On July 31, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles announced that the Anderson Stewart Family Foundation made a $50-million gift to the institution. This visionary investment from the family of Marion and John E. Anderson helps the hospital provide a safety net for the most critically ill and advance its commitment to world-class, family-centered pediatric care.

“As philanthropists, the Anderson family is steadfastly devoted to improving the lives of others. Their years of support and leadership helped Children’s Hospital Los Angeles save hundreds of thousands of lives,” said Paul S. Viviano, president and CEO of CHLA. “We are honored and humbled to receive this new gift that will continue their legacy of creating a better future for the children of this world.”

In 2011, the Anderson family gifted CHLA with $50 million to complete construction of a new state-of-the-art hospital building, which was named the Marion and John E. Anderson Pavilion in recognition of the contribution. In the years since, CHLA’s total patient visits have risen from 393,000 a year to nearly 568,000, which includes nearly 100,000 visits to an emergency department originally constructed to handle 65,000.

The Anderson family’s latest donation will support the hospital in its efforts to ensure that all CHLA patients have access to the critical, lifesaving care they need; and that CHLA doctors, researchers, nurses and other caregivers are equipped with the appropriate resources to provide that care.

Including the gift, the Anderson family has provided more than $100 million to CHLA over three decades and is the greatest single benefactor in the history of the hospital.

Marion Anderson served as a CHLA Board Trustee from 1989 until her passing in 2017 –including co-chairing the board from 1999-2012, leading the hospital during its most successful fundraising campaign to date and several landmark clinical recognitions.

CHLA is located at 4650 Sunset Blvd. For information, visit chla.org.