Children's Miracle Network Hospitals

Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals

Founder(s)	Marie Osmond and her family John Schneider Mick Shannon Joe Lake
Type	Children's charity
Tax ID No.	87-0387205
Founded	August 11, 1982 (1982-08-11)
Location	Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Coordinates	40°45′13″N 111°53′48″W / 40.753613°N 111.896616°W / 40.753613; -111.896616Coordinates: 40°45′13″N 111°53′48″W / 40.753613°N 111.896616°W / 40.753613; -111.896616
Area served	Worldwide
Focus	Children's hospitals
Revenue	US$ 37.1 million (2009)[1]
Motto	Helping Local Kids
Formerly called	Children's Miracle Network Osmond Foundation, For the Children of the World
Website	cmnhospitals.org

Children's Miracle Network, founded 1983 with hot air balloon

The Children's Miracle Network Hospitals (CMNH) (French: Réseau Enfants-Santé (RES)) is an international non-profit organization that raises funds for children's hospitals, medical research and community awareness of children's health issues. The organization, founded in 1982 by the Osmond family and John Schneider, is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah. To date, the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals claims to have raised over US$4 billion which is distributed directly to a network of 170 hospitals.

Fundraising

Children's Miracle Network Hospitals raises more than $250 million each year. The funds are raised by corporate partners, like RE/MAX, throughout the United States and Canada. There are 170 children's hospitals affiliated with Children's Miracle Network Hospitals in the United States and Canada. The funds raised by Children's Miracle Network Hospitals flow through directly to participating hospitals. Children's Miracle Network Hospitals' primary fund raising efforts are corporate fund raising campaigns with more than 75 corporate partners. The Children's Miracle Network Hospitals also have sister organizations in the United Kingdom and Ireland, benefiting children's hospitals in those countries.

In addition, Children's Miracle Network Hospitals and many of its member hospitals hold an annual telethon every first weekend in June known nationally as A Celebration of Real Miracles, hosted by Osmond and Schneider, with local cut-ins. The telethon is presented on various television stations in the United States and Canada with local segments varying from station to station. In Quebec, the TVA network produces its own French-language telethon, Opération Enfant-Soleil, held the same weekend as its English-language counterparts; though it does not use any of CMNH's segments, the telethon and the organization is part of the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals.

Many universities host annual Dance Marathon events to support Children's Miracle Network Hospitals and other local children hospitals. These events collectively raise millions of dollars to support Children's Miracle Network Hospitals services.

Walmart, Costco, Food Lion, Rite Aid, Dairy Queen, IHOP, Domino Sugar, Phi Mu, Church's Chicken, Phi Delta Epsilon, Zeta Beta Tau, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Sigma Chi, McGraw-Hill Federal Credit Union, and Marriott Hotels are some of the corporate partners that support Children's Miracle Network Hospitals.

Charity rating

Various agencies evaluate charities, based on a number of factors, including the percent of their revenue that is actually spent on their charitable programs. Children's Miracle Network Hospitals receives a 4-star (out of 4) rating, with 89.1% of their revenue going to program expenses. According to the BBB Wise Giving Alliance, Children's Miracle Network Hospitals "meets the BBB Standards for Charity Accountability."

References

1. ^ "Children's Miracle Network 2009 Annual Report". Children's Miracle network. http://childrensmiraclenetworkhospitals.org/Content/LegalDocs/Annual_Report_09.pdf. Retrieved 2011-06-04. 

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External links

• Children's Miracle Network Hospitals official website
• Children's Miracle Network official website (English) - Canada
• Réseau Enfants-Santé official website (French) - Canada
• Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Classic official website
• Opération Enfant Soleil official website (English) - Quebec
• Opération Enfant Soleil official website (French) - Quebec