Imagine Magazine Spring 2008 issue

annual report 2007 • spring 2008

C h i L d r e N s h O s P i t A L L O s A N g e L e s

our missionTo make a world of difference in the lives of children, adolescents and their families by integrat-

ing medical care, education and research to provide the highest quality care and service to our

diverse community.

our historyFounded in 1901, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles has been treating the most seriously ill and

injured children in Los Angeles and beyond for more than a century, and it is acknowledged

throughout the United States and around the world for its leadership in pediatric and adoles-

cent health. Childrens Hospital is one of America’s premier teaching hospitals, through its

76-year association with the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California.

The Saban Research Institute of Childrens Hospital Los Angeles is a national leader in

pediatric research.

Since 1990, U.S. News & World Report’s panel of board-certified pediatricians has named

Childrens Hospital Los Angeles one of the top pediatric facilities in the nation.

On the cover: Lydia hand, who is Living Proof thatChildrens hospital Los Angelesis Making a World of difference(see page 16.)

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s a pediatric surgeon, I can assure you there is no greater satisfaction than giving a child

a renewed chance at a healthy life. The Pediatric Transplant Center at Childrens Hospital

Los Angeles is doing just that on a daily basis, with our growing leadership in solid organ

transplantation.

In this issue of Imagine, you will read about our programs in liver, small bowel, kidney,

heart and lung transplantation — including some of the country’s highest pediatric patient

survival rates. You also will read about the hospital’s successful programs in cornea transplan-

tation and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

Transplantation is a lifelong commitment to the patient on the part of an institution.

It requires the dedication of tremendous resources, including an expert medical team with

surgeons, physicians, coordinators, nurses, social workers, nutritionists, pharmacists and

rehabilitation specialists.

It is our goal to have the premier program in pediatric transplantation in the United States.

We will get there by continuing to focus on excellence. We will get there hand-in-hand with

inspired philanthropic partners who want to help children live rewarding lives. Please join us

in this noble endeavor. •

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Henri R. Ford, MDVice President and Chief of Surgery at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles Vice Chair of the Department of Surgery at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California

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healingJourney of hope 5Small wonder 9The beat goes on 14Dancer 20

givingGiving from the heart 24

discoverySister to sister 10A priceless gift 16Breathing easier 19In the genes 22

annual reportHonor Roll of Donors 25Fiscal year highlights 44Financial summary 45Statistics and community benefit 47

As we work to heal the

bodies of our patients,

we heal their spirits in

an atmosphere of

compassion and respect.

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the human body

LiverProduces bile that aids in digestion and carries toxins, the byproducts of digestion, from the body; provides other immuno-logical functions

Gall bladderStores bile secreted by the liver until needed by the body for digestion

Small bowelSite of more than 90 percent of digestion and absorption; neutralizes stomach acid and mixes food with enzymes, bile and pancreatic juices

Bone marrowContinually produces red and white blood cells and platelets; one source for powerful stem cells used in life-saving transplants

LungsBreathe in between 2,100 and 2,400 gallons of air daily — the amount needed to oxygenate the blood pumped through the heart

HeartBeats about 100,000 beats per day to circulate the body’s blood supply approximately 1,000 times in 24 hours

SpleenRemoves debris from the blood and breaks down aged red blood cells

KidneysRemove waste products, balance bodily fluids, release hormones that regulate blood pressure and control red blood cell production

Large intestineTransports waste out of the body and absorbs water from the waste before it leaves

outstanDing tRansplant HistoRy

For more than four decades, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles has been a force in pediatric transplantation. In 1967, surgeons performed the hospital’s first kidney transplant — and that organ recipient is still thriv-ing. In 2007, Childrens Hospital established the Pediatric Transplant Center to serve as a coordinating umbrella for all of its solid organ transplant programs. The goal: to better enable its expert transplant teams to share knowledge and resources on behalf of children who desperately need care.2008

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Growing up, Wesley Medel played

sports and several musical instru-

ments, was active in his church and

excelled at school. Few people around

him realized what his parents, Al

Herrera and Maribel Medel, had

known since Wesley was a baby:

that he would one day need a liver

transplant.

“He was doing all the things that

normal kids do,” says his father. “But

we were always worrying about the

future.”

Wesley was born with a genetic

disorder that caused a chemical to

build up in his liver, leading to grad-

ual and irreversible scarring. Doctors

helped Wesley avoid a transplant as

long as possible through medication

and careful monitoring.

But by the time he reached 14, he

needed a new liver. In August 2007,

he underwent a successful living

donor liver transplant at Childrens

journey of hope

THe LIVeR AnD InTeSTInAL TRAnSPLAnT PRoGRAM IS GIVInG CHILDRen WITH LIVeR fAILURe A fReSH START on LIfe.

Hospital Los Angeles. The donor:

Cecilia Nunez, a family friend and

fellow church member, who volun-

teered to give part of her healthy liver

to Wesley.

Wesley’s story has become increas-

ingly common for the Liver and

Intestinal Transplant Program at

Childrens Hospital Los Angeles.

One of the fastest-growing programs

of its kind in the western United

States, more than 125 children have

received a liver transplant since the

program began 10 years ago, and

patients come from throughout the

United States and around the world.

The program has some of the high-

est pediatric patient survival rates in

the country, with 100 percent of liver

transplant patients in the past four-

and-a-half years reaching the critical

one-year survival milestone.

The program also has performed

a handful of small intestine trans-

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1998Childrens Hospital’s first pediatric liver transplant

2001Childrens Hospital’s first living donor liver transplant without a blood transfusion

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plants, a highly complex procedure

that offers the only hope for children

with irreversible intestinal failure.

(See page 9.)

“We have talented surgeons and a

dedicated, experienced team — that’s

what makes our program so suc-

cessful,” explains Yuri Genyk, MD,

surgical director of the Liver and


Childrens Hospital and assistant pro-

fessor of surgery at the Keck School

of Medicine of the University of

Southern California (USC). “Surgery

is just one aspect. Pre- and post-

transplant care and psychosocial sup-

port for families also are important.”

Along with Dr. Genyk, the pro-

gram is headed by Medical Director

Dan W. Thomas, MD, head of the

Division of Gastroenterology and

Nutrition at Childrens Hospital and

associate professor of pediatrics at

the Keck School of Medicine. The

team includes transplant coordina-

tors, surgical nurses and a clinical

social worker, as well as a transplant

hepatologist, Sylvie Lebel, MD, who is

an assistant professor of clinical pedi-

atrics at the Keck School of Medicine.

In addition, nursing staff in the

Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and

Surgical Services/Post-Anesthesia

Care play a major role.

“Life after transplant is so differ-

ent,” explains Zoraya Fonseca,

RN, BSN, a liver transplant coordina-

tor. “We work very hard to get all

our families comfortable with the

challenges ahead.”

A team approach is especially

important because transplants some-

times need to be coordinated in as

little as 24 to 48 hours. Children with

sudden onset, or acute, liver failure

often deteriorate rapidly, and the

team must move quickly to screen a

living donor or procure a liver from

a deceased donor, using the United

Network for Organ Sharing national

matching service.

In the case of a deceased donor,

Dr. Genyk must go to the hospital

where the organ is located — some-

times flying out of state in the middle

of the night — to split the liver and

make sure it’s suitable. Meanwhile,

Senior Transplant Coordinator

Stephanie Johnson, RN, BSN, MBA,

CCTC, makes arrangements so the

transplant can be done as soon as

Dr. Genyk returns. Most transplants

take place two to eight hours after

harvesting the liver.

In Wesley’s case, his family was

adamant that the transplant be per-

formed without a blood transfusion,

in accordance with their religious

Above: Wesley Medel. Below: Yuri Genyk, MD.

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beliefs as Jehovah’s Witnesses.

Childrens Hospital pioneered

“bloodless” liver transplants, which

take place without the transfusion of

blood or blood products, reducing

the risk of infection and immunolog-

ical complications. “It was important

to have a living donor, so we could do

the transplant before Wesley devel-

oped a complication that required a

transfusion,” explains Ms. Johnson.

By law, however, doctors must per-

form a transfusion on children under

18 if a life-threatening complication

develops during surgery.

In transfusion-free surgeries,

patients are given a drug to boost

their reserve of red blood cells three

to four weeks prior to surgery. In

addition, surgeons utilize meticulous

techniques to minimize bleeding

during surgery and dilute a patient’s

blood to minimize the impact of any

blood loss. As a result of the hospi-

tal’s experience with transfusion-free

surgeries, less blood is used in all the

program’s liver transplants.

Roughly 50 percent of the hospi-

tal’s liver transplants are performed

using living donors — more than any

other pediatric transplant center in

the nation. (See page 16.) Survival

rates are slightly higher, most likely

because the quality of organs is

higher and patients don’t have to

reach end-stage liver disease before

receiving a transplant.

The hospital’s experience gives

it a unique opportunity to explore

ways to create a state of “transplant

tolerance” in patients. Dr. Genyk

and other physician-scientists at

Childrens Hospital currently are

working to develop innovative clini-

cal protocols to achieve this goal.

“The success of this research could

eliminate the need for lifetime

dependence on immunosuppression

drugs, further improving the long-

term survival and quality of life of

our children,” he says.

One reason living donor trans-

plants are possible is the liver’s

Wesley Medel with his sister, Kelly


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remarkable capacity to regenerate. It

is the only solid organ that can grow

back to its original size after being

resected. Of the liver’s many vital

functions, the main one is carrying

toxins, the byproducts of digestion,

from the body. It produces bile that

helps with the digestion of food and

provides important immunological

functions.

In pediatric living donor trans-

plants, surgeons typically remove

15 to 25 percent of a donor liver,

which then grows back in six to

12 weeks. Donors are screened at

USC University Hospital, where the

donor’s surgery is performed. Once

the liver is harvested, it’s immediately

brought to Childrens Hospital for

transplant.

Wesley’s donor, Mrs. Nunez,

admits that she initially felt nervous

when she agreed to donate part of her

liver. But prayer brought her a sense

of calm. “I wanted to help Wesley,”

she says. “I’m so happy, because now

he’s healthy, and he has the chance

to do whatever he wants to do.”

While Wesley’s original liver

gradually deteriorated over time,

Monserrat Ayala needed a transplant

when she was just six weeks old.

Suffering from acute liver failure,

Monserrat weighed just over six

pounds at the time of her transplant

in 2001 — one of the world’s small-

est-ever liver transplants. Today,

she’s a healthy six-year-old who

loves Dora the Explorer and play-

ing with her older sister, Cassandra.

“Immediately after the surgery, she

looked completely different,” says

her mother, Claudia Ayala. “She was

just beautiful.”

The stress of a child’s liver failure

and transplant can take a heavy toll

on families, which is why one of the

first people they meet is Clinical

Social Worker Martha Markovitz,

MSW, ACSW. Her job: provide

emotional and psychosocial support

and link families to support net-

works, financial assistance and other

resources, such as a place to stay for

out-of-state families.

“Our goal is not just to give the

child a new organ,” she says. “It’s to

help families through the transplant

journey, step by step.”

Wesley’s newest journey is just

beginning. The Long Beach teen is

playing his music and planning his

return to school. And he shares a spe-

cial bond with Mrs. Nunez, he says

— “a great friendship.” •

– katie sweeney

Yuri Genyk, MD, left, and Dan W. Thomas, MD

pRivate RooMs enHance coMFoRt anD saFety

Nearly all patient rooms in the 317-bed New Hospital Building now under construction will be private rooms — a reflection of the hospital’s commitment to patient safety and family-centered care. The added privacy will make family visits more enjoyable and aid in all-important infection control. Private rooms also decrease the need to transfer patients to accommodate special needs, giving children a better chance to recover from serious illness. The New Hospital Building is scheduled to open in 2010.2010

Like the liver, the small

intestine or small bowel is

essential for life. Despite its

name, it is four to five times

longer than the large intestine

and has one of the biggest

jobs in the digestive system:

absorbing and digesting nutri-

ents. So when a child’s small

bowel goes into irreversible

failure, often the only hope

is an organ transplant.

Considered almost impos-

sible until recently, small

bowel transplants are highly

complex. The Liver and

Intestinal Transplant Program

at Childrens Hospital Los

Angeles performed its first

small bowel transplant in

2004. The program’s primary

goal, however, is to rehabilitate

a child’s intestine so a trans-

plant isn’t necessary.

“It’s always better to live

with your own organs. That’s

especially true with the small

intestine,” explains Dan W.

Thomas, MD, medical direc-

tor of the Liver and Intestinal

Transplant Program. “There’s

a much greater risk of rejec-

small wonder

including surgeons, gastroen-

terologists, nurses, dietitians,

social workers and more. In

some children with “short gut

syndrome” — one of the main

conditions leading to intes-

tinal failure — their diges-

tive systems will adapt over

months and years to tolerate

more fed nutrition, along with

customized intravenous nutri-

tion. Still others undergo spe-

cialized surgery at Childrens

Hospital to lengthen their

intestine.

For children like Ansen

Santos, the only hope is a

transplant. Born in 2003 with

a small intestine unable to

absorb or digest any nutrients,

Ansen had irreversible intes-

tinal failure. He survived on

intravenous nutrition while

waiting for a transplant.

tion than with liver trans-

plants, and that rejection can

be severe and devastating.”

The small bowel con-

tains billions of bacteria and

the most lymphoid tissue

in the body. “This makes it

extremely difficult to prevent

rejection while still avoid-

ing infections and other

complications,” says Dr.

Thomas, also head of the

Division of Gastroenterology

and Nutrition at Childrens

Hospital and associate pro-

fessor of pediatrics at the

Keck School of Medicine of

the University of Southern

California.

Finding a small bowel that

fits a baby or small child is an

enormous challenge. While a

liver will regenerate, the small

bowel won’t. Although an

adult liver can be split to fit a

small child, “splitting” a small

bowel from a deceased donor

is not technically feasible in

most cases.

To determine the best treat-

ment plan, the program calls

on an interdisciplinary team,

By the time he was 18 months,

his lifetime intravenous diet

had led to liver failure.

Finally, in May 2005, a

deceased donor was allocated

for Ansen. In one 10-hour

surgery, he received a new

liver, pancreas and small

bowel. Ansen then spent 19

days in the Pediatric Intensive

Care Unit.

Today, the four-year-old

still relies on a feeding tube,

but he’s also able to eat on

his own. He loves playing

soccer with his dad, Elias

Santos. While Ansen’s exten-

sive hospitalizations delayed

his speech development, he’s

catching up. “He’s healthy

now, and we’re so happy,” says

his mother, Mayra Santos. “It’s

a miracle.” •

– katie sweeney

Ansen Santos. Below, Ansen bonds with his brother, Ahias, right.

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This is a story about love and

teamwork, and how together, they

saved a life.

In October 2007, Ashley Hopkins,

then 19, gave her younger sister,

Nicole, 18, the best possible gift:

one of her kidneys. While the teens

were in recovery from their dual

surgeries at Childrens Hospital Los

Angeles, their parents, Judy and Dale

Hopkins, took turns sleeping beside

each daughter’s hospital bed. The

girls’ eldest sister, Britney, helped

keep their spirits up by continually

showing them cell-phone photos of

each other in recovery.

The whole Hopkins family pulled

together, working with the hospi-

tal’s dedicated kidney transplant

team. Nicole, who was first treated at

Childrens Hospital for kidney prob-

lems as an 18-month-old toddler,

is no longer living in pain and fear.

She is now attending college.

She has the lifelong commit-

ment of the caregivers at the Kidney

KIDneY TRAnSPLAnT IS jUST one ASPeCT of A MULTIfACeTeD TReATMenT PRoGRAM foR CHILDRen WITH CHRonIC RenAL DISeASe.

Transplant Program, part of the

hospital’s Pediatric Transplant

Center. Founded in 1967, the Kidney

Transplant Program maintains one

of the largest pediatric kidney trans-

plant volumes in the nation, and has

performed nearly 900 transplants

since its inception.

“Our surgeons, transplant teams

and other caregivers are making a

long-term difference in very sick chil-

dren’s lives,” notes Carl M. Grushkin,

MD, head of the hospital’s Division

of Nephrology and professor of

clinical pediatrics at the Keck School


Southern California.

The program has reported an

excellent one-year and three-year

patient survival rate of 98 percent.

The United Network for Organ

Sharing (UNOS) puts Childrens

Hospital in the top three pediatric

kidney transplant programs nation-

wide in the most important category

— patient survival.

Dr. Grushkin has been with the

program since its first transplant 40

years ago. “Our first recipient is alive

and well today with the same kid-

ney,” he notes proudly.

His division oversees one of the

two largest dialysis programs any-

where for children with chronic kid-

ney failure. The hospital was the first

in the world to provide this service

to children.

The Kidney Transplant Program’s

multifaceted medical team includes

veteran transplant coordinators,

nurses, dietitians and a social worker.

Children with chronic kidney disease

receive pre-transplant evaluation and

management, all transplant options

and expert post-transplant care.

Physicians from nephrology and

urology routinely collaborate to

determine whether surgical treat-

ment is suitable for children like

Nicole.

Brian E. Hardy, MD, head of the

Division of Urology at Childrens

sister to sister

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Hospital and associate professor of

clinical urology at the Keck School

of Medicine, performed the surgery

on Nicole. Robert M. Naraghi, MD, a

member of the Division of Urology,

led the surgery on Ashley.

Adjacent operating rooms were

set up in the Burtie Green Bettingen

Surgery Center. The two surgeries

were synchronized to enable the sur-

geons to first remove one of Ashley’s

kidneys, examine it, then transplant

the organ into her sister — with min-

imal waiting time for either girl.

A father himself, Dr. Hardy under-

stands what the Hopkins family faced

as the girl’s parents and grandparents

waited. “They’re a great example of

a family getting on board to support

our effort. We have a great, caring,

interdisciplinary team — backed by

cutting-edge science. But we can’t do

this alone.”

Research incontrovertibly dem-

onstrates that a living-related donor

gives kidney transplant patients a

greater chance at long-term survival.

(See page 16.) “Being a living donor

is a wonderful thing for family mem-

bers to do for one another,” says Dr.

Hardy. “Is there a more loving thing

that you can do for somebody than

give them an organ?”

Because a person can live with

only one kidney, donating the other

Ashley Hopkins, left, donated a kidney to her sister, Nicole. Facing page: Nicole Hopkins.

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ery one doesn’t necessarily put the donor

in jeopardy.

At their parents’ home in San

Gabriel, Nicole and Ashley sit arm-

in-arm, giggling. Ashley says of her

sister, “She was in so much pain.

Now her whole expression has totally

uplifted. It shows that love overcomes

any obstacle.”

Nicole, now committed to tak-

ing an immunosuppressant drug

regimen for life, calls her sister “an

inspiration,” and the two break up

crying and hugging. Mr. Hopkins

enthuses, “Laughter has returned to

our family.”

There wasn’t much laughter when

Nicole went into renal failure last

summer. Sixteen years earlier, Nicole

had been on dialysis for a few weeks,

but her kidney problems cleared up.

In the intervening years, she lived

an active life, taking no medications.

She was in high school, playing bas-

ketball and softball, when a routine

medical exam revealed elevated

creatinine levels (a marker for kidney

function).

Hard decisions had to be made

quickly. This time, the Hopkins

family opted to bypass dialysis for

transplant. “The team prepared us

for everything,” says Mrs. Hopkins.

“Their level of compassion relieved

tremendous stress.” She credits the

entire team, including Gwen Green-

Brown, RN, MSN, CNS, CPNP, neph-

rology nurse practitioner; Karen Van

Wert, RN, MSN, NP, senior trans-

plant coordinator; and Hallie Stone,

MSW, social worker. “They took our

two girls under their wing. They all

have families themselves, so they love

children and treat you like you’re

part of the Childrens Hospital

family,” adds Mrs. Hopkins.

The process of preparing the sis-

ters for surgery started last August.

“We do everything we can to smooth

the way for each patient and family,”

says Ms. Van Wert.

When the girls went into sur-

gery, Ms. Green-Brown, who, like

Dr. Grushkin, had known Nicole

as a toddler, gave her a stuffed bear.

Nicole explains, “She said it would

be my guardian angel. It was. I love

Childrens Hospital!”

The Hopkins’ story demon-

strates the positive outcomes that

consistently happen in the Kidney

Transplant Program. There are other

exciting possibilities on the horizon.

Roger De Filippo, MD, a surgeon in

the Division of Urology and assis-

tant professor of urology at the Keck

School of Medicine, is exploring the

idea of rescuing failing kidneys with

stem cell therapy and tissue engineer-

ing in his laboratory at The Saban

Research Institute of Childrens

Hospital Los Angeles.

As Dr. Hardy says, “Our expertise

is dealing with renal failure, and we

do an outstanding job. But I’d much

rather prevent a child’s kidneys from

failing. So Childrens Hospital has a

two-pronged attack. Prevent what

you can. Cure what you can’t. And

continue loving the children.” •

– ashley jude collie

Carl M. Grushkin, MD

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Spacious patient rooms in the seven-level, 460,000-square-foot New Hospital Building will feature three distinct zones: family, with space for overnight stays; patient, with colorful ceiling murals and other kid-friendly features; and clinical, designed to facilitate the work of caregivers. The clinical zone near the door will include sophisticated medical tools such as advanced monitoring equipment and electronic medical record access.2010

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research to find cures,

develop new treatments

and prevent disease.

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Like one in every 100 babies,

Matthew Nelson was born with a

heart defect. In his case, the left

heart — meant to pump oxygen-rich

blood out to his body — was too

small and malformed to function

properly. When he was just days old,

Orange County doctors tried to help

by dilating one of his heart valves.

Almost immediately they realized

that Matthew needed much more

dramatic intervention, and he was

airlifted to the Heart Institute at

Childrens Hospital Los Angeles.

