Funding Amount

$405,000 total awarded in 2025 to 23 hospitals

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

The Toy Foundation Play Grants Program

Funder: The Toy Foundation™ (nonprofit children's charitable organization)

Overview: Through their Children's Hospital Play Grants Program, the Toy Foundation has helped improve pediatric care for more than 500,000 children since 2021. The Play Grants Program was created to bring the healing power of play to children's hospitals, especially for those in underserved communities with budget constraints.

Focus Areas:

  • Play opportunities and play projects

  • Strengthening children's emotional, physical, and educational development

  • Positive impact on families and caregivers

  • Improving pediatric care accessibility
  • Impact: In 2025, the program awarded $405,000 to 23 children's hospitals and health systems for play projects.

    Geographic Scope: United States

    Contact Information:

  • Member Experience: (913) 262-1436

  • Related to Children's Hospital Association
  • Additional Resources:

  • View the full list of 2025 Play Grants Program recipients on the Toy Foundation website
  • Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    healthcarechild-welfareyouth-programs

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