pioneer research advancements.
Each year in Indiana, more than 500 children and teens die before their 19th birthday. Thousands more lose precious childhood moments to illnesses and injuries. Despite treatment advances for many pediatric conditions, far too many children continue to suffer from cancer, congenital heart defects, diabetes, severe asthma and other life-altering and life-limiting disorders.
New technologies and an enhanced understanding of the genetic underpinnings of disease provide the greatest hope yet that we can cure more children and dramatically improve the quality of life for others.
What will we do with your donation?
With donor support, Riley will:
- Launch a new Child Health Research Institute to dramatically expand Riley’s nationally ranked research program. By uniting the best scientific minds from the full range of specialties that care for kids, we will accelerate discovery and deliver meaningful solutions to children in Indiana and beyond.
- Arm Riley researchers with powerful new tools, including a pediatric biobank that makes blood and tissue samples readily available. This is critical to studying rare and complex diseases and allows scientists to understand how these conditions affect children from diverse background.
- Develop next-generation therapies for some of the most difficult-to-treat pediatric diseases, including aggressive cancers, epilepsy and devastating genetic conditions.
- Expedite the development, approval and availability of innovative medical devices, including surgical tools, bedside diagnostics and technologies like apps and wearables to improve care for children with a wide range of injuries and illnesses.
You can double your impact!
Thanks to the generosity of donors, select matches are available to support vital areas of research.
Walther Cancer Foundation will match all new children’s cancer research endowments, up to $10 million.
The Ricks Family Foundation will match the first $2.5 million in donations to the new Heartland Children’s Nutrition Collaborative, a partnership with Purdue that seeks to discover how we can modify nutrition to prevent disease, treat chronic and acute illnesses and facilitate healing in children.