He landed in the right place.

With five interlocking divisions —

Cardiology, Cardiothoracic Surgery,

Cardiothoracic Transplantation,

Cardiothoracic Intensive Care and

Cardiac Research — the Heart

Institute sees 8,000 children and

performs nearly 1,000 cardiothoracic

procedures annually.

One of the largest pediat-

ric cardiovascular centers in the

western United States, the Heart

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Institute has performed 165 heart,

lung and heart-lung transplants.

Its director is among the world’s

foremost heart and lung sur-

geons — Vaughn A. Starnes, MD,

head of the hospital’s Division of

Cardiothoracic Surgery and the

Hastings Distinguished Professor

and chair of the Department of

Cardiothoracic Surgery at the Keck

School of Medicine of the University

of Southern California.

Dr. Starnes and his team can per-

form exceptionally complex heart

surgeries — frequently making alter-

native therapy possible for youngsters

who, elsewhere, would be waitlisted

for transplant. Under his leadership,

the Heart Institute has been des-

ignated a Center of Excellence and

helps set national and international

standards for treating children with

congenital and acquired heart disease.

Quickly, the Heart Institute’s med-

ical team confirmed that Matthew

needed a new heart. Without one,

he would not survive. Yet, even to

be registered for transplant, he also

needed a family. The couple planning

to adopt him had bowed out, uncer-

tain they could provide the postoper-

ative care he would require. So Linda

and Robert Nelson stepped forward.

In 1980, after raising three daugh-

ters of their own, the Nelsons began

adopting special needs children who

face enormous challenges, such as

neurological impairment and cere-

bral palsy. Although Matthew would

be number eight, the Laguna Niguel

couple never hesitated adding him to

their busy household. “We fell in love

the second we saw him at Childrens

Hospital,” says Mr. Nelson. “He had

such intense strength in his eyes.”

Even with committed parents

on board, Matthew faced the nearly

insurmountable problem of being

matched with a donor heart. “At

times, it felt like that needle in the

haystack,” says Mr. Nelson. Then,

shortly after their new son turned

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four months old, they got the call

they’d been waiting for. A compat-

ible heart had become available. The

following afternoon, Matthew’s sur-

gery was led by Brian L. Reemtsen,

MD, director of the Heart and Lung

Transplant Program and the Ryan

Winston Family Chair in Transplant

Cardiology at Childrens Hospital

and assistant professor of cardiotho-

racic surgery at the Keck School of

Medicine.

“As they wheeled him in, I knew

he’d be fine,” says Mrs. Nelson. “I

kept thinking about the incredible

gift of life that the donating parents

had given us.”

Cardiologist Jacqueline R.

Szmuszkovicz, MD, is director of

the Heart Institute’s Pulmonary

Hypertension Program and assis-

tant professor of pediatrics at the

Keck School of Medicine. “Before

surgery, Matthew required multiple

intravenous medications just to keep

his heart pumping,” she explains.

“Immediately after transplant, he

was like a whole new baby and has

thrived ever since.”

Still, “heart transplant is a lifelong

condition,” says Senior Transplant

Coordinator Monica Horn, RN,

CCRN, CCTC. Now a year old,

Matthew will always need several

medications, morning and night,

equipMent booMs will Help save lives

The New Hospital Building will offer 20 private rooms in its Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit — each equipped with a ceiling-mounted boom that descends to offer post-operative emergency equipment. This impressive device instantly creates surgical space for interventions that ordinarily would require transfer to an operating room — saving lives when every second counts.

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and will require regular testing to

monitor for organ rejection and

infection. Close surveillance will be

a permanent part of Matthew’s life.

That helps explain why the Heart

Institute utilizes every medical

treatment possible to avoid or delay

transplant. “Heart transplantation is

a miraculous achievement,” explains

Dr. Szmuszkovicz, “but it is a miracle

best reserved for when absolutely

necessary.”

Dr. Reemtsen agrees. “The longer

any child can live safely with his own

heart, the better. That’s why we work

to stay ahead of the curve on every

front.” •

– kate vozoff

The Nelson family, back row, left to right: mom, Linda, with Matthew, Steve, Joey and dad, Robert. Front row: Andy, left, and Christopher. Facing page: Matthew Nelson.


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“I’m glad Childrens Hospital was

there,” says 10-year-old Lydia Hand.

“Or I wouldn’t be here.”

Lydia — an energetic, bright and

healthy girl who loves to read, plays

the flute and is writing a mystery

novel — is aware of her own per-

sonal history. But she may not fully

appreciate how she and her Lancaster

family helped make medical history

in September 1998 when she became

the first pediatric living donor liver

transplant performed at Childrens

Hospital Los Angeles, receiving a

portion of a liver from one of her

grandmothers, Sherry Marquez.

In the decade since that historic

surgery, Childrens Hospital has

emerged as a national leader in pedi-

atric transplantation, most notably

living donor transplants, successfully

providing this option in liver, kidney

and lung transplants for children

otherwise out of alternatives.

CHILDRenS HoSPITAL’SLeADeRSHIP In LIVInG DonoR TRAnSPLAnTS offeRS MoRe CHILDRen AnoTHeR CHAnCe AT A HeALTHY fUTURe.

“There’s no question our living

donor transplant program has saved

the lives of many children who oth-

erwise would have died on the organ

donor waiting list,” says Henri R.

Ford, MD, vice president and chief of

surgery at Childrens Hospital, as well

as professor and vice chair for clinical

affairs in the Department of Surgery

at the Keck School of Medicine of the

University of Southern California

(USC).

“We are committed to growing

this important program so we may

give the families we help the wid-

est range of options,” adds Smitha

Ravipudi, MPH, administrator of

Transplant Services.

Inspiring this commitment is the

shortage of organs for children from

deceased or cadaveric donors. Nearly

98,000 people — 2,000 of them under

the age of 18 — are waiting for organ

transplants as of 2008, according

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1993The world’s first pediatric living donor double lobar lung trans-plant, performed at Childrens Hospital

1998Childrens Hospital’s first living donor liver transplant

a priceless gift


to the United Network for Organ

Sharing (UNOS).

At Childrens Hospital, the Liver

and Intestinal Transplant Program

now performs the highest volume of

living donor liver transplants nation-

wide among pediatric centers; about

half of its procedures involve living

donors.

Survival rates are slightly higher

than transplants from cadavers.

“This is most likely because patients

are not as ill and the quality of donor

organs is better when the transplant

is done,” notes Yuri Genyk, MD,

surgical director of the Liver and


Childrens Hospital and assistant pro-

fessor of surgery at the Keck School

of Medicine.

In kidney transplants, “having a

living donor — particularly a related

donor — is proving to be the best-

case scenario for the patient,” says

Brian E. Hardy, MD, head of the

Division of Urology at Childrens

Hospital and associate professor of

clinical urology at the Keck School of

Medicine.

Dr. Hardy has been collaborating

with James C. Cicciarelli, PhD, clini-

cal professor of urology and pathol-

ogy at the Keck School of Medicine,

on clinical research analyzing

nationwide UNOS data. The numbers

point to “irrefutable evidence” of the

benefits of living donor transplanta-

tion, with higher survival rates at one

year, three years and five years post-

transplant. Next, the investigators are

exploring the reasons why.

Childrens Hospital also holds the

distinction of being the site of the

world’s first pediatric double-lung

lobe transplant, from living parents

to their son, in 1993. (See page 19.)

The hospital is one of the few pro-

grams nationwide to offer living

lobar lung transplantation. Of 165

heart, lung and heart/lung trans-

plants performed here since 1993,

55 have involved living donors, often

parents anxious to provide a life-

saving solution for their child.

Nicole and Scott Hand understand

that feeling. They didn’t know much

about transplant medicine when

their daughter was born with severe

jaundice. They learned fast. Lydia

was diagnosed with biliary atresia, a

rare disease in which the bile ducts

can’t properly eliminate bile from the

Above: Lydia Hand. Right: Lydia with her grandmother and donor, Sherry Marquez. Facing page: back row — Nicole Hand, Scott Hand and Edward Marquez; front row — Anna Grace, Mark and Lydia Hand, with Sherry Marquez.


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In the New Hospital Building, patient rooms have been designed to accommodate families. Comfortable daybeds, complete with a privacy curtain, will make staying overnight or taking a quick nap more feasible for parents. Other homelike features include a desk, a private shower, bathroom facilities and storage space. Family members with laptops will be able to access the Internet from their child’s room.

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transplants — Dr. Genyk — would

join the hospital within a month.

“That was an answer to our prayers,”

says Mrs. Hand.

Multiple friends and family mem-

bers volunteered to be Lydia’s donor.

Her father, a match, did not other-

wise qualify. Both grandmothers,

Linda Hand in Georgia and Sherry

Marquez in Lancaster — matched.

Doctors zeroed in on Mrs. Marquez,

who remembers undergoing “gobs

and gobs of tests.” With her grand-

daughter’s liver failing, she was ready

for the operation to begin.

On Sept. 30, when Lydia was just

six months old, the team of surgeons

led by Dr. Genyk and Rick Selby, MD,

division chief of abdominal organ

transplantation at the Keck School of

Medicine, performed the first living

donor liver transplant at Childrens

Hospital.

As Lydia’s surgery progressed, her

parents received updates from Senior

Transplant Coordinator Stephanie

Johnson, RN, BSN, MBA, CCTC. “At

one point, Stephanie said, ‘The liver

is making bile.’ It sounds gross,” says

Mrs. Hand, “but those were wonder-

ful words to us.”

That night, the Hands visited their

daughter in the Pediatric Intensive

Care Unit. What they saw amazed

them: Lydia had rosy cheeks. “We’d

never seen her skin pink before,”

recalls her mother. Equally captivat-

ing: “she smiled,” says Lydia’s dad.

“She hadn’t smiled much before that.”

There was a lot to smile about.

Five days later, Mrs. Marquez went

home from USC University Hospital;

within a few months, her liver would

regenerate itself. Best of all, Lydia’s

immune system accepted her grand-

mother’s gift.

Initially, Lydia took 11 medica-

tions daily to fight infection and

organ rejection. Today she takes only

two and sees Dr. Thomas just once

a year. A big sister to Mark, age six,

and Anna Grace, age one-and-a-half,

she has few restrictions. “That’s what

we want,” says Dr. Thomas, associate

professor of pediatrics at the Keck

School of Medicine. “We want all our

kids to live a full life.” Lydia and her

family agree. •

– candace pearson

Senior Transplant Coordinator Stephanie Johnson, left, with Transplant Coordinator Zoraya Fonseca

liver. The result is damage to liver

cells and, finally, liver failure.

When Lydia was two months old,

she underwent a Kasai Procedure at

Childrens Hospital to create a new

duct from a piece of her intestine. It

failed to correct the problem — or

avoid the need for transplant. The

UNOS list also yielded no results.

Then Dan W. Thomas, MD, head

of the Division of Gastroenterology

and Nutrition at Childrens Hospital,

told the Hands that a surgeon with

specific expertise in living donor


breathing easierprogress in lung transplants

Lungs came late to the world of pedi-atric organ transplantation. It wasn’t until the early 1990s that specialists perfected the delicate surgical tech-niques and developed the right medications to keep patients healthy after surgery.

Still a fairly rare procedure, with fewer than 100 done worldwide annu-ally, lung transplants in children are now remarkably successful, particularly when performed at the Heart Institute of Childrens Hospital Los Angeles.

“We now have kids 12 years out of surgery, doing great,” says eithne f. MacLaughlin, MD, a pediatric pul-monologist at Childrens Hospital and associate professor of pediatrics at the Keck School of Medicine of the Univer-sity of Southern California.

Many, like Tahnee Smith, 18, have cystic fibrosis, a genetic disorder caus-ing inflammation and congestion that eventually destroy the lungs. By the time she was 11, Tahnee was hospital-ized at Childrens Hospital nearly every month for infection. At one point, Dr. MacLaughlin mentioned lung trans-plantation as a possible future option. “from that moment, I wanted it,” Tahnee says.

After four more years of medical management, her name went on the

national transplant waiting list. Thir-teen months later — in a wheelchair, on round-the-clock oxygen — Tahnee learned that donor lungs from a deceased donor had been found. In March 2006, her transplant was per-formed by Brian L. Reemtsen, MD, director of the Heart and Lung Trans-plant Program and the Ryan Winston family Chair in Transplant Cardiology at Childrens Hospital, and assistant professor of cardiothoracic surgery at the Keck School of Medicine.

The Heart Institute has gained international recognition for surgical innovation since its director, Vaughn A. Starnes, MD, performed its first lung transplant in 1993. Dr. Starnes, the Hastings Distinguished Professor and chair of the Department of Cardio-thoracic Surgery at the Keck School of Medicine, pioneered the living donor lobar transplant, in which youngsters receive two lower lung lobes, one from each parent or other compatible adult.

“We can transplant enough tissue to save the child and still protect the health of the donors,” says Dr. MacLaughlin. In patients who receive these transplants, lung tissue actually expands to handle the increasing need for air volume.

Cardiologist jacqueline R. Szmusz-kovicz, MD, heads the Pulmonary Hypertension (PH) Program. PH con-stricts vessels that should transport blood from the heart to the lungs. “The best solution is sometimes lung transplant, because if the lungs are replaced, the heart recovers,” says Dr. Szmuszkovicz, assistant profes-sor of pediatrics at the Keck School of Medicine.

for other patients, powerful medi-cations that dilate the lung’s blood vessels are the answer. “These thera-pies are complicated,” explains Dr. MacLaughlin. “But with the expertise available at the Heart Institute, they’re possible here.” not all youngsters respond well enough to such treat-ments. Doctors are conducting clinical research to identify predictive markers which may lead to new therapies.

Tahnee Smith cannot imagine better therapy than the double-lung transplant she received two years ago. Currently a freshman at Antelope Valley College in Lancaster, she has an active social life and a passion for writing and photography. “I have a lot I want to see and accomplish,” she says. Happily, she now has time to do it all. •

– kate vozoff

Brian L. Reemtsen, MD, checks on Jonathan Lysy, who had a lung transplant in 2006.

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precious ramirez [dancer]

For Precious Ramirez, the stage is like a second home. The exuberant seven-year-old dazzles audiences with her tapping heels, contagious smile and color-ful costumes. “I love to dance,” she says.

With her folkloric dance team of 14 other girls, she performs traditional Mexican dances at local parades, school assemblies and dance competitions. When not in front of a large audience, she enjoys soccer and putting on a show for her family with her impersonation of singer Miley Cyrus.

Her poise is evident, especially when someone asks her why her eyes look different from one another. She simply replies that she has “a special eye.” Precious was born with Peter’s Anomaly, a rare congenital disorder in which the cornea of the eye may be scarred, and cataracts and glaucoma can develop. When she was one week old, she received a corneal transplant on her right eye, thanks to Jonathan Song, MD, director of the Cornea Institute in The Vision Center of Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, and assistant professor of clinical ophthalmology and pediatrics at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California.

“I told Dr. Song, ‘My little girl’s vision is in your hands,’” recalls Angie Perez, Precious’ mom. “We are so grateful.” In turn, Dr. Song — whom Precious looks forward to visiting — is pleased his young patient is thriving. “Our goal was for Precious to be able to use both of her eyes. To see how well she’s doing is just wonderful.” •

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only 25 years ago, children with a

rare immune system disorder called

Severe Combined Immunodeficiency

(SCID) had only one hope for sur-

vival: to live in isolation, such as in a

protective plastic bubble. That reality

gave the disease its unfortunate nick-

name — “bubble baby disease.”

Children with ADA-deficient

SCID are born with a missing gene

that prevents them from fighting

any infections. (ADA, or adenosine

deaminase, is an enzyme found in

the tissues; its deficiency can lead to

destruction of B and T cells.)

Nine-year-old Raven Savoy spent

many days in hospitals from the time

she was only a month old, battling an

upper respiratory infection followed

by double pneumonia. Physicians in

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her hometown of Houston, Texas,

discovered that Raven suffered from

ADA-deficient SCID.

While Raven didn’t have to live

in a bubble, she did have to undergo

painful, twice-weekly enzyme injec-

tions to combat her disease. Then,

last year, her physicians presented

Raven’s family with new hope —

Childrens Hospital Los Angeles could

provide a possible cure using innova-

tive gene therapy.

“When we first heard about this

new treatment, we weren’t sure,”

recalls Raven’s mother, Stacie

Williams. “What if something went

wrong? But we had to try.”

Mrs. Williams felt increasing

confidence when she learned that

Childrens Hospital was home to one

of the nation’s leading Hematopoietic

Stem Cell Transplant (HSCT)

programs. In fact, it is the only

hospital in the United States cur-

rently treating SCID patients with

gene therapy. Donald B. Kohn, MD,

head of the hospital’s Division of

Research Immunology/Bone Marrow

Transplantation and past president

of the American Society of Gene

Therapy, is considered one of the

leading experts on the use of gene

therapy for immunodeficiency

diseases.

The HSCT Program attracts

patients globally and performs

approximately 40 life-saving trans-

plants for a variety of conditions,

including cancer, aplastic anemia

and complex genetic diseases such


as SCID and sickle cell disease. More

than half of its patients are under the

age of five.

On Nov. 1, 2007, Raven became

the first patient at Childrens Hospital

to take part in a groundbreak-

ing clinical trial — a collabora-

tion between The Saban Research

Institute of Childrens Hospital Los

Angeles and the National Institutes

of Health in Washington, D.C.

Raven’s family had already gone

through the difficult process of

searching for a bone marrow donor,

with no matches. This time, she

wouldn’t need a donor.

Cells from the bone marrow in

her hip were drawn during an hour-

and-a-half-long procedure, led by Dr.

Kohn, co-director of the Childrens

Center for Cancer and Blood

Diseases and director of the Gene,

Immune and Stem Cell Therapy

Program at The Saban Research

Institute. Raven’s cells were purified

in the laboratory and the missing

gene added. After five days, the mod-

ified stem cells were intravenously

injected back into her.

Fifteen to 20 percent of SCID

patients have a sibling who is a

match for the HSCT transplant, the

least complicated transplant with

the highest rate of success, explains

Dr. Kohn, professor of pediatrics

and molecular microbiology and

immunology at the Keck School


Southern California. “Until now, the

remaining 80 percent had to rely on

bone marrow from a parent, which

has about a 50 percent success rate, or

from an unrelated donor or umbilical

cord blood.”

A major advantage in working

with the patient’s own bone marrow

is that it eliminates the life-threaten-

ing rejections patients often develop

toward a donor’s cells or the reverse

reaction when a donor’s T cells react

against the patient’s body.

To allow her immune system to

develop, Raven spent a month in a

protective room with state-of-the-art

HEPA filtering at Childrens Hospital

before going home to Texas. Infection

control is critical for such patients,

which is why the entire New Hospital

Building will be HEPA-filtered when

it opens in 2010. The HSCT Inpatient

Unit will expand from 11 to 14

HEPA-filtered isolation rooms.

Each positive-pressure room will

feature advanced-laminar airflow,

allowing air to flow out of the room

instead of in, so any airborne germs

that may infect the patient are kept

away. In addition, two of those

rooms will have negative pressure

anterooms for when a patient has an

infection that could spread to other

patients.

Raven, who no longer needs those

painful injections, exemplifies the

great strides made for children with

SCID in the last two decades. “We

are hoping that this new treatment

becomes the standard of care,” says

Dr. Kohn, “allowing these kids to not

just survive, but live long, full lives.” •

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Raven Savoy and her mom, Stacie Williams. Facing page: Donald B. Kohn, MD.


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Physician-scientists in the Heart Institute at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles are exploring promising new ways to increase the availability and success of heart transplants for chil-dren who desperately need them.

fortunately, they have the support of equally farsighted philanthropists.

Bob and judy Winston have dem-onstrated their exceptional vision and leadership by investing in the Heart Institute’s mission in several impor-tant ways, including the founding of an innovative educational program for medical professionals.

The first symposium, The Winston Pediatric overview of Solid organ Transplantation, attracted more than 100 physicians, nurses and transplant coordinators from across the coun-try to The Saban Research Institute of Childrens Hospital Los Angeles in october 2006.

Its agenda represented the col-laborative vision of Mr. Winston and Vaughn A. Starnes, MD, director of the Heart Institute at Childrens Hospital, as well as Hastings Distinguished Professor and chair of the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California.

“our world needs people who dis-play leadership and integrity,” says Mr. Winston. “That’s exactly the kind of people we’ve met at Childrens Hospital. We’re pleased to help them move forward, building on the excel-lence they’ve already achieved.”

The Winstons also have provided funding for a state-of-the-art, pri-vate patient room in the expanded Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit that will be part of the new Hospital Building at Childrens Hospital.

In addition, the couple has estab-lished the Ryan Winston family Chair in Transplant Cardiology as a tribute to their grandson, Ryan. following a suc-cessful heart transplant, Ryan passed away a year later at age 10.

The Ryan Winston family Chair in Transplant Cardiology is held by Brian L. Reemtsen, MD, director of the Heart and Lung Transplant Program at Childrens Hospital and assistant professor of cardiothoracic surgery at the Keck School of Medicine. “We have a responsibility and a commit-ment to our young patients, and to the Winstons, to further the science of transplant medicine,” he says.

The Winstons’ involvement is criti-cal to the program’s ability to advance

clinical research into pre- and post-operative transplant care, he adds. Studies under way include the impact of infection on chronic rejection and the viability of new medications in improving organ survival.

In the planning stages for 2008 are investigations designed to make more life-saving transplants pos-sible for kids, including a study of ABo-incompatible transplants. These enable young infants to receive an organ from a donor without a match-ing blood type (possible until one year of age). A second study will focus on the Berlin Heart, a device that acts as an artificial heart for young children waiting for transplant organs.

