Child Foundation Fact Sheet
(Children with Intestinal and Liver Disorders)

Established in 1995

Goal
A Cure for Crohn's Disease. Ulcerative Colitis and liver disorders in children. To establish the Digestive Disorder Centre at BC's Children's Hospital.

Registered Federally
Tax-Exempt Charitable Number BN 89897 4951 RR0001.

Low Administration
No rent . . . No travel expenses . . . No advertising costs. We have only postage and some legal and accounting expenses . . all other services, i.e. most printing, stationary, web site maintenance and advertising are donated. We have one executive director and two part-time helpers, keeping administration to a minimum.

The Cause
To find a cure for Crohn's Disease, Ulcerative Colitis and liver disorders in children. We believe if we find the answers for children, the results will ultimately help adults.

The Action
1995 - 2003 The CH.I.L.D. Foundation has raised $7 million with an outstanding group of volunteers.

2001 The CH.I.L.D. Foundation presented the University of British Columbia with $3.5 million in September 2001. This established the FIRST Endowed Chair for Pediatric Research in Gastroenterology in Canada.

2002 The Syd Belzberg CH.I.L.D. Gastroenterology Research Fund was established to serve the research goals.

2003 Through a gift of $1 million from BC's Children's Hospital Foundation, the CH.I.L.D. Foundation, with a contribution of $2 million, established the SECOND Endowed Chair for Pediatric Research in Gastroenterology.

2003 Opened the first laboratory at BC's Children's Hospital for research into inflammatory Bowel Disease.

The Future
Establish Canada's most efficient and cost effective Centre of Excellence for Inflammatory Bowel Disease at BC's Children's Hospital.

The present laboratory built by CH.I.L.D. in 2003 with the help of the Variety Club, will be transferred to a new building now in the planning stage. This new building will house a new "bench to bedside" facility to give care and guide research for children suffering from Crohn's Disease, Ulcerative Colitis and liver disorders.

To be completed in 2006, the new initiative is being helped dramatically by Variety - the Children's Charity who have pledged $1.7 million towards the state-of-the-science facility.

The Innovative Ideas in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Research Network using internet and new secure technology is also part of the Variety-CH.I.L.D. initiative. It will bring together researchers via computer technology and interaction between doctors and researchers will be greatly enhanced.

Donations
With a donation of $1 million, there is an opportunity to have an endowment named after the donor or to have a named clinic in the Digestive Disorder Centre.

Donations can be given over three to five years. All donations are welcomed and appreciated.

How can you direct your dollars?
Directly to the CH.I.L.D. Foundation - in which case, you receive a donation receipt under the tax exemption number BN 89897 4951 RR0001. Click here to donate.

Through United Way - if you give donations through the United Way, they will send you a tax receipt and then will give the dollars to the CH.I.L.D. Foundation as long as you designate specifically that these dollars are to go to CH.I.L.D.

Planned Giving - we can assist with professional help if you wish to leave a legacy or plan a gift in retirement.

Our Commitment
The CH.I.L.D. Foundation will continue to establish strict guidelines for the expenditure of all dollars raised and to monitor the invested fund and expenditure of the revenue.