The Winstons extend their philan-thropy to other causes. Mrs. Winston, a former high school teacher, is a long-time champion of Childhelp, which is dedicated to abused and neglected children. Mr. Winston has established The Winston Center for Leadership and ethics at his alma mater, Boston College. “nothing gives us more plea-sure,” he says, “than knowing we are helping young people survive the chal-lenges they face and grow into fine adults.” •

– candace pearson

giving from the heartbob and judy winston

From left to right: Richard D. Cordova, FACHE, president and chief executive officer, Childrens Hospital; Robert W. Winston; Holly Winston; Robert L. Winston; Brian L. Reemtsen, MD; Judy Winston; and John D. Pettker, co-chair, Childrens Hospital Board of Trustees.


The patients, families, staff and Board of Trustees of Childrens Hospital Los Angeles are

grateful to the many people who help us build for the future and provide clinical care, research

and medical education through their financial support.

We recognize esteemed individuals, organizations, corporations and foundations for their

generosity during the 2007 calendar year. This Honor Roll lists donors who contributed at least

$1,000 in cash gifts, pledges or pledge payments. To view the Red Wagon Society Honor Roll

of Donors, which lists gifts of $150 to $999, please visit the electronic version of the Honor Roll at

www.ChildrensHospitalLA.org/HonorRoll.

Foregoing individual recognition, we also extend thanks to those who made generous contribu-

tions directly to one of our Associate and Affiliates or allied groups. Children’s Miracle Network

(CMN) gifts to CMN National will be recognized in a future issue of Imagine.

In spite of our best efforts, errors and omissions may occur. Please inform us of any inaccuracies

by contacting Marie Logan, director of Donor Relations, at 323-361-1733, or [email protected]. •

for the time period of January 1, 2007 through December 31, 2007

in gratitude and recognition

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Mr. Haim Saban

$1,000,000 to $3,999,999Marion and John E. AndersonThe Annenberg FoundationAnonymous Friends (4)The AssociatesMs. Edra BlixsethDr. and Mrs. George N. BooneThe California Wellness

FoundationChildren’s Miracle NetworkCostco WholesaleThe Crawford Family

FoundationThe Farman FamilyLynda and Blaine FetterFox Entertainment GroupBrindell Roberts Gottlieb in

honor of Ross RobertsMary Hart and Burt SugarmanHBOSally and Bill HurtTom Langan, Jr.The Lozano FamilyThe Sharon D. Lund FoundationPasadena GuildPeninsula CommitteeMr. and Mrs. Alan PurwinThe Philip and Audrey Gillin

Reed Charitable TrustMrs. June Sapiro

$500,000 to $999,999ABC EntertainmentCommander Richard AllenAnonymous Friends (2)The Bogart Pediatric Cancer

Research ProgramCalifornia Community

FoundationHelen and Bill CloseMr. Grover CollinsMs. La Verne ConradMrs. Dorothy F. FredericksMrs. Susan GackenbachHenry L. Guenther FoundationINGThe Thomas and Dorothy Leavey

FoundationT. J. Martell FoundationMs. Alberta P. McNamaraMr. Charles W. NoahThe Ralph M. Parsons

FoundationQueensCareRite Aid CorporationPhilip and Monica Rosenthal

Mr. and Mrs. Sidney SheldonJohn Stauffer Charitable TrustIn Honor of Takeji Kay TorimaruUnited Way of Greater

Los AngelesThe V Foundation for Cancer

ResearchMr. A. Ray Van HornMs. Helen K. WetzelMs. Janet G. Williamson

$100,000 to $499,999Alex’s Lemonade Stand

FoundationAmerman Family FoundationAnonymous Friends (3)Mrs. Genevieve AtolBank of America Charitable

FoundationAvery and Andy BarthMs. Judy BennisMs. Mary E. BentzStanley and Joyce Black and

FamilyGail and Joe BoskovichThe Ethel Wilson Bowles and

Robert Bowles Memorial FundMs. Kathleen L. Brown and

Mr. Van Gordon SauterFritz B. Burns FoundationThe Capital Group Companies

Charitable FoundationThe Capital Group

Companies, Inc.Centennial GuildEmily and Michael ChasalowThe Chase FoundationDr. Peggy Tsiang Cherng and

Mr. Andrew J. C. CherngChildrens ChainChildren’s Neuroblastoma

Cancer FoundationL.J. ChristopherClear Channel WorldwideConfidence FoundationKenneth and Sherry CordayCountrywide Financial

Corporation, Inc.Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation

of AmericaThe Dan and Martha Cuñado

FamilyMr. and Mrs. John R. DelfinoMs. Betty P. DietrichDougherty Family FoundationThe William Driscoll FamilyJoseph Drown FoundationMargaret E. Early Medical

Research TrustJim and Phyllis EastonMargaret D. and Jerrold L.

EberhardtMs. Joyce Mary EkinMax Factor Family Foundation

Farmers Insurance GroupMr. Louis FedericiMs. Sophia Scano FitzmauriceFlintridge GuildForestersLaura Fox and Ben Van de BuntJoel and Deanne FriedElizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS

FoundationJoseph B. Gould FoundationThe Green FoundationMrs. Clotil F. GreeneMr. Gregory Allison GriffeyMrs. Marion HartSteven and Christine HazyDeborah J. Heitz and

Shaw B. WagenerMr. and Mrs. Chris D. HoefflinMichael Hoefflin FoundationGlen and Gloria Holden Family

FoundationHurlbut-Johnson Charitable

TrustsMr. Raymond E. JohnsonMrs. Ruth D. JohnsonKABC-TV 7Virginia and Michael KazanjianDrs. Faye and Jonathan

KellermanMs. Carmelita KelsoKohl’s Department StoresMs. Martha KoplinRichard L. and Lisa S. KornblithLa Providencia GuildDr. Charles B. and

Joyce O’Gar LillyLINC TELACU Education

FoundationMr. and Mrs. Joseph LoggiaBeth and Bob LoweMr. and Mrs. Ignacio E.

Lozano, Jr.Mr. José I. LozanoMAGIC InternationalMarriott InternationalThe Harold McAlister Charitable

FoundationMcDonald’s CorporationCallie D. McGrath Charitable

TrustAlex Meneses and John Simpson104.3 MYfmMYWI FabricatorsNorris Cancer Center

FoundationThe Kenneth T. and Eileen L.

Norris FoundationThe Notkin FamilyMs. Helen L. OdianMs. Jane Vruwink PalmerPanda Charitable FoundationPanda Restaurant GroupMs. Judi Garfi-Partridge/My

Brother Joey Foundation

The Jean Perkins FoundationMr. and Mrs. Boris PillinRE/MAX InternationalReiling Family FoundationJudy and Ben ReilingRetinoblastoma

International, Inc.Robin and Susan RichardsKimberlee and Robert RolloThe Rose Hills FoundationMr. and Mrs. Mitch RosenbergMr. and Mrs. James Fredric

RothenbergRusnak Automotive GroupThe Ron Salisbury FamilyMr. and Mrs. Theodore R.

SamuelsMr. and Mrs. Lionel SauvageSilicon Valley Community

FoundationThe Simms/Mann Family

FoundationThe Skirball FoundationThe H. Russell Smith FoundationMr. and Mrs. H. Russell SmithMs. Robin A. Ferracone and

Mr. Stewart R. SmithSoccer for HopeJohn and Kathy SottileSpiritual Care GuildUniHealth FoundationUniversity Children’s Medical

GroupMr. and Mrs. Thomas WachtellWal*Mart Stores and Sam’s ClubsWasserman FoundationThe Webb FoundationMr. and Mrs. Lewis Webb, Jr.Wells FargoWestside GuildMr. and Mrs. Dave WilliamsJeff and Kristin WortheRobert E. and May R. Wright

Foundation

$50,000 to $99,999Aetna Foundation, Inc.The Ahmanson FoundationByron AllenAlta Dena Certified DairyAnonymous Friends (5)Antelope Valley GuildAOL Time WarnerMrs. William BerginMr. and Mrs. Steven A. BerlingerMs. Mary L. BiancoblaZrs Chinese New Year

Dinner SocietyThe William Bloomfield Family

FoundationMrs. William BloomfieldDebbe and Spike BoothCable Family FoundationThe California Endowment


for the time period of

January 1, 2007 through

December 31, 2007

iCoca-Cola Enterprises Bottling Companies

Community Health Charities of California

Cynthia and Joe ConnollyElizabeth CorlinMr. and Mrs. Charles W. CoxCredit Unions for KidsCystic Fibrosis Foundation

Care Center Mr. and Mrs. Jack G. DavidsonMr. and Mrs. Kirk A. DayDelta AirElite Business JetsDelta Delta Delta Sleighbell

CommitteeThe Corwin D. Denney

FoundationThe Gabriel C. and Mary Duque

Gift ShopMr. and Mrs. Wally DurhamGail and Jim EllisFairchild Martindale FoundationThe Faro FoundationFriends of Childrens Hospital

Los AngelesThe Girouard FamilyBrindell Roberts Gottlieb in

honor of Richard OwensWilliam H. Hannon FoundationHealing Arts Reaching Kids

(HARK)Doris C. HelmsThe Mark Hughes Foundation

Institute for Families of Blind Children

Johnson & JohnsonDrs. Francine and Neal KaufmanMr. and Mrs. Stephen Francis

KellerL.A. Care Health PlanMrs. Hedwig LesterThe Los Angeles Free ClinicMacy’s West, Inc., and the

Federated Department Stores Foundation

The Marcled FoundationMary Duque JuniorsThe Medtronic FoundationThe Johnny Mercer FoundationTally and Bill MingstIn honor of Mildred Esterbrook

MuddMrs. Jeanne Martin NevillePadres Contra El CáncerMr. Chris PahlNicole Parker Foundation for

ChildrenPediatric Cancer Research

FoundationJoseph and Evelyn PertusatiThe Physician Faculty of the

Department of Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine

The Physician Faculty of the Department of Radiology

The Honorable and Mrs. Peter Polos

PricewaterhouseCoopersMr. Bill RainsThe Ralphs Food 4 Less

FoundationRobert C. RayRE/MAX Marquee PartnersThe Harry W. and Virginia

Robinson TrustBrenda and Eric SeutheCecile and Bernard SilverSizzler USA Restaurants, Inc.Mrs. Joyce SkinnerThe Andre Sobel River of Life

FoundationSouth Bay AuxiliaryDr. and Mrs. Norman F.

Sprague IIISt. Baldrick’s FoundationStop CancerLinda Tallen and David Paul

Kane Educational and Research Foundation

Juanita TraversI.N. and Susanna H. Van Nuys

FoundationThe Walt Disney CompanyWells Fargo and CompanyBilly and Audrey L. Wilder

FoundationIna Coleman, Alan J. Wilson,

and FamilyMr. Laurence E. WiskersonCarl E. Wynn Foundation

$10,000 to $49,999The David V. and Linda Adams

FamilyAflacAlbertson FoundationChris AlbrechtMrs. Jean A. AldrichA-List, Inc.Allegiant Air, LLCMs. Lucy AlundayDebra and David AmadorAmgenAmgen FoundationAmgen Foundation StaffAmgen Matching Gift ProgramBrooke AndersonAnheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.Anonymous Friends (13)Anschutz Entertainment

Group, Inc.The Ant FarmMr. Temo A. ArjaniMr. and Mrs. Warren Jefferson

ArnettArthritis FoundationMr. and Mrs. Marco H. AstaniMr. and Mrs. Shane AstaniMr. and Mrs. Ronald M. AuenAvex, Inc.The Ayrshire Foundation

Mrs. Emanuel BachmannBank of America Premier

Banking and InvestmentsBanta Family FoundationJune and Merle BantaMs. Maud S. BardMs. Eloise C. Goodhew BarnettThe Cecile and Fred Bartman

FoundationBarton Beers, Ltd.Phyllis and Sanford BeimSanford and Phyllis Beim Family

FoundationMilo W. Bekins FoundationBel Air GuildJane and Philip BellomyLilly M. BergH.N. and Frances C. Berger

FoundationThe Kathryne Beynon

FoundationMr. and Mrs. David W. BianchiMr. and Mrs. Glen E. BickerstaffLynn and Les BiderStephen and Mary Birch

FoundationMr. and Mrs. Isaac BlumbergThe Boeing CorporationMr. and Mrs. Logan A. BoggsThe Otis Booth FoundationThe Louis L. Borick FoundationMr. Louis L. BorickMr. Steven BorickJay and Carol Borzi Family

FoundationMr. and Mrs. Dennis BosesMs. Christine BozigianBP AmocoMr. and Mrs. Daniel BrighamMr. John BrinkoBrkich ConstructionThe Eli and Edythe L. Broad

FoundationMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey BronchickMs. Melanie Brown and

Mr. Stephen BelafonteBrown-Foreman CorporationMr. and Mrs. James BurrowsMrs. Carole BussThe C and E TrustCacique FoundationCalifornia Korean Pharmacists

AssociationCalifornia State University

Long Beach FoundationCalifornia Telemedicine and

eHealth CenterMrs. Markley C. CameronCanandaigua Wine CompanyCanyon Partners, LLCMr. and Mrs. Michael

Joseph CaseyThe Casner Family FoundationMs. Eva Mae CasnerConor Turley, age 20

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tMr. Yu Pen ChangCarrie and Scott ChaplanCatherine C. CheneyChildren with Diabetes

FoundationChildren’s Cancer Research FundChildrens Hospital Card and

Stationery OfficeChildren’s Hospital of Orange

CountyChildren’s Tumor FoundationCitigroup Global Impact

Funding Trust, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. James ClarkMr. John G. ClaryMrs. Janice K. CliffordMr. and Mrs. Theodore

Louis CohenThe Andi Collins FoundationCommunity Foundation of the

Jewish Federation of Orange County

Concern FoundationConfetti Consortium FoundationMs. Shelley L. CongerMr. and Mrs. John E.

Cookman, Jr.Coors Brewing CompanyJanice and Richard CordovaCovington Capital ManagementThe E.A. Crane Family FundMrs. Gloria M. CraneMr. and Mrs. Thomas CrawfordCredit Union Miracle Day, Inc.

Crest Beverage CompanyCrown ImportsLucy and Don CrumrineMs. Jennifer CueMr. and Mrs. Gary M. CypresDairy QueenMary and Gary DamskerThe de Toledo FamilyDella Robbia GuildDeluxe Laboratories HollywoodMs. Florence R. DevineDiageo North America, Inc.Mr. Jason Mark DonahueMs. Adrienne Van Holt DowlingNorman H. DrechselDreyer’s Grand Ice Cream, Inc.The Max and Victoria Dreyfus

FoundationEvan T.J. Dunbar Neuroblastoma

FoundationDVS/IntelestreamMr. and Mrs. J. Benjamin EarlEastdil Secured, LLCEcomm Solutions CorporationThe Harold Edelstein FoundationEdison InternationalEdwards Life Sciences

CorporationE. & J. Gallo WineryMr. August F. EkenbergEl Cholo Santa MonicaEl Segundo AuxiliaryEleven Twenty Seven FoundationMr. and Mrs. Edward R. Elko

Ernest O. EllisonEndocrine Fellows FoundationEnterprise Rent-A-CarMr. and Mrs. Frank EpingerMr. Roy EssakowCaroline EtchemendyFedExMr. and Mrs. Jonathan FirestoneFirst Clearing, LLCFirst Property Reality

CorporationDr. and Mrs. Henri R. FordMr. Peter FortierFoundation for Anesthesia

Education and ResearchThe Friday Morning ClubMr. and Mrs. Josh FriedmanFrom Maddi’s ClosetFull Throttle Films, Inc.Fundación La Curacao Para

Los NiñosMr. and Mrs. John Fusano IIFuture Brands, LLCRyan, Virginia and Dylan

GallagherThe Gambrinus CompanyGardner Grout FoundationGarvey Elementary SchoolMr. and Mrs. Timothy

James GeckleHerbert M. and Beverly J.

GelfandMichael GellerGenentech, Inc.GlaceauThe Goodan Family FoundationJane and Ron GotherGrace DedieuDr. Geoffrey and

Mrs. Laura GrahamThe Green HouseMr. Earl Greenburg and

Mr. David PeetMs. Suzanne B. GreeneGreenwich Capital Markets, Inc.Mr. Douglas W. GreyMr. Jon D. Grossman and

Ms. Ann J. BanksZac and Sarajane GuevaraMs. Carla Hacken and

Ms. Lorraine GallacherDr. and Mrs. Robert Howes

HambletonMr. and Mrs. William T.

HammondMr. and Mrs. George B. HarbHarley-DavidsonHarrah’s Operating

Company, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Homer M. HarveyDr. Lillian P. HarveyHeather James Art & AntiquitiesHeineken USAHelinet Aviation Services

Mr. George W. HermanThomas A. Heymann and

DeAnne K. HeymannMr. Herbert Hezlep IIIMr. and Mrs. James P. HigginsMrs. David B. Hill in honor of

Rosemary Rae Hill HansenMs. Paris HiltonMs. Anita HirshMr. Jules M. HockLinda Joyce HodgeH. Leslie and Elaine S. Hoffman

FoundationJohn Jay Hopkins FoundationMr. Shawn HorowitzMr. Munson C. HoveyHPG ManagementMr. and Mrs. James S. HuntHunter World Markets, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. James HuyckInternational House of PancakesThe Audrey and Sydney Irmas

Charitable FoundationJ & A Fusano Partners, LPMr. and Mrs. Todd S. JamesJarvis Charitable Fund of the

Schwab Charitable FundJerome FoundationJewish Community FoundationCarl W. Johnson FoundationThe Robert Wood Johnson

FoundationVerne C. JonesMr. and Mrs. Hiroshi KageyamaMr. Jordan L. KaplanMr. and Mrs. Kevin KatzbeckKaty and Michael KaufmanMs. Martha Keates and

Mr. William VoegeliSteven and Kathryn KeeferMr. and Mrs. Peter KellyJulia Elizabeth KeoughMr. and Mrs. Joseph KesslerMr. Joseph C. KiceKidsCancerVive.orgMr. and Mrs. Chong Sik KimKinecta Federal Credit UnionCatherine and Michael KingThe Karl Kirchgessner

FoundationCarol and Arnold J. KleinerIn Honor of Louis A. KodimerMr. Scott KotickMr. and Mrs. Kent KresaMr. Rudy KurniawanMs. Susan F. LafferLandmark Restaurant GroupMr. Richard LandryMs. Karin L. LarsonMs. Melissa LavigneThe Michael Learned FamilyMr. and Mrs. Thomas LeireThe Leonetti/O’Connell Family

FoundationRocio Deleon, age 14




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iLerman and SonMs. Monica LesterMr. Paul LesterLIATIS FoundationLily Pearl FoundationLockheed Martin Aeronautics

ClubLong Family FoundationLooking Above and Beyond, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. James K. LooneyLos Angeles Clippers FoundationLucky Brand FoundationLupus InternationalMr. and Mrs. Thomas E. LynchMadison West, Inc.Carol and Douglas MancinoMarch of Dimes Birth Defects

FoundationMr. and Mrs. Michael MarkovichMr. and Mrs. Howard S. MarksMr. and Mrs. Michael MarquezPhillip D. and Lois S. MatthewsMax of a Million Dreams

Foundation for Cancer Research

Mr. and Mrs. Harold McAlisterFrank and Jamie McCourt and

FamilyMcLane Southern CaliforniaPaula Kent MeehanWendy and Judd MeltzerMen’s GuildMericos FoundationDebby and Lary MielkeDr. and Mrs. Joseph P. MiletichMiller Brewing CompanyCourtney A. Miller Teen Cancer

CoalitionThe Joe Mitchell FoundationThe Mod HattersMoney Mailer, LLCMonrovia GuildDr. Kaye and Mr. Bob MooreMr. and Mrs. James C. MorrisMr. and Mrs. John MorrisseyDr. Nancy Moss and

Mr. George MossLynn H. Myers and Gerald G.

MyersThe Nanula FamilyMr. Howard NapolskeNational Philanthropic TrustNatural Resources Management

CorporationChristian NavarroMr. José Luis NazarNestlé USA, Inc.New Wave EntertainmentGary NewmanBill and Susan NoceEmma and Christopher NolanNorthern Trust, NANorthridge GuildOarsmen Foundation

Occidental Petroleum Corporation

Mary Adams O’Connell and Kevin O’Connell

Off the Wall Antiques and Weird Stuff

Mr. and Mrs. Bradley J. Oltmanns

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Richter Onderdonk

One Small Voice FoundationOsiris, Inc.The Paige FoundationParamount Pictures CorporationPhyllis Ann PaulThe Pearle Vision FoundationMr. Chris PembertonMs. Rhea Perlman and

Mr. Danny DeVitoMr. Oscar T. PetersMs. Janet Crown PetersonJohn D. and Victoria R. PettkerPfaffinger FoundationMs. Anna K. PfeifferMr. Brock PierceMr. and Mrs. William M.

PoindexterJane and Kris PopovichJoyce and Larry PowellRick and Debbie PowellMargaret and Ron PreissmanProLogisQuestcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. James H. RandallJim and Eleanor Randall

FoundationRed Bull North America, Inc.The Christopher and Dana Reeve

FoundationRessler-Gertz Family FoundationRGK FoundationJane and Frank RhodesCharles D. RichardsonJo Ann and Dennis RichmanMr. and Mrs. Walter A. RichterMr. and Mrs. Brent T. RiderJim RingThe Michael T. Riordan Family

FoundationKenneth B. and Dayle I. RoathMichael RobertsonMr. and Mrs. Philip N. RobinsonRonald McDonald House

Charities of Southern California

Ms. Constance E. RopoloMr. and Mrs. Walter B. RoseThe Meta and George Rosenberg

FoundationThe Gene and Maxine Rosenfeld

Family FoundationMr. Fraser RossPaula and Allan Rudnick

The Saban Charitable Support Fund

Samuel AdamsSan Antonio GuildLaura San GiacomoMr. and Mrs. W. Scott SanfordSanta Barbara FoundationSanta Monica Bay AuxiliaryMs. Carole SatnickPaul and Judy SchaefferMr. Paul SchambachThe Scharffenberger FamilyElisa and Michael SchenkmanRobert and Diana SchenkmanRobert E. Schneider FoundationMrs. Laura SchulteMr. and Mrs. Sherwood SchwartzMr. and Mrs. John E. SeidelLouise Fettig SeimerSeyfarth Shaw, LLPJody and Patti ShapiroThe Shea FoundationMr. Kayoshi ShodaStuart and Barbara SiegelSigma Chi Fraternity, University

of Southern CaliforniaMr. and Mrs. Stephen R. SilkMrs. Clare SlabackMs. Rae L. SlavutMr. Brad G. SlocumThe Smidt Family FoundationMr. and Mrs. Joseph SmithLon V. Smith FoundationRalph L. Smith FoundationSociety of Operating CameramenG.N. SpencerChristine and Joachim SplichalCaryll M. & Norman F. Sprague

FoundationHoward, Melinda, Derek and

Bryan SpuntMr. Brian James StackJohn M. StahlFran and Ray Stark FoundationState Farm Mutual Automobile

Insurance CompanyEugene and Marilyn Stein Family

FoundationEugene and Marilyn SteinMs. Molly StellSue and Ralph SternStockbridge Real Estate Fund, LPMr. and Mrs. Walter V. StormMr. Mark R. Strouse IISun Shine on You FoundationSunair Children’s FoundationMs. Johanna SwagerLeslie Swain and Bert DeixlerPhilip A. Swan and Patricia A.

MacLarenMr. Stender SweeneyLarry and Karen TashjianLaney and Tom TechentinTechnicolor

ThinkCureMr. and Mrs. Walter J. ThomsonDr. Vernon and

Mrs. Charlene ToloToluca GuildMs. Lannie Tonnu and

Mr. Calvin NguyenTouch, LLCMr. W. Lee TownsToyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc.Charles Marcel Tracey

FoundationMr. and Mrs. Don L. TuffliMr. and Mrs. Paul TwardowskiTyler’s TeamUnion Bank of CaliforniaUnited Congregation MesorahUnited Way of Kern County, Inc.United Way of the DesertUnited Ways of the Greater

Tri-State AreaJill and David Van SlootenVariety - The Children’s Charity

of Southern California, Tent 25Verizon FoundationMr. and Mrs. Harry B. VickmanThe David Vickter FoundationMrs. Kenneth Q. Volk, Jr.Bill VuylstekeWachovia BankMr. and Mrs. John B. WagnerMarc and Melinda WarrenMr. Stan WasserkrugFrederick R. Weisman

Philanthropic FoundationCathy Siegel Weiss and

Ken WeissMr. and Mrs. Marvin A. WeissMs. Mindy D. WeissMr. and Mr. Paul WeitzWellpoint Associate Giving

CampaignWescom Credit UnionMrs. Alice E. WhitmoreWhittier GuildMr. and Mrs. Travis WhittonMrs. G. Ray WilkinsonThe Will Rogers InstituteRoberta G. Williams, MDAlyce and Warren WilliamsonGeorge A. and Marion M. Wilson

FoundationMr. and Mrs. Tim WilsonMr. and Mrs. Henry Allan YostYoung’s Market Company, LLCMr. Nebil ZarifZolla Family FoundationMrs. Susan ZollaMs. Ruth Harvey Zommick

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tChildren’s Circle of CareMembers of the Children’s Circle of Care are valued donors of the Childrens Hospital Los Angeles community. Membership begins with an annual gift of cash, stock, or irrevocable planned gifts valued at $10,000 or more, either personally or through a privately held company or family foundation.

The David V. and Linda Adams Family

Mr. Chris AlbrechtMrs. Jean A. AldrichAlex’s Lemonade Stand

FoundationByron AllenMr. and Mrs. Douglas R.

AllensworthDebra and David Amador

Amerman Family FoundationMs. Brooke AndersonMarion and John E. AndersonThe Annenberg FoundationAnonymous Friends (28)Mrs. Elizabeth Rusnak

Arizmendi and Mr. Andrew M. Arizmendi

Mr. Temo A. ArjaniMr. and Mrs. Warren Jefferson

ArnettMr. and Mrs. Marco H. AstaniMr. and Mrs. Shane AstaniMr. and Mrs. Ronald M. AuenMs. Ann J. Banks and

Mr. Jon D. GrossmanJune and Merle BantaMs. Eloise C. Goodhew BarnettAvery and Andy BarthMrs. Cecile C. BartmanPhyllis and Sanford BeimMilo W. Bekins Foundation

Jane and Philip BellomyMr. Aaron Belokamen in honor

of Lilian and David BelokamenMr. Paul R. BeltzMs. Judy BennisH. N. and Frances C. Berger

FoundationMrs. William BerginMr. and Mrs. Steven A. BerlingerMr. and Mrs. David W. BianchiMr. and Mrs. Glen E. BickerstaffLynn and Les BiderMr. and Mrs. Stanley BlackMs. Edra BlixsethThe William Bloomfield Family

FoundationMr. and Mrs. Isaac BlumbergMr. and Mrs. Logan A. BoggsDr. and Mrs. George N. BooneDebbe and Spike BoothThe Louis L. Borick FoundationMr. Louis L. BorickMr. and Mrs. Jay BorziMr. and Mrs. Dennis BosesGail and Joe BoskovichThe Ethel Wilson Bowles and

Robert Bowles Memorial FundMs. Christine E. BozigianMr. and Mrs. Daniel BrighamMr. John BrinkoMr. and Mrs. Elliott B. BroidyMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey BronchickMs. Kathleen L. Brown and

Mr. Van Gordon SauterMs. Melanie Brown and

Mr. Stephen BelafonteMs. Patricia A. BrownAudrey Steele BurnandMr. and Mrs. James BurrowsMrs. Carole BussMrs. Markley C. CameronMr. Jim CaronaMr. and Mrs. Michael Joseph

CaseyMs. Eva Mae CasnerMr. Yu Pen ChangTed Chanock and Family in

loving tribute to Beth Miriam Chanock

Carrie and Scott ChaplanEmily and Michael ChasalowMrs. Catherine Chatton CheneyDr. Peggy Tsiang Cherng and

Mr. Andrew J. C. CherngMr. and Mrs. James ClarkMr. John G. ClaryMrs. Janice K. CliffordHelen and Bill CloseMr. and Mrs. Theodore Louis

CohenThe Andi Collins FoundationHugh and Audy Lou Colvin

FoundationMs. Shelley L. Conger

Mr. and Mrs. John Joseph Connolly III

Mr. and Mrs. Steve ContopulosMr. and Mrs. John E.

Cookman, Jr.Kenneth and Sherry CordayMr. and Mrs. Richard CordovaMr. and Mrs. Charles W. CoxMrs. Gloria M. CraneThe Crawford Family

FoundationMr. and Mrs. Thomas CrawfordLucy and Don CrumrineMs. Jennifer CueThe Dan and Martha Cuñado

FamilyMr. and Mrs. Gary M. CypresMr. and Mrs. Michael D. DalanyMary and Gary DamskerMr. and Mrs. Jack G. DavidsonMr. and Mrs. Kirk A. DayThe de Toledo FamilyMr. and Mrs. John R. DelfinoMs. Florence R. DevineMr. Jason Mark DonahueMr. and Mrs. Richard Edmund

DottsDougherty Family FoundationNorman H. DrechselThe Max and Victoria Dreyfus

FoundationThe William Driscoll FamilyMr. and Mrs. Thomas E. DunbarMr. and Mrs. Mark C. DunganMr. and Mrs. Wally DurhamMr. and Mrs. J. Benjamin EarlMr. James L. EastonMargaret D. and Jerrold L.

EberhardtMr. and Mrs. Edward R. ElkoMr. and Mrs. James George EllisMr. Ernest O. EllisonMr. and Mrs. Frank EpingerMr. Jack EpsteinMr. Roy EssakowMax Factor Family FoundationR. Douglas FanningThe Farman FamilyThe Faro FoundationLynda and Blaine FetterMr. and Mrs. Jonathan FirestoneMs. Sophia Scano FitzmauriceDr. and Mrs. Henri R. FordMr. Peter FortierLaura Fox and Ben Van de BuntMrs. Dorothy F. FredericksJoel and Deanne FriedMr. and Mrs. Josh FriedmanMr. and Mrs. John Fusano IIMrs. Susan GackenbachMr. and Mrs. James M. GalbraithRyan, Virginia and Dylan

GallagherGardner Grout Foundation

Children’s Circle of CareMembers receive an invitation to the North American Leadership Conference & Gala Dinner held each spring in rotating cities across the United States and Canada. Childrens Hospital Los Angeles gratefully acknowledges the following sponsors of the 2007 conference held in Boston.

Founding SponsorsCostco WholesaleThe Oki Foundation

Signature Presenting SponsorsCushman & Wakefield of Massachusetts, Inc.Fidelity InvestmentsHarrah’s Entertainment, Inc.Tudor Investment Corporation

Gold SponsorBoulder Capital

Silver sponsorsBank of America CorporationBentz Whaley FlessnerThe H.N. and Frances C. Berger FoundationMaxine Clark and Bob FoxGoldman Sachs and Co.John Hancock Financial Services, Inc.KinteraNewman’s Own FoundationNixon Peabody LLPOpus Search Partners, Inc.Ste. Michelle Wine EstatesTsoi/Kobus & AssociatesThe Westin Boston Waterfront

For more information about Children’s Circle of Care, please contact Karla Daniels, associate director of Major and Annual Giving, at 323-361-1712, or [email protected].




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iMr. and Mrs. Timothy James Geckle

Herbert M. and Beverly J. Gelfand

Mr. Michael GellerThe Girouard FamilyMr. and Mrs. Emerson GlazerMr. and Mrs. Douglas GoodanJane and Ron GotherMrs. Brindell Roberts GottliebJoseph B. Gould FoundationGrace DedieuDr. Geoffrey and Mrs. Laura

GrahamMary Lou and Terence GreenMr. Earl Greenburg and

Mr. David PeetMs. Suzanne B. GreeneMr. Douglas W. GreyZac and Sarajane GuevaraMs. Carla Hacken and

Ms. Lorraine GallacherDr. and Mrs. Robert Howes

HambletonMr. and Mrs. William T.

HammondWilliam H. Hannon FoundationMr. and Mrs. George B. HarbMary Hart and Burt SugarmanMr. and Mrs. Homer M. HarveyDr. Lillian P. HarveySteven and Christine HazyDeborah J. Heitz and

Shaw B. WagenerMr. John C. Herklotz in honor of

Dale Melbourne HerklotzMr. and Mrs. Enrique

Hernandez, Jr.Thomas A. Heymann and

DeAnne K. HeymannMr. Herbert Hezlep IIIMr. and Mrs. James P. HigginsMrs. David B. Hill in honor of

Rosemary Rae Hill HansenMs. Anita HirshMr. Jules M. HockMs. Linda Joyce HodgeMr. and Mrs. Chris D. HoefflinAmrita and William HoldenAmbassador and Mrs. Glen A.

HoldenRobert Hollander and Pamela

Robinson Mr. Shawn HorowitzDonald and Marjorie HowleyMr. and Mrs. James S. HuntSally and Bill HurtMr. and Mrs. James HuyckThe Audrey and Sydney Irmas

Charitable FoundationRandy and Erika Jackson

FoundationMr. and Mrs. Todd S. JamesMr. and Mrs. John M. JamesonCarl W. Johnson Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Hiroshi KageyamaGioia KalvinMr. Jordan L. KaplanDrs. Francine and Neal KaufmanKaty and Michael KaufmanVirginia and Michael KazanjianMs. Martha Keates and

Mr. William VoegeliSteven and Kathryn KeeferMr. and Mrs. Stephen Francis

KellerDrs. Faye and Jonathan

KellermanMr. and Mrs. Peter KellyMr. Kirk KerkorianMr. and Mrs. Joseph KesslerMr. and Mrs. Chong Sik KimMr. and Mrs. Michael D. KingThe Karl Kirchgessner

FoundationCarol and Arnold J. KleinerMr. Douglas W. KnightMs. Martha KoplinRichard L. and Lisa S. KornblithMr. Scott KotickMr. and Mrs. Kent KresaMr. Rudy KurniawanMr. Richard LandryMr. Tom Langan, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E.

Larkin, Jr.Ms. Karin L. LarsonMs. Melissa LavigneMr. and Mrs. Michael C. LearnedMr. and Mrs. Thomas LeireMr. and Mrs. Max LermanMrs. Hedwig LesterMs. Monica LesterMr. Paul LesterLIATIS FoundationDr. Charles B. and

Joyce O’Gar LillyLily Pearl FoundationMr. and Mrs. Joseph LoggiaLong Family FoundationMr. and Mrs. James K. LooneyBeth and Bob LoweMr. and Mrs. Ignacio E.

Lozano, Jr.Mr. José I. LozanoThe Sharon D. Lund FoundationMr. and Mrs. Thomas E. LynchMs. Patricia MacLaren and

Mr. Philip SwanCarol and Douglas MancinoMr. and Mrs. Alfred E. MannMr. and Mrs. William MannThe Marcled FoundationMr. and Mrs. Michael MarkovichMr. and Mrs. Howard S. MarksMr. and Mrs. Michael MarquezPhillip D. and Lois S. MatthewsMax of a Million Dreams

Foundation for Cancer Research

The Harold McAlister Charitable Foundation

Mrs. J. Thomas McCarthyFrank and Jamie McCourt

and FamilyMr. and Mrs. Harry T.

McMahon IIIPaula Kent MeehanWendy and Judd MeltzerAlex Meneses and John SimpsonMr. and Mrs. Lary Jo MielkeDr. and Mrs. Joseph MiletichMr. and Mrs. William A. MingstThe Joe Mitchell FoundationMr. and Mrs. Gene MontesanoDr. Kaye and Mr. Bob MooreMr. and Mrs. James C. MorrisMr. and Mrs. John MorrisseyDr. Nancy Moss and

Mr. George MossMildred Esterbrook MuddTom and Anne MullerMr. Rupert MurdochLynn H. Myers and

Gerald G. MyersThe Nanula FamilyMr. Howard NapolskeMr. Christian NavarroMr. José Luis NazarMrs. Jeanne Martin NevilleMr. Gary NewmanBill and Susan NoceMr. and Mrs. Christopher NolanThe Kenneth T. and Eileen L.

Norris FoundationThe Notkin Family

Oarsmen FoundationMary Adams O’Connell and

Kevin O’ConnellMr. and Mrs. Michael O’ConnellMr. and Mrs. Bradley J.

OltmannsMr. and Mrs. Stephen Richter

OnderdonkOne Small Voice FoundationMr. Chris PahlMs. Jane Vruwink PalmerMs. Judi Garfi Partridge/My

Brother Joey FoundationPhyllis Ann PaulMr. and Mrs. Barry PerlmanMs. Rhea Perlman and

Mr. Danny DeVitoMr. Oscar T. PetersMs. Janet Crown PetersonJohn D. and Victoria R. PettkerMr. Brock PierceMr. and Mrs. Boris PillinMr. and Mrs. William M.

PoindexterThe Honorable and

Mrs. Peter PolosJane and Kris PopovichMr. and Mrs. Lawrence M.

PowellRick and Debbie PowellMargaret and Ron PreissmanMr. and Mrs. Alan PurwinMr. Bill RainsMr. and Mrs. Julio Ramirez, Jr.Jim and Eleanor Randall

Foundation

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tRobert C. RayMrs. Joy ReaMr. Bennie C. ReaganThe Christopher and Dana Reeve

FoundationJudy and Ben ReilingRessler-Gertz Family FoundationJane and Frank RhodesRobin and Susan RichardsJo Ann and Dennis RichmanMr. and Mrs. Walter A. RichterMr. and Mrs. Brent T. RiderMr. Jim RingThe Michael T. Riordan Family

FoundationMr. and Mrs. Kenneth B. RoathMs. Shirlee A. RobertsMr. Michael RobertsonMr. and Mrs. Philip N. RobinsonKimberlee and Robert RolloMr. and Mrs. Walter B. RoseMr. and Mrs. Mitch RosenbergMr. and Mrs. Richard RosenblattMs. Maxine RosenfeldPhilip and Monica RosenthalMr. Fraser RossMr. Jim RothMr. and Mrs. James Fredric

RothenbergMr. and Mrs. Allan M. RudnickSaban Family FoundationDr. Cheryl Saban and

Mr. Haim SabanIn Honor of Claiborn A. SaintCarmie and Michael SaldanaThe Ron Salisbury FamilyMr. and Mrs. Theodore R.

SamuelsMs. Laura San GiacomoMr. and Mrs. W. Scott SanfordMrs. June SapiroMs. Carole SatnickMr. and Mrs. Lionel SauvagePaul and Judy SchaefferThe Scharffenberger FamilyCharles Schatz, MD and Bambi

Holzer Schatz in honor of Jonathan Michael Schatz

Elisa and Michael SchenkmanRobert and Diana SchenkmanRobert E. Schneider FoundationMr. and Mrs. Sherwood SchwartzThe Seaver InstituteMr. and Mrs. John E. SeidelJody and Patti ShapiroMr. and Mrs. Sidney SheldonMr. Kayoshi ShodaStuart and Barbara SiegelMr. and Mrs. Stephen R. SilkCecile and Bernard SilverVictoria and Ronald SimmsRobert A. and Laurie M. SingerMrs. Joyce SkinnerMs. Rae L. SlavutMr. Brad G. Slocum

The Smidt Family FoundationMr. and Mrs. Lance SmigelMr. and Mrs. Scott SmigelMrs. Suzan K. SmigelMr. and Mrs. H. Russell SmithMr. and Mrs. Joseph SmithLon V. Smith FoundationRalph L. Smith FoundationMs. Robin A. Ferracone and

Mr. Stewart R. SmithMs. Valerie SobelMr. Philip J. SpearChristine and Joachim SplichalCaryll M. & Norman F. Sprague

FoundationDr. and Mrs. Norman F.

Sprague IIIHoward, Melinda, Derek and

Bryan SpuntMr. Brian James StackFran and Ray Stark FoundationEugene and Marilyn SteinSue and Ralph SternMr. and Mrs. Walter V. StormMr. Mark R. Strouse IILeslie Swain and Bert DeixlerLarry and Karen TashjianLaney and Tom TechentinMr. and Mrs. Walter J. ThomsonFlora L. Thornton FoundationDr. Vernon T. and

Mrs. Charlene ToloMs. Lannie Tonnu and

Mr. Calvin NguyenIn Honor of Takeji Kay TorimaruMr. W. Lee TownsDr. and Mrs. Joshua TrabulusCharles Marcel Tracey

FoundationMr. and Mrs. Don L. TuffliMr. and Mrs. Paul TwardowskiMr. A. Ray Van HornJill and David Van SlootenMr. and Mrs. Harry B. VickmanThe David Vickter FoundationMrs. Kenneth Quinton Volk, Jr.Mr. Bill VuylstekeMr. and Mrs. Thomas WachtellMr. and Mrs. John B. WagnerMarc and Melinda WarrenMr. Stan WasserkrugWasserman FoundationMr. and Mrs. Eric WassermanMr. and Mrs. David D. WattsDorothy Currie WaughMr. and Mrs. Lewis Webb, Jr.Frederick R. Weisman

Philanthropic FoundationCathy Siegel Weiss and

Ken WeissMr. and Mrs. Marvin A. WeissMindy D. WeissMr. and Mrs. Paul WeitzMichael R. WhalenMr. and Mrs. Travis Whitton

Billy and Audrey L. Wilder Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Dave WilliamsRoberta G. Williams, MDMs. Janet G. WilliamsonMr. and Mrs. Warren Brooks

WilliamsonIna Coleman, Alan J. Wilson and

FamilyGeorge A. and Marion M. Wilson

FoundationMrs. John C. Wilson, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Tim WilsonMrs. Mignon W. WinansMr. and Mrs. Robert L. WinstonMr. and Mrs. Basil G. WittDrs. Jane and Morton WoolleyMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey WortheMrs. Susie WrightMr. and Mrs. Oliver WyssMr. and Mrs. Alejandro

YemenidjianMr. and Mrs. Henry Allan YostMr. and Mrs. Henry YueMr. Nebil ZarifRichard and Judy ZeiglerMrs. Ruth ZieglerMrs. Susan ZollaMs. Ruth Harvey Zommick

For more information about Children’s Circle of Care, please contact Karla Daniels, associate director of Major and Annual Giving, at (323) 361-1712, or [email protected].

$5,000 to $9,999Corinne E. AbelAce HardwareThe Active Network, Inc.Dr. and Mrs. Robert AdlerADVO, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Hemant AgrawalMr. Pepe AguilarAIG Matching Grants ProgramAIG SunAmericaThe Alderson Family FoundationAlhambra Rotary Charities

FoundationAlta ResourcesAmerican First Credit UnionAmerican Hardware SystemsAndraos Capital ManagementAnheuser-Busch SalesAnonymous Friends (4)Aon FoundationAon Risk Services, Inc.The Apatow Family FoundationMr. and Mrs. Judd ApatowArden Realty, LPMr. William AsherAuntie Anne’sThe Emanuel Bachmann

FoundationMr. and Mrs. Charles George

Bakaly, Jr.Bank of America, NABank of America Matching Gifts

ProgramBank of America United Way

Program

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iMr. Robert D. Bannon and Mrs. Alexandra Laboutin Bannon

Ms. Virginia Jane BaptisteBarnes Family FoundationMr. and Mrs. Robert BarthThe Beal FoundationMr. Paul R. BeltzMr. and Mrs. Bill BenensonThe Frances and Benjamin

Benenson Foundation, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Gale BensussenMr. Jim BereBergen FoundationMr. and Mrs. Ronald A. BileckiMark Borchert, MD and

Karen Sherwood, MDMs. Alison BossertRobin and Elliott BroidyMrs. Grace BrothersBurbank Health Care

FoundationMr. and Mrs. James J. BurgeCalifornia HealthCare

FoundationMr. and Mrs. Mark CaneCenturion Real Estate

Partners, LLCMr. and Mrs. David H. ChaseMr. and Mrs. Christopher CheeThe William E. Chelew

FoundationMr. Mike ChernineChicago Title CompanyThe Children’s Brain Tumor

Foundation, Inc.Mr. Todd M. ChristiansenCity National BankDominique and Georgia

ClaessansMs. Linda ClarkeArnold and Kay Clejan

Charitable FoundationMr. and Mrs. Arnold ClejanMs. Deborah CollinsColoplastIn Honor of Austin CookMr. and Mrs. John F. CosgroveMr. Geoff Cowan and

Ms. Aileen AdamsMs. Lucy Dahl and

Mr. John S. LaVioletteBart and Cheryl DickinsDisney Cast Community FundCarrie Estelle Doheny

FoundationMrs. William H. DohenyMr. Mark DoiDr. Pepper/Seven Up, Inc.Mrs. Alfred Clayton Duckett, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Jakob DylaneBayEmployees of Fox Animation

Studios

Entertainment Industry Foundation

Entertainment PartnersThe Gloria Estefan FoundationEvil Shenanigans, Inc.Findings, Inc.First City Credit UnionMs. Genevieve FisherMr. and Mrs. Robert T. FlahertyMr. and Mrs. Brian FoordFord WestMs. Barbara J. ForemanMr. and Mrs. Christopher G.

FosterFoster’s Wine Estates AmericasFrank-Lin Distillers

Products, Ltd.Fraternal Order of EaglesFraternal Order of Eagles –

Grand AerieFrito-Lay, Inc.Ms. Michelle FullertonMary and George GarveyMr. and Mrs. David GershGGE FoundationMr. George GittelsonGonzalez Concrete, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Tom T. GoresMr. and Mrs. Michael S. GouldMr. and Mrs. Michael GrannisMr. and Mrs. Harvey E. GreenGriffin IndustriesGTC Law Group CA, LLP and

AffiliatesHeather and Paul HaagaMs. Christine HallHarbor Distributing, LLCMr. and Mrs. Reed HarmanHeritage Foods, LLCMr. and Mrs. Peter HeumannMr. and Mrs. Richard J. HirrelMr. David HockneyRobert Hollander and

Pamela RobinsonMs. Irene Y. HongMrs. Carolyn Volk HorneMr. and Mrs. Clark HsuI/O Controls CorporationIBM CorporationImagine EntertainmentThe Irvine CompanyMr. Edward M. IsraelMs. Sharre JacobyMr. and Mrs. John M. JamesonJohnson & Johnson Family

Matching Gift ProgramJohnson Controls FoundationBlanche and George Jones

Fund, Inc.The Journal of Bone and Joint

Surgery, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Edward KamenirMr. and Mrs. Lonnie KaneMr. Kev A. Kazandjian

Mrs. Beverly J. KeithMr. Scott KirbyMs. Linda KleinThe Kling Street KidsKLS Martin, LPDr. Aura and Mr. Fredrick

KuperbergMr. and Mrs. James B. Lee, Jr.Lilies and Gardenias, Inc.Mrs. Cheri Lewinson LinderMr. George LinderLong Beach Unified School

DistrictLongo ToyotaMs. Marie Catherine LordLos Angeles County Office of

EducationLos Angeles Modern

Auctions, Inc.Los Angeles County Sheriff ’s

Academy, Class 364Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. LucyCarolyn and Bruce LudwigMr. and Mrs. Fredric MackMacy’s West Manheim Arena Auto AuctionThe Marcus & Millichap

Company FoundationMark Anthony Brands, Inc.Jay MarksMr. and Mrs. Danny E. MartinMas Family Foundation Trust,

Philanthropy InternationalPatricia A. McClureJohn and Jody McNameeMr. and Mrs. Lawrence R.

McNamee, Jr.Medpoint Communications, Inc.Medtronic MiniMedMr. and Mrs. William J. MeeskeMesa Distributing Company, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Ron MeyerMilano FoundationScott and Valerie MilanoThe Mitchell Milias FamilyMr. and Mrs. Milton B. MillerMissionFishReverend and Mrs. Glen Henry

Mitchel IIIMosaic Sales Solutions US

Operating CompanyMr. Jon M. MullerThe Lluella Morey Murphey

FoundationPat and Larry MurphyCraig Murray Productions, LLCDorothy Trask Clune Murray

FoundationNestlé Waters North AmericaNew York Life FoundationGeorge and Betty NicholawNorth Castle PartnersNorthrop Grumman Federal

Credit Union

Orange County Community Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Robert OsbornMr. and Mrs. Richard A.

OttavianoOTX CorporationPacific Western BankPartners Healthcare SystemMr. and Mrs. Gerald S. PattersonPayen and RygelPetco FoundationPeter Pan Children’s FundCarlton J. PetersenPlaytex Products, Inc.Poindexter & Doutre, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Michael PrestonPublic Health Foundation

Enterprises, Inc.Rags for Riches FoundationMr. and Mrs. Jerry RapportRE/MAX ExperienceReal Mex RestaurantsRed Hot Chili PeppersReed, Conner and Birdwell, LLCRichards Family Charitable

FoundationDr. and Mrs. Warren RichardsRoche Laboratories, Inc.Mr. Jim RoseRound Table PizzaMr. Charles RovenRudolph & Sletten, Inc.Mr. Jarred D. Saba and

Ms. Alison RowanMr. and Mrs. Richard M.

SahroianSaint Sophia Philoptohos SocietySanta Anita ParkCharles Schatz, MD and Bambi

Holzer Schatz in honor of Jonathan Michael Schatz

Schering-Plough Healthcare Products, Inc.

Mr. Jonathan SchoenJohn and Michele SciarraLinda and John SeiterSempra Energy, Energy for

OthersDavid and Fela Shapell Family

FoundationMr. and Mrs. Laurence J. ShapiroMs. Kathryn ShepardSheriffs’ Relief AssociationSherman Oaks Woman’s

Club, Inc.Shorenstein Realty Services, LPMrs. Mary L. ShyfferMr. Mace SiegelSierra Nevada Brewing

Company, Inc.In Honor of Jacob SingerJeffrey and Kellie SingerSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher &

Flom, LLP

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Enterprises, Inc.Sidney Stern Memorial TrustThe Leon Strauss FoundationSun and Skin Care Research, Inc.Mr. Kurt SuzukiMr. and Mrs. James TerrileTerry Sahagen SalesThis Little LightMr. and Mrs. Ross W. ThomasToledo Community FoundationToyota Motor Credit

CorporationDr. and Mrs. Joshua TrabulusMr. and Mrs. Kenneth K.

TsunodaUnited Commercial BankUnited Way California, Capital

RegionUniversal McCannValley Heart GuildMr. and Mrs. D. Michael

Van KonynenburgMs. Hannah ViceMayor Antonio VillaraigosaGeoff and Danielle Von Der AheTom and Celeste Von Der AheMr. Roland A. Von Metzsch and

Mrs. Christine Von MetzschMr. Joshua David VukelichMr. Eric VukmirovichRobert A. Waller Foundation in

honor of Robert and Judy Waller

Mr. and Mrs. Eric WassermanWatson Land CompanyMr. and Mrs. David D. WattsDr. and Mrs. Winfield J. WellsThe Westin Bonaventure Hotel

and SuitesMr. and Mrs. James M. WestonMr. Richard Samuel WhittleMr. and Mrs. Marc J. WinthropMr. and Mrs. Basil G. WittW. J. Deutsch & Sons, Ltd.Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey YingMr. and Mrs. Humberto YniguezMr. and Mrs. William R.

Zimmerman

$1,000 to $4,999A.A.A. Billiards of Beverly HillsDr. and Mrs. Albert M. AbramsAce Beverage CompanyMr. and Mrs. Frank AcevedoAdams Cowan FoundationDr. Richard Bruce AdamsMrs. Barbara B. AdkissonMr. and Mrs. Lou AdlerMr. and Mrs. William G.

AdmansAGIMr. and Mrs. Steve Aguilar

Ms. Kathy AkashiMr. Jeffrey C. AlbeeMr. M. Mark AlbertAllen Lund Company, Inc.Ms. Karen A. AllenAllied High Tech Products, Inc.Allstate Giving CampaignMrs. Barbara C. AlmyMr. Eric AlonMr. George G. AlvaMs. Annette AlvarezMr. Michael A. Alvarez, Jr.American Academy of NeurologyAmerican Academy of PediatricsThe American Society of

HematologyAmeriprise Financial Employee

Giving CampaignAmmirato & Palumbo, LLPMs. Suzanna AnAnchors GuildRev. Betsy and Mr. Carl T.

AndersonMs. Claribel AndersonMs. Irene Anderson and

Mr. Jamie SomesMr. and Mrs. William S.

AndersonAnonymous Friends (13)Linda and Kenny AntonioliThe Sheldon and Carol Appel

Family FoundationMr. Sheldon AppelMrs. Ethel H. AppenzellarMr. Michael J. ApplebyMs. Julie Araskog and

Mr. Laurence VostiMr. John D. ArdyMr. and Mrs. Abolhassan ArefiMr. Frank ArentowiczArgonaut Charitable FoundationArgus Consulting Group, Inc.Mrs. Elizabeth Rusnak

Arizmendi and Mr. Andrew M. Arizmendi

Mr. and Mrs. Frank ArthoferArtistic CleanersReza Aslan and Ms. Amanda

FortiniMs. Nancy L. AsnerH.S. AstaniAT&T Services, Inc.AT&T United Way Employee

Giving CampaignMs. Robin AvantAxcan Scandipharm, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Raymond G. AzarMr. Tony Azzi and Ms. Athena

MasseyMs. Ann BabcockMr. and Mrs. Guilford C.

BabcockBacon, LLCMs. Sharon Vanell Bacquet

Dr. and Mrs. Neal BaerMr. Don BaileyMr. and Mrs. Craig C. BaiseMr. Mike BakerBaldi Specialties, Inc.Ms. Amy BallDr. Julie E. Banks and

Mr. Jonathan BanksBanoun FoundationMr. and Mrs. Irving BaoMs. Gloria BaranMr. and Mrs. William H.

BaribaultMr. Gerald BarnesMr. Richard C. BarrettWilliam and Carol BarrettThe George Barrie IV

FoundationMrs. George Barrie IVMr. and Mrs. William A. BartlettMs. Sarah BaxterMs. Kristine BayMrs. Suzanne Beatty and

Ms. Kathryn PayerMr. and Mrs. Marc BeckerMr. Ron BedellMr. Steven BeeksBehr Process CorporationMr. Anthony BehrensDr. and Mrs. Barry B. BehrstockJeremy and Elizabeth BeimMrs. Frank R. BelbenMr. and Mrs. Burton E. BelzerMr. Alan H. BennettMr. and Mrs. Tyler P. BensingerMr. and Mrs. George Harvey

Benter, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Anthony J. BergMr. and Mrs. Paul BergmanMr. and Mrs. Alan J. BerlinerMr. and Mrs. James E. BerlinerMr. A. Paul BernheimMr. Trevor Z. BezdekBice Passavant FoundationMr. and Mrs. Scott H. BiceMr. and Mrs. Julian M. BieberMr. Ronald M. BienMr. David BienstockMr. and Mrs. Ronald W. BiernatMr. Andrew BirdMr. and Mrs. Chris BlackMr. Edward BlinnMr. and Mrs. Jonathan BlochMr. David BlockBlockbuster, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Jacob BloomMs. Sheri BloomburgMs. Caitlin BlueMr. and Mrs. Henry BluntLynn C. Borne and

Carolyn BorneMr. and Mrs. Ron BosiThe Boston FoundationMs. Tatiana Sylvana Botton

The Boudjakdji FoundationMr. Lou BourgeoisMr. Chris BowersMr. and Mrs. John BowlinMr. Jordan BradleyThe Saul Brandman FoundationMr. and Mrs. Kent BrawnerLynn and Douglas BrengelMr. George J. BrennanMr. Kevin BrennanThe Briarcliff TrustMr. and Mrs. Dan E. BridlemanMr. and Mrs. Robert E.

Brigham, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Paul C. Brindley, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Nikolaus H.

BrinkamaMr. and Mrs. Karl H. BrinkhusMr. Milton J. Brock, Jr.Harold and Stephanie Bronson

Fund of the Liberty Hill Foundation

Ms. Kimberly BrookeMr. and Mrs. Steven BrookmanMs. Leslie BrooksMr. William BrusslanMr. and Mrs. Vince BuckIna L. BuellMr. Michael BurnsStephen A. Burres MDMr. Stephen J. BurrillJohn Burroughs High SchoolJohn Burroughs Middle School

Student BodyChad Alan BurtrumBusiness Opportunities, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Daniel ButlerCal Coast MotorsportsCal RodsCalifornia Bank and TrustCalifornia Bear Federal Credit

UnionCalifornia Contractors

Supplies, Inc.California Pacific United

Methodist FoundationCalifornia State University

Northridge, Phi DeltaCalifornia Sunglasses, Inc.California United BankDr. and Mrs. Richard W. CallMs. Joan C. CallahanMr. and Mrs. Kenneth H.

CampbellDr. and Mrs. David S. CannomCannon Family FoundationMr. and Mrs. Robert L. CannonCapital Exchange Services, LLCCarlson Family FoundationMr. and Mrs. Kenneth CarlsonMr. Robert C. CarrMr. Alexander W. CasdinMs. Dawn E. CassidyMr. and Mrs. Peter M. Castleman




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iCBRB Community FoundationMr. Mark Cendrowski and

Ms. Cynthia GlazarCentral County United WayCentral Traffic DivisionMr. and Mrs. George E.

ChambersMr. David ChandlerMs. Deborah Yu-Jung ChangTed Chanock and Family in


Mr. and Mrs. Christopher A. Chapin

Ms. Rosalie M. ChaseMr. Alvin CheliniMs. Stacy ChernDr. Earl CherniakMs. Genevieve W. ChesebroBarbara and Bernard ChesterDr. Elizabeth Chiang-Kuo and

Dr. Lawrence KuoShih-Chung Chien and

Shu Jung ChenChildren Affected by AIDS

FoundationMr. Larry ChinThe Chubb CorporationMr. and Mrs. Jason M. CieslakClassic Distributing and

Beverage Group, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Ronald ClementsMr. Matthew W. CloseMr. Gerald S. CoffeyMr. and Mrs. Lyman Bruce

Coffey

Cori and Jonathan CohenMs. Cynthia CohenLouis and Florence CohenMr. and Mrs. Kenneth ColeThomas and Bebette Coleman

FoundationDr. and Mrs. Thomas J. ColemanColgate-Palmolive CompanyColor Spot Nurseries, Inc.Compton Unified School DistrictContinental Development

CorporationMr. and Mrs. Abel ContrerasCook Group IncorporatedMr. Jonathan CookCops Running for CharityCorcoran Sunshine Group

Real EstateMr. Juan CorderoMr. and Mrs. Andrew J. CoronaMrs. Rosa Maria CortezMr. and Mrs. Vincent CortiMr. Jack B. CorwinCorymore FoundationCountrywide Home Loans, Inc.Ms. Lynda CoxCrail-Johnson FoundationMr. Jerome CruittMr. and Mrs. Leonardo CruzMs. Eva CyrilCystic Fibrosis Services, Inc.In Honor of Rory Ann DahlMs. Linda G. DaltonMrs. Jean T. DanielsonMr. and Mrs. Steven M.

Danowitz

Mr. and Mrs. Derek P. DauchyJohn and Jordan Davis

FoundationMr. and Mrs. Stephen H. DavisThe Dayton FoundationDr. and Mrs. Yves A. De ClerckMr. Bryan E. DeanMr. Timothy J. DeanMr. and Mrs. Norman F.

DeatherageDeez Nutz Entertainment, Inc.Ms. Rosario Del CastilloMr. Vincent P. Delaney, Jr. and

Ms. M. Carole HughesMr. Raymond E. DellerbaMr. Rodney L. DelsonDentsplyMr. Warren D. Dern and

Mrs. Clar Ryu-DernDerrickson TrustMr. Damon DeSantisMr. and Mrs. Phillip

DetchmendyMr. and Mrs. Joseph N. DeTunoMr. Joel David DeutschMr. Steven R. DevineMr. and Mrs. Mike K. DexterJasjit DhillonMr. Dave DickmanDigestive Care, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. William F.

DillhoeferDisney Worldwide OutreachDole Food Company, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. R. Todd DoneyMr. and Mrs. Charles E.

DonnellyMr. James DowDreier, Stein & Kahan, LLPMrs. Forest DrummondEdmond F. Ducommun

FoundationMs. Yvette Marie DumontPatrick and Theresa DunawayMr. Donald F. Duncan and

Ms. Vicki L. KlassenLucile McVey DunnMrs. Gabriel C. Duque, Jr.DWCB 1984 PartnersEaturna, LLCMr. and Mrs. Geoffrey I.

EdelsteinMs. Lisa EdelsteinEdmunds.comMr. Rick EdwardsMr. and Mrs. Benjamin EfraimDr. Richard EidingerEight Man Football Coaches

AssociationElectromed, Inc.Ms. Barbara Jean Eliades and

Mr. Scott H. DunhamMr. Jonathan EliasEMC Corporation

The EMCO GroupMr. Robert B. EmersonEmmanuel Lutheran ChurchMr. Roland EmmerichMr. Toby EmmerichEmployees Charity Organization

(ECHO)Employees’ Community Fund of

the Boeing CompanyThe Moise and Carol Ann

Emquies TrustMr. Roger EnricoDallas ErranovaTaylor ErranovaMr. and Mrs. Enrique EscolanoEurandMrs. Marylynn EvansEvents Forum, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Gerald FactorMr. and Mrs. William H. Fain, Jr.Mr. Bradley FeldMr. Robert FeldmanMr. and Mrs. Robert S. FeldmanFemino FoundationDr. and Mrs. James J. FeminoThe Fidelity InvestmentsThe Fifield Family FoundationMr. and Mrs. Steven D. FifieldMr. Charles FilliettazFinal Draft, Inc.Financial Credit UnionDr. and Mrs. Jonathan Lester

FinlayFirst American Title CompanyMr. and Mrs. David I. FisherRichard A. FisherMs. Shelly FisherMr. Greg X. FleischutMr. and Mrs. Walter P. FleisherDr. Burton L. and Patricia M.

FletcherMrs. Ruth Elaine FlinkmanFord Motor CompanyMr. Tom FordMr. Jason ForestMs. Anne P. FosterMr. and Mrs. William B. FowlerMr. Martin FoxMr. Bobby E. FrancisThe Adam Frand FoundationMs. Ricki FrandMr. and Mrs. I.M. FrankmanMr. and Mrs. William D. FreaRobert and Sheril Freedman

Family FoundationMr. and Mrs. Robert FreedmanFreedom Communications, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Bradford FreerMr. Doug FregolleMr. and Mrs. Robert D.

FreinbergMr. and Mrs. Robert A. FrinierMr. Kenneth Frisch

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Ms. Cindy BaumanMr. Michael FrisoliFrockx BoutiqueThe Douglas Michael Fuller

FoundationMs. Linda K. FullerMs. Raquel Fuller-GreenMr. Simon FurieGeorges and Germaine Fusenot

Charity FoundationMr. and Mrs. Jose Luis GalindoArthur J. Gallagher FoundationMr. and Mrs. Paul A. GallebergGallo Sales CompanyGallo Wine CompanyMr. Alberto J. GarciaMs. Louise G. GarlandMartha and Steven GarskeMr. Todd GatesGE FoundationMr. and Mrs. Robert E. GebhardtMr. David Geller Mary Fulginiti Genow and

Rick GenowGenzyme CorporationGeomar FoundationMr. and Mrs. Stephen GiannettiMs. Leeza GibbonsMr. Harry A. GilbertGilead Sciences, Inc.Girardi and KeeseMr. John GirardiDr. and Mrs. William F.

Girouard

Givingexpress Program from American Express

Mr. Jim GladstoneMr. and Mrs. David GoldSheila Gold FoundationMs. Sherry GoldMr. and Mrs. Stan GoldbergGoldman Sachs & CompanyDr. Bruce GoldreyerMr. Joel GoldsmithMr. and Mrs. Bruce GoldstoneMr. and Mrs. Eugene GollingMr. Carlos GonzalezMr. Fortunato GonzalezMr. Donald GoodlittMr. and Mrs. Michael GoodrichGoren, Marcus, Masino & MarshAlec and Hedi GoresMr. and Mrs. Harvey Jay GoschMr. Mark Hays GottwaldMr. Rich GoudisGrace Home FurnishingsMrs. Susan GradascevicMs. Alice GrantThe Great 25th District

American LegionMary Lou and Terence GreenMr. Max L. Green, Jr. and

Ms. Linda G. AlshulerMr. and Mrs. Robert P. GreenMr. and Mrs. Steven Jay GreenMr. and Mrs. Browne GreeneMs. Nubia D. GreenhalghMr. Shelly GreenhutMelvin A. Greenspan, DDS

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce A. Greenwood

Marilyn Steward GrierMs. Barbara P. GrossMr. and Mrs. Allen I. GrossmanMr. Irwin GrossmanGSEP 2001 Realty CorporationMr. Robert J. GuinnMr. and Mrs. Timothy F. GuthMs. Christine M. GuymonMs. Krista M. HaasHachette Book Group, USAMary Dee Hacker, RN and

Steven W. Nishibayashi, MDMr. and Mrs. Rod HagenbuchMr. and Mrs. Tim O. HaleMr. Joerg HallbauerMr. Doug HalleyMs. Joni R. HamerMr. and Mrs. Michael D.

HamiltonMs. Genevra A. HammerMr. and Mrs. Paul Theodore

HammondMs. Melissa HanlinThe J. Terence Hanna and

BJ Kirwan FoundationMr. Thomas M. Hansen and

Ms. Judy HofflaundThe Happy Elephant FoundationMr. and Mrs. Dennis M. HarleyMr. and Mrs. Edward J. HarrisMs. Janet T. HarrisDr. Jen and Mr. Greg HarrisMrs. Deborah HartMr. Frank E. HartHazan Family FoundationThe Healthy Families ProgramMr. and Mrs. Stephen HeaneyMr. Donald J. HeintzelmanThe Bruce Helford Family TrustMr. Jason P. Hendler and

Mr. Chad BillmyerMr. Bruce Allan Hendricks and

Ms. Christine CattellMs. Lisa HensonMs. Suzanne M. HeriMr. and Mrs. Thomas L. HerronHewson Development

CorporationMr. Gary HewsonMr. Gregory P. HeymanHigh Desert Federal Credit

UnionMr. and Mrs. Juan Gilberto

HigueraMr. Ronald HirtHLW International, LLPMr. Stanley HoMr. and Mrs. Gerald S. HobbsMs. Cheryl L. HochleutnerMr. Manuel HoffmanMs. Diane M. HolguinMs. Georgia Hollison

Ms. Ann E. Holman-TerrillSamuel and Hannah Holzman

TrustMr. and Mrs. Ed Gregory

HookstrattenHopeLabMr. Brian J. HorkhiemerMr. and Mrs. Jerry J. HornsteinHowe-Allen-Theis TrustMs. Nina C. HowieRay Hsiao, MDMr. and Mrs. John J. Huber IIMr. Edmond D. HugoMr. and Mrs. William F. HuntMr. and Mrs. Joseph M. HurwichMr. and Mrs. William T. HustonMs. Natalie HuttonMr. and Mrs. George J. HwangDr. and Mrs. Phillip M. HwangJ.J. HymanMs. Carisa IezzaIn Good FaithInland Empire United WayIslamic Center of HawthorneJ. Lee Tae Kwon Do CenterMr. and Mrs. Rodney J. JacobMr. and Mrs. Luke R. JacobellisMs. Cathy JamesJanklow & Nesbit AssociatesJet Propulsion LaboratoryJewelry Express, Inc.Mr. Albert JibilianJimenez Custom Painting, Inc.Mr. José JimenezKathryn Mullikin Johnson FundMr. Douglas L. JohnsonMr. Michael JohnsonMr. Joel JohnstonMr. Mark JosephMr. and Mrs. John A. JoslynJP Morgan ChaseJulee Ann, LLCMr. and Mrs. Mitchell JulisThe Juniors of Childrens

Hospital Los AngelesKageyama Properties, LPMr. Akira KageyamaMs. Diane M. KageyamaDr. and Mrs. Stephen W. KahaneMr. and Mrs. Kevin M. KalenikMr. and Mrs. Stanley KandelMr. Mark KanterMr. Mannon KaplanMr. Mark KarahadianMr. and Mrs. Denis KarpelesMr. Michael A. KarschMr. and Mrs. Ronald S. KatesMr. and Mrs. Jerome Harold KayDr. and Mrs. Robert KayKazanjian FoundationMr. Richard Mark KeaneMs. Joan N. KelleherMr. and Mrs. Jesse O. KellermanMrs. Pamela B. Kelly

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December 31, 2007

iRobert Kelly and Linda Blumenthal

Mr. John H. KendallKern SchoolsMr. Kenneth L. KesslerMs. Sarah H. KettererMr. James KimmelKim’s Taekwondo InstituteMr. Simon KinbergPaul and Daphne KingKingsley & KingsleyMs. Marvel B. KirbyKiwanis Burbank Sunrise Club

FoundationKiwanis Club of Hacienda

HeightsKiwanis Club of La CañadaKiwanis Club of MonroviaKiwanis Club of South Hills

Memorial FoundationKiwanis Foundation of HermosaMr. and Mrs. Stuart KlabinMr. and Mrs. Scott M. KleinMr. and Mrs. Craig KnizekMr. David A. KourlasMr. and Mrs. Seymour KreshekMs. Gail-Ann KriegerMr. Jeffrey KriegerLori Krieger, MDMs. Rochelle KriegerDr. and Mrs. Tyler KrohnMr. and Mrs. Stanley P. KubotaMr. and Mrs. Todd H. KurtinMr. Michael La SavioMs. Evelyn L. LaCasellaMr. Andrew LacheyMr. and Mrs. Brad LachmanMs. Simone LagomarsinoMr. Richard Lai and

Ms. Cecilia H. FuMr. Wes R. LakeMs. Esther Lam and

Mr. Yuito Danny HoMr. and Mrs. John Kinchan LamLamda Chi Alpha FraternityMr. Farhad LarianMs. Viola LarsenMr. and Mrs. Steve LarsonLas Hermanas GuildLas Primeras GuildMr. and Mrs. Paul B. LasiterMs. Sandi LathimLaurel Hill SchoolMr. Robert LauritaMr. Robert M. LeaMr. Bernard LechowickMr. and Mrs. Bruce R. LedermanMr. Sang LeeMr. Stan LeeElissa LeedsMr. Frederick LeedsL’Ermitage FoundationMs. Joni S. LeSageMr. Wayne Levin

Mr. and Mrs. Michael LevineMr. and Mrs. Herbert A. LewisLiberty Hill FoundationMr. Ernest LieblichMr. and Mrs. Mark LindeeLineage Dance CompanyMs. Evelyn Gruss Lipper and

Mr. William T. SpeckMr. and Mrs. John LipscombThe Little Gym of La Cañada

Fitness Fun 4 Kids, Inc.The Little Gym of Monrovia

Happy Handstands 4 Kids, Inc.The Little Gym of Torrance

Fitness for Kids, Inc.Mr. Joel LittlefordMs. Anne M. LlewellynMr. Gordon LokMs. Darla LongoJohnny and Lisa LopezMr. and Mrs. Robert C. LorenzLos Angeles Federal Credit UnionLos Angeles Firemen’s Credit

UnionLos Angeles Police Relief

AssociationMr. and Mrs. Herb LotmanMr. Jeff LotmanMr. and Mrs. Peter LoughreyA. M. Lowery-GrohmannLoyal Order Moose ClubMr. Peter LubinMr. and Mrs. Luppe R. LuppenMrs. Louise B. LyonHenry and Winifred Lyons

FoundationMr. Roger I. MacFarlaneThe William and Phyllis Mack

Family Foundation, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. MackMrs. Susan S. MacNamaraMaddalena Vineyard BrandsMr. Scott MaddoxMr. James MageeDrs. Carmen and Khalif

Majied-MuhammadDr. Henry F. MalarkeyMr. and Mrs. Leonis C. MalburgMr. Christopher MalcolmMalgosia, Inc.Mrs. Annette B. MalowMr. Allan ManingsMr. and Mrs. Prem ManjooranJanet and Robert MannMansart, Inc.Mr. Warren ManserMrs. Geraldine Collins MarkMr. Arnold MarksMarkstone Investment

Management, LTd.Mr. and Mrs. Peter MarshMarshall Darley GroupMr. and Mrs. Scott MarshallMartin Container Services

Mr. Joshua L. MartinMr. and Mrs. Nicolas Edward

MartinMs. Pearl V. MartinezMr. Richard MartinezMs. Virginia Martinez and

Mr. Jose G. HurtadoMrs. Elise Mudd MarvinMr. Joe J. MasonMr. and Mrs. Stephen D.

MassmanMr. and Mrs. David MatalonMr. Melvin MatsumotoMrs. Cynthia MattsonMs. Roxanna MaturoD. Reed MaughanMr. Ralphie MayMr. and Mrs. Preston McAffeMr. and Mrs. Angus W. McBainMs. Linda A.W. McCaskillThe McClellan FamilyMr. Glenn A. McConnellMs. Caitlin McEneryMs. Laura McGuiganMs. Diana McKenzieDr. Andrew K. McLarenMr. and Mrs. Robert D.

McLaughlinMs. Catherine McNameeMr. and Mrs. Christopher P.

McTigueGarnette and Lloyd McVey

Family FoundationPrashant MehrotraMr. Joseph C. MeliaMr. and Mrs. Peter J. MelideoMendiburu Magic FoundationMr. Isaias R. MendozaMendoza’s TaqueriaMerck Partnership for GivingMerrill Lynch & Company

Foundation, Inc.Mr. Michael MessinkMr. and Mrs. Alan MichaelsMs. Debra MichelMicrosoft Giving CampaignMilken Family FoundationMs. Cynthia C. MillerMs. Eileen Susan MillerMr. and Mrs. Don Harper MillsThe Milstein Family FoundationMr. and Mrs. Adam MilsteinMr. Brent Spiner MintzMIPF, Inc.Mo Industries, LLCMr. and Mrs. Harold H.

MoellendorfMr. Joel R. MogyMr. and Mrs. David Sai Ho MokDr. Leslie A. Momoda and

James D. Barrie, MDMoms Club of West Los AngelesJon and Heidi MonkarshMr. and Mrs. Russel A. Monroe

Mr. and Mrs. Andy MooneyMr. Erwin More and

Ms. Linda M. BermanMr. and Mrs. George MorenoMrs. Jeffrey MorganMr. Howard MorrisMr. and Mrs. Justin MorrisThe Morrison & Foerster

FoundationMr. Roger MortimerPeter Morton FoundationMarian Crawford MouleMr. and Mrs. Thomas F. MoyerMr. David K. Ardese MoziloMt. Hood BeverageMr. and Mrs. John MucciMr. and Mrs. William H. MuddMr. Edward R. Mueller and

Ms. Patricia E. BauerMr. and Mrs. Phillip MuhlMr. and Mrs. Thomas A. MunzigDr. and Mrs. Robert W. NafieNaked JuiceJeesun NamNational Charity Support

FoundationNational Endowment

Association, Inc.National Pediatrics Infectious

Diseases FoundationMr. and Mrs. Anton N. NatsisNeccessitiesMr. and Mrs. Julio S. NegreteNetwork for GoodNewco International, Inc.Mrs. Robert Melvin NewellMr. Jonathan J. NolanMr. Thomas M. NoonanNorm Reeves Honda SuperstoreMr. and Mrs. L. Bruce NormanMr. Michael NorrisNorthern Trust Matching Gift

ProgramNorthrop Grumman Navigation

Systems DivisionNovartis Pharmaceuticals

CorporationMr. and Mrs. Philip A. NowlinMs. Elena G. NunezLinda R. Nussbaum, MD and

Lawrence A. Ross, MDMr. and Mrs. Michael NymanMr. Robert L. ObenbergerMr. Ken O’BrienMr. and Mrs. Heriberto

Ochoa, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Robert OfferMr. and Mrs. Eugene M. OhrMs. Jennifer OliveiraMs. Brenda A. OlsonThe Edmund C. Olson Family

FoundationMs. Deborah OppenheimerOrange County United Way

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Medical Group, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Marc PalotayMr. and Mrs. James PankowParamount Farming CompanyMr. and Mrs. Mark PareskyMr. and Mrs. Barry ParhamPasadena Community

FoundationJames Y. Paton, MDMs. Barbara K. PattonRobin and Michael PauleMr. and Mrs. Randy M. PentisThe People’s Choice

Charities, Inc.Pepperidge FarmMr. José PérezMs. Laurie A. PerezThe Pergo FoundationNancy and Sidney PetersenMr. and Mrs. George E. PetersonKathleen and Jack PetersonMr. Louis F. PetroniMr. Robert PhillipsDr. Ronald F. PhillipsMs. Julie PiepenkotterMr. and Mrs. John T. PigottPillsbury, Madison & SutroMrs. Nancy Tyler PittengerPoint Dume, Ltd.Mr. and Mrs. Lee M. PolsterPorex SurgicalPOW! Entertainment, LLCPrajin 1-Stop DistributorMr. Anthony PrajinPremio, Inc.Sondra Press Charitable

FoundationMr. and Mrs. William

Charlie PriceMr. Lonnie R. PriesterMr. and Mrs. Edward C. ProkopMs. Laureen A. PurpuraQueen for a Day ClubMr. and Mrs. Bret David QuinlanMr. and Mrs. Adolfo QuinteroJill and Mark Rachesky

Charitable FoundationMs. Teresa RamirezRampart Properties, Inc.Mr. Steve RamrasRathsam Longstreth, Inc.Mr. Brett RatnerMr. and Mrs. Jonathan P. RatnerLeonard Rawson, MDMr. and Mrs. Stephan RayMr. Thomas RayRCG Holdings, Inc.RE/MAX on the BoulevardRE/MAX Tiffany Real EstateReach LAMr. Narcizo ReazaReed Smith, LLP

Mr. Charles ReedRegency CentersMr. and Mrs. John RemenyMr. and Mrs. Edward J. ReyesMrs. Hannie RheeMr. and Mrs. Frederic RheinsteinMr. and Mrs. Thomas S. RicciMr. and Mrs. Don RicklesMr. Michael RiedelMr. and Mrs. Mark RingelbergMr. George RobertsonMr. and Mrs. Salvador J. RoblesRodaleRoger Green & Associates, Inc.Rogers Family FoundationMr. and Mrs. Richard Brough

RogersMr. Pedro RojasMr. Antonio RolandoMr. and Mrs. Gary U. RolleMr. J. Michael RoneyMr. and Mrs. Richard RosenbergMs. Cheryl RoskampMr. Richard S. RossMr. and Mrs. Rick RouseMr. Stuart William Rudnick and

Ms. Doreen Ruth BravermanMs. Maria RuizMs. Allison RushAnthony and Pamela RussoS & M DevelopmentSafeway, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. SamuelsSan Francisco Consumer

Action, Inc.San Gabriel/Pomona Regional

CenterMr. and Mrs. Ed C. SanbornMr. and Mrs. Ramon C. SanchezMr. and Mrs. Jay SandrichMrs. Irma O. SandsMr. and Mrs. Donald SangSAP America, Inc.Mr. Thomas R. SaretteMr. Sohrab SassounianMr. and Mrs. James C. SaterMr. Daniel SaucedoMr. Andrew ScheinmanThe Frances Schermer Charitable

TrustThe Lillian Schermer Charitable

TrustMr. Robert E. SchlesingerThe Schloessmann Family

FoundationMr. Michael W. Schloessmann, Jr.Mr. Michael SchoenfeldMr. and Mrs. Thomas A. SchuppR.P. SchuttenhelmMs. Meryl SchwarzMr. and Mrs. Richard SchweitzerSCI Real Estate Investment, LLCScottel Voice and Data, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Ben J. Scotti

Scottish & Newcastle Importers Company

Mr. and Mrs. Vincent E. ScullyMs. Sharon SealsAmy SeguraMr. Kevin SeguraRyan SeguraMrs. Terry SeidlerSeidman Family FoundationMr. and Mrs. Tom SeidmanMs. Heidi SeidnerSempra EnergySeraplex, Inc.Mr. David SesslerMartin Shafer and Carol FuchsShamrod, Inc.Mr. Albert ShamsianMr. and Mrs. Thomas A. ShapiroMs. Angela Lansbury ShawMr. Gregory B. SheranMr. and Mrs. James C. Shevlet, Jr.Ms. Mahnaz ShidfarMs. Esther ShpegelSierra GuildSilver Lake Technology

Management, LLCMr. and Mrs. Michael SilvermanMr. Robert SimokovicMr. and Mrs. Steven M. SiskindMr. and Mrs. William SkalakMr. and Mrs. Timothy J. SloanMr. and Mrs. C. Thomas SmithMr. Charles T. SmithChristine Norene SmithMs. Jennifer Marie SmithMr. and Mrs. Richard K.

Smith, Jr.Mr. Robert C. SmithMs. Linnea M. SnyderMr. Pandro SokolowMr. Juan SolisMs. Ezra SolomonSolvay Finance, AmericaMs. Karen Willa SorensenS.O.S. Protection, Inc.South Bay Credit UnionMs. Joan K. SouthwickSpecialized Mailing Services, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Steven F. SpiererMr. Artur SpigelSt. Francis HospitalSt. Kilian Roman Catholic

ChurchMr. Georges C. St. Laurent, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Thomas O. StaggsMs. Leslie StanfordSima and Robert StanleyMr. and Mrs. Steven StarkMr. Jeff StarrSteed Charities FundMr. and Mrs. Richard W.

SteenkenJames E. Stein, MDMr. and Mrs. Eric H. Stern

Mr. William B. StevensonMs. Edith L. StoellStone and Earth LandscapesEmily StorrowStraub Distributing CompanyStephen and Barbara StraubMr. and Mrs. Peter E. StraussMrs. Beatrice H. StuartMr. and Mrs. Daniel StuartStubHub, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Scott StuckmanStudents Run AmericaMr. Chris SullivanThe Sunshine Kids FoundationMr. and Mrs. Joel SussmanMr. Randal SutherlandMr. and Mrs. Sean SuttonMrs. Diane K. SweeneyMr. Jay SwindlerSymantec Corporation–

Santa Monica SiteMs. Philip SyrenMr. and Mrs. Kim K. SzalayTae Kwon Do International

CollegeMr. Albert TaffoniTanner Mainstain Blatt & GlynnTap Connected to the

Community Giving CampaignTarget MarkeTeam, Inc.Ms. Barbara TassoneTeam Kids, Inc.Teasley Enterprises, Inc.Mr. Rudy TellmannMr. and Mrs. Andy TennantMr. and Mrs. Andrew R.

TennenbaumDr. and Mrs. Irving R. TesslerTEVA PharmaceuticalsMr. and Mrs. Benjamin E.

ThomasMs. Phyllis G. ThomasMr. and Mrs. Richard ThomasMr. and Mrs. Rick S. ThomasMr. and Mrs. Lynn D. ThompsonTiger Federal Credit UnionTimelyMr. Adam TischerTobias Architecture, Inc.Mr. Lester TobiasMr. Murray ToddMs. Brooks TombMr. Frank TomsMr. and Mrs. James W. Toney, Jr.Mr. Scott Tong and

Mrs. Yuen San WangTory Burch, LLCTPG, Inc.Mrs. Valerie TracyTrinity Sports, Inc.Triple C. Electric, Inc.Tryarc, LLCMr. Richard TurnerMs. Sherri L. Tuso




December 31, 2007

iMr. Mike UllnerUmeya Rice Cake CompanyUnited OilUnited Way of Central

New MexicoUnited Way of Kitsap CountyUnited Way of Southeastern

PennsylvaniaUnited Way of Tuscon and

Southern ArizonaUnited Way of Ventura CountyUnited Way Southeastern

MichiganUniversal Music Group Matching

Contributions ProgramUniversity of RochesterMr. and Mrs. A. William

UrquhartMr. Marciano Zarate ValdezMr. Benjamin ValenzuelaMr. and Mrs. Michael VamosyMs. Sperry Van NessJan M. Van Tornout, MDDr. and Mrs. Sadie H. VannierDr. Wilton E. VannierMr. and Mrs. Joseph VarattaMr. and Mrs. V. Paul VaughanMr. and Mrs. Richard VelozMr. and Mrs. Adam VenitMr. David VeredMr. Donald R. VetoMs. Kelli ViewegMr. and Mrs. Ronald ViscontiVisionQwest Resource

Group, Inc.Vogel Properties, Inc.Mr. William Vogel, Sr.Ms. Erica VolltrauerThe Von Der Ahe FoundationMs. Lesa VondracekMr. Brent Vorreyer and

Mrs. Lora A. ZaroffMr. and Mrs. Patrick

WachsbergerMr. and Mrs. Donald R. WagerMs. Michelle R. WalenzMr. Des WalshMr. John P. WalshDr. and Mrs. David W. WangMr. and Mrs. Eugene Y. WangMr. and Mrs. Peter WangMr. William L. WarburtonMr. and Mrs. Peter WardleWarner Brothers

Entertainment, Inc.Mr. Jay WarrenWashington MutualWashington Mutual FoundationAnita S. WatsonMr. and Mrs. Elliot WaxWeb US MailMs. Esther WeinbergerMr. and Mrs. Robert E. Weiner

Mr. and Mrs. Danton Owen Weiss

Mr. Jonathan WeissMr. Max WeissMr. and Mrs. John WeldonWellpoint nextRXThe John and Marilyn Wells

Family FoundationWestern Federal Credit UnionWestern Union Financial

Services, Inc.Westin PasadenaMr. and Mrs. S. Dwight WheelerMr. and Mrs. David E. WhiteMs. Linda Adams WhitneyWhole Foods MarketKevin and Victoria WieckMr. Kenneth J. Wildes, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Larry WilliamsMr. Richard E. WilsonMr. and Mrs. Andrew WinnerWinningham Becker and

CompanyMr. and Ms. Keith WishonMr. and Mrs. David WongMr. Enrique A. WongMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey WortheMs. Alice WrightMr. and Mrs. L. LeRoy WrightMr. and Mrs. Matthew WrightMs. Crystal Ai-Lan WuWyatt CorporationMr. and Mrs. Douglas R. YarrowDr. and Mrs. Adrian YiYMCA of Metropolitan

Los AngelesMr. James R. YoungMr. and Mrs. Ronald A. ZackyMr. Bobby ZahabizadehNan Turner Zaitlen, MDMrs. Adriana ZaldivarDrs. Candido and

Teresita ZarenoMr. and Mrs. Richard A. ZeffDick and Judy ZeiglerMr. Dennis ZineMr. and Mrs. Jerry Zucker

First Families Legacy ProgramMembers of the First Families Legacy Program have generously supported the New Hospital Building Campaign of Childrens Hospital Los Angeles with donations of $100,000 or more. Their vision and commitment to children’s health care are gratefully acknowledged.

David V. and Linda Adams Family +

Mary S. and Peter Adams +Joyce and James P. AllenMelissa and Doug AllensworthMarion and John E. Anderson

Annenberg FoundationAnonymousIsabel and Warren Jefferson

Arnett +Emanuel O. Bachmann +Zareh and Seda BaghdasarianCeCe and Craig Baise and

Family +Merle and June Banta +Avery and Andy Barth Beatrice, Paul, Jeffrey, Stephen

and Tyler Bennett Debbe and Spike BoothGail and Joe BoskovichLynn and Douglas Brengel +Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Brigham +Nancy and Michael CaseyTed Chanock and Family in


Catherine “Tink” CheneyLarry and Carol Clemmensen +Marty and Bruce CoffeySam and Cynthia Coleman +Cynthia and Joe Connolly +Janice and Richard CordovaThe Crawford Family

FoundationSuzanne and Donald Crowell +Lucy and Don Crumrine +The Dan and Martha Cuñado

Family FoundationThe Damsker FamilyElizabeth and Kirk Day +The de Toledo FamilyLynn and Dick Dotts

Ludie and Bill Driscoll +Mr. and Mrs. Wally Durham +Margaret D. and Jerrold L.

EberhardtGail and Jim EllisMax Factor Family FoundationR. Douglas FanningSuzie and Dick Farman +Dr. James J. and Sue FeminoLynda and Blaine FetterMr. and Mrs. Gordon Fish +Joel and Deanne FriedPeggy and Jim Galbraith +Maureen Girouard and FamilyPolly and Bill Goodan Family +Mary Lou and Terence GreenGardner Grout Foundation +Heather and Paul HaagaDr. and Mrs. Robert H.

Hambleton +Kelsey Browne HallSteven and Christine Hazy +Megan and Rick HernandezLinda Joyce Hodge +The Glen and Gloria Holden

Family FoundationCarolyn Volk Horne +Mrs. and Mrs. James Huyck +Tatiana and Todd JamesSally and Stephen Keller

and Fairchild Martindale Foundation

Sally and Peter Kelly +Margaret and Mike KerrCatherine and Michael King +Peggy and Kevin Lanigan +

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FoundationNancy and Ken Lewis +Claudia and Jim Looney +Beth and Bob LoweKate Luppen +Philip A. Swan and Patricia A.

MacLaren +Carol and Douglas MancinoMr. and Mrs. Michael

Markovich +Phillip D. and Lois S. Matthews +Bonnie B. McClure +In Honor of Milbank McFie +Debby and Lary MielkeThe Mitchell Milias Family +D. Llewellyn and Susan N. Miller

and Family +Tally and Bill Mingst +John and Colleen Morrissey III +Mr. George and Dr. Nancy MossMildred E. and Harvey S. Mudd

Foundation+In Honor of Mildred Esterbrook

MuddNancy and Charles Munger +Pat and Larry Murphy +Lynn H. Myers and

Gerald G. Myers +Bill and Susan Noce +Mary Adams O’Connell and

Kevin O’Connell and Family +Jane Vruwink Palmer Jane and Kris Popovich +Mr. and Mrs. Julio Ramirez, Jr.Jim and Eleanor Randall

Foundation

William, Louise and Robert RayJudy and Ben ReilingJane and Frank Rhodes +Kenneth B. and Dayle I. Roath +Marilyn and Jud Roberts +Janet and Stephen RogersKimberlee and Robert RolloKathy and Walt Rose +Jim and Anne RothenbergRon and Darlene Salisbury Ted and Lori SamuelsThe Scharffenberger FamilyMr. and Mrs. Howard B. SchowLinda and John SeiterCecile and Bernard SilverAlex Meneses and John SimpsonThe Smidt Family FoundationJohn and Kathy SottileJoachim and Christine SplichalNorman and Marianne

Sprague +In Honor of Robert and Margaret

SpragueLaney and Tom Techentin +The Tonnu-Nguyen FamilyMary TurkThe Harry J. Volk Fund at

The California Community Foundation

Barbara K. Volk and Elisabeth Volk Lawler

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Volk, Jr. +Mr. and Mrs. Thomas WachtellTroytana Wagenbach and the

Henry I. Dorsett Trust +Dave and Maureen WilliamsAlyce and Warren Williamson +Alan Wilson and Ina Coleman

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey WortheCindi and Hank YostJudy and Dick Zeigler

+ Charter Member

For more information about the First Families Legacy Program, please contact Leslie Nafie, associate vice president, Major and Planned Gifts, at 323-361-4146, or [email protected].

Emma Phillips SocietyNamed after the woman who left a remarkable legacy through her bequest of property on the corner of Sunset Boulevard and Vermont Avenue where Childrens Hospital Los Angeles stands today, the Emma Phillips Society salutes those contributors who name Childrens Hospital Los Angeles in their estate plans or make other planned gifts to the hospital.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. AccordMr. Chris AlbrechtMr. and Mrs. Douglas R.

AllensworthMs. Brooke AndersonMarion and John E. AndersonMrs. Roy A. AndersonAnonymous Friends (12)Mrs. Beth ArandaMr. and Mrs. Warren Jefferson

ArnettMr. and Mrs. Craig C. BaiseMr. and Mrs. Charles George

Bakaly, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Thomas BarratMrs. Ellsworth BeckerMrs. Frank R. BelbenMr. Aaron Belokamen in honor

of Lilian and David BelokamenMs. Judy BennisMr. Harold BergerMr. and Mrs. Peter BielerMr. William B. BillingsleyMarcia Legere Binns in honor of

Dr. John Mackenzie BrownMr. and Mrs. Charles A. BolsterMr. and Mrs. Nikolaus H.

BrinkamaMrs. Anna Mae BrownKathleen L. Brown and

Van Gordon SauterVirdette L. Brumm, PhDMrs. Dolores BrussinAudrey Steele BurnandDr. and Mrs. Richard W. CallMary Campbell in honor of

Christopher Leonard CampbellMr. and Mrs. William Morgan

Carpenter

Neil and Karen Carrey in honor of Christopher Carrey

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph H. CatalanoMs. Marjorie CatesMr. and Mrs. Maurice CattaniMr. Ted ChanockMr. and Mrs. William M. CloseMr. and Mrs. Lyman Bruce

CoffeyMs. Rose CohenSam and Cynthia ColemanMs. Shelley L. CongerRobert M. Content, PhDMr. John E. Cookman, Jr.Mr. Paul J. CulbertMr. Charles CummingsMr. and Mrs. Michael D. DalanyMr. Gary DamskerDr. and Mrs. Leonard I. DauerMr. Hubert DavisMrs. Peter DavisDr. and Mrs. Yves A. De ClerckMrs. Elise De PeahvlMs. Irene M. DehnelMrs. Leona DeremeeMs. Judi DolanNorman H. DrechselThe William Driscoll FamilyMrs. Forest DrummondMr. Thomas E. DuqueMr. and Mrs. Allan EisenmanMr. Ernest O. EllisonMr. Jack EpsteinR. Douglas FanningMs. June FergusonMs. Sophia Scano FitzmauriceMrs. Anne FleisherDr. Burton L. and

Patricia M. FletcherMrs. Dorothy F. FredericksMrs. Loretta FryeMs. Ann FurnasMrs. Susan GackenbachMr. and Mrs. James M. GalbraithMr. James E. GarrisonHerbert M. and Beverly J.

GelfandMrs. Debbie G. Gilberg-

MoskowitzThe Girouard FamilyMrs. Jerry GitellJane and Ron GotherGrace DedieuMrs. Shirlea E. GrahameMrs. Helen Rae GrauMary Lou and Terence GreenMr. Shelly GreenhutMary Dee Hacker, RN and

Steven W. Nishibayashi, MDMs. Ruth HarrisMrs. Milania Austin HenleyJohn C. Herklotz in honor of

Dale Melbourne HerklotzMr. Paul W. Herklotz

Red Wagon SocietyMembers of the Red Wagon Society know that their annual gifts help support new treatments and thera-pies, purchase life-sustaining equipment, create better medicines and provide special training for doctors and nurses. Members are now recognized in the Honor Roll of Donors included in the electronic edition of Imagine magazine for contributions of $150 to $999. Red Wagon Society members who have given $1,000 or more are Big Wheels members and are included in both the web-site and printed versions of the Honor Roll. Visit www.ChildrensHospitalLA.org/HonorRoll to view the 2007 Honor Roll of Donors.

For more information about the Red Wagon Society, please contact Stacy Clinton, director of Annual Giving, at 323-361-3853, or [email protected].


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Mr. Boyd HigginsMrs. David B. Hill in honor of

Rosemary Rae Hill HansenLinda Joyce HodgeMr. and Mrs. Cyril HoldenDr. and Mrs. Sung J. HongFatemeh HosseiniMr. and Mrs. Donald E. HowleySally and Bill HurtMr. Alan HymowitzMs. Elizabeth InceMr. and Mrs. Melvin JacobsMrs. George Daniel JagelsJan and Zina JanoianLynn Van Buskirk JohnsonMrs. Beatrice Kahn-BoykoffGioia KalvinDrs. Francine and Neal KaufmanMs. Minna KayeMr. and Mrs. Michael J.

KazanjianMrs. Richard Harte KeatingeMrs. Homer M. KeelerMr. and Mrs. Richard E. KelloggMr. and Mrs. Peter KellyMrs. Mary B. KeyserMs. Punita Khanna and

Mr. John R. YatesMr. and Mrs. Michael D. KingPaul and Daphne KingMr. and Mrs. Harvey L. KleinMrs. Howard M. KleinMs. Aleta L. KnightMr. Douglas W. KnightMr. Edward Knight, Jr.Ms. Martha Koplin

Barbara M. Korsch, MDMr. and Mrs. Robert KramerMr. and Mrs. Walter B. LakeMs. Tuyetnga LamMr. Franklin K. Lane IIIMs. Jane LangleyMr. and Mrs. Kevin J. LaniganMr. John LaooMr. and Mrs. Thomas E.

Larkin, Jr.Nancy and Ken LewisDr. Charles B. and

Joyce O’Gar LillyMr. Thomas C. LindholmMr. and Mrs. Richard LinnMr. Michael D. LockwoodMr. and Mrs. James K. LooneyMr. Ernest A. LopezMr. José I. LozanoMr. and Mrs. Richard J. LucianoMr. and Mrs. Bruce L. LudwigMrs. Louise B. LyonMrs. Melba MacneilMs. Ortense MadridCarol and Douglas MancinoMs. Margaret MarbleMr. and Mrs. Larry MarshallMr. and Mrs. Marshall R.

MartinezMr. Robert D. MartoneMrs. Pearl MasonMrs. Arthur M. McClureDr. and Mrs. J. Gordon McCombColonel and Mrs. Glenn A.

McConnellMr. and Mrs. Malcolm McDuffie

Mr. and Mrs. Philip McMahonMs. Karena MediateMr. and Mrs. John MerrellMs. Patricia MosslerTom and Anne MullerPat and Larry MurphyMr. and Mrs. Philip MylesDr. and Mrs. Robert W. NafieMrs. Jean Kaplan NathanMr. and Mrs. Robert Melvin

NewellBill and Susan NoceMs. Lynn B. ObermanMs. Mary Adams O’ConnellMr. and Mrs. Orval B. OliveMrs. Eloise H. OlsonMrs. Blanche OsburnMr. Chris PahlMs. Jane Vruwink PalmerMr. and Mrs. Kenneth S. PalmerRobertson Parkman, MDNancy and Sidney PetersenMr. and Mrs. John D. PettkerMr. and Mrs. Boris PillinMr. and Mrs. William M.

PoindexterMr. and Mrs. Harold W. PowellMs. Charlotte Jean PuttyMs. Violet I. PuttyMrs. Lucille Raskoff-BanksMs. Joy Rea in honor of

Johnny ReaRobin and Susan RichardsMr. and Mrs. Saren Sontheavy

RiemShirlee A. Roberts in honor of

Lewis and Gladys RobertsKimberlee and Robert RolloMr. and Mrs. Marino P. RomanoMr. and Mrs. Charles B. RooneyMr. and Mrs. Walter B. RoseMrs. Wendy G. RossMr. Jim RothMs. Edie RubinMs. Irma Louise RuddMs. Ruth SaintCarmie and Michael SaldanaMs. Etelvina SandovalMr. and Mrs. Keith G. SawaMr. and Mrs. Paul SchaefferDr. and Mrs. Robert C. SeegerStuart E. Siegel, MDMiss June M. SilenMr. Herbert S. SimonMs. Rae L. SlavutMr. and Mrs. Lance SmigelMr. and Mrs. Scott SmigelMrs. Suzan K. SmigelMs. Cristina SmithMr. and Mrs. H. Russell SmithMr. and Mrs. Russell K. Snow, Jr.Ms. Bernadine SorgenfreyJohn and Kathy SottileMr. J.C. Spink

Dr. Philip and Penny StanleyMr. and Mrs. William M. StewartMr. and Mrs. Robert StoneMr. and Mrs. Peter E. StraussMs. Patricia StreeterMr. Mark R. Strouse IIMr. Robert M. Sudds, Sr.Mr. Steven P. SwitzerMrs. Nancy P. TaylorMrs. Michael TitusMrs. Anita C. TorimaruMrs. Harvey TownerMiss Lenore TreisterMr. and Mrs. Thomas

Gregory TurkMr. A. Ray Van HornMrs. John C. VinsonMs. Evalyn B. WaisMrs. Letitia R. WallaceMr. Michael WalterMr. and Mrs. David D. WattsDorothy Currie WaughMs. Karen Maile WebsterMrs. Hildegard A. WeckMs. Irene M. WertzMr. Jack Douglas D. WhiteheadMr. and Mrs. Dave WilliamsRichard and Mutsko T. WilliamsMs. Edith P. WilliamsonMs. Janet G. WilliamsonMrs. John C. Wilson, Jr.Mr. William A. WilsonMrs. Mignon W. WinansMr. and Mrs. Edward J. WirtzDrs. Jane and Morton WoolleyMrs. Susie WrightDick and Judy ZeiglerMs. Diane V. ZeoliMr. Ronald Zoriki

If you would like to include Childrens Hospital Los Angeles in your estate plan or wish to discuss other planned gift possibilities, please contact David D. Watts, associate vice president, Major and Planned Gifts, at 323-361-1752, or [email protected] or Robert Weiner, assistant vice president, Planned Giving, at 323-361-1749 or [email protected].

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Endowment FundsAn endowed fund is a permanent fund established by a donor or our board of trustees, where the principal funds are held intact to ensure earning distributions in perpetuity. Annual interest earnings from an endowed fund provide a predictable, stable stream of support for the hospital program specified by the donor. The minimum gift to establish an endowment is $25,000. The following list acknowledges donors who established permanent endowment funds to support exceptional patient care, scientific research and medical education.

Advanced Research Chair Endowment Established by Margaret Fleming CallAllmand Endowment for ResearchAnna Bing Arnold Autologous Bone Marrow Transplant

Endowment Established by Peter Bing and the Bing Fund CorporationAnna Bing Arnold Endowment for Nursing Research Established by Henry C. KentAssociates Endowment for Allergy Associates Endowment for Cancer Biology ResearchAssociates Endowment for Cardiac Surgery Associates Endowment for Cardiology at

The Heart Institute Associates Endowment for Gastroenterology Associates Endowment for Gene Therapy ResearchAssociates Endowment for General Pediatrics Associates Endowment for Genetics Associates Endowment for Hematology/Oncology Associates Endowment for Infectious Disease Research Associates Endowment for Molecular Biology ResearchAssociates Endowment for Molecular Genetics Associates Endowment for Motion Analysis ResearchAssociates Endowment for Neurology Associates Endowment for Neuroscience and

Imaging ResearchAssociates Endowment for Neurosurgery Associates Endowment for Ophthalmology Associates Endowment for Otolaryngology Associates Endowment for Pediatric CardiologyAssociates Endowment for Pediatric Spine DisordersAssociates Endowment for Pediatric Surgery Associates Endowment for Plastic Surgery Associates Endowment for Radiology Associates Endowment for Research Immunology and

Bone Marrow Transplant Associates Endowment for Residents’ Education FundAssociates Endowment for Rheumatology Associates Endowment for Urology Associates Fellowship in Respiratory Disorders Associates Respiratory Disorders Program Fund Avery Memorial Fund In memory of Sarah Gorton Avery, Moses N. Avery and

L. Gordon AveryPauline de Coppet Bara Memorial Fund Established by Lori de Coppet BaraBarnes Family Endowment in Neurology Established by Mrs. Barbara C. Barnes,

Mr. and Mrs. Robert John Barnes and Carat USA, Inc.Belokamen Family Endowment in

Developmental Therapeutics Established in honor of Lillian and David BelokamenJudy Bennis Patient Enrichment FundBing Endowment in Adolescent Medicine Established by Anna Bing ArnoldBing Endowment in Child Psychiatry Established by Anna Bing ArnoldNeil Bogart Chair in Leukemia Research Established by the Bogart Pediatric Cancer Research

Program of the T. J. Martell FoundationBoone Family Endowment Established by Dr. and Mrs. George N. Boone and

Lynda Boone Fetter Brady Bunch Room Fund Established by Mr. and Mrs. Sherwood SchwartzBrain Tumor Immunology Endowment Established by Concern II

Carol Young Brooke Foundation Endowment Fund for Children’s Needs

Brophy-Wilson Surgical Follow-up Clinic Endowment Fund

Established by Hazel E. WilsonIda V. Buxton Memorial Endowment FundDr. Richard Call Chair in Research Administration Established by Kathryn C. ThompkinsDr. Richard Call Endowment for

Research Administration Established by Dr. Richard Call and H. Russell SmithChristopher Leonard Campbell Endowment Fund for

AIDS Research Established by Mr. and Mrs. William F. CampbellMartha and Larry Campos Endowment FundCapital Maintenance Endowment Fund Established by Dolly Green and Peggy SlaterChristopher Carrey Cancer Research Endowment Established by Mr. and Mrs. Neil CarreyChildrens Endowment Fund Established by an anonymous donorChildrens Hospital Institute for Medical Education Established by an anonymous donorChildrens Hospital Los Angeles Comfort and Pain

Management Service Endowment Established by the physicians of the Childrens Hospital

Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine

Minnie S. Claffey Memorial Endowment Fund Established by Henry Amos ClaffeyJewell Budd Cohan Endowment FundHugh and Audy Lou Colvin Chair in Cancer Research Established by the Colvin FoundationCommunity, Health Outcomes and Intervention

Research (C.H.O.I.R) Program Endowed Chair Established with gifts from Dr. Cheryl Saban and

Mr. Haim Saban and the Saban Family FoundationComprehensive Cystic Fibrosis Center Endowment Established by Chun-I Wang, MD and Frances L. ChiangShannon Crandall, Jr. Memorial Fund Established by Helen Fullerton CrandallCarson Russell Crouch Endowment Established by family and friends of

Carson Russell CrouchKate Crutcher Associate and Affiliate Endowment Mary and Gary Damsker Special Needs FundBart and Cheryl Dickins Family EndowmentDr. George N. Donnell Endowment in the

Department of Pediatrics Established by Dr. and Mrs. Leonard Dauer and

associates of Dr. DonnellPalmer Gross Ducommun Endowment Fund Established by Charles E. Ducommun and the

Ducommun and Gross FoundationEric Dudl, PhD, Graduate Fellowship Research

Endowment Established by friends and associates of Eric Dudl, PhDGabriel C. Duque, Jr. Memorial Endowment Established by friends and family of Gabriel C. Duque, Jr.Mary Duque Emeritus Endowment Established by friends and family of Mary DuqueMary Duque Endowment FundFrances Dyke Endowment for Plastic SurgeryJoan Elko Fund for Cancer and Blood Disease Research Established by Mr. and Mrs. Edward R. ElkoEllison Family Research Career Development

Fellowship Endowment Established by Carol and Leon EllisonEmergency Housing Endowment Fund Established by the Ropolo Charitable Trust and

Ms. Constance E. RopoloEmergency Services Nursing Education Endowment Established by Deborah P. Henderson, RNEndowment for the Developmental Biology Program Established by the Santa Anita FoundationJack Epstein Endowment for Cancer Research,

Education and Patient CareMarjorie Cranfield Evans EndowmentSophia Fitzmaurice Endowment for

Thalassemia Research

Mildred Vivian Foutz Endowment Fund Established by Dr. Reynold L. FoutzMary Frann Endowment Fund for Adolescent Medicine Established by John E. Cookman, Jr. and friendsRosalie Friedman Children’s Book Endowment Fund for

Cystic Fibrosis Established by Shol FriedmanGeneral Research Endowment Fund Established by Nancy O’Fallon in memory of

Harris T. O’FallonBurton E. Green Endowment for

Pediatric Neuropathology Established by his children, Dorothy Green,

Liliore Green Rains and Burton Green BettingenThe Green House Endowment for Surgical ResearchThe Green House Research Endowment FundDr. Brian Hardy Endowment in Urology Established by an anonymous donorWilliam Randolph Hearst Endowment Fund for the

RN Residency in Pediatrics Established by The William Randolph Hearst FoundationJack C. and Doris C. Helms Chair in Neural TumorsAudrey Hepburn CARES Team Endowment Established by the Audrey Hepburn Childrens FundEdwin W. Hively Memorial Fund Marian O. Hooker EndowmentDonald and Marjorie Howley Cancer Center

Endowment FundHurlbut-Johnson Charitable Trusts EndowmentThe Jonnie Fund for Leukemia Research Established in honor of Jonnie Lanners by

his family and friendsMark R. Jouett Fund Established by Gladys K. JouetteJack and Gioia Kalvin Patient Care EndowmentMyron Karon Fellowship Endowment Fund Established by Mr. and Mrs. Maxwell SalterMyron Karon Memorial Lectureship in Pediatric

Hematology Endowment FundFrancine R. Kaufman Endocrinology Endowment Established by friends of the Center for Endocrinology,

Diabetes and MetabolismM. Bailey Keates Endowment Established by the family of Bailey KeatesW. M. Keck Foundation Dental Division EndowmentW. M. Keck Foundation Pediatric Surgery

Endowment FundSally and Stephen Keller and Fairchild Martindale

Foundation Urology EndowmentKellerman Health Promotion and Outcomes Program in

the Childrens Center for Cancer and Blood Diseases Endowment

Established by Drs. Faye and Jonathan Kellerman Adam Hunter Knizek Memorial Endowment Fund Established by Summa Group Children’s Foundation,

and the family and friends of Adam Hunter KnizekMartha Koplin Endowment for the Mark Taper-Johnny

Mercer Artists ProgramGary F. Kreiger, MD Award for Patient Advocacy

Endowment Established by the family and friends of Gary Kreiger, MDLas Madrinas Endowment for Autism Research,

Interventions and OutcomesLas Madrinas Endowment for Cardiovascular ResearchLas Madrinas Endowment for Experimental Therapeutics

for OphthalmologyLas Madrinas Endowment for Gene, Immune and

Stem Cell Therapy ResearchLas Madrinas Endowment for Hematopoietic

Stem Cell ResearchLas Madrinas Endowment for Molecular GeneticsLas Madrinas Endowment for Molecular OncologyLas Madrinas Endowment for Molecular PathologyLas Madrinas Research Endowment FundBetty Learned Memorial Fund Established by friends and family of Betty LearnedKent Lee Memorial Fund for Leukemia Research Established by Dortha S. Lee


Lisa Rowe Legg Endowment Established in honor of John and Onoria A. Rocca and Christina Rocca Rowe

Leire Family Endowment Fund Established by Tom and Merydith LeireColleen Lenihan and John Dylan Lenihan “Care to Cure”

Juvenile Diabetes Fund Established by Variety – The Children’s Charity of

Southern California, Tent 25Octavia W. and Winifred O. Little Memorial

Orthopaedic Endowment Fund Established by Dora Conkling and Winifred LittleLexie Looker Educational Endowment Established by The Looker FoundationLos Angeles Clippers Foundation EndowmentLozano Family Endowment in Pediatric Epilepsy Alfred and Maybell Machris Research FundJ.W. Marriott Otolaryngology Communicative

Disorders Fund Harold and Fern McAlister EndowmentHarold and Fern McAlister Research EndowmentL.M. McOmie Endowment FundMedical Library Endowment Fund Established with gifts in memory of staff physicians,

Dr. Dietrich, Dr. Berkley, Dr. Lyttle and Dr. ClementFannie B. Miller Memorial Fund Established by William M. ZangIrene C. and M. Kinzie Miller Surgical Equipment

EndowmentNick and Lillian Moss FundDella M. Mudd Resident Endowment FundMusculoskeletal Oncology Endowment Established with gifts from RE/MAX Beach Cities Realty

and grateful familiesRobert and Leslie Nafie Endowment FundCarl and Elizabeth Naumann Endowment for

Kidney Dialysis and TransplantNeonatology Endowment Fund Established by Violette E. LipshinHarry B. Neustein Memorial Endowment Established by Dr. Joseph NeusteinHoa Kim Nguyen and Xuan Si Nguyen Endowment Established by the Zolla Family Foundation, the blaZrs

Chinese New Year Dinner Society, and Joseph Nguyen and Family

The Kenneth T. and Eileen L. Norris Foundation Endowment for Otolaryngology Research

Notkin Family and Zachary Barnet Rosen Chair in Pediatric Diabetes

Established by Mr. and Mrs. Shelby NotkinOphthalmology Endowment Fund Established by Sherwood and Mildred SchwartzRichard Owens Endowment in Neuroscience Research Established by Brindell Roberts GottliebGeorge and Juliette Page Endowment for

Gene Therapy ProgramJane Vruwink Palmer Cancer Research EndowmentErnest H. and Dora H. Parker Endowment FundPasadena Guild Endowment for Adolescent Medicine Pasadena Guild Endowment for Bone and

Soft Tissue Tumor Research Pasadena Guild Endowment for Developmental

Biology ResearchPasadena Guild Endowment for Pediatric Eye

Cancer ResearchPasadena Guild Endowment for Pediatric SurgeryPediatric Spine Disorders Endowment Established by Dorothy Rosen and friends of

Childrens Hospital Los AngelesJane Browne Petersen Endowment in honor of

Margaret Gray BrowneSidney and Nancy Petersen Fund Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Endowment Established by Mary Joan PalevskyArnold C.G. Platzker, MD Fellows’ Research

and Education Endowment for the Division of Pulmonology Established by former graduates who trained under Dr. Platzker

Stanley and Jessica Prescott Memorial Visiting Professorship in Pediatric Pulmonology Endowment

Morris and Mary Press “Humanism” Award Fund Established by the Press FoundationJerry Price Seizure Clinic Endowment Fund Established by F.S. MarkhamRadiology Endowment Fund Established by Anna M. Sanborn in memory of the

Sanborn familyBennie C. Reagan Endowment in the Childrens Center

for Cancer and Blood DiseasesRehabilitation Center Endowment Fund Contributions by the Associate and Affiliate GroupsJohn F. Reinisch, MD Pediatric Plastic Surgery

Endowment Established by contributions to the Division of

Plastic SurgeryChase Richards Child Life Endowment Established by Robin and Susan RichardsWarren and Carolyn Richards Allergy Grand Rounds

EndowmentBeatrice Richardson Endowment for Patient BedsLewis and Gladys Roberts Endowment Fund Established by Shirlee A. RobertsKelli Kason Rooney Endowment for the Childrens Center

for Cancer and Blood Diseases Established by Jennifer CueLinda Rosen Pediatric Pulmonary Research Fund Established by Mrs. Dorothy RosenMeta and George Rosenberg Vision Center Endowment Established by the Meta and George Rosenberg

FoundationStephanie Knox Ross Cancer Research Endowment Established by Mr. and Mrs. George GreenPhilip Rothman Chair in Medical Teaching Established by an anonymous donorThe Saban Research Institute of Childrens Hospital

Los Angeles Endowment Fund Established by a gift from Dr. Cheryl Saban and

Mr. Haim Saban and the Saban Family FoundationThe Saban Research Institute of Childrens Hospital

Los Angeles Program Endowed Chair in Neuroscience Established by a gift from Dr. Cheryl Saban and

Mr. Haim Saban and the Saban Family FoundationThe Saban Research Institute of Childrens Hospital

Los Angeles Faculty “Bridge Funding” Endowment Established by a gift from Dr. Cheryl Saban and

Mr. Haim Saban and the Saban Family FoundationClaiborn A. Saint Endowment Established by an anonymous donorSanta Anita Research EndowmentLarry Schmolle Memorial Endowment Established by Mr. and Mrs. John B. SchmolleStuart E. Siegel Chair in Pediatric Oncology Endowment Established by an anonymous donorMelanie Silverman Bone and Soft Tissue Tumor

Endowment Established by friends and family of Melanie SilvermanHerbert Simon Stem Cell Research EndowmentRuth and Jerome Simon Memorial FundJacob Singer Endowment Established by the family and friends of Jacob SingerJoyce and Ken Skinner Endowment Established by Joyce Skinner and the Fritz B. Burns

FoundationThe Jack H. Skirball Fellowship Established by The Skirball FoundationSmigel Chair for Stem Cell Research Established by the family of Suzan K. SmigelCameron Stewart Smith Chair in Brain Tumor Biology

Endowment Established by the H. Russell Smith FoundationCameron Stewart Smith Chair in Radiation-Oncology

Research Established by Mr. and Mrs. H. Russell SmithThe H. Russell Smith Foundation Endowed Chair in

Cardiothoracic Research Established by the H. Russell Smith FoundationH. Russell Smith Research Award Endowment

Established by the H. Russell Smith Foundation

Dr. and Mrs. William Snyder, Jr. and Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence Chaffin Endowed Visiting Professorship for the Division of Pediatric Surgery

Established by Dr. Morton Woolley and Dr. Lawrence Chaffin in memory of Dr. William Snyder

Spiritual Care Guild EndowmentHarry Tipton Steck and Florence Bartlett Steck

Memorial FundJulie Elizabeth Steffey Memorial Fund Established by Dr. J.M. SteffeyStone Family Endowment Established by Robert and Nancy StoneDr. Victor E. Stork Awards Fund Established by Mr. and Mrs. FrazerPeter and Susan Strauss Cancer Research

Endowment FundNancy and Mark Strouse Fund for Cancer and

Blood Diseases ResearchEvelyn Clark and Elbridge Hadley Stuart Plastic and

Reconstructive Surgery Endowment FundSurvivors Day Endowment Established by Strategic Financial Group and

Northwestern Mutual FoundationWanda and Charles Swett Research EndowmentTianna Teegarden Memorial Endowment Established by friends and family of Tianna TeegardenFlora Thornton Kids N Fitness© Program EndowmentTakeji Kay and Anita Torimaru Cancer Center

Endowment FundMark Towner Orthopaedic Endowment Fund Established by Mr. and Mrs. Harvey TownerThe Vision Center Endowment Established by gifts to The Vision CenterGeoffrey Von Der Ahe, Jr. Endowment Established with gifts from Geoff and

Danielle Von Der Ahe, friends and familyJames F. Ward and Agnes N. Ward Memorial Fund Established by Marion Merrill BatemanRobert Ward Memorial Endowment FundRuth Evans Watkins Memorial Endowment for

Cancer ResearchAriel Kaare Rosholt Weathers-Lowin Endowment Fund Established by Leeam Weathers-LowinKaren Maile Webster Cancer Research Endowment Roger E. Wheeler Endowment Established by Janet G. WilliamsonThe Laura P. and Leland K. Whittier Virtual Pediatric

Intensive Care Unit Endowment Fund Established by the L. K. Whittier FoundationKenneth O. Williams, MD Chair in Bone and Soft Tissue

Tumor Research Established by Mr. and Mrs. William Close and FamilyAnne O’Melveny Wilson Chair in Pediatric

Intensive Care Anne Wilson Endowment for Nursing Excellence Established by the Associate GroupsJohn C. Wilson, Jr. Chair in Orthopaedic Surgery Established by an anonymous donorJohn C. Wilson, Sr. Visiting Professor Endowment Established by Dr. John C. Wilson, Jr.Mignon W. Winans Chair in NeuroblastomaRyan Winston Family Chair in Transplant Cardiology Established by Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. WinstonFrances Nunnally Winzer Residency FundMrs. George A. Winzer Fund Brooke Young Chaplaincy Chair

Funds established in calendar year 2007 are listed in bold.

If you have any questions about setting up an endowment fund with a gift of $25,000 or more, please contact David D. Watts, associate vice president, Major and Planned Gifts, at 323-361-1752, or [email protected] or Robert Weiner, assistant vice president, Planned Giving, at 323-361-1749 or [email protected].



December 31, 2007

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In fiscal Year 2007 (July 1, 2006 – June 30, 2007),

Childrens Hospital Los Angeles once again demonstrated

that it is the only hospital in the greater Los Angeles area

with the physician specialists, research and treatment

programs necessary to treat the full range of serious ill-

nesses and injuries that afflict children. Among the year’s

highlights were:

new Hospital buildingIn March 2007, steel began rising on the New Hospital

Building under construction at Childrens Hospital.

By early winter, the framework was completed on the

seven-level, 460,000-square-foot in-patient building,

which is on schedule for its opening in 2010. The state-

of-the-art facility will feature the finest in patient and

family-centered care.

patient careThe American Alliance of Healthcare Providers (AAHP)

honored Childrens Hospital with a 2007 Hospital of

Choice Award, making it one of only 15 hospitals in

California to receive this accolade and one of just seven

pediatric hospitals nationwide. The AAHP honors hospi-

tals that go above and beyond the call of duty in the quest

for excellence.

The Vision Center at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles

debuted in 2007. The hospital’s newest Center of

Excellence builds upon the success of its Division of

Ophthalmology and treats more than 12,000 patients each

year, making it the largest center of its kind in the United

States. Through its six institutes, The Vision Center is the

only pediatric program worldwide with expertise in virtu-

ally every ophthalmologic subspecialty area.

ResearchThe Saban Research Institute of Childrens Hospital Los

Angeles was awarded four grants from the California

Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) — three in

2007 alone — and is now the only research institute in a

freestanding children’s hospital in California to achieve

this distinction. The first grant came in 2005, with a three-

year, $2.4 million stem cell training grant. The

hospital’s latest CIRM grants include a $2.8 million Shared

Research Laboratory grant to remodel and equip laborato-

ries dedicated to human embryonic stem cell research.

education The Saban Research Institute took the lead in the launch

of a new nationwide, four-center research training pro-

gram funded by the National Institute of Diabetes and

Digestive and Kidney Diseases of the National Institutes

of Health. Armed with a five-year, $970,000 grant, the

Undergraduate Short Term Education Program for

Underrepresented Persons (STEP-UP) exposed 65 stu-

dents to research in diabetes, endocrinology, metabolism

and obesity.

community supportOn July 31, 2007, the McCourt family and the Los Angeles

Dodgers announced they are joining Childrens Hospital

Los Angeles and City of Hope to support cancer research

by establishing ThinkCure as the official charity of the

Dodgers. Frank and Jamie McCourt, the owners of the

Dodgers, are committed to making ThinkCure a major

force for research advances that will help children and

adults.

international impactIn 2007, Childrens Hospital created the Los Angeles-

Be’er Sheva Saban Collaborative Program with The

Saban Children’s Hospital at Soroka University Medical

Center, located in Be’er Sheva, Israel. The program was

founded with a generous, three-year grant from hospital

Trustee Cheryl Saban, PhD; Haim Saban; and the Saban

Family Foundation. In 2007, one resident from Childrens

Hospital and two residents from The Saban Children’s

Hospital participated in the expanding collaborative

program. •


balance sheets As of june 30, 2007 and 2006

(in thousands of dollars) 2007 2006

ASSETS

Current Assets

Cash and cash equivalents $ 8,203 $ 11,957

Accounts receivable, net 82,630 73,831

Other current assets 167,178 175,058

Total Current Assets 258,011 260,846

Assets limited as to use, net of current portion 775,421 536,572

Pledges receivable, net of current portion 50,189 52,251

Restricted Cash – Proposition 61 Funds 0 12,735

Other assets 25,316 22,138

Property, plant, and equipment, net 447,492 409,423

Total Assets $ 1,556,429 $ 1,293,965

LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS

Current Liabilities

Accounts payable and accrued expenses $ 46,366 $ 49,683

Other current liabilities 94,708 81,109

Total Current Liabilities 141,074 130,792

Long-term debt, net of current portion 502,031 335,746

Proposition 61 – Advances 0 12,735

Other noncurrent liabilities 20,448 23,534

Total Liabilities 663,553 502,807

NET ASSETS

Unrestricted 543,125 479,826

Restricted 349,751 311,332

Total Net Assets 892,876 791,158

Total Liabilities and Net Assets $ 1,556,429 $ 1,293,965

fInAnCIAL SUMMARY


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rep

ort statements of activities

for the years ended june 30, 2007 and 2006

(in thousands of dollars) 2007 2006

REvENuES

Net patient service revenue $ 344,663 $ 330,941

Other revenue 152,991 142,279

Total Revenues 497,654 473,220

OPERATING EXPENSES

Salaries and employee benefits 258,084 243,534

Professional fees and purchased services 106,619 119,418

Supplies 65,168 55,620

Utilities 7,678 8,125

Other expenses 40,856 42,287

Total Operating Expenses 478,405 468,984

Earnings before Interest, Depreciation

and Amortization 19,249 4,236

Depreciation, Amortization and Interest

Depreciation and amortization 40,778 41,014

Interest 13,119 11,935

Total Depreciation, Amortization and Interest 53,897 52,949

Losses from Operations (34,648) (48,713)

OTHER GAINS

Total Other Gains, net 20,639 24,940

Excess (Deficiency) of Revenues over Expenses

and Other Gains (Losses) (14,009) (23,773)

Proposition 61 – Building Construction Revenue 20,556 20,346

FEMA grant revenue 19,557 7,428

Net unrealized (loss) gain on

unrestricted investments 29,927 (3,551)

Net assets released from restrictions used for

purchase of property and equipment 5,307 6,707

Interest rate swap mark to market (94) 5,662

Transfers and other 2,055 (533)

Increase (Decrease) in Unrestricted Net Assets $ 63,299 $ 12,286

fInAnCIAL SUMMARY


statistical Report for the year ended june 30, 2007

2007

PATIENTS

Number of licensed beds 286

Discharges 11,106

Patient days 88,367

Clinic visits1 276,253

Emergency services visits 64,788

CHARITy CARE AND OTHER COmmuNITy BENEFITS

Charity Care2 $ 1.5 million

Unpaid cost of Medi-Cal programs3 89.2 million

Unfunded support provided for research 7.9 million

Funds provided for training of allied

health professionals, physicians and residents 6.5 million

Funds provided for Community Service Projects

Vulnerable Populations and the Broader Community 3.1 million

fInAnCIAL SUMMARY

1Includes outpatient and lab visits.2Measured by uncollected patient care charges for care provided to those with inadequate or no health insurance.3The Medi-Cal program partially offsets these losses through the Disproportionate Share Hospital Program, designed to support “safety net” hospitals like Childrens Hospital Los Angeles. Childrens Hospital Los Angeles received $47.8 million in Disproportionate Share Hospital Funding in FY 2007.

Total community

benefit $108.2 million


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ort childrens Hospital los angeles

HOSPITAL LEADERSHIP

Richard D. Cordova, FACHEPresident and Chief Executive Officer

Rodney B. HannersSenior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Claudia A. Looney, FAHP, CFRESenior Vice President, Development

Diemlan “Lannie” Tonnu, MBA, CPASenior Vice President, Finance, and Chief Financial Officer

Henri R. Ford, MDVice President and Chief of Surgery

Yves DeClerck, MDVice President, Research

Christy L. Beaudin, PhD, LCSW, CPHQVice President and Chief Quality Officer

Julie CronerVice President, Strategic Planning and Business Development

Steven R. GarskeVice President and Chief Information Officer

Mary Dee Hacker, RN, MBAVice President, Patient Care Services, Chief Nursing Officer

Keith M. HobbsVice President, Ancillary and Support Services

Gail L. Margolis, Esq.Vice President, Government, Business and Community Relations

Hugo SantosVice President, Human Resources

Kenneth J. Wildes, Jr.Vice President, Communications

Roberta G. Williams, MDVice President, Pediatrics and Academic Affairs and Chairman, Department of Pediatrics

mEDICAL LEADERSHIP

Carl M. Grushkin, MDChief of Staff

DEPARTmENT HEADS

Henri R. Ford, MDVice President and Chief of Surgery (CHLA); Vice Chair, Department of

Surgery (USC)

Marvin D. Nelson, Jr., MD, FACRHead, Department of Radiology (CHLA); Professor of Radiology (USC)

Timothy J. Triche, MD, PhDHead, Department of Pathology/Laboratory Medicine (CHLA); Vice Chair, Department of Pathology (USC)

Randall C. Wetzel, MB, BS, MSB, FAAP, FCCM

Head, Department of Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine (CHLA); Professor of Pediatrics and Anesthesiology (USC)

Roberta G. Williams, MDVice President, Pediatrics and Academic Affairs (CHLA); Chair, Department of Pediatrics (USC)

FOuNDATION LEADERSHIP

Claudia A. Looney, FAHP, CFRESenior Vice President, Development

Shelley L. Conger, MBAAssociate Vice President, Development

Melissa DoValeAssociate Vice President, Major and Planned Gifts

Melany N. DuvalAssociate Vice President, Major and Planned Gifts

Terence M. GreenVice President, Development

Leslie A. NafieAssociate Vice President, Major and Planned Gifts

Grace TrejoAssociate Vice President and Controller, Foundation Finances and Operations

David D. WattsAssociate Vice President, Major and Planned Gifts

Stephanie EversfieldAssistant Vice President, Major and Annual Giving

Alisa Pettey TorresAssistant Vice President, Major and Planned Gifts

Suzanne S. Szalay, MLISAssistant Vice President, Development Research

Linda TobeyAssistant Vice President, Donor Information Services

Robert E. Weiner, MPA, CFREAssistant Vice President, Planned Giving

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AFFILIATE GROuPS

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Friends of Childrens HospitalThe Green HouseHealing Arts Reaching KidsLas MadrinasPasadena GuildProject CHLASpiritual Care GuildThis Little Light

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senior vice president, development

Claudia A. Looney, FAHP, CFRE

vice president, communications Kenneth J. Wildes, Jr.

creative services manager Robin Moore-DeCapua

associate director, foundation communications

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editor

Candace Pearson

writers

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photography

Keats ElliottMimi HaddonTom KellerWalter Urie

donor honor roll coordinators

Betti FernandezMarie Logan

editorial committee

Shelley L. Conger, MBA

Henri R. Ford, MD

Mary Dee Hacker, RN, MBA Kenneth J. Wildes, Jr.Roberta G. Williams, MD

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